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      <title>Film:Scream</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Scream<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1996<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Wes Craven<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> Scream is at once a slasher film and a tongue-in-cheek position paper on the "dead teenagers" movies of the late 1970s/early 1980s that plays as half-parody, half-tribute. Sydney Prescott (<a href="/players/P___215106/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Neve Campbell</a>) is having a rough time lately: she's still getting over the brutal rape and murder of her mother a year ago, and now one of her friends (<a href="/players/P_____4289/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Drew Barrymore</a>) has been killed by a lunatic who harassed her with terrifying phone calls, then stabbed her to death while wearing a Halloween costume. Soon Sydney is receiving similar phone calls, quizzing her on the arcane details of such films as <a href=/films/12579/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Friday the 13th</a> and <a href=/films/27557/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Prom Night</a>, and is attacked by the same cloaked maniac. With her father missing, she has hardly anyone on her side except her best friend Tatum (<a href="/players/P____47490/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rose McGowan</a>) and Tatum's brother Dewey (<a href="/players/P_____2421/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>David Arquette</a>), a half-bright cop. As for the murderer, it could be any number of people: Syd's father; her cute but overly intense boyfriend Billy (Skeet Ullrich); Tatum's goofball boyfriend Stuart (<a href="/players/P___196768/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Matthew Lillard</a>); or Randy (<a href="/players/P___215606/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jamie Kennedy</a>), who works at the local video store and seems to like horror movies just a little too much.  Much like <a href=/films/14545/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Halloween</a>, Scream spawned a series of sequels and inspired a large number of similar films -- its original working title, <a href=/films/135325/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Scary Movie</a>, became the title of the 2000 parody film by <a href="/players/P____75075/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Damon Wayans</a>. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 39<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 63<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 4<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 10<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 3<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:01:50 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Scream</spout:Title><spout:Year>1996</spout:Year><spout:Director>Wes Craven</spout:Director><spout:Plot>Scream is at once a slasher film and a tongue-in-cheek position paper on the "dead teenagers" movies of the late 1970s/early 1980s that plays as half-parody, half-tribute. Sydney Prescott (&lt;a href="/players/P___215106/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Neve Campbell&lt;/a&gt;) is having a rough time lately: she's still getting over the brutal rape and murder of her mother a year ago, and now one of her friends (&lt;a href="/players/P_____4289/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Drew Barrymore&lt;/a&gt;) has been killed by a lunatic who harassed her with terrifying phone calls, then stabbed her to death while wearing a Halloween costume. Soon Sydney is receiving similar phone calls, quizzing her on the arcane details of such films as &lt;a href=/films/12579/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Friday the 13th&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=/films/27557/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Prom Night&lt;/a&gt;, and is attacked by the same cloaked maniac. With her father missing, she has hardly anyone on her side except her best friend Tatum (&lt;a href="/players/P____47490/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Rose McGowan&lt;/a&gt;) and Tatum's brother Dewey (&lt;a href="/players/P_____2421/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;David Arquette&lt;/a&gt;), a half-bright cop. As for the murderer, it could be any number of people: Syd's father; her cute but overly intense boyfriend Billy (Skeet Ullrich); Tatum's goofball boyfriend Stuart (&lt;a href="/players/P___196768/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Matthew Lillard&lt;/a&gt;); or Randy (&lt;a href="/players/P___215606/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Jamie Kennedy&lt;/a&gt;), who works at the local video store and seems to like horror movies just a little too much.  Much like &lt;a href=/films/14545/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Halloween&lt;/a&gt;, Scream spawned a series of sequels and inspired a large number of similar films -- its original working title, &lt;a href=/films/135325/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Scary Movie&lt;/a&gt;, became the title of the 2000 parody film by &lt;a href="/players/P____75075/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Damon Wayans&lt;/a&gt;. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>39</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Tag Target (&gt;10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>63</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>4</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>10</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>3</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t02190jmpxo.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Scream/93878/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Weekly Theme for July 13: Whodunit?</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/119628/default.aspx'>mercurial</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/625/discussions.aspx'>Weekly Theme</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/13/2009 6:01:50 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> With the internet all abuzz about the onslaught of board games getting the celluloid treatment, I was reminded of one of my favorite movies that is based on a popular board game: Clue. Now I get a lot of criticism for liking this film but am unwavering on my commitment to its absolute hilarity and it being a deft example of a whodunit mystery movie. Not as widespread as it was back in the Golden Age of Hollywood when the studios were pumping out Charlie Chan and The Thin Man like their lives depended on them (which they probably did, but alas), the whodunit genre has more or less been slivered into other more popular genres such as Horror and Action. I may be wrong, but movies like Scream, The Thing, and Identity definitely utilize key elements of a whodunit film. Dressed to Kill (along with Clue) is one of my favorite murder mysteries due to the insane nature of the film and all the traditional elements being twisted and played with by De Palma. The other day I grabbed a copy of Murder By Death at my local grocery store for a buck and have to say I was slightly amused by it (if not completely offended by Peter Sellers horribly racist portrayal of a Chinese detective). Gosford Park is a great recent example of a whodunit. With such an amazing cast it definitely makes me miss Altman. What do you all think?<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:01:50 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mercurial</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/13/2009 6:01:50 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>With the internet all abuzz about the onslaught of board games getting the celluloid treatment, I was reminded of one of my favorite movies that is based on a popular board game: Clue. Now I get a lot of criticism for liking this film but am unwavering on my commitment to its absolute hilarity and it being a deft example of a whodunit mystery movie. Not as widespread as it was back in the Golden Age of Hollywood when the studios were pumping out Charlie Chan and The Thin Man like their lives depended on them (which they probably did, but alas), the whodunit genre has more or less been slivered into other more popular genres such as Horror and Action. I may be wrong, but movies like Scream, The Thing, and Identity definitely utilize key elements of a whodunit film. Dressed to Kill (along with Clue) is one of my favorite murder mysteries due to the insane nature of the film and all the traditional elements being twisted and played with by De Palma. The other day I grabbed a copy of Murder By Death at my local grocery store for a buck and have to say I was slightly amused by it (if not completely offended by Peter Sellers horribly racist portrayal of a Chinese detective). Gosford Park is a great recent example of a whodunit. With such an amazing cast it definitely makes me miss Altman. What do you all think?</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Teen Screams: High School Horror Stories</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/10/23/36623.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t02190jmpxo.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> 10/23/2008 2:01:21 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> As if the run-of-the-mill high school movie wasn’t scary enough (cough–High School Musical 3), Hollywood has been upping the ante for years by tossing unsuspecting teens into horrific situations. Audiences seem to enjoy watching vulnerable characters having the hormones scared out of them — or else they just enjoy seeing annoying teens get tortured.
Every high school teen horror flick has a stereotypical cast of characters straight out of cliche-ville: the jock/hot guy, the cheerleader/hot girl, the know-it-all nerd (male or female), the misunderstood girl, the new student, and a slew of others who normally end up as a victim for the killer/monster/plague at the heart of the movie. Maybe this is one of the reasons why the acclaimed Swedish preteen vampire film Let the Right One In (which comes out in limited release tomorrow) has been so successful at festivals: it finds ways to rework the nerd/bully/bad guy constructs that Hollywood has been regurgitating in teen movies for fifty years. After the jump, we take a look at the prototypical high school horror stories that make Right One feel so fresh.


