#Raunchy Truckers

[kakecomics]

hitchhiking in 1959, 1971 (Kake), and 1976 by Tom of Finland

[creativespark]

Tom of Finland, Kake 10 - Raunchy Truckers (or Hitchhiker), 1971

[seat-safety-switch]

It’s really difficult to design an intersection that everyone is happy with. I’m no civil planner, but I do understand the all-displeasing dance that is the gathering of requirements. There’s a lot of different people who have to use your average city four-way. Truckers. Commuters. Terrified grandmothers who are clutching a loaded .38 just out of sight of the window, ready to blast through the door card if they get pulled over again. Bicyclists. Snowmobilers. Me.

You simply can’t please all of these people simultaneously: one friendly choice pisses off another. There’s two things you can do to get out of this sort of situation. The first one is compromise, reducing your vision in every direction, bit by bit, like a coward until everyone grumbles about the pointless grey wasteland that they spend at least two minutes a day waiting for a little light to turn green at. And the other is saying: fuck it, take a risk. Pick a winner.

Sometimes a winner is obvious: on the highway there’s not a lot of room for horse-drawn carriages, whether or not those horses are in fact mice transformed and forced into indenture by witchcraft. Call me a hippie if you want, but I think the right choice in every circumstance is to optimize for the slowest vehicle. Not pedestrians, you freeloaders have enough sidewalks. No, I mean the weird guy down the street with a recumbent bicycle. He’s got money, he’s pretty vocal about his choice of transportation, and there’s a pretty good chance if we give him everything he wants he won’t set a homemade bomb underneath City Hall.

There’s other benefits to letting the slowest road user win, too. All of us are, at one time or another, the slowest. Maybe we’re looking for an address. Perhaps our shitty automatic transmission has lost first through second with that one raunchy upshift on the hill before. If the road is designed to coddle us, to take care of our momentary loss of performance competence, then things won’t be so bad. Build nice green shoulders of grass on the sides of that road, too, so I have something to drive on to get around your slow ass.

[the-soliloquies-of-sadists]

#70

“Are you ready to live life as a cunt slave to a naked trucker? First of all, strip in front of me. I want to see if you can follow orders. I better not see one article of clothing beyond what I told you: one T-shirt, one pair of sweat pants, one jacket, one pair of socks, one pair of work shoes. Good! You can follow orders! You’d be surprised how many fag cunts I have left on the side of the road because they feel entitled to wear the clothing of real men like underwear....

"Nice choice of chastity cage. Nice and restricting. Only one man here. Only one cock matters, and it’s not your clit. Damn! How small is it? Well that cage should take your four inches down to a half an inch, significantly smaller than my beer can thick nine incher. Show me the key. Might as well hand me your wallet with your IDs, but hold on to the key. Fold your clothes and present them to me. I would just dispose of them here, as you’re not going to be wearing any clothing for a long long long time. But there are sometimes where we’ll need to leave the cab, and society frowns upon naked fags walking around. Outside of that, you will be naked. The only thing you’ll get to wear is that cage, welts across your ass and back, my morning piss, nipple clamps, what ever loads other drivers will dump on that cunt face of yours, and skid marks from my ass.

"This is what you are. I want any other driver to know when he sees you that you are a raunchy toilet to be used. Don’t worry, I’m not into shit at all. Not shitting on you, in you, or having you play with shit. Having said that, every single day I want you to beg me to eat my turds and turn you into a full service toilet. I want you to hear the words coming out of your own mouth of you totally degrading your own self. I want to hear you beg to do things that even I find disgusting. And make it convincing. I want you to make yourself totally repulsive to me. One day down the road you may convince me to take you up on that offer, but for now, your responsibilities back there are to tongue clean my shithole.

"I drive wearing a jock strap, and I want my seat to be clean. Should you see skid marks after my ass gets up, you better race over and lick my ass and then my truck seat clean. Skid marks are evidence that you failed as my toilet paper. Now you won’t have them because you are going to douche out twice a day, usually using my piss bottle contents whenever possible. Unless I tell you otherwise, I want you to do that right beside the cab. I don’t care who sees you naked. We drive across the country with me wearing a jock and you nothing.

"Other drivers will laugh and mock you. That degradation and humiliation will be your drug. You will crave being the lowest of lows. Nothing else will matter to you. You will strive every day to maintain that low level. If ever I feel that you are not living up to your expectation of being a raunch cunt or if I get bored of you, I will leave you on the side of the road. I may throw your clothes out my window a few miles down the highway. Speaking of throwing things out, throw that chastity key in your hand as far as you can into the bushes over there; it won’t be needed anymore. That is your final test. Meet me up in your new home to get broken in. I think my shithole needs attention first.”

[possible69arabiwilldo]

Name is Robert I was born in

Name is Robert I was born to be a big loser but I am a winner big in my heart and soul in a way you can say that I was a bit of a pain in the ass I was in the only place I could go to a place where I was not only a little more than in the way of my own parents who were not the best for a child who was born with cerebral cerebral palsy on my left side my biological mom was a ratchet hooker crackhead and my brother father was in prison for most of my life their names were Irene and Michael I was middle child alongside my older brother Michael and my sister Jolene and my sister Margaret I was adopted at the age of 3 to my aunt and uncle verton and Cheryl Miller who had two biological children or named Jed and Josh you are both older than me 35 years old as 2021 throughout School I was a troubled child was put in behavioral disorder classes bullied a lot by my peers also did not graduate high school I have to go back and get my myged and then when I turned 18 I finally got to meet my biological family my biological dad Michael is really awesome is a minister for a church called The Cowboy Church are pretty prairie Kansas where are people who are Outcast another churches can until right at home and not be judge by their fellow churchgoers adoptive parents brought me up as a Mennonite which is a sect of the Amish faith Amish people riding a horse and buggy by the age of 19 I started smoking meth smoking cigarettes drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages having gay sex and having a black boyfriend and at the time I was only starting that would lead to Chronic homelessness now I'm 35 years old living in Lincoln Nebraska homeless on the street along with my buddy Charles who is also homeless 27.8 years old black man from Chicago Illinois Charles is my best friend in the whole wide world as an amazing friend awesome awesome sidekick Charles is a straight man but I always joke around or make cracking jokes about being gay and humping his leg are having gay sex with with him I used to bounce around from mission to Mission state to state City to City house 2 house never once ever succeeding in life I am broke Social Security income smoking methamphetamines Delta 8 homeless homeless gay single with no identity because it was stolen I won't stay at the mission here in Lincoln because there were seven stabbing in one night one guy got stabbed in the throat where is surf covid pandemic damn so bad that I constantly have to wear masks Wherever I Go and now the Delta variant of covid I made it 10 times worse worrying about if

