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Well, I don't know about a *doctor*, but one of Rene Auberjonis's lesser-known roles was that of the voice of Louis, the crazed fish-gutting chef from The Little Mermaid. I'm not sure how well that fits together. Except that 'Louis' has an 'o' in it.
Chestnuts roasted by Aeire @ 09/11/2003 04:46 AM EST
I'm really glad that I'm not first post this time and risk getting my beating heart torn out of my chest and eaten before my stillbeating eyes by Hellpop, but I have this to say: Matt you're not alone in having absolutely no attraction to Darla, and you know why? I'll tell you why, she looks just like Gozer from Ghostbusters, that man-cut screams only one message to me, "Are you a god? . . . Then YA!!!" (or is it "DIE!"?)
That Ralph guy, wasn't he Skippy or Scooter or Scooper or Skitter in Family Ties? I think I'm wrong, but just perhaps . . .
David Warner has placed himself as character actor of all time one notch above Tim Curry and because of one roll in particular, Ra's Al Ghul in the animated Batman.
Chestnuts roasted by inkmage @ 09/11/2003 04:54 AM EST
I used to get this movie confused with Jim Carrey's "Once Bitten" with the guy from "Blazing Saddles."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089730/
Chestnuts roasted by Fate of the Hammer @ 09/11/2003 05:13 AM EST
Ever noticed how when you see a really ugly person, you never really think " oh they're extremely ugly"? It's just kind of a normal thing for you to see.
But when you see someone who could have been attractive but has one or two screwed up features you just keep dwelling on them and can't stop praying for god to grant you the gift of temporary blindness, or a handy dandy paper bag?
I think there was a point to all of this when i started to write it, but it's slipped my mind. Oh yes. now i remember. Darla is Ugly #2.
Chestnuts roasted by A Dingo Ate My Baby @ 09/11/2003 05:52 AM EST
My first thought when I saw Modoc..."Holy it's Clayton Endicott III from Benson!". Seriously, I'm not much on Sci-Fi so that was my Modoc Moment.
The subplot with Jeremy's rent's thinking He's Gay is a riot, especially when they try reading books on the subject. Yes Matt we didn't need the "mirrors must be broken" vidcaps. Sorry, but you still rock cuz you gave big ups to Wendy's.
Chestnuts roasted by Lumberjack Matt @ 09/11/2003 06:01 AM EST
Yeah, celluloid ain't doing Darla any favours. Still, if you had to see her or Kathy Bates' tits. . .well, you judge for yourself. By the way, nice Kathy Bates aside. But when/what movie did Kathy Bates show her tits/in?
Chestnuts roasted by Molten @ 09/11/2003 06:18 AM EST
I have to see this now, once again Matt you are making me spend money on renting a bad movie, but I love bad movies, so its all good :-)
Chestnuts roasted by Lossenelin @ 09/11/2003 06:44 AM EST
I like corey haim in the bathtub. great great great scene. and kathy showed her tits in that jack nicholson movie last year. i forget the title.
Chestnuts roasted by t-rah @ 09/11/2003 09:13 AM EST
Good review, I'll have to look in to renting this movie sometime. On the subject of halloween things, does anyone know the name of that pumpkin gum? It looked like a jack-o-lantern and you had to lay it on a table and slap the piss out of it to break it up into chewable sized pieces.
Chestnuts roasted by Trampus @ 09/11/2003 09:41 AM EST
I enjoy slapping the piss out of everything before I eat it...
Chestnuts roasted by spazzamatic @ 09/11/2003 10:59 AM EST
1. Holy shit, Darla does look like Gozer. That's fucked up.
and
2. Cathy Bates showed her tits in About Schmidt.
Chestnuts roasted by Shawnathan @ 09/11/2003 11:42 AM EST
That's Clevon Little Fate of the Hammer, and he also played Super Soul in the original Vanishing Point movie. (Whatever you do, don't watch the remake.) He was also in Scavenger Hunt with ... Scatman Cruthers! Now you are up to date on your token black actors. Cleavon really is a good actor.
Chestnuts roasted by klatubaradanikto @ 09/11/2003 12:03 PM EST
HEY MATT,
Have you seen that C-3PO card that was released a while back that showed that he was packing a giant male apparatus??
