#Inktober #13 wants to know WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN ON?! . It was very hard to not do #Tremors for the Fred Ward illustration. So as a makeup: Val himself, Mr @kevinbacon. I’ll always have a sweet spot for Tremors. It was a movie I always caught on a TV rotation, and one of the few horror flicks my sister’s would sit in on (I think one of them had a secret Footloose habit). I mean.. that hair 😎 . . #RonUnderwood #October #BlackAndWhite #TraditionalArt #Sketchbook #Inktober2022 #Horror #Classic #CableClassic #Illustrator #Illustration #Monster #CreatureFeature #Graboids #KevinBacon #ValentineMcKee https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj87qkYvTQQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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#RIPFredWard @eraofgeek & I recorded this 2 months before his passing. Let us not mourn but celebrate one of his most magical performances in #CastADeadlySpell an L.A. Noir tale filled with Zombies, Vampires & #Lovecraftian gods #PrepareForPrattle pod.fo/e/129089 • • • #fredward #tremors #kevinbacon #michaelgross #movies #rebamcentire #comedy #horror #finncarter #movie #rachelblanchard #amysmart #tomgreen #breckinmeyer #roadtrip #djqualls #anthonyrapp #cinema #seannwilliamscott #ronunderwood #timrobbins #paulocostanzo #film #toddphillips #thenakedgun #victorwong (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CenYpBaMXbx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Speechless (1994)
Speechless would’ve been better if it was worse. While it offers a few laughs, there aren't enough for you to call the movie good. There’s nothing memorable about this film because it takes no chances.
Julia (Geena Davis) and Kevin (Michael Keaton) are speechwriters that meet at a hotel and quickly fall for each other. When they realize she is working for the Democratic candidate and him for the Republican, a rivalry develops. They may be attracted to each other but their careers, politics, and Julia’s ex-fiancé “Bagdad Bob” Freed (Christopher Reeve) get in the way.
None of the performances are bad and I'll admit to laughing more than once. There's a recurring joke about this bear trapped in a hole that the media is paying so much attention to while something as important as politics gets no time in the spotlight. I thought it was funny. The premise is solid. Can these two set aside their political views and fall in love? We all know someone who is way too attached to their votes. Love triumphing above the madness of politics is intriguing. If only the film were actually interested in its own premise. Julia and Kevin could’ve been employed by rival flower shops and you wouldn’t have had to change the story at all. That’s why I say Speechless would’ve been better if it was worse. I wish it was poorly acted or ridiculous. Instead, it’s bland.
For the person out there who's working on the remake of Speechless (it could happen), here's my advice:
Have some bite. What this film needed was a voice. The picture’s not interested in politics. You can’t tell the Republican candidate from the Democrat. Even at the very end when we learn something nefarious about the candidates, it doesn’t matter because they are indistinguishable. While it might’ve alienated certain audiences, picking a side would've been bold. If you’re afraid of losing ticket sales, go with a Clue-like, alternate ending depending on the showtime.
Go for satire. Consider a scenario in which Kevin manages to rewrite the Democratic candidates speech and inserts a whole bunch of vitriol about how he’s going to build a wall to prevent Mexicans from entering the country or how black youths are superpredators… and then have the crowd roar in applause. Make the writers try to one-up each other by sabotaging their opponents. Instead of a light-as-air romantic comedy, make it dark. If you want romance, have them get turned on by the depravity they manage to come up with. That's twisted and memorable.
Really dive into your premise. If you don’t want to explores how nuts people can get when you have an “It’s us or them” mentality, how about exploring the ideas behind the politics? Real-life friendships and relationships can fall apart because of the way people vote. What if Julia and Kevin were already in love until realizing that they feel very differently about a serious issue? It could be quite romantic, even inspiring, and moving to see two people separated by a real-life issue - instead of a stupid misunderstanding - make their relationship work.