there's going to be Fentanyl in my meth so much that I am about to leave that shift alone all together for the fentanyl I the meth is killing people who have been smoking meth cut with it in the last few months I have been dating a guy find Beatrice Nebraska who is interested in P n P bareback sex with a big collection of illegal paraphernalia in his bedroom he has his own what does experiences business as his own car and has a 3-bedroom house of his own and his own personal needs to be happy with his own business as a hair stylist and his life is great and awesome I've also had some very bad sexual experiences like having sex with guys bareback who are hiv-positive sucking off Truckers and being a gigolo having unprotected sex with men for money sure I can survive getting hard lately I have been feeling kinda sickly I don't know if it's because of the cold weather all the rain hot days cold nights just because of my sexual experiences which are so raunchy and nasty but I'm ashamed of because my biological mom was arrested during a filming the 147th episode of cops for prostitution in the city of Wichita Kansas on 157th Street South and Broadway what is known for prostitution and a bunch of gang activity I am pretty ashamed of my actions that I have done I am a Christian and I am ordained minister and I would like to take this time at the end of this article to repent my sins pray for forgiveness strive to do better in the long run I've had some crazy Life Experiences that those experiences probably worst experiences I have ever experienced in my whole entire life so without further ado dear Lord God in the highest I Repent my sins and ask for forgiveness browse a simple nasty perverted sexual activities that I have participated in throughout my 35 years of living on this Earth ame

[vampireshdtw]

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Tonight, Eve, Henry, and Matt watched From Dusk Till Dawn!

From Dusk Till Dawn, directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Quentin Tarantino, released in 1996, is a movie about brothers Seth and Richie trying to cross the Mexican border after a successful bank robbery. For guaranteed santuary, their contact arranged a morning meet-up at a raunchy strip club in the desert, but when they try to enjoy themselves the night before, they quickly realize it’s run by bloodthirsty vampires.

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The vampires in this movie are cunning ambush predators that created a haven of wanton perversion in the middle of the desert to lure their prey, which consist mostly of bikers and truckers. At first glance, they’re indistinguishable from humans, with no visual telltale signs of vampirism.

When they’re actively hunting, the vampires show their true forms: often hairless and animalistic with exaggerated bat- or rat-like faces and sharp fangs, though some vampires seem to have more snakelike features instead. They’re capable of turning into bats and have superhuman strength. They drink human blood and require it to live, but can also subsist on animal blood, although that is considered demeaning.

Vampires transmit their curse through biting, but not completely demolishing, their prey. The transformation process takes anywhere from several minutes to an hour to fully take hold, during which the victim experiences auditory hallucinations demanding that they kill and feed- something they’re incapable of resisting, making vampires evil by default. They also grow fangs and gain clawlike finger nails.

To kill a vampire, you have various options at your disposal. Articles of faith such as holy water and crosses burn them like acid, and the crosses can be anything from a charm on a dainty necklace to a table leg and shotgun held in a cross-like position. They’re also injured by standard blows such as stabs in the stomach and decapitation due to their squishier, softer body structure. However, to guarantee their deaths, you must stab them in the heart or burn their entire body with fire.

There is an interesting thing to note about their hearts- although stabbing the heart is a surefire way to kill them, the heart doesn’t need to be inside their bodies. In fact, they’re fully capable of surviving without a heart in their chests until the heart is pierced.

It’s implied that these vampires originated from an unearthed Aztec temple connected to the strip club they own. Whether or not the original vampires are cursed humans, demons, or some other kind of creature is unknown.

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Admittedly, as excited as I was for this flick, it was hard to sit through. It’s so focused on being in bad taste, it got cross-eyed, leaving the movie feeling like it’s made up of two unrelated halves. The design of the strip club was pretty awesome, and the vampires looked very cool, but I probably wouldn’t watch this movie again, purely because of the weird, perverted stuff Quentin Tarantino has his character do. (Matt)

I didn't like this movie, but I enjoyed watching it with the others. The vampires seem committed to outdoing eachother with their over-dramatic deaths- some turn into sludge and catch fire, some explode, some turn into bones... One thing I can say for sure- these vampires are not self cleaning. First half of the movie was unpleasant and oppressive, while the second half was an enjoyable gauntlet of ever-more obscene and wacky character death. The vampires didn't make a lot of sense, and their strip-club had no business being as well-staffed as it was, but I guess if you're undead, employment opportunities are thin. That at least would explain why they ended up working in the vicinity of Tarantino.  (Eve)

Quentin's early work is defined by being fetishistic by nature, especially when it comes to the violence and sex. But the first half of the film feels so self-indulgent and nasty (in ways that have not aged well), it off-sets the genuinely fun second half completely. How does the movie expect us to care about our characters being emotional about a character's death when the character who died has been nothing but an unrelenting piece-of-shit up to this point? To be fair, the second half is fun B-movie schlock with creative kills and vampire designs. It almost feels like a typical grindhouse double-feature smooshed into one movie which is a fun subversive twist but it doesn't make up for the first half in the slightest. (Henry)

[kakecomics]

Kake: Raunchy Truckers (1971) by Tom of Finland pen and ink with ink wash on paper

[sugar-petals]

Sub!BTS: Fic Masterlist

   ○  warnings ⚠️ 18+ content, smut, bdsm, all consensual, all rated m/r    ○  updated: 12-09-19

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:: ⌈ park jimin ⌋

↳ cygnet & cinder — bavarian prince au | AO3 ⓕ smut, action, drama, thriller The Crown Prince of Bavaria as your fencing disciple and forbidden lover faces consequences for his actions that require more than just a swift blade of yours. 

↳ stunna — boyfriend au | AO3 ⓕ smut During a heated pegging session, you come to know how Jimin’s dancer ability shows when he reaches climax.

↳ boss witch — [part 2] [part 3] [part 4] — sorcery au | AO3 ⓕ fantasy | smut | angst | gore Your witch apprentice Jimin ends up stuck on an abandoned Ferris wheel while performing a spell. The aftermath reveals more than just hidden sexual and romantic feelings. You are confronted with a harrowing, ancient voice that tells you to ravish and own him completely. 

↳ how to kiss a man from venus — extraterrestrial au | AO3 ⓕ sci-fi | smut What appears to be a prank by your neighbor Hoseok turns out to be an alien visitor with a damaged ship, a sexpert from planet Venus with a lot of tricks to please you well.

↳ simulacrum of dawn — incubus au | AO3 ⓕ fantasy | angst | smut An incubus, clad in gold, comes to warm you up at night. 

↳ potions and reverie — marriage AU | AO3 ⓕ fluff | angst | smut A fortunate letter gives you all the reasons to fuck your husband Jimin's brains out.

