#malcolm and julien are just so special to me

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“What did Malcolm say to get you to come here? Did he tell you to enter a dream and spy on the Traveling Salesman? Or did he maybe say something truthful, but maybe not the whole truth— not the part that mattered?”

“The Salesman doesn’t steal, but his deals are often one-sided— exploitative— as he’ll neglect to tell you pertinent information before you agree.”

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Can you recommend any good movies involving Jeff Goldblum? I’ve browsed through your profile (I’m on my phone) and caught a few, though I’m afraid the only one I remember by name is Jurassic World (if I even read correctly and he was in the movie). :/

egh he is in jurassic world: fallen kingdom but it’s just a momentary appearance to frame the film end to end. my favourites are

Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

In my opinion, still a triumph of modern sci-fi, and one of the greatest pieces of sci-fi in the past fifty years, as much as Crichton’s original book. In this, Jeff plays Ian Malcolm, a mathematician who specialises in chaos theory and brings a mix of rockstar sex appeal, nerdy maths, and genuine care and warmth to the table. Equally adorable is Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park’s sequel, Jurassic Park: The Lost World (Steven Spielberg, 1997).

Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996)

Another wonder of modern sci fi, honestly. You know, this movie is very well-crafted despite how much I degree with its basic idea that aliens would be aggressive towards Earth, but Jeff himself is just… Wonderful. He plays a guy called David Levinson, who ends up saving the world with a computer virus, and his relationship with his father, Julius Levinson (Judd Hirsch), is especially touching, especially re: their Jewishness. They both reprise their roles in Independence Day: Resurgence (Roland Emmerich, 2016), which isn’t a great movie, but has some very adorable bits with Julius especially.

Earth Girls Are Easy (Julien Temple, 1988)

This film is cringey, stupid, ridiculous and needlessly musical, but it’s a feel-good film to die for. Its message is so sweet and so full to the brim with warmth, and throughout it’s campy and cute. Jeff’s character is a surprisingly caring, empathetic alien named Mac. 

Deep Cover (Bill Duke, 1992)

Listen, this film… Was very uncomfortable to watch, and the reason it’s uncomfortable is because it addresses three things in excruciating detail. It addresses racism, and specifically anti-black racism; it addresses antisemitism; and it addresses the inherent hypocrisy and cruelty of the US’ war on drugs. It really sucked me in, though - Jeff plays David Jason, an attorney who deals cocaine on the side, across from Laurence Fishburne, an undercover cop who’s meant to be getting the guy arrested. The film really drags one in, and it really picks at power structures - particularly between David as a Jewish man and Laurence as a black man, both in positions of great duress, and the way that it uses homophobia just blows me the fuck away. 

Le Week-End (Roger Michell, 2013)

Jeff doesn’t have a huge role in this film initially, but he comes in big in the second half, and I just… This film in general, I just adore. I love it to pieces. It’s exceedingly middle-class and very self-indulgent, but I’m head over heels for Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan anyway, and I just feel that it does what it does so well. It’s very much a feel good movie that really dives into what it is to be at the retiring age and for it not to be as easy as the romanticisation says it is? I just think it’s super cute, and Jeff’s character is weirdly in love with Jim Broadbent’s throughout. 

Hideaway (Brett Leonard, 1995)

This film is really fucking stupid, but the dad vibes are great, and I found it really quite entertaining. Definitely worth a watch if you like a thriller and you can stand stupid special effects.

Into The Night (John Landis, 1985)

This is a super cute film with Jeff playing across from Michelle Pfeiffer, and as stupid and ridiculous as it is, I loved it. 

Holy Man (Stephen Herek, 1998)

Listen, everyone who says this film is bad? They are so wrong. I adored it. It’s one of my new favourite movies. Jeff plays a guy named Ricky, a rampant consumerist who runs a TV shopping channel against Eddie Murphy, who plays some kind of religious guru called G. The film is funny throughout, with a wonderfully snappy script, has a genuinely sweet and wholesome message, and the chemistry between Goldblum, Murphy and Kelly Preston, who plays Goldblum’s love interest, Kate Newell, is just a delight. I couldn’t recommend this film enough.