Classic B-Movie Posters #12: Mama's Dirty Girls

Mama loves men, but she loves money even more. She's trained her three teenager daughters to meet, marry and murder men for their money. But soon they meet Harold and he's got other plans.

Celebrities Like to Smoke!

Quick and Dirty Sketches: Jesus in Sexy Candyland

Just to kind of stretch my creativity a little I've decided to do a series of 10 minute sketches. here is the first one Jesus in Sexy Candyland. It's pretty silly but I like the way Jesus is skipping past the gummi bear hedge.




Thanks to Swinebread for the idea!

If anyone out there has any suggestions for a quick and dirty sketch feel free to leave them in the comments.

Guess That Movie Quote: Week 28

Here are the rules:
If you know or think you know the source of the movie quote please leave your guess in the comments section. As people guess the source of the quote I will grey it out and give them credit (using google to find the answers will disqualify you), the person who has the most correct guesses each week will get a fun movie genius award to decorate their blog. Any person who wins 5 weeks (consecutive or non-consecutive) will earn a Movie Master award and must then refrain from guessing for 5 weeks but a master can email quote suggestions for the game.

Let the guessing begin!

1. "You know, you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle." (Valor)

2. "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!" Smallerdemon

3. "I am big. It's the pictures that got small." Smallerdemon

4. "Oh dear, we've become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to do is get outside their own house and look in for a change." Splotchy

5. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die." Smallerdemon

6. "Hitler was better looking than Churchill, he was a better dresser than Churchill, he had more hair, he told funnier jokes, and he could dance the pants off of Churchill." (Valor)

7. "Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!" Smallerdemon

8. "Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." Mikey Filmaker

9. "Look at that! Look how she moves. That's just like Jell-O on springs. She must have some sort of built-in motors. I tell you, it's a whole different sex!" John

10. "We belong dead." (Valor)

**Update**
Hooray!!! All the quotes were guessed this week!! And congrats to this week's winner Smallerdemon!! If I recall correctly this is his second win, so way to go and collect your prize below:


Thanks to everyone else for playing and come back next week for more quote guessing fun!

Random Photo Blogging...

I typed the word costume in an image search and here are some of the neater/ stranger things I came across...

Hey its Bender Bending Rodriguez!

Kira and Fizgig from The Dark Crystal

What the fuck?

This reminds me of a nightmare I once had...

Wow...this person spent way too much time making this costume.

Jack, Sally and Zero

And my favorite The Flash and Jack Burton!!! Too cool!

Giallo Goddess Edwidge Fenech

Creepy!

It's official. Hollywood has run out of ideas.

From Variety:
Universal Pictures has announced a six-year partnership with Hasbro to produce at least four feature films based on branded properties. The properties include “Monopoly,” “Candy Land,” “Clue,” “Ouija,” “Battleship,” “Magic, The Gathering” and “Stretch Armstrong.”

The deal comes after the successful screen transformation of the Hasbro property “Transformers,” which DreamWorks and Paramount turned into a Michael Bay-directed global hit, and which has a sequel scheduled to begin production this year.

Kill me.

On another note, while looking for a picture to accompany this post I came across the image below. The key words I used were sexy-candy-land. I have no clue who would refer to this picture in that way. Do people have sex fetishes for Jesus?

Classic B-Movie Posters #11: Ordered to Love

You can watch the trailer here.

Guess That Movie Quote: Week 27 Opening Lines

This time all the quotes are the first line(s) of a movie!

Here are the rules:
If you know or think you know the source of the movie quote please leave your guess in the comments section. As people guess the source of the quote I will grey it out and give them credit (using google to find the answers will disqualify you), the person who has the most correct guesses each week will get a fun movie genius award to decorate their blog. Any person who wins 5 weeks (consecutive or non-consecutive) will earn a Movie Master award and must then refrain from guessing for 5 weeks but a master can email quote suggestions for the game.

On to the guessing!

1. “Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” J.D.

2. “On the 23rd Day of the Month of September in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, the human race suddenly encountered a deadly threat to its very existence, and this terrifying enemy surfaced, as such enemies often do, in the seemingly most innocent and unlikely of places...” Rotheche

3. “I believe in America.” Captain Incredible

4. “Saigon. Shit! I'm still only in Saigon. Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle...” Mikey Filmaker

5. “September 21, 1945... that was the night I died.” J.D.

