choices : the movie is a drama film produced by the director gil green was released on november 6 , 2001 .

the film stars isley nicole melton as well as hypnotize minds artists dj paul , juicy j , project pat , and la chat .

its plot concerns a recently released from prison ex-con struggling to stay on the right track .

the movie would be followed in 2005 by a sequel entitled choices ii : the setup .

choices : the movie

however , boo ' s forthcoming video isn ' t the only filming the tennesseeans have been doing lately .
choices ,
the group ' s first movie , will head to select theaters across the country in early september .
i don ' t know why anyone mentioned before but this movie definitely ripped off dead presidents but honestly i like this movie more if not better .
shot largely in three 6 mafia ' s hometown of memphis , tn , choices examines the conflict between right and wrong and is based on the life of an ex - convict and the choices that he makes trying to get his life on the right track .
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poncho , a friend of the group , plays the lead role in the film , which was written by mafia members dj paul and juicy
j ,
with an assist from affiliate project pat . the three rappers also have prominent roles in the movie .
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if you love three 6 , this movie is a must own . it ' s actually a good movie ! even my friends who hate three 6 loved it and wanted to watch it again right afterwards ! yeain ' know !
three 6 mafia have done it again . they ' ve taken white gold and turned it into platinum so to speak . this is a great film , with a well - thought out plot , and good scenery ( nothing was put in the movie just to look good , they had to make it look like the scene was worth bill gate ' s bank account ya ' heard me ) . project pat probably did the best acting job in the whole movie , you kinda forget that it ' s project pat as the movie goes on . also , you can tell that this was a low budget film and didn ' t have the best sound quality in some dialouge scenes , but luckily the choices crew weren ' t taken as fools ' cause usually in other low budget flicks those kinds of things are overlooked and ruin the whole movie . the people who worked on this film did a good job and put their money where their mouths were . i recommend this movie to anybody who isn ' t offended by sex , drugs , and violence and likes a good and twisting plot
while reflecting on his own path through life and the chain of events that eventually led to his downward spiral , james encourages and empowers others to learn from his mistakes , consider their choices , and trust in god to experience a life greater than ever imagined . choices is a compelling , inspirational autobiography that shares life - changing wisdom for anyone who wants to begin making better choices—today .
choices
is not your average movie by your average rappers . it is more than that . the actual video and audio quality aren ' t as good as
balla blockin '
, but the plot is very real . i ' m sure someone out there knows someone that has gone through the same thing . anyway , some of the rappers make pretty good actors ( project pat in particular ) . the soundtrack ( the music used in the film , not the quality of it ) is very smooth ; they managed to put songs of varying feels in this film . the extra features on the dvd are nice too . i don ' t want to say too much or i ' ll ruin all the surprise . good ahead and get this one .
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ronald james knows about choices , both good and bad . unfortunately , he also knows all too well about the personal cost and tragic results that bad choices bring . after spending more than twenty - five years of his life incarcerated in a nine - by - nine cell with nothing but an uncomfortable bed , a steel toilet and sink , and a roommate , james learned one important lesson : choices determine destiny .
i love three 6 mafia so i ' m probably a bit biased . the acting isn ' t the greatest in these movies but most of the actors are rappers so you can ' t expect much .
i ' m just being me in the movie ,
said la chat , whose debut album , murder she spoke , is scheduled for september 11 release .
i ' m hard and gangster . it ' s all about getting your hustle on .
the rap group three 6 mafia ( who are the southern equivalent of the wu tang clan ) made this hard - hitting urban drama and it features many of their members . the disc offers a standard full - frame transfer . the english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital stereo . there are neither closed captions nor subtitles on this release . the lack of any extra features makes this direct - to - video release from red difficult to recommend to anyone but fans of the memphis - based group .
and if we may say so , the comedian has a future as a casting director if the whole talk - show thing doesn’t work out .
just check out some of o’brien’s brilliant choices : imprisoned dance mom abby lee miller as sarah huckabee sanders , leah remini as russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya and a punching dummy as donald trump jr .
the lives of some of three 6 mafia ' s incarcerated friends and a memphis gang lord who was killed in 1999 provided the subject matter for
choices .
