Colin Quinn’s Closet Picks

[@Althom1990]

It's like your cab driver turns out to be a huge film buff.

[@HockeyNationHD]

what cabs are you riding in? are you from the 50s?

[@sbakernyc5761]

you clearly haven't been in a NYC cab for 25-30 years... cant even remever the last time I had a native American, let alone native NYer as a cab driver

[@Althom1990]

You guys are right. I haven't been driven around NYC since the early 80s. The driver looked and sounded just like Bruno Kirby and he kept talking about Frank Sinatra. We were on tour at the time and things were looking a bit bleak and we were feeling a bit crabby from the flight, so we wound the window up to get a bit of peace. Have things changed so much since then?

[@gnalkhere]

First cab I took in NY outta the airport in 2010 when I was 15, the cabdriver asked me if I saw Scarface

[@canaisyoung3601]

Better that than a Saturday Night Live cast member who replaced a beloved Weekend Update anchor. Oh, wait...

[@pinkzeppelin95]

Never thought I'd see ol Col in the Criterion closet. Thanks so much for making this happen! Seems Collin is getting sweeter with age. Although I'll admit I do miss mid-40s curmudgeon Colin, who would arrive early in the morning on OandA in his pajamas to air out his grievances in the midst of some long-term depression. A gem of a person.

[@toddkonrad2407]

Nothing beats Col calling Anthony “a back alley Tunisian knife fighter” for taking a pretty mild swipe at him.

[@danielm4114]

@@toddkonrad2407 That's amazing. I knew Colin could serve up some good ones, but that's a silver platter insult. Also would like to see more comedians in the Criterion closet.

[@toddkonrad2407]

@@danielm4114 Joe DeRosa would be fun to see there because he’s a real film aficionado and would easily fit in the closet due to his distinct lack of shoulders

[@TreesOnTheMoon]

Depressed irate Colin on O&A was the funniest person ever. Especially if Bob Kelly, Norton and or Rich Vos, was in the studio as well.

[@randomrecipes5007]

Who would've known Colin was so knowledgable, and had such a big passion for film.

[@CollinThomasEverett]

Criterion Movies Mentioned or Shown: 1) Mona Lisa / 1986 / Dir. Neil Jordan 2) Big Deal on Madonna Street / 1958 / Mario Monicelli 3) Rififi / 1955 / Jules Dassin 4) My Life as a Dog / 1985 / Lasse Hallström 5) Le Petit Soldat / 1963 / Jean-Luc Godard 6) The Colour of Paradise / 1999 / Majid Majidi 7) Roma / 1973 / Federico Fellini 8) Something Wild / 1961 / Jeff Garfein 9) Smithereens / 1982 / Susan Seidelman 10) Naked / 1993 / Mike Leigh 11) Claudine / 1974 / John Berry

[@EvanRothfeld-f6u]

I’ve seen this many of them 0

[@thetramp123]

I don't think Color of Paradise is in the collection, is it?

[@sergeantbatman]

@@Nonesovile96 Fool.

[@gregdavis7047]

Thanks for making the list, I was about to go back and do the same thing

[@h00liganismo1]

Damn great list. Only seen a few of these, have to check em out. Thanks Colin

[@pheonixd2]

Never expected colin to be here loved him on Tough Crowd and OnA with Patrice

[@LurkKlerk]

He was always great during his Stern appearances too. And man I miss Patrice.

[@mingus4932]

Tough crowd is just him and 6 other drug addicts and perverts cheer on the Iraq war. And still funny as hell.

[@Imnottapinata]

Only reason I listened to O&A was for Patreeky and Coll.

[@Skedooosh]

Rip Black Philip

[@niksimmons4448]

I'm imagining Patrice and Norton riffing on this video.

[@gavinhenderson7250]

This guy is more New York than New York.

[@DavidMatias79]

This is not even ironic in 2021

[@elizabethchoymoorman6381]

Specifically Brooklyn

[@brvndxxxn]

No

[@chuckschillingvideos]

You say that like it's a good thing. It isn't.

[@randomrecipes5007]

As a life long New Yorker, that works construction in the city, who had a father that was an EXTREME New Yorker... I know a lot more guys that are way more "New York"... Colins the typical New Yorker, but a gem of a guy none the less.