Chestnuts roasted by Dannyjoe @ 09/11/2003 12:42 PM EST
Here is a link to it.
http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/c3po.htm
enjoy
Chestnuts roasted by Dannyjoe @ 09/11/2003 12:44 PM EST
Oh, geez, that's brillant.
My god, don't tell me Rene Auberjonis was really Chef Louis. Please. That just messes up my entire world view.
Chestnuts roasted by Sunny @ 09/11/2003 01:10 PM EST
...For the record, you can't spell "Modoc" without "Odo."...
OK, now THAT'S FUNNY.
...Can't spell it without "doc," either. Did Rene play any doctors? Anyone??...
Only other role I can think of his at the moment is a Reverened from "The Patriot". I'm too lazy to check out IMDb. And, by "The Patriot", I mean the Mel Gibson vehicle, not the flick with Mafioso Don Steven Seagal. HBO likes to confuse you by throwing that one your way at 3AM.
Chestnuts roasted by "Homer's Odyssey?? Is this about that minivan I rented?" @ 09/11/2003 01:14 PM EST
matt, where do you find these movies? I'd surely love to watch MBFIAV, but I doubt I'll be able to find it at my local Blockbuster..
Chestnuts roasted by cabduce @ 09/11/2003 01:44 PM EST
...shit, I can't even spell my own name right. *hangs head in shame*
Chestnuts roasted by candice @ 09/11/2003 01:45 PM EST
Now you need to compliment this with a review of "Rockula" with Dean "Eyebrows" Cameron
Chestnuts roasted by LastdaysofRain @ 09/11/2003 01:58 PM EST
"matt, where do you find these movies? I'd surely love to watch MBFIAV, but I doubt I'll be able to find it at my local Blockbuster.." -From Cabduce
Forgot MBFIAV, go with "Sins of Desire" starring Tanya Roberts. Now THERE'S quality!
Chestnuts roasted by Dolemite @ 09/11/2003 02:00 PM EST
www.deancameron.com
Ski School is a classic.
Chestnuts roasted by Ubu Rex @ 09/11/2003 02:40 PM EST
Survey from Rhino on what cartoons to release next. I have been trying to think of some random ones to put in Other.
http://rhino.com/fun/contests/videoanimation2003survey.lasso
Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 09/11/2003 02:45 PM EST
I'm ashamed (or maybe not ashamed) to say that this movie's one of my guilty pleasures. I don't know what it is about it, but I can't help but watch it whenever it's on TV, which isn't all that often but...
Chestnuts roasted by Jessica @ 09/11/2003 02:46 PM EST
What is: Transformers: Headmasters ?
Chestnuts roasted by Dolemite @ 09/11/2003 02:49 PM EST
Odo Doc connection:
He played the original Father Mulchay (I could never spell that name) in M*A*S*H. Which was a movie about...DOCTORS.
Chestnuts roasted by Jeff @ 09/11/2003 03:00 PM EST
Matt: 2 things.
1st: "instead opting on the suave alternative of throwing her out of the car and speeding away at 80 miles per hour. That's exactly what I would do."
That's probably WHY you've never had a date in your life ;-)
2nd: maybe Darla's hair is so short so that her neck is clearly visible when Jer tries to bite her?!?
Chestnuts roasted by Pat @ 09/11/2003 03:14 PM EST
Hey now, I was just kidding about that. I had a date once. No, twice. Yeah twice.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/11/2003 03:17 PM EST
Let's see...
He was Dr. Eugene Lyons in the 1977 mini series "The Rhinemann Exchange"
He did the voice for Dr. Strangesnork for the cartoon "The Snorks"
He did the voice for Dr. Stanley Kirby for the cartoon "Mighty Max"
He played Dr. Burton in "Batman Forever"
Round it off, he did the voice for Dr. Ignatio Mobius in the game "Command & Conquer"
That's a lot of doctors.
Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 09/11/2003 03:30 PM EST
"Have you seen that C-3PO card that was released a while back that showed that he was packing a giant male apparatus?? "
I think just about everyone with a passing interest Star Wars has seen this.