poncho portrays a paroled felon attempting to live an honest life upon his release . he eventually gets dragged into a robbery scheme by dj paul and juicy
j
' s characters .
i wanted something for my kids to look at years from now ,
paul said of the project , which was filmed primarily in memphis .
when we started doing the movie , we wanted some sh - - we could trip off when we were sitting down at the crib . after a while , people started getting interested and we knew we could make some money at it . so we added like an extra 45 minutes to it .
his pick for the role of donald trump jr . is spot - on .
the rowdy sextet had long been snubbed by festival organizers for their often - racy content . this time around , however , they shared the bill with the dave matthews band , george clinton and willie nelson during their first hometown concert in two years .
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this is the first time a rap group has performed at memphis in may , so it ' s pretty big ,
boo said moments before taking the stage saturday .
it feels good to be able to rock this for the first time .
gangsta boo doesn ' t appear in
choices ,
but three 6 mafia affiliate la chat , who appears on project pat ' s
chickenhead
single , has an important role . she plays a robber .
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with a determination to help others make better choices , james chronicles his emotional , heartfelt , amusing , and thought - provoking journey through his personal battles , decisions , and the consequences that led him to pay the ultimate price with his life and time . as he details his experiences from an early age , james provides insight into how he developed a survival mode of thinking to remove himself from tight situations .
the memphis rap group ' s gangsta boo will release her second solo album , best of both worlds : star 69 , on june 26 and will shoot the clip for the collection ' s first single ,
can i get paid ,
in los angeles this week .
shot largely in three 6 mafia ' s hometown of memphis , tn , choices examines the conflict between right and wrong and is based on the life of an ex - convict and the choices that he makes trying to get his life on the right track . isley nicole melton . . . lexxus rest of cast listed alphabetically : paul beauregard . . . d . j . ( as d . j . paul ) cassie betts . . . keisha reginald boyland . . . alonzo la chat . . . chat jordan houston . . . juice daniel iorio . . . ray wilkes dennis larkin . . . fast food manager nayali lavender . . . tionne joe moscaritolo . . . detective messmer rodney neil . . . army captain project pat . . . big pat mazio royster . . . cop # 1 rodney wickfall . . . pancho
side # 1 - - play artists biographies dj paul ( a . k . a .
the king of memphis
) juicy
j
project pat la chat discographies three 6 mafia - choices : the album three 6 mafia - when the smoke clears : sixty 6 , sixty 1 three 6 mafia presents . . . hypnotize camp posse three 6 mafia - chapter 2 : world domination project pat - ghetty green project pat - mista don ' t play gangsta boo - enquiring minds gangsta boo - both worlds , * 69 tear da club up thugs - crazyndalazdayz la chat - murder she spoke video website
although three 6 mafia have sold millions of albums since the release of 1995 ' s mystic stylez , they hadn ' t performed at the long - running memphis in may beale street music festival until saturday ( may 5 ) .
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side # 1 - - 0 . scenes 1 . murder [ : 58 ] 2 . free ( opening credits ) [ 2 : 22 ] 3 . home [ 2 : 11 ] 4 . probation office [ 1 : 48 ] 5 . new start [ 1 : 44 ] 6 . nightmare [ 1 : 23 ] 7 . reunited [ 1 : 49 ] 8 . promise [ : 52 ] 9 . crime scene # 1 [ 1 : 53 ] 10 . pancho gets fired [ 2 : 51 ] 11 . employment problems [ 2 : 33 ] 12 . club memphis [ 2 : 39 ] 13 . bar [ 4 : 35 ] 14 . right - hand man [ 3 : 22 ] 15 . army [ 1 : 57 ] 16 . wayside inn [ 3 : 52 ] 17 . home late [ 2 : 16 ] 18 . scouting [ : 43 ] 19 . the lick [ 2 : 13 ] 20 . jackpot [ 1 : 15 ] 21 . crime scene # 2 [ 1 : 06 ] 22 . report to big pat [ 1 : 25 ] 23 . $ 400 , 000 and some dope [ 3 : 37 ] 24 . no more waiting [ 2 : 13 ] 25 . alonzo [ 1 : 31 ] 26 . shakedown / shopping [ 3 : 57 ] 27 . shoot em up [ : 49 ] 28 . crime scene # 3 [ 1 : 03 ] 29 . visit big pat [ 1 : 43 ] 30 . pregnant [ 2 : 11 ] 31 . park it [ 3 : 23 ] 32 . lexus confronted [ 2 : 21 ] 33 . chat interrogation [ 1 : 52 ] 34 . got your money [ 1 : 33 ] 35 . pancho arrested [ 2 : 48 ] 36 . juice ' s death [ 1 : 55 ] 37 . dj ' s death [ 1 : 11 ] 38 . pancho interrogation [ 2 : 17 ] 39 . back against the wall [ 5 : 12 ] 40 . one year later ( credits ) [ 2 : 52 ]
gangsta boo will release second solo album , best of both worlds : star 69 , on june 26 .
that hustle has inspired three 6 mafia member lord infamous . he hopes to start work on his first solo album within a year , but he says he doesn ' t want to hurry producers dj paul and juicy
j .
i don ' t want them to be burned out when they do my album ,
he said .
i ' m going to wait until they get some rest and some new thoughts , because i want my album to be different . i want to keep it south , but i ' m going to come with that old memphis gangster sh - - , 2002 style .
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l’uomo senza memoria ( internationally released as puzzle and man without a memory ) is a 1974 italian giallo film directed by duccio tessari .