6. “For nearly forty years this story has given faithful service to the Young in Heart; and Time has been powerless to put its kindly philosophy out of fashion. To those of you who have been faithful to it in return...and to the Young in Heart...we dedicate this picture.” Dean Wormer

7. “Somebody's comin', Pa.” Rotheche

8. “Will you just watch the hair? You know, I work on my hair a long time and you hit it. He hits my hair.” Erin

9. “Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou nor thy sons with thee least ye shall die...” Rotheche

10. "You look at that river gently flowing by. You notice the leaves rustling with the wind. You hear the birds; you hear the tree frogs. In the distance you hear a cow. You feel the grass. The mud gives a little bit on the river bank. It's quiet; it's peaceful. And all of a sudden, it's a gear shift inside you. And it's like taking a deep breath and going... 'Oh yeah, I forgot about this'." J.D.

**Update**
Well it looks like we have a two way tie! Congrats to Rotheche and J.D. your awards are below:

Rotheche


And J.D. since this is your fifth win that makes you a Movie Master! Congrats!!!


Thanks to everyone for playing and come back next week for more guessing fun!

Happy Valentines Day!

Jeanette Marie Bakes Some Valentine Treats!

Wonder Woman Reviews Episode 3: Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman

1942 somewhere in Germany...

Episode 3 starts with yet more Nazis plotting to catch the attention of the Fuehrer Adolph Hitler, but their commanders have other ideas and instead order them to work with the "Nazi Wonder Woman" Fausta Grabbles played by Lynda Day George doing a terrible German accent. Oh well at least she's trying! Fausta is the second and final villain from the Wonder Woman comics to appear in the TV series. First appearing in 1943’s Comic Cavalcade #2 in a story entitled Wanted by Hitler, Dead or Alive she was little more than a pretty AXIS spy but on the TV show she was an Olympics champion who was strong as an OX and quite a snazzy dresser. How snazzy you ask? Well tight black pants, leather boots, silk (I thought silk was scarce during the war?) grey blouse, Nazi arm band, mid length black cape and giant blonde braid wrapped around her head. It's all so over the top it's perfect.

Fausta shows her her Nazi buddies some video footage of Wonder Woman (apparently the Nazis have season 1 on DVD too cause they watch footage straight out of the pilot) and informs them that they will be going after Wonder Woman. Their supperiors think that she is nothing more than American propaganda and want to capture her to see if she has any secret powers they can use to help win the war.

Back in the good old US of A Steve Trevor is working alone late in an empty building which can mean only one thing... he's about to be captured by the enemy. Sure enough Fausta in a bad wig sneaks in and kidnaps him hoping to get Wonder Woman's attention. How does someone exactly sneak into the war department building in the middle of an active war? Don't they post guards outside or just inside the doorway?

In any case Wonder Woman gets wind that Steve has been captured and tracks him down to a non-discript warehouse with lots of empty boxes and random pieces of rope. She beats up a ton of old German dudes then saves Steve while Fausta voyeuristically studies her in yet another bad wig, and an ugly trench coat. Discovering that Wonder Woman's lasso has special powers they decide to capture it for the third Reich and in order to do so comes up with the most elaborate scheme I could possibly imagine! Fausta will impersonate Wonder Woman at a phony War Bonds rally.

So disguising herself she is joined by one of her Nazi companions who also disguises himself as a Col. Edward Brown. Wonder Woman must have gotten wind of the rally cause she shows up at the last minute and the two Wondys have a competition to see who can lift the most. Unfortunately the Nazis get the better of Wonder Woman and she is dropped through a trap door midway through the contest. Wonder Woman is so shocked from the fall that the Nazis are able to remove her belt and lasso then they chloroform her into submission. It's off to the fatherland for her!


Steve who has shown up at the phony rally (there's never been a trap designed that Steve won't fall into, even if it's not designed to ensnare him) with Etta see the Nazis getting away in a car with Wonder Woman. They follow commandeering a taxi..."5th columnists are in that car!" Steve spits at the driver who seems to have no clue what he's talking about. Luckily he gives up the taxi...unluckily they can't catch up with the Nazis before they escape in a small plane with a giant swastika painted on the side. Maybe it’s just me but don’t you think someone might have noticed a giant swastika plane flying over the US? Oh and this brings up the fuel question again! Just how far can a 2 or 3 person plane get before it runs out of fuel? Certainly not from DC to Germany I would imagine.

Steve feeling bad that he couldn’t save Wonder Woman begs General Blakenship for permission to pursue her to Germany but the general says no. Steve won’t take no for an answer and goes rogue to save her. Flying his plane to England he meets up with an old army friend and football buddy Charlie, apparently they played in the Rose Bowl together. Can you imagine Steve who is incapable of most everything trying to play football? And doing it so well his team gets to play in the Rose Bowl? Charlie hooks Steve up with a member of an underground German resistance named Rojak who is played by Lynda George’s husband and sometimes co-star Christopher George.


