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THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)
Director: Wes Craven Cinematography: Eric Saarinen
When I was selling art at conventions, one of the perks is being able to occasionally meet a broad range of celebrities. I've met several, but 3 stand out to me as being very special.
In days of old, the first-ever film celebrity I met was Michael Berryman. You might know him (you BETTER know him) from the original The Hills Have Eyes, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and The Guyver.
He was a really awesome guy, very sweet, very funny, and fun to chill with. I gave him a portrait I drew of his character from The Guyver. As you can see, this was back when I had hair and when cell-phone pics weren't terribly crisp. Nevertheless, my friend and I had a blast meeting him and hearing his stories. If you get a chance to meet the guy, do so.
Not long after that, in 2011 I met THE Doug Jones, star of basically everything Guillermo del Toro has ever made, like Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, and Shape Of Water. Doug was unbelievably sweet and nice, and to my surprise, will lift you into the air for your photo op. This is both because I only weighed MAYBE 100 pounds back then, and the fact that Doug is physically very strong. He also ACTUALLY stopped by my table to look at my art, which was a huge thrill. If you get a chance to meet the guy, do so.
And lastly, here's the one that probably meant the most to me. This one is much more recent, 2015 (hence the baldness) and the most unexpected. I was walking around GenCon and suddenly, there's Trace Beaulieu. My brain shit its pants. The original Crow from Mystery Science Theater 3000. He was a delight to meet, very generous and funny, as you'd expect. Crow himself was kind of aloof.
I did my best to politely, CALMLY, tell Trace how important his work has been to me and how he's enriched my life over the years. I didn't break down and weep over the fact that his humor and heart helped me find the will to go on living during the darkest points in my life, but I think I gave him the general gist. At least as much as was appropriate in public.
He's a swell dude, one of the kindest, funniest people in space-time as we know it. If you get a chance to meet the guy, do so.
Rob Zombie behind the scenes with the cast of The Devil's Rejects
i Have to draw cute men or else ill die (it looks better in person i prommy😭😭😭)
[ID: a drawing of Michael Berryman as Pluto in The Hills Have Eyes. the first image shows my hand holding the drawing, which is just over a square inch, and the second just shows the drawing.]
Who's the better one-off character? (Loser's Bracket Round 2)
Orell Peattie (played by Billy Drago in "Theef")
Owen Lee Jarvis (played by Michael Berryman in "Revelations")
Orell Peattie: He's so... striking
Owen Lee Jarvis: Brings up interesting themes of religion and sanctity
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To jog your memory, here are the episodes they're from:
Theef: After a prominent doctor discovers his father-in-law dead and the word "Theef" written on the wall in blood, Mulder suspects hexcraft may be the source of threats against the doctor's family.
Revelations: Mulder tracks a series of religiously motivated homicides. Each of the eleven victims claims to have been stigmatic but all turned out to be frauds. When Mulder and Scully discover a little boy displaying inexplicable wounds of religious significance, they try to protect him from the killer they know will be coming.
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The John Hughes sci-fi teen comedy Weird Science was released on August 2, 1985. The film was about teen nerds Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) using a computer to create their ideal woman who was named Lisa (Kelly LeBrock). Bill Pullman is often remembered in the film for his role as Wyatt's older brother Chet. Some of the featured sci-fi/comic book/horror regulars who also appeared were Robert Downey Jr, Vernon Wells, Michael Berryman, Robert Rusler, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Britt Leach, Ivor Barry, John Kapelos, Fred D Scott, Chino 'Fats' Williams, Wallace Langham, Mikul Robins, and Jill Whitlow. The movie inspired a TV series (1994 - 1998) that ran for 5 seasons and a Funny or Die spoof segment Weird Science 2: Strange Chemistry (2013). The theme song was by future composer Danny Elfman and performed by his band Oingo Boingo. The song was released both on the sound track and Oingo Boingo's album Dead Man's Party. It was Oingo Boingo's most successful single. ("Weird Science", Sci-Fi Movie Event)