Author: LawlerD

Vintage Cablebox 

“The End of Vintage Cable Box”

February 26, 2018February 24, 2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1984, A Christmas Story, Bob Clark, Broad Street. Tennessee, cable television, Cinemax, HBO, Jurassic Park, Philadelphia, Porkys, premium, screwballs, The Big Chill, The Buddy System, The Movie Channel, Tom Cruise

I started the Vintage Cable Box series at the end of August, 2015. The series bowed with entries for Wes

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“Blue Thunder, 1983”

February 19, 2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1983, action, adventure, Blue Thunder, Daniel Stern, John Badham, Malcolm McDowell, Roy Scheider, Suspense, techno-horror, technology, thriller, wargames

“Catch ya later!” Blue Thunder, 1983 (Roy Scheider), Columbia Pictures The disclaimer at the beginning of Blue Thunder swears up

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“Smithereens, 1982”

February 12, 2018February 14, 2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1982, Brad Rijn, New York City, punk culture, punks, Richard Hell, Smithereens, Susan Berman, Susan Seidelman

“Please don’t do anything weird to me!” Smithereens, 1982 (Susan Berman), New Line Cinema Smithereens, in the opening shots, reminds

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“Lassiter, 1983”

February 5, 2018February 1, 2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1984, Bob Hoskins, cat burglar, clamshell release, I hate these guys, Jane Seymour, jewels, Joe Regalbuto, Lassiter, Lauren Hutton, Nazi diamonds, Nazis, romance, thief, Tom Selleck

“Cooperate and you’re a free man, Lassiter. Cross me and you’ll do twenty hard years.” Lassiter, 1983 (Tom Selleck), Warner

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“Star 80, 1983”

January 29, 2018January 27, 2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1983, Bob Fosse, Cliff Robertson, Dorothy Stratten, Eric Roberts, Hugh Hefner, Mariel Hemingway, Paul Snider, Playboy, Playmate of the Year, Star 80, True crime

“You won’t forget Paul Snider.” Star 80, 1983 (Mariel Hemingway), The Ladd Company Less a cautionary tale of the dangers

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“Zapped, 1982”

January 22, 2018January 17, 2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1982, comedy, Felice Schachter, Heather Thomas, high school, parody, Scatman Crothers, science fiction, Scott Baio, teenagers, Vintage Cable Box, Willie Aames, Zapped

“Sometimes life is like an onion. When you peel it, it makes you cry.” Zapped, 1982 (Scott Baio), Embassy Pictures

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“The Apple, 1980”

January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1980, Cannon, Catherine Mary Stewart, Joss Ackland, Menahem Golan, music, new wave, science fiction, The Apple

“Come do anything to me your little heart desires!” The Apple, 1980 (Catherine Mary Stewart), Cannon Wow. Just … wow.

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“Starman, 1984”

January 8, 2018January 11, 2018 LawlerD 0 Comments 1984, fantasy, Jeff Bridges, john carpenter, Karen Allen, romance, science fiction, Starman

“You are at your very best when things are worst.” Starman, 1984 (Jeff Bridges), Columbia Pictures In 1977, the Voyager

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