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''This article is about the email describing movie theater experiences.'' ''For a list of movies within the [[Homestar Runner universe]], see [[Electronic Media and Film|Electronic Media and Film#Movies]].'' ''For the email describing movie genres, see [[rated]].'' ''For the email about Strong Bad narrating movies, see [[narrator]].'' | ''This article is about the email describing movie theater experiences.'' ''For a list of movies within the [[Homestar Runner universe]], see [[Electronic Media and Film|Electronic Media and Film#Movies]].'' ''For the email describing movie genres, see [[rated]].'' ''For the email about Strong Bad narrating movies, see [[narrator]].'' | ||
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| '''[[Strong Bad Email]] #167''' | | '''[[Strong Bad Email]] #167''' | ||
| [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/167-the-movies watch] · [[unnatural|← unnatural]] · [[your funeral|your funeral →]] | |||
| [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/167-the-movies watch] | |||
|} | |} | ||
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/b/bb/The_movies.png/180px-The_movies.png | |||
''"Good eef-ening, Bontilda. Forty-twone will be on your lest."'' | |||
Strong Bad's annoyance with fellow moviegoers builds to an explosive climax. | Strong Bad's annoyance with fellow moviegoers builds to an explosive climax. | ||
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'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 | '''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 | ||
'''DVD:''' [[strongbad email.exe Disc Six]], [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] | '''DVD:'''[[strongbad email.exe Disc Six]], [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] | ||
== Transcript == | |||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Coach Z is not that cool; here comes an email. | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Coach Z is not that cool; here comes an email. | ||
<blockquote>< | <blockquote> | ||
>subject: movie | |||
>Dear Strong Bad,<br /> | |||
> I was at the movies last night and this little girl behind me<br /> | |||
>wouldn't shut up! has that ever happened to you?<br /> | |||
>Cooper<br /> | |||
>Franklin TN. | |||
</blockquote> | |||
''{Strong Bad reads the name and address as "A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee."}'' | |||
''{Strong Bad reads the name and address as | |||
'''STRONG BAD:''' Told you I could do it. | '''STRONG BAD:''' Told you I could do it. | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Real impressive, Ebert. We've only seen this slide ten times since we all sat down. | '''STRONG BAD:''' Real impressive, Ebert. We've only seen this slide ten times since we all sat down. | ||
'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' If you answered | '''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' If you answered "B", you're ready for film school. | ||
''{Cut back to Coach Z}'' | ''{Cut back to Coach Z}'' | ||
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''{Cut to the screen, which reads:}'' | ''{Cut to the screen, which reads:}'' | ||
<blockquote>MOVIE & | <blockquote> | ||
>MOVIE & REFRESHMENT TRIVIA* | |||
>The correct answer was :<br /> | |||
>B: Ice Cold Refreshment | |||
>*ACTUALLY JUST REFRESHMENT TRIVIA | |||
</blockquote> | |||
'''COACH Z:''' I should've known. | '''COACH Z:''' I should've known. | ||
''{Another slide is shown on the screen, with a picture of a bazooka with six tally marks on it, labeled | ''{Another slide is shown on the screen, with a picture of a bazooka with six tally marks on it, labeled "Please Be Considerate. Because no one wants to watch a smoldering crater."}'' | ||
'''ANNOUNCER:''' Be considerate of others. Please turn off your bazookas before the progrum. | '''ANNOUNCER:''' Be considerate of others. Please turn off your bazookas before the progrum. | ||
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Ever and more! Ever and more! Ever and more! | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Ever and more! Ever and more! Ever and more! | ||
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' This is the kind of person that likes to talk to the movie. But not in the usual ''{Homestar mouths Strong Bad's words}'' | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' This is the kind of person that likes to talk to the movie. But not in the usual ''{Homestar mouths Strong Bad's words}'' "Don't go in there!" or ''{Homestar mouths Strong Bad's words again}'' "Oh no he di'n't!" type of way. He just... makes small talk with the characters, and chit-chat. | ||
