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WACKY VIDEO WEDNESDAY!!!

Casablanca's Alternate Ending...

Ever tell a joke so well people believe as fact? That's happened to me a few times since some of the jokes I tell I do so dead-panned. This is one I came up with that three acquaintances totally bought as real.

Several years ago in a film studies course we watched Casablanca over two days. This cute girl that always sat next to me was absent the second day, so I "collected" her homework and gave it to her when she came back to class. She asked about Casablanca as well as the famous ending of Rick (Humphrey "The Man" Bogart) urging his true love Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) to board her boyfriend's plane otherwise she'd regret it.

Joking, I told her about the "alternate ending" that was originally shot before the official one, where nazis storm Rick's club mowing everyone down with machine gun fire without any mercy (and thus murdering all the film's likable characters like Rick, Ilsa, Sam, Renault etc). I then went into detail of how the film's company, Warner Bros., showed the film with both endings to test audiences to see which one was better. Naturally the test audiences chose the happy, yet bittersweet, "beautiful friendship" over the downbeat, sad one.

I didn't think anything of it, she giggled at my joke and I thought that was that. Then when I saw her at class again she went off on how she rented the film to "catch up" with her homework and lamented (or perhaps was FRUSTRATED she couldn't find anything about the alternate, violent ending on the internet. Both the actual footage or any actual information about it. This was when I realized she thought my joke was true. I felt sorta bad and therefore didn't tell her it was just a joke.

A few years later I told the joke again, this time seeing if I can intentionally pass it off as fact, to yet another film buff who wasn't so easy to fool this time around. He said if there was a different ending shot, there'd be footage, production stills and all that, but I stressed that back in the 20s-40s of Hollywood, such deleted material usually went lost, didn't survive, burned in a studio fire or was destroyed by the studio execs themselves. I even brought up the "Lost Spider Pit Sequence" from the original King Kong and Lon Chaney's lost silent horror film, London After Midnight as examples. He then bought my story and so far I never told him I was joking.

Some friends who were in on the joke asked me what the alternate violent ending would've consisted of and I said it just had the nazis arriving at Rick's club (an exterior shot) and had them entering, armed with machine guns. We then hear a barrage of gun blasts and machine gun fire as that song Sam always played comes on the soundtrack as we fade into the end credits. The End.

So yeah, that's the bullshit alternate ending to Casablanca I always tell friends and fim novices alike. And they ALWAYS buy it!

WACKY VIDEO WEDNESDAY!!!

Savers Store SCORE

Went to Savers yesterday not expecting to find anything cool or useful when these guys caught my eye...

ELASMOSAURUS\ first glance I thought it was a plesiosaurus, but it's its larger cousin. This reminds me of the animal\dinosaur toys IMPERIAL made back in the 80s, I thought it was until I looked at its stomach- made in 2006, by Toy Major Trading Co; Ltd. This is gonna make a neat prop, I hope there's a pteranodon in the line so I can reenact scenes from Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds. I need to google this toy company since this toy reminds me of something that "belonged in the 80s".

GI JOE\ dunno who this guy is and only bought him to be the "endo-skeleton" to my Mazinger Z figure. I didn't draw the unibrow and beard.

BANDAI CREATIONS GIGAN 2004\ when I first saw this guy I thought it was the Bandai Japan import (which can go up to $35 on the internets) but on closer inspection, its from the North American line. It was only $2.99 so I snagged it click (actually, all these purchases were $2.99!!!)

MACH 5\ Speed Racer's trusty race car. Dunno if this is from the toy line to the live-action movie.

FAVORITE MOVIE QUOTES

"I bought this pen one hour before my bike was stolen. Why? What's the significance? I don't know!!"

(Pee-Wee Herman, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure [1985])

"I'm runnin' this monkey farm now Frankenstein and I wanna know what the fuck yer doin' with my time!!"

(Captain Rhodes, Day of the Dead [1985])

"It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me"

(Batman, Batman Begins [2005])

"Oooh. Guns, guns, guns!"

(Clarence Boddicker, Robocop [1987])

"You wanna gets NUTS!? COME ON! COME ON! Let's get nuts!!"

(Bruce Wayne, Batman [1989])

"We belong dead!"

(The Frankenstein Monster, Bride of Frankenstein [1935])

"Oh by all means, I'll be quite prepared for that eventuality"

(George Harrison, A Hard Day's Night [1964])

"WHERE ARE THEY!!!???"

