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Year: 1989
Director: Stephen Herek
Plot: With only a few days before their high-school graduation, it looks like airheaded rock star wannabes Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are doomed to flunk all their finals. The boys' long-suffering teacher (Bernie Casey) gives them one more chance. If they can ace an oral exam on the topic of how a famous historical personality might react to modern times, they will be allowed to pass. If not, Ted's dad will plunk the boy into military school, thereby breaking up the boys' garage band permanently. Bill and Ted receive unexpected aid from a very unexpected source: Rufus (George Carlin), an Emissary from the Future. It seems that in Rufus' time, Bill and Ted's rock music is the basis of all society-and if their band is aborted, Rufus' world will no longer exist. Thus, Bill and Ted are whisked off in a time machine (actually a telephone booth) to retrieve a few historical characters--including Joan of Arc, Abe Lincoln, Napoleon and Beethoven--as "eyewitnesses" for their crucial oral exam. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure inspired both a sequel (Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey) and a Saturday morning cartoon series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 14 May 2009 23:41:37 GMTBill & Ted's Excellent Adventure1989Stephen HerekWith only a few days before their high-school graduation, it looks like airheaded rock star wannabes Bill (<a href="/players/P___117081/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Alex Winter</a>) and Ted (<a href="/players/P____59355/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Keanu Reeves</a>) are doomed to flunk all their finals. The boys' long-suffering teacher (<a href="/players/P____11553/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bernie Casey</a>) gives them one more chance. If they can ace an oral exam on the topic of how a famous historical personality might react to modern times, they will be allowed to pass. If not, Ted's dad will plunk the boy into military school, thereby breaking up the boys' garage band permanently. Bill and Ted receive unexpected aid from a very unexpected source: Rufus (<a href="/players/P____10949/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>George Carlin</a>), an Emissary from the Future. It seems that in Rufus' time, Bill and Ted's rock music is the basis of all society-and if their band is aborted, Rufus' world will no longer exist. Thus, Bill and Ted are whisked off in a time machine (actually a telephone booth) to retrieve a few historical characters--including Joan of Arc, Abe Lincoln, Napoleon and Beethoven--as "eyewitnesses" for their crucial oral exam. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure inspired both a sequel (Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey) and a Saturday morning cartoon series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide97Tag Target (>10)67853http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t64167jg5fa.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Bill_Ted_s_Excellent_Adventure/3270/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/the_mow/archive/2009/5/1/41956.aspx Post By: The_MOW
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Body: Two bonehead California high school students (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) are going to flunk out of school. Because of their grades, which rides on their grade on an oral report for History class, they might never live their dream of a hit band called Wyld Stalyns. What they don't know is that if they flunk, it will change the history of the entire planet in a most heinous way. With help from a time traveler from the future named "Rufus" (stand-up comic George Carlin), the two go throughout the past in a time machine designed to look like a public telephone booth. However, "Rufus" leaves the two to take their most excellent adventure on their own. The two go to various points in time and abduct some famous figures from history. And they do it in a fun way for not only their lunkhead selves, but the fun of the audience as well. Most of the fictional cast is not as defined as the two title characters. The historical cast requires some knowledge of history -- so, I suggest that you do a little studying before seeing the movie because the historical characters aren't written entirely accurate. However, they are written, by design, in a comical way. Some of the historical characters do not speak English, which creates some pretty good comedic moments. There are also other comedic moments throughout the film that will make you laugh out loud, but you won't bust a gut. The time travel effects don't hold up in the 17 years since the film's release in 1989. They are interesting, but nothing spectacular like CGI could create these days. Another problem with this movie is that "Bill" (Winter) and "Ted" (Reeves) do not spend enough time in the time periods they visit. This is because there are just too many historical figures to deal with. Some of them just appear in the film and are kidnapped by "Bill" and "Ted" without any character development. This also hampers the romance storyline between the two title characters and the "Princess Babes" (Diane Franklin and Kimberley LaBelle), not to mention the character development of the two ladies. Though not an outrageously funny movie, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is fun enough for a fun movie night at home with the family.
]]>Fri, 01 May 2009 21:26:44 GMTThe_MOWThe_MOW Blog5/1/2009 5:26:44 PMTwo bonehead California high school students (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) are going to flunk out of school. Because of their grades, which rides on their grade on an oral report for History class, they might never live their dream of a hit band called Wyld Stalyns. What they don't know is that if they flunk, it will change the history of the entire planet in a most heinous way. With help from a time traveler from the future named "Rufus" (stand-up comic George Carlin), the two go throughout the past in a time machine designed to look like a public telephone booth. However, "Rufus" leaves the two to take their most excellent adventure on their own. The two go to various points in time and abduct some famous figures from history. And they do it in a fun way for not only their lunkhead selves, but the fun of the audience as well. Most of the fictional cast is not as defined as the two title characters. The historical cast requires some knowledge of history -- so, I suggest that you do a little studying before seeing the movie because the historical characters aren't written entirely accurate. However, they are written, by design, in a comical way. Some of the historical characters do not speak English, which creates some pretty good comedic moments. There are also other comedic moments throughout the film that will make you laugh out loud, but you won't bust a gut. The time travel effects don't hold up in the 17 years since the film's release in 1989. They are interesting, but nothing spectacular like CGI could create these days. Another problem with this movie is that "Bill" (Winter) and "Ted" (Reeves) do not spend enough time in the time periods they visit. This is because there are just too many historical figures to deal with. Some of them just appear in the film and are kidnapped by "Bill" and "Ted" without any character development. This also hampers the romance storyline between the two title characters and the "Princess Babes" (Diane Franklin and Kimberley LaBelle), not to mention the character development of the two ladies. Though not an outrageously funny movie, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is fun enough for a fun movie night at home with the family. http://www.spout.com/groups/sci_fi/Re_The_Problem_with_Time_Travel/4/38621/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 12/19/2008 2:30:13 PM
Body: For my money, nothing beats the original The Terminator for a good time travel story that solves the whole paradox problem. It uses what's called the circular causality explanation of time travel, which means that it's not possible to change the course of history. You can travel back in time, but it will not result in any changes to history because everything you did in the past has already happened. This is a particularly popular time travel theory and makes for great stories with wonderfully ironic endings, such as the aforementioned The Terminator, in which Skynet sends back a robot to kill the mother of its enemy, but neglects to consider that the rebels will send back Reese, who ends up fathering their enemy! Furthermore, Skynet only comes into existence because of the remains of the terminator that got sent back. This is a theory that has been used in other films as well. Someone already mentioned 12 Monkeys, which uses the same theory. Interestingly enough, so does Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (though I don't know if I would say they did a very rigorous job, towards the end, they do make good use of this theory). Annoyingly, Terminator 2 kinda takes the opposite view and features a bunch of people attempting to stop the future. The more I think about it, the less I like T2.