''{Cut through white to some time in the movie. Homestar is sitting on his seat, with the Viking helmet on the seat next to him.}'' | ''{Cut through white to some time in the movie. Homestar is sitting on his seat, with the Viking helmet on the seat next to him.}'' | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, that's why I'm not allowed at the movies anymore. But I don't care. I brought my movie viewing into the digital age. And I dig-it-all!!! Check it out! | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, that's why I'm not allowed at the movies anymore. But I don't care. I brought my movie viewing into the digital age. And I dig-it-all!!! Check it out! | ||
''{Strong Bad runs | ''{Strong Bad runs "karatecar.exe". An ASCII art movie starts. A stick figure man walks along a street, with buildings in the background, and a car drives across. The stick figure jumps and does a somersault over the car just before he gets hit.}'' | ||
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man! | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man! | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Ooh, something exciting! | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Ooh, something exciting! | ||
''{The movie cuts to a closeup of the stick figure man, who says | ''{The movie cuts to a closeup of the stick figure man, who says "Now THAT was a''sports''car!". He then does some karate moves and says "Hi-YA!".}'' | ||
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! Kind of a hypocrite! Gonna shut up now! | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly}'' Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! Kind of a hypocrite! Gonna shut up now! | ||
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''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}'' | ''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}'' | ||
== Easter Eggs == | |||
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''No one wants to watch a smoldering crater. With the apparent exception of Homestar.'' | |||
* Click on the "Hi-YA" at the end to see Homestar in a smoldering crater sitting in a theater seat with a frame of a movie poster protruding from the side of the crater: | |||
* Click on the | |||
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh man. This movie has it all. Cinema has never Luked so Wilson. | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh man. This movie has it all. Cinema has never Luked so Wilson. | ||
* Click on the | * Click on the "@" at the end to see a film trivia screen. | ||
<blockquote>MOVIE & | <blockquote> | ||
>MOVIE & REFRESHMENT TRIVIA* | |||
What can you get at the concession<br /> | >What can you get at the concession<br /> | ||
stand for $10, $10 or $13? | >stand for $10, $10 or $13? | ||
>A. Luke Wilson<br /> | |||
A. Luke Wilson<br /> | >B. 16:9 Anamorphic<br /> | ||
B. 16:9 Anamorphic<br /> | >C. Hot, Hot Buttery Popcorn<br /> | ||
C. Hot, Hot Buttery Popcorn<br /> | >D. '''Battleship Potemkin''' | ||
D. '''Battleship Potemkin''' | >*ACTUALLY JUST REFRESHMENT TRIVIA | ||
</blockquote> | |||
== Fun Facts == | |||
=== Explanations === | |||
== | |||
* [[Pan and scan]] refers to a technique by which film originally shot in widescreen format is transferred into a format compatible with the shape of common TV screens. In contrast, DVDs made using an [[anamorphic widescreen]] technique automatically fill [[high-definition television]] screens that have a 16:9 aspect ratio and make full use of the available resolution. | * [[Pan and scan]] refers to a technique by which film originally shot in widescreen format is transferred into a format compatible with the shape of common TV screens. In contrast, DVDs made using an [[anamorphic widescreen]] technique automatically fill [[high-definition television]] screens that have a 16:9 aspect ratio and make full use of the available resolution. | ||
* The slashes on the bazooka in the | * The slashes on the bazooka in the "Be Considerate" ad are a common mark on guns, tanks, and war ships to show how many kills they've made. | ||
* A [[stevedore]] is a person who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port. | * A [[stevedore]] is a person who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port. | ||
* The Knight, The Hornblower, and The Blacksmith are playing instruments as if they were in a [[mariachi]] band. | * The Knight, The Hornblower, and The Blacksmith are playing instruments as if they were in a [[mariachi]] band. | ||
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* [[ASCII art]] is an artistic medium that makes pictures entirely out of typed characters. | * [[ASCII art]] is an artistic medium that makes pictures entirely out of typed characters. | ||
=== Trivia === | |||
== | |||
* The release date on the Dangeresque 3 poster is:COMING JUNE 2004<br />APRIL 2005<br />MEMORIALS DAY 2005<br />AUGUST 2006<br />WE'LL SEE... | |||
