I was four years old when I first saw it, one of the earliest movies I saw.....it was definitely like a nightmare came to life on screen. Then I saw it again years later on Comedy Central and was like, "oh yeah, this really happened"

Me too! I think I must have caught part of it on tv, because Dan Aykroyd's prosthetic makeup haunted my nightmares for years

I had this same thing happen to me with the movie "Saturday the 14th". I saw it once when I was 6, and then again when I was 32. I remember being like, "oh shit it was real".

I seen it multiple times as a kid and didn't know the name for years, hunted it down later on. Still love it.

Same. It traumatized me.

Same. I saw the Red Letter Media Re:View and was like "Oh shit ! It's that crazy movie I saw."

Me as well. I went through a period of my life where I was convinced that it was some sort of hallucination or some shit.

I'm so glad I'm not alone. It's such a strange fever dream of a movie!

My exact experience too. I described it as the movie with the hot dog train to find it on google last year. I’m pretty sure akryd described it on ROgan last year and it jogged some very vague memories.

I did the exact same thing with freaked, genuinely thought I'd dreamt it and no one believed it was a film 🤣

I completely forgot they were in the movie, I watched it tonight and humpty hump and tupac showed up out of nowhere lol

I agree. It is far too entertaining to be boring.

It honestly might be the least boring movie ever made.

It's maybe the least entertaining movie I've seen. Interesting yes, entertaining no. It could've been cut down to a really good 20 minute short film without losing anything.

The reason I think the film is boring is because the film seems bored with itself. It was clear that Aykroyd was more interested in the characters played by himself and Candy but that doesn't mean that you skimp on the parts of the story not involving them but that seems to be what happens.

@@DiabloSandwich59 yeah the characters become 2 dimensional verrrrry quickly upon entering Valkenvania. I like the movie personally but I think this movie needed a longer cut and better written protagonists. The Brazilians were so pointless and flat and should have been written into the whole script imo because once they leave, the leads become background characters.

Yes! And don't tell mom the babysitters dead and troll 2

Throw in some My Cousin Vinny and Rookie of the year too

I miss those days 👍

HAHA WHEN WE COULD AFFORD IT! I also remember Jason goes to Hell as well around that time.

Tales From the Crypt then Dream On

Its great

This is probably what Ghostbusters would've been like if he wasn't put in check. This is Aykroyd where no one stops him.

@@RichV20 yep. I watched a documentary on Ghostbusters, and his initial ideas for the film were NOTHING like the film we eventually got.

Was he still on coke at that point? I thought he quit.

@@darkhearsttoys5224 I'm not sure. I thought he was still going at least until Candy died. If this movie wasn't drug-fueled, imagine what it would be like if it was!

RIP 2PAC & SHOCK G!!!

Pac!!!

Realest comment on this post. Salute!

Old and fat?

If Shout Factory rereleased it on Blu-Ray, they should seriously consider putting that quote by Rich on the box

HOW EMBARRASSING

@@DwRockett I'm surprised they haven gotten a hold of some of those that needs remastering. Like this, Last Boy Scout and Mortal Kombat

*Snip-Snap Clap* "Hey-Hey!!" --Jack Packard

I clapped because I know that!

Literally me too! I thought the hot dog scene was from The 'Burbs but when I watched it again it wasn't there so I assumed I imagined it

i was more "what the fuck did i just watch" kind of reaction as a kid

You Shouldn't Watching This As A Kid.

​@@kyotheman69 well i saw the clips in this video and i got to say that was weird i like it

That movie will stick with you if you let it into your heart your heart your heart.

Thats a film ive always wanted to see prob 10 years. but it's out of print & going online for ridiculous prices

That’s also an amazing film

It’s waaaay funnier than this too

@@darrinfromvault801 I’m very glad I kept all my old cassettes, CDs, DVDs, and in some cases, VHS, Beta, and vinyl. all the stuff that has gone digital is being censored, edited, or otherwise “cancelled” so it’s nice to have analog/hard copies of that stuff. And, when I consider the direction at which the world is headed and the rate that things are going, I suspect that within 20 year’s time, all of the movies, films, books, etc... that we grew up with will be considered verboten by “the state.” (actually, “20 years time” might be a generous time frame)

Your dad had weird taste in films. I like him. Sorry for your loss.

