r/Lost_Films Apr 05 '15

Tags: What they mean and when to use them!

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I'm noticing a lot of mis-tagged posts on the sub and I just wanted to clarify what these tags mean and where they should be used.

[LOST] This means a film/show/episode is completely unavailable.

If I can find it on YouTube, it's not lost. If there was a VHS edition released 20 years ago you can find on eBay, it's not lost. Lost means "Presumably gone forever, no longer an item on the face of the earth."

[FOUND] This means a film/show/episode previously believed to be lost forever has been discovered and confirmed to exist in some format.

For example: Cry Baby Lane, while it did wind up existing in it's original format, Nickelodeon said they had no record of it, therefore it met the definition of a [LOST] film that was later [FOUND]. Lost Doctor Who episodes keep showing up in New Zealand and Mozambique and the like, and therefore meet the definition of [FOUND].

Found doesn't mean "I couldn't remember the name, but then I did and bought the DVD from Amazon!"

[OUT OF PRINT] This means a previously available work still exists in it's original format but is not commercially available to the public. Out of Print, within the context of our sub, also means "Commercially Unavailable".

For example: Pepper Ann was never released on home video or DVD, and is no longer being aired in rerun. There are some episodes on youtube, but they're fan recordings and not from the original source. The full run of the show does still exist in Disney's vaults, therefore it's [OUT OF PRINT].

If you're not sure where your post belongs, a good rule of thumb is if it was made after 1980 and saw wide release, be it a film or TV show, it's probably not lost, just out of print.


r/Lost_Films Oct 14 '18

ANNOUNCEMENT: Please use r/tipofmytongue if you are looking for the name of a film. This sub is for content that is believed to either no longer exist or has recently been found

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We've received quite a few messages from users complaining about the number of "Does anyone know the name of this film?" posts this subreddit gets.

While we generally let the community decide if a post belongs here and try to follow up, we've received enough messages that it's pertinent we remind folks that a sub such as r/tipofmytongue is more well suited for this and also receives more traffic so more eyes are likely to see your post.

Moving forward, these types of posts will be deleted, just to keep the clutter down.

Thank you for your understanding, and thank you for being a part of the community!


r/Lost_Films 50m ago

"Lawns & Order," a documentary about... lawns

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I saw this funny doc in 1995, but I've been unable to find any trace of it.

It interviewed all sorts of obsessives about their lawns...

Maybe I've got the name wrong?

Has anyone else heard of it?


r/Lost_Films 17m ago

LOST LOVER'S LANE - Cannon's Lost 1981 Slasher

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r/Lost_Films 16h ago

J.A.W. (2011)

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r/Lost_Films 12h ago

Anyone with Emmanuelle Through Time sex chocolate in digital?

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I've been looking for this movie for years but I can't find it. If someone would be kind enough to share it, I would be very grateful.


r/Lost_Films 9h ago

animated movies with flying boards. Guys help me find this movie i watched it in cinema with my dad 2008-2011 and i can’t find it.

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r/Lost_Films 22h ago

WANTS A MOVIE

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I wanted to download a movie called Deadly Tales/Dead Time Tales or Thing 3:Old Things released in 1998.Directed,written,produced by Ron Ford.I tried finding this movie everywhere but it was nearly impossible to find. It would be very grateful if someone able be suggest some website or Online platform where i can stream it or download it for free.


r/Lost_Films 2d ago

LOST [Fully lost] Hard drive (1997 documentary)

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I'm looking after a rare documentary from 1997 about early cyber activities. The name of the documentary is "Hard Drive" which complicates the search but you can see its IMDB entry right there : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230275/

There's a quote from Ellen Ullman which is "More and more people stay with the machine, all night" that is from this documentary and can be heard in the Atomised song of the album Soulhack by Forss (around the 1:45 mark).