* [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]'s [[Cool Shades]] in the poster have three lenses, relating to it being the third film. The number "3" is also visible, reflected in the center lens. | |||
* The summary for the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed reads, "Strong Bad rants about why he hates fellow moviegoers." | |||
* The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad describes how annoying moviegoers can be." | |||
WE'LL SEE... | |||
=== Remarks === | |||
== | |||
* Despite the lack of a specific release date, the frame around the poster for Dangeresque 3 still labels the film as | * Despite the lack of a specific release date, the frame around the poster for Dangeresque 3 still labels the film as "Now Playing". | ||
* The ASCII art used in [[Karate Car]] is not actually true ASCII art; some of the characters are of different font sizes. | * The ASCII art used in [[Karate Car]] is not actually true ASCII art; some of the characters are of different font sizes. | ||
** This includes italicized fonts, including backward-italicized 1's and I's. | ** This includes italicized fonts, including backward-italicized 1's and I's. | ||
* The bazooka in the | * The bazooka in the "Please be considerate" ad has its trigger near the back of the barrel, though it belongs near the center or the front. | ||
=== Inside References === | |||
== | |||
* Strong Bad's | * Strong Bad's "Told you I could do it," refers to his habit of mangling the [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender|emailer's name]] and/or [[Strong Bad Email By Place|address]], which he doesn't do this time. | ||
* Two of the movie posters are for ''[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]]'' (based on [[unnatural]]) and ''[[dangeresque 3|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'' (with no predetermined release date). | * Two of the movie posters are for ''[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]]'' (based on [[unnatural]]) and ''[[dangeresque 3|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'' (with no predetermined release date). | ||
** The King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster was an Easter egg in [[unnatural]]. | ** The King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster was an Easter egg in [[unnatural]]. | ||
* Strong Bad originally said in [[stunt double]] that Dangeresque 3 would come out in June 2004, hence the first crossed out date. The other three dates are of major releases: [[Stinkoman 20X6]], [[Senorial Day]], and [[Strongest Man in the World]], respectively. | * Strong Bad originally said in [[stunt double]] that Dangeresque 3 would come out in June 2004, hence the first crossed out date. The other three dates are of major releases: [[Stinkoman 20X6]], [[Senorial Day]], and [[Strongest Man in the World]], respectively. | ||
* | * "Film school" was first mentioned in [[Puppets on the Road]]. | ||
* This email features another pronunciation of the word | * This email features another pronunciation of the word "program" as [[Progrum|progrum]]. | ||
* This is the third email in a row that mentions [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]]. | * This is the third email in a row that mentions [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]]. | ||
* Strong Sad mentions Strong Bad being in the [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] films. | * Strong Sad mentions Strong Bad being in the [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] films. | ||
=== Real-World References === | |||
== | |||
* The [[Brat Pack]] refers to a group of actors that rose to fame in the 1980s by starring in several teen-oriented movies, such as ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' and ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]''. | * The [[Brat Pack]] refers to a group of actors that rose to fame in the 1980s by starring in several teen-oriented movies, such as ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' and ''[[St. Elmo's Fire (film)|St. Elmo's Fire]]''. | ||
* [[Spencer Tracy]] was a two-time [[Academy Award]]-winning film actor. | * [[Spencer Tracy]] was a two-time [[Academy Award]]-winning film actor. | ||
* Strong Bad's | * Strong Bad's "Ebert" comment refers to [[Roger Ebert]], the long time film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' who gained fame as co-host of a film review series with [[Gene Siskel]]. | ||
* The | * The "Ice Cold Refreshment" trivia and red background refer to [[Coca-Cola]]-themed games formerly shown before films to entertain the moviegoers. | ||
* [[Luke Wilson]] is an American film actor. | * [[Luke Wilson]] is an American film actor. | ||
* ''[[Battleship Potemkin]]'' was an influential silent film about the [[Russian battleship Potemkin|Battleship Potemkin uprising]]. | * ''[[Battleship Potemkin]]'' was an influential silent film about the [[Russian battleship Potemkin|Battleship ''Potemkin'' uprising]]. | ||
