The Wraith
I got on another kick recently where I rented a bunch of movies from the era where HBO just ran the same 8 bad teen films over and over again. You know, Alien from L.A., Lucas, Teen Witch, Solarbabies and so forth? Not to mention they ran the two Unico movies constantly for a while too.
Well one of those movies was The Wraith, starring Charlie Sheen. I forgot how short it is, almost like a made for TV movie but still kind of funny and good. So I make my husband watch it and he LOVES it. Like a child he keeps asking me technical and theoretical questions, trying to figure out if these people are supposed to be in high school and gets bent out of shape about certain plot holes. Mostly we are disturbed by the hair-do Nick Cassavettes is sporting.
The next day after watching it he did really good in a competitive road race. He thinks The Wraith possessed him and that helped him win. So we watched it again. The movie is only and hour and 20 minutes long, so no big deal. I just thought it was really funny.
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I meant to say... you gotta see this on youTube:
Best of Packard Walsh
I've been watching garbage teen 80's films too. I just watched "Private Resort" that had a very young Johnny Depp and Rob Morrow from Northern Exposure. It was totally silly and raunchy! A few others I've watched lately:
The Last American Virgin (started out to be good raunch, but then got all serious)
Snowballing - by far the WORST movie ever made! Supposed to be that risque infamous ski-themed teen romp from the 80's... but 100% CLEAN! No boobs, no butts, not even the fuck-word! The dirtiest line in the film "Here's something you dont see everyday... a douchebag on skis!"
Other garbage I've been watching: Joe's Apartment and "The Animal" with Rob Schneider.... sometimes I need a bigger budget with a lower brow!
-julz
Someone also took the time to do a bloopers and continuity reel on YouTube, full with notes and everything.