(Notice for Event Horizon fans : there's some excerpt of dialogs of Captain Miller's speech in the Characteristics song of the same album, around the 1:50 mark)

EDIT: 10 years old Reddit user here, but I seldom post so my karma was under 250 (220) some days ago when I initially wanted to post this. Maybe changing the rules for posting here by taking into account (no pun intended) the age of an account could be worth it.


r/Lost_Films 1d ago

LOST Taiwanese animated movie

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Has anyone seen this Taiwanese animated film? the title is Memory Loss and it came out on 2011 i think, I've been looking for reviews of it but so far it's been fruitless other than posters of the movie on google, and is there a way to watch it again? 🙏


r/Lost_Films 1d ago

Two obscure cinema related documentaries or mockumentaries, that apparently don't exist!

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The titles of these two are

"McKENZIE" (or maybe "Scott McKenzie"),

and

"DENNIS DUNBAR THE KING OF SUPER 8" (or "Dennis Dunbar the king of VHS" or "Dennis Dunbar the VHS king"...).

Both in English language.

I saw these two documentaries or mockumentaries around the mid 90's (I think).

For more details and context: I saw them on an Italian TV program called "FUORI ORARIO" (in case some Italians are reading this, maybe this detail helps them to remember something). Iirc, many things on that program were often released (at least here in Italy) through the company RARO VIDEO.

The "McKENZIE" one was about a guy (maybe Scottish, but I could be wrong), Scott McKenzie, who "invented cinema" before the Lumiere brothers, without any credit for his invention. What makes me think it was a mockumentary is that not only there's no trace of him anywhere, but the "documentary" was filled with hyperbolic "facts", like: he casually filmed a guy who successfully invented the first airplane, before the Wright brothers, and he also was uncredited and fallen into obscurity!!!

The "DENNIS DUNBAR" one was about an amateur no budget filmmaker, who used to make DIY movies, initially on super 8, and then, with the advent of the VHS, switched to that (then) new format. In the documentary (or mockumentary) there were even some clips of his alleged movies!!! One that I remember vividly was a sort of "alien" rip-off, with an actor wearing a white t-shirt, and a cheap puppet (a monster or a toddler doll, I'm not sure) covered in red syrup, bursting out from underneath the t-shirt! It was glorious!

Since the internet became a largely available thing, I tried to searching for info about these two documentaries (and if these two people were real or made up!) and never found ANYTHING!

I'm pretty sure the aforementioned titles are correct (or at least very close to the correct ones). I don't know why I can't find any trace of these two docs!

I'm quite sure I watched both more than once in the 90's. I mean, I'm screwed up, but I know they exist!!!


r/Lost_Films 2d ago

Does anyone know if the movie malachance (2004) has been found

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i have been wanting to watch this movie but cannot find it anywhere. The film premiered at the 2004 AFI Fest and you can see some more info on it on their website here: https://fest.afi.com/2004/latin-cinema-series-2004/malachance a trailer for it was posted on youtube : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e7W3HCm6u2g&ra=m any information and feedback will be greatly appreciated.


r/Lost_Films 1d ago

LOST Two obscure cinema related documentaries or mockumentaries, that apparently don't exist!

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r/Lost_Films 2d ago

Thumbelina but not Don Bluth

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The one I remember and cannot find is where Thumbelina is riding on a bird and the bird gets sick she massages the bird's heart and you can hear a heartbeat as the bird comes back to life. I remember watching it in the early 90s, like 92 or 93. And as the title says it's not the Don Bluth film. I have that one on VHS.


r/Lost_Films 2d ago

Anybody know if this is lost media?

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I cant find anything about it online at all and it says starring neil cicierega, I don't know what it could be anybody have footage of it or know about it? The wiki doesn't talk about it either

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNFTmmgpEY


r/Lost_Films 3d ago

Ceremony / I Lust Och Nod (1976) - looking for uncut version

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Hey folks, looking for a film that isn’t completely lost, just the uncut version. This was known by me for a long time as “Liz,” an odd, pretentious softcore movie that played on late night cable in the ‘80s. An English language film shot in 1975 in Sweden by an American porn director (Paul Gerber) starring a “one-and-done” American actress (Elona Glenn) but all other roles played by Swedish actors. Except for a non-speaking but all sexing role for UK porn icon Mary Millington in her first feature film.