[@JoshuaGonzalez-sr7xy]

I like how he's taking a chance by picking movies he's heard are good. Always try new things.

[@SaskatchewanICE]

I think that’s the move when it comes to the closet picks. Highlight a few movies that are important to you, but then only take movies that are new to you/haven’t got around to seeing yet. If it was me, I’d be snagging’ a shit ton of the box sets 😂

[@MADCITYSTUDIOS]

Uhhh it’s not taking a chance, it’s Godard..

[@matthewmacdonaldchannel1]

Colin is beloved for so many reasons, just listen to him speak. The sincerity hurts my heart, even as it makes me smile. Thanks for this one.

[@Kwamya10]

I'll watch anything with Colin in it. His rambles are more entertaining than anything "big" comedians are doing now. Thank you criterion.

[@jj9152]

Loved how he picked out movies that aren’t always picked

[@sg6293]

One of the most underrated comics ever. Hope a contemporary director picks him for a lead soon. Untapped gold imo

[@sahej6939]

Grown Ups 3

[@sooperheep]

Great actor too, he studied acting

[@odradekk]

Almost cried at the persian clerk story. I’m a mess.

[@andrewbacon3583]

Don't feel silly. That was a great story.

[@clibreros94]

Miss those relationships

[@ishantaneja1505]

cheers brotha

[@rolandosanchez8992]

Omg me too 😭😭

[@Krypt123456]

it truly was a beautiful story!

[@nickobergshow]

I’m ready for his movie about his NYC!! Also, probably gonna need to add 27 Dress to the Channel when he does his Adventures in Moviegoing!!

[@handsaytotheface]

Even when talking about 1950s Italian cinema he's self deprecating

[@syncops834]

Why

[@neonpitchforks]

None of these movies are 50s

[@bucklakelukie]

“I’d like to make my own version of Roma… New Yorka”

[@toneriggz]

I once attended a taping of his Tough Crowd show years ago. Great show, probably wouldn’t be shown today on TV or at least not in the same time slot.

[@mr.enigma4475]

@Tone Riggz From The Hate Room to The Criterion Closet, *SALUTE* !

[@geoffreychippersongiraffe5695]

I believe Dougie Bell was the one who turned Col on to most of these masterpieces.

[@johnochiltree1170]

You can ring my bell ring Doug bell tsss tsss

[@SaskatchewanICE]

One of the most underrated Weekend Update hosts in SNL’s rich history. What a treat getting to see him do the closet picks 👌

[@canaisyoung3601]

I grew up with Colin Quinn's Weekend Update. Not as funny as Norm Macdonald's, but that's because Macdonald set the bar really high.

[@PentameronSV]

0:48 - *MONA LISA* _dir. Neil Jordan_ (1986) 1:23 - *MY LIFE AS A DOG* _dir. Lasse Hallström_ (1985) 1:46 - *LE PETIT SOLDAT* _dir. Jean-Luc Godard_ (1963) 2:51 - *ROMA* _dir. Federico Fellini_ (1972) 3:22 - *SOMETHING WILD* _dir. Jack Garfein_ (1961) 4:06 - *NAKED* _dir. Mike Leigh_ (1993) 3:55 - *SMITHEREENS* _dir. Susan Seidelman_ (1982) 4:25 - *CLAUDINE* _dir. John Berry_ (1974)

[@karlkarlos3545]

Can you guys stop spoiling the picks? Really annoying.

[@lgoler]

Colin had a great video store with an unusually well versed clerk and so did I. Alan's Alley on 9th Avenue and 22nd Street in NYC, one of the greatest rental collections of all time. Alan had impeccable taste and unlimited knowledge of film across every genre and country. Fact - advertising agencies used his video store as a reference library. I love how Colin puts it in his bag as if he's stealing. That's NY!

[@tccandler]

Maybe this is just my own ignorance, but I never pegged Colin Quinn as an intellectual cineaste. I need to reevaluate my preconceived notions.

[@Pnanasnoic]

Preconceptions are always warped and wrong and rob us of fresh vibrations.

[@boredcrab2]

I pegged him lots of times

[@mustax1]

@@boredcrab2 that's vulgar

[@CitizenToxie72]

Yea you’re probably some soy boy lol

[@superstimulatedminotaur3681]

@@mustax1 Cut that part out!!