]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:30:13 GMTmcioccosci-fi12/19/2008 2:30:13 PMFor my money, nothing beats the original The Terminator for a good time travel story that solves the whole paradox problem. It uses what's called the circular causality explanation of time travel, which means that it's not possible to change the course of history. You can travel back in time, but it will not result in any changes to history because everything you did in the past has already happened. This is a particularly popular time travel theory and makes for great stories with wonderfully ironic endings, such as the aforementioned The Terminator, in which Skynet sends back a robot to kill the mother of its enemy, but neglects to consider that the rebels will send back Reese, who ends up fathering their enemy! Furthermore, Skynet only comes into existence because of the remains of the terminator that got sent back. This is a theory that has been used in other films as well. Someone already mentioned 12 Monkeys, which uses the same theory. Interestingly enough, so does Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (though I don't know if I would say they did a very rigorous job, towards the end, they do make good use of this theory). Annoyingly, Terminator 2 kinda takes the opposite view and features a bunch of people attempting to stop the future. The more I think about it, the less I like T2. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/26/37694.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/26/2008 5:01:30 PM
Body: Black Friday is a scary time for shoppers in any given year. The crowds, the lines, the difficulty finding parking — all these and more are common annoyances on the day after Thanksgiving, as millions upon millions of Americans begin the Christmas season by making a run for the shopping malls and department stores in hopes of finding the best bargains. This year, of course, the economic downturn will make the day even worse than usual. The stores may be desperately holding the biggest sales we’ll ever witness, but lowest prices aren’t quite low enough for those who are broke or bankrupt. So, you may stay home this Friday. Perhaps you’ll at least make some minor online purchases, because you’re a patriotic, consuming American and it’s kind of like an unofficial holiday in our capitalist democracy. But don’t not go out to the mall simply because of the craziness potentially happening on its many floors of fashion and furnishings. You mustn’t be frightened of the crowds. Just recall any or all of the following ten movie scenes and by comparison you’ll think your Black Friday errands are like a stroll in the park. 10. Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. Sinbad in Jingle All the Way (1996) Maybe in the past there were physical fights for Cabbage Patch Kids or Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but in the age of the Internet, there are easier ways of tracking down hot items on your kid’s wish list. So, while this sequence depicting two fathers’ desperate attempts to locate a Turbo Man toy is ridiculously exaggerated and despicably malicious for its time, it’s now even farther from likelihood and even less possible to sympathize with or relate to. 9. Beethoven shops for keyboards, Genghis Khan tries out baseball bats and other historical figures experience 1980s mall culture in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988) Obviously you don’t think you’ll be running into such oldies as Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc or Billy the Kid, but there could be some relatively ancient folks out and about Friday. And they may not be familiar with such newfangled presents as iPods and Blu-ray. But give the Grannies a break, because they haven’t yet mastered Amazon.com and its not like they’re causing too much ruckus. Unlike Joan and Genghis. 8. Madison learns English at Bloomingdales in Splash (1984) Maybe it is plausible for a mermaid to pick up the local language by watching a few hours of television. How are we to prove otherwise? But wouldn’t she have some kind of an accent if she were used to communicating with high-pitched shrieks? Whatever, it’s obviously not the movie for such questions regarding believabilty. Here’s the more important thing to consider: of all the yelling and screaming going on at the shops this Friday, nothing will be as bad as Madison’s pronunciation of her real name. Also, I bet modern TV screens aren’t as easily shattered. 7. Neo-Nazi salesman at the Army Surplus store in Falling Down (1993) It’s true that many salespersons and cashiers are slow, rude, incompetent or all of the above. But thank goodness there aren’t actually a lot of sexist, homophobic neo-Nazis helping you as you buy shoes. As much as you think you’ve experienced the worst employee ever hired by a retail chain, chances are it wasn’t as much of an inconvenience as it was for William Foster (Michael Douglas) to have to deal with this “sick asshole.” 6. Technicolor fashion show in The Women (1939) This scene is so unnecessary to the film’s plot that it was easily removed for some modern screenings. Mostly it seems just to serve as a showcase for costume designer Adrian, whose fashions are displayed in Technicolor, while the rest of the film is presented in black and white. For the film’s characters to wear any of those outfits, they would have appeared too bold and sexy for their time (it would be like in Pleasantville). Imagine shopping in a store where the clothes aren’t even in the same color spectrum as the world you live in? Okay, in some stores it does seem like that’s the case, but nowhere near as bad as this. 5. Bizarre fashion show in True Stories (1986) And despite its dismissal of physics, the parade in The Women is nowhere near as bad as the fashion show in this bizarre film from Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. There’s not even anything that can be said for this scene other than that we should all be thankful the kids aren’t wearing anything quite so ridiculous. Even some of the stuff at Hot Topic seems more normal in comparison. 4. After hours shopping spree in Modern Times (1936) One great fantasy for all good, consumerist Americans is the empty-store scenario. Whether it’s the end of the world (a la Night of the Comet and 28 Days Later) or simply after hours (Mannequin; El Crimen Ferpecto), the dream is somewhat the same: free reign on all the goods in the store, from food to fashion to roller skates. And for a poor little gamin in Modern Times, it’s like a heavenly shopping spree, even if none of the items are to leave the department store when the fun is over. However, as much as you might hope you had the stores all to yourself on Friday, be thankful that you’re obeying the rules and laws and therefore won’t be arrested when the shopping’s done. 3. Mall car chase in The Blues Brothers (1980) Good thing there’s a quick shot of a Toys “R” Us customer asking a cashier for a Miss Piggy doll or this scene wouldn’t really have anything to do with shopping. It would just simply be a chaotic car chase through a shopping mall. Of course, the destruction could still read as a destroying of the idea of capitalism, just as a similar reading is made about the mall fight in Jackie Chan’s Police Story, as well as any other such mall-set action scene, of which there seemed to be plenty in the materialistic 1980s. As fun as it seems, and as frustrated you might get on Friday, please don’t drive your car into any stores. 