Facebook Film Foolishness Part 6

Here is a reminder of what this week is“10 DAY MOVIE CHALLENGE.”

Following the same guidelines as the animated films, after the original list of course:

The rules are: you have to post an image of a NONHUMAN NONBLOCKBUSTER movie character that affected you in some way. Even if it was in the background or had only 5 seconds of screen time. Doesn't matter. ***NO JAWS, STAR WARS, ALIEN, THING, ETC. IT'S A CHALLENGE***

I really wanted to include Ice Pirates (1984) somewhere in this mess of lists. I watched it a bunch as a teen, and it has space herpes in it for God’s sake.

But I can’t really remember it at all outside of the disco robots, Bruce Villanch’s disembodied head, and the time speeded up ending. Guess I need to seek out the blu ray.  This process is expensive, making my head accelerate from, "I haven't thought about that movie in years," to, "Amazon, click click click."

First, here are answers to last week’s list:
Lead in: Logan's Run, 1976 Carousel participants

The Incredible Mr. Limpet 1964 Henry and Krusty

Phantom Tollbooth 1970 Doldrums

Wizards 1977 Nekron 99/ Peace

Raggedy Ann and Andy a Musical Adventure 1977  The Greedy

Return of the King 1980 Singing Orcs

Heavy Metal 1981 Edsel and Zeke (Eugene Levy and Harold Ramis)

Fire and Ice 1983 Raised Dead to tell the future

Gandahar (Light Years) 1988 almost freakin’ everyone

Cool World 1992 Nails

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 2013 A leek in the boat! (Aaaaaah!) Hee Hee!
Bonus: Pee Wee's Big Adventure 1985 Large Marge 

We work the "I want the sword" "I want the axe" thing into daily conversations too often, but I'm pretty sure these guys still counted as human in 1987...barely.

Anyway...on to this week’s images/ clues.  Answers will be added to the post or as a comment next week.

1954

My favorite giant bug movie. And isn’t it a wonderful world we live in where there’s enough variety to choose a favorite giant bug movie. Also a great way to annoy English teachers by submitting, "*title*is a good movie." on homework with a very faint underline.

1964

The quote, “When you look at it the right way, the whole world is a circus,” hangs in my office.  Tony Randall and Barbara Eden being more awesome than we already knew they were from sit-coms.

1985

The creepy little bastard from this anthology film tormented my dreams.  Thank you Stephen King for more nightmares.

1986

Not a Gremlins rip off. This was in production at the same time, and was much more science fiction than fantasy.  Can’t believe I forgot the alien bounty hunters were named Ug and Lee.  I also can't believe how long it took me seeing these films and thinking, "Where have I seen Terrence Mann?" and looking at my CDs of Broadway shows thinking, "Where have I seen Terrence Mann?" before realizing how many legendary original casts Ug was a member of.

1986

More Stephen King, I was tempted to go with the electric knife or the soda machine, but this was too cool looking.  All you young 'uns who thought it was cool that the Iron Man soundtrack used AC/DC...King did it first, and better.

1988

They keep promising a sequel for this one with the same cast and crew.  Living balloon animals, deadly popcorn spawn, a catchy theme song and a literal knock your block off joke…what more could you want in a film?

1988

It says a lot about my messed up noggin that I felt the 1978 original was far too mainstream for this list.  John Astin is awesome as always playing the scientist who creates this creature in one of George Clooney’s earliest movies.

1991

Part one was fun too, and had worthy characters for this list. But this guy here in the sequel is where the franchise really opened the crazy throttle and ran with it.

1995

Another Science Fiction short story made into a movie of futuristic fear. Peter Weller, a near empty space colony, and some freaky kids round it out.

1997

More cool and weird French science fiction.  She's part of a beautifully edited scene of intrigue, emotion and action.  This film is close to qualifying for the original rules.  The impact wasn't obvious when I saw this in the theater with my family, but the more we watched it the more it grew on us.  I've since inherited my Dad's favorite and often quoted line, "Listen lady, I only speak two languages...English and bad English." 

Hey, looking at all these lists, I could probably do a top ten of just plants! Gotta get working on that!

Remember this one from 1986?

Terminally catchy music. A Four Tops fly trap, cool!

And Frank Oz directed it… 

Oh crud!

I forgot the “fancy” Henson films. They’d be perfect for this challenge.

I'd favorably compare the World Building of Dark Crystal (1982) to any modern film franchise. Creating a culture is one thing, but creating an ecology is something special. Years later Scott and I would deliver excellent dueling Fizgig impressions.

I don't remember the first time I saw Labyrinth (1986).  I do remember watching it at Jesse's Drama Club's party when visiting Massachusetts.  The girls all argued about who "got to be" David Bowie, and yelled at Jesse when he started contact juggling.  The entire group, who had known me for a grand total of twenty minutes, turned to me as one and declared with no argument allowed, "You're Ludo!" 

There's more films to discuss!

Hey, put me down. Come on, it’ll be fun!

Seriously, I could do a top ten for each film genre, easy!

No, no, let me go… I have so many movies to talk about.

I've got to be close to the ninetieth movie reference for this "Top Ten" exercise...

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Oh well, I guess this is time for my exit…

Or is it?