Thanks! Twice a year, I watch the movie - June 29 (theatrical release date), and October 2nd (10/02, also the room number). Two weeks ago, I set up this little shrine in front of the TV before the movie, and cranked the soundtrack for pre-movie music.
I also designed my own DVD artwork, because the cover FOX released was a steaming-pile rush job that some intern designer threw together. I tried to make mine look as official as possible (much like the RevCo art).
Laserdiscs:
Soundtrack:
Four folders of soundtrack material on my computer, including the score, the complete songs in movie sequence, songs that didn’t make the official soundtracks, and just the audio from the film.
Strange thing, I have never owned a VHS copy of the movie. I have an old Betamax tape with a recording from HBO in '85. I watched that copy for years until the DVD came out (probably watched it on cable for a while once the Beta player died). I should buy an old copy just for completist’s sake.
In general, I’m so not a collector of anything, except for BP memorabilia. I have posters in multiple languages, a ton of lobby cards, the press release package, the script Brad sent me, and the crap you see above. I went on an eBay rampage about 10 years ago and collected most of it.
I realize it’s not a cinematic classic, but I seriously think the casting is great, the acting, pacing, and dialogue is actually very good (mostly), and the shot of the donkey snorting coke is just flat out iconic. They just don’t make 'em like this anymore.
Fairly certain I have Adrian Zmed’s contact info. I worked on a thing with him a few years back.
The internet told me he succumbed into Porn and stopped doing mainstream movies altogether. I don’t remember when the internet told me that but the internet is never wrong so I haven’t bothered to look it up since I read it.
Generally speaking, when I think of the saxophone I think of everything “musical” that I hate and everyone that I want to punch.
What did you think of that…
Oh no, wait sorry. I have you confused with someone else.
I almost got thrown out of a Dee Snider concert before it even started because I started screaming at the roadies when they brought some saxophones on stage. The ladies next to me were amused by my vehemence and also helped me in my crusade to keep the concert sax-free.
I want to hear more about this. A lot more…
If my child ever brought such an abomination home I would beat the crap out of him with it and then take it to the Pawn Shop to trade for Lawn Darts.
Mr Bungle
Los Lobos
Morphine
Bowie
The Stones
Duran Duran
Just because they overdid the bad stuff in the 80s, doesn’t mean it all sucks.
I was a band nerd in high school. Got to play guitar for two hours a day and get credit. Got to play in the jazz band with electric guitar and bass, keyboards, drums and most importantly, horns. I’m still looking to find some horn players for my current project. Problem is, only pro’s play that stuff any more. Anyone who grew up playing them quit long ago, probably because of stigma like this thread.
I read once that California Dreaming was supposed to have a sax solo, but it just so happened that there was a flute player around when they were recording so hence the flute solo. I freakin’ love that flute solo, and I think the sax solo would have been stupid.
They just don’t make 'em like this anymore.