BTW if you're looking for scaary/crap movies for Halloween to review..... you should do Troll 2 and Pledge night (I can get you copies if you need em) Those are 2 classics that EVERYONE needs to see. I never like MBFIAV, Lost Boys was my cup o' tea. C'mon Both Coreys and Sutherland! don't get much better ya'll.
Chestnuts roasted by Toxikfoxx @ 09/11/2003 03:34 PM EST
This movie is on Comedy Central all the time. So you really don't have to bother renting it.
Also, the best part of the movie was the license plate of the car that Modoc gave to Jer. If memory serves me correctly, I believe it said "Niteman" or something to that extent. As if that wasn't clue enough to Leopold that good old Ralphie wasn't the vampire they were after.
And by the way, Ralph is MY best friend.
Chestnuts roasted by kryonik @ 09/11/2003 03:40 PM EST
Ok, so Cheryl Pollak looked horrid in this movie, but she looked famllir. Then I pulled out a cd I own (for no ungodly reason) from the early 90's TV show the Heights and there she is!! Lookin' damn good too (but not as fine as the blonde Charlotte Ross), here's a link for some pics of the shows cast....
http://www.amtv.jp/heights1.html
I think she was also on Quantum Leap, Melrose place and a few other sitcoms.
Chestnuts roasted by Toxikfoxx @ 09/11/2003 03:56 PM EST
She creeps me out too. Oobedobedoo.
Seriously, Matt, Pepperidge Farm remembers when you started saying in your "Rawhead Rex" blog how your short articles tend to be better than your long ones. Then everybody said "NO MATT NOOOOOO". Frankly, this and The Worst Witch are my favorite reviews. I laughed so hard so out loud so much that my throat hurts.
Oh yeah, I think you just found the best tongue twister ever.
Chestnuts roasted by "MR. GAME & WATCH" @ 09/11/2003 04:09 PM EST
Not really an egg as it was actively linked, but make sure y'all click on the Kathy Bates thing in the middle. Fun stuff.
Chestnuts roasted by Diet Sin @ 09/11/2003 04:25 PM EST
Ubu Rex, is Dean Cameron the poor man's Brian Bloom or is it the other way around?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089141/
Chestnuts roasted by Advantage Agassi @ 09/11/2003 05:11 PM EST
command & conquer is an awesome game but its so old it doesnt run on my computer...i have win 2000 and its not compatible. But yeah its great and if i ever play it again ill listen to Dr mobius' voice closly. hehe
Chestnuts roasted by heeloyd @ 09/11/2003 05:18 PM EST
I thought of a great review for Halloween. Punky Brewster's Halloween Special. Back in the day I had this serious crush on the girl because I had a dream that I visited (well, this is going to sound idiotic, but remember I was a kid)--you know how at the end of the show they asked kids to mail letters to the Punky Brewster Post Office? I thought that was like a real place, that there was a post office of just Punky Brewster stuff--anyway, her Halloween special involved the three main characters walking through an old Indian cave and being chased by a really bad special effects tarantula that used to scare the crap out of me. Then there was this guy they called Mr. Pieces who had his arm coming out of one rock, his head out of another, his arm . . . and so on. It was a two-parter and really had its moments. But that raises another question: where is Punky Brewster on X-E? What's the deal Matt, did you just hate the girl or something? Did you find her color coordination offensive? But I suppose there's plenty of great old shows you never wrote about. (Silver Spoons) A mage can dream, though, a mage can dream.
Chestnuts roasted by inkmage @ 09/11/2003 06:09 PM EST
Ink -- I've got that one on deck, no worries! :)
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/11/2003 06:10 PM EST
Oh my the heaven's have opened! I see the light and I am headed toward it! It's beautiful. It's beautiful! . . .
Chestnuts roasted by inkmage @ 09/11/2003 06:45 PM EST
I've been looking for a copy of this movie for over ten years! Well, not really actively intensely searching everywhere for it, but I will look for it if I'm in a used tape or pawn shop and I remember the movie exsists. I remember watching this movie when it came out on video. I only ever watched it once. I really liked it. Of course I also remember really liking another movie in the undead-teen comedy genre called My Boyfriend's Back. Then I got a copy of that one a few yers ago and time has not been kind to it. But it's still completely watchable if you don't mind "bad" movies, which I don't.
