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Home Sweet Home
- While talking about the film we get this:Cecil: This could be the single greatest thing I've ever seen.Caption: Better than Skyshark?Cecil: Okay, this could be the second greatest thing I've ever-Caption: Cherpumple?Cecil: This could be the third greatest-Cue to a rock concert image.Cecil: Ugh. Just watch.
To All a Good Night
- "This was David Hess' first and only time directing. He did a decent job but the film was way too dark."
Phantasm
- After Mike had been attacked by a Lurker:Jodie: What was there ?Mike: I don't know ! Something small, brown, and low to the ground !Mr. Hankey: HOOOOOWWWWWWDY HOOOOOOO !
Peter Benchley's The Beast
- Chance the dog warning everyone that there's a squid heading towards them.
- Scooter?!
Freejack
- Cecil notes all the Executive Meddling that went into the picture, including the studio ignoring director Geoff Murphy's ideas at every turn. They cast Linda Fiorentino as the film's Love Interest, which Murphy was happy about. She had great chemistry with Emilio Estevez, and depending on lighting, makeup, and wardrobe, could look twenty or thirty, great for this pseudo-time-travel story. Then the studio saw some dailies, thought the film was horribly broken, and blamed all the problems on Fiorentino, insisting on firing her and hiring Rene Russo. Murphy didn't like this idea, fought hard to keep Fiorentino, but lost. Finally, he asked Jim Robinson, CEO of Morgan Creek Pictures, why they were replacing Fiorentino with Russo. Robinson replied "She doesn't give me a hard-on." Cecil talks about the rest of the troubled production, the bad decisions made at the studio level (including demanding a rock soundtrack over the objections of the composer, then firing that composer when the soundtrack was awful, exactly as he'd predicted), and finally notes that, if Murphy had been allowed any creative freedom, the film might have been amazing, instead it's forgettable loud 90s crap.Watching Freejack now, it's a big dumb fun movie that just screams, not missed opportunity, but purposefully botched opportunity. (picture of Jim Robinson) I hope your boner was worth it.
Virgin Witch
- He notes that Virgin Witch is one of the sleazier exploitation films of the 70s, which is quite an achievement, with the film taking seemingly any excuse to get any of its attractive female cast naked. His closing remark:If you've ever wanted to see what happens when "two miniskirted birds" go to a remote castle run by a lesbian witch that frequently organizes orgies. . . FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PUT YOUR PANTS BACK ON!
