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Author Archives: robchristopher
3 things about Jim Henson’s THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER
The Great Muppet Caper [1981] 1. “You’re jealous! You are! You are, you are, you are, you are, you are!” 2. Charles Grodin is a tenor. 3. Oscar the Grouch’s very brief cameo. This is still my fave of the … Continue reading
3 things about Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps [2010] 1. Slavko Vorkapich lives! 2. “Let’s make a deal, Bretton. You won’t tell people lies about me, and I won’t tell people the truth about you.” 3. Shia LaBeouf’s eyebrows are disturbing.
3 things about Oliver Stone’s WALL STREET
Wall Street [1987] 1. “Sleeping with her was like having sex with the Wall Street Journal.” 2. Stapling the fake-brick wallpaper into place. 3. Gekko and Bud have an important meeting at 21, much like J.J. and Falco in Sweet … Continue reading
3 things about J. Lee Thompson’s BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Battle for the Planet of the Apes [1973] 1. Ape children wear pajamas. 2. When Claude Akins, as a gorilla, shouts, “No prisoners! No prisoners!” he doesn’t compare favorably to Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia. 3. I don’t quite … Continue reading
3 things about Fred M. Wilcox’s FORBIDDEN PLANET
Forbidden Planet [1956] 1. Contains the source of inspiration for Star Trek‘s transporter. 2. The Id Monster looks an awful lot like Gossamer. 3. Many spangled miniskirts.
3 things about Alex Cox’s SID AND NANCY
Sid and Nancy [1986] 1. “That looks like it hurts,” he says, noticing the scratches on her knuckles. “So does this.” He bashes his head against the wall. She seems impressed. 2. A box of free kittens at Max’s Kansas … Continue reading
3 things about Matthew Robbins’ DRAGONSLAYER
Dragonslayer [1981] 1. Ralph Richardson smiles and says, “Don’t be afraid. You can’t hurt me.” Point of the dagger on the bare skin of his chest. 2. She desperately tries to get out of the manacles by scrunching up her … Continue reading
3 things about Lang Elliott’s THE PRIVATE EYES
The Private Eyes [1980] 1. Peaches. 2. Squeaky cleavage. 3. Wookalar.
3 things about Stephen Cone’s THE WISE KIDS
The Wise Kids [2011] 1. He gets up on the cross in flip-flops. 2. “You go to where you were before you were born. You go to where you were in 1722. That was a good year.” 3. Tim is … Continue reading
3 things about Jonathan Lynn’s CLUE
Clue [1985] 1. Cleverest touch: the parquet floor in the hall has squares, like the spaces on the game board. 2. Eileen Brennan’s feather hat/eyeglasses combo. She sits there on the sofa, her hand to her jaw, wheezing, while everyone … Continue reading