Chestnuts roasted by Kurt @ 09/11/2003 07:03 PM EST
Re: Punky Brewster Halloween Special - good to see that's on its way, Matt. That ep, and the one where Cherie(sp?) gets stuck in the fridge and has to get CPR from Punky and Margot - are the ones everyone remembers when the show comes up in conversation.
Of course, you really can't possibly beat your review of "The Worst Witch," a film I actually watched on numerous occasions as a kid - and still watch every Halloween to this day.
As for Chris Warner - when you've been in a movie featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (e.g. "Quest of the Delta Knights") it's difficult to consider oneself an A-list star, or even a B-list star. Warner, I'm afraid, is somewhere around M-list, I think. He's no Clu Gulager, but he's no John Agar, either.
Chestnuts roasted by JC @ 09/11/2003 07:24 PM EST
lol that episode of punky brewster where cherie got stuck in the fridge was great.... funny, great by todays' standards, probably because it was written by a kid, no joke I even remember them having the kid with punky before the episode it was part of the contest and she won or something of that nature damn punky turned out to be hott and cherie got cute too when she was lauras friend on family matters anyway but yeah great halloween recommendation for ya matt THE GATE gotta review it man for punky brewtser and if u don't then u admit to hating punky brewster and u don't hate her do ya?
Chestnuts roasted by ibentmywookie @ 09/11/2003 07:49 PM EST
Quest for the Delta Knights is my second favorite MST3K movie (number 1 Prince of Space) so whenever I see David Warner I always think- hey that guy from Delta Knights! sad sad. BTW I actually say Delta Knights on real TV not MST3Ked while back. Blew me away!
Chestnuts roasted by allicat @ 09/11/2003 07:50 PM EST
Great review, Matt. I actually remember seeing the end of this on a local station some Saturday long ago, with Odo dressed in black. Now I know of the greatness that I missed out on. Oh well, maybe it'll play again next month.
Dolemite: "Transformers: Headmasters" is a direct sequel to the original Transformers cartoon. A few of the original cast remain, but the focus of the show shifted to a group of new, smaller Transformers who piloted their own vehicles. For extra power, the vehicles would transform into a larger robot body, and the pilots would become the robot's head, hence the term "Headmasters".
Anyone who wants to see a "new" G1 cartoon released on DVD would do well to vote for it on Rhino's poll. Or if you really don't care, do it anyway to help the rest of us out ;)
Chestnuts roasted by Aberration @ 09/12/2003 12:58 AM EST
A rundown of "Headmasters" with some HEAVY SPOILERS can be found at:
http://12.237.129.139:2222/TF/Headmasters.html
Chestnuts roasted by Aberration @ 09/12/2003 12:59 AM EST
Kurt: if you're really looking for this movie, just get HBO. For some reason they show it about 8 times a month. Seriously, it's on ALL THE DAMN TIME.
Chestnuts roasted by Hellpop! @ 09/12/2003 01:02 AM EST
Matt--
Many moons ago, I wrote you an e-mail telling you that you REALLY SHOULD watch and review Deat Pit.
Now hat you're doing your halloween thing, I want to say it again-- Dead Pit is a can't-miss movie!! Hot chicks, zombies, a loony bin, a crazy old lady who thinks she's a nun-- you can't believe its greatness until you witness it with your own eyes! My jaw gapes at the thought of a delicious review of Deat Pit.
Try it. You'll like it. I swear-- and if I'm wrong, I'll PAY you the cost of having rented it!
Chestnuts roasted by freakachu @ 09/12/2003 03:57 AM EST
Was Kathy Bates famous for anything before Misery, which came out a year later?
Anyhow, for Hallowe'en, I'm still hoping Matt will do something about Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce, still my personal favourite "cheese" flick, though it had a much bigger budget than did most of the "cheese" Matt reviews. Most of the movie's pretty awful, actually, though you do get to see a pre-Star Trek: The Next Generation Patrick Stewart, and Mathilda May, from... umm... that other movie Mathilda May was in. And the ten minutes or so of mayhem on the streets of Westminster/London is still a heckuva lot scarier than anything in 28 Days Later, and you gotta love the "Prime Minister Scene".
Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 09/12/2003 04:09 AM EST
Loved the header graphic for the review. I suppose MBFIAV "forgot" the staple rule about vampires and sunlight. Although not strictly 80s, I wouldn't mind seeing a review of "Hocus Pocus". A pre-pubescent Thora Birch with too much lipstick is an alarming sight in itself.
Chestnuts roasted by F-13 @ 09/12/2003 05:42 AM EST
hey i live in new zealand and here that film was known as
"i was a teenage vampire"
there is a newzealand film i recomend called "grampire", it stars the grandfather from the munsters as the title character, leading to all sorts of comedic heights including GET THIS
a vampire with FALSE TEETH thats hilarity personified
Chestnuts roasted by DrFeelgoodd @ 09/12/2003 07:51 AM EST
John Ritter dead at 54.
Matt:
How about a commemorative review of Flight of Dragons or Real Men?
Hero at Large is something of his I've never seen, but seems like promising oh-so-high-brow fare.
Blake Edward's Skin Deep was probably Ritter's best work, even if they did stick an ultra-happy ending on there where it didn't need it.
Of course, it might be a bad idea to do commemorative reviews, because then you'll start getting complaints when you miss some random person, and it will become a high-pressure obligation.
Chestnuts roasted by Ubu Rex @ 09/12/2003 09:58 AM EST
I think we need a review of "Assisted Living Dracula". And if you don't know what that is, you're not watching your Aqua Teen Hungerforce quota.
Chestnuts roasted by "My stomach is vibratin'." @ 09/12/2003 12:32 PM EST
I'd love to comment on this article, but 2 lengends have died.
No matter where the writers went with the show, or how many cast changes they had, he was always able to nail his character perfectly... basically a free lovin' horndog with a good heart...
someone we could all identify with.
The man in black has past away. My dad always had his songs playing in the house whether I liked it or not. This guy was always cool and liked by ALL generations. His music
(a little folk a little country a little bit rock n' roll) never went out of style. Everything from
I walk the line to ring of fire to man in black, everything that came out of his mouth was pure genious. He would sing about politics, lost loves, the poor, the young/misunderstood. I owe a great deal to this man as his music is one of the few things my father and me both love. I saw him on Larry King the other day. He seemed like the type of person you wished were your grandfather.
John Ritter-54.
Johnny Cash-73.
Chestnuts roasted by turkeys can't fly? @ 09/12/2003 04:15 PM EST
I remember John Ritter from the movie where him and his wife were caught in the TV....
it's sad. Very sad.
Chestnuts roasted by chad @ 09/12/2003 04:52 PM EST
And John Ritter was in Problem Child and Problem Child 2. I don't remember if he was in 3, though. The only character I remember returning for the third outing is Gilbert Gottfried.
We will miss you, John.
Chestnuts roasted by Tim-E @ 09/12/2003 05:22 PM EST
Bravo
This is one those really stupid movies that I just love to watch. I'm so happy that you know of it too. And that your review may spread the word to others to watch it.
PS- David Warner-Best Actor EVER!!
Chestnuts roasted by Yankee Clipper @ 09/12/2003 05:31 PM EST
John Ritter wasnt in Problem Child 3. Let me tell you that movie was bad. The first 2 Problem Child's were masterpieces.
Chestnuts roasted by Yankee Clipper @ 09/12/2003 05:32 PM EST
Turkey--
Close, but no cigar-- the Man in Black was 71. -_-
Chestnuts roasted by freakachu @ 09/12/2003 06:23 PM EST
I sing of the glorious Delta Knights;
They live in Europe somewhere.
With Archimedes they eat their Wheaties,
And look pretty good in fake hair!
They're kind of afraid to go out at night;
They don't get historical facts just right.
They hike up their codpieces really tight;
They look pretty good in fake hair!
A sweet Delta Lady am I, am I -
More fair than the stars in the sky.
I'm bold and bawdy, and oh, my Lawdy,
I'm proud to declare I like pie!
A sweet Delta Lady, I do what I please;
I'm strong and I'm savvy and I've got these!
I love to sing out, "Don't forget the cheese."
I'm proud to declare I like pie!