While Steve is dilly dallying his way into Germany Wonder Woman with her belt the source of strength has been chained up and is being questioned by the Nazis with their really fake German accents. None of the Nazis believe there is any power in Wonder Woman’s belt except Fausta but they will not listen to her. She is after all just a woman. The lead Nazi throws her belt away in frustration but Wonder Woman catches it who regains her strength has a lengthy cat fight with Fausta leaving her tied up and escapes the country...

Of course Steve is still in Germany and Rojak, whom Steve has yet to figure out is actually a Gestapo agent posing as resistance is leading him in circles. Wonder Woman returns back to DC and discovering Steve is still in Germany hops aboard that invisible jet of hers to save him. What does she see in this man?

Wonder Woman finds Steve, tied up in the same non-descript castle she just escaped from, and frees him only to be trapped by the Nazis and Fausta again! It’s very anti-climactic. Wonder Woman appeals to Fausta as a woman, telling her that the Nazis do not appreciate her as a woman and she is not being given the respect she deserves. Wonder Woman seems to hit home and Fausta at the last minute changes sides. Working together they escape their captors and convince Fausta join the resistance before heading home to America.

“Will the General be upset at the way you snuck into Germany?” Wonder Woman asks Steve as they leave Germany.

“Why no Wonder Woman before I snuck out of Gestapo headquarters I got a list of every double agent working for the Nazis” Steve answers a proud grin on his face. Well what do you know Steve actually did something right!


I’m glad to say while not perfect I enjoyed this episode a heck of a lot more than the second. The energy level is back up to the level of the pilot and the actors are really starting to find their characters. Other than that there’s not a whole lot more to say about the episode except it was the last time a comic book villain would be used, oh and this episode had the debut of Wonder Woman’s red white and blue sparkling cape she would wear for formal occasions. Every woman should have a formal cape…even a Wonder Woman.

A solid episode.
3.5 out of 5 stars

TV Totals
8 Nazis
4 bad wigs on Lynda Day George
2 times Steve is saved by Wonder Woman
2 spin changes
1 instance of Etta Candy stuffing her face with food
1 instance of bullets and bracelets
1 cat fight
1 instance of Wonder Woman rope bondage
1 instance of Wonder Woman bondage in chains
1 instance of Wonder Woman being strapped to table

A Quick Wonder Woman Drawing

I had a few minutes to kill on my lunch break a couple days ago and drew this very cute Wonder Woman.

Mmmmm now that's ginger-tastic!!!

This kid really freaks me out!

Classic B-Movie Posters #10: The Bellboy and the Playgirls

The bellboy aspires to be a private eye and is reading a book to learn the trade. The 'suspicious' activities of women in the hotel give him a chance to practice his skills. Surprise! They are representatives of a lingerie manufacturer. To investigate further, he poses as a potential buyer, and the women take turns modeling their wares. This includes demonstrations of how easily the garments come off - making this a film destined for softcore movie palaces in the '60s.

And Francis Ford Coppola was one of the credited directors...



Anything with scantily clad June Wilkinson is allright with me!!!

Guess That Movie Quote: Week 26 Famous Last Words

Okay it's another theme week but hey why not theme weeks are fun and this time all the quotes were the last line(s) of a movie.

Here are the rules:
If you know or think you know the source of the movie quote please leave your guess in the comments section. As people guess the source of the quote I will grey it out and give them credit (using google to find the answers will disqualify you), the person who has the most correct guesses each week will get a fun movie genius award to decorate their blog. Any person who wins 5 weeks (consecutive or non-consecutive) will earn a Movie Master award and must then refrain from guessing for 5 weeks but a master can email quote suggestions for the game.

Let the guessing begin!

1. “I was cured all right.” Mob

2. “The way of the future. The way of the future.” J.D.

3. “Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver, and I just threw your stinking palm tree overboard. Now, what’s all this crud about no movie tonight?” Dr. Monkey

4. “That's what makes us tough. Rich fellas come up an' they die an' their kids ain't no good, an' they die out. But we keep a-comin'. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out. They can't lick us. And we'll go on forever, Pa... 'cause... we're the people.” MC

5. “Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard?” J.D.

6. "Emily, I have a little confession to make. I really am a horse doctor, but marry me and I'll never look at any other horse." (Crash Chloride)

7. “Even if we, the gods, are abandoned or forgotten, the stars will never fade, never. They will burn till the end of time.” J.D.

8. “I'm an average nobody. I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook.” MC

9. “I'm not even gonna swat that fly. I hope they are watching. They'll see. They'll see and they'll know and they'll say, 'Why, she wouldn't even harm a fly.’” MC

10. “Sure, I could have stayed in the past. I could have even been king. But in my own way, I am king. Hail to the king, baby.” MC

**UPDATE**
And we have a winner!!! Congrats to MC who has won his second quote quiz! Way to go MC and here is your reward!



