I AM Luke's father!

Sorry I haven't been around lately, but my wife gave birth to our son last Friday and things have been crazy. He was born 9/21 @7:46am and was 7lb, 14oz. Everyone's doing well.

In honor of his birth, this week's quote is from Star Wars:



Hopefully, my son Luke doesn't react the way Skywalker does when he finds out I'm his dad. I will post back when I have more time (ironically, probably when I go back to work next week).

98.6 WBOG - The Bog

When I was much younger (I'm talking 10 or 11 years old), I remember having my childhood friend Geoff sleep over pretty frequently. We decided one night to make our own radio show. We set up my old Panasonic boombox that had built in microphones and proceeded to record ourselves talking about anything and everything onto cassette tape. I can remember each of us flipping thru the JC Penny catalog looking for what we wanted to get for Christmas. There was even a whole part of the "show" where we did nothing but quote Cannonball Run. Even then I was obsessed with that movie. We'd also flip between us talking and the radio to see if there was a song on that we wanted to record. It was funny hearing us since our voices hadn't changed yet so we sounded so young.

As I got older and was almost old enough to drive, I made my own mix tapes so I'd have cool music to listen to once I got my licence. I mentioned my old "radio broadcast" to my friend Erik and we decided to make our own show. We got real hi-tech. We went to Radio Shack and bought a microphone and plugged it into my stereo shelf system. (You know the ones that looked like individual components, but were actually a record player, radio and dual cassete deck all in one.) We set up a playlist and recorded a real radio show. One of us would set up the music while the other introduced the songs. We called the station "98.6 FM WBOG", and our tag line was "Coming to you straight from the bog". (We picked an even numbered station because they don't really exist in the US.) We played mostly 80's rock like Whitesnake, Skid Row, Cinderella, Ratt, Scorpions, Ozzy and Metallica. At the end of each 45 minute side, we'd do our own paridy of whatever commercial was playing a lot on the radio at that time. We did one for Pizza Hut & US Army. I remember we got a little punchy on a some of them, to the point that we'd be craking up mid-recording.

I wish I could find a copy of that tape and transfer it to CD, MP3 file or something to preserve it. As I await the birth of my second child, I guess I can't help but look back on the memories of my life prior to marriage, kids, mortgage, and being an all around adult.

"When I say 'Hello Mr. Thompson'........."

With The Simpson Movie being release this Friday, I felt the need to post one of my favorite clips:

10 things I can say to my son

So now that we've officially decided that our son's name will be Luke, I have come up with a list of quotes that I can say to him.

1. LUKE! We’re gonna have company! – Han Solo
2. That’s great kid, don’t get cocky! – Han Solo
3. No, I am your father! – Darth Vader
4. Aren’t you a little short for a Storm Trooper? – Princess Leia
5. Do, or do not………….there is no try. – Yoda
6. What an incredible smell you’ve discovered! – Han Solo
7. It’s pointless to resist my son. – Darth Vader
8. Impressive………….MOST impressive. – Darth Vader
9. Don’t make me destroy you. – Darth Vader
10. You’d better watch yourself. I’ve got the death sentence in 12 systems. – Guy in Cantina

I know they're all from Star Wars, but I couldn't think of any from Dukes of Hazzard. I'm sure there's others.............what else can you come up with?

Movies referencing Movies

Have you ever noticed how many movies make reference to other movies? A comment to a post that I left over at David Amulet made me think of this. Here are some examples of what I’m talking about:

1. Cannonball Run referencing Smokey & the Bandit - “We could get a black Trans Am! Nah……….that’s been done.” (Not to mention the black T/A that's in the race)
2. Twister referencing Star Wars (A New Hope) – “That’s no moon. It’s a space station.”
3. Strange Brew referencing Star Wars (Return of the Jedi) – “I am your father Luke. Give in to the Dark Side of the force you nob. He saw Jedi 17 times, eh.”
4. Last Action Hero referencing Terminator 2 - Arnold Schwarzenegger walks past a movie cutout in Blockbuster with Stallone as the Terminator, instead of himself.
5. Die Hard referencing First Blood – I can’t remember the exact quote, but someone refers to John Mclaine as Rambo.
6. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls referencing Scarface – “Say hello to my stinky friend!”
7. Billy Madison references The Godfather II – “I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart.”
8. Saturday Night Fever references Dog Day Afternoon - After a woman kisses Tony, she says that she just kissed Al Pacino. Later while looking in the mirror, Tony starts chanting, "Attica! Attica!"
   