↳ awards with a twist — idols AU | AO3 ⓕ angst | crack Before BTS can accept an award, Jimin takes the stairs where you wait for the final stage and trips right into your arms. 

:: ⌈ kim taehyung ⌋

↳ electric lovers — [part 2] — dystopian au ft. jk & myg | AO3 ⓕ sci-fi | angst | action | smut Cyborg soldiers rule the lands where clones, once powerful, are vanquished by a mega-corporation that introduces a lethal virus. You are infected. A handsome android named Taehyung gives you a last chance to cheat death. 

↳ bleeding hearts & happy days — prostitution au ft. bbh | AO3 ⓕ angst | smut | drama It’s a long and somber night that forebodes tragedy. Still, Baekhyun is suspiciously hellbent to teach the new escort Taehyung a thing or two about submitting to you.

↳ playfight — winter au | AO3 ⓕ angst | smut The only way to pass the time stuck in a winter forest is to heat up the car yourself. Now, how to fuck your baby boy Taehyung in a raging blizzard?

↳ my will to treat you well — royalty au | AO3 ⓕ angst | smut The Kingdoms Daegu and Ilsan fortify their bond with an arranged marriage. Your wedding night with the fair Crown Prince Taehyung not only seems like a deal with the devil. But also a declaration of war on the dark intrigue of his father, King Namjoon.

↳ cornflower blue — vacation/farming au | AO3 ⓕ crack | smut Instead of enjoying Jeju island, you have to put up with your rather peculiar grandparents and their sordid countryside hut. What a relief that their good-looking apprentice Taehyung is more than happy to get his head between your thighs. 

↳ colonized — domestic au | AO3 ⓕ light angst | smut A giant spider in the bathroom disrupts your time together, but you have an idea. Or: Ever wanted to pull on Taehyung's mullet and hear how he moans himself into submission?

:: ⌈ min yoongi ⌋

↳ sloppy savvy — domestic poly au ft. jjk | AO3 ⓕ smut You dominate JK and Yoongi in a passionate threesome.

↳ fuckin’ wembley — london hotel sex au | AO3 ⓕ smut, fluff You take care of a pliant, blindfolded Yoongi before BTS’ concert in London.

↳ snowdrop — valentines domestic au | AO3 ⓕ smut, fluff The first thing you do after moving in together and setting up the bedroom is attending to Valentine’s joys in the sheets.

↳ trophy boyfriend — secretary au ft. o7, hyuna, sunmi | AO3 ⓕ smut, action, business au Fucking the shit out of your new secretary Yoongi proves to be a risky endeavor — given that you believe him to be a spy from your number one rival company.

↳ pump jack — dystopian au ft. jjk | AO3 ⓕ smut, adventure, fluff, light angst On the way to the next oasis, you and Jungkook meet the desert merchant Yoongi, an old friend who not only has meals and water for you.

↳ baptized — domestic au ft. pjm | AO3 ⓕ smut Giving head makes Yoongi want to stay sober.

↳ repeat — domestic au | AO3 ⓕ hurt and comfort | angst | fluff You help Yoongi unwind after having a stressful day.  

:: ⌈ kim namjoon ⌋

↳ doc on a date — venice vacation au | AO3 ⓕ smut How does a surgeon have sex with a former patient or hers?

↳ fuckup trucker — winter au | AO3 ⓕ crack | angst | smut Canada’s #1 imperious truck driver Kim “The Accident” Namjoon crashes at your winter lodge. Literally. After salvaging him from the icy debris and stripping down at the fireplace, you find he’s not so tough as nails at all. 

:: ⌈ jeon jungkook ⌋

↳ sublime ◆ [sequel: dauntless] — merman au ft. ot7 | AO3 ⓦ fantasy | thriller | smut | angst | action | gore | poly You revive a stranded merman at the beach and shelter him in your pool. 

↳ gone viral — stream au | AO3 ⓕ smut | slice of life  A raunchy stream of Jungkook and you gathers some popularity online.

↳ my neighbour with the bloody laundry — vampire au | AO3 ⓕ smut | angst | thriller | gore JK, the timid loner next door, turns out to be a blood- and sex-deprived vampire. How convenient: You’re on your period.

↳ call of nature — camping au | AO3 ⓕ fluff | smut | angst | slow burn Camping with your submissive boyfriend Jungkook turns sensual.

↳ sloppy savvy — domestic au ft. myg | AO3 ⓕ  smut | poly You indulge in rainy-day bed pleasures with JK and Yoongi.

↳ the scaffolding — painter au | AO3 ⓕ fluff | slice of life | hurt & comfort Jungkook paints your house. He blocks the panoramic view. You take no issue with that.

:: ⌈ jung hoseok ⌋

see jk’s section; sublime/dauntless

↳ second year’s pains | domestic au | AO3 ⓕ smut, angst It’s your anniversary and time to try something new.

:: ⌈ kim seokjin ⌋

see jk’s section; sublime/dauntless

↳ choking gold | pornstar au | AO3 ⓕ smut An obedient mouth is all it takes when the cameras are running. Gladly, your co-performer Jin musters exactly that.

Thank you for reading! - Caro

[9th-in-a-line]

[[The RK series can synthesize and mimic any voice, Right

I like imagining Caleb Doing the super annoying High pitched anime girl kind of voice to say some wild shit. Just the most raunchy and guttural insults that would make a trucker blush

OR

Someone tries threatening him and he does the “Wooooooow” Sound effect]]

[its-kb]

18+ Only-Thats some spicy shit- Episode 1

It’s fucking hot. Sweat is beading down between my tits. My baby pink tank top has turned a deep mauve as it is saturated in the august heat. Im sure i smell like a roasted chicken left out in the sun to long at some family picnic. Windows down, my flip flops yeeted somewhere in the back after a toddler sized temper tantrum. I have been stuck in this god forsaken car for over an hour. Not moving, watching my disparable life pass me by in the carpool lane, laughing at me. I am now 30 minutes late, I’m sure Marley has already left the bar either with some hot surfer dude with a giant bulge between his legs, or a smoking hot hippie chick with beautiful tits.

“ One night, just one” i say in a huff. I have been working my ass off for months on this damn project at work and i am finally done. Ready to go out, get hammered, and find the biggest cock in the bar to be my white knight and save this damsel in distress.

“Wow, i need to get off Netflix” i say as i flip through my phone for something to listen to. Traffic jams are a pain in the ass but most deffinetly a part of the LA scene. At least i have a nice view of chrome and the most overwhelming smell of diesel to make my stay more pleasant. “ thanks trucker, “ As much as i love you for keeping my redbulls and Giorgio Armani perfume in stock, you are really killing my vibe right now. What i wouldn’t give for a jeep full of sun kissed surfers to reside in your spot.