I’m no writer, but I know you'd much rather stand out than fade away. It’s a good thing I’m writing a review for Speechless now. Ask me about it in a few weeks and I won’t remember anything about it. (On VHS, September 23, 2016)
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It took over a month to get here, but it’s here and it’s glorious. #tremors #4k #kevinbacon #fredward #finncarter #michaelgross #rebamcentire #sswilson #brentmaddock #ronunderwood #arrowvideo (at La Casa De Sweeney) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKO3vrvgAC3/?igshid=1h0sz1toccvb6
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Tremors (1990) Directed by Ron Underwood (10/100 #FozTop100 A-Z) - #tremors #kevinbacon #fredward #rebamcentire #michaelgross #burtgummer #90s #1990 #90smovies #horror #90shorror #graboids #graboid #ronunderwood https://www.instagram.com/p/CJm5HFjFgpI/?igshid=1kfwifu92beti
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#tremors is a beautiful genre work 🙏 I offer this #posterdesign in loving tribute 🙌 @kevinbacon @reba . . #kevinbacon #fredward #michaelgross #rebamcentire #ronunderwood #horror #90s #cinema #cinematography #ernesttroost #soundtrack #design #graphicdesign #poster #movieposter #art #artistsoninstagram #fanart #instart #minimalism #style #photoshop #illustration #digitalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CHvPMqbJjSc/?igshid=n1mrv47wgjpd
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"Oh, sure Earl. Everyone knows about them we just didn't tell you." - Tremors (1990) #kevinbacon #fredward #michaelgross #ronunderwood #saturdayfrights #horrorpodcast #horrorcomedy #horrorcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CGmiWieFeit/?igshid=1k21b9cjdi7fv
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Fred Ward is 77 today. #tremors #kevinbacon #ronunderwood #GroovyMovie #sixdegreesofkevinbacon https://www.instagram.com/p/B6uBGK8h5AN/?igshid=cz0btrm30j9z
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"Oh, sure Earl. Everyone knows about them - we just didn't tell you." - Tremors (1990) #kevinbacon #fredward #ronunderwood #sswilson #brentmaddock #perfectionnevada #graboid #horrorcomedy #horrorgeek #horrorpodcast #horrorcommunity #ilovehorror #saturdayfrights #podcast https://www.instagram.com/p/B1lT4d2AXop/?igshid=1p9bqt5ymfopr
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#Inktober #13 wants to know WHAT THE HELL IS GOIN ON?! . It was very hard to not do #Tremors for the Fred Ward illustration. So as a makeup: Val himself, Mr @kevinbacon. I’ll always have a sweet spot for Tremors. It was a movie I always caught on a TV rotation, and one of the few horror flicks my sister’s would sit in on (I think one of them had a secret Footloose habit). I mean.. that hair 😎 . . #RonUnderwood #October #BlackAndWhite #TraditionalArt #Sketchbook #Inktober2022 #Horror #Classic #CableClassic #Illustrator #Illustration #Monster #CreatureFeature #Graboids #KevinBacon #ValentineMcKee https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj87qkYvTQQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Night. #Repost @friday_fright_night with @get_repost ・・・ 305 Days Left Until Halloween🎃 TREMORS (1990)🎃 #tremors #kevinbacon #finncarter #fredward #michaelgross #rebamcentire #johnnygalecki #victorwong #ronunderwood #horrorfilm #horrorislife #horrorfan #halloweencountdown #horrorcommunity #horrorcomedy #halloween365 #horrormovie #diadasbruxas #90shorror #fridayfrightnight https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ugNYZpttv/?igshid=12v91ax5vo8ht
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#Tremors, first released in cinemas #OnThisDay in 1990 Art by #StevenLurosHolliday (@stevenlurosholliday) #CoolArt #Art #KevinBacon #FredWard #FinnCarter #MichaelGross #RebaMcEntire #VictorWong #RonUnderwood #Graboid https://www.instagram.com/p/B7f-Y21Hgjl/?igshid=11nwj7ccc4dho
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Day 21 of #junehorrorchallenge and my pick for Fave Monster Movie is #tremors director- #ronunderwood #kevinbacon #fredward #rebamcentire #victorwong #horror #monstermovie #horrorqueen #earthworms #graboid #sandworm #horrorhound #horrornight
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Horror Movie Marathon (2019) October 19th 46. Tremors (1990) Directed by Ron Underwood #tremors #ronunderwood #kevinbacon #fredward #rebamcentire #michaelgross #bluray (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B30E8UMA_fp/?igshid=mx3qi83mw5bq
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