Mickey’s Trailer!
Well, it doesn’t look like last night’s pick went over so well. I’m surprised. I thought a thirty-year-old movie from a nondescript genre that nobody has ever seen or heard of — run at midnight on a Monday — would’ve inspired a huge discussion!
Ya win some, ya lose some, but I still have this wild idea that at least a couple of you bookmark these things and save ‘em for rainy days.
Here’s something a bit less intense:
Released in 1938, Mickey’s Trailer is one of my all-time favorite Disney shorts. Featuring Mickey, Donald and Goofy, the real star of the short is the trailer itself — a literal house that transforms into a rolling, four star hotel.
I was obsessed with that trailer as a kid. Used to (badly) draw it all the time.
Tonight’s survey:
Name your favorite animated Disney short or movie.
Summer Camp Nightmare!
I just got this in on VHS and then noticed it sitting on YouTube, so what they hey, here’s Summer Camp Nightmare:
I expected it to be something like Sleepaway Camp, but from what I’m reading, it’s a thriller more along the lines of Lord of the Flies — albeit produced with far less finesse.
Summary: Kids rebel against shitty counselors and take over a campsite, but with their revolution comes all sorts of chaos. Seems like it gets pretty heavy.
(Released in 1987. It’s rated PG-13, so I guess it can’t be that trashy.)
Street Fighter Cartoon!
Here’s the first episode of the Street Fighter cartoon series, from 1995:
Weird thing: I’m a secret nut for Street Fighter lore, but I’m not sure I’d ever even heard of this show until tonight. I knew about the various other SF shows/movies with a more mature slant, but this one — a straight-up “regular cartoon” that apparently aired during USA’s Cartoon Express — completely flew under my radar.
Excited to check it out!
My Mom’s a Werewolf!
Tonight’s movie is My Mom’s a Werewolf, from 1989. I had to watch this for work many years ago (seriously), so I can vouch for it. It’s ridiculous, yes, but totally worth watching:
John Saxon plays a werewolf, even though he’s really playing a vampire. (This movie habitually borrows vampire traits for its werewolf stuff, to the point where Saxon is basically doing a bad TV movie version of Dracula.)
Anyway, Saxon’s werewolf zeroes in on a suburban mom, turns her into a werewolf, and comedy ensues. It’s super cheesy stuff, but I don’t think you’ll regret watching it.
I’m still surprised that this film never achieved much of a cult following. (Though maybe I shouldn’t be. Until its recent inclusion on one of those cheap multi-pack DVDs, the movie was almost impossible to find.)
Enjoy! The real world blows right now, so a silly werewolf movie from 1989 is just what the doctor ordered.
