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[Bud Brewster]

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We kick things off today with a little humor from yours truly, followed by a funny movie about two wacky time travelers who must defeat Death to come back to life.

Then we take a look at the biggest arachnid in movie history . . . and the lovely lady it almost ate!



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So, I went to the eye doctor . . .

Bud's Whimsical Philosophical Thoughts

Consider some of the common sayings we often use — like, "I'm so hungry I could eat horse."

Some of these saying are truly perplexing when we contemplate them for a moment. Consider these questions.
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Why do people think clams are so happy?

When do dogs actually work extremely hard?

How do we know that lambs sleep especially well?

Are crocodiles faking when THEY cry crocodile tears?

If old dogs can't be taught new tricks, can they be taught old ones?

Exactly what aspect of a sound night's sleep can be compared to a log?

How is evasive behavior similar to a bush around which one might beat?

How is dealing with an unpleasant task without delay similar to biting a bullet?

Why does dropping a hat prompt people to do spontaneous things often?

Why do we assume fiddles are especially "fit"?

Is chasing a wild goose really so pointless? What if the goose is old and slow?

If we don't reveal a secret we're aware of, are we being cruel to that poor cat we DON'T let out of the bag?

If you eat an apple a day but then get sick, will the doctor still be kept away after you call him?

Is it really darkest before the dawn, or is it actually just as dark an hour earlier?

If laughter is really the best medicine, why don't doctors fill their offices with nitrous oxide?
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

IMDB has 52 trivia items for this movie. Here’s a few of the ones I found the most interesting, in the blue text.
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~ The evil character from the future is called "De Nomolos", which is writer and producer Ed Solomon's name spelled backwards.

Note from me: I never would have figured that out on my own, but the trick produced a suitably ominous name!

~ When Bill and Ted go to Missy's séance, you can see Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon, the creators and writers of Bill and Ted. They're the only men that are attending the séance. (Chris is the guy with the white shirt, and Ed is the guy with the glasses.) They also say "ed and chris rule the world" backwards

Note from me: Obviously the creators of this movie had a good time making it.

~ The mountain, to which Bill and Ted are brought to be killed by the evil robots, is the same mountain Captain Kirk climbs in Star Trek: The Original Series: Arena (1967), which Bill and Ted watched in their apartment.

Note from me: Hey, I like the way they tied the clip in with the location they used.

~ The evil robots arrive in the parking lot of the Circle-K convenience store, the same place where Bill and Ted first meet Rufus in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989). That's why there's a second square burn from the phone booth.

Note from me: Nice attention to detail.

~ When Bill and Ted are addressing God, the two statues at the base of the staircase are of Michael Powell and David Niven, an homage to A Matter of Life and Death (1946) (titled Stairway to Heaven in the US). The stairway was also used in that film.

Note from me: Hey, I love that movie! But I can't help wondering if the item above is actuate. How could a set from a 1946 British film still be around, much less end being used in an American production . . . 45 years later?

It's obvious from the clip below that the stairway is just a matte, but it does seem to be somewhat patterned after the one in Stairway to Heaven.

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_A Matter of Life and Death - on the stairway to heaven


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~ The Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, California is used to represent Bill & Ted University in 2691. It would later be used to represent another future university, namely Starfleet Academy, in Star Trek: The Next Generation: The First Duty (1992) and Star Trek: Voyager: In the Flesh (1998).

Note from me: More Star Trek connections. Interesting.

~ The Ria Paschelle character was partially modeled after The Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

Note from me: Another Star Trek connection!

~ The film came in at No. 2 at the American Box Office, behind Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Incidentally, the film mocks The Terminator (1984). The evil robot duplicates of Bill and Ted are sent back through time by De Nomolos to stop the real Bill and Ted from winning The Battle of the Bands and when the evil Bill and Ted robots time travel in the stolen time machine, they wear sunglasses.
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Tarantula (1955)

There's nothing more determined than a horny tarantula! That explains why the big one in this movie attacked the house in which Miss Mara Corday was located, during the . . . . exciting climax!

No pun intended . . .

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)