Not liking any of the current options on my song list as they just aren’t meeting my mood, i meander on over to the latest podcasted just posted. “Hmmmm sex in the city-the raunchy chronicles. “ this sounds interesting”, i say as i hit play. Immediately shrieking and covering my ears. Apparently turning down the ear bleeding volume after my last Nirvana jam session would have been a good idea. Then it hits me. The loud screams and banging i am hearing are the beautiful sounds of some chick getting railed probably from behind by the sounds of it. My face turns red as i reach over to turn down the volume. Thankfully there is a giant hunk of metal next to me and not some mini van full of soccer moms and their kids.

My mind reels as i listen to the quite sound of passion. The moans and wet sounds the focal point of the story at the moment. Then he speaks. A deep timber voice, smokey with authority. A sound that penetrates my brain and makes me shudder. “Pinch your clit for me darling”, he tells the lucky lady he currently has his dick buried in. Lost in his voice that has my brain in his grasp, my hand wonder down below the hem of my white lace skirt. Finding my silky white thong already soaked. I let his voice command me as my clit begs me to follow through. Pinching only lightly as to not hurt the poor thing. At this rate i am so overwhelmed and under fucked the slightest touch will set me off.

“Good girl “ he says as i moan. My mind no longer registering where i am, i am taken to a penthouse overlooking the La city lights with floor to wall windows. Laying spread out on a lush fur rug.

“Now slide those long beautiful fingers in that pink swollen pussy” he tells me. Slipping my thong to the side, i heed to his command. Sliding a finger slowly inside my wet hot hole as my body shudders. Bracing one foot on the window of my door and shifting my ass lower in the seat.

“Thats it baby, now i want you to ride that beautiful hand, just like its my cock.” Replacing my moans with the lucky lady on the other side, i begin to do exactly as asked. Pumping my finger in and out. More, i need more i whimper just as i hear the sound of a flat hand hitting wet skin. I jump screaming out as my clit stings from the imaginable slap.

“Thats it baby, now be a good girl and add another finger.” Needing very little persuasion i roughly add a second finger. Pumping in and out as i feel my body tense a rippling feeling starts in my core and works its way out.

“Cum…Now” he shouts and my body surrenders to his words. Lightening erupting behind my eyes, as my pussy clenches my fingers and waves of pleasure pass through me. Leaving a trail of wetness covering my fingers and my thighs.

Honk, beep beep. Honk. I hear in the distance as my brain comes back from whatever far off distance it was visiting.

“Oh shit” I have now became the traffic jam. The car in front of me now a mile away. Its just me and my trucker friend who probably decided to take a siesta while patiently waiting. Pulling my fingers out and grabbing a Mcdonalds napkin left over from lunch i clean myself and throw my car back in drive.

“Well it wasnt the ending i was hoping for but at least it was happy “ i say as i begin to pull away and rejoin my fellow travelers.

A truckers life-Traffic jam with a view…coming soon.

[the-soliloquies-of-sadists]

#71

“Hey me and my buds noticed that you were checking out the urinals in that Flying J. Trust me, you may try to be discrete, but we notice it all, including the type of men you followed, big tall drivers. We decided to make you an offer. It’s Tuesday afternoon, our routes are pretty much the same. We all connect for the night around ten o’clock at this vista point down south. No one goes there who isn’t there to play. We usually find a fag or two there to use, but it is very hit or miss on a Tuesday. Throw in the rain we are expected to get, most likely we’ll be six cocks without a hole to fuck. My offer to you is, would you like to ride with me up there and get gang banged by six big beefy truckers?...

"Other drivers may show up and join in. I’ll return you here tomorrow night; you can pick up your car and go. Call in to your job if you have to. Trust me, you will never have an opportunity like this again. But just to let you know, we will be using you. Your holes will be our toys. We don’t care if you jack off, but should you cum, we won’t be stopping because you are no longer interested or you need a breather. We usually don’t stop until we are ready to sometime in the morning.

"You interested? Good. Strip. You will be kept naked during your time with me. I don’t trust clothed fags. We will call you names like fag, pussy, girl, and my favorite: cunt. Most of the guys are into rough sex, but nothing more than pile driving and skull fucking. Sven, the big blonde you followed in the bathroom last, he’s into making a cunt scream; his dick is enormous. Me, I’m into the raunchier side of fun. Do you like piss? Really, Hank and I will make sure you get all that you want, and more. You cleaned out? Good. As raunchy as I get, I’m not into cunt turds. When we get there, I will clean you out again. I have two piss bottles ready to be used in you. You will also eat my ass clean. That’s not up for debate.

"Give me your clothes and bend over the bunk. You are going to get your first load right now. I like a little bondage. So let me secure your wrists. Good. Hold still and I’ll be right back; I need to give your clothes and stuff to one of the other drivers. We want to make it clear that you can’t back out, no matter what cruel act we do to you. Oh look, Hank is coming over. You get us both before you even get going. He probably has a full bladder for you to drink down. I’ll be back, and don’t you dare spill any piss on my bunk.”

[your-dietician]

Entertainment heat wave is coming this summer: What to watch for | Entertainment

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Entertainment heat wave is coming this summer: What to watch for | Entertainment

Remember 2019, when hot girl summer became a motto for living with confidence?

Well, with life getting closer to normal and vaccines nudging the pandemic into — fingers crossed — the rear-view mirror, 2021’s entertainment calendar for the next few months has a similar mood.

Call it a hot everything summer.

Blockbuster movies are returning to theaters. Live concerts are set to resume. Television and streaming shows are back to being a nice part of the mix, not a sole entertainment lifeline. And with travel heating up again, beach books can actually be read on a faraway beach.

To navigate this soaring heat index for fun, here is a list of recommendations that are sunny, breezy, steaming and sizzling. You get the idea.

Hot Jeff Daniels summer

Michigan’s resident acting great always keeps it real — remember his plaid dad shirt at February’s virtual Golden Globes? His latest project evokes his home state’s ethos of blue-collar endurance. “American Rust,” a nine-episode series premiering Sept. 12 on Showtime, stars Daniels as the police chief of a Rust-Belt Pennsylvania town who is feeling “ticked off and kind of jumpy” when a murder investigation tests his loyalties. If the preview looks a bit like HBO’s gritty “Mare of Easttown,” that’s a very good thing.

Hot goofy summer

In real life, metro Detroit native Tim Robinson could be a calm, collected guy. But as a sketch comedian, he’s made an art form out of wildly overreacting to life’s little embarrassments. “I Think You Should Leave,” his mini-masterpiece Netflix show, is back July 6 with a second season. Besides brilliantly making himself the butt of the jokes, Robinson always remembers his hometown friends. Let’s hope for repeat appearances by his pals like “Detroiters” co-star Sam Richardson and Troy’s own Oscar nominee, Steven Yeun.

