Jasahan Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Fictional, that is. Just curious what people have come across that make any mention or demonstration of our craft. The one that comes to my mind is The Patriot, with Mel Gibson. All he wants to do is spend time with his boys and make rocking chairs, but NO, instead he's forced to hack Brits to pieces with his hatchet. Also, sorry if this should be in "offtopic". I'm a little surprised by how many woodworking related posts are in that section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 There is NCIS and never doing anything very useful on boat ribbing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 There is NCIS and never doing anything very useful on boat ribbing. Watched an episode recently where Jethro was sharpening a saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 "A Simple Curve" is a movie about a father and son who have a woodworking business. I really liked it. "A Simple Twist of Fate" is a remake of Silas Marner. It's got one or two scenes of woodworking. I remember one scene of flattening a table top with hand planes and winding sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mds2 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 A Simple Curve is the only one I've seen. I have to disagree with Beechwood though, didnt care for it. Thought the acting was really flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL Woodguy Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 There is Woodshop, starring Jesse Ventura. Very low budget looking comedy flick barely even B-flick quality and falls flat in a lot of places, but it definitely has it's moments. "Damn it, Goldstein!" Not a movie, but Breaking Bad had a character with an interest in woodworking which was featured in a very brief, cool woodshop scene in the last episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 The Woodcarver, on Netflix. Family / Christian, features John Ratzenburger as a wood carver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestor Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Evan Almighty. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgaron Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Not a movie, but when I was playing Assassin's Creed III, which takes place during the Revolutionary War, my wife was watching me run through a little village where some NPCs were doing some woodworking, to include a fellow using a English style workbench like mine with a wooden jack plane. "Is that guy using a plane?" "Yeah, his bench is just like mine, too!" "Uh uh... its because you are Amish" (I'm perhaps obviously not Amish, given that this is an internet forum, but she tells me I am whenever I get excited about getting a new hand tool) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 They filmed some of " a simple Twist of fate" in Atlanta. I remember they were asking for tools and such to rent as props. I think Highland Hardware (now WoodWorking) was involved somehow. Steve Martin did a fairly good job in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jHop Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Kevin Costner has a scene in his latest baseball movie ("For love of the game"?) where he injures himself on a table saw. you don't see the injury itself, but you see the bloody hand afterwards, and the scene leading up to it I clearly felt there was something wrong with the positioning of his hand. Commend the research and acting chops to make it obvious to some and implied danger to non-woodworking, but that was the only scene of the movie that stood out to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Walk the line with j. Phoenix has a wood working scene where his older brother uses a table saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Life as a House - They build an entire house. The movie isn't specifically about the building of the house but it does play a prominent role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deke Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 My response here (that indicates medications should be prescribed) was to think about other movies whose title could be changed to a woodworking theme. Saw Wars Citizen Schwarz Gone with the Dust The Sound of Sanding The Sixth Coat ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hhhhhmmmm..., I think a lightsabre-saw would be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hhhhhmmmm..., I think a lightsabre-saw would be pretty cool. I use my Sawzall for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 " May the Schwartz be with you ! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasahan Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Hhhhhmmmm..., I think a lightsabre-saw would be pretty cool. I can't tell you how many times I've wished for one of those. As for turning titles into woodworking movies: Roubocop Planers of the Caribbean: 6 Board Chest A Million Ways to Die in the Shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 A Million Ways to Die in the Shop ^^^^^ I think that's already out on youtube.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeff70 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Walk the line with j. Phoenix has a wood working scene where his older brother uses a table saw. Doesn't his older brother die as a result of an accident from using that table saw? Big sawmill saw too. We don't want to watch that! I guess it's a movie based on a true story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Gone in 60 seconds has a scene of a guy sanding a piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 What??? Are Graham's postings here not considered movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deke Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Roubocop... That was genius Not a movie, but in Breaking Bad there was an extensive scene/story around Jesse making a wood box in shop class, but it had a depressing end. Worth watching even if you aren't a Breaking Bad fan (no spoilers either): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Doesn't his older brother die as a result of an accident from using that table saw? Big sawmill saw too. We don't want to watch that! I guess it's a movie based on a true story. SPOILER ALERT!!! SPOILER ALERT!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mzdadoc Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Gone in 60 seconds. The bad guy was very passionate about WW and killing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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