Carrie
Talk about rough times in high school, Carrie is ridiculed by students and teachers alike when she experiences her first period during gym glass. However, she develops telekinesis and goes on a killing rampage that is still impressive in sheer terms of numbers as she takes out a whole gym full of students on prom night. The movie is based on Stephen King’s first published novel, and inspired a terrible sequel (The Rage: Carrie 2), a Broadway musical, a TV movie, and Zapped! Although that movie doesn’t feature Scott Baio going through the joys of menstruation, and the prom scene involves a lot more nudity.

Teen Wolf
The Michael J. Fox modern-day version of the 1957 I Was A Teenage Werewolf may not hold up that well today, but it still holds a spot in my heart because this was one of the first movies I ever took a date to. And yes, I was in my teens. This movie about a high schooler who becomes a werewolf has a lead female character inexplicably named “Boof,” a sequel starring Jason Bateman, an animated cartoon series, and it was the inspiration for a live-action TV sitcom called Big Wolf On Campus. If that weren’t enough, when this movie was released in Brazil, not long after Back to the Future, they translated Teen Wolf into Boy from the Future. Someone explain that one to me.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon wrote the script for this 1992 movie before it went through several rewrites by others, and as a result it changed so much that he eventually walked off the set and didn’t return. Of course, he got his sweet revenge when his Buffy TV series later became a billion times more popular than this movie. Still, it’s not half bad: Rutger Hauer makes a great vampire, as does Paul Reubens in one of the hammiest death scenes you’ll ever see from a bloodsucker. It’s one of the first times a teen was employed as a Van Helsing instead of becoming the monster, and the fact that it’s a woman made it even more unique. Try and ignore Luke Perry and you’ll probably enjoy this.

Fright Night
This is basically a love letter to teens who are obsessed with horror movies, and if you haven’t seen this one you need to get a group of friends together, rent it, and decide how cool Evil Ed is. Plus, Roddy McDowell really shines in this as a star of old vampire movies turned late-night horror movie host (based on Vincent Price) who gets recruited to fight vampires. It’s got Susan Sarandon’s brother Chris as a vampire, a werewolf, straddles the line between horror and comedy, and even has a sequel that returns both of the main stars.

The Faculty
Finally a horror movie that tells us what we’ve suspected all along: our teachers are horrible aliens who want to inhabit our bodies and turn us into vicious killers. This often overlooked Robert Rodriguez film stars Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Bebe Neuwirth, Famke Janssen, and even Jon Stewart, and doesn’t treat high school students like they are idiots. If you can forgive the incredibly out of place and pandering cameo appearance by Harry Knowles, there’s some good stuff in here. With the exception of a couple of scenes, it all takes place in the halls of high school, including the creepy climactic scene in the gym locker room. Why are so many horror films obsessed with locker rooms? Puberty: The Horror can’t be far away.

The Monster Squad
Probably most famous for giving us the highly quotable line “Wolfman’s got nards!”, this movie features 12 year old kids doing battle against the classic Universal monsters: Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and “Gill Man” (apparently there were rights issues with The Creature From The Black Lagoon). While not exactly in high school, these preteens have a clubhouse and their own business cards that proclaim “The Monster Squad.” Isn’t that an extracurricular activity any kid would want to be involved with? Apparently there’s a remake in the works right now; maybe they can squeeze in Dr. Jekyll and The Invisible Man.


Prom Night
Returning to the ground already consecrated by Carrie and her prom night massacre scene, this 1980 movie sees some 12-year old kids (a popular age for horror) playing in an abandoned building, when one falls to her death. Six years later, on prom night, the rest of them start dying. Spooky, right? Prom Night starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen (and it’s not a comedy) and inspired a three sequels and a remake this year. Could it be that all of these writers had disappointing prom nights themselves, and this is their revenge? Just listen to that terrible narration in the trailer. Pretty soon 10 Year Reunion and My Second Marriage horror films will start popping up.

Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Final Destination
All of these movies star high school students in jeopardy from a deranged serial killer, aliens, or even Death itself, and have multiple sequels. These students might not spend much time in class, but they seem to get all of their lessons in running, screaming and making poor decisions just fine. They earn an honorable mention on our list because of the sheer numbers of students in the cast that get taken out along the way, and the fact that two of them are from Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson, who also wrote The Faculty. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:01:21 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SpoutBlog</spout:postby><spout:postto>SpoutBlog on spout.com</spout:postto><spout:postdate>10/23/2008 2:01:21 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>As if the run-of-the-mill high school movie wasn’t scary enough (cough–High School Musical 3), Hollywood has been upping the ante for years by tossing unsuspecting teens into horrific situations. Audiences seem to enjoy watching vulnerable characters having the hormones scared out of them — or else they just enjoy seeing annoying teens get tortured.
Every high school teen horror flick has a stereotypical cast of characters straight out of cliche-ville: the jock/hot guy, the cheerleader/hot girl, the know-it-all nerd (male or female), the misunderstood girl, the new student, and a slew of others who normally end up as a victim for the killer/monster/plague at the heart of the movie. Maybe this is one of the reasons why the acclaimed Swedish preteen vampire film Let the Right One In (which comes out in limited release tomorrow) has been so successful at festivals: it finds ways to rework the nerd/bully/bad guy constructs that Hollywood has been regurgitating in teen movies for fifty years. After the jump, we take a look at the prototypical high school horror stories that make Right One feel so fresh.


Carrie
Talk about rough times in high school, Carrie is ridiculed by students and teachers alike when she experiences her first period during gym glass. However, she develops telekinesis and goes on a killing rampage that is still impressive in sheer terms of numbers as she takes out a whole gym full of students on prom night. The movie is based on Stephen King’s first published novel, and inspired a terrible sequel (The Rage: Carrie 2), a Broadway musical, a TV movie, and Zapped! Although that movie doesn’t feature Scott Baio going through the joys of menstruation, and the prom scene involves a lot more nudity.

Teen Wolf
The Michael J. Fox modern-day version of the 1957 I Was A Teenage Werewolf may not hold up that well today, but it still holds a spot in my heart because this was one of the first movies I ever took a date to. And yes, I was in my teens. This movie about a high schooler who becomes a werewolf has a lead female character inexplicably named “Boof,” a sequel starring Jason Bateman, an animated cartoon series, and it was the inspiration for a live-action TV sitcom called Big Wolf On Campus. If that weren’t enough, when this movie was released in Brazil, not long after Back to the Future, they translated Teen Wolf into Boy from the Future. Someone explain that one to me.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Joss Whedon wrote the script for this 1992 movie before it went through several rewrites by others, and as a result it changed so much that he eventually walked off the set and didn’t return. Of course, he got his sweet revenge when his Buffy TV series later became a billion times more popular than this movie. Still, it’s not half bad: Rutger Hauer makes a great vampire, as does Paul Reubens in one of the hammiest death scenes you’ll ever see from a bloodsucker. It’s one of the first times a teen was employed as a Van Helsing instead of becoming the monster, and the fact that it’s a woman made it even more unique. Try and ignore Luke Perry and you’ll probably enjoy this.

Fright Night
This is basically a love letter to teens who are obsessed with horror movies, and if you haven’t seen this one you need to get a group of friends together, rent it, and decide how cool Evil Ed is. Plus, Roddy McDowell really shines in this as a star of old vampire movies turned late-night horror movie host (based on Vincent Price) who gets recruited to fight vampires. It’s got Susan Sarandon’s brother Chris as a vampire, a werewolf, straddles the line between horror and comedy, and even has a sequel that returns both of the main stars.

The Faculty
Finally a horror movie that tells us what we’ve suspected all along: our teachers are horrible aliens who want to inhabit our bodies and turn us into vicious killers. This often overlooked Robert Rodriguez film stars Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Bebe Neuwirth, Famke Janssen, and even Jon Stewart, and doesn’t treat high school students like they are idiots. If you can forgive the incredibly out of place and pandering cameo appearance by Harry Knowles, there’s some good stuff in here. With the exception of a couple of scenes, it all takes place in the halls of high school, including the creepy climactic scene in the gym locker room. Why are so many horror films obsessed with locker rooms? Puberty: The Horror can’t be far away.

The Monster Squad
Probably most famous for giving us the highly quotable line “Wolfman’s got nards!”, this movie features 12 year old kids doing battle against the classic Universal monsters: Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and “Gill Man” (apparently there were rights issues with The Creature From The Black Lagoon). While not exactly in high school, these preteens have a clubhouse and their own business cards that proclaim “The Monster Squad.” Isn’t that an extracurricular activity any kid would want to be involved with? Apparently there’s a remake in the works right now; maybe they can squeeze in Dr. Jekyll and The Invisible Man.


Prom Night
Returning to the ground already consecrated by Carrie and her prom night massacre scene, this 1980 movie sees some 12-year old kids (a popular age for horror) playing in an abandoned building, when one falls to her death. Six years later, on prom night, the rest of them start dying. Spooky, right? Prom Night starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen (and it’s not a comedy) and inspired a three sequels and a remake this year. Could it be that all of these writers had disappointing prom nights themselves, and this is their revenge? Just listen to that terrible narration in the trailer. Pretty soon 10 Year Reunion and My Second Marriage horror films will start popping up.

Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Final Destination
All of these movies star high school students in jeopardy from a deranged serial killer, aliens, or even Death itself, and have multiple sequels. These students might not spend much time in class, but they seem to get all of their lessons in running, screaming and making poor decisions just fine. They earn an honorable mention on our list because of the sheer numbers of students in the cast that get taken out along the way, and the fact that two of them are from Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson, who also wrote The Faculty. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: 10 Small Roles for Big Stars</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/7/33699.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t02190jmpxo.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> 8/7/2008 2:00:31 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> We’re less than a week away from the release of Tropic Thunder, and as the reviews and puff pieces make their way onto the web, there’s one thing clearly uniting the media’s coverage: talk of Tom Cruise’s appearance in a small role as a Hollywood studio boss. Everyone seems to agree that he steals the show and that his performance — or the joke surrounding it — is one of the comedy’s major highlights, if not the actual best part.
Of course, we can expect a good cameo from Cruise every now and then. He showed up for a bit part in Young Guns and played himself as playing “Austin Powers” in Austin Powers in Goldmember. But from what it sounds like, his role in Tropic Thunder is featured for longer than might qualify as a cameo. Some are regardless referring to the performance as an “extended cameo”, and in theory it certainly fits in with the huge crop of so-called “ironic cameos” that have become popular in movies and TV in the last ten years.
Still, despite my not having yet seen the movie, I’m thinking that Tom Cruise’s involvement in Tropic Thunder is more like the following list, which consists of merely small roles filled by big stars. You might consider some of them to be technically cameos, especially the ones that aren’t integral to the plot and/or call attention to themselves. But with each of the roles I’ve included, I consider them to be either the best part of their respective movies or at least a major highlight, which is how Cruise’s appearance is being touted. Anyway, forgive me for trying to come up with something different than simply a best cameo list, even if the focus here seems less than clear.




10. Marlon Brando as “Jor-El” in Superman - He was probably paid too much for the part, especially if all the trivia surrounding his involvement (reading his lines off baby Superman’s diaper; desiring that only his voice be used; demanding to be paid double if any footage was to be used in the sequel) is true, but it’s pretty cool having Brando appear at the beginning of what I still consider to be the best superhero comic book adaptation of all time (sorry Dark Knight fans). He’s not the best thing about the movie, but he’s an immediate highlight. As for his payment (reportedly $3.7 million), Warner Bros. has leveled out his worth a little by featuring him in the Donner cut of Superman II and in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns — a movie that also creatively employs Brando’s On the Waterfront costar Eva Marie Saint appropriately as Superman’s adopted mother.



9. Drew Barrymore as “Casey Becker” in Scream - Having your biggest star killed in the opening scene is kinda like having your best action sequence at the head of the movie (a la Bad Boys II), but fortunately the rest of the first Scream is pretty good, and Barrymore’s (don’t call it a cameo) part doesn’t overshadow the movie too much. In a way, since this wasn’t a sequel yet the movie was a bit of a parody of all slasher movies, the familiarity of Becker’s face could be taken to be akin to how, often, horror sequels begin by killing off the heroine of the previous installment in the first few minutes.

8. Arnold Schwarzenegger as “Prince Hapi” in Around the World in 80 Days - There isn’t much to enjoy about Frank Coraci’s 2004 version of the Jules Verne tale, especially since there appears to be a lot of missed opportunities in terms of guest appearances (Wikipedia counts 45 “cameos” in the 1956 version; I count maybe 10 that could be considered “cameos” in the newer movie). Therefore, Schwarzenegger’s hilarious appearance as a lecherous Turkish prince — one of his last roles filmed before becoming Governor of California — is one of the few highlights, if not the sole highlight (personally, I enjoy Jackie Chan in anything, and I liked more of this movie than most people did). The role is especially funny and creepy if you’ve ever seen that old footage of Schwarzenegger being sleazy at Carnival in Rio.



7. Orson Welles as “Unicron” in Transformers: The Movie - Welles’ voice had been overpowering in films before — he had a good side career going throughout his life as a narrator — but considering this was ridiculously his final performance and considering he easily overshadowed his fellow celebrity voice lenders (including otherwise commanding vocal talents Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack and Casey Kasem), his part completely dominates the movie, both diegetically and extradiegetically.



6. Bruce Willis as “Harry Rydell” in Fast Food Nation - Far and away the only good part of Richard Linklater’s botched attempt to dramatize Eric Schlosser’s non-fiction classic (I consider the book a kind of bible since it inspired me to give up fast food and subsequently lose 60lbs., so it pains me even more to think about Schlosser being a co-writer and producer of the movie), and not just because of his oft-quoted line about how we all have to eat a little shit from time to time. His whole characterization of the cynical meat supplier is brilliant, enough that he unfortunately makes the rest of the movie play even less interesting that it already is.

5. Charlie Sheen as “Charlie” in Being John Malkovich - I wanted to stay away from roles in which actors play themselves, mainly because that’s a big percentage of the ironic cameo stuff that’s so overused these days. However, Sheen’s part here is a little more than a mere cameo. And it’s kind of an ironic parody of the ironic cameo, even as it predates a lot of these cameos in Entourage and Extras and the like (by crediting the role as “Charlie” rather than “as himself”, it’s also a precursor to the more exaggerated than exaggerated “Neil Patrick Harris” character of the Harold and Kumar films). Perhaps intended to redirect the audience’s perspective on John Malkovich’s titular character, which is up until Sheen’s entrance possibly accepted as an authentic self-portrayal, the overstatement of the role raises the already ingeniously funny film up another notch to put it at the level of best comedies ever made.



4. Matt Damon as “Donny” in Eurotrip - I’ve actually never seen Eurotrip, but I hear there’s no reason to watch it other than to see Damon’s bit role as the singer of a pop punk band (the otherwise real Lustra). And I’ve seen that on YouTube, so I’m good. Even more than Cruise and some of the others, Damon seems to love doing guest stints in movies and on TV (he’s also given us the only reasons to ever watch Jimmy Kimmel). Some of his other small roles and cameos can be found in Youth Without Youth, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Finding Forrester, Jersey Girl and The Majestic (the last in voice only).

3. Sean Connery as “King Richard” in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - After making us suffer through Kevin Costner’s terrible performance in the lead role, the producers of this disappointing version of the classic legend actually rub it in how bad their casting choice was by sneaking Connery in at the last minute. Of course, despite the way his appearance increases our dissatisfaction with the rest of the movie, he’s still the highlight. Especially since he’s immediately followed by that awful Bryan Adams song playing over the credits.

