This is the 32nd official issue of my 80s Movie Trailer of the Week feature I call "Preview Review." As usual, these issues (like the Flashback Videos) will not include the customary "Check this out" or "Quote of the day" sections at the end like normal issues of Kickin' it Old School usually do.
Today (August 29, 2010) is the 71st birthday of director & screenwriter Joel Schumacher. He wrote the screenplay for 1976's Car Wash and the movie adaptation for 1978's The Wiz. His film directorial debut was 1981's The Incredible Shrinking Woman starring Lily Tomlin. He co-wrote and directed 1985's St. Elmo's Fire and directed 1987's The Lost Boys. You would think this issue would be about one of those iconic teen films, but I have already done The Lost Boys and I will save St. Elmo's Fire for another time.
This issue is on another film directed and co-written by Schumacher, the much less popular and much less iconic 1983 ensemble comedy D.C. Cab. The ensemble includes Mr. T, Max Gail (of Barney Miller fame), Adam Baldwin, Gary Busey, Bill Maher, Paul Rodriguez and Marsha Warfield among many others. They all are a motley group of misfit cab drivers who, despite many different personalities, come together for a common purpose in the end. Here's an original trailer for D.C. Cab...
This movie does have its moments, but don't get me wrong, it is by no means a good movie. I think it left an impression on me because I saw it when it first came out on video in 1984 (when I was just 11 years old) despite it being rated R. I was a big fan of Mr. T after his role as "Clubber Lang" in Rocky III and his role as "B.A. Baracus" on The A-Team. At that time, I would've have watched anything that Mr. T did. In fact, this made the film controversial at the time since it used Mr. T heavily in promotion and his popularity with children did not seem appropriate for an R-rated film. Either way, I have seen this movie more times than I would like to admit.
Here is a video of some of the movie's highlights set to the soundtrack song "The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream)" by Irene Cara, who also appears in the film herself...
The main character is "Albert Hockenberry" played by Adam Baldwin who I remember first as "Ricky Linderman" in 1980's My Bodyguard. In his role as "Dell," Gary Busey shows the initial signs of the craziness that seemed to have become part of his real personality. One of my favorite characters, the role of "Tyrone" was played by Charlie Barnett. He seemed like a funny dude, but other than a recurring role on Miami Vice as "Noogie" he never really did much else. Back in 1980, it is rumored that he almost was chosen to be part of the cast of Saturday Night Live but lost his spot to none other than Eddie Murphy. I was sad to find out that Barnett died of AIDS in 1996. D.C. Cab is funny in sort of a Police Academy kind of way (which I also enjoy), but a step below (if that is possible). It is worth watching if you never have, but be sure to keep your expectations low. It might not be one of Joel Schumacher's proudest achievments.
Schumacher would go on to direct Flatliners (1990), Falling Down (1993), two Grisham novel adaptations in The Client (1994) & A Time To Kill (1996), and take over the Batman franchise with Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). He continues to direct and produce films today, though to me his most memorable movies were from the 80s.
That's all for another issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks as always for reading. If you are interested in reading any of my other 80s related issues, please click there for a summary of those. If you want to see the past issues of Preview Review, just type that into the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column and it should give you a list of all of them. You can also always click on the Archives in the upper left hand column or use the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column to find any other issues you may have missed. If you are a fan of Kickin' it, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO in the upper right hand column. This will take you to the Fan Page where I ask you to then click on the "Like" button. Even if you are not a Facebook member yet, please consider joining and registering as a fan at that page. You can also follow Old School on Twitter by clicking on the FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER LOGO also in the upper right hand column. This will take you the page and you can just click on the box that says "Follow". I am sending daily 80s tweets, so sign up to get those. Let other 80s fans know about it as well! Peace and much love.
