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#NowWatching The Deadly Bees For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the fifth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s ninth season.

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Happy 31st anniversary to Wolf, which follows a a meek book editor whose life is thrown into turmoil when he is bitten by a wolf. Although this movie is about a werewolf, that particular word is never mentioned. Instead, the phrase demon wolf is used several times.

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#NowWatching The Horror of Party Beach For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the seventeenth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s eighth season.

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Happy heavenly birthday to Stan Laurel, who was most well known for being one half of Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in thirty-four silent shorts, forty-five sound shorts, and twenty-seven full-length feature films.

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#NowWatching I Was a Teenage Werewolf For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the ninth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s eighth season.

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Happy heavenly birthday to Jim Varney, who was most well-known for playing Ernest P. Worrell, Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), and voicing Slinky Dog in the first two Toy Story movies and Cookie Farnsworth in Atlantis: The Lost Empire, among others.

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#NowWatching The She-Creature For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the eighth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s eighth season.

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Happy 34th anniversary to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, based on the English folk tale of Robin Hood. Cary Elwes was offered the role of Robin Hood, but turned it down because he thought the plot was too contrived. He did, however, play him in Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

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Ari Lehman, the first actor to ever play Jason Voorhees, had previously worked with Sean Cunningham on the 1978 sports comedy Manny’s Orphans. Interestingly, some other Friday crew members worked on it, including Victor Miller, Steve Miner, and Harry Manfredini. #FridayThe13th

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Contrary to popular belief, the famous "Chi, chi, chi, ha, ha, ha" in the film's score is actually "Ki, ki, ki, ma, ma, ma." It is meant to resemble Jason's voice saying "Kill, kill, kill, mom, mom, mom" in Mrs. Voorhees's mind. #FridayThe13th

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Despite thinking the script was awful, Betsy Palmer accepted the role of Pamela Voorhees because she was in need of a new car. She later grew to accept and celebrate her participation in the franchise before her death in 2015. #FridayThe13th

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When Brenda’s body is thrown through the window, that’s actually the film’s special effects artist, Tom Savini, doubling for Laurie Bartram, the actress who played Brenda. #FridayThe13th

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lot of critics hated the violence in Friday the 13th. One who strongly disliked the movie was Gene Siskel, who spoiled the twist ending and published the addresses of Betsy Palmer and Charles Bluhdorn, the chairman of the board of Gulf+Western, in his review. #FridayThe13th

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Victor Miller admitted Friday the 13th was made to ride the success of John Carpenter's Halloween. Sean Cunningham even approached Halloween producer Irwin Yablans to produce the film, but he declined, as he wasn't interested in doing another horror movie. #FridayThe13th

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Rex Everhart, who portrays Enos the truck driver, did not film his scenes with Robbi Morgan, so she had to either act with an imaginary Enos, or exchange dialogue with makeup effect artist Taso N. Stavrakis, who would sit in the truck with her. #FridayThe13th

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The busboy in the restaurant is played by an uncredited Irwin Keyes, who was best known for playing Hugo on The Jeffersons. Horror fans will remember him as Ravelli, Captain Spaulding's sidekick in House of 1000 Corpses. #FridayThe13th

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The original screenplay was titled A Long Night at Camp Blood, but was later changed to Friday the 13th while Sean Cunningham and Victor Miller were working on a redraft. Sean later took out an advertisement in Variety magazine even before the script was finished. #FridayThe13th

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Although he spent most of his time as a production assistant, Willie Addams played Barry in the opening scene, and holds the distinction of being the first person to die in the Friday the 13th franchise. #FridayThe13th

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#NowWatching Friday the 13th (1980) Tonight, the @ffbmovienight.bsky.social folks will be joining @fadingarcader.bsky.social, @tip-sip-slash.bsky.social, @bwsaari.bsky.social, and me for a watch-along of the first two Friday the 13th movies. We’re kicking things off with the original 1980 classic.

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Happy 58th anniversary to You Only Live Twice, the fifth film in the James Bond franchise. The henchman Bond fights in Osato's office was played by Samoan pro wrestler Peter Fanene Maivia, known by his ring name The High Chief. He was the adopted grandfather of Dwayne Johnson.

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#NowWatching Terror from the Year 5000 For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the seventh film that was riffed on during MST3K’s eighth season.

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Happy 38th anniversary to Predator, which follows an elite paramilitary rescue team who encounter a technologically-advanced extraterrestrial being in the Amazon rainforest. The Predator's blood was made by mixing KY Jelly with liquid from glow sticks.

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#NowWatching The Wild World of Batwoman For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the fifteenth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s fifth season.