Hot retro Motor City summer

The Detroit of the mid-1950s comes alive in director Steven Soderbergh’s “No Sudden Move,” available July 1 on HBO Max. The crime drama starring Don Cheadle, David Harbour, Benicio del Toro, Jon Hamm and more is about some low-level criminals given a simple assignment that draws them into a mystery that stretches to the heights of the automotive industry’s power structure. The film was shot last year in Detroit under strict COVID-19 safety measures, because Soderbergh, who filmed 1998’s “Out of Sight” here, would accept no other city as a substitute.

Hot road trip summer

Six years ago, a young waitress from Detroit created a viral Twitter thread about a bizarre journey she took to Florida with a new friend to do some freelance stripping. It was as compelling as a novel and as vivid as a movie. Cut to June 30 when “Zola” hits theaters starring Taylour Page and Riley Keough. It’s a comedy and a thriller that defies expectations and makes J-Lo’s “Hustlers” seem mild. Director Janicza Bravo and screenplay co-writer Jeremy O. Harris have created a raunchy adventure that still respects A’Ziah (Zola) King as a strong woman and original writing voice.

Hot action dad summer

Yes, Matt Damon is now old enough to play a Liam Neeson-esque outraged father out for justice. In “Stillwater,” Damon is a worker for an Oklahoma oil rig who must travel to France to try and clear his daughter (Abigail Breslin) of murder charges. Think “Taken,” if it were a serious drama directed and co-written by Tom McCarthy of “Spotlight” fame. It comes out July 30, just in time to make Damon’s fans from his “Good Will Hunting” days feel ancient.

Hot reboot summer

It has been almost a decade since “Gossip Girl” ended its run, which is way too long to be without fashion tips from impossibly beautiful rich kids. The newly reimagined “Gossip Girl” on HBO Max arrives July 8 with some notable improvements, like the inclusiveness of its cast of newcomers. But it’s bringing back the original narrator, Kristen Bell (who grew up in Huntington Woods), as the voice of the title character with the hidden identity.

Hot sweating summer

Sweating is a bodily function, but what exactly is it all about? “The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration,” out July 13, will explore the biology, history and marketing behind the moisture that makes us glow (to use a polite term). It covers everything from the role of stress in sweat to deodorant research that involves people who can sniff out, literally, the effectiveness of a product. Since the New York Times recommended the book as one of its 24 summer reads, you know that author Sarah Everts did sweat the details.

Hot Olympic star summer

The 2021 Tokyo Games, which run July 23-Aug. 8, will feature the world’s best gymnast, Simone Biles. She still enjoys competing, but quarantining gave her some time to improve her work-life balance, as she told Glamour for its June cover story (which comes with a dazzling photo spread of Biles). “Before I would only focus on the gym. But me being happy outside the gym is just as important as me being happy and doing well in the gym. Now it’s like everything’s coming together.” For the 24-year-old GOAT, the sky — or, maybe, gravity — is the limit.

Hot variety show summer

“What percentage of white women do you hate? And there is a right answer.” That was among the questions posed by internet sensation Ziwe to her first guest, Fran Lebowitz, on the current Showtime series that carries her name. Combining interviews, sketches and music, “Ziwe” deploys comedy to illuminate America’s awkwardness on issues of race and politics. The results are hilarious, so find out about Ziwe now before her next project arrives, a scam-themed comedy for Amazon called “The Nigerian Princess.”

Hot ice road summer

Take the driving skills of the reality series “Ice Road Truckers” and add one stoic dose of Liam Neeson and you’ve got “The Ice Road,” which premiered Friday on Hulu. The adventure flick involves a collapse in a diamond mine, the miners trapped inside and the man (Neeson) who’s willing to steer his ginormous rig over frozen water to attempt a rescue mission. Crank up the AC temporarily!

Hot kindness summer

There is a better way to be a human being, and he shares a name with an Apple TV+ series. “Ted Lasso,” the fish-out-of-water sitcom about an American football coach (Jason Sudeikis) who’s drafted to lead a British soccer team returns for a second season on July 23 —the date that Lasso fans will resume their efforts to be more empathetic and encouraging, just like Ted. Only there’s a new sports psychologist for AFC Richmond who seems impervious to Ted’s charms and home-baked biscuits. She doesn’t like Ted? We’re gobsmacked!

Hot podcast summer

When Michael Che guested on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” recently, his segment was interrupted repeatedly by Dave Chappelle, who kept plugging his “The Midnight Miracle” podcast available on Luminary. What Chappelle was selling is worth the listening. “The Midnight Miracle” brings him together with his co-hosts, Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, and his famous friends from the comedy world and beyond for funny and though-provoking conversations interspersed with music. If you were a fly on the wall of Chappelle’s home, this is what you might hear.

Hot series finale summer

The last 10 episodes of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” start airing Aug. 12 on NBC, a too-short goodbye to one of the most underrated comedies in TV history. You can give all the glory to “The Office,” but the detectives of the Nine-Nine could go toe to toe with Dunder-Mifflin’s Scranton branch in terms of quirkiness, humanity and office romances and bromances. It’s hard to pick a favorite dynamic among the characters, but the irritated father-incorrigible son vibes between Captain Holt (Andre Braugher) and Det. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) are sublime.

Hot musical comedy summer

Keegan-Michael Key and “Saturday Night Live’s” Cecily Strong lead a star-studded cast in “Schmigadoon!,” an AppleTV+ series premiering July 16 that magically transports a backpacking couple to a land of 1940s musicals. Until Broadway reopens in September, this parody love letter to the power of musical theater should do nicely. And the premiere episode’s song “Corn Pudding”? Catchy!

Hot nostalgia tour

Hall & Oates are criss-crossing the nation with enough 1980s hits —”Maneater,” “Kiss on My List,” “I Can’t Go for That,” “You Make My Dreams Come True,” etc. — to make you want to trade your mom jeans for spandex leggings. As if they weren’t enough top-40 goodness, their opening acts are Squeeze, still pouring a cup of “Black Coffee in Bed” all these years later, and K.T. Tunstall, whose “Suddenly I See” is immortalized as the anthem of “The Devil Wears Prada.”

Hot all-female, all-Muslim punk band summer

A British import now airing on the NBC streaming spinoff Peacock, “We Are Lady Parts” would be notable alone for defying stereotypes about Muslim women. But this sitcom about an all-female, all-Muslim aspiring rock band is a gem of both representation and laughs, thanks to characters like Amina, a shy doctoral candidate in microbiology whose complaints about a guy she calls “Bashir with the good beard” inspires a song.

