Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School officially aired in 1988. Followed by Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf. The former animated TV movie centers on the titular character, Shaggy and my all-time favorite cartoon character, Scrappy (don’t judge me) are hired as gym teachers at an all-girls school. The students there are the daughters of Dracula, […]

Natural Born Killers

In 1992, Quentin Tarantino released his film debut, “Reservoir Dogs” earing praise from critics. Thanks to film, he wrote a script titled, “True Romance.” A romantic crime-comedy about two people who fall in love steals a briefcase full of drugs. Their scheme is to sell the stash in Hollywood. Quentin sold the script to Warner […]

Victor/Victoria

Released in 1982, (same year Blade Runner came out) “Victor/Victoria” earned praise from critics and movie goers alike. Plus, it made enough money at the box office. Victor/Victoria won an Oscar for “Best Original Score.” The film was later adapted into a Broadway musical in 1995 with Julie Andrews reprising her role. Speaking of musicals, […]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Following the critical and commercial success of “Beetlejuice,” Warner Bros. immediately commenced development of a sequel under, “Beetlejuice in Love.” The plot originally intended to follow the titular character who falls in falls in love with a woman after he killed her boyfriend. The script was scrapped. In 1991, Tim Burton collaborator, Jonathan Gems penned […]

Flashback Review: Futurama: Season 1

Matt Groening made a name for himself creating “The Simpsons” as one of the longest running influential shows of all time. While working on various Simpsons episodes during the mid-’90s, he and his fellow writer, David X. Cohen are big sci-fi fans. They want to create their own animated sci-fi TV show. Matt & David […]

Beetlejuice

Fresh from the success of “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,” Tim Burton became an established film director. One day, he pays a visit to his friends, Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson. Tim read their first draft titled, “Beetlejuice.” At first, the story’s darker, gorier with the Maitlands as bloody corpses and the titular character’s kills his […]