Eric’s blueberry drink. Why we do this show. Is this even a film? Harold Ramis. Makeup. The good kind of bad. Poor satire. Who sees bad films? Using mood in comedy. Artsy shots. Dark comedy realization moment. Counter-christmas-culture. Primary vs secondary characters. The single best dark comedy moment yet. Theatrical prop comedy. The road map. A smart screenplay. Three rules. Gremlins as a monster film. The three methods of monster films. Assembling a dark comedy. Smoking. The MPAA. The 1984 backlash against Gremlins. An ironic ratings note. Misbehaving. Our Terminator + The Prophecy progress.
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Bedazzled: 3:20 | Gremlins: 20:12
Also referenced: Friday the 13th, Chris Colombus, Small Soldiers, Silent Hill, Bad Santa, Nightmare Before Christmas, Vanishing Point, Indiana Jones, Feast, The Descent, A Nightmare on Elm Street, From Dusk Till Dawn, Cloverfield, The Day After Tomorrow, Death to Smoochy, Terminator, The Prophecy, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Eyes Wide Shut, Chasing Amy, From Hell, Fargo, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Gorillaz, Beat the Devil, Encino Man, Space Jam, The Incredible Hulk, The Happening, The Nutty Professor
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Bedazzled
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Director: Harold Ramis
Writer: Harold Ramis, Larry Gelbart, Peter Tolan
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Toby Huss
Hopeless dweeb Elliot Richards is granted 7 wishes by the devil to snare Allison, the girl of his dreams, in exchange for his soul.
Gremlins
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Director: Joe Dante
Writer: Chris Columbus
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Corey Feldman
A boy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
