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Moriarty’s One Thing I Love Today! Joe Dante And The Movie Orgy!

Not First! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:03:56 AM
hehehe
GREMLINS 2 fucking rocked! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:04:33 AM
Nuff said.
TOO SOON!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:04:50 AM
Seriously.
Joe Dante is cooking the books!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:05:12 AM
:-D
Just got off the phone with the gremlins by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:05:53 AM
they told me to not feed them before midnight. or was it after?
Joe Dante has chosen Blu-ray and here's why by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:06:30 AM
Cause it's teh suck.
Well, this sounds like TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:06:57 AM
heheheheh
Joe Dante has jumped the shark by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:07:43 AM
eh?
9th! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:08:17 AM
Nobody else interested in this? Weird.
Joe Dante is AWESOME! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:08:58 AM
Y'know, like, Michael Bay awesome.
Gremlins is Bugnuts! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:10:08 AM
says the big one
Hmmm, there must be a very interesting by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:11:47 AM
tb somewhere where all the tb's are...
I work for Dick Jones! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:15:10 AM
Dick Joooooooones!
14th! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 06:15:44 AM
DAMN! I'm lonely.
Motoko by kwisatzhaderach	Apr 25th, 2008 06:27:25 AM
Have you been the secret author of all the posts on here all this time?
Moriarty by kwisatzhaderach	Apr 25th, 2008 06:29:21 AM
Great article. Hard to believe it's 20 years since Dante's heyday. Gremlins, Explorers and Innerspace are three of my all-time favourites, absolutely insane pictures. Oh, any chance you can put some pics of the E.T. house up sometime? T'would be cool.
I repeat: www.trailersfromhell.com! by DerLanghaarige	Apr 25th, 2008 06:52:45 AM
Joe Dante, Edgar Wright, John Landis and others speak audiocommentaries for old movie trailers! I'm still shocked that so many people don't know about it!
DerLanghaarige by kwisatzhaderach	Apr 25th, 2008 07:06:05 AM
Just discovered this a couple of weeks ago on another talkback here, absolutely amazing site. Geek heaven.
I have No Excuses For the days Missed by Internet Thug	Apr 25th, 2008 07:33:29 AM
and then you list two paragraphs of excuses for the days missed. This is why you fail as a writer.
It sounds a bit like Amazon Women on the Moon... by tonagan	Apr 25th, 2008 07:43:57 AM
Which was a little more scatalogical than Kentucky Fried Movie, I think...
What's he doing? by JADSTERSDAD	Apr 25th, 2008 08:10:43 AM
Now. Anyone know? Someone there must have asked him. 'The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes'? 'Thirst'? This man needs his name on a cinema movie NOW!
another "don't crowd me" homage by slappy magoo	Apr 25th, 2008 08:14:37 AM
Back in the '90s, Showtime had a series of original movies all based on juvenile delinquent "teens in trouble" movies of the 50s & 60s, called "Rebel Highway." Joe Dante, who may have also been an E.P. on the whole series, directed one of the better, (intentionally) funnier movies in the series, called "Runaway Daughters." In a similar vein as "Matinee" but on a made for TV budget. Paul Rudd played the mandatory brooding rebel without a clue, and his mantra throughout the movie was, sure enough, "Don't crowd me." Now I know why "crowding" was such a big deal for Dante, thanks for the heads up. I believe all the "Rebel Highway" movies were released on VHS under their seperate titles (not under a "Rebel Highway" banner), but not on DVD yet. If any of them deserves to be seen again, it's Dante's and if you can find an old VHS copy or a DVD transfer, snap it up. It won't change your life, but it's really enjoyable and clearly comes from a place of love.
Gremlins two is my favorite sequel by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 25th, 2008 08:51:06 AM
Its so fuckin crazy it feels like a cartoon. Above all it has aged well, I still watch it and laugh my ass off.
I love how part two parodies the first to the point where by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Apr 25th, 2008 08:52:20 AM
Kate's emotional moment turns into a running joke in the second.
What are the chances of ever getting this on DVD? by Knuckleduster	Apr 25th, 2008 08:55:56 AM
Probably zero. Getting all the rights can only be a nightmare. Would love to see it, though.
Mori, has Dante ever mentioned Explorers and in particular by Paulseta	Apr 25th, 2008 09:30:15 AM
the fact that Paramount took it away from him before it was finished? I would truly love to know more about what the final film would have been like had he been given the chance to finish it. Incidentally, did anyone else ever notice that Jerry Goldsmith did a kind of riff on his Capricorn One score when the kids are building their ship? Always gave me a grin.
