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      <title>Film:Jingle All the Way</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Jingle All the Way<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1997<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Brian Levant, Richard Vane<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> The true meaning of Christmas -- desperate last-minute shopping -- is the subject of this holiday-themed comedy. Howard Langston (<a href="/players/P___110501/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Arnold Schwarzenegger</a>) is a mattress salesman with a bad habit of putting his work ahead of his family. His son Jamie (<a href="/players/P___213658/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jake Lloyd</a>), who wishes Dad would pay more attention to him, wants only one thing for Christmas -- a Turbo Man action figure, with all the accessories. Howard promises both Jamie and his wife Liz (<a href="/players/P____76799/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rita Wilson</a>) that there will indeed be a Turbo Man under the tree for Jamie on Christmas morning, but come December 24, Howard realizes that he hasn't actually bought the toy yet. Seemingly it would be no great problem to head on down to the toy store and pick one up, but it just so happens that Turbo Man has been the hottest ticket of the holiday season, and literally thousands of parents are scrambling for the last few action figures. Howard then spends a hilariously hellish Christmas Eve madly scrambling from store to store in desperate search of a Turbo Man; in the course of his adventures, Howard keeps crossing paths Myron Larabee (<a href="/players/P____65899/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sinbad</a>), a postal worker who wants a Turbo Man even more desperately than Howard. And on the home front, Howard has to worry about Ted Maltin (<a href="/players/P____93625/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Phil Hartman</a>), an annoyingly perfect suburbanite obsessed with Christmas who has eyes for Liz. This was the second film for child actor <a href="/players/P___213658/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jake Lloyd</a>, who three years later would gain international attention when he was cast as the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 9<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 11<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 2<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 2<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:01:06 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Jingle All the Way</spout:Title><spout:Year>1997</spout:Year><spout:Director>Brian Levant, Richard Vane</spout:Director><spout:Plot>The true meaning of Christmas -- desperate last-minute shopping -- is the subject of this holiday-themed comedy. Howard Langston (&lt;a href="/players/P___110501/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Arnold Schwarzenegger&lt;/a&gt;) is a mattress salesman with a bad habit of putting his work ahead of his family. His son Jamie (&lt;a href="/players/P___213658/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Jake Lloyd&lt;/a&gt;), who wishes Dad would pay more attention to him, wants only one thing for Christmas -- a Turbo Man action figure, with all the accessories. Howard promises both Jamie and his wife Liz (&lt;a href="/players/P____76799/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Rita Wilson&lt;/a&gt;) that there will indeed be a Turbo Man under the tree for Jamie on Christmas morning, but come December 24, Howard realizes that he hasn't actually bought the toy yet. Seemingly it would be no great problem to head on down to the toy store and pick one up, but it just so happens that Turbo Man has been the hottest ticket of the holiday season, and literally thousands of parents are scrambling for the last few action figures. Howard then spends a hilariously hellish Christmas Eve madly scrambling from store to store in desperate search of a Turbo Man; in the course of his adventures, Howard keeps crossing paths Myron Larabee (&lt;a href="/players/P____65899/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Sinbad&lt;/a&gt;), a postal worker who wants a Turbo Man even more desperately than Howard. And on the home front, Howard has to worry about Ted Maltin (&lt;a href="/players/P____93625/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Phil Hartman&lt;/a&gt;), an annoyingly perfect suburbanite obsessed with Christmas who has eyes for Liz. This was the second film for child actor &lt;a href="/players/P___213658/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Jake Lloyd&lt;/a&gt;, who three years later would gain international attention when he was cast as the young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>9</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Taggedy Taggged (6-10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>11</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>2</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:SpoutRating>2</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u42300cutz7.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Jingle_All_the_Way/93806/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Home for The Holidays: Sexy (And Family-Friendly!) Cinema Suggestions</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/12/24/38826.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u42300cutz7.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/9325/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog on spout.com</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 12/24/2008 3:01:06 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Yes, it’s that “most wonderful time of the year” again.  And unless the scent of pine turns you on or you’ve got a fetish for glittery objects (like the crazy queen who must have designed this year’s Macy’s window display after watching A Beautiful Mind on acid – there’s even a borderline creepy ode to the “diva Tinsel” stenciled on the glass. Check it out if you’re in NYC, it’s a must!), you’re probably feeling about as sexy as eggnog right now.  But don’t despair.  If Macy’s can turn a stalwart tradition into an LSD trip I can find the perversion in The Sound of Music.  So without further adieu, here are some sexy, family-friendly suggestions for gathering around the DVD player with the clan.
Heavenly Creatures

