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The Conversation (1974)
A wiretappers curiosity gets the best of him.
The general style of this movie reminds me a lot of "Being There". It's very minimalist. You won't find any glitz in this finely honed mystery film. The actors only say enough to let the viewer know what's going on. Hackman's character is a talented electronics geek, not a stereotypical Hollywood macho man. The plot is driven by the main character's curiosity, not action scenes or gratuitous violence. The Conversation is for people who can follow a plot. Watch it from the beginning for full effect, or you might go away wondering what the whole thing was about. I like to think of it as the first hacker movie, since most of the conflict revolves around electronic surveillance and counter-measures.
Cherry 2000 (1987)
Man Meets Robot, Ditches Robot for Hot Babe with Gun
Cherry 2k is a low budget one-off adaptation of the Mad Max concept mixed in with futurist technology ideas and a very cool love story. The male star goes on a quest to replace his lost robot sex android. That's the basic plot.
What's unusual is that this movie succeeds in mixing these elements without screwing up. The Sci-fi perspective doesn't overwhelm the overall plot, and vice versa.
Very few B grade movies from this time period were watchable, much less worth keeping in one's collection. Fortunately, Cherry 2000 bucked this trend and deserves a spot on the shelf of any cult classic and/or Sci-fi movie collector.