Chestnuts roasted by I know I won't soon...forget the cheese. @ 09/12/2003 07:21 PM EST
You know this review is one of my favorites ever. Mainly because my name is Jeremy too, so I pretended Matt was talking about me the whole time.
Lost Warren Zevon and Johnny Cash in the same week. Damn.
Chestnuts roasted by Hellpop! @ 09/12/2003 08:34 PM EST
This hasn't been a good summer for celebrities, period - in addition to Cash, Zevon, and Ritter, we've also lost screen legends Gregory Peck and Katharine Hepburn, comedy legend Bob Hope, action legend Charles Bronson, and dance legend Gregory Hines (who was a year younger than Ritter - I was probably one of the only people who watched his sitcom on CBS a few years back), as well as several sports legends.
I couldn't believe it when I read that John Ritter died. My jaw almost hit my computer desk (I found out online). The scariest thing was, I saw a commercial for "8 Simple Rules..." while watching Monday Night Football last week (no comments on how bad the Eagles were, please, I saw the game) and he looked fine, if a little non-plussed at all the skin his "daughers" were showing off.
"Three's Company" just isn't going to be the same...and what the heck is ABC going to do about "8 Simple Rules..."? John Ritter was pretty much the whole show.
Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 09/12/2003 10:02 PM EST
It definitely blows, especially because the show seemed to be doing okay, and those who've liked Ritter for years have always been pulling for him to find his "new thing." 54 is way too young, but he led a VERY full life -- check out his career scope on IMDB, he's been working practically nonstop. Watching TC reruns is definitely gonna be sad now, though.
BTW, the only ep of his new show that I caught was the one where they did that huge TC skit dream sequence, with Ritter playing Roper. Pretty funny. Very sad news.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/12/2003 10:16 PM EST
Yeah, I can't believe it. I was never a "fan" or anything, but since I woke up this morning and heard the news, I haven't been able to get it off of my mind but for five minutes here and there. I'm really disturbed by it.
Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 09/12/2003 11:35 PM EST
Holy crap! Evan 'Ralph' Mirand was in "Fight Club".
Chestnuts roasted by Eeyore @ 09/13/2003 12:34 AM EST
Absolutely. I literally can't believe John Ritter's dead. I was never much into Johnny Cash, but I've recently watched tons of Ritter's work, and I love him to death. (pardon the pun.) He was /such/ a fantastic, hilarious man. so incredibly vital. I'm amazed, because I watch "8 Simple Rules" constantly. One of the best new comedies out there, with Katey Sagel, too. And now that's just over, and I again have nothing to watch.
Anyway, yeah. great article, matt, but I'm mighty saddened over the Johns.
Ditto, starwenn.
Chestnuts roasted by Melanie @ 09/13/2003 01:09 AM EST
Damn. Not a good year to be a celebrity.
Oh, and you're not the only one who thinks that Darla was unattractive. I think we can all agree on that.
Chestnuts roasted by The Chickens are Getting Restless @ 09/13/2003 01:42 AM EST
I thought it was odd when I heard John Ritter died, because he was so young. That didn't bother me so much, because I'm not a big fan, outside of his work in "Sling Blade." But when I found out Johnny Cash died, I cried. I take comfort in the fact that he and June are together again, but still, it's heartbreaking. America has lost one of it's few remaining musical treasures.
Chestnuts roasted by Teddy Ray @ 09/13/2003 03:36 PM EST
Yeah, it's sad when celebreties die. I guess we all think that they're invicible somehow. I didn't feel much a few years ago when princess Diana died, or Mother Theresa. Strange, we only seem to morn the deaths that we were familiar with. Is it morbib? You bet. Is it wrong? I think so.
When I think of all the poor children that die every day in 3rd world countries, I get a sick feeling in my gut. Who speaks for them, besides the organizations that ask for money while we change the channel? Do we even know that the money gets to these starving kids? To think that we worry about things like new cars. I don't know what else to say.....
Thanks Freakachu, I guess my old man lied about Johnny's age so he'd be younger than him.