2. Zombies go shopping in Dawn of the Dead (1978) This movie is not just some horror flick about people trapped in a mall, threatened by a terrorizing enemy. That’s Chopping Mall. Or the Dawn of the Dead remake. No, this is a satire of consumerism, and all those zombies are representative of the folks you’ll be encountering on Black Friday. But at least they won’t try and eat you. Probably. 1. Richard Pryor is reduced to property in The Toy (1982) Kids are really spoiled these days, even more than they were twenty-six years ago, but no matter how hard it is to imagine what to get the boy who has everything, don’t even think of asking an African-American man if you can buy him for your son. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:01:30 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/26/2008 5:01:30 PMBlack Friday is a scary time for shoppers in any given year. The crowds, the lines, the difficulty finding parking — all these and more are common annoyances on the day after Thanksgiving, as millions upon millions of Americans begin the Christmas season by making a run for the shopping malls and department stores in hopes of finding the best bargains. This year, of course, the economic downturn will make the day even worse than usual. The stores may be desperately holding the biggest sales we’ll ever witness, but lowest prices aren’t quite low enough for those who are broke or bankrupt. So, you may stay home this Friday. Perhaps you’ll at least make some minor online purchases, because you’re a patriotic, consuming American and it’s kind of like an unofficial holiday in our capitalist democracy. But don’t not go out to the mall simply because of the craziness potentially happening on its many floors of fashion and furnishings. You mustn’t be frightened of the crowds. Just recall any or all of the following ten movie scenes and by comparison you’ll think your Black Friday errands are like a stroll in the park. 10. Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. Sinbad in Jingle All the Way (1996) Maybe in the past there were physical fights for Cabbage Patch Kids or Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but in the age of the Internet, there are easier ways of tracking down hot items on your kid’s wish list. So, while this sequence depicting two fathers’ desperate attempts to locate a Turbo Man toy is ridiculously exaggerated and despicably malicious for its time, it’s now even farther from likelihood and even less possible to sympathize with or relate to. 9. Beethoven shops for keyboards, Genghis Khan tries out baseball bats and other historical figures experience 1980s mall culture in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988) Obviously you don’t think you’ll be running into such oldies as Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc or Billy the Kid, but there could be some relatively ancient folks out and about Friday. And they may not be familiar with such newfangled presents as iPods and Blu-ray. But give the Grannies a break, because they haven’t yet mastered Amazon.com and its not like they’re causing too much ruckus. Unlike Joan and Genghis. 8. Madison learns English at Bloomingdales in Splash (1984) Maybe it is plausible for a mermaid to pick up the local language by watching a few hours of television. How are we to prove otherwise? But wouldn’t she have some kind of an accent if she were used to communicating with high-pitched shrieks? Whatever, it’s obviously not the movie for such questions regarding believabilty. Here’s the more important thing to consider: of all the yelling and screaming going on at the shops this Friday, nothing will be as bad as Madison’s pronunciation of her real name. Also, I bet modern TV screens aren’t as easily shattered. 7. Neo-Nazi salesman at the Army Surplus store in Falling Down (1993) It’s true that many salespersons and cashiers are slow, rude, incompetent or all of the above. But thank goodness there aren’t actually a lot of sexist, homophobic neo-Nazis helping you as you buy shoes. As much as you think you’ve experienced the worst employee ever hired by a retail chain, chances are it wasn’t as much of an inconvenience as it was for William Foster (Michael Douglas) to have to deal with this “sick asshole.” 6. Technicolor fashion show in The Women (1939) This scene is so unnecessary to the film’s plot that it was easily removed for some modern screenings. Mostly it seems just to serve as a showcase for costume designer Adrian, whose fashions are displayed in Technicolor, while the rest of the film is presented in black and white. For the film’s characters to wear any of those outfits, they would have appeared too bold and sexy for their time (it would be like in Pleasantville). Imagine shopping in a store where the clothes aren’t even in the same color spectrum as the world you live in? Okay, in some stores it does seem like that’s the case, but nowhere near as bad as this. 5. Bizarre fashion show in True Stories (1986) And despite its dismissal of physics, the parade in The Women is nowhere near as bad as the fashion show in this bizarre film from Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. There’s not even anything that can be said for this scene other than that we should all be thankful the kids aren’t wearing anything quite so ridiculous. Even some of the stuff at Hot Topic seems more normal in comparison. 4. After hours shopping spree in Modern Times (1936) One great fantasy for all good, consumerist Americans is the empty-store scenario. Whether it’s the end of the world (a la Night of the Comet and 28 Days Later) or simply after hours (Mannequin; El Crimen Ferpecto), the dream is somewhat the same: free reign on all the goods in the store, from food to fashion to roller skates. And for a poor little gamin in Modern Times, it’s like a heavenly shopping spree, even if none of the items are to leave the department store when the fun is over. However, as much as you might hope you had the stores all to yourself on Friday, be thankful that you’re obeying the rules and laws and therefore won’t be arrested when the shopping’s done. 3. Mall car chase in The Blues Brothers (1980) Good thing there’s a quick shot of a Toys “R” Us customer asking a cashier for a Miss Piggy doll or this scene wouldn’t really have anything to do with shopping. It would just simply be a chaotic car chase through a shopping mall. Of course, the destruction could still read as a destroying of the idea of capitalism, just as a similar reading is made about the mall fight in Jackie Chan’s Police Story, as well as any other such mall-set action scene, of which there seemed to be plenty in the materialistic 1980s. As fun as it seems, and as frustrated you might get on Friday, please don’t drive your car into any stores. 