Rest in Heaven Dad🙏🙏

@@Tgr2k1 he just liked the hotdog scene the most and laughed his ass off. I sure do miss him

@@ShawnCaldwell11 I hear you. My dad passed in October '19. I miss him a lot.

Mine too! Rest In Peace both of them!!!

You perfectly captured my exact thought.

Rocky Mountain oysters

@@TheKkkeeennnnnnyyy Lamb Fries. The trick is, you have to clip them real high.

That is another fun movie!

Yes! I loved that one - the 3's Company bit always cracked me up

based

@@Durmomo0 Antiseptic

Mister Bonestripper is so metal, it even kills dead dudes.

It's soul ? This had no soul. It was written and designed to apply to preteen toilet humour. They played to the gallery of lowest common denominator. Lol soul edited out for mass consumption. This shit was designed from the ground up to have mass appeal and it looks so bad because they think that is what the masses want - a cinematic equivalent of a shit bucket.

Same!!

Forgot about this as well I think it traumatized me a 10yr

Same! The only thing I could remember was the sausage scene and someone coming down a slide into a pile of bones. Its frusterating when you cant remember the title or who was in it.

@@Aaron-pp5dn It looks like a 10 year old's idea of hell.

Sooo weird! Same here

I don't remember that line. That's a good one!

Hell yeah 🤣

Me,my brother and sister always liked it.

Forever after that movie, anytime I see a questionable roller coaster, I check to see what it's name is before riding...

Hollywood doesn't even want to let ONE Terry Gilliam make his movies, they were never gonna go for another Terry Gilliam.

Thanks, for getting his name right, Dan. :)

Right? Just read about Shock G, came onto KZfaq and this was the first thing that came up.

@@rubysuncle same here.

Man rip shock g

@@the44118 nah its just a weird coincidence, I think YOU killed him

Underrated comment.

Things will never feel like the way they did back in the 80s 90s and even the early 2000s.

#ReleasetheAkroydCut

Yeah we just won’t survive without a directors cut of this movie.

It will become the new Superman Richard Donner version.

When asked to contribute to a documentary about NBT Akroyd told them, ‘There are much better uses of your time and I encourage you to make better choices in the future.”

@@TuckerLeeC but Dan we actually like it

Kids tend to like almost anything, and internalize it as well. Easy to please.

I saw this as a kid and recall being put off by the grotesque people. I just wanted Chevy Chase and Demi Moore to escape this insane town.

@Dan S I choose whatever.

that was fun. But overall the concept did not work for me. I think the makers wanted to derive humor from putting people in a distressing situation but it failed to generate the laughs. You actually kind of feel sorry for them. And the whole situation feels rather irritating if not dangerous and the narrative feels clumsy. A comedy has to work with situation and presenting weird oddball characters is just not enough. The situation has to be funny and its not. I mean I am not sure people being minced to meat and bones can generate laughs. Therefore this movie has big problem with the tone. I give this movie is 5. The only redeeming factor is Demi Moore. And the scene where she and the lead actor escape with sleeping on each others shoulders gives you a sense of relief. Overall this movie fails on all levels. Its premise where it tries to generate humor from a situation where the group is trapped by a lunatic family is problematic. Secondly even the premise with all the oddball characters and the different situations is just not funny. It feels mean spirited and irritating.

Holy shit, I had no idea.

What? Shock is gone? F... Guess I’m gettin busy in a Burger King bathroom

Absolutely a wild coincidence, for those who don't know the influential hip-hop band Digital Underground was in this movie (Humpty Dance among other songs) and one of the founders, Shock G passed away today.

@@RileyDia yeah RIP!! (And for anyone reading this in the future, "today" is April 22, 2021.) 🌔 945 🌖

@@RileyDia Freaks of the industry - sex packets - very fun music IMO.

Me too, donnie, and everyone other kid in my neighborhood agrees that it's awesome. Sometimes being an adult ruins things.

Likewise. Rented from blockbuster at least four times a year

I remember watching it with my dad on HBO everytime it was on

Ugh 😳 really? 🥺

😲

It's "Shock G", not "G Shock", dude. Have some fucking respect!

Shock G. G Shock was a watch. I had one.