Chestnuts roasted by turkeys can't fly? @ 09/13/2003 04:41 PM EST
I thought Darla was attractive :(
Chestnuts roasted by Wes @ 09/13/2003 07:12 PM EST
Teddy Ray, I feel the same way. Johnny Cash has always been something of a hero to me, and his death (in the same week as Warren Zevon, no less) really hit me. I've had "I Walk the Line" playing in my head all week.
Chestnuts roasted by Hellpop! @ 09/14/2003 02:11 AM EST
I watched "my best friend is a vampire" on cable the other night, and in some of the scenes, I thought to myself "hmm, that place looks familliar"
and finally, it hit me: this whole thing was filmed right here in houston! I've eaten at that pizza place! I've been on those roads! I'm not sure where the church is, but the wendy's that they pass no less than 3 times during the police chase scene? yeah, I'm pretty sure I've passed by there (but its not somewhere I go for my fast food: its a bit out of the way)
and, most importantly, I've actually been to the "all night meat market" before: its in the back of a grocery store called "whole foods market" (which, sadly, closed up and is now a Petsmart store). the bookstop that is built out of a refurbished movie theatre right next to it is still there, though.
the tragic irony: a bunch of stuff that was shown in the film? like the whole foods market? thats sort of near the gayish side of town. no wonder his parents thought he was a bit off! "no, mom and dad, I suck BLOOD!!!"
Chestnuts roasted by Allison Axe @ 09/14/2003 02:18 AM EST
>>>Holy crap! Evan 'Ralph' Mirand was in "Fight Club".
Posted by Eeyore @ 09/13/2003 12:34 AM EST
Really? I'm a Fight Club fanatic. I obsess over it. One of my favorite books/movies of all time. Who/where was Ralph?
As far the recant losses, what can I say that hasn't already been said? We've lost some real legends.
Chestnuts roasted by SilentLector @ 09/14/2003 02:32 AM EST
Turkey-- no problem. A statistic like that is easy to get wrong.
Here is MY issue--
I watch ALL of the 80's movies. And I watched 'em when I was a kid. This is why I love this site.
But I've never been a big fan of television (my parents always thought it was weird for a kid to feel this way, but I always hated the boob tube!).
Musicwise, I've always been able to choose my own, with lots of feedback from relatives who liked lots of different kinds of music. And even when I "hated" country, loved Milli Vanilli, and had "New Kids" sheet sets, I STILL liked Johnny Cash's mucic, even when I didn't know what he was talking about.
Frankly, he was a lot like a kid who knew what grownups were thinking. Plus the deep voice ALWAYS sounded cool.
Frankly, Matt, I would rather you DID NOT do a tribute to either of these very talented men-- because this site is where we go to remember things that ended LONG ago, and make us feel young-- whereas everyone I know who misses the two Johns suddenly feels old.
Please, please, let us remember these two classics the way we will, and don't bring their all-too-modern deaths into your retro site. -_-
Chestnuts roasted by freakachu @ 09/14/2003 03:45 AM EST
By the way, for turkey-- I did mourn when Mother Teresa died. (May have to do with my Catholicism.) But I thought it was HORRIFYING the way people were more concerned over Princess Diana's death than hers.
Maybe THAT is how God is going to end up judging us... >_<
Chestnuts roasted by freakachu @ 09/14/2003 03:52 AM EST
Beh, its bad enough Kathy Bates was in a B-movie, cheesy, 80's vampire flick. At least she didnt *star* in one. Yep my friends, that honor went to someone else. Someone who currently makes 20 mil a pic in Hollywood....boy does that town have a short memory. Check out the film( or at least the film credits ) 'Once Bitten' to see who Im talking about. Here's a hint..this guy got to feel up Brad Pitt's wife in a recent movie. Yup.
Chestnuts roasted by JoMamma @ 09/14/2003 07:04 AM EST
this movie really was on one of the hbo channels last night and yeah jomama contrary to what alot of people think jim carreys big break was once bitten lousy acting lousy movie
Chestnuts roasted by ibentmywookie @ 09/14/2003 10:49 AM EST
uh i think we all know of/seen once bitten, no surprise there? did u know he also was in a television series "in living color"! yep it's true!
ha jus playin wit u but yea once bitten wasn't really that bad, taken at face value, and he had to be pretty young at the time - it's not like his big break, 'ace ventura' was exactly high brow entertainment right?
he was also in 'earth girls are easy', and i've seen him in some boring made for tv movie - can't recall the name.