Hey Moriarty, Don't Crowd Me! by Mr.Krinkle	Apr 25th, 2008 11:01:02 AM
I was there for the Movie Orgy at the New Beverly and it was amazing. My friend and I decided before it started that we would leave after maybe the first 2 hours. Nope. We stayed thru the whole thing. It was incredible, and difficult to describe to anyone who didn't see it. The "don't crowd me" guy was the greatest character ever. We all went nuts everytime that came back. I feel like we all witnessed something truly special that night. Joe Dante gave us all a special gift for sure. Now, quit crowding me!
kwisatzhaderach... by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 25th, 2008 11:29:32 AM
that is top secret ;-)
Sounds exactly perfect. by Archive	Apr 25th, 2008 12:04:42 PM
I'm glad for you, mate! It's been that kind of year - the Iron Man stuff has me feeling great in a way I haven't since before Episode 1.
THERE AIN'T NO FUCKIN' THELMA HERE! by GrantChastain	Apr 25th, 2008 12:11:34 PM
I said the bitch don't live here!
Sounds like Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid by ThePilgrim	Apr 25th, 2008 12:27:14 PM
Were one clip from another film plays into another clip from another film too tell a whole new story. It's called a "Mash Up" now.
Sweet Pee-Wee reference, Mori... by Somerichs	Apr 25th, 2008 12:30:18 PM
So did you throw that in because it was one of the clips in the Movie Orgy and you were reminded of it or do you just know that line as the good movie geek you are? :)
Mori like Grems 2 but not Dusk Till Dawn by ThePilgrim	Apr 25th, 2008 12:39:03 PM
Gremlins 2 is great and all, but theres no point what so ever in taking any of it serious... It's campy as fuck! The serum bits being the worst. One of them drinks the brain elixir and he comes back up with glasses on. Another one turns into a bat, he's given a sunblock shot (which none of the others grems take- cause that would make too much sense!) and then he flies through the building and the destroyed walls silhouette makes the batman symbol. Another one gets acid thrown in it's face and they lift up a phantom of the opera mask too cover it. He had that mask on stand by, and the female grem instantly changes complete with lipstick, fishnet stockings, a dress and long hair. You like this???? and Dusk Till Dawn wasn't your thing!!!!
The 'Burbs by Samuel Fulmer	Apr 25th, 2008 01:02:49 PM
As much crap as that movie gets, it's my favorite Dante film, and near the top of my favorite Hanks films.
how lucky are you exactly? by billyhitchcock	Apr 25th, 2008 02:51:06 PM
i'm more than a little jealous that you get to watch movies with EW and QT!
That seems like an awesome idea by SoylentMean	Apr 25th, 2008 04:44:13 PM
I can't imagine how much time something like that would take to put together. He should put it on DVD so stoners and college kids can watch it, randomly, whenever. That's a film event I would really like to experience. Another is Peyote Popcorn.
Andy's Gang by GhostJax	Apr 25th, 2008 04:44:23 PM
I got to attend as well, and it was exactly like Moriarty described it. However, there was one bit from the film that Mori didn't mention, and I have to. There were a couple of clips from Andy Devine's kids show ANDY'S GANG, but none of them were that exceptional... Dante mostly seemed to use that to intro other, longer clips. Except, of course, for the segment where Andy sings with Midnight the Cat and Squeakers. Midnight the Cat is an anesthatized, possibly dead cat which plays the piano. Squeakers is an almost definitely stuffed hamster that plays the bass drum, marching band style. Both are clearly having their limbs manipulated by wire. As this rather macabre scene plays out, Andy Devine (voice of Friar Tuck in the Disney Robin Hoood, so THAT VOICE, but singing, badly) croaks out the hymn "Jesus Loves Me." This goes on for, no lie, like six minutes, complete with cuts to a stonefaced, possibly terrified audience of grade-schoolers. I think it was the longest continuous laugh I've ever heard out of an audience, which was a good thing, because with imagery like that, you could either laugh or go batshit insane. It was awesome. Most fun I've had at a movie since I was a kid.
GhostJax... by TheRealMoriarty	Apr 25th, 2008 06:25:25 PM
... yeah, if I'd tried to describe every moment seared into my brain, this could have been a 10,000 word article easily. That ANDY'S GANG segment fucked with me. I'm convinced that a piece of my soul died while listening to that funereal arrangement of "Jesus Loves Me," and if you needed proof that the ASPCA and the Humane Society weren't involved in media then, look no further. You know the crazy part? Midnight and Squeekers were on every week. There are more of those musical numbers out there in the ether somewhere, and I pray to god I never witness one. Or that I get a DVD with all of them. I'm not sure which.