It is no secret that I am a huge fan of the original 1984 film The Karate Kid. I am only a little embarrassed to say that it is not only a guilty pleasure movie for me, but truly one of my favorites. It just has so many wonderful qualities to it and, now, a little 80s nostalgia for me as well. Even esteemed film critic Roger Ebert back in 1984 called the The Karate Kid one of the year's best, gave it four stars out of four, and described it as an "exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with one of the most interesting friendships in a long time."
That is why I was excited to watch the original rehearsal videos from The Karate Kid edited back together in the same order as the film. These were posted recently on YouTube by director John Avildsen. There are 13 parts and if you have seen the movie as many times as I have, it is very cool to see how the rehearsal happened. Even if you do not watch all 13 parts, it is interesting to see. If you are a fan, you'll really love it...
Thank you so much Mr. Avildsen for sharing this unique perspective on the creative process for one of my all time favorite movies. Yes, I openly admit it, The Karate Kid is one of my all time favorite movies... and yep, it was from the 80s.
That'll wrap up this short issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks as always for reading. If you are interested in reading any of my other 80s related issues, please click there for a summary of those. You can also always click on the Archives in the upper left hand column or use the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column to find any other issues you may have missed. If you are a fan of Kickin' it, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO in the upper right hand column. This will take you to the Fan Page where I ask you to then click on the "Like" button. Even if you are not a Facebook member yet, please consider joining and registering as a fan at that page. You can also follow Old School on Twitter by clicking on the FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER LOGO also in the upper right hand column. This will take you the page and you can just click on the box that says "Follow". I am sending daily 80s tweets, so sign up to get those. Let other 80s fans know about it as well! Peace and much love.
Check this out: I always like to share signs that make me chuckle and/or scratch my head. I hate to think of the reason why this sign became necessary...
Quote of the day: "First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine." - "Mr. Miyagi" played by the late Pat Morita in The Karate Kid
This is the 45th official issue of my 80s Video of the Week which I call "Flashback Videos." As a reminder, these issues will not include the usual "Check this out" or "Quote of the day" sections at the end like normal issues of Kickin' it Old School usually do.
Today (August 16, 2010) is the 57th birthday of James "J.T." Taylor. He was the lead singer of the band Kool & The Gang from 1979 to 1988 (not to be confused with the folk singer of the same name). Though he was the lead singer, he is not actually "Kool"; that would be Robert "Kool" Bell who is the bass player and founding member. The band had 70s hits like "Jungle Boogie," "Open Sesame" and "Ladies Night" before hitting it big with 1980's "Celebration." That song would hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1981, dominate the radio that entire year and has been played at nearly every wedding reception since. This song's success and J.T. taking over lead vocals are not a coincidence and it marked a change to more of a pop R&B sound for the group in the 80s.
In 1983, they would release the single "Joanna" which would reach #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranks on my Top 80s Songs with Girl Names in the Title list. I really liked that ballad, but the album I remember best is 1984's Emergency! which yielded four top-20 singles. I remember two of those especially well. The first is "Fresh" which would peak at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, but reached #1 on both the Billboard Dance as well as R&B charts in May 1985. This week's first flashback video is "Fresh" by Kool & The Gang...
The other single from that album that stands out is "Cherish" which would get all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September of 1985 staying there for 3 straight weeks. This song, like "Joanna," is a bit of a cheesy love ballad, but J.T.'s smooth voice makes them work. This week's second flashback video is "Cherish" by Kool & The Gang...
The other two top-20 singles from Emergency! were "Misled" and the title track. Kool & The Gang really seemed to like one-word song titles and, though they had several that qualified, "Celebration" ranks on my Top 80s Songs with One-Word Titles list. The band would have a couple more very minor hits after that, but none to speak of after the 80s. Nonetheless, Kool & The Gang has sold over 90 million albums worldwide.
In 1988, J.T. Taylor separated amicably from Kool & The Gang to pursue a solo career. As a solo artist, Taylor has released four solo albums to date with the last being in 2000. Taylor continues touring worldwide singing both his Kool & The Gang and solo hits. In 2008, he released a single titled "Winner," as an homage to then-Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Taylor is reportedly currently working on a new album, but no matter what he does as a solo artist, I will always remember him fronting Kool & The Gang back in the 80s.
