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December 12th, 2014: Pootie Tang

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Sketch, Blaxploitation, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Musical, Spoof, Superheroes Tagged Andy Richter, Bob Costas, Chris Rock, Conan O'Brien, Dave Attell, David Cross, evil businessman, folk hero, Greek chorus, Gwyneth Paltrow, J B Smoove, J.D. Williams, Jennifer Coolidge, Kristen Bell, Lance Crouther, Louis C. K., Missy Elliott, narrator, Reg E. Cathy, Robert Vaughn, Wanda Sykes

August 1, 2014: The Blues Brothers (1980)

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Based on a Sketch, Chase, Comedy, Cops, Crime, Movie of the Day, Music, Road Trip Tagged Aretha Franklin, Blues Brothers, Cab Calloway, car chase, Carrie Fisher, Chicago, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, John Belushi, John Candy, John Landis, orphanage, property tax, R+B, Ray Charles, redemption, taxes

January 2nd 2014: Wayne’s World (1992)

Jan2 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Sketch, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Music, The Original Tagged "let's put on a show", Alice Cooper, Brian Doyle-Murray, cable, Chris Farley, Colleen Camp, Dana Carvey, Donna Dixon, Ed O'Neill, headbangers, heavy metal, Ione Skye, Kurt Fuller, Lara Flynn Boyle, Meat Loaf, Michael DeLuise, Mike Hagerty, Mike Myers, Paramount Pictures, Penelope Spheeris, public access, Rob Lowe, Robert Patrick, Rock, rock and roll, snobs vs. slobs, Tia Carrere

October 7th, 2012: Strange Brew (1983)

Oct7 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Sketch, Comedy, Crime, Movie of the Day Tagged Charles Fox, Dave Thomas, Genie Golden Reel award winner, Lynne Griffin, Max Von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Rick Moranis

May 16th, 2012: Machete (2010)

May16 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Sketch, Movie of the Day, Revenge, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, Don Johnson, Jeff Fahey, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Robert Rodriguez, Steven Seagal

April 15th, 2011: The Blues Brothers

Apr15 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Sketch, Chase, Comedy, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Music, Slapstick, The Original Tagged Aretha Franklin, Blues, Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher, Charles Napier, Chicago, Country Music, Dan Aykroyd, Frank Oz, Henry Gibson, Illinois, James Brown, Jeff Morris, jilted lover, John Belushi, John Candy, John Landis, john Lee Hooker, Kathleen Freeman, left at the altar, musical interlude, Nazis, nun, orphan, orphanage, Paul Reubens, R+B, Ray Charles, rednecks, Steven Spielberg, Steven Williams, Twiggy, Universal Pictures

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