2. Zombies go shopping in Dawn of the Dead (1978) This movie is not just some horror flick about people trapped in a mall, threatened by a terrorizing enemy. That’s Chopping Mall. Or the Dawn of the Dead remake. No, this is a satire of consumerism, and all those zombies are representative of the folks you’ll be encountering on Black Friday. But at least they won’t try and eat you. Probably. 1. Richard Pryor is reduced to property in The Toy (1982) Kids are really spoiled these days, even more than they were twenty-six years ago, but no matter how hard it is to imagine what to get the boy who has everything, don’t even think of asking an African-American man if you can buy him for your son. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/13/33965.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 8/13/2008 3:01:08 PM
Body: From what I hear, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is really bad. Bad enough for the king of the fanboys, Harry Knowles, to reportedly write, “I hated the film. HATED IT. REALLY HATED IT.” Bad enough that Warner Bros. had the review removed from Aint it Cool News due to a review embargo — though probably it had more to do with it being so damaging to the studio’s marketing of the film (apparently Warners had no issue with Variety publishing its so-so review on the same day). I’m not in the least bit surprised. Most people I know who used to be big Star Wars fans won’t be bothering to see the film. But if it bombs at the box office this weekend, what will that mean for Lucasfilm’s upcoming Clone Wars animated series, which is set to spin off from the movie? The show will probably do OK, thanks to the few geeks who still worship the franchise, but it’s not likely to make my list of best animated series spun off from movies: Muppet Babies - The cute infant versions of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and (most of) the others officially debuted in The Muppets Take Manhattan, so this cartoon series counts. Even though my brother disagrees (”the Muppets are a whole entity outside of the movies”). And it’s so good that I’d almost say it’s the best Muppet project ever. It’s at least better than the movie it spun off from. Plus, it was especially entertaining for movie fans. Long before Family Guy did it, the Muppet Babies had their own brilliant animated take on the Star Wars films. Star Wars: Droids - When I was a kid, I definitely preferred the cuter, longer-running Star Wars: Ewoks (both cartoons were later united as Ewoks & Droids Adventure Hour), but looking back, Droids was the cooler series because it retained Anthony Daniels as the voice of C-3PO (R2-D2 was humorously credited as himself) and featured characters like Boba Fett and IG-88. As a bonus, it also featured an awesome theme song co-written and performed by Stewart Copeland. The only theme that might top it is the Fat Boys’ rap for Police Academy: The Series. Back to the Future - I’m a sucker for cartoon spin-offs that feature voices from the original movies, and this one had both Mary Steenburgen (Clara Brown) and Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tannen) reprising their roles. Strangely enough, the animated Doc Brown was voiced by Dan Castellaneta (also the voice of Homer Simpson), while the live-action Doc Brown, who introduced and closed each episode, was actually played by the movies’ Christopher Lloyd. Someone please put this show on DVD already. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures - Even better than BTTF, this cartoon initially featured the voices of the three original stars of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin. Unfortunately, the bogus second season of the series screwed everything up with a different production company (DiC instead of Hanna-Barbera), new actors (Evan Richards and Christopher Kennedy, stars of the live-action Bill & Ted series) and a broader premise (the dudes could now travel into literature, TV shows and the human body). At least for awhile, the series was most triumphant. Beetlejuice - Talk about changing the premise. I don’t know what the creators were thinking when they decided to suddenly make Beetlejuice and Lydia best friends, but somehow it works. And, as much as I’d have loved for Winona Ryder to reprise her role, I’m glad Lydia was voiced by one of my favorites, Alyson Court (Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series and Veronica in The New Archies). I don’t understand how it really fits with the plot of Tim Burton’s movie anymore than I get why Daniel and Mr Miyagi were suddenly adventurers in the Karate Kid cartoon, but I was at least a big fan of the imaginative Netherworld setting of the Beetlejuice series. The Real Ghostbusters - Like Beetlejuice, this animated version of Ghostbusters turned enemies into friends by making Slimer a cute mascot. In fact, the series was eventually retitled Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters because of how kids responded to the green guy, with Slimer receiving his own half-hour storylines. This despite the initial attraction of the series having a darker tone than most Saturday morning cartoons. TaleSpin - Forget all the later Disney cartoon series based on animated features, this was the best and most inspired. Maybe because it’s another example in which the premise of the series is completely different than the premise of the films. Aside from starring the characters Baloo, Louie and Shere Khan, it has nothing at all to do with The Jungle Book. And except for the lack of songs performed by Louis Prima, the series is much cooler than the movie. She-Ra: Princess of Power - I’m counting this even though the movie it’s spun off from, The Secret of the Sword, is also the first four episodes of the series. It was released theatrically, though. Besides, including it on the list means I don’t have to choose a best of the three lame Jim Carrey movie spin offs (The Mask; Dumb and Dumber; Ace Ventura), nor do I have to familiarize myself with The Animatrix, which I’m sure has it’s fans, or attempt to justify the cool in theory but terrible in reality Teen Wolf cartoon. Toxic Crusaders - Among all the R-rated movies that were turned into cartoons for kids — including First Blood (Rambo), Highlander, RoboCop and Police Academy – the decision to make an animated series out of The Toxic Avenger is the most questionable and therefore the most ingenious. I doubt something like this could be created today; we kids of the ’80s were just more exposed to inappropriate