That's all for another issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks for reading. If you are interested in reading any of my other 80s related issues, please click there for a summary of those. If you want to see the past issues of Flashback Videos, just type that into the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column and it should give you a list of all of them. You can also always click on the Archives in the upper left hand column or use that Google Search Box to find any past issues or topics you may have missed. If you are a fan of Kickin' it, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO in the upper right hand column. This will take you to the Fan Page where I ask you to then click on the "Like" button. Even if you are not a Facebook member yet, please consider joining and registering as a fan at that page. You can also follow Old School on Twitter by clicking on the FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER LOGO also in the upper right hand column. This will take you the page and you can just click on the box that says "Follow". Even though the blog only updates a couple times a week, I try to send out daily 80s tweets. Let other 80s fans know about it as well! Peace and much love.
This is the 31st official issue of my 80s Movie Trailer of the Week feature I call "Preview Review." As usual, these issues (like the Flashback Videos) will not include the customary "Check this out" or "Quote of the day" sections at the end like normal issues of Kickin' it Old School usually do.
Today (August 13, 2010) is Friday the 13th. The first thing I think of whenever the calendar lines up this way is "Jason Voorhees" and the series of Friday the 13th horror movies. The original film was released back in 1980. The movie revolves around a group of teenagers who re-open an abandoned camp site years after a young boy drowned in a nearby lake. One by one, the teens fall victim to a mysterious killer. The young boy was Jason Voorhees and his mother blames her son's drowning on the fact that two counselors were having sex and were unaware of Jason struggling in the lake. Mrs. Voorhees suddenly turns violent and appears to be the mysterious killer. I don't want to spoil the ending, but that might not be entirely the case. Here's the original trailer for Friday the 13th...
Did you recognize Kevin Bacon in there? This was one of his earliest roles (after "Chip Diller" in 1978's Animal House, but before 1982's Diner and well before 1984's Footloose). The rest of the cast are relative unknowns, especially today. The original Friday the 13th was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The script was written by Victor Miller (who went on to write for several television soap operas including Guiding Light, One Life to Live and All My Children). It was inspired by the 1978 John Carpenter film Halloween and made for the small budget of $550,000. Despite terrible reviews, it would go on to gross nearly $40 million at the U.S. box office making it the 18th highest grossing film of 1980 and one of the most profitable films of its time.
As of now, there have been ten sequels to Friday the 13th including a recent reboot in 2009. The "Jason Voorhees" character becomes more central starting in Part 2 which was released in 1981 and has since become one of the true icons of the horror/slasher film genre. I cannot look at a hockey mask without immediately thinking of Friday the 13th and hearing that "ki, ki, ki, ma, ma, ma" sound in my head. I even dressed up like "Jason" for a Halloween party one year. I personally am not too superstitious about the date or the number 13. In fact, I was married on the 13th and we lived in apartment number 13 for a couple years. But Friday the 13th does always remind me of the 80s films no matter if it happens in August like this year or any month for that matter. So Happy Friday the 13th to you all.
That'll do it for another issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks as always for reading. If you are interested in reading any of my other 80s related issues, please click there for a summary of those. If you want to see the past issues of Preview Review, just type that into the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column and it should give you a list of all of them. You can also always click on the Archives in the upper left hand column or use the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column to find any other issues you may have missed. If you are a fan of Kickin' it, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO in the upper right hand column. This will take you to the Fan Page where I ask you to then click on the "Like" button. Even if you are not a Facebook member yet, please consider joining and registering as a fan at that page. You can also follow Old School on Twitter by clicking on the FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER LOGO also in the upper right hand column. This will take you the page and you can just click on the box that says "Follow". I am sending daily 80s tweets, so sign up to get those. Let other 80s fans know about it as well! Peace and much love.
