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
It hits the mark on two of Palmer's favourite things: dinosaurs and the past. Related: Jurassic Park is his favourite comedy.
Tremors
A guilty pleasure for the mining magnate, there's something oddly satisfying about the story of unearthed creatures swallowing people whole.
Titanic
Well, obviously. OBVIOUSLY.
Around the World in 80 Days
The 1956 version reinvigorates Palmer when he's feeling uninspired and flat on his ideas.
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