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scarp  ·  4666 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: One way to get rid of your old washing machine
Your comment made me think of this scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKCjOOwKKz0




thenewgreen  ·  4666 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Scarp, you rule.

Thank you for this. I haven't thought of this wonderful (and terrifying) scene for years. I believe the AC is the great Phil Hartman doing his pseudo Jack Nicholson. -what a great performance from one of our best EVER performers.

I'm going to make a Phil Hartman post soon.

scarp  ·  4666 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yeah, it's one of my favorite childhood movies. The "Worthless" musical number is pretty harrowing, too. The whole film has some surprisingly dark themes to it, considering its target audience.

Apparently there are more celebrity caricatures littered throughout the movie, but most of them went over my head. I guess they're just before my time. The ceiling lamp from the pawn shop scene (http://youtu.be/nOeK0Ig-H9g) is supposedly Peter Lorre, who I've only recently seen in Casablanca.

caio  ·  4665 days ago  ·  link  ·  
One of the great animated films I never saw. By that scene, it really seems to live up to hype.
scarp  ·  4665 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It's such a charming, precious little movie. I didn't know there was any hype surrounding it; in fact I don't even know how well-known it is. But I could see how it could fit snugly in a list of animated cult classics.