The Future is NOW! Movie Quote Weekends

"I'm sure that in 1985 plutonium is available in every corner drug store, but in 1955 it's a little hard to come by!"

Footloose!

"Really? Well, on my planet, we have a legend about people like you. It’s called Footloose. And in it, a great hero, named Kevin Bacon, teaches an entire city full of people with sticks up their butts that, dancing, well, is the greatest thing there is."

WTF?!? Freddy Chills

The "raddest" teens of the 1980's apparently enjoyed "chilling" with a serial killer in their spare time. Hey, isn't that the Medium?

Wait, What?

"This is where the fish lives."

Beverly Hills Cop's Axel Foley

He may seem like the perfect choice for Axel Foley now, but Eddie Murphy wasn't the first actor considered for the role that made him a movie star. Paramount had considered a who's who of big name actors for the role, including James Caan:

Al Pacino:

Mickey Rourke:

And their eventual choice, Sylvester Stallone:

Wait, what? Yes, the role of Axel Foley originally belonged to Sylvester Stallone. He had even arrived on the set to begin filming, but he allegedly flew into a rage over his trailer. It seems that someone had placed the wrong brand of orange juice in his trailer. Not willing to deal with his diva-like behavior, Stallone was fired and replaced by Eddie Murphy. It would be a fortuitous casting change.

A Lion Roars No More

One of the biggest and greatest studio backlots in all of Hollywood was at MGM in Culver City. As studio co-founder Louis B. Mayer was found of saying, there were more stars on his lot than in all the sky.

Sadly, the mighty studio couldn't survive its biggest foe- corporate raiders. In the 1960's, the studio had fallen victim to its policy of producing one huge film that would pay for the rest of its yearly film slate. Too many years in which its big films failed to live up to expectations had brought the company to its knees, forcing it to look for fresh financing. Corporate raiders saw the company's storied backlot as a rich goldmine that could be mined for its development value.

Without regard for the history behind the lot or its valuable prop warehouse, the company redeveloped its lot as housing and sold off its historic props, including Dorothy's ruby red slippers. The remaining lot, such as it was, was sold to Lorimar-Telepictures, which eventually became Sony Pictures.

Movie Quote Weekends

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you and I will kill you."