it was written by ernesto gastaldi .

la stampa defined the film as " full of ideas and with a strong storyline " .

puzzle ( 1974 film )

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is one of the amazing pieces in the movie puzzle depicting the history of african americans , and it is worth seeing as such .
the title says it all as it is a puzzle about a man without a memory but everyone strangely enough seem to want him dead . senta berger is a fantastic lead who steals the film as his wife . an unintentional comedic fight scene and terrible dialogue doesn ' t help the film .
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as the truck rams the car over the cliff and falls off in the final film , there is a low roar sound effect that the filmmaker included to emphasize the death of the truck . spielberg , who wanted the truck to seem
eagle - eyed viewers will catch the word “flammable” scrawled across the back of the truck , yet when it careens off the cliff at the end of the movie it doesn’t go boom . the studio wanted a big explosion , but the director wanted a slower demise for his film’s villain .
the snakerama gas station seen in the film also appears in spielberg ' s 1979 world war ii comedy , 1941 , with actress lucille benson again appearing as the proprietor . the two elderly people weaver tries to flag down in a car also appear as helpless motorists in close encounters of the third kind .
hi there johnny - yes i think overall i probably did enjoy it slightly more than you , but i too had a slight problem with mr . merenda , whom i describe as
bland and unappealing
in my review . yes , my copy of puzzle was a download ripped from the recent dvd release and it ' s very good . there seems to be no rhyme or reason to why some titles , that one would consider lesser , have wonderful prints , and more celebrated examples struggle to be seen in anywhere near a decent presentation ; especially frustrating for fans of popular european cycles where it seems more prevalent .
the prop recreators at chronicle collectibles have collaborated with universal studios to make the canisters as faithful to the original as possible . just like the prop used in the film , the vessel resembles an unassuming can of shaving cream from the outside . but screw off the bottom and you ' ll find a secret compartment filled with vials the perfect size for storing prehistoric genetic material .
jurassic park ( 1993 ) is known for having some incredible props . the fake shaving cream can dennis nedry uses to smuggle dinosaur dna out of the cold storage unit may not be as iconic as the life - sized t . rex , but it still plays a colossal role in the film . now , io9 reports that an official replica of the prop can soon be yours .
i ' d wanted to see this movie because i ' d read a comment about a scene where slappy white , depressed after a sad showing for his song and dance routine at a local political rally , along with jackie
moms
mabley , walk home dejectedly and step on a poster of stepin fetchit ( aka lincoln perry ) . it is indeed a sobering moment in the film .
spielberg got his start directing for tv at the age of 21 , helming episodes of such shows as night gallery and marcus welby , m . d . but the aspiring filmmaker was desperately searching for a property he could turn into a feature film . it was spielberg ' s secretary , nona tyson , who found matheson’s story in playboy and first sent it to her boss to potentially adapt into a movie .
“they said ‘okay , we’ll make it in black and white , but on color stock so that we can show it in peru , which just got color . and i said ‘no . no because you’ll screw me . you will say this and then , in order to save the company , you will risk a lawsuit and you will print everything in color . it’s gotta be on… black & white thick film . ”
tyson helped track down whether the movie rights to matheson’s story had been optioned , and eventually discovered that a teleplay was in development at abc and universal with producer george eckstein . spielberg took a meeting with eckstein , and brought a rough cut of his legendary 73 - minute series premiere episode of columbo , “murder by the book . ” eckstein was impressed , and gave spielberg the job to direct duel after a follow - up meeting where the filmmaker laid out how he envisioned the film from matheson’s screenplay in full .
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luc merenda plays a man who as a result of a car crash is suffering from amnesia and is trying to learn about his past , then a menacing individual accuses him of betrayal and is lured into italy where he finds that he is married man , soon afterwards more pieces of his puzzling past begin to fall in place .
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twisty italian thriller with luc merenda and senta berger , aka
l ' umo senza memoria .
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superb giallo from duccio tessari starring senta berger , luc merenda , umberto orsini & anita strindberg . in london a man is being treated for amnesia , having woken up in a clinic following a car accident . when the man is attacked by a stranger who accuses him of being a double - crosser it emerges that nothing is what it appears to be . soon the man is trying to uncover the truth about his identity while trying to stay alive .
eight months after having been involved in a car accident and waking up in a clinic , a young brit still hasn’t been able to regain his memory . a passport on his possession claims he’s peter smith but a man named philip shows up at his psychiatrist’s office telling him his name is ted walden .
flawed giallo without any suspense about a man who lost his memory after a car accident . too bad because senta berger and umberto orsini are good actors . already forgotten .
and i believe a dummy loses it ' s head and it floats off away from the body in one of the more hilarious dummy deaths .
that ' s right nigel ! - george literally loses his head ! many thanks mike , glad you enjoyed the write up . i ' m giving some serious thought to the gastaldi piece , but it might be more of a chore than a pleasure !
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* 11th entry in full moon ' s killer puppet franchise will premiere in three installments exclusively on amazon starting this friday ! buckle in for puppet . . .
* hunger . * * it’s the driving force behind survival . * * the velander bloodline carries and ancient secret : power and immortality . but that power requires a ke . . .
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guys , i ' ve been mia longer than my usual year or so hiatus . the reason is more than needing adequate snuggle time with my cat , or needing additional time t . . .
plot : when an ancient african artifact is stolen by criminals , four of new york city’s best martial artists are hired to recover it . can they rely on the c . . .
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* ewa aulin * , star of * deadly sweet * and * death laid an egg * , plays the eponymous * candy * ; a naive , somewhat gormless , sexually accommodating teenager who . . .
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director paul solet gave us one of the darkest and most devastating character dramas in horror with the release of grace in 2009 . his background in psychol . . .
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so , in the interest of full disclosure , i actually watched this a few weeks ago . why has it taken me so long to write about it ? well , honestly , i just d . . .
twenty five , in vaguely preferential order : * les fantomes du chapelier * ( claude chabrol , 1982 ) * alice , or the last escapade * ( claude chabrol , 1977 ) * abigail . . .
for the finale of 2015 ' s celluloid screams horror festival , the festival organisers managed to bag the services of the legendary italian prog rock group go . . .
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this was one of those can ' t wait to see it deals , one of those dream pairing deals . dolph lundgren , the babe ruth of dtv action , and scott adkins , the nex . . .
* “christopher maitland sat back in his chair before the fireplace and fondled the binding of an old book . his thin face , modelled by the flickering firel . . .
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* glen or glenda * ( 1953 ) directed by edward d . wood , jr . starring : * lyle talbot * – inspector warren * bela lugosi * – the scientist * edward d . wood , jr * . – glen . . .
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dirty son of a double - crosser .
when a sniper ' s bullet kills his attacker the man flees the country with airline tickets provided by a wife he never knew he had . arriving home , his wife calls him a
dirty rotten bastard
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steve reagan presents a prologue on symbolism , then barbara introduces marc , who has a task neither easy nor difficult . he walks the streets of chicago with a bouncing ball animation on . . . see full summary »
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steve reagan presents a prologue on symbolism , then barbara introduces marc , who has a task neither easy nor difficult . he walks the streets of chicago with a bouncing ball animation on willie nelson ' s