(Batman, The Dark Knight [2008])

"Right, and we're up here doing traffic reports! Wake up, sucker! We're thieves and we're bad guys. That's exactly what we are. We gotta find our own way"

(Peter, Dawn of the Dead [1978])

"There were once many people here who could've told of what they saw... now there are only a few"

(Steve Martin, Godzilla: King of the Monsters [1954\1956])

"Someone shot the little fat man"

(Riley, Land of the Dead [2005])

WACKY VIDEO WEDNESDAY!!!

Animated Movie Meme

Animated Movie meme from

fuckyeahfacecharacters: ANIMATION MEME

- X what you saw

- O what you haven’t finished or saw sizable portions

- Bold what you loved

-check-mark and italicize what you disliked/hated

- Leave unchanged if neutral

CLASSIC DISNEY

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[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961)

[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951)

[x] Bambi (1942)

[x] Cinderella (1950)

[x] Dumbo (1941)

[o] Fantasia (1940)

[x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)

[x] Mary Poppins (1964)

[x] Peter Pan (1953)

[x] Pinocchio (1940)

[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959)

[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

[ ] Song of the South (1946)

DISNEY’S DARK AGE

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[ ] The Aristocats (1970)

[x] The Black Cauldron (1985)

[o] The Fox and the Hound (1981)

[o] The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

[x] The Jungle Book (1967)

[ ] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

[x] Oliver and Company (1986)

[√] Pete’s Dragon (1977)

[o] The Rescuers (1977)

[x] Robin Hood (1973)

[x] The Sword In The Stone (1963)

THE DISNEY RENAISSANCE

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[o] Aladdin (1992)

[x] Beauty and the Beast (1991)

[ ] A Goofy Movie (1995)

[ ] Hercules (1997)

[ ] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

[o] The Lion King (1994)

[x] The Little Mermaid (1989)

[x] Mulan (1998)

[ ] Pocahontas (1995)

[ ] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

[x] Tarzan (1999)

DISNEY’S MODERN AGE

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[ ] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

[√] Bolt (2008)

[ ] Brother Bear (2003)

[ ] Chicken Little (2005)

[ ] Dinosaur (2000)

[x] The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)

[ ] Fantasia 2000 (2000)

[ ] Home on the Range (2004)

[ ] Lilo & Stitch (2002)

[x] Meet the Robinsons (2007)

[ ] Treasure Planet (2002)

PIXAR

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[ ] A Bug’s Life (1998)

[ ] Cars (2006)

[ ] Finding Nemo (2003)

[ ] The Incredibles (2004)

[x] Monsters Inc. (2001)

[ ] Ratatouille (2007)

[x] Toy Story (1995)

[x] Toy Story 2 (1999)

[x] Wall-E (2008)

[ ] Up (2009)

DON BLUTH

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[o] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

[√] An American Tail (1986)

[ ] An American Tail: Fieval Goes West (1991)

[ ] Anastasia (1997)

[√] The Land Before Time (1988)

[ ] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

[ ] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)

[x] The Secret of NIMH (1982)

[ ] Thumbelina (1994)

[ ] Titan AE (2000)

[ ] A Troll in Central Park (1994)

CLAYMATION

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[o] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)

[x] Chicken Run (2000)

[ ] Corpse Bride (2005)

[ ] James and the Giant Peach (1996)

[ ] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

[ ] Coraline (2009)

[o] The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

CGI GLUT

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[x] Antz (1998)

[ ] Happy Feet (2006)

[ ] Kung Fu Panda (2008)

[ ] Madagascar (2005)

[ ] Monster House (2006)

[ ] Over the Hedge (2006)

[ ] The Polar Express (2004)

[x] Shrek (2001)

[ ] Shrek 2 (2004)

[o] Shrek The Third (2007)

[√] Monsters vs. Aliens (2008)

IMPORTS

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[ ] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995)

[ ] The Last Unicorn (1982)

[ ] Light Years (1988)

[ ] The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

[ ] Persepolis (2007)

[ ] Waltz With Bashir (2008)

[o] Watership Down (1978)

[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)

[x] Yellow Submarine (1968)

STUDIO GHIBLI/MIYAZAKI

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[x] Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

[ ] Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

[ ] Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

[x] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)

[ ] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

[ ] My Neighbors The Yamadas (1999)

[ ] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)

[ ] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

[ ] Only Yesterday (1991)

[ ] Pom Poko (Tanuki War) (1994)

[ ] Porco Rosso (1992)

[x] Princess Mononoke (1999)

[ ] Spirited Away (2002)

[ ] Whisper of the Heart (1995)

[ ] Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea (2009)

SATOSHI KON

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[ ] Millennium Actress (2001)

[ ] Paprika (2006) [x] Perfect Blue (1999)

[ ] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

[ ] Memories - “Magnetic Rose” part (1995)

SHINKAI MAKOTO

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[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)

[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001)

[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)

[ ] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

OTHER ANIME FILMS

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[x] Akira (1989)

[ ] Appleseed (2004)

[ ] Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)

[ ] Arcadia of My Youth (U.S. Title - Vengeance of the Space Pirate) (1982)

[ ] Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)

[x] The Dagger of Kamui (U.S. Title - Revenge of the Ninja Warrior) (1985)

[x] Dirty Pair: Project Eden (1987)

[ ] End of Evangelion (1997)

[x] Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1998)

[x] Fist of the North Star (1986)

[ ] Galaxy Express 999 (1979)

[√] Ghost in the Shell (1996)

[ ] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

[ ] Lensman (1984)

[ ] Macross: Do You Remember Love (U.S. Title - Clash of the Bionoids) (1984)

[ ] Metropolis (2001)

[ ] Neo-Tokyo (1986)

[o] Ninja Scroll (1993)

[ ] Patlabor the Movie (1989)

[x] The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)

[x] Project A-ko (1986)

[o] Robot Carnival (1987)

[ ] Robotech: The Shadow Chronicle (2006)

[ ] Silent Möbius (1991)

[x] Space Adventure Cobra (1982)

[ ] Steamboy (2004)

[ ] Sword of the Stranger (2007)

[x] Unico and the Island of Magic (1983

[ ] Urotsukidoji: The Movie (1987)

[x] Vampire Hunter D (1985)

[ ] Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust (2000)

[ ] Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force (1987)

CARTOONS FOR GROWN-UPS

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[ ] American Pop (1981)

[√] The Animatrix (2003)

[x] Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)

[ ] Cool World (1992)

[ ] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

[ ] Final Fantasy: Advent Children (2005)

[x] Fire & Ice (1983)

[o] Fritz the Cat (1972)

[o] Heavy Metal (1981)

[o] Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)

[ ] Hey Good Lookin’ (1982)

[ ] Lady Death (2004)

[x] A Scanner Darkly (2006)

[x] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

[ ] Street Fight (Coonskin) (1975)

[o] Waking Life (2001)

OTHER ANIMATED MOVIES

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[o] Animal Farm (1954)

[ ] Animalympics (1980)

[x] Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon The Movie (2007)

[x] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

[x] The Brave Little Toaster (1988)

[o] Bravestarr: The Movie (1988)

[ ] Cats Don’t Dance (1997)

[x] Care Bears: The Movie (1985)

[x] Charlotte’s Web (1973)

[o] Fern Gully (1992)

[o] G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

[o] Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)

[x] He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)

[ ] The Hobbit (1977)

[ ] The Iron Giant (1999)

[ ] Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)

[ ] Lord of the Rings (1978)

[ ] Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)

[ ] My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)

[o] Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1982)

[ ] The Prince of Egypt (1998)

[x] Powerpuff Girls: The Movie (2002)

[ ] Quest For Camelot (1999)

[ ] Ringing Bell (1978)

[ ] The Road to El Dorado (2000)

[ ] Rock & Rule (1983)

[ ] Space Jam (1996)

[ ] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)

[ ] Superman: Doomsday (2007)

[ ] The Swan Princess (1994)

[o] Transformers: The Movie (1986)

[ ] Wizards (1977)

[x] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

[ ] Wonder Woman (2009)

[ ] Balto (1995)

[ ] Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

WACKY VIDEO WEDNESDAY!!!

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: DYNO-MITE!!

I just thought of a lame visual pun that would be right at home in the spoof genre from the 80s to 90s. What if the characters were working with dynamite and on the box it had Jimmy "JJ" Walker's face on it?

Jimmy Walker played James 'J.J' Evans Jr. on the sitcom "Good Times (1974-1979), his famous catchphrase was "DYNAMITE!!" ("DYNO-MITE!!" as he pronounced it)