Lethal Weapon (1987)

After graduating at the University of California, Los Angeles or UCLA for short, Shane Black wrote a script titled, “Lethal Weapon.” Inspired by “Dirty Harry,” the story focuses on two cops named, Martin Riggs & Roger Murtaugh. They must put aside their differences and work together if they want to apprehend perps smuggling drugs. Shane’s […]

Akira

In 1982, manga artist/writer, Katsuhiro Otomo published a manga series called, “Akira.” Has zero connection to legendary director, Akira Kurosawa. Set in post-apocalyptic 2019 in Neo-Tokyo 31 Years after a nuclear explosion destroys the original Tokyo. A young biker thug named, Tetsuo and his best friend, Kaneda are chased by a rival biker gang. During […]

Evil Dead II

In 1981, Sam Raimi directed a Horror film titled, “The Evil Dead” starring his bestie, Bruce Campbell. It’s about Ash and his friends who stay in an abandoned cabin in the woods. They find an audio tape. Whoever plays it, summons demonic spirits. Ash must find a way to put an end to the Deadites. […]

Innerspace (WB’s Flops Vol. 1 #2)

In the year 1966, a sci-fi adventure film called, “Fantastic Voyage” (no relation to Coolio’s song) was released in theaters. It was a box office success. The film went on to inspire another film about an adventure in the human body. Like this one known as, “Innerspace.” Released in 1987, (same year Lethal Weapon came […]