2. Alec Baldwin as “Blake” in Glengarry Glen Ross - Sure, the rest of the film is really good, mostly because of the stellar cast filling out the rest of the ensemble, but the first thing you remember about this David Mamet adaptation is Baldwin’s monologue. It’s good enough that I almost also included on this list the Blake-inspired character from Boiler Room as played by Ben Affleck. But it’s also too good to actually accept Affleck’s ripoff as being in the same league.


1. Gene Hackman as “Blindman” in Young Frankenstein - I’m in the minority as far as my appreciation of Mel Brooks’ parody of James Whale’s Frankenstein films. I think it’s really funny, but I don’t think it’s one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. Yet the few minutes that Hackman is on screen always leave me in tears, enough that I wholeheartedly accept the movie’s status as one of the greatest comedies ever made.
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</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:00:31 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SpoutBlog</spout:postby><spout:postto>SpoutBlog on spout.com</spout:postto><spout:postdate>8/7/2008 2:00:31 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>We’re less than a week away from the release of Tropic Thunder, and as the reviews and puff pieces make their way onto the web, there’s one thing clearly uniting the media’s coverage: talk of Tom Cruise’s appearance in a small role as a Hollywood studio boss. Everyone seems to agree that he steals the show and that his performance — or the joke surrounding it — is one of the comedy’s major highlights, if not the actual best part.
Of course, we can expect a good cameo from Cruise every now and then. He showed up for a bit part in Young Guns and played himself as playing “Austin Powers” in Austin Powers in Goldmember. But from what it sounds like, his role in Tropic Thunder is featured for longer than might qualify as a cameo. Some are regardless referring to the performance as an “extended cameo”, and in theory it certainly fits in with the huge crop of so-called “ironic cameos” that have become popular in movies and TV in the last ten years.
Still, despite my not having yet seen the movie, I’m thinking that Tom Cruise’s involvement in Tropic Thunder is more like the following list, which consists of merely small roles filled by big stars. You might consider some of them to be technically cameos, especially the ones that aren’t integral to the plot and/or call attention to themselves. But with each of the roles I’ve included, I consider them to be either the best part of their respective movies or at least a major highlight, which is how Cruise’s appearance is being touted. Anyway, forgive me for trying to come up with something different than simply a best cameo list, even if the focus here seems less than clear.




10. Marlon Brando as “Jor-El” in Superman - He was probably paid too much for the part, especially if all the trivia surrounding his involvement (reading his lines off baby Superman’s diaper; desiring that only his voice be used; demanding to be paid double if any footage was to be used in the sequel) is true, but it’s pretty cool having Brando appear at the beginning of what I still consider to be the best superhero comic book adaptation of all time (sorry Dark Knight fans). He’s not the best thing about the movie, but he’s an immediate highlight. As for his payment (reportedly $3.7 million), Warner Bros. has leveled out his worth a little by featuring him in the Donner cut of Superman II and in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns — a movie that also creatively employs Brando’s On the Waterfront costar Eva Marie Saint appropriately as Superman’s adopted mother.



9. Drew Barrymore as “Casey Becker” in Scream - Having your biggest star killed in the opening scene is kinda like having your best action sequence at the head of the movie (a la Bad Boys II), but fortunately the rest of the first Scream is pretty good, and Barrymore’s (don’t call it a cameo) part doesn’t overshadow the movie too much. In a way, since this wasn’t a sequel yet the movie was a bit of a parody of all slasher movies, the familiarity of Becker’s face could be taken to be akin to how, often, horror sequels begin by killing off the heroine of the previous installment in the first few minutes.

8. Arnold Schwarzenegger as “Prince Hapi” in Around the World in 80 Days - There isn’t much to enjoy about Frank Coraci’s 2004 version of the Jules Verne tale, especially since there appears to be a lot of missed opportunities in terms of guest appearances (Wikipedia counts 45 “cameos” in the 1956 version; I count maybe 10 that could be considered “cameos” in the newer movie). Therefore, Schwarzenegger’s hilarious appearance as a lecherous Turkish prince — one of his last roles filmed before becoming Governor of California — is one of the few highlights, if not the sole highlight (personally, I enjoy Jackie Chan in anything, and I liked more of this movie than most people did). The role is especially funny and creepy if you’ve ever seen that old footage of Schwarzenegger being sleazy at Carnival in Rio.



7. Orson Welles as “Unicron” in Transformers: The Movie - Welles’ voice had been overpowering in films before — he had a good side career going throughout his life as a narrator — but considering this was ridiculously his final performance and considering he easily overshadowed his fellow celebrity voice lenders (including otherwise commanding vocal talents Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack and Casey Kasem), his part completely dominates the movie, both diegetically and extradiegetically.



6. Bruce Willis as “Harry Rydell” in Fast Food Nation - Far and away the only good part of Richard Linklater’s botched attempt to dramatize Eric Schlosser’s non-fiction classic (I consider the book a kind of bible since it inspired me to give up fast food and subsequently lose 60lbs., so it pains me even more to think about Schlosser being a co-writer and producer of the movie), and not just because of his oft-quoted line about how we all have to eat a little shit from time to time. His whole characterization of the cynical meat supplier is brilliant, enough that he unfortunately makes the rest of the movie play even less interesting that it already is.

5. Charlie Sheen as “Charlie” in Being John Malkovich - I wanted to stay away from roles in which actors play themselves, mainly because that’s a big percentage of the ironic cameo stuff that’s so overused these days. However, Sheen’s part here is a little more than a mere cameo. And it’s kind of an ironic parody of the ironic cameo, even as it predates a lot of these cameos in Entourage and Extras and the like (by crediting the role as “Charlie” rather than “as himself”, it’s also a precursor to the more exaggerated than exaggerated “Neil Patrick Harris” character of the Harold and Kumar films). Perhaps intended to redirect the audience’s perspective on John Malkovich’s titular character, which is up until Sheen’s entrance possibly accepted as an authentic self-portrayal, the overstatement of the role raises the already ingeniously funny film up another notch to put it at the level of best comedies ever made.