   Can you think of any others?

"May the force be with him......."

So as I stated in my last post, my wife and I were to find out what the sex of our second child would be. I'm sure as you figured out by now, it's a boy! We're both very excited to have a girl and a boy. Among other debates, now comes the task of naming the kid. On our trip to South Carolina a couple of months ago, my wife brought the "50,001 baby names" book along for the ride and we narrowed it down to about 25 girl names and 12 or so boys'. Well, since then we took the boys names and narrowed them down to two: Jason (or Jayson, we haven't decided yet), or Luke.

My wife and almost everyone we talk to prefers Luke..............but there is a problem with that name. As most of you know, I am obsessed with movie quotes and can't resist reciting them. So the obvious problem is me saying this all the time:

"Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father"

"He told me enough..............he told me you killed him"

"No.................I am your father!"

Jenn is deathly afraid that I will torture the kid with it an others from the movies forever. So as of now, Jason is the name in the lead, but I know Luke is the favorite. At least we have another few months to decide

Mr. Mom - The Sequel

So we're back from S.C. and all I have to say is thank God for the DVD player! It was nice to see everyone.

Again, I'm sorry that I haven't been posting or getting to to may of your blogs, but I was laid off from my job just before we left for South Carolina. I've been home with my daughter during the day and have spent most of my free time talking to recuiters and applying for jobs. I guess I should have known that when a small company called me out of the blue six months ago to come and work for them (more money and closer to home) that it was too good to be true. I was told they were looking to change and grow by the VP in the interview, but when he "quit", things slowly went back to the way they were and over the next three months, most people he hired were also let go.

I will do my best to check in when I can. For now, I'm not sure how much I'll be posting since I have other things I have to take care of. (like upgrading the electric in the house; "220, 221.......whatever it takes")

Double whammy!

Today is my one year blog-iversary and also happens to be my 100th post. I decided to make a list of ten groups with ten items in each (obviously totaling 100). All except for the last group are in rank order. It was difficult to come up with many of these, but I think I finally got it right. So without further a-do.................here's my "Top Ten-Top Ten":

Bands:
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Pink Floyd
3. Queensryche
4. Alice in Chains
5. Ozzy Osbourne
6. The Beatles
7. Guns n’ Roses
8. Metallica
9. Van Halen
10. U2

Albums (Greatest Hits don’t count):
1. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (I)
2. The Beatles – Abbey Road
3. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
4. Metallica – Master of Puppets
5. Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime
6. The Cars – The Cars
7. Guns n’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction
8. Steely Dan – Aja
9. Alice in Chains – Dirt
10. Van Halen – Van Halen (I)

Songs:
1. Led Zeppelin – Kashmir
2. The Who – The Real Me
3. Metallica – Master of Puppets
4. Black Sabbath – War Pigs
5. Queensryche – Eyes of a Stranger
6. Alice in Chains – Would?
7. Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears
8. Whitesnake – Still of the Night
9. Yes – Roundabout
10. Soundgarden – Outshined

Movies:
1. The Cannonball Run (DUH!)
2. Star Wars Saga (“Empire Strikes Back” being the best)
3. The Lord of the Rings Saga (I’m sorry, but I can’t separate these)
4. Smokey and the Bandit
5. Goodfellas
6. Pulp Fiction
7. The Godfather Trilogy (Godfather II being the favorite)
8. Ghostbusters
9. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
10. Grease