[@Nobodylikesshuli]

I wish there was more Colin Quinn material, he is the best

[@MattMicucci]

Holy crap! He's not only an awesome comic. He's also a true cinephile!

[@LeoSkyro]

Love this man huge kudos for shouting out 'Big Deal on Madonna Street' or 'The Usual Unknowns', a classic Italian comedy starring the legendary Totò

[@bobbfredd]

This was wonderful and he should host his own cinema show . I wrote down everything thanks Mr Quinn ! Hope everyone has a great creative week !

[@Pnanasnoic]

Love ya Colin, You've been one of my guys since the MTV days. Bless.

[@ElliotCoen]

Something Wild! One of the absolute best, very underrated.

[@ElliotCoen]

As is the other Something Wild, also in the collection!

[@oldmoviemusic]

Yes yes yes! One of my favourite films. There's nothing quite like it. It shocks me how people on letterboxd don't seem to get that one :/

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

Have the 1961 original SOMETHING WILD as a Special Edition MGM DVD. Ralph Meeker, Carroll Baker, Hell we even get a cameo from Edith herself, Jean Stapleton! WEST SIDE STORY got most of the attention in '61, yet this raw, unflinching look at a rape victim in a uncaring NYC is just too ahead of its time.

[@wRAAh]

"You want to kill him but you love him." Great description of David Thewlis' character in Naked. A very impressive movie. Tough one though.

[@GastonBulbous]

My thought upon clicking on this was, “Who the hell let him in there?” But it turns out to be one of the best videos in this series. Really funny and humble. God bless him: he even hesitates to take too many. Who knew Colin was such a mensch?

[@terenceheesch8351]

Colin Quinn: "27 Dresses isn't up to Criterion standards" Criterion: "well...we do have Armageddon"

[@ambskater97]

@REGGIE JOHNSON It's okay to be wrong.

[@ambskater97]

@REGGIE JOHNSON Don't be white.

[@fromthehaven94]

I still have my heart set on getting The Rock, in the Criterion Collection. The best damn San Francisco car chase scene since Bullitt.

[@fromthehaven94]

@REGGIE JOHNSON Only on DVD. I think.

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

@@ambskater97 "Don't be white." What the fuck?

[@albertobalamnavarro-medina9292]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty this is the first closet picks where the guest puts more movies back on the shelf than in his bag.

[@lukess.s]

Mike Leigh didn't take any

[@Ben-O25]

I've never clicked a video so fast in my life

[@martybass7376]

Are you 12 ?

[@Ben-O25]

@@martybass7376 Do you know a lot of 12-year-old Colin Quinn fans?

[@martybass7376]

@@Ben-O25 no but your comment reeked of a 12 year olds mentaility.. so had to ask

[@ErenTheWarcriminal]

@@Ben-O25 lmao

[@TheMiist]

@@Nonesovile96 would everyone just shut up and be cool?

[@TheBluRayCritic]

Nice to see how passionate he is about movies.

[@tvfrank57]

Up next the the back alley Tunisian knife fighter's closet picks

[@franktroise4386]

I hear they have a Corsican pimp line up next.

[@aplays89]

@@immanuelcunt7296you forget shindlers list but only certain parts

[@agrandphil7733]

Colin is always wonderful. Long live mush mouth.

[@HockeyNationHD]

love it, love CQ, and the Persian lady story was great. i'd never thought about it but this makes me wish you all had had Norm do one. he reportedly loved old movies and would recite entire scenes from like Hud from memory on set.

[@FranciscoGomes-qk8dg]

Awesome picks! We need more Roma love, one of Fellini’s best for sure!

[@infrequentvlogs4433]

Roma > Amarcord

[@johndelossantos7678]

He needs a show discussing movies, this was great, wanted more

[@APAL880]

He should bring back Tough Crowd haha.

[@kingomar69]

@@APAL880 nah. Patrice & Giraldo made that show.

[@APAL880]

@@kingomar69 I mostly agree. I was kidding, people always say that to Colin like he's never thought about it so it frustrates him.

[@boredtrophyhusband]

Colin Quinn in the criterion closest?! One of my all time favorite person’s and comedian

[@johnnonamegibbon3580]

I'm so glad I lived long enough to see the cellar crowd comedians rambling in their rooms on KZbin.

