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By the way, OBSESSION (directed by Brian De Palma, written by Schrader) is AMAZING as well!

Cool, Greg. Yeah, Hardcore is great. Did you know that all the intro-Grand Rapids footage consists of a bunch of Grand Rapids unknowns and extras — including Schrader family and friends — (aside from Scott)? Schrader shot it all, and much later divulged just what kind of film it would be about! :p Source: SCHRADER ON SCHRADER (great book! With a great however-to-be-updated chapter on then-titled EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING).

But yeah, Greg, you need to see all of those films. Buy them at any cost. Literally. You won’t be sorry! 🙂 Worth every penny. Bla bla bla. 😛

Blue Collar is extremely under-rated. Great, great story, performances. Tragic, brutal, and true-to-life. You won’t look at Richard Pryor the same.

Amazing what Schrader’s accomplished creatively, filmswise, in his career. A brave and thoughtful filmmaker. Never the same movie twice, no matter what he has to do with it creatively (writing and/or directing).

M.I.K.E.