* | * "[[Bacon number]]" refers to the number of degrees of separation an actor has from actor [[Kevin Bacon]]. This, in turn, stems from the [[Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon]] game that was popular in the early 1990s. | ||
* [[Milk Duds]] are a brand of chocolate-covered caramel candy produced by [[The Hershey Company]]. | * [[Milk Duds]] are a brand of chocolate-covered caramel candy produced by [[The Hershey Company]]. | ||
* Tabasco is both [[Tabasco|a state in Mexico]] as well as the trademark name for a brand of [[Tabasco sauce|hot pepper sauce]] that has since become a [[genericized trademark]] for hot sauce. | * Tabasco is both [[Tabasco|a state in Mexico]] as well as the trademark name for a brand of [[Tabasco sauce|hot pepper sauce]] that has since become a [[genericized trademark]] for hot sauce. | ||
* The song Strong Bad | * The song Strong Bad "sings" before firing the bazooka uses the rhythm of the "[[Nokia tune]]", based on a guitar work called "Gran Vals". The song has been used as the default ringtone on mobile phones produced by the Finnish electronics company [[Nokia]] since the 1990s. | ||
=== Fast Forward === | |||
== | |||
* The DNA scene would be revisited in the big toon [[DNA Evidence]]. In another scene of the toon, Strong Sad comments that the evidence [[Marzipan]] found looks | * The DNA scene would be revisited in the big toon [[DNA Evidence]]. In another scene of the toon, Strong Sad comments that the evidence [[Marzipan]] found looks "just like in the movies". | ||
* Homestar Runner's | * Homestar Runner's "Ever and More" song would later be revealed to be the official chant of the [[Broternal Order of Different Helmets]] in the short [[Ever and More]], in which he once again wears the [[Horned Helmet|horned helmet]]. | ||
* [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Dangeresque 3]] would finally be released as a part of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]. | * [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Dangeresque 3]] would finally be released as a part of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]. | ||
== DVD Version == | |||
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* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching. | * The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching. | ||
=== Commentary Transcript === | |||
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('''Commentary by:''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Mike Chapman]]) | ('''Commentary by:''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Mike Chapman]]) | ||
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'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{interrupting}'' And I sing my favorite anthem of anthems! | '''HOMESTAR:''' ''{interrupting}'' And I sing my favorite anthem of anthems! | ||
'''MIKE:''' | '''MIKE:''' "Ever and More?" | ||
'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{playing up his impediment}'' Eva and moow, ev' and moow, evew an' mooooow! | '''HOMESTAR:''' ''{playing up his impediment}'' Eva and moow, ev' and moow, evew an' mooooow! | ||
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' That's a... very poor trivia question. | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' That's a... very poor trivia question. | ||
'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{laughing}'' I know! | '''HOMESTAR:''' ''{laughing}'' I know! "Guess which curly-headed Tom Hanks this is." And I always—it's always ''Bachelor Party''. | ||
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs, regains his composure}'' It's not, uh... ahh, I was gonna say ''Johnny Dangerously'', but that's Keaton, right? | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughs, regains his composure}'' It's not, uh... ahh, I was gonna say ''Johnny Dangerously'', but that's Keaton, right? | ||
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'''MIKE:''' The guys. | '''MIKE:''' The guys. | ||
'''HOMESTAR:''' It's the Kingsm'n. The Kingsm'n trio! ''{short pause}'' Umm... ''{Strong Bad mentions the | '''HOMESTAR:''' It's the Kingsm'n. The Kingsm'n trio! ''{short pause}'' Umm... ''{Strong Bad mentions the "little girl"}'' Here's my big scene! | ||
'''MIKE:''' Ohhh, you're—you were— | '''MIKE:''' Ohhh, you're—you were— | ||
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'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{overlapping} Stuwws''. ''{Mike chuckles; Mr. Slashy-man takes his final pose} {as a greeting rather than an exclamation}'' Hiya! | '''HOMESTAR:''' ''{overlapping} Stuwws''. ''{Mike chuckles; Mr. Slashy-man takes his final pose} {as a greeting rather than an exclamation}'' Hiya! | ||
