Better off Dead is far and away one of the most random and incredibly funny movies of the 80s. It came to us from Savage Steve Holland who also directed One Crazy Summer and How I got Into College. However I think most would agree that Better off Dead was his crowning achievement. The movie starred John Cusack but I think all the highlights went to guys like Curtis Armstrong who played Charles DeMar and characters like Ricky Fitts and the Asian Guy who talked like Howard Cosell (who also played the villain in Karate Kid II). It was just
Starting off the Day with Better Off Dead’s My Two Dollars...
Starting off the Day with Better Off Dead’s My Two Dollars...
- 4/17/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
If you’re an 80s kid like me you might remember a trio of movies that absolutely rocked. In 1985 we were treated to the classic “Better off Dead” starring John Cusak. In 1986 it was “One Crazy Summer” and then in 1989 we saw “How I Got into College.” These were all films that brought a kind of comedy we had not seen before. Combining the elements of animation and just sheer weirdness, director Savage Steve Holland created a type of movie that if anything, shocked us into laughing. The movies were just so random and yet so funny that
It’s Time for Another Savage Steve Holland Feature Film...
It’s Time for Another Savage Steve Holland Feature Film...
- 2/24/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Stars: Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Romany Malco, Nick Eversman, Chris Wylde, Ken Jeong, Allison Janney | Written by Josh A. Cagan | Directed by Ari Sandel
Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as The Duff (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends. Now, despite the words of caution from her favourite teacher (Ken Jeong), she enlists the slick but charming Wesley (Robbie Amell), to help take back her ‘label’ and overthrow the school’s resident mean girl Madison (Bella Thorne) reminding everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone’s Duff.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. If there’s one genre I have a soft spot for, even as a thirty-odd year old man, it’s the teen movie.
Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as The Duff (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends. Now, despite the words of caution from her favourite teacher (Ken Jeong), she enlists the slick but charming Wesley (Robbie Amell), to help take back her ‘label’ and overthrow the school’s resident mean girl Madison (Bella Thorne) reminding everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone’s Duff.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. If there’s one genre I have a soft spot for, even as a thirty-odd year old man, it’s the teen movie.
- 8/16/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
News
It’s official, Gwen Stefani will be a judge on The Voice next season, replacing Christina Aguilera, who is pregnant. Aguilera will return to The Voice next season.
We have the first cancellation leading in to the May upfronts as Fox has let the axe fall on the futuristic, hunktastic buddy cop show Almost Human. While ratings were good enough to merit a second season, apparently there was no room for the show with so many other dramas renewed and three strong drama pilots. I’m a little sad to think that we’ll never see Michael Ealy ask Karl Urban where he can stick his fingers without invading personal space.
My TV’s going to miss these faces.
A beloved Game of Thrones character made his last appearance of the season this past Sunday.
A&E has ordered ten episodes of an English-language remake of French hit Les...
It’s official, Gwen Stefani will be a judge on The Voice next season, replacing Christina Aguilera, who is pregnant. Aguilera will return to The Voice next season.
We have the first cancellation leading in to the May upfronts as Fox has let the axe fall on the futuristic, hunktastic buddy cop show Almost Human. While ratings were good enough to merit a second season, apparently there was no room for the show with so many other dramas renewed and three strong drama pilots. I’m a little sad to think that we’ll never see Michael Ealy ask Karl Urban where he can stick his fingers without invading personal space.
My TV’s going to miss these faces.
A beloved Game of Thrones character made his last appearance of the season this past Sunday.
A&E has ordered ten episodes of an English-language remake of French hit Les...
- 4/30/2014
- by Lyle Masaki
- The Backlot
Earlier today the folks over at EatSleepLiveFilm put up a list of what they called the ’100 Best Films of the 80s’ and whilst their list was full of awesome films – covering a plethora of genres and touching base on a number of the decades best and most-loved movies – upon reading it, and as a 80s aficionado, I found there to be quite a few glaring omissions. Hence this “rebuttal” – a list of 50 films (in no particular order) that Didn’T make Eslf’s Top 100 that I think are some of the best of the 80s, including some that might surprise you…
Weird Science One Crazy Summer How I Got Into College The Burning Class of 1984 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane The Beastmaster The Sword and the Sorceror Hiding Out Battle Beyond the Stars Home Front (aka Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home) The Blob Dance Til’ Dawn My Science Project...
Weird Science One Crazy Summer How I Got Into College The Burning Class of 1984 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane The Beastmaster The Sword and the Sorceror Hiding Out Battle Beyond the Stars Home Front (aka Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home) The Blob Dance Til’ Dawn My Science Project...
- 2/8/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Nickelodeon’s popular cartoon series The Fairly OddParents is head to the big screen. But not as a cartoon! Nickelodeon are bringing the characters to life in a live-action version of the series dubbed A Fairly Odd Movie: Grown Up Timmy Turner.