Hot documentary summer

While Woodstock has become synonymous with epic music gatherings, the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 is finally about to get the pop-culture recognition it deserves. “Summer of Soul: (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” directed by the Roots drummer Questlove, will hit theaters and Hulu on July 2. It chronicles a mostly forgotten event that drew superstars like Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, the Fifth Dimension, Sly & the Family Stone and B.B. King. Using his vast knowledge of music, archival footage and interviews with performers and those who attended, Questlove has created a history lesson that’s also the best concert you’ve never seen before.

Hot Marvel summer

Once you’re all caught up with the summer streaming sensation “Loki” on Disney+, please turn your attention to two new films. “Black Widow,” the long-awaited star turn for Scarlett Johansson’s former KGB assassin Natasha Romanoff, makes its debut July 9. It’s followed by “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” set for Sept. 3 and starring Simu Liu (“Kim’s Convenience”) as the martial arts master of the title. All brought to you by the corporate global entertainment domination machine that is Marvel.

Hot biopic summer

“Respect,” starring Jennifer Hudson, arrives Aug. 13 at theaters, nearly three years to the day the world lost the Queen of Soul. Although Cynthia Erivo gave a fine performance earlier this year as Franklin in “Genius: Aretha” on the National Geographic network, the odds are good that Hudson, chosen by Franklin herself for the part, will be the definitive screen Aretha.

Hot fiction summer

Terry McMillan calls “The Other Black Girl” essential reading. Entertainment Weekly describes it as “‘The Devil Wears Prada’ meets ‘Get Out,’ with a little bit of ‘Black Mirror’ thrown in.” This debut novel by Zakiya Dalila Harris mixes office politics with suspense in its story of Nella Rogers, an editorial assistant who’s the only Black staffer at a noted publishing company. When Hazel, a new Black employee, is hired, things seem to be improving. But then Nella starts receiving ominous unsigned notes. Sounds like yet another reason to keep working from home.

Hot slow dance summer

After nearly four months on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, “Leave the Door Open” remains the song most likely to provoke a quiet storm on the dance floor. The hit single from Silk Sonic (aka Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) may sound like a cover of a long-lost ‘70s classic R&B tune, but it’s a contemporary song that can make you forget the humidity long enough for “kissing, cuddling, rose petals in the bathtub, girl, lets jump in.”

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[chaos-weekly]

his bartending

Imogen was sitting at her desk, wrapping up from a meeting with her most recent client. They had decided to settle, and she was going to need to write up a contract. Surprisingly, this was one of the most enjoyable parts of her job. She’d always enjoyed writing, and this was the closest she got to the kinds of writing she did in high school. Most people dreaded the lengthy academic lessons of high level university and law school courses, Imogen looked forward to them.

She’d finally gotten into the swing of things when her door burst open, Xander standing in her doorway, all smiles and rainbows. This was certainly a new look, and it looked good on him. He was known for being broody and mysterious, but (although she’d never admit it), she thought he looked more handsome when smiling. Her assistant could be heard insisting that he leave, but he wasn’t going to go anywhere. Not grinning like that.

“Nic, it’s fine!” Imogen called. “Thank you for trying. I can handle it from here.” She gestured to a chair, but Xander didn’t take it. Instead, he shut her door and started pacing excitedly around her office. This was definitely a friendly visit, but the nature of it didn’t catch her off guard. She considered Xander to be a friend, but he was a friend of Bartender Imogen, not Lawyer Imogen. Him visiting her here was crossing the unspoken boundaries they’d established when they first met.

“I found my bartending,” Xander gushed, placing his palms flat on her desk. His eyes were wild and stared directly into hers. So this really was a casual visit, and right now, he was looking for a friend, not legal advice. Imogen could do that. She let the shock fade from her system, and an easy smile fell onto her face. In a way she didn’t want to be feeling, she felt honored. He had exciting news and was choosing to share it with her, and on a weekday no less!

“Okay,” she replied, letting an easy grin spread across her lips. “Tell me about it.”

Imogen moved to sit on the edge of her desk and Xander resumed his pacing. 

“Well, I saw this ad online about the children’s hospital needing volunteers to come in to read regularly. And I remembered how much I loved to read as a kid and thought, ‘Huh, maybe I could do that for some other kid who might not be able to.’ So I signed up for a shift-- today from 10am to 12pm. And it went great! It went so well that I stayed an extra shift and had them put me down next week for the same time.” He was practically bouncing. Imogen had never seen him this wound up before.

“It feels so good, Immy. It feels so good to help people, feels good to read. I’m actually being useful. And those kids. They don’t care that I’m famous. They just want me to read to them.”

Immy. She had a nickname (even if she HATED it). They’d officially crossed from bartender/lawyer and patron/client to good friends, and a good friend of Imogen as a whole person, not just one half of her. It wasn’t just the nickname that gave that away. It was the visiting her, it was the choosing to share this information with her. It was this new side of Xander that he was showing her, a side that made her feel more connected with him than she already did. It was the way him being here made her feel, like he valued her as a person so much that he wanted a substantial relationship with her. They were good friends, even if they’d never said so aloud. 

Imogen had a feeling he felt the same way about her.

“I’m so excited for you!” she gushed, her grin so wide her cheeks hurt. “Xander, I’ve never seen you this free before. It’s refreshing. This has clearly already benefited you.’

“It’s because of you,” he said, suddenly sober and honest. “You’ve been nothing but good for me and to me, Immy. Thank you.”

Her smile softened, and she opened her arms wide for a hug. He wrapped his arms around her, squeezing her tightly. It lasted a second longer than a typical friendly hug did, but Imogen would ignore that.

“That’s what friends are for,” she told him, smoothing her blouse. “Will I see you Saturday?”

“Friday, too,” Xander said. “I cleared my schedule. I’m addicted to your cosmos.”

He left after that, leaving Imogen feeling all warm inside. That had gone surprisingly well.

///

It was Saturday night, and Imogen was closing the bar. Normally she didn’t let customers hang around, but Xander had insisted on staying to help. He was wiping the bar and sweeping and she was taking inventory and counting cash. They talked and laughed while they worked. His presence was nice, and Imogen looked forward to having him around. Ever since he’d come that first night, she looked forward to the following weekend when she would see him again. But ever since he’d come into her office on Tuesday, she looked forward to seeing him more and more. Things were different in a nice way.

“I don’t know how you do this every night,” he said as he dumped his dust pan in the trash. “There is so much dirt everywhere. Truckers are dirty.”

“Hey, be nice to them!” she teased. “And besides, all you have to do is clean up after them, and it’s not like you even have to be doing this. I’m the one that gets the raunchy and inappropriate comments all weekend.” This seemed to strike a chord with Xander, making him fall silent. She looked down to write the amount of cash on a sticky note, and when she looked back up, his face was hardened in resolve.