Movie Quotes (How can I pick just 10!!):
1. “I don't care what you smell!” – Han Solo (Star Wars)
2. “Ssssh. Listen. Do you smell something?” – Dr. Ray Spangler (Ghostbusters)
3. “You get nothing! You lose! Good day sir!” – Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)
4. “You’ve committed one of the classic blunders……never go up against a Sicilian, when DEATH is on the line!!” – Vizzini (The Princess Bride)
5. “Why’d he call me shorty? ‘Cause you’re small, small, S. M. All.” – Fenderbaum & Jamie Blake (The Cannonball Run)
6. “Funny how? Like I’m a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh?” – Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas)
7. “I gotta stab her three times? NO! You don’t gotta stab her three times, you gotta stab her once!!” – Vincent Vega & Maynard (Pulp Fiction)
8. “There were horses, and man on fire, and I killed a guy with a trident.” – Brick Tamland (Anchorman)
9. “What? Over? Did you say over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?............” – John Blutarski (Animal House)
10. “He’ll keep callin’ me……..he’ll keep callin’ me until I come over. Thi…….this is ridiculous. I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go, I'll go…………..SHIT!” – Cameron (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)

Women (My wife is not included in this list. That wouldn’t be fair to the other women):
1. Alyssa Milano
2. Elisabeth Shue
3. Diane Lane
4. Jennifer Aniston
5. Charlize Theron
6. Christina Applegate
7. Christine Taylor
8. Marissa Tomei
9. Alicia Silverstone
10. Mena Suvari

Cars (Manual Transmissions whenever possible please!):
1. ANY original Shelby Cobra
2. 1967 Chevy Camaro RS/SS
3. 1996 Porsche 911 Turbo
4. 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am
5. 1994 Ferrari 512tr (Testarrosa)
6. 1996 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo
7. 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
8. 1966 Pontica GTO
9. 1968 Chevy Chevelle
10. 1955 Chevy BelAir

All Time Favorite TV Shows:
1. Seinfeld
2. Night Court
3. Friends
4. Happy Days
5. The Sopranos
6. The Dukes of Hazzard
7. Gilligan’s Island
8. Knight Rider
9. Batman
10. Brady Bunch

Places I Want to visit:
1. Australia
2. Italy
3. Ireland
4. England
5. Hawaii
6. Alaska
7. Greece
8. Germany
9. Egypt
10. France

Things about me:
1. I’m legally blind in my right eye. (Born that way)
2. Was at Yankee Stadium for Game 4 of 2001 World Series (NY vs. Ariz.)
3. My mother and I have the same birthday.
4. Been married three times (I’m very happy now, but learn from my mistakes. If you have any doubts, there’s probably a reason!)
5. Drove from NJ to California in 3 days 5 hours.
6. Got my first speeding ticket on my 17th birthday. (69 in a 45mph zone)
7. Had my first accident the day after my 17th birthday. (totalled the car 15 hours after the ticket)
8. Drove from Dallas, Texas to Northern NJ in 25 straight hours in a minivan with 5 other people.
9. Sang lead on five songs with a full band on stage at a club in Northern NJ.
10. Drove a stock car 165 mph on the Pocono Raceway for eight laps.

What's the big deal?!?!

Apparently, the town of Bloomfield, NJ is having issues letting "The Soprano's" shoot the final scene in their town because the show depicts Italian-American's in a negative way. WHATEVER ASSHOLES!! It's a TV show! I'm of Italian decent and I don't give a fuck! People need to be more relaxed about things and not take everything so damn personal!!!

On a separate note, has anyone else seen the preview for the show "Drive" on Fox? It seems to be loosely based on my favorite movie (and my blog's name sake), "The Cannonball Run". From what I understand, it's not just a cross country race to get $32 million, but for some people an answer to a question, like "My wife is missing. What happened to her?". Since it's obviously going to be about driving fast and have some drama thrown in, I may have to give it a shot.

Top 10 TV Cars

While surfing the internet, I came across this article on www.cars.com about the most memorable cars on TV. I agree with most of the list, but I think the Flintstone Mobile beats out the Maserati on Entourage. Am I wrong on this one?

Also, am I the only idiot that watches the Dukes of Hazzard movie every time it's on? At least half of the characters are played by the wrong actors (Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg? COME ON BURT!) But I still watch it.

Evil Dead, Meet Old Spice

Has anyone else seen the Old Spice commercial with Bruce Campbell? He’s all dressed up and is wearing something that Mr. Howell would wear. He stands up from the leather chair he’s sitting in, with a fireplace at his side and begins walking around the room. He says things like,

“If you have it, you don’t need it.”
“If you don’t have it, you want it.”
“You need it to get more of it.”
“Without it, you can’t get any of it.”