material and also had room for more sanitized versions. I saw the original, extremely violent movie when I was 8 years old and would have also loved this cartoon back then, despite it’s lack of head-crushings and nudity. Unfortunately, it didn’t debut until I was in my teens, when I was typically sleeping in on Saturday mornings and napping on weekday afternoons. Clerks - I’ve honestly never seen this cartoon, but I have a good reason to include it. While taking a film studies course titled American Film Comedy in college, I had a classmate who literally finished each session — having just watched The Circus, The General, Sherlock Jr., Duck Soup, The Palm Beach Story, It, Trouble in Paradise, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, His Girl Friday, It Should Happen to You, Tootsie or some other classic — by saying, in all seriousness, “I guess I don’t have the right sense of humor for these movies. I prefer smart comedies like Chasing Amy.” A devout Kevin Smith fan, he also continuously would reference the animated Clerks series, despite the fact that nobody else seemed to have any familiarity with it. For a cartoon spin-off to so completely appease the biggest fan of the movie, it has to be considered a success. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:01:08 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/13/2008 3:01:08 PM From what I hear, Star Wars: The Clone Wars is really bad. Bad enough for the king of the fanboys, Harry Knowles, to reportedly write, “I hated the film. HATED IT. REALLY HATED IT.” Bad enough that Warner Bros. had the review removed from Aint it Cool News due to a review embargo — though probably it had more to do with it being so damaging to the studio’s marketing of the film (apparently Warners had no issue with Variety publishing its so-so review on the same day). I’m not in the least bit surprised. Most people I know who used to be big Star Wars fans won’t be bothering to see the film. But if it bombs at the box office this weekend, what will that mean for Lucasfilm’s upcoming Clone Wars animated series, which is set to spin off from the movie? The show will probably do OK, thanks to the few geeks who still worship the franchise, but it’s not likely to make my list of best animated series spun off from movies: Muppet Babies - The cute infant versions of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and (most of) the others officially debuted in The Muppets Take Manhattan, so this cartoon series counts. Even though my brother disagrees (”the Muppets are a whole entity outside of the movies”). And it’s so good that I’d almost say it’s the best Muppet project ever. It’s at least better than the movie it spun off from. Plus, it was especially entertaining for movie fans. Long before Family Guy did it, the Muppet Babies had their own brilliant animated take on the Star Wars films. Star Wars: Droids - When I was a kid, I definitely preferred the cuter, longer-running Star Wars: Ewoks (both cartoons were later united as Ewoks & Droids Adventure Hour), but looking back, Droids was the cooler series because it retained Anthony Daniels as the voice of C-3PO (R2-D2 was humorously credited as himself) and featured characters like Boba Fett and IG-88. As a bonus, it also featured an awesome theme song co-written and performed by Stewart Copeland. The only theme that might top it is the Fat Boys’ rap for Police Academy: The Series. Back to the Future - I’m a sucker for cartoon spin-offs that feature voices from the original movies, and this one had both Mary Steenburgen (Clara Brown) and Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tannen) reprising their roles. Strangely enough, the animated Doc Brown was voiced by Dan Castellaneta (also the voice of Homer Simpson), while the live-action Doc Brown, who introduced and closed each episode, was actually played by the movies’ Christopher Lloyd. Someone please put this show on DVD already. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures - Even better than BTTF, this cartoon initially featured the voices of the three original stars of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin. Unfortunately, the bogus second season of the series screwed everything up with a different production company (DiC instead of Hanna-Barbera), new actors (Evan Richards and Christopher Kennedy, stars of the live-action Bill & Ted series) and a broader premise (the dudes could now travel into literature, TV shows and the human body). At least for awhile, the series was most triumphant. Beetlejuice - Talk about changing the premise. I don’t know what the creators were thinking when they decided to suddenly make Beetlejuice and Lydia best friends, but somehow it works. And, as much as I’d have loved for Winona Ryder to reprise her role, I’m glad Lydia was voiced by one of my favorites, Alyson Court (Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series and Veronica in The New Archies). I don’t understand how it really fits with the plot of Tim Burton’s movie anymore than I get why Daniel and Mr Miyagi were suddenly adventurers in the Karate Kid cartoon, but I was at least a big fan of the imaginative Netherworld setting of the Beetlejuice series. The Real Ghostbusters - Like Beetlejuice, this animated version of Ghostbusters turned enemies into friends by making Slimer a cute mascot. In fact, the series was eventually retitled Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters because of how kids responded to the green guy, with Slimer receiving his own half-hour storylines. This despite the initial attraction of the series having a darker tone than most Saturday morning cartoons. TaleSpin - Forget all the later Disney cartoon series based on animated features, this was the best and most inspired. Maybe because it’s another example in which the premise of the series is completely different than the premise of the films. Aside from starring the characters Baloo, Louie and Shere Khan, it has nothing at all to do with The Jungle Book. And except for the lack of songs performed by Louis Prima, the series is much cooler than the movie. She-Ra: Princess of Power - I’m counting this even though the movie it’s spun off from, The Secret of the Sword, is also the first four episodes of the series. It was released theatrically, though. Besides, including it on the list means I don’t have to choose a best of the three lame Jim Carrey movie spin offs (The Mask; Dumb and Dumber; Ace Ventura), nor do I have to familiarize myself with The Animatrix, which I’m sure has it’s fans, or attempt to justify the cool in theory but terrible in reality Teen Wolf cartoon. Toxic Crusaders - Among all the R-rated movies that were turned into cartoons for kids — including First Blood (Rambo), Highlander, RoboCop and Police Academy – the decision to make an animated series out of The Toxic Avenger is the most questionable and therefore the most ingenious. I doubt something like this