They should keep off the lawn too.

makes note to stay offa Perkins' lawn

There is an exception for those who write the good porn.

See, it says so, right here in the old folk's handbook

Recently, I was watching the American Masters special on Judy Garland that's included on the Easter Parade 2-disc DVD. In talking about Summer Stock, her last MGM movie, she says that she had just gotten out of the hospital, where the doctors had her actually eating and off of the pills, so that she went from 85 pounds to 105. Since she was 5 foot tall, that's a perfectly healthy weight to have. However, looking at the movie, she definitely looks almost pudgy, although the overalls and matronly gowns they have her wear to "cover up" the extra weight don't help. Only after she took off for two months and the MGM higherups had her lose those 20 pounds again did she film the "Get Happy" number, with the tuxedo top and hat (where, sad to say for all my advocacy of real-sized actresses, she looked fabulous).

I am just happy when collarbones do not look like handlebars. People are not bicycles.

To my abiding shame, I don't think I've actually seen either Footloose or Flashdance. Bits of them caught on the movie channel, maybe. But overall, no.

This is me, except for the abiding shame. Weirdly enough, I was even 8-9 the year Footloose came out, and do not remember a thing about it as a cultural moment.

There are people posting in this very thread who were barely alive when Footloose came out.

I was 1.

I've memorized the soundtrack to the Broadway show, if that counts for anything. Still haven't seen the flick, though.

t enqueues

if it came out in 84, i was only 5 and like others i've only seen bits and pieces of it.

hell, i just sat down and watched St Elmo's Fire for the first time last night. annoying movie. there are no likeable characters at all.

Hehhhh. It was already in my queue.

I decided against putting St Elmos Fire in there already. I need to see Say Anything first.

Footloose, eh. I waited too long to see it, I suppose. I am however practically unable to stop watching "Dirty Dancing" if I find it. Have you not seen it? That was one of the movies Mom said I was too young for, actually the both were, iirc. I liked the SEF people, but I still feel younger than them, by eons.I would have dropped Judd the Repub easily, also. Ah, Lloyd. He still needs to call me.

Say Anything i've seen. i'd like it more if the actress could act.

The new Judd Winick cartoon (with a very Buffy-like premise) Juniper Lee had an episode recently where the characters played a rocked up version of "I Sing The Body Electric."

Is this a TV cartoon, and if so, when/where does it air?

Erika--I love DD. That one I saw when it came out--and quite a few times since!