This One Time... How Movie's Have Impacted My Life

Thanks to movies…

1.  Not only can animals talk, but they are probably making fun of me right now.  Yeah, screw you right back squirrel! (Dr. Doolittle / Zookeeper / Every Animated Movie ever)

2.  When I drive through a tunnel and get to the center, I always look for doors and a way to get higher than the water that will inevitably come gushing through when the tunnel collapses (Daylight)

3.  I think that all prostitutes have a heart of gold (Pretty Woman / Milk Money)

4.  I am always on the lookout for wooded areas where I can take drive away as soon as the Russians parachute in (we know they will). I also start inventorying the things that I will need to “borrow” from the local gas station to get me through the winter. (Red Dawn)

5.  When I see above ground electric poles on an open field, I stop and wait for the monsters that will come and eat them away like a deranged Pac-man (Langoliers)

6.  Every time I hear the song…

a.  Cruel Summer by Bananarama – I think of Ralph Machio playing soccer (Karate Kid)

b.  Poker Face by Lady Gaga – I think of a dancing half goat half boy in a casino (Percy Jackson)

c.  I’m Alright by Kenny Loggins – I think of a dancing gopher (Caddyshack)

7.  If I go 1 on 1 with someone in any contest, I use a fake Russian accent and say…. “I must break you”.  Of course, I guess that is better than going to the hospital and looking in on people and saying “If he dies…he dies” in the same accent. (Rocky IV)

8.  Any pitch that is remotely out of the strike zone is met with a resounding “Just a bit outside” in my best Bob Uecker imitation (Major League)

9.  Whenever I am on a boat, in any weather, I yell…”Iceberg…right ahead!” (Titanic)

10. I grew up thinking the fastest way to a girls heart was to raise my boom box above my head and play “In your eyes” (Say Anything)

11. Anytime I reference a large amount of money, I automatically say 1 billion dollars and put my pinky in my mouth.  (Austin Powers)

12. I tried to befriend my old eccentric neighbor thinking he may have a time machine made out of a Delorean in his garage.  Nope, he was just weird.  (Back to the Future)

13. I wonder why the president just doesn’t come out and say that he knows about Area 51 and the upcoming alien invasion (or asteroid heading towards Earth) but that it is OK because Will Smith (or Bruce Willis) is on the case (Independence Day / Armageddon)

14. I think every archeologist carries a bullwhip (Raiders of the Lost Arc)

15. Anytime I have a cold I just assume it is some sort of Zombie Virus (Dawn of the Dead / 28 Days Later)

16.Every time I hear “This one time…” I follow up with…Yeah you know the rest

This One Time At Band Camp...or How The Entertainment World Has Changed My Life

Whether its movies, TV shows, books or music, the entertainment world has changed my life is ways I could not predict. Let’s see if anyone else gets these references. For example:

Anytime someone says “STOP”, I say "Hammer Time"…

Although this one time, someone said “STOP” & I said "collaborate & listen"

Then again, anytime someone says "This One Time"... I say "at Band Camp"

I could go on and on here...

There are some actors and actresses who will always be known for their iconic character and it has impacted how I see them in new shows or movies.

Now when I watch Die Hard, I wonder why Hans Gruber doesn't cast an Avada Kedavra spell at Bruce Willis

I didn’t know they had vampires on All My Children? How else can you explain to me why Buffy was on that show for 2 years

Recently I referred to an old TV show as “That Sipowitz” show because I couldn’t remember the name of it. Of course I also mentioned the “red-headed guy” who left it to be a movie star so obviously that didn’t happen either. So for those two actors (Sipowitz & David Caruso) they will always be the cops from NYPD Blue (I had to google “that Sipowitz show” to get the name)

Anytime I see Dennis Haskins in something, I say “Its Mr. Belding”. Of course I say the same thing about that whole cast from Saved by the Bell. True story, actually saw Mario Lopez at a bar in Las Vegas and what do you think I and others said? Yep “Hey Slater”. (If you’re wondering, I also had to Google “Slater from Saved by the Bell” to find out his name was Mario Lopez)

Who doesn’t call Verne Troyer Mini-Me? I think that was even the name that came up on the screen when he was on the Surreal Life reality TV show. If not, it should have been.

Classic Lines from Movies & TV also make their way into my every day conversations:

Who hasn’t said “I’ll be back”. It doesn’t matter if I am going to another meeting at work, going to the gym, going grocery shopping or just going to the bathroom. Either way, every time the words I’ll be back leave my mouth, it is always in the voice of the Terminator

Actually, there is a movie or TV line for everything that will ever happen to you in your life. You don’t think so. Check it out

If someone says something you don’t understand:
“Watcha talking about Willis” (Different Strokes)

If someone makes a mistake during an important business transaction:
“10 points from Slytherin” (Do I really need to quote this one?)

If someone who loves you and you love back but you’re not quite ready to say it says “I love you”:
“I know” (Empire Strikes Back)

If you walk into a bar filled with 3 foot albinos dressed as Furbies dancing to Menudo music?
“Were not in Kansas Anymore” (Wizard of Oz)

So, as you can see, the entertainment industry has changed and will continue to change my life. So until next time, “I’ll be Back”