could be created today; we kids of the ’80s were just more exposed to inappropriate material and also had room for more sanitized versions. I saw the original, extremely violent movie when I was 8 years old and would have also loved this cartoon back then, despite it’s lack of head-crushings and nudity. Unfortunately, it didn’t debut until I was in my teens, when I was typically sleeping in on Saturday mornings and napping on weekday afternoons. Clerks - I’ve honestly never seen this cartoon, but I have a good reason to include it. While taking a film studies course titled American Film Comedy in college, I had a classmate who literally finished each session — having just watched The Circus, The General, Sherlock Jr., Duck Soup, The Palm Beach Story, It, Trouble in Paradise, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, His Girl Friday, It Should Happen to You, Tootsie or some other classic — by saying, in all seriousness, “I guess I don’t have the right sense of humor for these movies. I prefer smart comedies like Chasing Amy.” A devout Kevin Smith fan, he also continuously would reference the animated Clerks series, despite the fact that nobody else seemed to have any familiarity with it. For a cartoon spin-off to so completely appease the biggest fan of the movie, it has to be considered a success. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/23/31558.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 6/23/2008 1:00:41 PM
Body: Though it may be more appropriate to watch videos of his comedy routines, particularly of his classic “Seven Dirty Words” bit or his routine on death, this is a film blog, so I’m sharing a clip from … an animated television series. But it’s a cartoon spun-off from a movie, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, which is probably Carlin’s most memorable film, so I find it worthy. Especially because Carlin reprised his role as Rufus. The first season of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures actually featured the voices of Carlin, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, as Rufus, Ted and Bill, respectively. It wasn’t completely rare for cartoon spin-offs to retain the lead actors of the original movies/TV shows, and it’s not like any of the principals were too big for Saturday morning (Reeves didn’t really become a big star until a few years later), but in retrospect it at least seems surprising. The main reason I wanted to share this clip was to recognize Carlin’s ability to transcend his iconic status as a pioneer of obscene stand-up in order to do a lot of kid-friendly work. In addition to appearing in the Bill & Ted movies and the first season of the animated series (none of the stars stayed on for the second, much-altered season), Carlin lent his voice to Pixar’s Cars, Disney’s Tarzan II, the Weinstein Company’s Happily N’Ever After and the children’s program Thomas the Tank Engine and appeared as the conductor on the Thomas spin-off Shining Time Station. And in the above clip Carlin’s two sides meet, as the animated Rufus comes across a George Carlin comedy album. Were kids suddenly introduced to the obscene Carlin? Did they run out and buy his albums only to discover that he had a filthy mouth? Probably not. I had grown up with his comedy, hearing his routines before I was even as old as there are dirty words, but I’m sure that when this episode aired, I failed to see the true genius of the joke. Now I appreciate it to its fullest. To quote the animated Carlin, the reflexive moment is indeed “most amusing.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:00:41 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com6/23/2008 1:00:41 PM Though it may be more appropriate to watch videos of his comedy routines, particularly of his classic “Seven Dirty Words” bit or his routine on death, this is a film blog, so I’m sharing a clip from … an animated television series. But it’s a cartoon spun-off from a movie, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, which is probably Carlin’s most memorable film, so I find it worthy. Especially because Carlin reprised his role as Rufus. The first season of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures actually featured the voices of Carlin, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, as Rufus, Ted and Bill, respectively. It wasn’t completely rare for cartoon spin-offs to retain the lead actors of the original movies/TV shows, and it’s not like any of the principals were too big for Saturday morning (Reeves didn’t really become a big star until a few years later), but in retrospect it at least seems surprising. The main reason I wanted to share this clip was to recognize Carlin’s ability to transcend his iconic status as a pioneer of obscene stand-up in order to do a lot of kid-friendly work. In addition to appearing in the Bill & Ted movies and the first season of the animated series (none of the stars stayed on for the second, much-altered season), Carlin lent his voice to Pixar’s Cars, Disney’s Tarzan II, the Weinstein Company’s Happily N’Ever After and the children’s program Thomas the Tank Engine and appeared as the conductor on the Thomas spin-off Shining Time Station. And in the above clip Carlin’s two sides meet, as the animated Rufus comes across a George Carlin comedy album. Were kids suddenly introduced to the obscene Carlin? Did they run out and buy his albums only to discover that he had a filthy mouth? Probably not. I had grown up with his comedy, hearing his routines before I was even as old as there are dirty words, but I’m sure that when this episode aired, I failed to see the true genius of the joke. Now I appreciate it to its fullest. To quote the animated Carlin, the reflexive moment is indeed “most amusing.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/cinemarian/archive/2008/5/13/29026.aspx Post By: CinemaRian
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Post Date: 5/13/2008 9:40:08 PM
Body: Although I enjoyed watching it, I can't help but see Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure as a missed oppurtunity. It could have been a really great satire on history and slacker culture, and is instead just a servicable comedy. Since virtually everyone knows the premise of the movie, I am not going to waste a lot of time and plot descriptions. Suffice it to say Bill (Some guy) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) must travel through time so they can get an A on their history report. If they don't they will never become world leaders and transform society in to one of peace, love, and partying. They meet a lot of historical figures along the way, including Napolean, Billy the Kid, Socrates, Joan of Arc, Beethoven (My favorite), Gengis Khan, and Sigmund Freud. Where the movie really misses its chance is that there is no social satire when the movie screams out for one. How would Freud re-act to finidng out his theries are discredited? What would Socrates think of nihilism? The only only one the movie really gets right is Beethoven which amusingly but probably accuratley finds that he loves the emotion accessability of rock music (BTW, when the composer is first introduced there is a mistake- he is playing a composition by Mozart). The movie also fails to offer much of a satire on slacker culture- the misses a lot of oppurtunies to comment on the typical American's ignorance of history. I can see this material really shining under a director like Kevin Smith, but Stephen Herek clearly doesn't have the vision to do much more. The great comedic talent George Carlin is also wasted in his small role as Rufus. Yes, this is movie is occasionly funny and it's not going to get boring at ninety minuets. But this is a good comedy when to watch when you don't want to think, instead being of a great comedy you watch when you want to. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
