July 22, 1983 – 20th Century Fox jumped on the strange new bandwagon of Dad’s taking care of their kids when the film, Mr. Mom, starring Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian, and Christopher Lloyd went into a limited release on this date. Michael Keaton turned down Splash to do this movie. RonContinue reading “Thought he got a vasectomy… It didn’t take?”
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Hare Force premiered
July 20, 1944 – The Merrie Melodies short, Hare Force, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny was released on this date. Both Bugs and Sylvester the Dog hum/sing snippets of As Time Goes By which featured prominently in the 1944 Best Picture Oscar-winning Casablanca.
It’s Hummer Time premiered
July 21, 1950 – The Looney Tunes short, t’s Hummer Time, directed by Robert McKimson, and starring Foghorn Leghorn, was released on this date. The sign “DON’T BE HALF SAFE” refers to Arrid deodorant. During the 1940s and 1950s, its famous slogan was “Don’t be half-safe-use Arrid to be sure“, which gave rise to “Half-Safe,”Continue reading “It’s Hummer Time premiered”
Now that your picture’s in the paper being rhythmically admired
July 22, 1977 –Stiff Records released Elvis Costello’s debut studio album, My Aim Is True, produced by Nick Lowe, on this date in the UK. Elvis Costello quit his day job at Elizabeth Arden on July 5, 1977. I guess he’d made a living since then.
Sometimes you shouldn’t go to the movies
July 22, 1934 –John Dillinger was shot dead outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre, on this date in history. And one of the most bizarre urban legends was born. According to the rumor, J. Edgar Hoover — pug-ugly head of the FBI and notorious transvestite — rushed to Chicago to see the corpse of Dillinger, Public EnemyContinue reading “Sometimes you shouldn’t go to the movies”
Count the memories, not the calories.
It’s National Junk Food Day. (What did I say yesterday about lollipops being involved in a huge conspiracy!) It doesn’t really matter what you eat – at some point, you’ll be dead.
Courage is grace under pressure
July 21, 1899 –Ernest Hemingway was born on this date. He was young at the time of his birth. It was fine to be young. He drove an ambulance in World War I. It wasn’t called World War I then. It was just called the war. It was one of those times when people shotContinue reading “Courage is grace under pressure”
Stormy Weather premiered
July 21, 1943 –Twentieth Century Fox’s musical spectacular, Stormy Weather, starring Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas, Ada Brown, and Dooley Wilson, opened in the US on this date. Two musical numbers were deleted from the release print: Good-for-Nothin’ Joe (music by Rube Bloom, lyrics by TedContinue reading “Stormy Weather premiered”
UHF premiered
July 21, 1989 –Orion Pictures‘ comedy UHF, (written by and) starring Weird Al Yankovic, David Bowe, Fran Drescher, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards, Gedde Watanabe, Kevin McCarthy, Anthony Geary, Emo Philips and Trinidad Silva opened in US theatres on this date. The soundtrack features many of Yankovic’s signature song parodies, as well as aContinue reading “UHF premiered”
Barbary-Coast Bunny premiered
July 21, 1956 – The Looney Tunes short, Barbary-Coast Bunny, directed by Chuck Jones, and starring Bugs Bunny, was released on this date. This is one of a few cartoons where Bugs Bunny does not munch a carrot.
