#Kirk R. Thatcher

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"Muppets Haunted Mansion" (2021) Directed by Kirk R. Thatcher (Adventure/Comedy/Family)

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Turkey Hollow (2015)

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It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)

My rating: 6/10

I mean, it's less of a movie and more just a bunch of celebrity cameos and pop culture references pressed into loaf form, but heck, it's still the Muppets, so it's pretty good. Also, I would probably watch a full feature length production of Moulin Scrooge.

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Werewolf by Night in Color - Movie Review

TL;DR – A delightful romp through times past, made with the techniques of today, Now in Color. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene.Disclosure – I paid for the Disney+ service that viewed this film. Werewolf by Night in Color Review – Last year, we reviewed Werewolf by Night, an experiment and, honestly, one of the best things that the MCU put out on…

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The internet informs that he also co-wrote Muppet Treasure Island. What an absolute icon.

from 1986 to 2024: #growth

— STAR TREK IV — “The One With The Whales”

— STAR TREK: PICARD — Season 2 Episode 4: “Watcher”

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Title: Muppets Haunted Mansion

Rating: PG

Director: Kirk R. Thatcher

Cast: Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson, Matt Vogel, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Alice Dinnean, Bruce Lanoil, Julianne Buescher, Brian Henson, Sarah Oh, Nicolette Santino, Colleen Smith, Alan Trautman, Alex Villa, Will Arnett, Yvette Nicole Brown, Darren Criss, Taraji P. Henson, Ed Asner, Kim Irvine

Release year: 2021

Genres: comedy, family

Blurb: Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in the Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

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Ep40 The Muppets Aren't "For Kids"! w/ Kirk Thatcher! (Hollywood!)

It's the Muppet episode, with our very special guest Kirk Thatcher! YAAAYYYY! From E.T. to Star Trek, Gremlins to Star Wars, and more, Kirk Thatcher has had a literal-hand in puppetry, producing, acting, special effects, writing, directing, and even song writing on a gazillion of your childhood-favourites. Today, he's here to dig up some Muppet Treasure Island, open the toy-box on the Toy Dolls' debut EP, 'Dig That Groove, Baby', as well as dishing the dirt on Miss Piggy, Muppets Haunted Mansion, Lazytown, plus, Kirk opens up about Jim Henson, before responding to THAT scandalous Frank Oz interview! www.twitter.com/KirkThatcher -- www.kirkthatcher.com

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Horror Movie Review: Werewolf by Night (2022)

The death of Ulysses Bloodstone, the leader of an unnamed monster hunting group and rightful owner of the powerful Bloodstone. His death allows Verussa to gather a collection of monster hunters together for the goal of inheriting the Bloodstone.

Werewolf by Night is an American television special directed by Michael Giacchino and written by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. Following the death of Ulysses Bloodstone, five experienced monster hunters, are summoned by Ulysses’ widow, Verussa, to Bloodstone Manor. They are instructed to…

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""Take a cruise," you said. "See the world," you said. Now here we are, stuck on the front of this stupid ship." "Well, it could be worse. We could be stuck in the audience."

Muppet Treasure Island, 1996.

Dir. Brian Henson | Writ. Jerry Juhl, Kirk R. Thatcher & James V. Hart | DOP John Fenner

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there's too many cancelled muppet projects

muppet wiki pages for reference:

Unfinished TV Projects

Unfinished Movies

Minor Unfinished Projects

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HOUSE (1982) – Episode 256 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

“Damn! Come out of the grave and run out of ammunition!” Resurrection without ordinance? Such a disappointment. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss House (1986), a comedy horror picture with its acting roots in Eighties television.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 256 – House (1986)

Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine

Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

A Vietnam vet/horror novelist’s son disappears while visiting his aunt’s house. His search for his son destroys his marriage and his writing career. When the troubled writer moves into the haunted house after inheriting it from his aunt, the evil ghosts in the house force him to endure a harrowing journey into his past.

  Directed by: Steve Miner

Writing Credits: Ethan Wiley (screenplay); Fred Dekker (story)

Produced by: Sean S. Cunningham (producer)

Music by: Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by: Mac Ahlberg (director of photography)

Production Design by: Gregg Fonseca

Special Paintings by: William Stout (as Bill Stout), Richard Hescox

Special Effects by:

James Cummins (creature design/creature effects designer: Backwood Films)

Kirk R. Thatcher (creature designer: Backwood Films) (as Kirk Thatcher)

Visual Effects by:

Mark Sullivan (stop-motion animation)

William Reilly (motion control technician)

Stunt Coordinator: Kane Hodder

Selected Cast:

William Katt as Roger Cobb

George Wendt as Harold Gorton

Richard Moll as Big Ben

Kay Lenz as Sandy Sinclair

Mary Stavin as Tanya

Michael Ensign as Chet Parker

Erik Silver as Jimmy

Mark Silver as Jimmy

Susan French as Aunt Elizabeth

Alan Autry as Cop #3

Steven Williams as Cop #4

James Calvert as Grocery Boy (as Jim Calvert)

Mindy Sterling as Woman in Bookstore

Jayson Kane as Cheesy Stud

Billy Beck as Priest

Bill McLean as Mr. Jones

Steve Susskind as Frank McGraw

John William Young as Would-be Writer (as John Young)

Dwier Brown as Lieutenant

Joey Green as Fitzsimmons

Stephen Nichols as Scott

Donald Willis as Soldier

Ronn Carroll as Policeman

Robert Joseph as Robert

Curt Wilmot as Skeleton Big Ben

Peter Pitofsky as Witch

Elizabeth Barrington as Little Critter

Jerry Maren as Little Critter

Felix Silla as Little Critter

The rallying cry from the Grue Crew is, “Chad is back!” For his return episode, the crew picks an 80s movie that surely everyone has seen. Well, everyone but Jeff. The film is HOUSE, released in 1985… or is it 1986? Covered seven years ago by Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Thomas Mariani in episode 105, the current crew decided to revisit this comedy-horror feature. Starring some 80s TV icons – William Katt (The Greatest American Hero, 1981-1983), George Wendt (Cheers, 1982-1993), Richard Moll (Night Court, 1984-1992) – the cast, crew, and effects give them plenty to talk about and there’s plenty of taglines for Chad’s return. Welcome back, brother!

At the time of this writing, House is available to stream from Tubi, PlutoTV, and Amazon Prime, as well as multiple PPV sources, and on physical media as a Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film chosen by Chad, will be Spookies (1985), a film whose making-of story might be more interesting than the movie itself.

Check out this episode!

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Werewolf by Night (2022)

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Werewolf by Night

directed by Michael Giacchino, 2022

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W A T C H I N G

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Just kill me as I am. Otherwise, there will be no mercy, I promise.

Werewolf by Night, Michael Giacchino (2022)