As you can see from the pic above – which is of a behind the scenes make-up test and comes to us via CartoonBrew, the film stars Jason Alexander as Cosmo, and Cheryl Hines as Wanda – the two fairy godparents of Timmy Turner, who is played in the fim by Nickelodeon stalwart Drake Bell.
Now I wouldn’t normally get excited by a live-action version of a cartoon – Hollywood hasn’t had that good of a track record with the concept in the past (Rocky & Bullwinkle I’m looking at you), But… and for me this is a major but… the man in the directors seat is in my...
As you can see from the pic above – which is of a behind the scenes make-up test and comes to us via CartoonBrew, the film stars Jason Alexander as Cosmo, and Cheryl Hines as Wanda – the two fairy godparents of Timmy Turner, who is played in the fim by Nickelodeon stalwart Drake Bell.
Now I wouldn’t normally get excited by a live-action version of a cartoon – Hollywood hasn’t had that good of a track record with the concept in the past (Rocky & Bullwinkle I’m looking at you), But… and for me this is a major but… the man in the directors seat is in my...
- 8/3/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The Hollywood Reporter says that Reese Witherspoon is attached to star in and will produce Terrel Seltzer's original screenplay Rule #1 at Fox Searchlight. Brad Epstein ( About a Boy ) is producing the project, about a New York woman who befriends a Puerto Rican girl with attention deficit disorder. Seltzer wrote the Fox comedy How I Got Into College and co-wrote the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy One Fine Day .
- 10/30/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Reese Witherspoon is attached to star in Rule #1, a Terrel Seltzer original screenplay which has been bought by Fox Searchlight.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Witherspoon will also produce the pic, which tells the story of a New York woman who befriends a Puerto Rican girl with attention deficit disorder. Brad Epstein (About A Boy) is also producing the project,
Seltzer wrote the Fox comedy How I Got Into College and co-wrote the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy One Fine Day.
Witherspoon most recently starred in Four Christmases and lent her voice to DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens.
>> Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Friday 30 October 2009...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Witherspoon will also produce the pic, which tells the story of a New York woman who befriends a Puerto Rican girl with attention deficit disorder. Brad Epstein (About A Boy) is also producing the project,
Seltzer wrote the Fox comedy How I Got Into College and co-wrote the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy One Fine Day.
Witherspoon most recently starred in Four Christmases and lent her voice to DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens.
>> Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Friday 30 October 2009...
- 10/30/2009
- Screenrush
Reese Witherspoon is attached to star in and produce the upcoming Fox Searchlight comedy Rule #1 about a New York woman who befriends a young Puerto Rican girl with Adhd. Though another Reese Witherspoon film normally doesn't do much to pique my interest, I did catch something in my news that made me cock my head like a dog hearing a whistle. Rule #1 was written by Terrel Seltzer whose first writing credit was the underappreciated 80s comedy How I Got Into College. The film was directed by...
- 10/30/2009
- by Mike Sampson
- JoBlo.com
Terrel Seltzer has sold her original screenplay "Rule #1" to Fox Searchlight. Reese Witherspoon is attached to star and produce the story about a New York woman who makes friends with a Peurto Rican girl who has attention deficit disorder. Seltzer wrote "How I Got Into College" and co-wrote the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy "One Fine Day." Witherspoon most recently starred in "Four Christmases" and prodived voice to acting DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens," which has grossed $374 million worldwide. She can be seen next in the untitled James L. Brooks film which finds theatres in December 2010.
- 10/30/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Terrel Seltzer has sold her original screenplay "Rule #1" to Fox Searchlight, with Reese Witherspoon attached to star and produce.
Brad Epstein ("About a Boy") is producing the project, about a New York woman who befriends a Puerto Rican girl with attention deficit disorder.
Seltzer, who is repped by Paradigm and Manage-Ment, wrote the Fox comedy "How I Got Into College" and co-wrote the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy "One Fine Day."
Witherspoon, repped by CAA and Management 360, most recently starred in "Four Christmases" and lent her voice to DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens," which has grossed $374 million worldwide. She will next appear in the untitled James L. Brooks feature hitting theaters in December 2010.
Through her Type A Films, Witherspoon has produced "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde," "Penelope" and "Four Christmases." She is also developing "Around the World in 80 Dates" and "Bell Witch" at Universal.
Brad Epstein ("About a Boy") is producing the project, about a New York woman who befriends a Puerto Rican girl with attention deficit disorder.
Seltzer, who is repped by Paradigm and Manage-Ment, wrote the Fox comedy "How I Got Into College" and co-wrote the George Clooney-Michelle Pfeiffer romantic comedy "One Fine Day."
Witherspoon, repped by CAA and Management 360, most recently starred in "Four Christmases" and lent her voice to DreamWorks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens," which has grossed $374 million worldwide. She will next appear in the untitled James L. Brooks feature hitting theaters in December 2010.
Through her Type A Films, Witherspoon has produced "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde," "Penelope" and "Four Christmases." She is also developing "Around the World in 80 Dates" and "Bell Witch" at Universal.
- 10/29/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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