Chestnuts roasted by dallasrap.com @ 09/14/2003 02:53 PM EST
that leonard feller looks like josh hartnett (or however you spell it) which in turn looks like tommy lee jones. Spooky halloween fact for ya, ooooooo.
THE END
Chestnuts roasted by kennef @ 09/14/2003 03:35 PM EST
Before Once Bitten Jim Carrey was also in a very short-lived sitcom called Duck Factory. I remember once catching an episode at like 6 AM on a Sunday on Comedy Central. It wasn't very good.
Chestnuts roasted by Hellpop! @ 09/14/2003 05:41 PM EST
And while we're on the subject, according to IMDB, Jim Carrey's earliest TV appearance?
As himself, at the age of 7 on Sesame Street.
Chestnuts roasted by Hellpop! @ 09/14/2003 05:42 PM EST
the name of the jim carrey tv movie was "doing time on maple drive" i only remmber becvause over here they played it because he had just come to stardom in ace ventura and the mask so they thought they could make a quick buck by saying it had carey in it.
oh yeah did i mention it fuckin sucks
"ive done my time on maple drive"
Chestnuts roasted by DrFeelgoodd @ 09/14/2003 08:09 PM EST
I remember this movie. Not great, but not bad, either. Refreshing to see a movie where vampires don’t necessarily have to be evil. Having the butcher be the vampires’ ally, confidant, and blood supplier was a great touch. I wish Paul F. Wilson’s character had become a vampire at the end, like David Warner’s character. Robert Sean Leonard reminds me too much of a former friend of mine named Geoff who abandoned me, though.
Chestnuts roasted by Morbius @ 09/14/2003 09:42 PM EST
Well, I thought Darla’s hair was good.
Chestnuts roasted by Morbius @ 09/14/2003 09:44 PM EST
I agree with Steve Brandon re.: *Lifeforce*.
Chestnuts roasted by Morbius @ 09/14/2003 10:04 PM EST
reading the comments, i remember that rene a also was on a old fave show of mine "chicago hope" as adoctor (cant recall his name), with tourettes syndrome. One scene i recall is one he just started yelling "DEAD DUCK! DEAD DUCK!" yup, way to get your patients encouraged there. Odo is cool, and i'm glad not to be the only one freaked by that episode of punky brewster. there was one facts of life episode (part of it had a guy in a pig costume and a chain saw) that really freaked me out. (thank god i got over that, wait, i think i smelll bacon....)
Chestnuts roasted by nancy @ 09/16/2003 03:13 AM EST
Rene Auberjonois was Jano Audron in the Legacy of Kain series. Rene r0x0rs my b0x0rs.
Chestnuts roasted by Raziel @ 09/21/2003 02:02 PM EST
Oh man, I've actually seen this one. The review is infinitely more entertaining.
And where did I see it? Come on... it wasn't on video, so that leaves only one other choice, the channel that airs anything its owners can get the rights to: the SciFi channel!
Chestnuts roasted by Night_Trekker @ 09/29/2003 11:14 AM EST
Candice posted the following:
"Matt, where do you find these movies? I'd surely love to watch MBFIAV, but I doubt I'll be able to find it at my local Blockbuster.."
Avoid Blockbuster if you can. If there's another video retailer in your area, visit them instead.
Chestnuts roasted by brisco @ 12/26/2003 10:58 PM EST
Well, I had HBO at my house in the mid eighties so I have no need to rent this thing. Being the hopeless TV addict that I was, I've had it etched permanently into my brain. HBO was a 24 hour network with massive amounts of airtime and a not too extensive film library. Their cost effective was to acquire the rights to a small handful of grade B garbage to fill that time.
Its not just that these things were bad, but that there weren't many of them. HBO only ever bothered to buy to secure a small handful of these things, despite their obvious cheapness, and compensated by running them into the ground, and then running them again, and again. Over a decade later and I can still remember this, the Wraith, and a few others as if I'd just seen them yesterday.
Chestnuts roasted by Count Jorga @ 07/13/2004 04:47 AM EST
Wow, that took forever. Here's a 100,000 word review of 
