Harvey (1950)
Mar 9, 2000Invisible Companion
Wonderfully charming classic with James Stewart who has an invisible 6’3″ rabbit companion. The film proves absolutely winning with its standing up in favour of the right to be eccentric
Jesse White
Pajama Party (1964)
Jul 31, 2024Beach Party Comedy with Martian Visitor
One of the popular Beach Party comedies of the 1960s. Tommy Kirk turns up as a bumbling Martian to romance Annette Funicello
The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
Jan 2, 2000Bumbling Idiot Goes into Space
Most of the comics of the 1960s made a film dealing with the Space Race and here it is the turn of Don Knotts. Lots of bumbling slapstick ensues in this hardly inspiring entry
Monster in the Closet (1986)
Dec 8, 2016Monster Movie Parody
Monster movie parody that spoofs a number of classic films, including King Kong where it takes the title literally and the monster makes off with the hero, giving the film a certain LGBT relevance in its day
Matinee (1993)
May 23, 2003B-Movie Homage/Genre Fandom Childhood
A Joe Dante film set during the Cuban Missile Crisis about a childhood in B movie fandom. John Goodman is on great form in a role that pays homage to filmmaker William Castle