At first, I was like, “What the hell is this? Is he doing a spot for some financial company?” As he continues to walk around, you notice a picture of an old sail ship behind him that never ends as goes around the room. He finally ends by sitting in another leather chair, but on the opposite side of the fireplace. It ends with the tag flashing “Experience is everything – Old Spice” on the screen.

I just found it unusual that Old spice would use him as a spokes person. Anyway, thanks to my friend Bill, here's the commercial:

Christmas Vacation - (1989)

Ok, first of all, if you don't know this movie, I want you to go out back behind your house, find a large, sharp rock and smash your head open with it. If you happen to survive, I want you to never read this blog again!

I do my best to watch this movie every year over the Thanksgiving weekend and I avoid the TV airing of it since they cut out all the good parts. Basically this movie is the third in the National Lampoon's series featuring The Griswold's and their third different pair of actors as their kids, Rusty & Audrey. I think this movie is one the best one of the three with the original Vacation following a close second. There are parts of this movie that I love to quote, or just plain enjoy:

• Grace? She passed away thirty years ago.
• Shitter's Full!
• Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, kiss my ass. Kiss his ass. Kiss your ass. Happy Hanukkah.
• Look at the time. I gotta get to bed. I still gotta brush my teeth, feed the hog, still got some homework to do, still got those bills to pay, wash the car.............
• Tis the season to be merry. Well that's my name. No shit!

....but my favorite scene is when the dog is hacking on a bone under the table at dinner!! I don't know why, but about 30 seconds before that scene comes on, I start laughing. My wife looks at me like I'm crazy, but when the dog pukes, I lose control! Please tell me I'm not the only one that finds that funny!

Anyway, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Random answers

OK, here's the answers to the Random Quotes. Click on the movie to hear the quote:

1. The Cannonball Run (I thought that because of the name of my blog, someone would have guessed this movie for at least one of the quotes)
2. Full Metal Jacket
3. Along Came Polly - (Good job Jenn)
4. Pulp Fiction - (You got it Bruce & Fred)
5. Blues Brothers

I may do this type of thing occasionally, just to shake things up a little.

BTW, tommorow is my daughter's 1st birthday. She's not allowed to get any older!!

Random quotes

OK, since I don't know what to post about lately, I'll throw these random movie quotes out there and see who can answer them. Sorry no prizes, just the satisfaction of owning as much useless info as I do:

1. Boy, if we were Methodists...............oh what a shot we'd have at getting laid right here.
2. You are pukes. You are the lowest form of life on Earth. You are not even human fucking beings. You are nothing more than unorganized grabastic pieces of amphibian shit.
3. I just sharted. I don't know what that means. I tried to fart and a little shit came out. I just sharted. Now let's go.
4. If I'm curt with you, it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk fast, and I need you guys to act fast if you want to get out of this. So.... pretty please, with sugar on top... clean the fuckin' car.
5. One unused prophylactic................... one soiled.

Ready? GO!

Gimme some sugar Baby

I'm flipping thru the channels on TV last night and I came across this movie on Universal HD. All I'm going to say is "Klaatu, Verata, Niktu!". Anyone know what it is? My wife can't answer and I have a feeling Metal Mark will also know.

Last Action Hero - 1993

Back in 1993 before he became Governor of Cali-forn-i-a, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a spoof on action movies called Last Action Hero. While the movie was slightly entertaining with quick references to other movies like Terminator, Basic Instinct and a subtle reference to Lethal Weapon, the real star of this movie is the soundtrack.

It features original songs by Megadeth, Queensryche, AC/DC, Def Leppard, Alice in Chains, Anthrax, and Tesla, as well as a live version of Aerosmith's "Dream On". Most of the songs can't be found on any other album. For someone that is into hard rock like me, it's worth picking up.

GET IN MY BELLY!!

Has anyone seen the new DirecTV commercial where they do parodies of Ben Stein in Ferris Bueller, Bill Paxton in Twister, and Peyton Manning mid game talking about DirecTV? I love shit like this since it makes reference to movies. I'm cheesy like that. Well anyway, recently I keep seeing the one with Fat Bastard and Mini Me from Austin Powers.



