I’ll Take Care Of Him Like My Own Brother! Or My Sister! Or My Brother’s Sister! “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” (1988)

Visual development for Gnomeo and Juliet by Armand Baltazar

Jessica by vznnry

The Nightmare Before Christmas premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 9, 1993, and was given a limited release on October 13, 1993, before its wide theatrical release on October 29, 1993. Happy 30th anniversary!

Happy 35th Anniversary Who Framed Roger Rabbit!

Roger Rabbit 2 CGI Animation Test

Cancelled

Tony Scott's Enemy of the State turn 25 today. Feel old yet ?

Since today is the movie’s 30th anniversary.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Henry Selick)

03/04/2024

Rabbit Filmography (1988-1993)

I dug out an old cassette recorder today and dubbed my vaporwave track "VCR Plus" onto a tape, and now it sounds just as lo-fi and dusty as the subject matter...

Get the original track on my album Assemblage 23 which you can buy at Bandcamp or stream on streaming platforms.

So long, and thanks for all the fish. 🐬

Emily vs. Sally

This time it's a battle between the undead ladies who are from stop motion films made by Tim Burton, they have shown they have feelings towards a skinny man (Vicktor Van Dort and Jack Skellington), both of there skin colors are a light blue, they had to go against someone who threatened to kill and the ones they love (Barkis Bittern and Oogie Boogie)

Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997)

This original ‘90s comedy film stars Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) and Lisa Kudrow (Friends) as unaccomplished yet carefree best friends Romy White and Michele Weinberger, respectively, who decide to fabricate their lives at their ten-year high school reunion.

The supporting cast includes: Janeane Garofalo as cynical outsider/businesswoman Heather Mooney, Alan Cumming as high school geek/millionaire Sandy Frink, Julia Campbell as A-group leader/mean girl/stay-at-home mom Christie Masters, Vincent Ventresca (aka Fun Bobby on Friends) as former athlete Billy Christianson, Camryn Mannheim as the overly perky Toby Walters, Elaine Hendrix (known for her role as antagonistic fiancée Meredith Blake in Disney’s The Parent Trap) as A-group member/fashion editor Lisa Luder and Justin Theroux as social outcast Clarence.

Mira Sorvino (who speaks with a strong Valley Girl accent) and Lisa Kudrow both excel in this movie in their own comedic style. Romy is a low self-esteemed though assertive woman who works a dead-end job as a clerk for a car dealership. Michele is a ditzy but easygoing person (who happens to have the exact similarities as Phoebe Buffay) who is unemployed. Janeane Garofalo is quite the scene-stealer with her biting satire. Alan Cumming surprisingly pulls off the image of both social nerd and a man of extreme wealth in one minor role.

In terms of observing the everyday lives of the two main characters, (both in high school and adulthood), Romy and Michele were picked on by their peers for their outward appearances (Romy being overweight and Michele having to wear a back brace) and oddities, only to live a casual but unmotivated lifestyle in Venice Beach, California upon graduation. However, they enjoy hobbies that include freakishly elaborate fashion design and dancing at nightclubs. When they receive word of the high school reunion, they feel the need to reinvent themselves by dressing more appropriately, getting in better shape and finding better jobs as well as boyfriends. However, time is running short for them to succeed, so they come up with the idea to impress everyone by claiming to be the inventors of Post-It Notes.

The script is smartly written in the form of a sitcom-like formula that details the central topic of two clueless girls in their late twenties who don’t seem to have gotten anywhere in life. Apart from the intention to rub their so-called business in their tormentors’ faces, Romy and Michele’s friendship is put to the test when they begin to disagree with each other on who came up with what specific part of an everyday item they didn’t really invent. It is during that particular moment Romy and Michele argue over who’s “the Mary” (the lead) and/or “the Rhoda” (the associate), referring to the The Mary Tyler Moore Show. This particular comedic element conveys a hugely entertaining (and delusional) banter.

The reunion is the primary setting of the movie, demonstrating the difference between how people were perceived in high school versus how they’re perceived nowadays as as young adults. But it goes to show that while some people might wish to avoid embarrassment, anyone can still make an impression on others by just being themselves.

The soundtrack contains a collection of popular ‘80s hits. The track list includes: “Just a Girl” (a ‘90s song) by No Doubt, “Blood and Roses” by The Smithereens, “I Want Candy” by Bow Wow Wow, Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” (heard twice in the film, the second time during an offbeat dance routine), “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” by Belinda Carlisle and “We Got the Beat” by the Go-Go’s to name a few.

Lastly, the message of the film is that it doesn’t matter what goal you aim to achieve, but what really matters is having a buddy to support you and your life choices every step of the way. What’s more, this movie proves that blondes do indeed have more fun in a world that differs entirely from reality. All in all, I recommend this tremendously funny cult classic to each and every one of you.

“HAVE A ROMY AND MICHELE DAY!”