He considers himself a man with a vision, a man for the future, a man with unrivalled boldness and ambition.
No, not Kanye West: federal MP Clive Palmer.
Yet with the Queenslander's aviation company going into administration - while he powers on with Titanic II and the Zeppelin airship - it seems his vision is firmly in the past.
Preferring to take to the seas and - slowly - to the skies in a dirigible rather than those pesty aeroplane things, there are a few movies that fondly remind Palmer of his favourite times.
Times when things were a lot less complicated, times without electricity, times without colour television and times when a man could proclaim that he was going to build not one but two ill-fated transportation devices better suited to the early 1900s without people questioning his sanity.
Yet in trying moments like these, when Palmer needs a pick me up, here are five favourite movies for a 'man of the future' such as himself.
Pleasantville
Usually a little 'science fiction' for his tastes, Palmer deeply connects with this story of a man wanting to immerse himself in an earlier time.
The Land Before Time
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It hits the mark on two of Palmer's favourite things: dinosaurs and the past. Related: Jurassic Park is his favourite comedy.
Tremors
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A guilty pleasure for the mining magnate, there's something oddly satisfying about the story of unearthed creatures swallowing people whole.
Titanic
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Well, obviously. OBVIOUSLY.
Around the World in 80 Days
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The 1956 version reinvigorates Palmer when he's feeling uninspired and flat on his ideas.
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