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Our Favorite Summers: 1998
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Believe it or not, I wasn't yet a full-blown movie geek in 1998. I didn't even start saving my ticket stubs until the summer of '99. In all fairness, I hadn't been quite old enough to go to the movies by myself yet -- not much younger than any of my colleagues in the summers they covered, but young enough to spare you the math.
Every third weekend, my younger brother and I spent with our father, and a reliable way to spend time together was often to go to the movies or rent something and stay home. So by only (probably) going to the movies every third weekend, I only saw maybe six movies theatrically over the course of those eighteen weeks. I'll bold those that I remember going to see as I go along, and then touch upon the rest of the releases in between.
(By the way: the weekends in the summer of 1998 happen to line up with those of this summer. Let's see just how far we've come...)
Stars in Rewind: Big Screen Adventures in Gonzo Journalism
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After watching the clip from Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson that Erik posted, I couldn't help but think of the fictionalized Hunter S. Thompson on the big screen. The first thing that comes to mind, of course, is Johnny Depp's unforgettable performance in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. With Depp teamed with Benicio del Toro, it was darkly comedic gonzo heaven, like the clip above. I could watch the two of them get high and hallucinate all day.
But, we've got to remember that it's not the only Gonzo/Duke pairing out there. Before Johnny and Benicio, there was Peter Boyle and Bill Murray in Where the Buffalo Roam. It's a touch goofier, but it's cool to see Murray mimic someone else (and do a decent job at it), and it's always great to see Peter Boyle on the big screen. You can check out a clip from that flick after the jump.
Meanwhile, trivia time.
The Last Rewind Answer: Joey took over for Marky Mark in NKOTB.
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