The 1970s Mastodon Mega Movie Poll
First Round. Match-up #11. Result: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 25% v 75% Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Votes 74 - 224*.
*This is a record combined vote and individual vote surpassing Casablanca and Lawrence of Arabia in our Golden Age semi-final.
Many thanks for your votes and boosts.
Match-up #12. Please vote for your favourite movie below
Originally, A Clockwork Orange was projected to star The Rolling Stones with Mick Jagger as Alex, and Ken Russell enlisted to direct.
According to the book Cinema by the Bay, published by LucasBooks, George Lucas named the film after his telephone number while in college: 849-1138—the letters THX correspond to the numbers 8, 4, and 9 on the keypad. Another theory is that THX represents “sex".
@HannahHowe Kubrick beats Lucas every time
@MikeyMcFilms He’s certainly doing well at the moment…
@HannahHowe No way, only 9%
@davep That will probably change as people vote. The figure might go up. Or down…
@HannahHowe @davep What's Nate Silver predicting for turnout?
@bransonturner @davep I’m not sure what Nate Silver is predicting, but I reckon this poll will attract a decent response in line with previous polls. Yesterday’s response was phenomenal.