What film is this from?

April 11, 2009 4:35 PM

Could anyone help me to identify the source material this screenshot is from?

A friend of mine posted it on her facebook and won't tell me and it's driving me slowly insane.

http://i44.tinypic.com/99ndw1.jpg

Can anyone help me? She's hinted that it's based on a true story, possibly of an assassination attempt? Thanks in advance.

posted by emperor.seamus to media & arts (5 comments total)

I'm going to guess that this is Tim O'Kelly in Bogdanovich's Targets. Compare with this larger version of a picture used in this French blurb about the film. According to this review, the big white thing is a gas tank, and he is eating a Twinkie.


Also, your friend is a jerk.
posted by notquitemaryann at 5:05 PM on April 11 [2 favorites]

It's definitely Targets. I saw that film years ago and recently it's been haunting my thoughts.
posted by Uncle Glendinning at 5:09 PM on April 11 [1 favorite]

My god I love Metafilter! You people are my heroes! Thank you!
posted by emperor.seamus at 5:11 PM on April 11

Hey, someone put the whole film up on youtube!

I'm gonna watch it right now!
posted by orme at 5:14 PM on April 11 [1 favorite]

The scene in question, around 3:08.
posted by Who_Am_I at 6:02 PM on April 11 [1 favorite]