Walt Disney movies are well documented for their heart warming and funny stories, but ‘Blackbeard’s Ghost’ really is a hilarious triumph for both the Disney name, and Peter Ustinov who delivered a cracking performance as Blackbeard the Pirate. The ghost of Black Beard returns to modern day times having been cursed by his last wife,… Continue reading Blackbeard’s Ghost (blog)
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Eerie Indiana (blog)
When Marshall Tellers’ family move to Eerie, Indiana (population 16,661) he unwillingly discovers that everything weird that happens on the planet seems centred around the small town. Elvis lives in his neighbourhood, Big Foot rifles through his trash and a pair of twins stay forever young by sleeping in Tupperware – Marshall (Omri Katz) really… Continue reading Eerie Indiana (blog)
Can’t Stop The Music (blog)
‘Can’t Stop The Music’ is a 1980’s hit musical comedy, directed by Nancy Walker. Only a pseudo autobiography the movie bears a vague resemblance to the actual story behind one of the leading groups of its day, the popular camp disco group ‘The Village People’. The thinly disguised alias Jack Morell (based on the bands… Continue reading Can’t Stop The Music (blog)
Murder By Death (blog)
Spoof of the classic murder mystery stories – including a spooky mansion, butler, group of guests and a ‘one of us is a murderer’ storyline. The ‘guests’ are also parodies with Peter Falk playing Sam Diamond a cross between Bogart’s Sam Spade and Columbo, David Niven playing The Thin Man, a very non-pc Peter Sellers… Continue reading Murder By Death (blog)
The Gnome-Mobile (blog)
In The Gnome-Mobile Walter Brennan plays D.J. Mulrooney, the head of a large timber corporation who is looking after his grandchildren (Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber who also starred together in Mary Poppins) for the summer. Whilst enjoying a picnic in the forest one of the children goes exploring and finds a young gnome named… Continue reading The Gnome-Mobile (blog)
Howard The Duck (blog)
Fans of the original Marvel comic ‘Howard the Duck’ will probably know the character as a bit more adult and darker, but even in this family friendly science fiction adventure comedy Howard is still enjoyably offbeat as a cigar chewin’, beer swillin’, fast talkin’ duck from a parallel universe who is mysteriously sucked from his… Continue reading Howard The Duck (blog)
Johnny Dangerously (blog)
A fun gangster spoof set in the 1930’s, Johnny Dangerously is the story of Johnny Kelly (Michael Keaton), a devoted son who turns to a life of crime in order to help pay for his mother’s never-ending medical bills. It is full of memorable one-liners and visual gags (not to mention quite a few alternative… Continue reading Johnny Dangerously (blog)
The Gods Must Be Crazy (blog)
For five thousand years, things have stayed pretty much the same for Xi and his fellow Bushmen. Then one day, an empty coke bottle falls from a plane that is flying overhead nearly hiting Xi. Excitedly he shows all the other tribe members the gift from the gods and although they have no idea what… Continue reading The Gods Must Be Crazy (blog)