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Friday, September 23. 2016
Ghostbusters 3 was an idea that was first floated as soon as Ghostbusters 2 was in the can. Then it was off the table when it failed to meet box office expectations thanks to the juggernaut Batman being released a week later. Then it was back on. Then Murray was out. Then Murray was in, but the script wasn't ready. Then it was going to be an animated movie. Then this, then that, then the other thing. Finally, in 2009, the closest thing to a true original-franchise sequel happened with Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Whether it was a worthy successor that had the bonus of allowing viewers to join the fun, or a "greatest hits" rehash of the first movie is something everyone has to decide for themselves. Personally, I'm just happy they included the Ectomobile.

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A Scene from The Kentucky Fried Movie

Sunday, September 11. 2016

The World Trade Center as seen in The Kentucky Fried Movie

Last year, I mentioned how Rumble in the Bronx used an establishing shot of New York City to set the scene despite the movie actually filming in Vancouver, British Columbia. The use of these establishing shots is an old trope, one played for laughs in A Fistful of Yen, a sketch in John Landis' The Kentucky Fried Movie.

The longest single sketch within TKFM, A Fistful of Yen parodied several cinematic classics including the James Bond movies, The Wizard of Oz, and most notably Enter the Dragon. When martial arts master Loo is hired by the UK government to stop the nefarious Dr. Klahn, he travels to "Hong Kong" as noted in the above shot featuring lower Manhattan - complete with the Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty.
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