]]>Wed, 14 May 2008 01:40:08 GMTCinemaRianCinemaRian Blog5/13/2008 9:40:08 PMAlthough I enjoyed watching it, I can't help but see Bill &amp; Ted's Excellent Adventure as a missed oppurtunity. It could have been a really great satire on history and slacker culture, and is instead just a servicable comedy. Since virtually everyone knows the premise of the movie, I am not going to waste a lot of time and plot descriptions. Suffice it to say Bill (Some guy) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) must travel through time so they can get an A on their history report. If they don't they will never become world leaders and transform society in to one of peace, love, and partying. They meet a lot of historical figures along the way, including Napolean, Billy the Kid, Socrates, Joan of Arc, Beethoven (My favorite), Gengis Khan, and Sigmund Freud. Where the movie really misses its chance is that there is no social satire when the movie screams out for one. How would Freud re-act to finidng out his theries are discredited? What would Socrates think of nihilism? The only only one the movie really gets right is Beethoven which amusingly but probably accuratley finds that he loves the emotion accessability of rock music (BTW, when the composer is first introduced there is a mistake- he is playing a composition by Mozart). The movie also fails to offer much of a satire on slacker culture- the misses a lot of oppurtunies to comment on the typical American's ignorance of history. I can see this material really shining under a director like Kevin Smith, but Stephen Herek clearly doesn't have the vision to do much more. The great comedic talent George Carlin is also wasted in his small role as Rufus. Yes, this is movie is occasionly funny and it's not going to get boring at ninety minuets. But this is a good comedy when to watch when you don't want to think, instead being of a great comedy you watch when you want to. Bill &amp; Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Is_quot_Planet_Of_The_Apes_quot_a_Horror_Mov/222/19708/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 9/12/2007 5:25:26 PM
Body: [quote user="Dr_Gor"]Anyhow, I got to thinking about it and I could not think of ONE 'sci-fi' movie that could not be also classified as 'horror'! Not ONE! Tell me if I am wrong...[/quote]I tried thinking about it and I think you are right. At least in regards to your broad definition of horror, almost all sci-fi films will have some distinctly horrific elements.The closest one I could think of that doesn't really is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.I've never seen the movie Dark Star but I've heard it essentially called a stoner comedy in space. Then again it would be hard for me to expect something Carpenter did to not have horrific elements.
]]>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:25:26 GMTRisseladaHORROR MOVIES 1019/12/2007 5:25:26 PM[quote user="Dr_Gor"]Anyhow, I got to thinking about it and I could not think of ONE &#39;sci-fi&#39; movie that could not be also classified as &#39;horror&#39;! Not ONE! Tell me if I am wrong...[/quote]I tried thinking about it and I think you are right. At least in regards to your broad definition of horror, almost all sci-fi films will have some distinctly horrific elements.The closest one I could think of that doesn&#39;t really is Bill and Ted&#39;s Excellent Adventure.I&#39;ve never seen the movie Dark Star but I&#39;ve heard it essentially called a stoner comedy in space. Then again it would be hard for me to expect something Carpenter did to not have horrific elements. http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/9/5/19396.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 9/5/2007 2:01:00 PM
Body: River's EdgeYes websites like Spout where people can make their own lists are great. I first heard about this movie while looking at someone's internet list of favorite movies that happened to also contain many of my personal quirky favorites.But what really made me push this movie to the top of my viewing list was when I heard that Crispin Glover was coming to town with his super weirdo movie What Is It? I read that River's Edge was one of his most memorable performances, so I wanted to check it out before seeing him live and with his new movie. And I tell you what, it's definitely a memorable performance. Not that it's necessarily subtle or believable in certain ways, but it's certainly memorable. You feel as though Glover is a character himself, so instead of watching an actor play a character you kind of see a character play an actor.It's no incongruous with the acting style of the rest of the movie either. There is something about the dialogue where the characters often say exactly what they are thinking almost like Hal Hartley or Jim Jarmusch films. I really love that kind of thing.But then there's the main point of the movie, the way the characters react the news and viewing of the fact that one of their best friends Samson kills their other friend Jamie for no good reason. Their reactions are not what you would expect in a typical movie. It doesn't seem to fit logically. Why would Samson even tell his friends? Why is Layne so obsessed with risking everything to help a friend who doesn't even want to be helped and could care less? Why does no one else report the crime or even seem too bothered about it? After watching it, it seems more real than what you would logically expect.With the shots of the dead teenage girl by the river and a mentally disturbed Dennis Hopper it has a bit of a David Lynch feel, but with a different kind of humor.This seems like the most appropriate role I've ever seen for Keanu Reeves, except for maybe Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. For the same reasons, but maybe to different effects.I was excited to see more of Crispin Glover after this, but after more encounters with him I haven't found him to be as interesting as I had first expected. For instance I just saw Rubin and Ed which was rather lackluster. But it might be worth it to just keep watching him over and over in this. I'm not sure if he can top himself here. Immensely quotable!I don't really know if this even deserves to get a perfect score, but for some reason I feel completely compelled to rate it that way.Oh yeah it's got a pretty good thrash metal soundtrack too.Rating: 10/10