4. Matt Damon as “Donny” in Eurotrip - I’ve actually never seen Eurotrip, but I hear there’s no reason to watch it other than to see Damon’s bit role as the singer of a pop punk band (the otherwise real Lustra). And I’ve seen that on YouTube, so I’m good. Even more than Cruise and some of the others, Damon seems to love doing guest stints in movies and on TV (he’s also given us the only reasons to ever watch Jimmy Kimmel). Some of his other small roles and cameos can be found in Youth Without Youth, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Finding Forrester, Jersey Girl and The Majestic (the last in voice only).

3. Sean Connery as “King Richard” in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves - After making us suffer through Kevin Costner’s terrible performance in the lead role, the producers of this disappointing version of the classic legend actually rub it in how bad their casting choice was by sneaking Connery in at the last minute. Of course, despite the way his appearance increases our dissatisfaction with the rest of the movie, he’s still the highlight. Especially since he’s immediately followed by that awful Bryan Adams song playing over the credits.

2. Alec Baldwin as “Blake” in Glengarry Glen Ross - Sure, the rest of the film is really good, mostly because of the stellar cast filling out the rest of the ensemble, but the first thing you remember about this David Mamet adaptation is Baldwin’s monologue. It’s good enough that I almost also included on this list the Blake-inspired character from Boiler Room as played by Ben Affleck. But it’s also too good to actually accept Affleck’s ripoff as being in the same league.


