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3 things about Joe Dante and Jon Davison’s THE MOVIE ORGY

Posted on August 12, 2012 by robchristopher

The Movie Orgy [1968] 1. Andy Devine sings “Yes, Jesus Loves Me” accompanied by a mouse named Squeaky, playing a drum, and a cat named Midnight, playing an organ. The original keyboard cat. 2. Abbreviated Teenagers From Outer Space–they land, … Continue reading →

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3 things about Joe Dante’s GREMLINS

Posted on December 19, 2011 by robchristopher

Gremlins [1984] 1. Chuck Jones encourages him to keep drawing. 2. Great metaphor: she’s assaulted by a Christmas tree. 3. Snowshovel as car ramp.

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3 things about TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE

Posted on October 30, 2007 by robchristopher

Twilight Zone: The Movie [1983] 1. The segments more or less succeed or fail on their own terms, but I don’t think Rod Serling would have much use for any of them. Any notions of cosmic/poetic justice/irony are fairly tangental. 2. … Continue reading →

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