list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Solarbabies on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Solarbabies/31930/default.aspx Title: Solarbabies
Year: 1986
Director: Alan Johnson
Plot: A futuristic dystopia is the setting for this tale about good versus evil and a magical space-sphere out to reestablish a civilized society. An orphanage in a bleak and deserted landscape imprisons a large group of youngsters who have divided into good and bad groups. One day, while competing at roller-skate ball, the teams come across a bowling-ball-sized sphere named Bodhi (a Sanskrit word equivalent to "enlightened compassion"). Bodhi communicates with the good kids, but the bad ones cannot understand the sphere's electronic burbles. The nasty Darstar (Adrian Pasdar) steals Bodhi and heads out into the forbidden world beyond the orphanage. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:20:01 GMTSolarbabies1986Alan JohnsonA futuristic dystopia is the setting for this tale about good versus evil and a magical space-sphere out to reestablish a civilized society. An orphanage in a bleak and deserted landscape imprisons a large group of youngsters who have divided into good and bad groups. One day, while competing at roller-skate ball, the teams come across a bowling-ball-sized sphere named Bodhi (a Sanskrit word equivalent to "enlightened compassion"). Bodhi communicates with the good kids, but the bad ones cannot understand the sphere's electronic burbles. The nasty Darstar (<a href="/players/P____55288/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Adrian Pasdar</a>) steals Bodhi and heads out into the forbidden world beyond the orphanage. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide1112http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u33715jv91g.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Solarbabies/31930/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_5_Post_Apocalyptic_Films_the_1980s_guilty_ple/190/35039/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: benthams_head
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Post Date: 9/11/2008 5:20:01 PM
Body: In no particular order: - The Quiet Earth- an 80s-knock off of "The Omega Man". For you trivia buffs, this was the film that launched Bruno Lawrence into the realm of A-list superstardomThe Quiet Earth (1985). - The Day After - creepiest film I've ever seen. I'll watch "The Exorcist" again before I sit through this.The Day After (1983) - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome- If you were in elementary school around 1985, there was a good chance you teamed up with a bigger or smaller kid on the playground and referred to yourselves collectively as "Master & Blaster" Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Solarbabies - Has anyone watched this recently? After "American Anthem", may be the best unintentional comedy of the era. And, only in the 80s would the two lead characters in a movie be named Grock and Jason.Solarbabies (1986) - Night of the Comet- Another candidate for the latter group. Catherine Mary Stewart was a goddess!Best line: Daddy would have gotten us Uzis! Night of the Comet (1984)
]]>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:20:01 GMTbenthams_headTop 59/11/2008 5:20:01 PMIn no particular order: - The Quiet Earth- an 80s-knock off of "The Omega Man". For you trivia buffs, this was the film that launched Bruno Lawrence into the realm of A-list superstardomThe Quiet Earth (1985). - The Day After - creepiest film I've ever seen. I'll watch "The Exorcist" again before I sit through this.The Day After (1983) - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome- If you were in elementary school around 1985, there was a good chance you teamed up with a bigger or smaller kid on the playground and referred to yourselves collectively as "Master &amp; Blaster" Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Solarbabies - Has anyone watched this recently? After "American Anthem", may be the best unintentional comedy of the era. And, only in the 80s would the two lead characters in a movie be named Grock and Jason.Solarbabies (1986) - Night of the Comet- Another candidate for the latter group. Catherine Mary Stewart was a goddess!Best line: Daddy would have gotten us Uzis! Night of the Comet (1984) http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/5/30/30219.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 5/30/2008 6:01:00 PM
Body: It’s a sad day for Mel Brooks fans. With us still mourning yesterday’s passing of Harvey Korman, who appears in a number of Brooks’ films, today Page Six reports that the Spaceballs director is “quietly shuttering” his film production company, Brooksfilms. In addition to Brooks’ directorial works from A History of the World: Part 1 through Dracula: Dead and Loving It, the company also made such films as The Elephant Man, 84 Charing Cross Road, My Favorite Year and one of my childhood favorites, the underrated guilty pleasure Solarbabies. I first caught wind of the news from Stu over at Defamer, and seeing as how his post features a montage of Brooksfilm clips that excludes Solarbabies (for which he apologizes), I present you with a clip from the film here. Isn’t it great to know that breakdance and beatboxing is still cool in the waterless post-apocalyptic future? Another thing that would be cool in the future: a Broadway adaptation of Solarbabies. Hopefully Brooks will forget about that Blazing Saddles musical that’s rumored to be in the works and concentrate on bringing one of his non-classics to the stage. It’d be kinda like Starlight Express meets Urinetown. If Xanadu can be a hit and Young Frankenstein can’t, I say this idea should at least be explored. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 30 May 2008 22:01:00 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com5/30/2008 6:01:00 PM It’s a sad day for Mel Brooks fans. With us still mourning yesterday’s passing of Harvey Korman, who appears in a number of Brooks’ films, today Page Six reports that the Spaceballs director is “quietly shuttering” his film production company, Brooksfilms. In addition to Brooks’ directorial works from A History of the World: Part 1 through Dracula: Dead and Loving It, the company also made such films as The Elephant Man, 84 Charing Cross Road, My Favorite Year and one of my childhood favorites, the underrated guilty pleasure Solarbabies. I first caught wind of the news from Stu over at Defamer, and seeing as how his post features a montage of Brooksfilm clips that excludes Solarbabies (for which he apologizes), I present you with a clip from the film here. Isn’t it great to know that breakdance and beatboxing is still cool in the waterless post-apocalyptic future? Another thing that would be cool in the future: a Broadway adaptation of Solarbabies. Hopefully Brooks will forget about that Blazing Saddles musical that’s rumored to be in the works and concentrate on bringing one of his non-classics to the stage. It’d be kinda like Starlight Express meets Urinetown. If Xanadu can be a hit and Young Frankenstein can’t, I say this idea should at least be explored. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/teenagers/MemberTagFilms.aspxteenagers
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