Touchstone was specifically designed to be the "adult" brand (first movie: Splash!). It just started to die when the Disney Renaissance began, and new corporate focus on heritage brands/franchises.

Correct -these remakes of classics, expanding universes (Marvel/Star Wars, etc) are pre-developed and built-in audiences is their cornerstone to keep these touchstone (and proven hits,) brands relevant. And continue to reinvogorate where the money is: themed rides/worlds at the parks, and merchandising (the sweetest…

They filmed that scene in the Westin Bonaventure. There's a plaque on the elevator where Arnold rides the horse.

Purple Rain was a ripoff of Journey's "Faithfully". Prince event sent the track to the band for approval - no joke!

Universal Hollywood has been demolishing old soundstages to fit rides for years. There's room - but expect even MORE elevators

Not to mention Simpsons land! Hopefully there will be crossover opportunities (Luigi/ Simpson restauranter hanging w/ Mario at some Italian club)

Worked for "adventures of Shark-boy and Lava-Girl." But that didn't have a $125MM budget + millions more in P&A.

Many from Miami Vice (TV) - Brothers in Arms, In the Air Tonight, etc. iconic, esp. for those of us in the 80's without cable/MTV.

Bill Withers makes everything better.

Collector's edition Bluray coming out in late Sept from Shout Factory!

I ran the rock club at CH in the late '90's. We sold/gave away 500K units of Journeys GH, Eagles GH and James Taylor GH a YEAR. Staggering.

Campbell's been working with Don Henley for years, having co-written "Boys of Summer" (which could have been on a Petty record, if he allowed it) and "Heart of the Matter".

Save the makeup budget, and hire Jason Segal

on the plane, he gave up his seat across from me so a family could sit together. he took the mom's middle seat in coach in the back of the plane.

Was on a plane with him from Charleston to NYC a month ago. I got 2 great stories out of it.

agreed. the whole sound production is very Minneapolis/flyte tyme-inspired.

I worked with him in the mid-90's, he is (and remains) a force of nature. If you ever have the opportunity to see The Gap Band, run to it.

Huggy Bear-style.

I was working at the label at the time. VH1 also had a Storytellers episode to support the comeback push.Plus they toured with Stone Temple Pilots that summer, who were never more popular. They got a real push, great press, sales weren't bad, just didn't connect wide enough for the smash they deserved.

true story: 15 years ago while in the record biz, my boss took me to hang out with Mike Trampp (White Lion singer) in Reno. He brought us to a strip club, where a stripper danced to "when the children cry" for us. funny at the time, cringing in retrospect.