This is a comedy inspired by old sci-fi movies, co-written by Steve Martin and Carl Reiner. Martin is Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr, (pronounced hu-furrrr) a brilliant but lonely brain surgeon. He meets and soon marries Dolores (Kathleen Turner), who turns out to be a conniving gold digger. While at a medical conference in Austria, he isContinue reading “‘The Man with Two Brains’: Comedy Genius”
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1978’s ‘Magic’: Nightmare Fuel!
“A terrifying love story” about the romantic relationship between ventriloquist/magician Corky (Anthony Hopkins) and his ventriloquist dummy Fats—er, I mean with former high school friend Peggy Ann (Ann-Margret). Corky, poised on the verge of his own variety show and thus instant fame, flips out over the requirement of taking a medical exam (probably because itContinue reading “1978’s ‘Magic’: Nightmare Fuel!”
‘Mad Monster Party?’: Primitive Graphics and Simple Jokes, but Still Amusing
1967 movie made by Rankin and Bass, the guys behind those old claymation Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer movies. Baron von Frankenstein (Boris Karloff) has just invented “the means to destroy matter.” He wants to hold a conference to tell his monster buddies about his discovery and also that he’s retiring and leaving his secrets toContinue reading “‘Mad Monster Party?’: Primitive Graphics and Simple Jokes, but Still Amusing”
‘Mad Love’: Pleasantly Not Racist for the 1930s
Not to be confused with the 1995 film of the same name. Yvonne (Frances Drake) is a Grand Guignol-type actress; her adoring husband Stephen (Colin Clive) is a famous pianist. She is also admired by Dr. Gogol (Peter Lorre), a surgeon famous for performing difficult transplants, who is desperate to have her to himself. SheContinue reading “‘Mad Love’: Pleasantly Not Racist for the 1930s”
‘Make a Wish’ (AKA ‘Lesbian Psycho!’): A Cheesy Slasher Movie with Gay Women is Still a Cheesy Slasher Movie
It’s Susan’s (Moynan King) birthday, and to celebrate she makes the masochistic decision to spend it camping with six of her ex-girlfriends, five of whom cheated on her. As can be expected of people in a horror movie drinking and having sex in the woods, they begin dying off. Is it Susan getting revenge, orContinue reading “‘Make a Wish’ (AKA ‘Lesbian Psycho!’): A Cheesy Slasher Movie with Gay Women is Still a Cheesy Slasher Movie”
1981’s ‘Madman’ Has it All: Boobs, Murder, and…Philosophy
Released two years after Friday the 13th, with basically the same plot: crazy guy mows down naughty camp counselors. Except this guy has a way more awesome back-story (and his own theme song): Madman Marz (Paul Ehlers) was an evil farmer/axe murderer who was hanged by townspeople and left for dead. At the mention ofContinue reading “1981’s ‘Madman’ Has it All: Boobs, Murder, and…Philosophy”
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