stay all night
, ( stay a little longer ) . he then finds a metal ball under a box of mcdonald ' s . meanwhile , a man in a tuxedo top and tails and bell - bottom jeans starts a tape of mozart ' s 40th symphony , and pretends to conduct it from a bridge over highway 240 . then marc is covered in silver cloth and christmas lights .
: human beings are such pitiable creatures . they cry at birth , they cry at death , and they cry while chopping onions .
movies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .
a comedy in which mably is a mother who is going all out against baltimore politicians . she takes matters in her own hands when corrupt politics pushes her too far .
though it ' s billed as a comedy , amazing grace contains very little in the way of laughs - i counted approximately zero .
perry , the first black superstar in hollywood , is regarded nowadays with more disdain than praise for his repeated although personally lucrative portrayal of what many would consider a horribly demeaning silver screen stereotype of african americans . that moment mabley and white - - a 70s version of the old stepin fetchit character with his song and dance routine - - step on the poster is a kind of acknowledgment that african americans , having been politicized in the all - embracing revolution that was the decade of the 60s , must move forward to create a new image . that new image is embodied in welton j . waters , the character played by moses gunn , who goes on in the movie to become the first african american mayor of baltimore . it is indeed a new dawning , not just for waters , but especially for all the younger up - and - coming generation of african americans represented most potently by the students of morgan state university who rally to support waters ' s mayoral bid .
but what i did not expect , and what may have been the most powerful moment on second viewing once i knew what was happening , is that lincoln perry himself makes an early cameo appearance playing a face - in - the - crowd , very much not stepin fetchit member of mabley ' s extended family . that , in a movie where it is acknowledged that the old stepin fetchit stereotype must be left behind in the past , is a moment even more stunning than the scene where mabley and white actually step on his poster .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
roger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the
11th hour
series on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
a look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .
john boorman ’s “zardoz” is a genuinely quirky movie , a trip into a future that seems ruled by perpetually stoned set decorators . it’s set in an ireland of 2293 that looks exactly like the ireland of today , until you get inside the vortex . and then suddenly everything is shimmering gowns and futuristic throne rooms and beautiful young people who glide around at an endless debutante ball .
these are the immortals . they will never die . they cannot . every time they try to , their bodies are relentlessly restored by the all - knowing mystical computer mind that runs the vortex . there’s a catch , though : they can’t die but they can grow old , and for infractions , they’re sentenced to age a few years . if they don’t watch themselves , they might wind up as immortal seniles . outside the vortex , a barbaric civilization survives . slaves till the land and gather the crops , ruled over by sadistic masters who sometimes gallop around killing off the surplus population . one of the barbarians is zed , played by sean connery as a cross between tarzan and prince valiant . but one day , zed ( like lord greystoke , come to think of it ) finds a child’s alphabet book . he teaches himself to read and then fanatically devours the contents of whole libraries ( like thomas wolfe , come to think of it ) . eventually he comes upon the wizard of oz and , in a moment of blinding insight , sees through the whole joke of his world’s social structure .
zed has himself smuggled aboard the giant floating head of zardoz , which rules hinterlands , and finds himself inside the vortex . here he is an object of great interest , because the immortals , you see , having lost the ability to die have also lost the drive to procreate and are doomed to an eternity of detumescence . zed labors with no such difficulty .
the movie is an exercise in self - indulgence ( if often an interesting one ) by boorman , who more or less had carte blanche to do a personal project after his immensely successful “ deliverance . ” boorman seems fascinated by stories which are disconnected from the ordinary realist assumptions of most movies ; his leo the last ( 1970 ) gave us marcello mastroianni as the last of the big - time decadents , living in a mansion at the end of a deserted street in an eerie london .
boorman puts a lot of heavy concepts into “zardoz” , but seems uncertain whether he takes them seriously himself . there are sight gags ( the attempt to turn on connery with futuristic pornography provides the best ) , there are group seances that seem lifted bodily from pajama parties , there is no end of special visual effects ( every optical printer in england must have been busy for weeks ) , and at the end there’s a combination shoot - out and mercy - killing spree that is at once ridiculous , depraved and low camp .
every once in a while , a movie like that comes along ; a movie you’ve got to see so that you , too , can be in the dark about it . in the movie’s own terms , this much can be said for sure : it may not make you an apathetic , but it will certainly age you by two hours .
an interview with terry gilliam , director of
the man who killed don quixote .
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by the mid - ‘70s , black and white cinema was an endangered species . nevertheless , brooks felt strongly about replicating the feel of universal’s classic frankenstein films by going colorless . however , not everybody shared his vision . columbia studios’ brass thought the style was unmarketable and , as brooks explains in this delightful interview ( skip to 47 : 40 ) , used some slippery tactics in an attempt to get their way :
thankfully , brooks prevailed , though 20th century fox wound up taking charge of the project .
like alfred hitchcock , brooks usually gave himself a part in his own films , from blazing saddles ’ loopy governor to the wine - selling rabbi of robin hood : men in tights . these characters regularly broke the fourth wall and “winked” at the audience , something wilder felt would clash with young frankenstein ’s tone . so , as a condition of his taking on the lead role , wilder made brooks agree to remain off - camera .
as frederick frankenstein ( wilder ) takes his first ride to the family castle , the distant wolf cry which startles him is a sound brooks actually vocalized himself .
en route to romania , our protagonist catches a train to new york , whereupon he hears an american couple bickering . in the very next scene , frederick ( now on a transylvania - bound locomotive ) witnesses a european pair having an identical , word - for - word exchange in german
“walk this way ! ” marty feldman’s igor instructs his master , who proceeds to copy the hunchback’s shuffling gait . aerosmith frontman steven tyler found this line hilarious and repurposed it as the title of a track about high school lovers .
as frederick readies his monster , he sends igor to fetch a very special brain which rests in a jar labeled “hans delbruck : scientist and saint” . the actual hans delbrück ( 1848 - 1929 ) was an accomplished military historian whose son , max , won a nobel prize for his work with viruses .
taking his feature - length tribute to the next level , brooks included much of the faux lab equipment used in that earlier picture .
garr made several appearances on the sonny and cher comedy hour and used cher ' s german wig - stylist as a model for ditzy lab assistant inga’s heavy accent .
the two had already collaborated in 1968’s the producers , and while casting young frankenstein , brooks offered mars the role of grumpy inspector kemp , but not before pitching an eccentric wardrobe gimmick that ultimately wound up on - screen .
“he [ said ] , ” mars later reminisced , “‘let me ask you this… if you’re wearing an eye patch and you’ve got a monocle on top of the eye patch , is that too much ? ’ i said ‘of course not . ’ he said ‘good , you’re hired ! ’”
according to the movie’s blu - ray commentary , hackman—who’d been thrice nominated for an academy award ( and won one in 1971 ) —learned about young frankenstein through his frequent tennis partner wilder and requested a role . ultimately , ‘harold’—the lonely blind character he briefly portrayed—sparked one of the most memorable sequences in comedic history .
during their hysterical encounter , sightless harold winds up accidentally dumping a bowlful of hot soup onto the poor creature’s lap . fortunately , boyle’s protective gear kept him from having to method act his way through the ordeal .
“for every joke that worked , there were three that fell flat , ” says brooks , who whittled young frankenstein down to its current runtime after observing several mixed reactions from test audiences . this cut material included a clip in which frederick’s relatives listen to a recorded will left by his great grandfather beauvort von frankenstein whose message starts skipping and nonchalantly repeats the phrase “up yours ! ”
