Hey Mr. DJ

October 6, 2008 12:22 PM

What movie is this screen capture from? (girl playing a record)

Someone I know is trying to win a contest that requires identifying very short clips from tons of movies, and only has one more to go!

here is the image

Thanks!

posted by white light to grab bag (13 comments total)

Almost Famous.
posted by nitsuj at 12:27 PM on October 6, 2008

Grease?
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 12:30 PM on October 6, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]

No..the record player is too new. It reminds me of the Sandra Dee scene, but I think I'm way off.
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 12:31 PM on October 6, 2008

Um, can you post the video clip? I'm pretty ace at this game, but I can't tell who that woman is, and I don't think it's Fran McDormand, Zooey Deschanel or anyone else from Almost Famous.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:34 PM on October 6, 2008

Nope, it's Valley Girl, the scene at the slumber party.
posted by Maisie Jay at 12:50 PM on October 6, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]

On this IMDB, there's a reference to the A & M label on the record. But I recognised the wallpaper from the movie.
posted by Maisie Jay at 12:52 PM on October 6, 2008

the video clip is less than a second long, and thats the best frame of it
posted by white light at 12:52 PM on October 6, 2008

Another guess for Almost Famous, but I'm not sure.
posted by you zombitch at 12:53 PM on October 6, 2008

the boy in almost famous had darker hair, so I doubt it's him. zooey desch has black hair, methinks.

the frame does not look like a 35mm print, even if it is rezised to 4:3. the dithering around the head suggests to me it's not even HD. perhaps beta. perhaps this is a music video but I doubt it's from a cinematic release.
posted by krautland at 12:56 PM on October 6, 2008

ghostworld?
posted by Satapher at 1:04 PM on October 6, 2008

I have Valley Girl on DVD (don't ask) so I just checked it out, and Maisie Jay is correct; it's the slumber party scene.
posted by stefanie at 1:06 PM on October 6, 2008

This is the scene from Valley Girl.
posted by D_I at 1:09 PM on October 6, 2008

thanks!!!
posted by white light at 2:25 PM on October 6, 2008