All I keep saying all day today is "GET IN MY BELLY!! I want my baby-back, baby-back, baby-back.........." It cracks me up.

More than meets the eye.........savy?

My wife and I got to spend a night alone….or at least a few hours to go to dinner and a movie on Friday. We saw Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. We enjoyed it, but as with most movies that are the middle of a trilogy, it felt incomplete. I do think that it was a good movie, and I enjoyed the fact that all of the same actors were in it (down to the most irrelevant character). I hate it when people are replaced and the studio just expects you to accept the new person in the old role.

Just as a point of reference, the latest issue of Rolling Stone confirms that Keith Richards will have a small role in the third installment of Pirates:

"............when filming of the second Pirates movie began. Pirates of the Caribbean III, due out next year, will begin filming in August, with a promised appearance by Richards himself, already nicely recovered, thank you, after falling out of a coconut tree in Fiji and undergoing surgery for a head injury. Says Depp, "I didn't have to talk him into it. I said, 'It's up to you, but I think we could have a ball."

As we sat in the theater, watching all of the trailers for the other new movies, some seemed like they could be cool……………but one became a bit laughable. If you saw the “teaser” for the movie Transformers, you’ll know what I mean. Go to the official website and pretend that you don't know it's for this movie. It begins looking like another Independence Day type of movie, but as soon as I saw what it was, it made me disinterested immediately.

.........may the force be with you. Always.

HBO was showing Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge of the Sith last month and it got me thinking. The whole Saga and some of the story still doesn't make sense to me and leaves a few unanswered questions. I didn't notice these things so much when I saw it in the theater, but after watching it a bunch of times now, I've come up with these questions/statements:

Before I begin...................I'd like to day that whoever thought Jar Jar Binks was a good idea should be taken out back, beaten to just before death, nursed back to health then shot in the face with a sawed off riffle at close range.

......................and now, on with the rambling list:

1. Episode I - The Phantom Menace was a good movie, but it moved along slowly. I understand that they needed to introduce a lot of characters and a huge story line, so I cut it a lot of slack.
2. Why did Darth Maul die so quickly? I thnk they should have made him more of a central character than Count Dooku. Maul was much more evil than Dooku. I think Dooku they should have told the part of the story where he was a part of the Jedi councel, then have everyone find out that he was a Sith Lord.
3. Since Episode III is so fresh in my head, I have to most questions about this one. How does the Jedi Councel not know that Anakin is married, or at the very least involved with Padme'? The most obvious clue should be that he isn't in the Jedi Temple every night! No one askes where he is or tries to find him?
4. I can understand that when Anakin has the preminitions about Padme' dying during child birth, he wants to do whatever needs to be done to save her life. My problem is with the scene where he stops Master Windu from killing Chancellor Palpatine, and then watches Windu be thrown out of the window by Palpatine. Anakin immediately regrets his decision and says, "What have I done?", then just bows to Palpatine and becomes Darth Vader. THEN he is just willing to go and kill all the Jedi (including the younglings as Yoda calls them) and does it with no emotion. This makes no sense to me. How can he go from regretting his decision of allowing the Chancellor to live, to helping him kill every single Jedi within a matter of three minutes? No remorse, no internal conflict. NOTHING!
5. The next scene shows Anakin running up to Padme', so happy to see her and explains to her that the Jedi are trying to take over control of the Senate. Anakin turns and see's Obi-Wan Kenobi walking off the ship and then yells at Padme' about how he's been betrayed by her, and immediately tries to kill her by using the death grip! He then proceeds have a LightSaber battle with Obi-Wan, with the intent on killing him. If his whole purpose for joining the "DarkSide" is to save Padme' from dying, why does he try to kill her? Once he thinks she's betrayed him and chokes her, why continue? This part bothers me.
6. Once Padme' has Luke and Leia, she just gives up and dies. As the droid says, "She's perfectly healthy.............but has lost the will to live". She just gave birth to two kids and she has no reason to live? Lame, lame, lame, lame, LAME!! (I wish I could find the sound clip form "The Incredibles")
7. I know that C3-PO's memory is erased, but R2-D2's isn't! Why doesn't he tell everyone about the babies and that Luke is Vader's son??!?!?
8. Lastly............Chewbacca obviously takes part in the clone war and meets Yoda. Once he and Han Solo pick up Luke and Obi-Wan in Episode IV, why doesn't he say to Han, "Hey, I've had experience with these Jedi's before."