“Promise you’ll let me know if they bother you too much or try to touch you,” he said firmly. Imogen stared at him. He wasn’t drunk, he’d only had one cosmo tonight. So he was being serious. Xander was really showing her all his sides this week, but he had no reason to worry and defend her like this.

“I can handle it,” she replied, locking the cash box. She hoisted herself onto the bar and sat with her legs dangling over, facing him.

“I’ve always handled it. You don’t need to worry about me.”

“Promise me, Imogen. I don’t want to see you get hurt.”

He wasn’t budging on this. For what reason, Imogden didn’t know, but she wasn’t going to try to argue it. 

So she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close, his head resting on her shoulder and hers on his. It just felt like the right thing to do, and judging by the way he wrapped his arms around her waist to pull her into him, Xander thought it was too.

“I promise, Mr. Tough Guy. I’ll flash the Bat Signal if I need you.”

He pulled back, scowling. 

“I’m being serious and you’re joking around.”

“I feel like I’m taking this very seriously.” Imogen had a cheeky grin on her face and she winked, sliding off of the bar and picking up the broom and dust pan. “Be happy that I promised you anything. They teach you not to do that in law school.”

“Then I’ll count myself lucky.”

Imogen grabbed her keys from the counter, and the pair started heading to the door.

“Good,” she said, flicking the light switch. “Because you are.”

[rndyounghowze]

The Drag Queens Shall Lead Us In Claws Out! A Holiday Drag Musical

Like seriously, Drag Queens saved our Christmas.

By Ricky and Dana Young-Howze

City Theatre @city_theatre

Venmo: @rndyounghowze

Review 182

Back in Christmas of 2019, I didn’t think I would ever be saying the words “thank God I saw that Drag Queen Christmas Show”. Cut to 2020 after all the hell that’s gone on during this year and Dana bad I have been reviewing a ton of digital theatre Christmas shows. It’s just that nothing was getting me excited for the holidays. Something wasn’t working. Then I started watching CLAWS Out! A Holiday Drag Musical with book by Shua Potter and Monteze Freeland with Lyrics by Shua Potter and Douglas Levine and Music by Douglas Levine and...it was like a happiness transfusion. You have Potter and Freeland playing Rachel and Roberta respectfully arguing over how to best manage St. Nick and take care of the elves while they sing about how best to keep him sexually satisfied and...well I started laughing and couldn’t stop. I couldn’t get the damn smile off my face. It was exactly what I needed to cap off this wonderful year.

Claws Out went the green screen route but both Shua and Monteze gave themselves room to move and stuff to interact with. It’s one of those things that you don’t think about until you’re performing in front of a green screen but the more that you can look at, touch, and interact with the more “real” your performance is going to be. Also, they gave themselves room to move around and dance in. Yeah, they had the privilege of using a huge studio but even giving yourself five to ten more square feet in your home will give you more room to act. They showed how isolating your shots and zooming in tight make green screen sing. That’s how you can start using the tech to do some impossible things that have these big overblown effects on your story such as a play where almost all the characters are played by just two performers.

We not only love self-aware musicals we prefer them. We love cheesiness, especially cheesiness that comes from crazy dialogue and overdone situations. When you’re in drag you’re already ten sizes bigger than real life. That means that your dialogue and your plot have to be a hundred times larger than life than you are so you have places to go performance-wise. Of course, there is also plenty of room for raunchiness and just old fashioned jokes that would make a trucker blush. There are a lot of wholesome and family-friendly drag queens out there but Claws Out is one you probably don’t let the kids watch. Hell Grandma might get a kick out of it though.

I love drag queens because they are not only one of the most purely editorial American Artforms but they are also one of the coolest forms of satire. Drag can make a statement that music can’t touch and they are pieces of art and fashion that can walk out of the gallery. They’re also exaggerated theatrically in a way that would make Brecht have a coronary. You craft this character and you live this character like a skin. You get to a point where you’re not acting anymore you’re just living your second life. O’Neill and Miller couldn’t do that and that’s why Drag Queens always makes me jealous as a playwright and an artist.

We usually associate drag performers with satire but Claws Out was WAY too genuine to be satirical. Everything, even the songs, were legit and next level. What we have is a polished two hander that feels like a whole cast extravaganza. With fun and a sleigh full of sass, class, and a$$ these girls brought the Christmas Cheer and poured it all over us. I can’t believe that I’m saying it but drag queens were just what we needed this holiday season. I need a hundred times as many in 2021.

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[justanothercinemaniac]

Epic Movie (Re)Watch #233 - National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Spoilers Below

Have I seen it before: Yes

Did I like it then: Yes.

Do I remember it: Yes.

Did I see it in theaters: No.

Format: Blu-ray

1) There are five theatrical films in the Vacation franchise, this is the only one I’ve seen. I’ve never seen the need to see the other ones, honestly. This one’s already good enough.

2) The opening animation over which the credits is a strong start to the film. It establishes a classic Christmas vibe and silly/slapstick humor. There’s nothing particularly PG-13 about the animation, just PG. It’s not raunchy or rude, just funny. I think that’s an important thing because it’s what makes Christmas Vacation as good as it is. Not the occasional raunch (which is very limited, I think) but instead the silly family elements. Not to mention it sets up a great original song.

3) The opening carols scene in the car with the Griswold clan does well to establish that dynamic. Clark is a little TOO enthusiastic but it’s sincere, Ellen is supportive, and the kids are kind of over it all.

4) This first encounter with the truckers is very strong. It shows two of the films best comedic elements: Clark’s ability to take things too far and then the build of it. Each choice makes the situation worse and worse leading to an inevitable, unexpected, hysterical climax to the scene.

5) I love Ellen.

Ellen: “Clark, stop it! I don’t wanna spend the holidays DEAD!”

6) Honestly, there are a lot of great little dialogue exchanges in the movie. I dig it.

Ellen: “Clark.”

Clark: “Yes honey?”

Ellen: “Audrey’s frozen from the waist down.”

Clark: “That’s all part of the experience, honey.”

7) When you make a comedy, you HAVE to have a good sense of humor. That’s the entire point! This film succeeds there. It’s odd, ridiculous, slapstick, and silly. Born from escalating problems and crazy “solutions” as well as a nice element of absurdity humor. Clark’s sticky fingers, everything on Christmas Eve, the sled, it all lends itself to this idea.

8) Julia Louise Dreyfus is in this movie. That is all.

9) Of course Chevy Chase is great in this movie, he’s freaking Chevy Chase! But Beverly D’Angelo is equally as good.

While the straighter of the two actors, the one who sees more clearly, D’Angelo gets a number of clever and hysterical moments in the film. She has a great chemistry with Chevy Chase but helps to make her Ellen MORE than Mrs. Griswold. She’s her own character, full of life and personality, patience and flaws, just truly wonderful.