Mori, quick question. by BGDAWES	Apr 25th, 2008 09:41:51 PM
So was this straight up continuous clips from film cut together with nothing else at all, for three plus hours? If so, that's impressive. Did Dante and his co-editor overlay other music (contemporary for the times), add titles of any kind, splice in news footage, incorporate other nifty editing tricks (ie film stock melting, etc). Or was this really just cut after cut of movie after movie? If it was a pure straight up collage of various film clips then that's pretty impressive.
BGDawes... by TheRealMoriarty	Apr 25th, 2008 10:31:53 PM
... four plus hours, actually. And yeah, it was continuous. The physical assembly of the thing was fairly crude, but the wit involved made up for it. Keep in mind... they did this in the late '60s without even a Moviola at their disposal. They were guessing about the timing on their edits and using simple splice tape to hold it all together. That's why Joe had this print transferred to video... it just wouldn't make it through a projector intact at this point.
Oh... by TheRealMoriarty	Apr 25th, 2008 10:32:28 PM
... yes, lots of news footage (Nixon got some great face time) and commercials and TV spots for movies... basically anything they could get their hands on.
Man...wish I could've seen that. by BGDAWES	Apr 26th, 2008 01:47:21 AM
Dante needs to take that on the road, specifically to Chicago! Thanks Drew! Glad you went to see this, since it's obviously rare, to give us at least a glimpse in a review. Hang in there with everything else you have going on. I feel like I have a lot of pots on the fire with work and a mortgage however I really can't compare to you since I don't have kids yet, but it's only a matter of time. One last question - Chuck P. is releasing another novel soon; Snuff, and whole-lee crap it sounds wild. I'd definitely love your take on it when you get time to check it out. Thanks for the great reviews Mori! Looking forward to seeing your new stuff on screen!
I'm advising my clients to put all their money... by Osmosis Jones	Apr 26th, 2008 09:28:51 AM
...into canned food and shotguns!
Wait...Joe Dante's filming actors in an orgy? What? by MrMysteryGuest	Apr 27th, 2008 01:58:54 PM
:?
Jack Benny DVD stuff. by TomBodet	Apr 27th, 2008 07:42:10 PM
So I bought this 5 buck 4 disc Jack Benny set from Wallyworld a couple of weeks ago. They not only included dozens of episodes of his tv show, they showed him guest starring on things like the George Burns show, doing odd specials and doing Movies of the Week ala 'GE Theatre' and the like, you know-hosted by Reagan? Some things I noticed whilst watching these... Corporate sponsers basically were pervasive in the shows then. You had Lucky Strike Cigs sponsering Jack's show-and these guys would break into song or outta character and begin chiming in as a Group-the lucky strikes song. Or you had these really goofy, terribly false ads about how safe and tasty and toasty these nice little cancer sticks were. MMMMMM lucky strikes. They did a show where Bogie was the guest-star, and I'm pretty sure you all know about him and them there coffin nails. Ouch. It wasn't as bad as having the resident Ed MacMahon-Don Nelson-in the middle of some trite skit about arguing w/ his wife-suddenly say-I can just TASTE that fruity Jello Gelatin Taste right now-and she won't Make me any-it was like Bad SNL ad parody time. Love Jack Benny, but the standards of advertising back then-shit. They really didn't have a line to cross, 'cuz there weren't none save for the almighty dollar. Mel Blanc was a funny guy in person. The robber scene where they need to deposit a quarter to get outta the house thru the window before being munched by a Tiger-priceless. Rochester was great too. The New Years eve show was good. On GE theatre-you get the suprise of your life when the door opens, and There's Charles Bronson(yes, him again). Ya know, Jack was taller than him. Bronson does a funny spoof of his then current Machine Gun Kelly role-it's interesting to see him in his mid-30's playing a bumbling con-artist. I enjoyed anyways. You also have Zsa Zsa and Reagan as the MC. It's kinda fun. His turn on Burns' show was great, them doing the narrators on opposing ends of the front stage is classic. There's a reason they were around forever. Then there's this so bad you can't really watch it late in the game special Benny made in '65 after his show went off the air, it had by then current stars like the Beach Boys and a really bogus Adams Family satire worked in. It was kinda painful to watch, sorta like seeing Bob Hope trying to rap some 15 years ago or whatever. I was wincing all the while I saw it. Benny thru say '63 was still okay if in his element. Outta it-no no no and no. No Beatle Wigs. Please-we're beggin' ya- He did a great long suffering double take and stare. And if you ever get a chance to watch 'To Be or Not to Be' w/ him, Carole Lombard and Robert Stack-you should. It's that good.
amazing by cahcat	Apr 28th, 2008 11:33:12 AM
i just had to say that I was there and I'm still blown away by all the things I saw as it was truly an incredible and inspiring evening!

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