That's all I can think of at the moment. Of course now I guess I'm being picky with those last two. I guess the story wouldn't work as well if those two questions were answered. Plus since Episodes IV, V and VI came first and that would have ruined the whole thing..............but I just felt the need to get them off my chest. Please don't think that I don't enjoy the whole Saga, because I do. I own the original three on VHS, bought them again when the Special Edition came out..................then all six on DVD.

Anyone else have more to add to this, or an explaination of any of my issues?

The Cannonball Run (1981)

So as you may have noticed, my blog has a slightly different look. My wife and I (mostly my wife) updated the design. I found the movie clips and she input it all into HTML. (Thanks Babe. *kiss*). So, now that I have more of an obvious reference to the movie “The Cannonball Run”, I think it’s time to try to explain my obsession with this movie.

I never saw this movie in the theater when it came out in 1981………..I was only 8 ½ and had no idea this movie existed. Thanks to the magic of cable TV and HBO, I became a huge fan of this movie and have been quoting it ever since. (I actually have an audio tape somewhere of me and a chidhood friend quoting the movie before our voices changed). I have always loved cars and anything having to do with cars since I was a kid, so this movie fit me perfectly. It’s all about “driving fast, staying out of trouble and having a good cover”. The comedy in this movie is obvious to most people, but there are certain references that only a freak like me would catch. For example, there are multiple references to the “Smokey and the Bandit” movies. Another ironic thing in this movie is that the character that is trying to prevent this “Sea to Shining Sea Trophy Memorial Dash” goes by the name of Arthur J. Foyt (played by George Furth)…………..which of course shortened is A.J. Foyt, who is one of the most famous and best Indy and NASCAR drivers in history.

OK, ok……….back to the actual movie. J.J. McClure (Burt Reynolds) is a racer that is going to take part in this illegal race from Connecticut to California along with his sidekick Victor Prinzim (Dom DeLuise), who has an inferiority complex and turns into Captain Chaos whenever he feels threatened. J.J. likes Victor but hates Chaos although he needs him because he drives so well. They’re trying to figure out what kind of car to drive until the get into a boating accident that lands them in an ambulance. Once they see how fast they get thru the traffic, they know they’ve found their vehicle for the race. (The ambulance that they use in the movie actually was run in the real Cannonball by writer Brock Yates and director Hal Needham.)

Other characters in the movie are Fenderbaum (Sammy Davis Jr.) and Jamie Blake (Dean Martin). Both of them are drunks and decide that they should dress as priests to get out of tickets if they happen to get pulled over in their red Ferrari 308. Roger Moore also plays a character by the name of Seymour Goldfarb, Jr. He is obsessed with the James Bond character so much that he has done whatever possible to look and act like him. He then is mistaken as being George Hamilton (not in the movie) by one of his female counterparts that he picks up along the way. Terry Bradshaw, Mel Tillis, Jack Elam, Jamie Farr, Jackie Chan, Farrah Fawcett and Adrienne Barbeau all have major characters in this movie. There are also cameos by Peter Fonda and Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder.

Long story short, they all race across the country pulling pranks to slow each other down. The winner ends up being two women in a black Lamborghini Countach, which always bothered me. They left before J.J. and Victor, but by them punching the time clock first makes them the winner. J.J. is right behind her when she does it but he left after her, so if he punched his ticket, his time would have been faster!! Of course that would mess up the whole ending of the movie, so I guess I'll let it slide. The bloopers are great at the end of this movie as well, so if you ever watch it, make sure to watch it thru the credits. There was a Cannonball Run II in 1984, but it was no where near as good as the original, although it was Dean Martin's last movie before he died.

OK..............as a final note, I can quote this movie from beginning to end...........all 96 minutes of it. Now that's I've admitted how much of a freak I am, are there any questions?