It is actress Rosanna Arquette's 51st birthday this week (August 10, 2010). In the 80s, she had roles in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Silverado (1985), Nobody's Fool (1986) and New York Stories (1989). In 1994, she would also have a small role in one of my very favorite movies, Pulp Fiction. None of that seems to be enough to pay that much attention to her here at Kickin' it Old School. That would be true if she was not also connected to TWO outstanding songs from the 80s.
Arquette briefly dated Steve Porcaro who was the keyboardist and original member of the band Toto. During that time, the band had written the 1982 hit song eventually titled "Rosanna." Now this song is not actually ABOUT Rosanna Arquette. It was written by band-member David Paich and was already finished and needed a girl's name that fit well into the chorus. Arquette had been around a lot during their recording sessions, so they tried her name and it stuck.
The song peaked at #2 for five straight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. At the 1983 Grammy's, "Rosanna" would be nominated for Song of the Year and would win Record of the Year. The song ranks very highly on my popular Top 80s Songs with Girl Names in the Title list. The video would not feature Arquette, but would star dancer Cynthia Rhodes. If you watch closely, you will also see a young Patrick Swayze as one of the male dancers. Here's the video for "Rosanna" by Toto...
After her second marriage ended in divorce in 1986, she rekindled a romance and moved in with none other than Peter Gabriel. He released his outstanding album So in 1986 and that album included three of his most successful singles. The first two are "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time" which were immediate pop successes reaching #1 and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. The other song is "In Your Eyes" which would have moderate success at first, but would not become a true hit until it was used in one of the most iconic movie scenes of all time in the 1989 film Say Anything. It ranks in the top spot of my Top Songs from 80s Movies list. Here's a short clip of the scene with John Cusack's "Lloyd Dobler" holding a boombox over his head...
It is widely believed that "In Your Eyes" was written about Rosanna Arquette. Can you imagine having an amazing song like that written about you? In 2005, after 19 years of accumulated sales, the song brought Gabriel surprisingly his first Gold single (certified after selling at least 500,000 copies). It is easily one of my favorite songs of all time. Here's the music video for "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel...
Rosanna Arquette is the sister of actors Richmond, Alexis, David and Patricia Arquette. Through her brother David, she is the sister-in-law of actress Coutney Cox and through her sister Patricia she is the former sister-in-law of actor Nicholas Cage. After her mother died of it in 1997, she promotes Breast Cancer Awareness. She continues to act and more recently has expanded into directing and producing as well.
In the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan, Madonna's character says to Rosanna Arquette's character, "Wouldn't you just give anything in the world to be me for ten minutes?" Most people would love to be Madonna for ten minutes, but I bet most people would also love to have two amazing songs like "In Your Eyes" and "Rosanna" connected to them, too. On top of that, yep, you guessed it, it happened back in the 80s.
That'll wrap up this short issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks as always for reading. If you are interested in reading any of my other 80s related issues, please click there for a summary of those. You can also always click on the Archives in the upper left hand column or use the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column to find any other issues you may have missed. If you are a fan of Kickin' it, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO in the upper right hand column. This will take you to the Fan Page where I ask you to then click on the "Like" button. Even if you are not a Facebook member yet, please consider joining and registering as a fan at that page. You can also follow Old School on Twitter by clicking on the FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER LOGO also in the upper right hand column. This will take you the page and you can just click on the box that says "Follow". I am sending daily 80s tweets, so sign up to get those. Let other 80s fans know about it as well! Peace and much love.
Check this out: Not surprising, I have always been a fan of the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds. I have also usually been a fan of the Fox television series Family Guy. Here the two come together in a funny tribute to the Tri Lambs talent show performance...
Quote of the day: "Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dated believe something inside themselves was superior to circumstances." -Bruce Barton
This is the 44th official issue of my 80s Video of the Week which I call "Flashback Videos." As a reminder, these issues will not include the usual "Check this out" or "Quote of the day" sections at the end like normal issues of Kickin' it Old School usually do.