[@Timathos]

More comedians please. Jim Norton is a HUGE movie buff

[@focuspulling]

Love this! Just saw his live show kicking off the New York Comedy Festival last night at Lucille Lortel and it was fantastic. He's one of the great monologists of our time (no "joke"). Fearless and true.

[@lukess.s]

Never say "monologuist" again

[@focuspulling]

@@lukess.s sure thing too kool for skool

[@MarkAS56]

Can you get Colin to do this monthly?

[@sealife12]

Greatest crossover I never could’ve imagined. I watch Quinn comedy videos every other day and always watching some cinema related content lol I love this too much

[@GGiblet]

We are delighted to find Colin Quinn in the closet! You never know what people will pick and he surprised me. I loved the story of the video store lady- I know when we had those places there would be one or two film buffs that could give amazing recommendations. I feel sure he will get to chat with her again in heaven one day🌈☀

[@samlyf101]

Resurrect Norm Macdonald from the dead and get him in here

[@ErenTheWarcriminal]

He's a deeply closeted gay man

[@thirtycenturyman]

norm in the criterion closet would be among the greatest things to ever exist.

[@superstimulatedminotaur3681]

Norm did have interesting taste. I heard him talk about his love of Russian novels in an interview

[@TubbyBrewster11]

He’ll be hoping brokeback mountain is in there

[@bastardjokemen8518]

Jim Norton will say he’s never seen any of these.

[@sickomodeb904]

Him using the camera just to vlog and take the entire production over is so funny no matter how serious he gets

[@ozzyisthirsty8105]

I'm loving the new still camera format this is great and lends to alot of fun editing :)

[@paulb111]

Criterion, thank you so much for all of these closet video's! Seems like I've said this before on any number of this series BUT..I could listen to him, or her as the case may be, talk All Day! Loved it! Thanks Colin!

[@bouncytrapbeats]

I mean this as a compliment: Colin Quinn has the energy of a guy who drank two large coffees before going on a long subway ride.

[@paulb111]

...not a good plan

[@kdrecords4562]

"I'd like to make my version of Roma. New Yorka." Gold.

[@davelynch3064]

...Colin is the Man!! My personal favorite movie is "The Roaring Twenties" A True Story, Starring, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Gladys George, If you haven't seen it, Treat yourself and Check it out👍👍

[@johnnelson3312]

Nice to see Colin back in the closet again.

[@VideoHeadMan]

Wow, that's amazing. I love Colin Quinn but now I appreciate him even more! So many films I need to watch

' Something Wild. ' Someone who really knows about cinema. It was cinema on the margins then, and long live the margins where you create freely and truly.

[@MoarRushPl0x]

Can we get a hour of this guy talking about movies? I need more.

[@phillipphinney206]

I like that he made his visit to the criterion closet films about New York. His visit had a theme. And like him, I like films about old New York. Colin Quinn is a nice guy.

[@mr.strong376]

I love Colin Quinn, this is awesome.

[@mattmontada8539]

Goddamn, is he such a great story teller! Just seems like a very cool, intelligent man all-around.

[@ninetyeyes2434]

Colin Quinn is a national treasure

[@robkeaton6143]

I have always loved Colin Quinn and I love that he mentioned The Color of Paradise. Pretty obscure movie but one of my favorites.

[@tommyt1971]

Rififi has one of the greatest, maybe even the greatest, heists ever filmed. I went to Greece about 5 years ago and made a point of visiting the Athens First Cemetery and visiting Dassin's grave -- he's buried in Melina Mecouri's plot. It was not an easy walk! Lots of hills and winding streets and if you've ever seen the street signs of Athens they're often so faded or weatherbeaten that you can barely read them! I also saw something that makes me laugh to this day: a priest walking around the tombs, blessing a few and suddenly he stops and pulls out his phone and starts tapping away!

[@Psergiorivera]

If he like Fellini, he should have gotten the box set

[@harveymulvihill]

Holy hell the king! More respect then I already had

[@exit13productions50]

Nice recommendations! I just added Smithereens and Something Wild (1961) to my Netflix dvd queue

[@adolphsanchez1429]

Wow. I have watched these for years and never thought I would see Colin Quinn, former announcer for MtV's Remote Control game show, in the Criterion closet. It's interesting to see he's a fan of Godard and Fellini.

