Tell me of other pulp movies like Indiana Jones or The Mummy

[mojo1701]

How about Hellboy? Would Hellboy be considered pulpy?

Don't think so; Hellboy takes place in the present.

 

[WizarDru]

Well, if you're gonna go that route, there was also an early 80s Indy rip-off starring Bruce Boxleitner called... (searching imdb...) Bring 'Em Back Alive. It got canned after a few episodes, but me and my family liked it a lot. Certainly had that same 1930s pulp adventurer feel going on. Took place in Malaysia, IIRC.

Bring 'Em Back Alive! was actually based on a series of pulps, so it certainly qualifies. Frank Buck was an actual person, who created the Dallas Zoo and captured just about every kind of animal you can think of, and even made a few documentaries about it in the 1930s (check IMDB). When I was a kid, though, I never once watched the show, so I have no idea. It certainly is like Raiders, though, since it inspired Raiders.

Tales of the Gold Monkey was a clear Raiders take-off...but it was so well done, who cares? Unlike say, King Solomon's Mines, which took an established character and bent him out of shape to try and make him indy-like, Gold Monkey went a completely different direction, capturing the look and feel of both Indy and his inspirations. And I mean...it had a MONKEY.

It's up to interpetation whether Hellboy would count as 'pulpy' or not. On the one hand, he surely is...in the same way that the Cthulu Mythos would be considered 'pulpy'...since Hellboy owes a lot to them. Hellboy kind of mixes and matches what it wants, so strickly speaking, No. Now, if you were to refer to the Lobster Johnson material, then you betcha!

 

[Hand of Evil]

there are also older movies you may want to look in to, Gunga Din comes to mind as having that pulp feel and Tarzan!

 

[Krieg]

Hidalgo is set a bit earlier than Turanil's criteria but is certainly worth considering.

Also Second Hand Lions is a contemporary piece but there are flashback sequences to the uncle's youth that are VERY pulp in nature.

 

[waterdhavian]

Both the lions are still on display at the Field Museum. The Shadow, The Phantom, The Rocketeer, Indiana Jones Trilogy, and the Mummy are great films. I want to get the first three listed here on dvd. Good adventure movies.

How about Dick Tracy??? Wouldnt that be Pulp era??

 

[Ranger REG]

Dick Tracy? More like golden age comic book series to me.

 

[David Howery]

Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas! Great movie. I think they still have the one of the lions as a stuffed exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago.

it was a pretty good movie... but I'd read Patterson's book long before it came out, and noted that the movie is not too faithful to the actual events... still, it is fun to watch...

 

[Turanil]

Well, not many movies I see (Sky Captain, Rocketeer, etc., are not like Indiana Jones or Mummy). I will get League of Gentlemen, try to get High Road to China, and get a look at Mines of Solomon and sequels before ordering them (there is no huge discount on these DVDs...).

Thanks to all!