in addition , the “puttin’ on the ritz” number was nearly axed as well . brooks reportedly felt that having dr . frankenstein and his monster tap dance to an old irving berlin song seemed “too crazy . ” hearing this , wilder—who though it brilliant—snapped and came “close to rage and tears” before brooks unexpectedly changed his tune . “i wanted to see how hard you ' d fight for it , ” said the director , “and i knew if you fought hard enough , it was right . . . you did , so it ' s in . ”
according to cloris leachman , “he killed every take [ with his laughter ] and nothing was done about it ! ” shots would frequently have to be repeated as many as fifteen times before wilder could finally summon a straight face .
but , to be fair , he certainly wasn’t the only one who couldn ' t always keep it together .
young frankenstein sees marty feldman’s comic genius on full display , which was often more than his castmates could handle . for example , the scene where frederick’s fiancée elizabeth ( madeline kahn ) greets him at the castle generated a lengthy gag reel because feldman—whose character starts ravenously gnawing on her mink scarf—kept everyone in stitches with his manic over - acting .
“it’s good to be the king ! ” before this pivotal year , the funnyman’s earlier efforts— the producers and the twelve chairs ( 1970 ) —netted mixed reviews and had lackluster box office performances . but after turning out these back - to - back hits at breakneck speed , brooks’ reputation as one of hollywood’s greatest comedic directors was secured .
after getting eliminated from abc’s dancing with the stars , brooks offered the 82 - year - old actress a chance to take a second stab at playing frau blücher for his on - stage young frankenstein musical , but the show’s run ended before her schedule freed up .
knowing his star dreamed of one day sitting in the director’s chair , brooks made a point to give him as many pointers as possible before shooting concluded . wilder reminisced , “mel would say , ‘do you know the trouble i’m in because i didn’t shoot that close - up ? don’t do that . ’ i would say , ‘to whom are you talking ? ’ ‘you , when you’re directing . ’”
the final product will be an even more accurate representation of the screen version than the images above , with a less stretch - out label and a skinnier can like those barbasol was selling in the early 1990s . in the movie , the gadget dispenses actual shaving cream and has a cold interior to mimic the cryo chamber at jurassic park . this prop lacks both features , which will probably make it easier for collectors to maintain .
the replica prop will available to preorder from chronicle collectibles later this summer and will reportedly cost around $ 200 . it doesn ' t contain any real dinosaur embryos , which , as anyone who ' s seen jurassic park knows , is probably for the best .
a steven spielberg movie , made in the 1970s , about an unstoppable force and the regular american guy trying to stop it—no , we’re not talking about jaws . in 1971 , the legendary director was just a twenty - something directing tv shows and looking to break out with his first movie gig . he eventually found it in the tv movie duel , about an anonymous truck driver stalking a hapless businessman driving around the lonely canyon roads of california .
duel , which is filled with thrills and road rage , was the precursor to jaws and effectively launched spielberg’s career . here are some things you might not know about the golden globe - nominated thriller .
author and screenwriter richard matheson based his original novella , which first appeared in the april 1971 issue of playboy , on an actual road rage incident . matheson had played a round of golf on november 22 , 1963 , the same day president john f . kennedy was assassinated . on his car ride home , and in a daze after receiving the terrible news , he was ruthlessly tailgated by a truck driver .
matheson initially pitched the idea to tv producers but , after it was rejected numerous times , he decided to put his real - life incident into prose form . in order to gather details of the open road , matheson set out from his home in ventura , california with a voice recorder in hand and simply described what he saw . those descriptions of the desolate landscape ended up in the novella .
2 . it was steven spielberg’s secretary who discovered richard matheson ' s story .
to read , and she said , ' don ' t look at the girls , read the short story . it is right up your alley , ' ”
. “she had a real intuition about me , and not since my own mom had anybody really had my number . she really understood my tastes , and my ambition , and my fear , my anxiety about wanting to do everything by thursday morning . ”
3 . dennis weaver’s work with orson welles got him the lead in duel .
weaver drove more than 2000 miles while shooting his scenes , and did many of the stunts himself , including the dangerous phone booth scene at the
snakerama
gas station in a single take .
of working with the rookie director , the veteran weaver later said , “i gave him the benefit of the doubt . i said , ‘there’s no reason for me to judge him because of his age . let’s see what he does . ’ and he did extremely well . . . i really think it’s one of the most creative jobs he’s ever done . ”
matheson ' s script stated that the villainous , unnamed truck driver would never be seen besides the insert shots of his arms and boots . ( weirdly enough , matheson’s novella actually names the driver : “keller , ” matheson’s own spin on the word killer . )
since the truck itself is the movie’s main antagonist , spielberg chose to cast it like he would any other actor : an in - person audition . the filmmaker auditioned seven different styles of semi - trucks on the universal backlot , finally settling on a 1955 peterbilt 281 because he felt that the split windshield , rounded lights , and elongated hood represented the menacing features of the truck’s “face . ”
for mann’s car , spielberg chose the relatively small red plymouth valiant to stand out in size and color from the enormous truck and the earth tones of the california landscape .
5 . careful planning and low - budget camera trickery helped capture the high - speed chases .
spielberg was given just $ 400 , 000 and 10 days to shoot duel , but the schedule ballooned into a full 13 days to shoot the entire movie after the rookie director fell behind . to save time in shooting the high - speed chases on location in california ' s soledad canyon , spielberg strategically set up multiple cameras along a single stretch of road to capture the shots needed for multiple scenes in one take . he had the camera turned 180 degrees and the cars driven in the opposite direction to get multiple shots for additional scenes .
instead of creating individual storyboards , spielberg mapped out the entire path of mann and the truck driver on a mural of drafting paper with notes about each plot point peppering the sheet .
to capture the truck and the car at seemingly high speeds , spielberg shot each at low angles . to create those harrowing shots , spielberg borrowed the specially - made camera car from the 1968 steve mcqueen thriller bullitt , which could lower the camera to only 6 inches off the ground .
spielberg also enlisted 50 - year stunt veteran carey loftin as his stunt coordinator . loftin , who played the driver , also designed the legendary car chase sequences in vanishing point , bullitt , and the french connection .
spielberg only had one take to pull off the climactic cliff crash because the initial shoot only had a single truck at their disposal . ( a backup truck was built during reshoots in case the engine of the main truck stopped working . the backup truck is
loftin rigged the truck with a dead clutch so the 18 - wheeler could drive without anyone behind the wheel . spielberg filmed the crash with seven cameras from multiple angles to be able to use some editing tricks to stretch out the scene .
with filmmaker edgar wright , spielberg explained , “ [ producer ] george eckstein told me after the network saw it , ‘well , we’re going back to the desert , they want to push the truck off the cliff again and blow it up again . ' i told george why that was such a terrible idea . i’d worked so hard to give the truck a long and painful death and i thought that’s what the audience wanted out of the resolution . i said , ‘if the network does force you to blow the truck up again , you get another director to do it because i’m not going to do it . ' george fought for me , and for himself because he agreed with me . ”
the movie debuted on november 13 , 1971 as abc’s movie of the week , and proved to be so successful that spielberg was given the opportunity to shoot additional footage ( the school bus scene and the railroad crossing scene ) to be able to release it in theaters at feature length .
10 . spielberg has revisited duel more than once—and people have stolen from him , too .
duel was something of lucky charm once spielberg’s career began to take off , and he’d continually reference parts of the movie in subsequent films .