]]>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:01:00 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog9/5/2007 2:01:00 PMRiver&#39;s EdgeYes websites like Spout where people can make their own lists are great. I first heard about this movie while looking at someone&#39;s internet list of favorite movies that happened to also contain many of my personal quirky favorites.But what really made me push this movie to the top of my viewing list was when I heard that Crispin Glover was coming to town with his super weirdo movie What Is It? I read that River&#39;s Edge was one of his most memorable performances, so I wanted to check it out before seeing him live and with his new movie. And I tell you what, it&#39;s definitely a memorable performance. Not that it&#39;s necessarily subtle or believable in certain ways, but it&#39;s certainly memorable. You feel as though Glover is a character himself, so instead of watching an actor play a character you kind of see a character play an actor.It&#39;s no incongruous with the acting style of the rest of the movie either. There is something about the dialogue where the characters often say exactly what they are thinking almost like Hal Hartley or Jim Jarmusch films. I really love that kind of thing.But then there&#39;s the main point of the movie, the way the characters react the news and viewing of the fact that one of their best friends Samson kills their other friend Jamie for no good reason. Their reactions are not what you would expect in a typical movie. It doesn&#39;t seem to fit logically. Why would Samson even tell his friends? Why is Layne so obsessed with risking everything to help a friend who doesn&#39;t even want to be helped and could care less? Why does no one else report the crime or even seem too bothered about it? After watching it, it seems more real than what you would logically expect.With the shots of the dead teenage girl by the river and a mentally disturbed Dennis Hopper it has a bit of a David Lynch feel, but with a different kind of humor.This seems like the most appropriate role I&#39;ve ever seen for Keanu Reeves, except for maybe Bill and Ted&#39;s Excellent Adventure. For the same reasons, but maybe to different effects.I was excited to see more of Crispin Glover after this, but after more encounters with him I haven&#39;t found him to be as interesting as I had first expected. For instance I just saw Rubin and Ed which was rather lackluster. But it might be worth it to just keep watching him over and over in this. I&#39;m not sure if he can top himself here. Immensely quotable!I don&#39;t really know if this even deserves to get a perfect score, but for some reason I feel completely compelled to rate it that way.Oh yeah it&#39;s got a pretty good thrash metal soundtrack too.Rating: 10/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/ushimu/archive/2007/6/16/11229.aspx Post By: UshiMu
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Post Date: 6/16/2007 7:28:29 PM
Body: Amazing. That’s all. No more, no less. Amazingly retardedAmazingly unintelligentAmazingly over-the-topAmazingly entertaining. Brilliant.
]]>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:28:29 GMTUshiMuUshiMu Blog6/16/2007 7:28:29 PMAmazing. That&rsquo;s all. No more, no less. Amazingly retardedAmazingly unintelligentAmazingly over-the-topAmazingly entertaining. Brilliant. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Guilty_Pleasure_films/190/8443/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: josephkuzma
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Post Date: 5/8/2007 11:32:23 PM
Body: My list is more guilty pleasures as actors, not films. I could probably make Top 5 lists out of each of these people and more... but here goes: 1. Sylvester Stallone: Rocky II, III & IV. I don't include the first because it's a great movie and I am not ashamed of liking it. I didn't include V because it's crap. And I haven't seen Rocky Balboa so I can't say one way or the other. Also Cop Land.2. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 80s (and early 90s) catalog defines guilty pleasure over and over. I hate that I like Twins, Terminator, The Running Man, Total Recall, Predator. However, I will proudly say that I like T2. Now if only T3 had been watchable...3. Keanu Reeves - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure/Bogus Journey, Matrix: Reloaded/Revolutions (the first wasn't a guilty pleasure in my book), Point Break , Feeling Minnesota, My Own Private Idaho, The Devil's Advocate, The Watcher.I could almost combine 4 - 5 and some of them probably aren't guilty pleasures so much but I'm listing them anyways. Take them for what you will.4. John Candy - I can't help it. Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Nothing But Trouble, Canadian Bacon? Brilliant.5. Dan Akroyd - Nothing But Trouble, Coneheads, Ghostbusters/Ghostbusters 2, Spies Like Us, Grosse Pointe Blank, Blues Brothers, Feeling Minnesota.
]]>Wed, 09 May 2007 03:32:23 GMTjosephkuzmaTop 55/8/2007 11:32:23 PMMy list is more guilty pleasures as actors, not films. I could probably make Top 5 lists out of each of these people and more... but here goes: 1. Sylvester Stallone: Rocky II, III &amp; IV. I don&#39;t include the first because it&#39;s a great movie and I am not ashamed of liking it. I didn&#39;t include V because it&#39;s crap. And I haven&#39;t seen Rocky Balboa so I can&#39;t say one way or the other. Also Cop Land.2. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#39;s 80s (and early 90s) catalog defines guilty pleasure over and over. I hate that I like Twins, Terminator, The Running Man, Total Recall, Predator. However, I will proudly say that I like T2. Now if only T3 had been watchable...3. Keanu Reeves - Bill &amp; Ted&#39;s Excellent Adventure/Bogus Journey, Matrix: Reloaded/Revolutions (the first wasn&#39;t a guilty pleasure in my book), Point Break , Feeling Minnesota, My Own Private Idaho, The Devil&#39;s Advocate, The Watcher.I could almost combine 4 - 5 and some of them probably aren&#39;t guilty pleasures so much but I&#39;m listing them anyways. Take them for what you will.4. John Candy - I can&#39;t help it. Uncle Buck, The Great Outdoors, Planes, Trains &amp; Automobiles, Nothing But Trouble, Canadian Bacon? Brilliant.5. Dan Akroyd - Nothing But Trouble, Coneheads, Ghostbusters/Ghostbusters 2, Spies Like Us, Grosse Pointe Blank, Blues Brothers, Feeling Minnesota. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/funny/MemberTagFilms.aspxfunny
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