http://www.avmaniacs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33311&page=1
― Don't start the chain you know? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 July 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
The movie you want is 'Destiny to Order' 1989.
Here's the IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099412/
And here's a pic of the main character after changed into a woman along with Michael Ironside (The Bad Guy)
https://www.echobridgeentertainment.com/uploads/01675L.jpg
Enjoy.
― Chewie, Saturday, 2 July 2011 04:56 (twelve years ago) link
lol, a canadian film also released in poland, finland and west germany
MUST SEE!
― And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Saturday, 2 July 2011 05:19 (twelve years ago) link
if Tuomas says this isn't the movie I'm going to write a very sad rap about the whole experience
― love in a grain elevator (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 2 July 2011 06:14 (twelve years ago) link
Taglines:As a writer, J.D. is his own worst critic... until his characters come to life
― jed_, Saturday, 2 July 2011 06:34 (twelve years ago) link
He's been waiting 5 years to find out, is he still alive?
― Chewie, Saturday, 2 July 2011 06:54 (twelve years ago) link
Related:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Z0jiLTIV0&feature=related
― Mucho! Macho! Honcho!: Turn Off The Dark (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 2 July 2011 07:05 (twelve years ago) link
I forgot to ask: Do I win something for knowing this movie?
― Chewie, Saturday, 2 July 2011 08:51 (twelve years ago) link
― love in a grain elevator (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, July 2, 2011 6:14 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3-LxmrFm40
― skinny arbuckle (latebloomer), Saturday, 2 July 2011 09:21 (twelve years ago) link
Written by Max Power
― just sayin, Saturday, 2 July 2011 09:50 (twelve years ago) link
I'm on the edge of my seat....
― john valjean bon jovi (Neanderthal), Saturday, 2 July 2011 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
Breath: Bated
― She Got the Shakes, Sunday, 3 July 2011 00:12 (twelve years ago) link
goddammit where are you Tuomas, we NEED YOU
― estimate the percent chance that i break my foot off in your ass (Neanderthal), Sunday, 3 July 2011 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
oh my god, this has to be it. This HAS to be it!!
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 3 July 2011 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
Also Known As: Fikcja czy rzeczywistosc
― Walter Galt, Sunday, 3 July 2011 23:42 (twelve years ago) link
OMG, this sounds like it actually could be the one! The fact that it was released in Finland (and IMDb even gives the Finnish title to it) certainly supports the theory... Sadly, though, it doesn't look like it's available anywhere on DVD, or even as a torrent, so I can't confirm whether it's the right one. So frustrating! Looks like you can get an used VHS copy from Amazon, but I haven't had a VHS player (nor a TV set) for years.
― Tuomas, Monday, 4 July 2011 06:36 (twelve years ago) link
I have a copy. I can Dropbox it for you if you'd like.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 4 July 2011 06:49 (twelve years ago) link
Goddamn the internet is amazing!
― Nhex, Monday, 4 July 2011 06:52 (twelve years ago) link
'Tis. It'll take a while to upload but it's brewing now.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 4 July 2011 06:57 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know what Dropbox means, but if it means you can share it online, I'd be eternally grateful to you!
― Tuomas, Monday, 4 July 2011 06:59 (twelve years ago) link
you have this laying around as an avi ? like, of all the films you could possibly own?
― akm, Monday, 4 July 2011 07:07 (twelve years ago) link
amazing. finally, lol
― Ste, Monday, 4 July 2011 09:34 (twelve years ago) link
Btw, Chewie, how did you manage to find the movie?
― Tuomas, Monday, 4 July 2011 10:05 (twelve years ago) link
That is amazing. I started that AV Maniacs thread mentioned above several years ago - those guys know every old thing - and they couldn't crack it. Well done, Chewie.
― She Got the Shakes, Monday, 4 July 2011 10:16 (twelve years ago) link
chewie you beautiful bastard
― Ayatollah Colm Meaney (Princess TamTam), Monday, 4 July 2011 10:29 (twelve years ago) link
Looks like there must've been some kind of deal between the local Finnish television channel and the Canadian distributor of "Destiny to Order", because a lot of of obscure Canadian movies (including this one by the same guy who wrote and directed "Destiny to Call") were shown on Finnish TV back in the 80s and early 90s.
― Tuomas, Monday, 4 July 2011 10:35 (twelve years ago) link
my god... how deep does this rabbit hole go...
