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Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
 
where is this man?

i was reading about the 2010 GHOSTBUSTERS 3 movie and saw that he will not be a part of it. [Frown]

the guy cracks me up, i've only seen him in spaceballs, ghostbusters 1 & 2, little shop of horrors and streets of fire.

has anybody seen him in other movies that might be worth checking out?
 
Posted by Kase79 (Member # 7609) on :
 
I heard somewhere he actually turned down the chance to appear in GB 3 & the upcoming GB video game.

Last time I saw him was probably Honey I Blew Up the Kid
 
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
 
ya i read about him not being a part of the GB video game. and i forgot to mention honey i blew up the kid, shrunk the kids and shrunk ourselves. those movies slipped my mind, but i like him in those too.
 
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
Yeah good question, maybe he turned his back on comedy or something. He was so good in 80's comedies, particularly GB and Strange Brew.
 
Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
 
Excellent topic. I have a soft spot for the guy. He was terrific as the over bearing Dad in Parenthood. Also great in Ghostbuster and Honey I Shrunk The Kid is still excellent. Never watched the sequals. I reckon a bring back Rick Moranis campaign starts right here!!
 
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 
Don't forget Rick's role in Streets of Fire.
 
Posted by Sammy Reign In Blood Hain (Member # 3150) on :
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Moranis

according to his Wikipedia article he took time off from acting after his wife died and he found it too difficult to raise his children and act at the same time. Eventually a shoer rime off became a longer time off and he realized he actually didn't miss acting.
 
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
 
Ronnie,

Have you seen My Blue Heaven?

Came out in 1990 - filmed in 1989
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100212/

Very funny at times...
 
Posted by Paul Dangerously, you iceholes.... (Member # 1022) on :
 
Streets Of Fire is the only thing I liked him in. Others were good, but not cos of him.
 
Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
 
Why have I never even heard of Streets of Fire??
 
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
 
i love streets of fire. i thought his role in that movie was hilarious.

jdoc-i have never seen my blue heaven, thanks for the link, i'll check it out.

and sam, i feared that he was done acting for good. it would be awesome to him in something after all this time.
 
Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
 
I was never a huge fan of Moranis except in Streets of Fire. He is bearable though. The same goes for Steve Martin with me. Most stuff, I can't stand him. He was good in The Spanish Prisoner.

Jdoc....My boss recommended My Blue Heaven to me and said it was hilarious. I thought it was terrible and could barely get through the whole thing. Maybe because it had both Moranis and Martin?
 
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
 
My favorite thing he has ever done ..is being Bob McKenzie. I loved The great White North album. He actually was cute during that time period. I actually watched "Brother Bear" just to hear him and Dave Thomas do the voices of the moose.

I love Streets of Fire.
 
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
I loved him on SCTV, also Strange Brewm he even had a bit role in the Wild Life that I forgot about.
 
Posted by Chris the CandyFanMan (Member # 3197) on :
 
He'll still do Bob McKenzie with Dave Thomas when they feel up to it these days (Thomas has said they were considering a Strange Brew 2 for a while in the late 90s, but it ended up falling apart for unspecified reasons), but other than that he seems to have moved on to other pastures and seems unwilling to participate in any special features for his past projects (it may be a little understandable about his distance from the SCTV sets, as there was friction between him and the rest of the cast since he came from outside of Second City and because the McKenzies ended up taking over the show--so much friction, in fact, that Joe Flaherty noted in John Candy's biography that he'd threatened the producers that he'd quit after Season 4 if Moranis wasn't let go; as it was, he and Thomas left for Strange Brew anyway, and Flaherty ended up staying to the end). Which is a tad disappointing, since he could deliver in so many ways, from Louis's endearing nerdishness to Helmet's bumbling bombast to Wayne Szelinski's frantic attempts to rectify his errors with his machines and even back to his time in Edmonton creating the likes of Larry Siegel, Skip Bittman (a.k.a. Tzvi Slansky), Gerry Todd, and countless others. Yes, I agree, let's make this a "bring him back" thread.
 
Posted by jdocster (Member # 5752) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 80'sRocked:
I was never a huge fan of Moranis except in Streets of Fire. He is bearable though. The same goes for Steve Martin with me. Most stuff, I can't stand him. He was good in The Spanish Prisoner.

Jdoc....My boss recommended My Blue Heaven to me and said it was hilarious. I thought it was terrible and could barely get through the whole thing. Maybe because it had both Moranis and Martin?

Sorry to hear that 80's... It is a Steve Martin movie... [Smile]
 
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
 
He was a one trick pony in my book!
 
Posted by Paul Dangerously, you iceholes.... (Member # 1022) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Mr. Jack Burton:
Why have I never even heard of Streets of Fire??

Cos you're secretly a closet Abba fan? [Wink]

Seriously, you need to a) buy and b) watch Streets Of Fire. It could even prompt you to come up with a enw screen name....
 
Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
 
Hey, Ick Snay On The bAba Eh..


Don't tell everyone man..
Waterloo, dooby doo, ahem... Scuse me..
 
Posted by THX1138 (Member # 7418) on :
 
I remember Rick Moranis releasing a Country Album a few years back.
 
Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by THX1138:
I remember Rick Moranis releasing a Country Album a few years back.

Get the fock outta here!! Really??
 
Posted by THX1138 (Member # 7418) on :
 
Get the fock outta here!! Really??

fo sho!

He was on Conan promoting & performed it [Smile]
 
Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
 
Holy crap. I'd hurt people to see that. I'm off to youtube right now!!!
 
Posted by THX1138 (Member # 7418) on :
 
Mr. Jack Burton

This is the song he performed on Conan:

http://www.cmt.com/videos/unplugged/rick-moranis/74972/press-pound.jhtml

From his Country album, 'The Agoraphobic Cowboy'.

You owe me a few dead bodies...JK
 
Posted by Mr. Jack Burton (Member # 4673) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by THX1138:
Mr. Jack Burton

This is the song he performed on Conan:

http://www.cmt.com/videos/unplugged/rick-moranis/74972/press-pound.jhtml

From his Country album, 'The Agoraphobic Cowboy'.

You owe me a few dead bodies...JK

Just killed a couple of teenagers who were drinking and smoking and having sex.. Will they ever learn??

Wicked Moranis vid... [Big Grin]
 
Posted by xchazx (Member # 7158) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Paul Dangerously, you iceholes....:
Streets Of Fire is the only thing I liked him in. Others were good, but not cos of him.

really?

not even some Strange Brew love? that's one of my all time favorite movies.
 


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