This week marked the anniversary of what, in my opinion, is one of the most influential pop culture moments of the 80s decade. On August 1, 1981 a new cable television channel went on the air called Music Television or MTV for short. The world would never be the same (though MTV is a far cry today from what it was in the 80s). I covered my appreciation for MTV in one of my most popular issues which includes my Top 80s Music Videos list. Please be sure to click on the link to check out that issue if you haven't before.
Many people know that the first video to air at 12:01 on that historical day was the prophetic "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. A piece of trivia known by far fewer people is the video that was played second on MTV that morning. The answer is "You Better Run" by Pat Benatar. It was not particularly a hit song only peaking at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it was the first single off of her 1980 album Crimes of Passion which also included the song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." The album went 5x Platinum and is her best selling album to date though she would have much more successful singles later on with "Love Is a Battlefield" in 1983 and "We Belong" in 1984.
In recognition of being the second video ever played on MTV, this week's Flashback Video is "You Better Run" by Pat Benatar...
Pat Benatar has not released a new studio album since 2003, but she is still touring playing her greatest hits for fans. Last summer (2009), Benatar toured with Blondie in what was titled the "Call Me Invincible" tour. Back in June (2010), Benatar's memoir Between a Heart and a Rock Place was released. The book touches on her battles with her record company Chrysalis, and the difficulties her career caused in her personal life.
That's all for another issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks for reading. If you are interested in reading any of my other 80s related issues, please click there for a summary of those. If you want to see the past issues of Flashback Videos, just type that into the Google Search Box at the top of the right hand column and it should give you a list of all of them. You can also always click on the Archives in the upper left hand column or use that Google Search Box to find any past issues or topics you may have missed. If you are a fan of Kickin' it, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FACEBOOK LOGO in the upper right hand column. This will take you to the Fan Page where I ask you to then click on the "Like" button. Even if you are not a Facebook member yet, please consider joining and registering as a fan at that page. You can also follow Old School on Twitter by clicking on the FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER LOGO also in the upper right hand column. This will take you the page and you can just click on the box that says "Follow". Even though the blog only updates a couple times a week, I try to send out daily 80s tweets. Let other 80s fans know about it as well! Peace and much love.
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director & screenwriter Joel Schumacher. He wrote the screenplay for 1976's Car Wash and the movie adaptation for 1978's The Wiz. His film directorial debut was 1981's The Incredible Shrinking Woman starring Lily Tomlin. He co-wrote and directed 1985's St. Elmo's Fire and directed 1987's The Lost Boys. You would think this issue would be about one of those iconic teen films, but 
I think it left an impression on me because I saw it when it first came out on video in 1984 (when I was just 11 years old) despite it being rated R. I was a big fan of Mr. T after his role as "Clubber Lang" in Rocky III and his role as "B.A. Baracus" on The A-Team. At that time, I would've have watched anything that Mr. T did. In fact, this made the film controversial at the time since it used Mr. T heavily in promotion and his popularity with children did not seem appropriate for an R-rated film. Either way, I have seen this movie more times than I would like to admit.
I am only a little embarrassed to say that it is not only a guilty pleasure movie for me, but truly one of my favorites. It just has so many wonderful qualities to it and, now, a little 80s nostalgia for me as well. Even esteemed film critic Roger Ebert back in 1984 called the The Karate Kid one of the year's best, gave it four stars out of four, and described it as an "exciting, sweet-tempered, heart-warming story with one of the most interesting friendships in a long time." 
Kool & The Gang from 1979 to 1988 (not to be confused with the folk singer of the same name). Though he was the lead singer, he is not actually "Kool"; that would be Robert "Kool" Bell who is the bass player and founding member. The band had 70s hits like "Jungle Boogie," "Open Sesame" and "Ladies Night" before hitting it big with 1980's "Celebration." That song would hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1981, dominate the radio that entire year and has been played at nearly every wedding reception since. 