[@emmetLshavinski]

It feels like my two worlds are colliding. Love Col.

[@lewisgibbens9918]

My closeted pick is Jim Norton

[@jackiejlw5493]

2:13, A shout-out to all those of us rental clerks that changed lives with film suggestions. I needed to hear that, thanks Colin.

[@rabbiebhoy]

Colin hasn't really aged much since the O&A days.

[@superstimulatedminotaur3681]

He is only 62, but he's looked 62 for 20 years

[@amcaesar]

Colin Quinn is a poet laureate.

[@YoukonFluxJBM]

Speaking of Godard, my favorite video store moment was finding 'King Lear' in the Shakespeare section and convincing the clerk to move it to the Godard section.

[@radioman970]

I just watched John Waters, then Terry Gilliam and now Colin Quinn doing this. lol love it!

[@iscream2232]

As an old school O and A pest and Criterion dork I love this

[@Flike245]

Finally, a new episode of Cop Show.

[@spaceo8568]

I effing love you Colin Quinn.

[@muslit]

Aaron Copland wrote the score for Something Wild.

[@ritual301]

Nice. Wouldn't have thought Colin to be a Criterion nerd like the rest of us. Very cool:D

[@russsnyder2026]

He’s doing a great impression of Jay Mohr doing a Colin Quinn impression

[@tommysmith4117]

What a nice surprise. I enjoy seeing familiar faces who I would not expect to be fans of the criterion collection.

[@CatDadChris]

I just browsed through Colin's IMDB page for a film that belongs in the collection and by god I found one. Windy City Heat.

[@MsDboyy]

I got to watch Colin do a one man show in lower Manhattan like four years ago and it was about growing up in New York of course lol it was great and it’s great to see him having an interest in movies good movies 💯☯️

[@soonerfanjim]

I would love a trip through the closet so I could pick up Rosemary's Baby. The only place to get it now is on Ebay but it's really expensive. :-(

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

Actor Bob Hoskins was the detective in, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".

[@JeffreySmith84]

This was a great one. Never would have guessed he was a film buff!

[@DouglasJohnson.]

Colin Quinn is the BEST. So glad to get his thoughts on cinema.

[@jeebuschabatty4455]

I once heard Colin Talking about the movie ‘state of grace’ and how good Gary Oldman was. Got it on blu ray and wasn’t disappointed, great to see old New York in one of its last hurrah’s. Thanks Colin !

[@matt00794]

So now on the channel they need to do a 27 dresses taxi driver double feature and call it the real New York

[@ryank170]

Colin Quinn is a quality pick. No surprise, Criterion knows how to sift out the quality picks

[@Tyler_W]

"1998, right at the end of video stores." Man, that sucks. Video and game rental stores closed down where I live in 2019. Great picks. Haven't seen all of them, but I'm gonna have to check them out.

[@comicbookninja5268]

He put so many back in the shelf! Did he only take home like 2 movies?

[@tizzukka]

That was great, I'm mad for Quinn!

[@TheBandShow8D]

Love hearing “you ever seen this movie?” in that thicc Brooklyn accent

[@honeybadgerjay1724]

Well done 👏 I loved those points about a setting that captures New York then transitions over to "NAKED."

[@davidperez5089]

I'd say naked is a film about two rapists. In a nutshell.

[@lukess.s]

@@davidperez5089 you need to watch that movie again dude

[@davidperez5089]

@@lukess.s why's that?

[@waytospergtherebro]

I've had a policy of never speaking to anyone who says I should watch "My Life As A Dog" for over 30 years now and I'm pretty happy with the results.

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

Colin Quinn! Dude. Imagine meeting him in Brooklyn having a slice of pie, then sitting and talking about films. C'mon. Somebody make a freaking talk show with him already! lol

[@irish66]

Big Deal on Madonna Street is one of my favourites too.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Jerry Seinfeld’s own personal mechanic himself

[@ConMan-bx1rk]

More comics please!

[@FrancoisDressler]

Shane Gillis is a fellow cineaste, he'd be great.

[@geoffreychippersongiraffe5695]

Dougie Bell has met most of these directors, get him!

[@andystegall7407]

What about Crocodile Dundee 2?