A Kid Dressed as Bill Clinton (Episode 11)

Another day another cult horror film(?) and karate kid led television melodrama.

As we (Max, Nic, and Lady Laura Dern) begin to settle into this new world we march onward into the deep and beautiful ocean that is the filmography of our already named main squeeze. Before we got the wheels rolling, we mulled over the omen that was the too soon departure of [REDACTED] Goldfish Dern, as well as a due apology from Max to our friend/sworn enemy Jesse, and a dream of Laura from Nic. 

Max kicked us off with the BIG DERN 'Grizzly II: The Concert' a very storied 1987 cult horror film. One of Laura Dern's first and ever-so-brief rolls - she, along with George Clooney and Charlie Sheen are killed off on a hiking trip by our totally-not-a-Jaws-ripoff bear megavillian. Although one of the only available cuts of this film is a fan edit intercut with attack scenes from another film (as a producer ran off with most of the capital before the animatronic scenes were in the can). One cannot truly describe this film, Max did his best, needless to say a vindictive evil bear attacks a music festival that won't cancel despite the threat of bear mauling. It is actually very much like 'Jaws', with a few colorful racist stereotypes peppered in for bad taste.

Between our sacred Dern's this week, Nic had an odd week, taking in 'Night at The Museum: Secret of The Tomb" (2014), finishing up 'Everything is Eventual' a Stephen King Joint, and indulging in a fellow audio program 'Podcast The Ride'. Max followed suit checking out the aforementioned podcast 'Sport Alcohol'. Of course we heed and hawed some more, you can give a listen for the nitty gritty.

Nic took on a sizable LITTLE DERN in 'The Three Wishes of Billy Grier' a 1984 television epic about a 15 year old who contracts a rapid aging disease  and goes on a journey to play in a jazz band, drive a car, and make love to a woman (as well as meet his dad is a weird sub-mission). Hal Holbrook (a Nic favorite) also shows up as Billys (Ralph Macchio) grandpa, and Laura Dern is his briefly shown and mentioned girlfriend - who is ultimately forgotten when Billy runs away and bones an older stripper as he settles into his comical old age makeup (see episode title). This film is a low-fi rollercoaster of plot holes, confusing emotions, heavy handed symbolism, and of course made up diseases. We here at DAR can wholeheartedly say this is a must see film, under no circumstance should you finish this week without viewing it for free on Youtube.

That is all we really have for you this week, please forgive the little technical hiccup near the end, and do your best to stay active and happy. Progress and accomplishment are relative - and we (Dern included) believe you are doing just fine. *a gentle kiss of the forehead* 

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