school gyrls is a 2010 made-for-tv musical movie starring the pop band school gyrls ( mandy moseley , monica anne parales , jacque pyles ) and lindsay taylor .

the film premiered on nickelodeon on february 21 , 2010 , and later aired on teennick on march 19 , 2010 .

the film was poorly received by critics and was the only promotion for the album of the same name by the stars of the film .

the film was written , produced and directed by nick cannon , marking his film directorial debut .

school gyrls ( film )

school gyrls is a 2010 made - for - tv musical film starring the pop band school gyrls ( mandy moseley , monica anne parales , jacque pyles ) and lindsay taylor , justin bieber , and soulja boy .
a very school gyrls holla - day is the second album by american girl group school gyrls released in the u . s . on december 14 , 2010 . it was preceded by the single
going to the mall
school gyrls in 2010 . left to right : sade austin , jacque pyles , mandy rain , lauren chavez and monica parales .
a great idea for a trailer or a poster , but not for a feature - length film .
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the film , also called school gyrls , written and directed by cannon , premiered in february 2010 . [ 3 ] it centers around three teen girls and their lives in high school , and features cameos from reverend run , vanessa simmons , justin bieber , kristinia debarge , soulja boy , mathias anderle , diggy simmons , and others .
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all someone could hope for in a film of this title . . . and i mean that in the best way possible .
the school gyrls movie , which starts airing on nickelodeon on february 21st . all haters ' comments will be deleted ! ! get your own movie . . then you can mouth off .
in late 2011 , the school gyrls announced that they were coming out in a third movie called the wonder girls starring the korean pop girl group wonder girls on february 2 , 2012 the movie premiered on teennick with their song
the dj is mine
featuring the school gyrls . in late 2012 the girls were interviewed at the
beyond the bells
event and the gyrls confirmed that their third album will be released sometime in late 2012 or 2013 . the album was planned to contain songs
the power goes out
and
we just got it all
which were featured in the 2012 movie .
a very school gyrls holla - day premiered on nickelodeon on december 4 , 2010 . a couple of weeks ahead of filming the holiday movie , cannon announced he was adding two new girls to the group , ( then ) 15 - year - old sade austin , and 18 - year - old lauren chavez were chosen to be in the group . they also recorded a new christmas album , a very school gyrls holla day , released in december , and a single ,
going to the mall
.
the school gyrls themselves are fresh and appealing ; i especially liked mandy moseley , reminiscent of a nick heroine from the golden age of clarissa explaining it all for you .
look around , why doncha ?
she says of her new school , a place that
specializes in turning out a bunch of cookie - cutter martha stewarts
( little marthas suddenly appear ) whose
idea of creativity is writing in cursive .
a softcore , low - budget film with no pretentions to a viable plot or character development , reform school girls just proceeds along the foul - mouthed , suggestive lines of its genre without anything new to add . charlie ( wendy o . williams , who committed suicide in april of 1998 , at the age of 48 ) runs a reform school along with fat edna ( pat ast ) and the tough warden sutter ( sybil danning ) whose quotes from the bible have little effect on her co - workers . as new inmates are intimidated into sexual acts and everybody generally wanders around in as little as possible , it does not take a genius to figure out that sex is the main protagonist in this blue film .
school gyrls is a musical comedy that centers on the eponymous , real - life teen pop group consisting of mandy moseley , jacqueline ( jacque ) ray pyles , and monica parales ( a . k . a . mo money ) . the trio star as newcomers to an exclusive private high school where they’re thrown together as roommates and discover a common passion for music and dance . with a penchant for trouble and a deep rivalry with the school’s resident popularity snob , mandy , jacque , and monica enter a teen competition in an effort to dance their way to respect from their peers .
the movie : the film that killed the live - action turtles films . even the jim henson creature shop realised how bad this one was , refusing to provide animatronics for the threequel . the result is noticeably dreadful . most disturbing detail : there’s hardly any fighting !
the movie : universally derided fourth batman film , starring george clooney as bruce wayne and alicia silverstone as batgirl . just awful . most disturbing detail : arnold schwarzenegger as mr freeze , spouting some of the worst one - liners of his career . which is saying something .
the school gyrls made their television debut with nick cannon on the season finale of e ! television series party monsters cabo in january 2009 . the group ' s first cd was released under the island def jam imprint . they opened for korean - pop acts the wonder girls and 2pm at the house of blues in west hollywood , california , on june 11 , 2010 .
after hearing about briana
rae
bello from close friends of her she was brought into the studio and she was added to the group . the world was first introduced to rae on september 9 , 2011 , when the gyrls performed at crenshaw plaza , performing their new song ,
pump ya breaks
, for the back - to - school bash in l . a .
three freshmen ( mandy rain , jacquelyn rae pyles , monica anne parales ) who love to sing and dance showcase their talents at an all - girl boarding school .
she and fellow gyrls jacque pyles and monica parales are cut from more colorful cloth . they customize their uniforms , dance in corridors and library stacks , sing into hairbrushes , paint a rainbow in their room , and do a lot of detention .
the film ends with the girls sitting out on the sidewalk with the trophy and they hug , happy to have met each other . a limo pulls up and soulja boy rolls down the window to congratulate the girls and says that jacque has skills . kristina debarge asks if they want a ride and they accept .
the movie : first direct - to - video sequel to the otherwise passably decent original film . want to know what happens after littlefoot and co reach the great valley ? find out here… if you dare . most disturbing detail : how safe the whole thing is compared to the original . talk about patronising a generation .
the main characters often break the rules to get what they want . they sneak out of detention , steal school property , and break into administrators’ offices to snoop through files . a snobby girl bullies her peers , and in one case uses the internet to humiliate a younger teen who flirts with her boyfriend . the school’s principal gives into the demands of a spoiled student and her wealthy father .
shortly after the second movie release , mandy rain and jacque pyles decided to leave the school gyrls to pursue solo careers . after their departure in 2011 , natalie aguero and brittany oaks were added to the group to replace them . the first appearance with the two new members was at kids choice awards 2011 . but shortly after starting a new song with the group , oaks left the group to purse a career in a girl group named dollface with her older sister breanne oaks .
but all that really matters here are sass , sisterhood and not letting the cheerleaders grind you down . with its endorsement of flamboyant individualism and a cartoon cast of obstacles standing in the way of its expression , including a headmistress ( angie stone ) whose ever - present twin daughters speak in unison , the whole thing is closer in spirit to
rock & roll high school
than it is to
high school musical .
the movie starts with each girl talking directly to the camera about how they ended up at summerdale high . amanda
mandy
rain rolls in on roller blades and talks about being stuck at a private school that creates
martha stewart cookie cutter types .
jacque pynes states that she was taken from her hood and
shipped here by the man .
monica
mo money
finishes a call to robert cavalli while she uses the school bathroom as her personal vanity . eventually , the three end up in detention : mandy for rolling into a teacher holding a cake , jacque for tagging the school sign , and monica for locking people out of the bathroom and causing a fire hazard .