― Ayatollah Colm Meaney (Princess TamTam), Monday, 4 July 2011 10:37 (twelve years ago) link
Me and my mum had this thing, where if a v obscure weird film came on TV at random, we'd look at each other and say "its Canadian". We were usually correct.
"PIN" is the one I recall most clearly from this.
― Bloompsday (Trayce), Monday, 4 July 2011 10:57 (twelve years ago) link
Aus TV has a weird symbiosis with Canada too. Theres loads of Aus ABC/CBC productions about.
― Bloompsday (Trayce), Monday, 4 July 2011 10:58 (twelve years ago) link
think those weird canadian films were rife - national film board of canada output (where boards of canada got their name)
― koogs, Monday, 4 July 2011 11:52 (twelve years ago) link
(um i may be confusing NFB with the children's film foundation)
― koogs, Monday, 4 July 2011 12:12 (twelve years ago) link
How'd I find it? Well, I had actually seen the clip where the guy is turned into a hooker on YouTube before, but its since been removed.
I was actually trying to remember the name of the movie for myself, and I ran across this thread. Then I remembered there's a site called 'metamorphose.org' which is a great resource for ANY kind of transformation in movies or tv.
I figured I'd ask at metamorphose, since they were the guys who directed me to the clip on youtube in the first place.
It took metamorphose.org 15 minutes to crack it. You've been asking the wrong people. So, do I win anything for being kind enough to register an account on this site just to answer Tuomas' thread? A cash gift perhaps?
― Chewie, Monday, 4 July 2011 12:21 (twelve years ago) link
edit:
I figured linking the picture would clinch it for people, hope it helped.
― Chewie, Monday, 4 July 2011 12:23 (twelve years ago) link
You win free life membership to ILX iirc
― cloaca flocka flame (NickB), Monday, 4 July 2011 12:33 (twelve years ago) link
dubious about this
― undeɹrated ærosm?th b∞tlegs I have pwned (sic), Monday, 4 July 2011 12:49 (twelve years ago) link
No - it's true - they've done many features and at least two multi-season TV series' as international co-productions.
And it still happens today:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadian-pro-market-adds-australian-173921
― She Got the Shakes, Monday, 4 July 2011 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
state-funded prod cos are nothing to do with the /\.ǀ3.<. though
― undeɹrated ærosm?th b∞tlegs I have pwned (sic), Monday, 4 July 2011 14:06 (twelve years ago) link
tuomas, I sent you an ilx email with the link to the film. Let me know if you don't get it.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 4 July 2011 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
I got your email, but there's no link included in it. Maybe you could try to send it again...
― Tuomas, Monday, 4 July 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
Sent it again. Let me know what's up.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Monday, 4 July 2011 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
Okay, I got the link, thanks a lot! Downloading the file, I'm so excited about this...!
― Tuomas, Monday, 4 July 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
it's been a banner week for lost and found on ilx
― ain't nuthin but a chicken waaaang (forksclovetofu), Monday, 4 July 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
Love this thread. It's an epic saga!
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Monday, 4 July 2011 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
I even looked to see if Destiny to Order came up in Netflix Streaming as so many other out-of-print films do. No dice.
― Breezy Summer Jam (MintIce), Monday, 4 July 2011 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
FOR CHRISSAKES TUOMAS WE NEED SOME CLOSURE HERE
― death to ilx, long live the frogbs (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Monday, 4 July 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
I watched the movie halfway through, and this is the one! After years of looking we found it! Thank you, Chewie and KJB!
I didn't have the time to watch the movie 'til the end, but looks like it has everything I remember it having: the faux-noir feel, the gender change, the villain making the protagonist speak by rapping. Which leads to some wonderfully silly hamming by Michael Ironside: "I play you Wagner, and you give me Rapmaninov?!".
― Tuomas, Monday, 4 July 2011 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
between this and bin laden's death i feel like a whole decade is finally behind us
― death to ilx, long live the frogbs (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Monday, 4 July 2011 22:35 (twelve years ago) link
By the way, Kevin, do you think it'd be okay if I share the download link here? Maybe someone else might want to watch the movie too?
― Tuomas, Monday, 4 July 2011 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
oh man, the internet is amazing sometimes. well done, Chewie!
― sticky crisco (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 4 July 2011 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
why do i have a feeling kjb is gonna say "okay" and tuomas is gonna post the link and then we're gonna have the longest-simmering rickroll of all time
― death to ilx, long live the frogbs (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Monday, 4 July 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link