If there’s anything I like better than the plumbing industry, it’s the movie industry. Why not combine the two? So the next time you go to Blockbuster only to find the newest releases — all 86 copies of, say, “Fools Rush In” — are out, well, don’t despair. There’s plenty of options, including a lot of movies in which the tools of your trade figure more prominently than you may have imagined. Next time, you’re in the mood for a good movie check out some of these beauties.
2. The Godfather. In my book, this is not only the best movie ever made, but the best movie that will ever be made. That’s all the more reason plumbing contractors should cherish this treasure because where else would the Corleone family have ended up if it wasn’t for the gun taped behind the toilet in the back of Louis’ Restaurant? There certainly wouldn’t have been a Part II or III, I can tell you that. Nope, it’s one of the old-fashioned, pull the chain toilets that saves the day and leads Michael Corleone eventually down the road to damnation. Plus, the scene that precedes the restaurant killing has one of the best lines in a movie full of memorable dialogue. So rent The Godfather, and pick up II and III while you’re at it. Just don’t plan on going anywhere for 10 hours.