three girls attending the same private school meet in detention and bond over their love of music and hip hop dance . when they clash with queen bee bambi lockwood , the trio decide to challenge her and enter the yearly stun party .
like much else in modern entertainment ,
school gyrls ,
a new
movie
premiering sunday on nickelodeon , is an element in a cross - platform marketing plan . ( it is a movie in the sense that it is a stand - alone talking picture , not that it is any longer than your average hour of commercial - filled television . ) that ' s fine : i have no problem with being marketed to across platforms , as long as it ' s done with verve and personality , and that ' s the case here . it ' s not as if show business has been ever an exercise in altruism .
directed and co - written with visual and verbal wit by nick cannon , himself a product of the nickelodeon star - making machinery and now the host of a new york city radio show ,
america ' s got talent ,
and chairman of teen nick - - an executive , not an honorary title - -
school gyrls
will also come at you as an eponymous urban - bubble gum group , a novel and a comic book . a single is already available for download from the usual places . corporate pop constitutes a tradition now , and though the songs here may be calculated to a sonic millimeter , that doesn ' t mean they aren ' t also authentic .
first , the good news . to call this trio of starlets
talented
is to commit a serious understatement . their individual talents in song and dance complement each other so well that it’s difficult to not like them , and tweens are sure to be drawn to the energy and excitement they display in their musical numbers . that said , there are a lots of reasons for parents to take issue with the messages school gyrls offers tweens , and girls especially . in its brief 60 - minute format , the movie shows examples of bullying ( including one instance of cyberbullying ) , peer pressure , and theft , none of which has real - world consequences . stereotyping is also a big concern here , and it goes beyond the typical casting of high school students as jocks or cool kids , incorporating cultural stereotypes as well . weak attempts to inject cookie - cutter values like honesty and self - esteem can’t redeem the movie’s pitfalls , so truly positive content is at a minimum in this music - driven movie .
on july 20 , 2012 , after the gyrls performance at knotts berry farm amusement park , they posted on their twitter page that their group name would be changed to forever , because they were growing up and maturing . [ 4 ] then later rae had announced on her facebook page that she will not be a part of forever and that she would pursue a solo career . the remaining members natalie , monica , lauren , and sade announced that the group name was official changed and that there would be only four members in forever .
don ' t just stand there , bring me something to wipe my shoe .
i has never seen a
women in cages
movie prior to seeing this , so i really had no idea what to expect . which is good , because no expectations could have prepared me for this , anyway . reform school girls is lurid , sordid , exploitative , pure cheese , and yes , even entertaining . if you can handle the absurdity of it all , anyway . the plot is paper thin ( othello , this is not ) . a young woman gets sent to a reform school / youth prison after a botched bank robbery , and tangles with the corrupt warden and head matron , as well as a gang of vicious girls . that ' s basically it . and there ' s lots of underwear . basically , you probably already know if you like these kinds of movies , or you ' re a newbie like me . if you ' re unfamiliar with the genre , aren ' t easily offended , and have a fondness for campy / tongue - in - cheek absurdity , i suggest you try this out for the sheer novelty of it . i ' ll be seeing a few more , just to see if they can possibly get even more over - the - top than reform school girls .
mandy , jacque , and monica are driving over when the golf cart runs out of gas . kristina debarge gets up and performs for the stun party . the girls walk the rest of the way but make it too late as bambi saunters out with the trophy and justin on her arm . bambi tries to single the girls out for sneaking out of detention and she insults jacque with a racial nickname . monica steps up and confronts bambi , stating that she doesn ' t care about having money or being popular . jacque adds that they should settle this with a dance off . the groups head outside of the teen island club and dance to
get like me
. jacque throws in some impressive moves and the trio beats bambi . bambi blames her posse for losing and collin takes her trophy to give to monica and kisses her . angry , bambi storms up and tries to take back the trophy but is stopped by claire , who has changed sides and threatens to create more doctored photos of bambi . bambi gives up and huffs away as the school gyrls celebrate .
the next day bambi rounds up her posse and confronts monica as she talks to beyonce on her cell . monica pretends that its a dropped call when bambi asks to speak with beyonce . bambi snatches monica ' s phone from her and gestures to one of her friends to film this . bambi checks the phone and loudly announces that the phone was never in service , meaning that monica is poor and that she is only here because of her high test score . bambi gloats that monica is nothing but trash and adds that she needs to stay away from her boyfriend . monica runs off in tears while jacque and mandy get up in bambi ' s face for hurting monica . monica cries and begins to sing
not just a girl
while bambi uploads the video on a social media site .
as the girls pick up trash outside , they observe some of their classmates hanging out . all of them notice collin andrews , who is the best looking boy at their school who happens to be dating queen bee bambi lockwood . mandy recollects meeting collin earlier , only he ended up sneezing on her . monica admits that she has a crush on him and admires bambi as she is the pippest girl at school . in attempt to catch collin ' s eye , monica spills her bag by him and he rushes to help her . however , bambi storms over from cheer practice and snaps at collin to stop helping the
loser freshman with a major wanna - be - me complex .
after she expresses her frustrations with the trio , she purposely spills her sports drink on jacque ' s hoodie , prompting the latter to go after her . daisy catches them and puts them back into the detention room , where the trio perform
detention .
nick cannon was first introduced to mandy rain on the set his reality show star camp , where she was the youngest member of the star camp group
the giggle club
. after star camp wrapped , cannon considered a solo career for mandy , but decided instead to use her as the nucleus of a girl group ; he also formulated a movie concept about three private school girls who meet in detention , based on
detention
, a song mandy had already recorded which later appeared on their debut album . [ 2 ]
the movie supports stereotypes of teen cliques , labeling them
jocks ,
cool kids ,
posh ,
and
geeks .
cultural stereotypes also abound , portraying latino jacque as a street - savvy girl from the ' hood , for instance . school is presented as a venue for socialization rather than a place of learning . attempts to incorporate empowering messages about self - esteem , respect , and honesty are weak and overshadowed by the iffy content . on a positive note , the main characters are culturally diverse , and a main character learns the importance of being true to herself .
the video spreads around the school and jacque and mandy tell monica that they don ' t care if she ' s rich or not . they get a knock on the door and claire , bambi ' s sidekick who filmed the incident comes in . claire apologizes for siding with bambi and pulls out some photos of bambi with a plan to help get even . the girls print out calendars with doctored photos of bambi looking her worst and sell them to earn money for the entry fee . the girls sing
extra extra
while they sell the calendars until bambi finds out and flips . bambi tells her father and the headmistress who punish the girls with permanent detention .
parents need to know that this tv movie directed by popular comedian nick cannon is filled with stereotypes that divide teens into one - dimensional groups like jocks , geeks , and mean girls . the school’s snob queen uses peer pressure on her friends , harasses her enemies , and uses the internet to humiliate a girl after she flirts with the girl’s boyfriend , all without repercussions or due justice from adults . some of the teens use a lot of slang words (