10) I always like that Clark has a Tasmanian Devil coffee mug. It speaks to his fun energy as a character.

11) I never really got why Clark lies to Mary about not being married. It gives Chase a funny outlet to play flustered, but there’s nothing in this film which suggests to me he’d cheat on Ellen.

12) The arrival of the extended Griswold clan is perfectly done. A clear sense of family conflict and insanity is conveyed not only by the performances but the quick editing and off kilter camera angles. It’s very well done.

13)

Clark: “Russ, when was the last time I overdid anything?”

14) Remember how I said Beverly D’Angelo is crazy funny?

Audrey: “Do you sleep with your brother? Do you know how sick and twisted that is?”

Ellen: “Well I’m sleeping with your father.”

15) Much of this film benefits from a pacing that allows us to check in with the whole family here and there, supporting its heart and characters.

16) I actually analyzed the scene where Chevy Chase falls off the roof for a Physics for Filmmakers class. The class was horrible but I had fun with the project. I’d share some of what I wrote but it’s long and boring. Basically the gist of it is the ice can’t travel to the gutter like that but also the velocity of the gutter changes between shots.

17) I don’t know why, but my family always quotes this line like crazy.

Margot: “And why is the carpet wet, TOD?”

Tod: “I don’t KNOW Margot!”

18) Clark’s failed lights attempt.

There are two things which stand out in this scene: Clark’s in-laws are freaking awful and his immediate family are great. The in laws just relentlessly mock Clark leading Audrey to stand up for her dad.

Audrey: “He worked really hard, Grandma.”

I love that. I love seeing Audrey getting to show some real love and support for her dad instead of being sidelined as a stereotypical teenage girl. It’s freaking great.

19) Clark in the attic.

Firstly, Clark’s mother in law is an idiot. “Oh, the ladder to the attic is open. It must’ve just fallen or something, there can’t be ANY way a person is up there. I shouldn’t check or anything.” Jerk.

But most importantly, the attic scene is the best representation of the film’s heart. Holiday movies need a good heart to it, good emotion, otherwise they’re just a lazy cash grab. This film’s heart, its focus on family and familial love, are one of the reasons it has held up as well as it has 28 years later. Clark’s sentiment over watching old home movies, supported by a great Ray Charles song, is one of the best parts of the film.

20)

Clark: “Honey, you honestly think I’d check thousands of tiny little lights if I wasn’t sure it was plugged in?”

21) The fact that the solution to the problem with the lights is so abundantly simple is great. Also relatable. How many of us have plugged something into the wrong plug and obsessed over what was wrong?

22) Cousin Eddie just showing up when he does helps give the film an extra bit of energy to propel it in its last hour. Honestly if we had stuck with what was going on with no change or development it might’ve gotten a little dull, but Eddie is just a perfect source of fun family conflict.

23) Some of Clark’s asides when Eddie shows up are just freaking hysterical.

Clark: “If I woke up tomorrow with my head seen to the carpet I wouldn’t be more surprised than I am right now.”

24) Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie.

Eddie is this film’s ultimate scene stealer. Quaid, reprising his role from the first Vacation film, plays Eddie as totally sincere and honest. Yes he’s a dumbass, yes he causes problems, but there is not a hint of malice in his performance and that’s important. You need to like Eddie, despite his idiocy, you need to root for him along with the other characters. He’s a sweet guy, he just causes a lot of problems, and he fits perfectly with the rest of the cast.

25) Brian Doyle Murray as Mr. Shirley is a great Scrooge-like character in this film. You understand he’s pretty much a pill before you even learn what he did about Christmas bonuses.

26) The saucer sledding scene is crazy fun, but I never got how Cousin Eddie and the kids were able to see Clark go as far as he did. Like, we see him go through woods where no one else is, across a highway, and into a WalMart. And they’re just up on the hill reacting?

27) Clark’s pool fantasy.

The key part to this fantasy is not the presence of a pool, but how happy it makes his family. Clark doesn’t want to let anyone down. He wants to be a traditional patriarch and provide for his family. To not succeed 100% feels like a failing to him, that’s why the pool is so important to him.

28) The conversation Clark and Ruby Sue have together about Santa Claus continues to show off the film’s heart but mores how it balances heart and humor. There’s some crass language mixed in but it doesn’t undermine the emotion of the scene.

29) And now it’s Christmas Eve, and EVERYTHING on Christmas Eve is just one big problem after another. The night descends further and further into chaos before the movie is over which is truly freaking great!

30) Aunt Bethany and Uncle Lewis are a great late addition to the film. For animation fans, the actress who plays Aunt Bethany is also Betty Boop and Uncle Lewis is Dr. Finklestein from The Nightmare Before Christmas. They’re totally nuts, nonsensical, and just fun to watch.

31) All the cat-in-the-box movement is done by Chevy Chase.

32) That Turkey is SO dry!

All the crunching is so uncomfortably funny, leading into a hysterical extended dinner table scene which is a lot of fun.

33) Honestly these next batch of notes are going to be commenting on how each gag works so well. For example: the dad cat gag, for some reason, is extremely funny!

34) Ah, the Christmas bonus.

This scene is so freaking great. The entire film set it up, we’ve been waiting for this bonus. Meaning the surprise of it is as great for the audience as it is for Clark. The big setup, how much is riding on the bonus, means the fall is even greater. And Chevy Chase’s rant is one of the greatest movie rants EVER! I love it.

35) Clark’s following mania is great to watch, specifically the hilarity and insanity of the squirrel chase.

36) I’m just gonna leave this here.

Clark: “This is a full blown four alarm Holiday emergency here! We’re going to press on and we’re gonna have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with Danny FUCKING Kaye!”

37) The heart to heart between Clark and his dad is a nice reclaiming of the heart that Clark almost lost with his rant. And just when everything seems okay…

38) Eddie happens.

39) I love Ellen.

Ellen: “I’m sorry, this is our family’s first kidnapping.”

40) The police response seems a little excessive, but I guess when a wealthy white guy is kidnapped they bring out the freaking marines.

41) Where Ellen’s hand is in this scene (and where it returns to) was improvised by Beverly D’Angelo.

42) And despite the movie ending on a joke, the ending does have a nice sweetness to it. A sincerity about the madness of the holiday spirit and its equal success.

Christmas Vacation is a holiday treat that grows better with time. The humor is supported by a strong cast and equally strong heart. Chevy Chase is obviously great, but other cast members such as Beverly D’Angelo and Randy Quaid get their time to steal the show. Filled with endlessly iconic holiday movie moments, it’s a great treat for the holiday season.

[vinylburns]

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