I absolutely fucking love how in pretty much the entire 3rd act you can tell the whole cast is having fun and barely trying to stay serious even in the takes that made the final cut.
But you want to know the kicker? It’s not even my favorite Stewart Raffill movie. But it is part of his holy trinity for me.
I had no idea about his portfolio, I appreciate mac and me for it’s altruism, but it was just a little too E.T. for me when I wasn young and I think I get a little anti-nostalgia (is that a thing?) for it.
Is Tammy and the T-Rex #3? I could see that being a solid round out of the trilogy.
Indeed. Ice Pirates, Mac n Me, and Tammy. They all encapsulate slightly different aspects of filmmaking that make me appreciate them.
And I’m not really into ironically liking bad movies, but I adore these.
Mac n Me is legit hilarious to me when viewed with a cynical eye of Raffill making a mockery that McDonald’s gave him money to ripoff ET.
Ice Pirates shows how you make an old sci-fi “epic” on a shoe string budget (Roger corman style).
Tammy shows how you manifest a movie solely around the fact you got access to some interesting thing (the t-Rex).
It’s pure, distilled filmmaking, imo. And I’ll take it any day over the majority of slop we get now.
Ice Pirates (1984): A bunch of A-Listers before they were big. Great practical effects. Spaceships, Pirates, Time Travel, ‘robots’ It was magnificent.
Close second: The Cat from Outer Space (1978). It was a Disney flick, but really great for the time.
I can’t wait to watch Ice Pirates. Thank you.
I absolutely fucking love how in pretty much the entire 3rd act you can tell the whole cast is having fun and barely trying to stay serious even in the takes that made the final cut.
But you want to know the kicker? It’s not even my favorite Stewart Raffill movie. But it is part of his holy trinity for me.
What’s your favorite Stewart Raffill movie? Tell me it’s not Mac and Me.
You want me to go on the internet and tell lies?
I had no idea about his portfolio, I appreciate mac and me for it’s altruism, but it was just a little too E.T. for me when I wasn young and I think I get a little anti-nostalgia (is that a thing?) for it.
Is Tammy and the T-Rex #3? I could see that being a solid round out of the trilogy.
Indeed. Ice Pirates, Mac n Me, and Tammy. They all encapsulate slightly different aspects of filmmaking that make me appreciate them. And I’m not really into ironically liking bad movies, but I adore these. Mac n Me is legit hilarious to me when viewed with a cynical eye of Raffill making a mockery that McDonald’s gave him money to ripoff ET. Ice Pirates shows how you make an old sci-fi “epic” on a shoe string budget (Roger corman style). Tammy shows how you manifest a movie solely around the fact you got access to some interesting thing (the t-Rex). It’s pure, distilled filmmaking, imo. And I’ll take it any day over the majority of slop we get now.
Cat from outer space! One of my favs. Star studded cast too.
Yeah the budget was cut a lot just before shooting started. I think the director and cast said it’s going to bomb so let’s just have fun.
Probably for the best, I think the fun made it worth it. It gives me Airplane like vibes which fell under the same constraints.
Totally. If it wasn’t so fun we wouldn’t be talking about it today.