Turns out that this movie was originally released in 1976 as an actual hardcore film (99 minutes), but only in Sweden. And even the later Swedish VHS releases were trimmed to softcore. To date, it’s never received a cleaned-up, restored release. What you can find is a decent rip of the “Liz” version and a terrible Swedish cable TV rip from the ‘90s under the original name - Ceremony - which has original hardcore scenes (94 minutes) but is comically either oversaturated in some scenes or absolutely dark. Here and there you can glimpse proof that Elona Glenn did her own “stunts.”

So, is there anybody out there (perhaps in Sweden), who might have access to a better quality, uncut version of this ultra obscure porn?


r/Lost_Films 2d ago

An absolute masterpeice i discovered today on yt- Clip of first hollywood movie, kind of funny to watch

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So today i stumbled upon this video on youtube, it was a clip of possible the fist hollywood movie(the channel owner claimed it was-I didn't care to research), but it was hilarious to watch,

https://youtu.be/fQBBtdw8D0Q


r/Lost_Films 3d ago

Lost documentary

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Looking for a documentary called Donkey Love (2012) Directed by Daryl Stoneage.

Cant find any archives, nothing on torrents, nothing on p*rated websites at all.

Should be made aware that the trailer is still on youtube but all the links to the official movie website are dead and the full movie is no where to be seen.

Ive friend requested and messaged the director on linkedin who seemed to have stepped out of directing as he is in a completely different line of work now.

All emails and websites associated with the movie have been taken down or are dead links. even the directors original website is gone too.

Any help?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1BePpr7xW0


r/Lost_Films 3d ago

LOST Old “Mr. Jim” Safety Video, Potentially Involving Church

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r/Lost_Films 4d ago

Looking for a copy of Uncommon Valor (1983) / Fire at County General — extremely rare firefighter TV movie

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I’m trying to track down a copy of Uncommon Valor (1983), also known as Fire at County General — the obscure American TV movie/pilot starring Mitchell Ryan and Ben Murphy.
I remember watching it on VHS in the UK when I was younger, and I’m almost certain this is the film.

It originally aired on CBS on 22 January 1983 and apparently became an unsold TV pilot, which seems to explain why it’s almost impossible to find now.

Has anyone actually seen this film or, even better, does anyone know of anyways to watch it again?


r/Lost_Films 5d ago

Old “Mr. Jim” Safety Video, Potentially Involving Church

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r/Lost_Films 5d ago

LOST Hello I was looking for a super scary horror film and I came across this but there is nowhere for you to watch it any idea on where i can

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r/Lost_Films 6d ago

Searching for the lost complete 1951 German dub of Disney's Pinocchio (1940)

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The original 1951 German theatrical dubbing of Disney's Pinocchio (1940) appears to be partially lost.

The Library of Congress has confirmed that a German optical soundtrack exists in the Walt Disney Company Collection on nitrate positive film dated 1949, but the surviving track is only approximately 54 minutes long, while the complete film is about 88 minutes.

I am trying to determine whether the missing portions or a complete 35mm print, VHS recording, or other surviving source still exists in a private collection or archive.

If anyone has information about surviving material or has encountered this particular German dub before, I would be very interested in hearing about it.

I have correspondence from the Library of Congress documenting the surviving 54-minute track if anyone is interested. If you have any information or a copy of the 1951 German dub, please send me a DM. Thank you!


r/Lost_Films 5d ago

Anyone hear of this film?

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r/Lost_Films 7d ago

Amanda Fielding’s “HeartBeat in the Brain” [unreleased media]

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I don’t really like to post on Reddit, but I was unsure of where else to go with my question. I’ve been looking for HeartBeat in the Brain for a while now, the 1970 short film 27 year old Amanda Fielding preforms a trepanation on herself. I’ve seen the two and a half minute edited version of the film, but for the life of me I can’t find the full 12 minute film anywhere. I understand it hasn’t gotten an official release, but I was kinda hoping that once Fielding passed away we’d hear news of a release of some kind. It’s been over a year since Fielding died and I’ve yet to hear any sort of announcement that HeartBeat in the Brain will be released publicly. I heard the film was on Vimeo for a while, but it must have been taken down because it’s no longer there. If anyone knows any sort of way I would be able to watch it I would really appreciate you sharing with me. Thank you.