Dashing Cary Grant stars in Henry Koster’s 1947 The Bishop’s Wife, about an angel sent down to earth to help a holy man (played by the delightful David Niven) build a church – and recover his shaken faith in the process.  Only problem is the bishop’s got a hottie wife in the form of radiant Loretta Young who the charming angel takes under his wing as well.  Grant’s studly Dudley, a cuckolding do-gooder, is every bit as ambiguous as Grant himself was in real life.
If your relatives are especially warped, have a double feature with Pasolini’s 1968 Teorema, in which an otherworldly knockout played by the breathtakingly beautiful Terence Stamp seduces the entire family kids included.
And if you still haven’t gotten your fill of sexy spirits, throw in Warren Beatty’s and Buck Henry’s 1978 Heaven Can Wait, a remake of Alexander Hall’s 1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan, in which steamy Beatty turns tasty Robert Montgomery’s boxer Joe Pendleton into a quarterback who prematurely gets called to the big leagues upstairs as a result of angel error.


Sugar (Plum) Daddies

As my friend CineKink founder Lisa Vandever has pointed out, if you have a suit fetish there’s no better film to turn to than Robert Wise’s 1965 The Sound of Music, in which Christopher Plummer as the immaculately attired, debonair daddy Baron Von Trapp tames Julie Andrews’ virginal Maria, turning the spunky nun into a submissive wife and mother.  (And yes, as an added bonus, the film contains sexy Nazis to boot!)
If it’s a marathon festival of family-friendly perversion you’re after, team this up with Victor Fleming’s 1939 Gone With The Wind, which stars the daddy of sexy rogues Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, the only man who could make Vivien Leigh’s strong-willed Scarlett O’Hara glow the morning after a night of non-consensual sex.  (Frankly, my dear, I’d screw him, too.)
If your relatives don’t do musicals or sweeping epics there’s always slapstick comedy in the form of Brian Levant’s 1996 Jingle All The Way, starring my favorite slab of political beefcake, the Governator himself, as a dad determined to score a Turbo Man toy for his son’s Christmas gift.  (Now if only I can nab a seat on Santa’s lap the next time Arnie dresses up for one of those kids’ fundraisers.  Guess my wish, Mr. Claus.)


Hot Mama
Lest I forget the boys who like girls and the girls who like girls, Peter Godfrey’s 1945 Christmas in Connecticut, starring the smoldering Barbara Stanwyck as a family advice columnist who fakes a family for the sake of publicity, is a great excuse for a double feature.  Pair this with Alfred E. Green’s 1933 Baby Face, in which Stanwyck plays an unapologetic slut who sleeps her way to the top, and have yourself a “Working Girls’ Christmas.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:01:06 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SpoutBlog</spout:postby><spout:postto>SpoutBlog on spout.com</spout:postto><spout:postdate>12/24/2008 3:01:06 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Yes, it’s that “most wonderful time of the year” again.  And unless the scent of pine turns you on or you’ve got a fetish for glittery objects (like the crazy queen who must have designed this year’s Macy’s window display after watching A Beautiful Mind on acid – there’s even a borderline creepy ode to the “diva Tinsel” stenciled on the glass. Check it out if you’re in NYC, it’s a must!), you’re probably feeling about as sexy as eggnog right now.  But don’t despair.  If Macy’s can turn a stalwart tradition into an LSD trip I can find the perversion in The Sound of Music.  So without further adieu, here are some sexy, family-friendly suggestions for gathering around the DVD player with the clan.
Heavenly Creatures

Dashing Cary Grant stars in Henry Koster’s 1947 The Bishop’s Wife, about an angel sent down to earth to help a holy man (played by the delightful David Niven) build a church – and recover his shaken faith in the process.  Only problem is the bishop’s got a hottie wife in the form of radiant Loretta Young who the charming angel takes under his wing as well.  Grant’s studly Dudley, a cuckolding do-gooder, is every bit as ambiguous as Grant himself was in real life.
If your relatives are especially warped, have a double feature with Pasolini’s 1968 Teorema, in which an otherworldly knockout played by the breathtakingly beautiful Terence Stamp seduces the entire family kids included.
And if you still haven’t gotten your fill of sexy spirits, throw in Warren Beatty’s and Buck Henry’s 1978 Heaven Can Wait, a remake of Alexander Hall’s 1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan, in which steamy Beatty turns tasty Robert Montgomery’s boxer Joe Pendleton into a quarterback who prematurely gets called to the big leagues upstairs as a result of angel error.


