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Written by James M. Tate / 12/15/2025 / No comments / angus macInnes , comedy , dave thomas , eighties , lynne griffin , max von sydow , parody , paul dooley , rick moranis

RICK MORANIS & DAVE THOMAS AS BOB & DOUG IN 'STRANGE BREW'

<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXV5MzvKF0HgK1BowslDbpvqHVyXcEHD8NuHJUeKu7dBFOeSUYzS7Q5qp7UtNWlT8nqwV8Mxk-a59KqFhzAM3PQ5PqGVdZ6kEjbXG_ezLXE3JYaqPGIvTtenxx2TTSYF797-8yjMKL_O4OI-wTnTi271cO071zX9ZzS7NUHqxz1QJ_ZAkh597QYA4RkVl/s2090/Screen%20Shot%202025-12-15%20at%201.06.24%20PM%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="2090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXV5MzvKF0HgK1BowslDbpvqHVyXcEHD8NuHJUeKu7dBFOeSUYzS7Q5qp7UtNWlT8nqwV8Mxk-a59KqFhzAM3PQ5PqGVdZ6kEjbXG_ezLXE3JYaqPGIvTtenxx2TTSYF797-8yjMKL_O4OI-wTnTi271cO071zX9ZzS7NUHqxz1QJ_ZAkh597QYA4RkVl/s16000/Screen%20Shot%202025-12-15%20at%201.06.24%20PM%202.jpeg"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Title: STRANGE BREW Year: 1983 Rating: **</u></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There's a moment in THE ADVENTURES OF BOB AND DOUG MCKENZIE: STRANGE BREW where supervillain Max von Sydow... attempting to take over a Canadian brewery where the titular siblings sought replacement beer.. wields a hand-written laser contraption that literally pokes fun at (by glibly complimenting) the movie's special effects...<br><br>Providing selected moments where the Rick Moranis/Dave Thomas theatrical adaptation of their SCTV skit (basically reworked by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in SNL's WAYNE'S WORLD, both involving goofballs on Canadian public-access) is a deliberate genre-spoof in the vein of Mel Brooks or AIRPLANE... in this case the Roger Moore-era James Bond franchise...</p><p><span></span></p>

angus macInnes, comedy, dave thomas, eighties, lynne griffin, max von sydow, parody, paul dooley, rick moranis

RICK MORANIS & DAVE THOMAS AS BOB & DOUG IN 'STRANGE BREW'

Title: STRANGE BREW Year: 1983 Rating: ** There's a moment in THE ADVENTURES OF BOB AND DOUG MCKENZIE: STRANGE BREW where supervillain M...

BURT REYNOLDS WANTS TO HAVE YOUR BABY IN 'PATERNITY'

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But here’s a movie where Burt, playing extremely subtle as a single successful guy who yearns to have a baby, seems completely isolated, at first, and not only because he wants the child born through a surrogate mother...<br>
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aileen quinn, alfie wise, beverly d'angelo, burt reynolds, comedy, david steinberg, eighties, lauren hutton, norman fell, paul dooley, toni kalem

BURT REYNOLDS WANTS TO HAVE YOUR BABY IN 'PATERNITY'

Burt Reynolds in PATERNITY with Aileen Quinn In his string of romantic comedy films, and even his car chase flicks, Burt Reynolds is never...

DENNIS CHRISTOPHER RIDES 'BREAKING AWAY' W/ DENNIS QUAID

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Epitomizes the Haves Haves Not of Breaking Away YEAR: 1979</u></td></tr>
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Feel good movie about teens from the poor side of the tracks but with a cool rock-diving water hole to hang at, BREAKING AWAY is
 distinguished by a confidently upbeat, quirky protagonist who, while obsessed with Italy, longs to race bicycles with Italy's visiting 
team: But when not peddling around town, Dennis Christopher's Dave hangs with local buddies Dennis Quaid, a former football hero; Jackie Earle Haley, the token mascot; and Daniel Stern, the comic relief who's the most soulful and in-tune with our cycling hero...<br>
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To the rich college kids, led by preppie jerk Hart Bochner, the young locals are Townies or Cutters while the University remains an albatross that otherwise humble and poor Bloomington, Indiana can't shake. Our boy Dave's the only one with an angle: Finding the prettiest girl in Robyn Douglass, and faking an Italian accent for a filler romance.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Breaking Score: ***1/2</u></td></tr>
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Through the much too-written script, where the late-teens talk like they're suffering a mid-life crisis, the bicycling scenes are nicely shot by action director Peter Yates; and though the class envy gets tiresome, and Dave's jovial dialogue with his parents is a tad silly, as the big race 
between the locals and jocks approaches, each and every character contributes 
equally to a spirited finale.<br>
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Before that, when a depressed Dave (suffering one of those cinematic teenage-midlife-crisis's) and endearingly dishonest used car salesman dad Paul Dooley walks through the ruin of a town, sharing about his own faded dreams, it seems like another motion picture altogether: More edgy and realistic, which BREAKING AWAY could have used a few more scenes of. But it's an affable sport film meant to celebrate the energy and momentum of youth, and it does that well.<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Almost sure this is Jennifer K. Mickel as Girl in Breaking Away with Hart Bochner</u></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Riding against the Italian Bike Company truck in BREAKING AWAY</u></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Dennis Quaid shows his stuff in BREAKING AWAY</u></td></tr>
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daniel stern, dennis christopher, dennis quaid, hart bochner, jackie earle haley, john ashton, paul dooley, peter yates, robyn douglass, small town, sport, teen

DENNIS CHRISTOPHER RIDES 'BREAKING AWAY' W/ DENNIS QUAID

Epitomizes the Haves Haves Not of Breaking Away YEAR: 1979 Feel good movie about teens from the poor side of the tracks but with a cool ...

BREAKING AWAY

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_kL0JCr5wMHEYa66umpFXE2As5YhtKIvMzxuf5RvSEKhc06CkCY5ZNgRGaTxUltwaCZVFF81iW42KPI2DqFig8RBhEHmnlFqhKOZKsFDj4kYZhM8rETX5vz0nVYtPQeqEeCXCGZT6LA/s1600/breakingaway.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562195754616625874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_kL0JCr5wMHEYa66umpFXE2As5YhtKIvMzxuf5RvSEKhc06CkCY5ZNgRGaTxUltwaCZVFF81iW42KPI2DqFig8RBhEHmnlFqhKOZKsFDj4kYZhM8rETX5vz0nVYtPQeqEeCXCGZT6LA/s200/breakingaway.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 200px; float: right; height: 192px; cursor: pointer;" /></a><strong>title:</strong> BREAKING AWAY<br /><div><strong>year:</strong> 1979</div><div><strong>cast:</strong> Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, Paul Dooley, Daniel Stern, Hart Bochner, P.J. Soles<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">director: </span>Peter Yates<br /></div><div><strong>rating:</strong> ****</div><br /><div></div><div>Feel-good classic about teens from the poor side of the tracks, this one distinguished by a confidently upbeat, quirky main character who, while pretending to be Italian, longs to race bicycles with Italy's visiting team. When not peddling around town, Dennis Chrisopher hangs with local slackers Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, and Daniel Stern, known as "Cutters" and demeaned by rich kids at the local university. The bicycling scenes are wonderfully shot by action director Peter Yates, and although the class envy gets tiresome, and Christopher's relationship with his parents seems a bit cartoonish, as the big race between the locals and students approaches, each character contributes equally to a fantastic (though predictable) conclusion. </div>

daniel stern, dennis christopher, dennis quaid, hart bochner, jackie earle haley, P.J. Soles, paul dooley, seventies