As the buzz of making “100 Years – 100 Beers” died down, our eyes adjusted to the light and we realized that a few titles were on various lists that became stuffed between the sofa cushions. We’re not going to be a bunch of AFI wusses and claim that these lost nominees and votes will get factored in a decade from now. We’re not going to sneak in and rewrite the list and have Tony Snow claim that you misread the list. We’re going to do what every good party requires – A Beer Run for one more 12 Pack of Cinematic Joy.
Don’t ask where these titles rank with the 100 list. I’m not willing to bounce 12 titles from the first list. When you’re wasted and lying in bed during an orgy, you don’t get kick out that extra potential lover. Unless they’re whiney and keep pointing and going “that’s not good.” But none of these 112 titles are prudes. Here’s a 12 pack that rivals a dozen chilled bottles of Yuengling:
12. Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916) – Douglas Fairbanks plays Coke Ennyday, a detective who can’t solve a crime until he gets wasted on dope. This sounds like the basis of a Showtime series.
11. Fifth Element (1997) – Anytime you’re trashed and you turn on the TV set, TBS has this in marathon mode. Milla Jovovich with orange hair still makes me drool although that might just be from being on the verge of passing out. Am I wrong in thinking that if I had Bruce Willis’ cellphone number and called him at 3 a.m. and said, “Bruce!” He’d say, “Do you need more booze? I’m coming over to party!”
10. Akira (1988) if I could figure out this Japanese anime flick, I would have been able to pass organic chemistry.
9. Half Baked (1998) – Have you ever looked at the back of the DVD box? Jon Stewart is in the bushes. Look at it!
8. The Care Bears Movie (1985) – It’s not good to fall asleep with so much booze in your body. By watching five minutes of the Care Bears, you’re guaranteed to puke up all the demon booze in your belly. The best hangover cure is to not have one.
7. The Jerk (1979) – If you watch this on TV, you’ll never know Steve Martin’s dog’s name. We were wasted one night and it struck us that since Steve merely sold his invention to the company, he should have been able to not be sued since the company was liable for the safety of the product.
6. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) – Dr. Seuss shows us the evils of piano lessons. If you get the DVD, there’s the uncut Horton Hatches An Egg cartoon complete with Peter Lorre fish blowing his brains out.
5. Reefer Madness (2005) – Until White Trash Wins Lotto comes out at the cineplex, this is the best damn musical. You might also want to watch the original anti-drug flick.
4. Evil Dead 2 (1987) – This is the one where Bruce Campbell has the chainsaw arm? Or is the knights? Or the tree sexually attacks the woman? I can’t remember. Best to just play all three flicks. We call Army of Darkness, Evil Dead at my house cause were too lazy to remember the rebranding.
3. The Warriors (1979) – See it now before the lame remake ruins your memory.
2. Porky’s (1982) has the greatest movie trailer ever made. Remember kids that putting your dork through a hole in a girl’s shower can be hazardous to your health.
1. Cheech and Chong’s Up In Smoke (1978) is the gold standard of wasted cinema. Do not attempt to match the on screen intake. The DVD has amazing deleted scenes including how a guard played by Harry Dean Stanton doped up the boys before they went before the judge.
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