Sugar (Plum) Daddies

As my friend CineKink founder Lisa Vandever has pointed out, if you have a suit fetish there’s no better film to turn to than Robert Wise’s 1965 The Sound of Music, in which Christopher Plummer as the immaculately attired, debonair daddy Baron Von Trapp tames Julie Andrews’ virginal Maria, turning the spunky nun into a submissive wife and mother.  (And yes, as an added bonus, the film contains sexy Nazis to boot!)
If it’s a marathon festival of family-friendly perversion you’re after, team this up with Victor Fleming’s 1939 Gone With The Wind, which stars the daddy of sexy rogues Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, the only man who could make Vivien Leigh’s strong-willed Scarlett O’Hara glow the morning after a night of non-consensual sex.  (Frankly, my dear, I’d screw him, too.)
If your relatives don’t do musicals or sweeping epics there’s always slapstick comedy in the form of Brian Levant’s 1996 Jingle All The Way, starring my favorite slab of political beefcake, the Governator himself, as a dad determined to score a Turbo Man toy for his son’s Christmas gift.  (Now if only I can nab a seat on Santa’s lap the next time Arnie dresses up for one of those kids’ fundraisers.  Guess my wish, Mr. Claus.)


Hot Mama
Lest I forget the boys who like girls and the girls who like girls, Peter Godfrey’s 1945 Christmas in Connecticut, starring the smoldering Barbara Stanwyck as a family advice columnist who fakes a family for the sake of publicity, is a great excuse for a double feature.  Pair this with Alfred E. Green’s 1933 Baby Face, in which Stanwyck plays an unapologetic slut who sleeps her way to the top, and have yourself a “Working Girls’ Christmas.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: 10 Craziest Shopping Scenes</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/26/37694.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u42300cutz7.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/9325/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog on spout.com</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/26/2008 5:01:30 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> 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<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:01:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SpoutBlog</spout:postby><spout:postto>SpoutBlog on spout.com</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/26/2008 5:01:30 PM</spout:postdate><spout: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 &amp; 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</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:father</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/father/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/father/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>father</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 3580</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 51</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 213</br><br/>
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      <title>Spout Tag:foreign</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/foreign/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/foreign/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>foreign</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 491</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 30</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 421</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:41:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>491</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>30</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>421</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:suburbs</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/suburbs/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/suburbs/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>suburbs</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 224</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 18</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 27</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:03:11 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>224</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>18</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>27</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:SNL-Alum</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/SNL-Alum/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/SNL-Alum/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>SNL-Alum</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 66</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 12</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 78</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:27:19 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>66</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>12</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>78</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:shopping</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/shopping/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/shopping/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>shopping</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 64</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 6</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 10</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>64</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>6</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>10</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:toy</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/toy/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/toy/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>toy</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 194</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 6</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 9</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:39:12 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>194</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>6</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>9</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:governator</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/governator/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/governator/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>governator</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 5</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 2</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 5</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:22:24 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>5</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>2</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>5</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:cue-fart-noises</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/cue-fart-noises/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/cue-fart-noises/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>cue-fart-noises</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 1</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 1</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:36:21 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>1</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>1</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>1</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:give-me-my-ball</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/give-me-my-ball/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/give-me-my-ball/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>give-me-my-ball</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 1</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 1</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:03:10 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>1</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>1</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>1</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:sawwithmom</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/sawwithmom/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/sawwithmom/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>sawwithmom</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 15</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 1</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 15</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:02:11 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>15</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>1</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>15</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:schwarzenegger</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/schwarzenegger/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/schwarzenegger/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>schwarzenegger</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 4</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 1</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 4</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:15:24 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>4</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>1</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>4</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:postalworker</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/postalworker/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/postalworker/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>postalworker</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 28</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 0</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 0</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:01:43 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>28</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>0</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>0</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:wildgoosechase</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/wildgoosechase/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/wildgoosechase/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>wildgoosechase</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 3</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 0</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 0</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:14:32 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>3</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>0</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>0</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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