This song's success and J.T. taking over lead vocals are not a coincidence and it marked a change to more of a pop R&B sound for the group in the 80s.
Kool & The Gang really seemed to like one-word song titles and, though they had several that qualified, "Celebration" ranks on 
The first thing I think of whenever the calendar lines up this way is "Jason Voorhees" and the series of Friday the 13th horror movies. The original film was released back in 1980. The movie revolves around a group of teenagers who re-open an abandoned camp site years after a young boy drowned in a nearby lake. One by one, the teens fall victim to a mysterious killer. The young boy was Jason Voorhees and his mother blames her son's drowning on the fact that two counselors were having sex and were unaware of Jason struggling in the lake. Mrs. Voorhees suddenly turns violent and appears to be the mysterious killer. I don't want to spoil the ending, but that might not be entirely the case. Here's the original trailer for Friday the 13th...
Kevin Bacon in there? This was one of his earliest roles (after "Chip Diller" in 1978's Animal House, but before 1982's Diner and well before 1984's Footloose). The rest of the cast are relative unknowns, especially today. The original Friday the 13th was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The script was written by Victor Miller (who went on to write for several television soap operas including Guiding Light, One Life to Live and All My Children). It was inspired by the 1978 John Carpenter film Halloween and made for the small budget of $550,000. Despite terrible reviews, it would go on to gross nearly $40 million at the U.S. box office making it the 18th highest grossing film of 1980 and one of the most profitable films of its time.
The "Jason Voorhees" character becomes more central starting in Part 2 which was released in 1981 and has since become one of the true icons of the horror/slasher film genre. I cannot look at a hockey mask without immediately thinking of Friday the 13th and hearing that "ki, ki, ki, ma, ma, ma" sound in my head. I even dressed up like "Jason" for a Halloween party one year. I personally am not too superstitious about the date or the number 13. In fact, I was married on the 13th and we lived in apartment number 13 for a couple years. But Friday the 13th does always remind me of the 80s films no matter if it happens in August like this year or any month for that matter. So Happy Friday the 13th to you all.
this week (August 10, 2010). In the 80s, she had roles in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Silverado (1985), Nobody's Fool (1986) and New York Stories (1989). In 1994, she would also have a small role in one of my very favorite movies, Pulp Fiction. None of that seems to be enough to pay that much attention to her here at Kickin' it Old School. That would be true if she was not also connected to TWO outstanding songs from the 80s. 
Now this song is not actually ABOUT Rosanna Arquette. It was written by band-member David Paich and was already finished and needed a girl's name that fit well into the chorus. Arquette had been around a lot during their recording sessions, so they tried her name and it stuck.
she rekindled a romance and moved in with none other than Peter Gabriel. He released his outstanding album So in 1986 and that album included three of his most successful singles. The first two are "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time" which were immediate pop successes reaching #1 and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively. The other song is "In Your Eyes" which would have moderate success at first, but would not become a true hit until it was used in one of the most iconic movie scenes of all time in the 1989 film Say Anything. It ranks in the top spot of 
people know that the first video to air at 12:01 on that historical day was the prophetic "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. 
A piece of trivia known by far fewer people is the video that was played second on MTV that morning. The answer is "You Better Run" by Pat Benatar. It was not particularly a hit song only peaking at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it was the first single off of her 1980 album Crimes of Passion which also included the song "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." The album went 5x Platinum and is her best selling album to date though she would have much more successful singles later on with "Love Is a Battlefield" in 1983 and "We Belong" in 1984. 
has not released a new studio album since 2003, but she is still touring playing her greatest hits for fans. Last summer (2009), Benatar toured with Blondie in what was titled the "Call Me Invincible" tour. Back in June (2010), Benatar's memoir Between a Heart and a Rock Place was released. The book touches on her battles with her record company Chrysalis, and the difficulties her career caused in her personal life.