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Happy 39th anniversary to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which follows a high school slacker who skips school with his best friend and his girlfriend for a day in Chicago. This was the second John Hughes film to feature Kristy Swanson, the first being Pretty in Pink.

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#NowWatching The Brain That Wouldn't Die For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the thirteenth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s fifth season and the first to be hosted by Mike Nelson.

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Happy 42nd anniversary to Octopussy, the thirteenth film in the James Bond franchise. One of the film’s production assistants was a young Cary Elwes, whose job was to drive Sir Roger Moore to the set every morning.

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#NowWatching The Eye Creatures For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the eighteenth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s fourth season.

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Happy 19th anniversary to Cars, which follows a young self-obsessed racecar who becomes stranded in a forgotten town along U.S. Route 66 called Radiator Springs. Each frame of Cars took an average of seventeen processor hours to render on the computers at Pixar.

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#NowWatching Fire Maidens of Outer Space For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the sixteenth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s fourth season.

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Happy birthday to Griffin Dunne, who is most well-known for playing Jack Goodman in An American Werewolf in London, Paul Hackett in After Hours, Tommy Kelly in Johnny Dangerously, Loudon Trott in Who's That Girl, and Jake Bixler in My Girl, among others.

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In case you hadn't heard, @themutantfam.bsky.social, @ffbmovienight.bsky.social, @monstersndrinks.bsky.social, @tip-sip-slash.bsky.social, @batquinn5801.bsky.social, @bwsaari.bsky.social, & I are throwing party, & you're all are invited! Details are in my original post. See you Friday! #MutantFam

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#NowWatching The Hellcats For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the ninth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s second season.

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Happy 6th anniversary to Dark Phoenix, the twelfth installment in the X-Men film franchise. Phoenix was originally conceptualized with a fiery look for the film. It was revamped in post-production to look more "cosmic", and also to avoid comparisons with Captain Marvel.

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To capitalize on the success of The Fly, American International decided to change the name from Earth vs. The Spider to The Spider, a much more generic title, on all advertising material. Also, who’s the genius that decided to give the Spider a human skull? #TheLastDriveIn

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For the giant prop legs of the Spider, Bert I. Gordon used straw from brooms. #TheLastDriveIn

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Troy Patterson was actually 35 years old when he portrayed a teenager in this film. #TheLastDriveIn

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Earth vs the Spider was directed by Bert I. Gordon. Nicknamed Mr. B.I.G., his films tended to feature super-sized creatures, like giant grasshoppers in Beginning of the End or giant ants in Empire of the Ants. #TheLastDriveIn

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#NowWatching Earth vs the Spider Today is Joe Bob Day and you know what that means? It’s time for the #TheLastDriveIn! Tonight’s movie is special because it happens to be airing on @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social’s birthday.

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Happy birthday to @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social, who is most well-known for playing Darcy the Mail Girl on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, Diana in Devil’s Triangle, Eden in Witchcraft 15: Blood Rose, and Lisa in Bunnyman Vengeance, among many others.

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Happy 39th anniversary to Invaders from Mars (1986), a remake of the 1953 film of the same name. The framed portrait behind Brigadier General Wilson's desk is of Lt Gen 'Chesty' Puller, the most highly decorated Marine of all time.

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#NowWatching The Wild Rebels For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the seventh film that was riffed on during MST3K’s second season.

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Happy heavenly birthday to Warren Frost, who was most well-known for playing Dr. Will Hayward on Twin Peaks, Billy Lewis on Matlock, Dr. Leo Richmond in Psycho IV: The Beginning, Dr. George Richardson in The Stand miniseries, and Henry Ross on Seinfeld, among others.

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Before I went and pre-ordered the Nintendo Switch 2, I stopped by 2nd & Charles and got some new comics and movies. The Marvel Masterworks trade paperbacks were still sealed and so was the DVD of To Kill a Mockingbird.

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#NowWatching Rocket Attack U.S.A For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Next up is the fifth film that was riffed on during MST3K’s second season.

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Happy heavenly birthday to Clara Blandick, who was most well-known for playing Aunt Em in The Wizard of Oz (1939), Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Aunt Mattie in A Star Is Born (1937), and Mrs. McBroom in She-Wolf of London, among others.

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#NowWatching Jungle Goddess For the next sixteen days, I’ll be watching various movies that were shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Up first is the third film that was riffed on during MST3K’s second season.

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Happy 14th anniversary to X-Men: First Class, the fifth installment in the X-Men film franchise. To prepare for his role as Magneto, Michael Fassbender studied Sir Ian McKellen's performance in the previous X-Men film and the comics to make his own unique version.

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