1. Gene Hackman as “Blindman” in Young Frankenstein - I’m in the minority as far as my appreciation of Mel Brooks’ parody of James Whale’s Frankenstein films. I think it’s really funny, but I don’t think it’s one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. Yet the few minutes that Hackman is on screen always leave me in tears, enough that I wholeheartedly accept the movie’s status as one of the greatest comedies ever made.
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Horror Quite Simply Brings Out the Awesome in a Woman</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/19065/default.aspx'>mythman</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/19/2008 8:47:24 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> [quote user="Dr_Gor"] [quote user="mythman"] If the evidence of Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween: 25 Years of Terror) isn't enough to prove it, just check out Monique Dupree on MySpace where you may then bask in the Awesome! Linda Blair (SCREAM) and Natassja Kinski (Somebody Is Waiting) are also worth awesomable mention, but Monique Dupree is the Awesome of the Future! [/quote]    You're a very tricksey hobbit (gollum), mythman...   you re-edited your post to make it appear that you mentioned Linda Blair and Nastassja Kinski before I did.   But the movie examples you gave are not very good ones...   Linda Blair had a very small role in Scream as an obnoxious reporter.   Her other noteworthy credits are too many to mention but, aside from The Exorcist films, how about  Hell Night  ,  Chained Heat ,  Savage Streets , Red Heat ,  Sorceress ...   the list goes on ...    As for Nastassja, I was thinking more along the lines of  Cat People and  To The Devil, A Daughter ...    As for other examples I could start naming 'scream-queens' who like to take their clothes off like ;  Mellisa Moore, Debbie Rochon, Linea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, etc...   But one of my ALL TIME favorites would have to be the beautiful and talented  Misty Mundae!                                                                               &lt; GOR &gt;  [/quote] Sorry I had not accredited you in that edit (though in a later edit, I also gave you the title of 'Doctor' ... kind of like that given a certain time-lord). The movies I mentioned were the latest ones I've heard of for the ladies you mentioned---whose names I ran a search-for here on Spout.com. I'm sure their best performances were given when they were nameless starlets just starting to etch their names into the hearts of male horror fans around the world! (Just like my best performances usually take place in the mirror over the sink!) But my point here is not that anyone-has ever been the greatest, -will ever be the greatest or -is now the greatest that ever will be or ever has been. My point is that Monique Dupree--for better or worse--is awesome in her greatness!<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:47:24 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mythman</spout:postby><spout:postto>Horror_Movie_Freaks_4Life</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/19/2008 8:47:24 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>[quote user="Dr_Gor"] [quote user="mythman"] If the evidence of Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween: 25 Years of Terror) isn't enough to prove it, just check out Monique Dupree on MySpace where you may then bask in the Awesome! Linda Blair (SCREAM) and Natassja Kinski (Somebody Is Waiting) are also worth awesomable mention, but Monique Dupree is the Awesome of the Future! [/quote]    You're a very tricksey hobbit (gollum), mythman...   you re-edited your post to make it appear that you mentioned Linda Blair and Nastassja Kinski before I did.   But the movie examples you gave are not very good ones...   Linda Blair had a very small role in Scream as an obnoxious reporter.   Her other noteworthy credits are too many to mention but, aside from The Exorcist films, how about  Hell Night  ,  Chained Heat ,  Savage Streets , Red Heat ,  Sorceress ...   the list goes on ...    As for Nastassja, I was thinking more along the lines of  Cat People and  To The Devil, A Daughter ...    As for other examples I could start naming 'scream-queens' who like to take their clothes off like ;  Mellisa Moore, Debbie Rochon, Linea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, etc...   But one of my ALL TIME favorites would have to be the beautiful and talented  Misty Mundae!                                                                               &amp;lt; GOR &amp;gt;  [/quote] Sorry I had not accredited you in that edit (though in a later edit, I also gave you the title of 'Doctor' ... kind of like that given a certain time-lord). The movies I mentioned were the latest ones I've heard of for the ladies you mentioned---whose names I ran a search-for here on Spout.com. I'm sure their best performances were given when they were nameless starlets just starting to etch their names into the hearts of male horror fans around the world! (Just like my best performances usually take place in the mirror over the sink!) But my point here is not that anyone-has ever been the greatest, -will ever be the greatest or -is now the greatest that ever will be or ever has been. My point is that Monique Dupree--for better or worse--is awesome in her greatness!</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Horror Quite Simply Brings Out the Awesome in a Woman</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Horror_Movie_Freaks_4Life/Re_Horror_Quite_Simply_Brings_Out_the_Awesome_in_a/390/32748/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t02190jmpxo.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/5711/default.aspx'>Dr_Gor</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/18/2008 7:22:40 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> [quote user="mythman"] If the evidence of Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween: 25 Years of Terror) isn't enough to prove it, just check out Monique Dupree on MySpace where you may then bask in the Awesome! Linda Blair (SCREAM) and Natassja Kinski (Somebody Is Waiting) are also worth awesomable mention, but Monique Dupree is the Awesome of the Future! [/quote]    You're a very tricksey hobbit (gollum), mythman...   you re-edited your post to make it appear that you mentioned Linda Blair and Nastassja Kinski before I did.   But the movie examples you gave are not very good ones...   Linda Blair had a very small role in Scream as an obnoxious reporter.   Her other noteworthy credits are too many to mention but, aside from The Exorcist films, how about  Hell Night  ,  Chained Heat ,  Savage Streets , Red Heat ,  Sorceress ...   the list goes on ...    As for Nastassja, I was thinking more along the lines of  Cat People and  To The Devil, A Daughter ...    As for other examples I could start naming 'scream-queens' who like to take their clothes off like ;  Mellisa Moore, Debbie Rochon, Linea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, etc...   But one of my ALL TIME favorites would have to be the beautiful and talented  Misty Mundae!                                                                               &lt; GOR &gt; <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:22:40 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Dr_Gor</spout:postby><spout:postto>Horror_Movie_Freaks_4Life</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/18/2008 7:22:40 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>[quote user="mythman"] If the evidence of Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween: 25 Years of Terror) isn't enough to prove it, just check out Monique Dupree on MySpace where you may then bask in the Awesome! Linda Blair (SCREAM) and Natassja Kinski (Somebody Is Waiting) are also worth awesomable mention, but Monique Dupree is the Awesome of the Future! [/quote]    You're a very tricksey hobbit (gollum), mythman...   you re-edited your post to make it appear that you mentioned Linda Blair and Nastassja Kinski before I did.   But the movie examples you gave are not very good ones...   Linda Blair had a very small role in Scream as an obnoxious reporter.   Her other noteworthy credits are too many to mention but, aside from The Exorcist films, how about  Hell Night  ,  Chained Heat ,  Savage Streets , Red Heat ,  Sorceress ...   the list goes on ...    As for Nastassja, I was thinking more along the lines of  Cat People and  To The Devil, A Daughter ...    As for other examples I could start naming 'scream-queens' who like to take their clothes off like ;  Mellisa Moore, Debbie Rochon, Linea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, etc...   But one of my ALL TIME favorites would have to be the beautiful and talented  Misty Mundae!                                                                               &amp;lt; GOR &amp;gt; </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Horror Quite Simply Brings Out the Awesome in a Woman</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/19065/default.aspx'>mythman</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/17/2008 8:21:53 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> If the evidence of Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween: 25 Years of Terror) isn't enough to prove it, just check out Monique Dupree on MySpace where you may then bask in the Awesome! Dr. Gor might mention below,  Linda Blair (SCREAM) and Natassja Kinski (Somebody Is Waiting) are also worth awesomable mention; but Monique Dupree is the Awesome of the Future!