Joe Dante is known for his satirical sensibility, so it wouldn't surprise me. I have to admit, I laughed when I first heard Phoebe Cates do her "why I don't like christmas" speech. I get the impression that it was designed to have that effect on certain types of twisted person.
My favourite Dante is film is "Matinee", which is a really sweet coming of age thing set against the cuban missile crisis, but also is a complete love letter to film producer William Castle (The Tingler etc) and gorgeous 1950s atomic age monster movies. The film within the film is "MANT! Half man. Half Ant. All terror".
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Date: 2011-12-19 08:18 pm (UTC)I have to admit, I laughed when I first heard Phoebe Cates do her "why I don't like christmas" speech. I get the impression that it was designed to have that effect on certain types of twisted person.
My favourite Dante is film is "Matinee", which is a really sweet coming of age thing set against the cuban missile crisis, but also is a complete love letter to film producer William Castle (The Tingler etc) and gorgeous 1950s atomic age monster movies. The film within the film is "MANT! Half man. Half Ant. All terror".