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Lots of nice little cues on this soundtrack to this very funny film. There are a few cues though where I wondered whether or not real Golden Age scores were used, one for the movie within the movie of the film's title, and one for the Video Pirates segment. I think the film is more hit than miss, and with an A grade budget I thought it managed to a lot more elaborate and effective sketches and gags than those found in Kentucy Fried Movie, a film which I think it draws significant comparisons to. I'd love a complete "INTO THE NIGHT" with the score to this film on one or two CDs. Does anyone else love the movie (or even dislike it)? I love this film dearly! Back then in the theatres, I watched it at least three times and since then a dozen times on VHS and DVD. Do check out the special edition DVD with some deleted scenes, if you haven't had the chance yet... The opening scene with Arsenio Hall is one of my favourite funny scenes of all time. The look on his face when he bites into the rotten sandwich or after the electric shock is priceless. And there's so much, much more... "Titans Condoms", "Blacks Without Soul", the Russ Meyer segment, the aforementioned "Invisible Man", the central sci-fi "movie till sunrise", of course with "no further interruptions" - absolutely hilarious! And yes, I'd love to have the music available some day...
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I was the music editor on this movie. Ira Newborn only composed one cue for the first sketch directed by John Landis (with Arsenio Hall in his apartment). Landis wanted a cue that would play very low in the background, much like the Marvin Hatley music in the Laurel and Hardy shorts. ALL the other music used in the movie were library cues that I found and edited. It was a fun gig! marshall Great job, Marshall!
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Sep 27, 2010 - 3:01 AM
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I was the music editor on this movie. Ira Newborn only composed one cue for the first sketch directed by John Landis (with Arsenio Hall in his apartment). Landis wanted a cue that would play very low in the background, much like the Marvin Hatley music in the Laurel and Hardy shorts. ALL the other music used in the movie were library cues that I found and edited. It was a fun gig! marshall Thank you very much for taking the time to provide us with some insight to this! By the way, I and I think many others here have really enjoyed your great work on many other films too, so really thanks for taking the time to reply to this. Do we know who recorded the "no soul" songs? Glad to see also so many of you love the movie too. My favourite scene is probably the Arsenio Hall opener, overall, because it's just a great excuse to watch John Landis stage an old fashioned slapstick sketch (very much in the Hal Roach vein, I think). I thought it was also great to see Marc McClure later on acting in the Landis style. Also the "two IDs" sketch is loads of fun. I love the unexpected mash up of directors, as well. The title film within a film is hilarious too. During the Bullshit segment, do we think the Nessie puppet might have been one of the dinos left over from Baby... Lost Legend? I agree with your comments completely Bruce about today's comedies. I have read that this film was shot in 1985 and then shelved until 1987, which is a pity. Hopefully with Landis and Dante both having theatrically released features this year, perhaps we might see a Kentucky Fried Amazon Women of the internet satire? Here's dreaming.
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Glad to see also so many of you love the movie too. My favourite scene is probably the Arsenio Hall opener, overall, because it's just a great excuse to watch John Landis stage an old fashioned slapstick sketch (very much in the Hal Roach vein, I think). I thought it was also great to see Marc McClure later on acting in the Landis style. Also the "two IDs" sketch is loads of fun.. This also just came to my mind: "That's no baby - it's a Mr. Potato Head!" "You're right, it IS a Mr. Potato Head... boy, they look so life-like..."
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How about that commercial for the trashy novel, "First Lady of the Evening" that was a hoot. Along with the Roast of Harvey Pitnik, which was well done by Joe Dante. But there are major misses here like the Peter Horton segment, and the Steve Guttenberg one which was a disappointment. Everything else was good or above average. The Arsenio Hall one definitely being the best. Despite it's shortfalls for which there are many, this is ten times better than the crappy comedies like Joe Dirt, The New Guy, Saving Silverman and Freddy Got Fingered to name a few I've seen in the last ten years. At least it tried to do something unique and different and they almost pull it off. I believe it was Tim Souster's music cue from Legend (The European cut) that opens the film.
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Oct 29, 2010 - 4:42 AM
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I thought the Guttenberg and Rosanna Arquette segment, directed by Peter Horton, was hilarious and brilliantly timed. The part where she has the "I love Meryl Streep movies" moment is really tickling. I actually thought Landis may have directed it. Horton I thought was less successful with the segment on the dvd deleted scenes, in which we see a war private being asked to end his life. The scene has an amazing cast, with Robert Loggia, Ronnie Cox and Bernie Casey, but it's really slow and heavyhanded with a very light Strangelove feel. The dialogue isn't particularly funny so I think it probably didn't work on paper, either. On the other hand, the Dante ventriloquist segment with Dick Miller is a hoot and I think far funnier than the Harvey Pittman Funeral Roast, which I consider a misfire.
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