<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:21:53 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mythman</spout:postby><spout:postto>Horror_Movie_Freaks_4Life</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/17/2008 8:21:53 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>If the evidence of Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween: 25 Years of Terror) isn't enough to prove it, just check out Monique Dupree on MySpace where you may then bask in the Awesome! Dr. Gor might mention below,  Linda Blair (SCREAM) and Natassja Kinski (Somebody Is Waiting) are also worth awesomable mention; but Monique Dupree is the Awesome of the Future!</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Suburban Nightmare</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Serialicious/Re_Suburban_Nightmare/587/27879/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t02190jmpxo.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2470/default.aspx'>SkyPilot</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 4/27/2008 1:52:44 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I didn't see the Shia LaBeouf-in-a-suburb remake of Rear Window, it's called disturbia, but I thought that was an interesting twist.  No one's going to believe a sixteen-year-old delinquent on house arrest.  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:52:44 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SkyPilot</spout:postby><spout:postto>Serialicious</spout:postto><spout:postdate>4/27/2008 1:52:44 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I didn't see the Shia LaBeouf-in-a-suburb remake of Rear Window, it's called disturbia, but I thought that was an interesting twist.  No one's going to believe a sixteen-year-old delinquent on house arrest.  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Suburban Nightmare</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/119628/default.aspx'>mercurial</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 4/25/2008 2:17:30 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Some of the scariest, and funniest, movies featuring serial killers have been those located in the "normal" surroundings of suburbia. Here's my tentative list: 1.) Scream - Butchering buxom high-schoolers for their lack of knowledge of horror movie trivia. Fun times. 2.) Serial Mom - Kathleen Turner as a June Cleaver-esque suburban housewife that just so happens to be obsessed with serial killers and begins her own fun-filled foray into the field she's so fascinated with. 3.) The 'Burbs - Suburban gossip mongers believe their new neighbors are serial killers. Cameo by Corey Feldman makes this a winner. 4.) Mr. Brooks - Respected community man moonlights as a psychopath. Yay. 5.) Freeway - Keifer Sutherland escapes the monotony of his suburban life and perfect wife (played amazingly by Brooke Shields) by crusing the freeway for nubile young girls to terrorize. Finding out what's in the man's shed is more than reason enough to watch the film. 6.) Arsenic and Old Lace - Two of the sweetest little old ladies you'll ever meet. Just don't drink the chamomile. 7.) Heathers - Classic '80's. Great cast. Infinitely quotable. 8.) Keeping Mum - Maggie Smith is the coolest Brit ever and making slightly psychotic is even better. 9.) Misery - Not really suburbia but close enough. 10.) The Last Supper - My favorite on this list. Group of over-educated graduate students stop complaining and start doing. Love it! Not a movie, but Twin Peaks definitely took the suburban nightmare to the extreme. What did I miss?<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:17:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mercurial</spout:postby><spout:postto>Serialicious</spout:postto><spout:postdate>4/25/2008 2:17:30 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Some of the scariest, and funniest, movies featuring serial killers have been those located in the "normal" surroundings of suburbia. Here's my tentative list: 1.) Scream - Butchering buxom high-schoolers for their lack of knowledge of horror movie trivia. Fun times. 2.) Serial Mom - Kathleen Turner as a June Cleaver-esque suburban housewife that just so happens to be obsessed with serial killers and begins her own fun-filled foray into the field she's so fascinated with. 3.) The 'Burbs - Suburban gossip mongers believe their new neighbors are serial killers. Cameo by Corey Feldman makes this a winner. 4.) Mr. Brooks - Respected community man moonlights as a psychopath. Yay. 5.) Freeway - Keifer Sutherland escapes the monotony of his suburban life and perfect wife (played amazingly by Brooke Shields) by crusing the freeway for nubile young girls to terrorize. Finding out what's in the man's shed is more than reason enough to watch the film. 6.) Arsenic and Old Lace - Two of the sweetest little old ladies you'll ever meet. Just don't drink the chamomile. 7.) Heathers - Classic '80's. Great cast. Infinitely quotable. 8.) Keeping Mum - Maggie Smith is the coolest Brit ever and making slightly psychotic is even better. 9.) Misery - Not really suburbia but close enough. 10.) The Last Supper - My favorite on this list. Group of over-educated graduate students stop complaining and start doing. Love it! Not a movie, but Twin Peaks definitely took the suburban nightmare to the extreme. What did I miss?</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:top five movies that scared the crap out of you as a kid</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/120383/default.aspx'>laststarfighter</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 2/19/2008 7:49:52 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>  I feel bad being quite a bit younger than most people in this thread.   but the top five movies that scared me as a kid:    -The FIRST Scream. God, for years, i hated walking alone or sleeping alone. I figured some guy in a mask was out to stab me. I still can&#39;t stay anywhere near open windows/ glass doors.  -THIRTEEN GHOST.  honestly, after watching it over now, it&#39;s not as terrifying as i thought it was. But as a kid (and sometimes still now), i was a big ghost beleiver. There was something about those spirits and those ghost eeeh..   -The Abyss. To this day i can never finish it honestly. I don&#39;t know what it is about the film but everytime i try and put it on it gives me the eebie jeebies and i get incredibly sick. Part of me thinks it might be the fact my father&#39;s a submariner.  -the FIRST FRIDAY THE 13TH this only semi-counts. I was maybe 14 at the time when i saw this and it honestly didnt scare me, atleast not until the end. It&#39;s the only film that i KNOW made me scream ....and it was the scene where the girl is in the riverboat and thinks everything is okay and than BAM JASON VHOREHEES.   and lastly:  This wasn&#39;t actually a film but a television show in the eighties/nineties called GHOSTWRITER. There was this 2-3 part episode about this purple bubblegum monster that would....eat kids. god, i couldnt sleep for ages.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:49:52 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>laststarfighter</spout:postby><spout:postto>Top 5</spout:postto><spout:postdate>2/19/2008 7:49:52 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body> I feel bad being quite a bit younger than most people in this thread.   but the top five movies that scared me as a kid:    -The FIRST Scream. God, for years, i hated walking alone or sleeping alone. I figured some guy in a mask was out to stab me. I still can&amp;#39;t stay anywhere near open windows/ glass doors.  -THIRTEEN GHOST.  honestly, after watching it over now, it&amp;#39;s not as terrifying as i thought it was. But as a kid (and sometimes still now), i was a big ghost beleiver. There was something about those spirits and those ghost eeeh..   -The Abyss. To this day i can never finish it honestly. I don&amp;#39;t know what it is about the film but everytime i try and put it on it gives me the eebie jeebies and i get incredibly sick. Part of me thinks it might be the fact my father&amp;#39;s a submariner.  -the FIRST FRIDAY THE 13TH this only semi-counts. I was maybe 14 at the time when i saw this and it honestly didnt scare me, atleast not until the end. It&amp;#39;s the only film that i KNOW made me scream ....and it was the scene where the girl is in the riverboat and thinks everything is okay and than BAM JASON VHOREHEES.   and lastly:  This wasn&amp;#39;t actually a film but a television show in the eighties/nineties called GHOSTWRITER. There was this 2-3 part episode about this purple bubblegum monster that would....eat kids. god, i couldnt sleep for ages.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:top five movies that scared the crap out of you as a kid</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/117011/default.aspx'>robertsmor</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 1/23/2008 4:47:28 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Hrmm...In no particular order1)The Ghost and Mr. Chicken2) Santa Claus Conquers the Martians3) The Night on Bald Mountain segment from Fantasia4) The Sound of Music...and it still scares the crap outta me.5) The "Dragon&#39;s Domain" episode of Space: 1999. Yeah...technically not a movie, but the monster scared the bejeezus outta me. <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:47:28 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>robertsmor</spout:postby><spout:postto>Top 5</spout:postto><spout:postdate>1/23/2008 4:47:28 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Hrmm...In no particular order1)The Ghost and Mr. Chicken2) Santa Claus Conquers the Martians3) The Night on Bald Mountain segment from Fantasia4) The Sound of Music...and it still scares the crap outta me.5) The "Dragon&amp;#39;s Domain" episode of Space: 1999. Yeah...technically not a movie, but the monster scared the bejeezus outta me. </spout:body></item>
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