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Greg Pikitis
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I'm sad they didn't mention "Doing It All for My Baby." Now THAT was a great video.

"Craig Cackowski"—What, no "COMMUNITY NEWS ALERT"?

"Craig Cackowski"—What, no "COMMUNITY NEWS ALERT"?

Ok I guess I'll see it now

Ok I guess I'll see it now

Did any of them drive cars or go out with girls?

Did any of them drive cars or go out with girls?

Did that one suck? I can't remember.

Did that one suck? I can't remember.

Okay, yeah, that is sad. Also, I know Weird Al has said that Orion really thought this was going to be the movie that saved them, so they probably didn't skimp on the marketing budget, either.

Okay, yeah, that is sad. Also, I know Weird Al has said that Orion really thought this was going to be the movie that saved them, so they probably didn't skimp on the marketing budget, either.

Really, it might as well have been called "Weird Al: The Movie." But at the time, I think being into Weird Al was still considered pretty nerdy, and this was before "geek culture" or whatever became fully mainstream.

Really, it might as well have been called "Weird Al: The Movie." But at the time, I think being into Weird Al was still considered pretty nerdy, and this was before "geek culture" or whatever became fully mainstream.

"There have been other claims that UHF simply couldn’t compete in the summer that brought us Batman, Lethal Weapon 2, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade but that’s only partially true. Lethal Weapon was the only one of the three that premièred anywhere close to UHF, and that was two weeks earlier, giving audiences

"There have been other claims that UHF simply couldn’t compete in the summer that brought us Batman, Lethal Weapon 2, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade but that’s only partially true. Lethal Weapon was the only one of the three that premièred anywhere close to UHF, and that was two weeks earlier, giving audiences

Man, at the time I just assumed her "dumb blonde" bit was an act.

Man, at the time I just assumed her "dumb blonde" bit was an act.

It sounds good but the book sucked. Spielberg can probably salvage it into something…Spielberg-y, I guess.

It sounds good but the book sucked. Spielberg can probably salvage it into something…Spielberg-y, I guess.

Just a guess, but my understanding is that any time you show an adoption in a negative light (whether for comic or horror purposes), you get a lot of angry letters from people and organizations afraid that you're scaring people away from adopting decent kids who genuinely need homes. So it's pretty possible that the