Has anyone done a list of their top ten carpets & rugs in movies yet?? I can’t find one! Anyway – this came about as the hubby & I were discussing my number one on this list (a movie I’m pretty obsessed with). He doesn’t love it the way I do & part of my argument as to why it’s so awesome is because of THE CARPET! So….
Here are My Top Ten Carpets & Rugs In Movies:
10. The Pink Panther
The lovely Claudia Cardinale on a weird tiger-rug. Guess it’s a little more sexy than that picture of Burt Reynolds on the bearskin rug…
Super skinny Christian Bale has a super hard time with a dead body in a rug (Don’t worry – that’s not really a spoiler as it’s the opening scene).
Hey look – it’s Christian Bale again! Except this time he’s fat & and he has an even more problematic rug…
7. The Money Pit
Who doesn’t love Tom Hanks?! (Other than Abbi…). Here’s poor Tom stuck in a rug after falling through a hole in the floor of his “money pit” house.
6. Trainspotting
Ewan McGregor sinks into this rug in a drug-fuelled haze while the excellent Lou Reed song Perfect Day plays. Great scene!
5. Aladdin
Come on! You know the magic carpet from Aladdin needs to be on this list… 🙂
4. The Big Lebowski
Again – you knew this one would be on the list!
The Dude: “That rug really tied the room together.”
3. A Nightmare On Elm Street
Don’t you hate it when you’re trying to get away from Freddy Krueger and your carpeted stairs suddenly turn into some sort of gooey quicksand? Poor Nancy! Still, it was probably better than getting licked by the Freddy-phone.
2. Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Chewbacca – the greatest walking-carpet-sidekick ever!
Princess Leia: “Will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?”
1. The Shining
There is no other possible number one for this list. The Shining is responsible for bringing us the creepiest carpet in the history of film.
Next Week: CURTAINS!
Not really… 😉
Honorable Mention: I couldn’t find a picture of it to use but I like Gru’s pandaskin rug in one of my favorite movies of recent years –Despicable Me
Now, I think the only proper way to end this post is with a song from Nick Rivers:
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“It really tied the room together” – and this is a great post
It’s a classic quote indeed. 🙂 Thanks for the comment! 🙂
as long as the carpet matches the drapes 🙂
Cool idea for a list my dear Mutant!
ROB!!!!! I really didn’t expect that comment from YOU! I’m thinking people like Eric have been a bad influence. Lol. 😉 Thanks! 🙂
I like to surprise every so often with my comments 🙂 Guess it worked
hahahaah!!!
This is possibly your greatest post ever.
Aww! Brian! (Are you serious?) You’re being very nice lately! 🙂 Well… Thanks! It’s all downhill from here, baby. Lol 😉
Sweet! How original. Great list. I wouldn’t change a thing. 🙂
Thanks Cindy! At first I thought there was no way I could think of ten & that I’d have to make it a Top Five. Was fun trying to come up with ten! : )
I like the way you think. Great thinking outside the er, rug. Number one is superb.
Thanks Alex! Yes – you really can’t top The Shining when it comes to horror movies as well as carpeting. : )
*resists making vagina-related joke here*
Lol. I can’t pretend that it didn’t cross my mind but I thought it best to keep things clean. For a change. ; )
Excellent work, lady! I’ve trained you well and you have absorbed like a sponge!
#sponge
Thanks! Hmm… How about “my top ten sponges in movies”??? 🙂
I’ve been waiting for two years now…
Are you actually SpongeBob SquarePants???
I’m his grandpa!!!
That explains a lot! ; )
This is absolutely brilliant. Best top 10 ever.
Thanks Abbi! That means a lot coming from you as you come up with the BEST top tens! : ) I had a lot of fun with this one. I wasn’t sure I could think of ten at first. Bet I’ve not thought of LOADS. I’ll always notice the carpet & rugs in every movie I watch from now on… Lol
You have won today for the most original movie related list 🙂
Good last and have to agree with you on your number one!
