APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 3: Yes, Giorgio (1982)
MGM announced they had signed a deal with Lucio Pavarotti to star in this movie and he responded by saying, “I have done a lot of television and think I have the experience to do a movie. I will put myself in the hands of those making this but hopefully my sense of humor will […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 3: Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
Oh no, more Bo. Marketed with the tagline “Unlike any other Tarzan you’ve ever seen!,” this was written by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard, who would go on to direct Masters of the Universe. Goddard had originally been hired to write a screenplay based upon the Marvel Comics character Dazzler for Bo. And of course, this […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 3: The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Klinton Spilsbury came from Mormon settlers in Mexico and spent much of his childhood in Arizona, before his family moved back to Mexico, settling in Colonia Juárez. He briefly attended Brigham Young University before trying to break into Hollywood as Max Keller. Once he took on the name Klinton Spilsbury — he was born Glenn […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 3
For the third day of the B&S About Movies April Movie Thon, it’s all about failure. April 3: Failure at launch — A big movie debut ruined by the reality that no one wants to see that actor, actress or director. All April long, we’ll have thirty themes as writing prompts. If you’d like to be […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 2: Ski School (1990)
Ski School may have come out way after the teen sex comedy boom and before the wave that American Pie started, and you know, I may be fifty and working in the corporate world and feeling dead inside, but I would leave to join Dave Marshak (Dean Cameron, Rockula, Bad Dreams and, most essentially, Chainsaw from Summer School) and his Section […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 2: Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
At the thirtieth anniversary of Revenge of the Nerds, Julia Montgomery (Betty) revealed that she originally had a scene in this movie, but turned it down, as it had her cheating on Lewis (Robert Carradine) with a jock. She felt that after her character fell in love at the end of the first movie — never […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 2: Porky’s III (1985)
James Komack is best known for producing The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, Chico and the Man and Welcome Back, Kotter. To be honest, him making the third in this series is a thankless job, as Bob Clark didn’t return. He could have just been quiet about coming on board, but he told the Los Angeles Times that […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 2: Porky’s II: The Next Day (1983)
After the success of Porky’s — success is a small way to describe how influential it was on the movies that would follow in its wake, even if it owed so much to Animal House and Lemon Popsicle — the next film was in production quickly. Directed and co-written by Bob Clark, who worked with Alan Ormsby and […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 2
It’s the second day of the B&S About Movies April Movie Thon and we’re getting horizontal. April 2: Teen comedies for adults — Remember the days of frats, gratuitous nudity and horrifying revenge framed as harmless pranks? Tell us about that movie! All April long, we’ll have thirty themes as writing prompts. If you’d like to […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 1: April Fool’s Day (2008)
Ah, the 2000s, when every decent and not-so-decent slasher was remade. That means that even April Fool’s Day could be made all over again by The Butcher Brothers (Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores), who had just made The Hamiltons. Desiree Cartier (Taylor Cole) is hosting a party for her actress Torrance Caldwell (Scout Taylor-Compton from the Rob Zombie Halloween […]
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