ROBERT BERRY'S
WEIRD MOVIE STUFF #17
(Now with blue diamonds...AND green clovers!!!)
WEIRD MOVIE STUFF QUOTES O' THE DAY
"No one is as handsome as David Larrabee, not even David Larrabee."
-Julia Ormond in/as SABRINA
"I wanted Uma to dance like this moment in THE ARISTOCATS, where
Eva Gabor's cat dances...I never showed Uma THE ARISTOCATS. I
would just imitate it - hands pointed down and everything."
-Q.Tarantino on choereagraphing Uma Thurman in PULP FICTION
"By the prickling of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."
-Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce) masterfully swiped
by Ray Bradbury from Shakespeare
WEIRD MOVIE FACTS (Save 'em and Trade 'em...AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS!!!)
According to US Magazine, Quentin Tarantino now lives in the
apartment once rented by John Travolta during the "Welcome Back
Kotter" days.
Boba Fett, of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and RETURN of THE JEDI fame, made
his first appearance in a badly animated segment of a Star Wars
TV special, that involved Chewbacca coming home to visit his wookie
family for Light Day.
WEIRD MOVIE STUFF SPOTLIGHT: *PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING IN FILM*
Long thought of as a goofy-fake-pseudo-sport, professional wrestling
is...well...just that. However, the role that this spectacle has
played in the film world has been fantastic to say the least.
Movies about professional wrestling, or featuring the stars they have
produced, rank high upon any critic's inner circle of favorites.
My dad has faithfully watched many forms of wrestling for the last
26 years of my life. He knows it's fake, but gets such a kick out
of it. I guess a lot of the allure I have, is the nostalgic connection
it gives me with my father. We NEVER went to a baseball game, but
we watched wrestling (live and on TV) throughout, and we still do.
Here's a look back at the contribution this great art form has made
to the celluloid world.
MEXICAN WRESTLING MOVIES (1950s-60s) You got to discover these on
your own to truly appreciate them. These are bad cinema at its
finest!!! Try DOCTOR of DOOM (62) for starters.
THE ONE AND ONLY (1978) This one is a sentimental favorite of
mine starring Henry Winkler, and featuring Herve Villachze. Henry
plays a struggling actor who'll do anything to get work, including
professional wrestling. Directed by Carl Reiner, there's a lot
of fun in this picture, especially the many characters Winkler
takes on as a wrestler, to please the fans. Haven't seen this
available on video, but it's on the tube once in a great while.
ROCKY III (1983) Sure its a boxing movie, but Mr. Hulk Hogan (known
as Terry to his true pals), makes a fantastic appearance as
THUNDERLIPS, a pro-wrestler who's fights Rocky Balboa in a charity
event, reminescient of a real life encounter Muhammad Ali had with
one back in the day. Lot's of fun, and you get Rocky's best villain
ever, Clubber Lang, played insanely well by MR T.
MY BREAKFAST WITH BLASSIE (1983) I'm dying to check out this parody
of MY DINNER WITH ANDRE written and starring Andy Kaufman, who
simply sits at a table, and talks to famed wrestler/manager Fred
Blassie about all kinds of stuff. There may be seeds that grew in
to RESERVOIR DOGS somewhere in here. Anybody got this on tape?
BODY SLAM (1987) You can't go wrong with a cast like this!
Captain Lou Albano, Dirk Benedict, Rodddy Piper, John Astin,
Tanya Roberts, The Tonga Kid, CHARLES NELSON REILLY, and
BILLY BARTY!!!! (anyone remember DR SHRINKER?) It's about
a bunch of wrestlers...what else do you need to know?
HELL COMES TO FROG-TOWN (1988) Roddy Piper follows up his role in
THEY LIVE with this great picture. Roddy plays Sam Hell (hence
the title...get it!) who lives in one of those post apocalyptic
worlds that Sandahl Bergman always seems to live in. The world
is overrun by jumbo humanoid frogs. They could have called this
one THE TOAD WARRIOR. There's actually a sequel to this dog out
somewhere in Videoland.
NO HOLDS BARRED (1989) Hulk Hogan stars as a pro-wrestler in this
film, which actually earned nearly $17 million dollars, opening
the door for him to film duds like SUBURBAN COMMANDO, THUNDER
IN PARADISE, and SUBURBAN COMMANDO.
GREMLINS 2 (1989) No...of course it's not a wrestling film, but
there's a Hulk Hogan cameo surprise that's funny as hell.
Check it out!
WEIRD MOVIE STUFF...I NEED INFO SECTION
Does anybody know of any films where Harpo Marx talks?
Please e-mail me with a response
That's it for today kids. And now, a closing song!
"May tomorrow
Be a perfect day
May you find love and laughter
Along the way....
...goodnight, Everybody!!!"
Robert A. Berry
4019149@mcimail.com
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