Thanks! Lol – it wasn’t easy but I had a lot of fun trying to think of as many as I could. But, yeah – number one was easy! 🙂
This is a brilliant post 🙂 I also love that Sid’s carpet in Toy Story is the same as the one from The Shining.
Thanks! 🙂 And I LOVE that you know that about Toy Story. Have you seen the “Toy Shining” mash-up pictures?? Very cool. 🙂
I have seen that, it’s awesome! And that’s one of my favourite Toy Story pieces of trivia 🙂
I Love this!! #Original
Thank you! I was hoping no one had done a similar list before. Couldn’t find another one! Lol 🙂
A fine subject!
Were you floored by it?? 😉
Ha ha! You
What an inventive idea for a movie list. Great stuff!
Thank you! It was a lot of fun making this list. 🙂
Yeah this is a pretty sweet list. That Shining rug is pretty damn creepy indeed but I’d almost have to put the Lebowski rug higher just b/c of the hilarious references to it in the film. My god that movie is so funny.
And of course, Aladdin — who could forget that magical carpet?
Thanks Tom! I always kind of put favorite movies as high as possible on these kinds of lists. I put The Big Lebowski high as it’s really THE one true rug movie. But, I have a terrible confession: I’m not the biggest fan of the movie. Shh – don’t tell! 😉
*ouch!!* heart / broken.
Lol. Nah. Just don’t go and tell Mark Walker (Marked Movies) that!!!!!! 😉
Hehe. He reviewed it for my Top 250 thing. Can’t remember if I told him that. I think so! Lol 🙂
T9M LOL how cool is this post? Cooler than a shag rug in the 60’s? YUP! Only you could do a top 10 list about rugs and it be totally funny and insightful. Good job!
Aww – that’s really sweet! Thanks! 🙂 I love this list. I kind of don’t want to post anything else now & have it get buried at the bottom of my blog. Lol 🙂
HA!!! This is the most random thing I’ve seen all day, but it’s also one of the most awesome things! What a brilliant idea for a top 10! I had hoped Aladdin would pop up on here, but these are all pretty perfect. 😀
Hehe. Thanks! Every once in a while my boring brain comes up with some weird shit. 😉 Now I have to try to outdo this list somehow! Lol
Oh I’m sure you’ll come up with something just as awesome. 🙂
Well, that was ….different! 😉
Look forward to your list of top ten tablecloths in film! 😛
Lol! Hmm…. You have me thinking now… I’m sure I could come up with at least a top five! 😉
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AMAZING POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it 🙂 🙂
So imaginative, though The Big Lebowski did spring to mind ha ha.
Hehe. Thanks! I’m afraid I’ll never top this top ten… Lol 🙂
It really is genius 🙂
Well, well, well. This was certainly an original little list here. I am so glad that THE rug was in here, it really tied this post together 😉
And it wouldn’t be complete without the magic carpet!!
Lol. It’s a post I’m almost proud of! 😉 I’ll admit that I’ve been noticing the wallpaper in movies I’ve watched since doing this list (A Tale Of Two Sisters had interesting wallpaper!). 😉
Oh my… that would be another great one 😉
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Great list! A few of these are great the decor icons in film – The Big Lebowski and The Shining. I love the inclusion of Christian Bale’s cap in American Hustle.
Oh, thank you! I’m so behind on replying to comments – glad I didn’t miss this. Was such a fun list to put together. I’d kind of love to have The Shining carpet! But suppose it would also be creepy as hell… : )
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What a fun post!
Thanks! 🙂 I had a lot of fun putting this together. Hmm. I wonder if there are any new movies I could add to this list now…
There’s the carpet the boy gets rolled up in, in Room. Not a very cheerful reference though.
Ohhh. I missed this comment!! I absolutely loved Room. Most emotional film I’ve seen in a very long time. It definitely needs adding to this list. That’s it – this list is getting an update. I’ll give it one more year! See if any carpets or rugs pop up in any 2020 movies first. 🙂
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