krispy
and
' tude ,
for instance ) , and accompanying pop - ups offer definitions for viewers who aren’t familiar with the terms . what’s more , the hour - long movie has the feel of an elongated ad for a music trio’s music , as the content breaks for five music videos throughout the story .
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the nickelodeon tween fest may seem like a marketing ploy , but its girl - power spirit shines through .
the story is so thin as to be nearly invisible and peremptorily collapses into a weak ending - - notwithstanding the inevitable battle of the good and evil dance teams and an appearance by tween idol justin bieber , whose charm , to paraphrase an old blues line , the men don ' t know but the girls 9 - 14 understand . and even by the standards of these things , there is a marked lack of interest in character development or emotional depth .
is there a contradiction in stimulating young people ' s rebellious independence even as you are manipulating them into buying your products ? possibly . but it ' s better than merely manipulating them into buying a product , since in the deal you may help them grow up to be the sort of person you can ' t manipulate into buying anything at all .
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i personally don ' t understand why this movie got such a bad rating . it probably doesn ' t have top notch acting and some are jokes are pretty lame but this movie is meant for tweens and i watched this 5 years ago when i was still 14 years old and i laughed and enjoyed it a lot . it ' s an easy going movie the kind u watch while having breakfast and you ' re not really awake yet . the songs and the dancing are the best of the movie and i enjoyed the little cartoon snippets they have . if you ' re an adult you ' ll probably think the movie is silly but if you ' re a 14 years old girl or below definitely recommend u to watch this .
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mandy and monica bond over their reasons for being put in detention while jacque tries to ignore them . when monica asks jacque for her reason , the latter replies sarcastically which nearly starts a fight . the principal comes with her twin daughters and the hall monitor , daisy and demands to know what is going on . monica makes up an excuse to get jacque out of trouble and the principal replies that since the three girls seem to want to stick together , she plans to have them room in the
vip
room and to serve trash duty together . jacque thanks mandy for getting her out of trouble and sarcastically thanks monica who boasts that she did most of the work .
daisy takes them to a trashed dorm room and leaves the girls to unpack . as they clean up and make the space personal to their tastes , jacque notes that collin seemed interested in monica . mandy admits that her crush is justin bieber while jacque says that her dream guy is soulja boy . jacque states that they need to deal with bambi who is really getting on her nerves . mandy suggests that they enter the stun party to show bambi what they ' re made of and bribes jacque to enter as one of the guest judges is soulja boy .
the next day at the club showcase , bambi announces that sign - ups for the stun party are open . jacque pushes to the front of the group and enters the trio . bambi states that there is a fee of $ 100 per act and she looks at monica , expecting her to pay for the group since her moniker is
mo money .
monica claims that she needs to have her accountant wire over the money tomorrow but she can definitely get the money for the entry . bambi adds that she doubts that the trio are even on her level , which prompts jacque to challenge her into a dance off to the song
what goes around .
daisy tries stop the dance off by blowing the whistle and someone throws food at her . in retaliation , she hits a table with a cooler filled with a sports drink and the contents spill over bambi . the lunchlady yells at everyone to get to class and declares that someone will go to detention .
monica calls her accountant from detention about wiring over the funds and throws in a request for her credit card limit to be extended before hanging up . daisy comes in and states that the girls need to tighten up their dance moves if they want to beat bambi . she demonstrates sharp , crisp moves before leaving to answer a call from the headmistress , leaving her keys behind . the girls take daisy ' s keys and sneak into the art room to get supplies to fix up their room , singing
it ' s just a kiss .
once the girls add the finishing touches to their room , monica leaves to make a call , leaving her cell phone behind . she calls her mom to ask for the $ 100 to pay for the entry fee for the event , only to stop when her mom mentions being behind in payments again . monica hangs up and runs into collin who is practicing his guitar late at night , which he keeps secret from bambi as she thinks musicians are uncool for her image . he apologizes for bambi ' s behavior and monica waves it away as nothing . unbeknownst to them , bambi has snuck in and is eavesdropping on their conversation . collin leaves monica in the library and she thinks about him , singing
something about him
with the other girls . meanwhile , bambi sneaks into the headmistress ' s office and searches for monica ' s file for any incriminating evidence to humiliate her . she discovers that monica is not really as rich as she claims she is and can only afford to attend summerdale because she is on an academic scholarship .
bambi shows up to the stun party while the girls are stuck in detention . monica blames herself for getting the girls into this mess while jacque replies that they all got themselves into trouble because they wanted to . they break out of the detention room , tie up daisy , and steal the golf cart to get the stun party . bambi eyes justin bieber during his performance and falls for him , eagerly getting up on stage to dance with him to catch his eye . the stun party competition begins and bambi watches as the twins then collin perform before the judges . she claims that she ' s over collin and would rather have justin bieber . her group performs and impresses the judges .
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lots of flirting - - most of which is initiated by girls - - and a few kisses on the cheek . comments about “scoping” the opposite sex are common . teen girls wear tight outfits and short skirts , and in one case , their shorts are cut high enough that their butts are visible .
no cursing , but multiple instances of “butt ,
freakin’ ,
oh , my god ,
and
stupid .
the movie is designed to highlight the real - life trio’s musical numbers , which are available for purchase and download .
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ugh ! this wasn ' t even a movie ! it ' s a whole hour long and contains nothing but stereotypical lifestyles and character . the writer of the script obviou . . . continue reading
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after all the line up changes , the group had decided to change their name to
forever
( stylized as forever ) . this decision was so that their name would fit their more mature appearance . shortly after the name change , the remaining members rae bello , sade austin and monica parales left the group . their departure from the group caused the girl group to disband .
cannon brought in monica anne parales , who had auditioned for
the giggle club
, but she wound up working on the
jam - x kids
project instead . jasmine villegas was the original third member of the group , but she left early on to pursue a solo career . after jasmine ' s departure , jacque rae pyles was chosen and added to the group .
on september 5 , 2012 , sade announced that she was also leaving the group which was leaving natalie , lauren and monica . she also stated that she will support anything the girls have in the future but for now she will not be a member of the group . on september 1 , the group shot their first music video as forever for their single
can ' t stop this night
, sade will appear in the video following that she was a member in the group while they shot the video , but the video is called forever featuring sade . on november 14 , 2012 , monica announced that she also left the group . with the decision of monica leaving , it was the end of the band .
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