Hello, all! I visited this board a few months back to ask why people now think of the 80s as lame. Now I return with a new lament...while visiting bttf.com, I came across a piece of news that made me feel horrible. Prepare for your favorite 80s movies to be skewered, sliced and diced for the sake of cheap, tasteless laughs. The movie is entitled "Back To The Teen Movie", and I found out about it when I linked to aintitcoolnews.com. The movie spoofs "Back To The Future" with 2 characters named Matty McFox and Doc, who time-travel back to the mid-80s to (I believe) prevent 90s teen movies from ever happening. Doc's exclamations go from "Great Scott" to stuff that probably isn't even allowed on this board. Here are a few of the 80s movies that will be getting shot between the eyes for the sake of cheap and tasteless laughs:

"The Breakfast Club"
"Real Genius"
"16 Candles"
"Weird Science"
"The Goonies"

Sorry that I couldn't remember anymore, but there will be a lot.

I worship 80s movies, and I'm going to hate seeing them turned into sex and bodily-function gags. To me, 80s movies are comforting, yet exciting. They make me feel like I belong. I have special places in my heart for films like "Back To The Future", "ET" and "The Blues Brothers". These, and many other films, gladly welcome me, whereas most of today's movies say, "Get the Hell out of Dodge, you hairspray-hogging, skinny-tie-wearin' Duran Duran freakshow". I'm not seeing this movie. It's a spit in the eye of all that I hold dear.

Sincerely,

John Kilduff

To say nothing of the sacking and burning of my childhood with "The Grinch". The whole movement accomplishes the physical impossibility of sucking and blowing at the same time. And the irony is, most of the audience members don't even know what's being mocked in the first place.

So what kind of Hollywood vehicle would serve to actually glorify the decade which shaped us the most? I mean as long as we're dreaming, what would you pay money to go see referencing the eighties?

that is a comedy/drama/action/romance/musical with a heavy 80s influence. I'm pulling out all the stops on this one. My dream soundtrack includes artists from Duran Duran to Motley Crue to MC Lyte, and I'm hoping to stock the cast with many stars who were either big in the 80s or have an 80s aura about them.

While the characters do have wild fashions and big hair (3 characters are Valley Girls, and there are other hairstyles and fashions from mullets and teased bangs to Adidas sneakers, legwarmers and off-the-shoulder T-shirts), they aren't designed to be ironic or the basis for "what-the-hell-were-we-thinking" gags. The characters are outcasts with different personality types, loves for a past that welcomed them, fear of a present that shuns them, and hope for a future of respect and love. The characters, male and female, are basically extensions of myself. They are in love with the 80s, and fearful of much of the present. They are depressed, yet hopeful. They think they have no worth, yet they're going to be part of something big. The 10 main characters decide to become secret agents, in hopes of finding goodness and light. Several of the supporting characters are either on the run from or chasing psychopathic villains. Both the main and supporting characters gain many allies, and then they all unite for one final showdown, set against the backdrop of a New Years' Eve concert with many top 80s talents. The villains are actually incidental. It's more about finding out that there are people who have your problems, and that there actually is a place for you in the world. These are themes I've found in many movies from before, during and after the 80s.
If anyone wants more details, please don't hesitate to e-mail me.

Sincerely,

John Kilduff

Unfortunately, I'm a whole lotta no help getting a script produced. Sorry. However, I love hearing about the stories people want to tell and I am more than willing to be a sounding board...tell me how much input you want. I'll e-mail you directly next time if you wish.
Lang