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Shout! Factory brings Streets of Fire to 4K Ultra HD

January 21, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Shout! Factory has announced that writer-director Walter Hill’s cult 1984 neo-noir rock musical Streets of Fire is set for 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition release this March; check out the cover artwork and details below… Amid a brooding rock & roll landscape, the Bombers motorcycle gang, led by the vicious Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe, John […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Physical Media Tagged With: Amy Madigan, Diane Lane, Michael Pare, Rick Moranis, Streets of Fire, Walter Hill, Willem Dafoe

4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceballs (1987)

April 4, 2021 by Brad Cook

Spaceballs, 1987. Directed by Mel Brooks. Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, and Joan Rivers. SYNOPSIS: Another edition of Spaceballs? This one is in 4K, so if you want your Mel Brooks satire in the highest possible resolution that’s available these days, Kino Lorber has […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Joan Rivers, John Candy, Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Spaceballs

Rick Moranis returning for Honey, I Shrunk the Kids sequel Shrunk

February 12, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Well, here’s some rather surprising – and rather welcome – news, with Deadline reporting that Rick Moranis has closed a deal with Disney to reprise his Honey, I Shrunk the Kids role of Wayne Szalinski for the upcoming sequel Shrunk. Moranis stepped back from acting in 1997 to raise his children, making his last on […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: honey i shrunk the kids, Rick Moranis, shrunk

Rick Moranis is not returning for Ghostbusters: Afterlife

January 27, 2020 by Liam Waddington

Original Ghostbusters star Rick Moranis is reportedly not reprising his role as  Louis Tully in Jason Reitman’s highly-anticipated follow-up Ghostbusters: Afterlife. According to Vanity Fair, who visited the film’s set, Moranis will not be reprising his role as he “has largely withdrawn from performing over the past 20 years and did not return.” Moranis did have the […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ghostbusters, ghostbusters: afterlife, Rick Moranis

The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #17 – Anna and the Apocalypse director John McPhail on Ghostbusters

November 28, 2018 by Tom Beasley

Ghostbusters 1984

On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, director John McPhail stops by to chat about sci-fi comedy classic Ghostbusters… This week, filmmaker John McPhail pops in to chat about his new Christmas zombie musical Anna and the Apocalypse, as well […]

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Movies, The Pick of the Flicks, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Anna and the Apocalypse, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters, Harold Ramis, Ivan Reitman, John McPhail, Podcast, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast

Peyton Reed wanted Rick Moranis to cameo in the first Ant-Man movie

July 9, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Out and about on the promotional campaign for Ant-Man and the Wasp, director Peyton Reed made an appearance on the Honest Reactions show, where he revealed that he hoped to entice Rick Moranis to cameo in the first Ant-Man movie but was, perhaps unsurprisingly, unsuccessful. “We actually, at one point, attempted to get a Rick […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Peyton Reed, Rick Moranis

Rick Moranis to reprise his Dark Helmet role from Spaceballs for The Goldbergs

May 8, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Rick Moranis is set to take on his first acting role in over a decade this week as he returns to voice Spaceballs‘ iconic villain Dark Helmet in Wednesday’s episode of The Goldbergs. The episode, airing on May 9th, will pay tribute to the classic 1987 Mel Brooks comedy see Adam (Sean Giambrone) encountering Dark […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Rick Moranis, Spaceballs, The Goldbergs

Rick Moranis reveals he turned down a cameo in the Ghostbusters reboot

October 8, 2015 by Scott J. Davis

With Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts all returning to Ghostbusters lore in Paul Feig’s upcoming remake, many had hoped that Rick Moranis would follow suit. But speaking in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Moranis has revealed that he in fact turned down the offer. “I wish them well” states […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Scott Davis Tagged With: Ghostbusters, Rick Moranis

Movie Review – Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

March 5, 2015 by Simon Columb

Little Shop of Horrors, 1986. Directed by Frank Oz. Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia and Steve Martin. SYNOPSIS: A little shop becomes exceptionally successful after flower shop assistant Seymour finds an alien plant. But the cost of fame, fortune and love may be a little too high… In an era whereby Avenue Q and Book […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Ellen Greene, Frank Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, Vincent Gardenia

Mel Brooks wants to make Spaceballs 2

February 6, 2015 by Gary Collinson

It’s been close to thirty years since the release of Spaceballs, so surely the chances of Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money becoming a reality has passed, right? Well, perhaps not, as Mel Brooks has been speaking to Adam Carolla on the Take a Knee podcast, and it seems he’s not given up hope […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Spaceballs, Spaceballs 2

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