Let's all do the humpty hump in remembrance

Not funny John candy in drag is not comedy that character was not needed

@@gkroll8467 I'm pretty sure I can find ONE thing in any movie that's not needed, necessary or funny. But IMO, it doesn't hurt anything & still added value to the plot and storyline as the female (drag character of Candy) sought out love/marriage to Chevy. Guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

@@keithdrewv1161 still not funny well made film chase was not necessary but the studio made Dan take him

@@gkroll8467 Ummm actually this movie is not funny 🤓

@@MTidusT I know its not funny

There is also the Damn Yankees song Mr Bonestripper's theme

He's.... pretty special. definitely out there, one of a kind that Dan..

hes on a mission from god.

I love his work but if you watch his interviews about ghosts its evidence that some of the greats are bat shit crazy.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

I have had dreams very much like his, only with less mutant babies.

There isn't any connection.

Victory Ismine HAHA ! I have watched it like one 100 times and I never did either !!!

Right... same here 🤯

Soylent grey.

I prefer to think that there's no actual connection. He's an old school justice of the peace. Making him a cannibal who forces others to unwittingly be cannibals might be 'satirical' but it's hardly true to the character's sincerely righteous anger that others aren't as serious about being 'law-abiding' as he is

That'll teach younger you not to just barge into people's rooms like that.

@@dorothyjosefina lol it was in the living room. I don't think they realized just how freaky that movie is

For whatever reason the hot dog eating scene is all that stuck in my mind. It was so disgusting, even as a kid.

My copy was borrowed and never returned but it was a 2 movie set including spys like us. That was probably 10 years ago and i have yet to cross another copy.

The amazon 1080p version looks almost as good as 4k hdr

I remember the arguments I had over fullscreen, specifically because its prevalence meant some movies just weren't released in their native aspect ratio on home media AT ALL. But people would just whine that they hated black bars. They were pretty sore once their TVs changed shape, and they got stuck with a bunch of black pillars.

All movies are shot in widescreen, depending on your exact definition of what a "movie" is. But anything released in theaters. For the home market, pan and scan was generally what they did to avoid the black bars at the top and bottom of your screen. And while I agree in general that the original format is preferable, scan and pan does have it's fans. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rsiKgNSEksy7XWw.html

@@PaulTheSkeptic pan and scan fans are psychotic and need help.

How exactly?

Nah-uh no way!! DGMW, I love the Candy-Man, but Mrs. Doubtfire was TAILOR-MADE for Robin Williams. Tho I do wish the two of them did a film together when they were alive!

Similar events played out for my sister and I, but my parents didn't care so much and it became one of those movies I'd watch when it would come on hbo or whatever, but it's just weird.. funny, disturbing, and weird.

That sucks, what happened in the first 10 minutes that couldn't be tolerated? I'm glad my parents never sucked like that..

Sounds like your parents had taste. You may not realize it, but they were actually doing you a favor.

that sucks man i watched this all the freaking time on hbo as a kid.it was on constantly.

@@MrPGC137 not letting your kids decide what they like on their own sounds like something people that question others (tatse) do.

All around the world

@@MikeGriffThePoet same song 🎵👌😎.

Right... Pac 4E🔥

I mean he did like 4 movies and was the start of 2 or 3

Alot of people dont know he started out in Digital Underground.

no, I used to eat that when I was a kid and that was before this movie came out

That train was cool...n sorry bout th pox....i had em too...in 1st grade though

That’s how you know you’ve made it

@@daveg385 Getting chicken pox as a kid is a good thing.

Good Bad Flicks also has done a video, but it covers more of production and behind the scenes of the film. It's impressively shocking how much detail they went into the props and set pieces. And yeah, apparently the entire crew loved Dan even though he was a first time director because they wanted to be part of something weird.

@@BaranoffIsaac Doesn’t matter. John Candy was never bad. He put joy in everything he ever did.

@@BaranoffIsaac Those Canadians....with their secret Zamboni technology!

You better not be a criminal or a banker in the movie.

Then rate it higher.

Everything is underrated nowadays

Yes it is specially with John candy and Dan ackroid doing dual rolls

This movie is nothing but trouble.

Completely agree! This is one of my Haloween staples. I love this movie! A complete classic imo.

Really?

"This is how I like to have my dogs and I suggest you have them the same way"

@@jesseswarbrick7895 Been ringing through my head for nearly 30 years!