Thanks to everyone for playing! And to Crash Chloride for finally guessing the Marx Brothers quote!! Come back next week for more guessing fun!

Overlooked Movie: The Monster Squad

"You never set out to make a cult movie. ~Director Fred Dekker"

12-year-old Sean Crenshaw and his best friend Patrick are die hard monster fanatics. Along with their friend Horace (nicknamed Fat Kid),junior high tough guy Rudy, Sean's kid sister Phoebe, and little Eugene they come together and talk monsters. But when Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Gill Man, and The Mummy come to their small town to get an amulet to control the world, Sean leads his friends into action to protect their town from the forces of evil.


Taglines:
The End of the World Starts at Midnight
Call them for a monster-ous good time.
You know who to call when you have ghosts but who do you call when you have monsters?


Fun Trivia:
According to director Fred Dekker, the film was cut by 13 minutes because some executives didn't want it to run more than 90 minutes.

Sean wears a t-shirt in the film that says Stephen King Rules.

Dustin Diamond had a small role as a kid who tries to sell comic books to the boys, but this was later cut.

Liam Neeson who was considered for the role of Dracula was paid for a bit part that was never shot.


Scary German Guy (seriously that is how he is billed on the IMDB) played by Leonard Cimino was a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps of WWII he has openly displayed the number tattoo on his arm in productions such as V and The Monster Squad, where his character was also a survivor.

Duncan Regehr who played Dracula was a figure skater, an Olympic boxing contender and a classically trained Shakespearean stage actor in Canada before he got into film.

The scene where Dracula picks Phoebe off the ground and she screams was done in one take. Duncan Regehr wouldn't wear his red contacts or fangs around the five year old Ashley Bank because it scared her too much. For the scene, director Fred Dekker just told Ashley to scream once as the platform raised her. When she asked, "When?" Dekker told her, "Oh, you'll know," and proceeded to shoot. The terrified scream you hear when Dracula opens his eyes is Ashley's genuine scream of fright. Regehr was wearing his contacts and fangs.

There are at least two versions of Michael Sembello's end-credit song. In some of the VHS versions, there is a lyric referring to "..the creature swimmin' in the pool" but in more recent releases the lyric is replaced by "..the Creature From The Black Lagoon".

Brent Chalem who played Horace (AKA Fat Kid) died on December 9, 1997 of pneumonia in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was only twenty-two years old.


Fun Quotes:
Eugene: Creature stole my twinkie!

Horace: Scary German guy is bitchin'!

Sean: Rudy find some silver bullets.
Rudy: Where the hell am I suppose to find silver bullets?
Sean: I don't know. Fat kid get a map, find Shadowbrook Road.
Horace: What do I look in the index for "big scary mansion?"

Eugene: Is she a versgin?
Scary German Guy: Yes, she can do it!
Patrick: She can't read, she's five years old!
Scary German Guy: I'll help her!

Horace: Wolfman's got nards!

The Seven Old Men of Science Fiction

I drew this last year, each of these guys is a famous classic Science Fiction author. It was alot of fun to sneak in small clues about each of the author's identities.

Classic B-Movie Posters #9: The Hot Box

Hot action and lust in the steamy tropical jungle, as heroines break out of a women s prison and start a local revolution. Cowritten and produced by Jonathan Demme.

Oh my gosh Jonathan Demme wrote this script...Wow...

Guess That Movie Quote: Week 25 Special Victims Contest

No! This is not another spin-off of Law and Order this is a special edition of the Quote Quiz featuring movie vitims. Take a look at the pictures and tell me which movie the victim is from. No extra points for guessing the character's name but feel free to tell me if you know.

Here are the rules:
If you know or think you know the source of the movie quote please leave your guess in the comments section. As people guess the source of the quote I will grey it out and give them credit (using google to find the answers will disqualify you), the person who has the most correct guesses each week will get a fun movie genius award to decorate their blog. Any person who wins 5 weeks (consecutive or non-consecutive) will earn a Movie Master award and must then refrain from guessing for 5 weeks but a master can email quote suggestions for the game.

And let the guessing begin!

1. (Smallerdemon)

2. (Splotchy)

3. (Smallerdemon)

4. (Smallerdemon)

5. (Smallerdemon)

6. (Smallerdemon)

7. (MC)

8.

9.

10. (MC)

**UPDATE**
And we have a winner folks with 5 correct guesses Smallerdemon takes this week's movie genius award! Awesome work Smallerdemon! Way to go!


I will post the answers in the commentsand please come back next week for more guessing fun!!!