A short clip from the film Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, starring Bill Maher and Shannon Tweed (of Hot Dog… The Movie) and something about feminism.
One day I will complete my Captain EO outfit.
Then everyone better stand back.
Because I’m going to bring the rainbow like it’s never been brought.
Okay so I saw Captain EO at Epcot Center/Disneyworld, in Florida, in 1986. And I remember thinking it was SERIOUSLY BAD-ASS. Wikipedia explains the whole deal, but let’s just say you’ve never heard of Captain EO, much less seen it. Now tell me this description doesn’t sound like something between a bald-face lie and a crazy person’s fever dream after far too much self-medication:
“Captain EO is a 3-D film formerly shown at Disney theme parks. The film stars Michael Jackson. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, executive-produced by George Lucas, choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday, photographed by Peter Anderson, produced by Rusty Lemorande, and written by Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola. The score was written by James Horner, and featured two songs (“We Are Here to Change the World” and “Another Part of Me”) by Michael Jackson. The Supreme Leader was played by Anjelica Huston. Famed cinematographer Vittorio Storaro acted as visual consultant.”
At first glance, that list seems chock-full of 19th century talent. However.
George Lucas had, at that point, been insane for at least three or four years, Francis Ford Coppola has been crazy since Apocalypse Now, James Horner has no discernible talent, Jeffrey Hornaday did Flashdance of all things and Anjelica Huston has always been pretty nuts. Do I really have to mention Michael Jackson in the mid-eighties?
It’s a good thing they hired other people who knew how to press record.
The Oscars were moderately entertaining and Slumdog is cool if you don’t empathize with the poverty porn argument, but ummmm….I nominate THEY LIVE for picture of the year, for like…ever. 1988 ‘til infinity.
(early 90s skate-punk waste-case edition)
The Toxic Avenger Trailer