=== Fun Facts === | |||
== | |||
* Homestar's line about Dangeresque seems to indicate that this commentary was recorded sometime before the release of [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]. The DVD was released about a month later. | * Homestar's line about Dangeresque seems to indicate that this commentary was recorded sometime before the release of [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]. The DVD was released about a month later. | ||
* Homestar and Mike mention a number of [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Michael Keaton]] films from the late '80s and early '90s, including ''[[Bachelor Party (1984 film)|Bachelor Party]]'', starring Tom Hanks, and ''[[Johnny Dangerously]]'', ''[[Mr. Mom]]'', ''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]'', ''[[Multiplicity (film)|Multiplicity]]'', and ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', all of which starred Michael Keaton. | * Homestar and Mike mention a number of [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Michael Keaton]] films from the late '80s and early '90s, including ''[[Bachelor Party (1984 film)|Bachelor Party]]'', starring Tom Hanks, and ''[[Johnny Dangerously]]'', ''[[Mr. Mom]]'', ''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]'', ''[[Multiplicity (film)|Multiplicity]]'', and ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', all of which starred Michael Keaton. | ||
* Homestar's mention of Tom Hanks playing | * Homestar's mention of Tom Hanks playing "Bantam" is probably typical Homestar confusion; Michael Keaton played [[Batman]] in the 1989 ''Batman'' and its sequel ''[[Batman Returns]]'', but Tom Hanks never played any character named Bantam. | ||
* [[Erik the Viking]] ''is a 1989 British comedy-fantasy film written and directed by [[Monty Python]]'s Terry Jones.'' | * [[Erik the Viking]]''is a 1989 British comedy-fantasy film written and directed by [[Monty Python]]'s Terry Jones.'' | ||
* Homestar confuses ''[[Rocky IV]]'' with ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', a movie which is well-known for having audience participation, including throwing toast at the screen during one scene. | * Homestar confuses ''[[Rocky IV]]'' with ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'', a movie which is well-known for having audience participation, including throwing toast at the screen during one scene. | ||
* Despite Matt and Homestar's confusion, there is no real distinction between a bazooka and a rocket launcher, as | * Despite Matt and Homestar's confusion, there is no real distinction between a bazooka and a rocket launcher, as "bazooka" has not been a technical term since World War II and "rocket launcher" has never been a technical term for man-portable weaponry. The truly correct term is "[[shoulder-launched missile weapon]]". | ||
* Homestar is correct; the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' has been entirely made in ASCII. It can be viewed [http://www.asciimation.co.nz/asciimation/index.html here]. | * Homestar is correct; the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' has been entirely made in ASCII. It can be viewed [http://www.asciimation.co.nz/asciimation/index.html here]. | ||
== External Links == | |||
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* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/167-the-movies watch "the movies"] | * [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/167-the-movies watch "the movies"] | ||
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* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10860 forum thread re: "the movies"] | * [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10860 forum thread re: "the movies"] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026
This article is about the email describing movie theater experiences. For a list of movies within the Homestar Runner universe, see Electronic Media and Film#Movies. For the email describing movie genres, see rated. For the email about Strong Bad narrating movies, see narrator.
| Strong Bad Email #167 | watch · ← unnatural · your funeral → |
"Good eef-ening, Bontilda. Forty-twone will be on your lest."
Strong Bad's annoyance with fellow moviegoers builds to an explosive climax.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, Senor Cardgage, Pom Pom, Coach Z, Strong Sad, The King of Town, The Knight, The Hornblower, The Blacksmith, Homestar Runner
Places: Computer Room, The Movie Theater, The Field (Easter egg)
Computer: Lappy 486
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Running Time: 3:51
Page Title: Lappy 486
DVD:strongbad email.exe Disc Six, Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD
Transcript
STRONG BAD: {singing} Coach Z is not that cool; here comes an email.
>subject: movie >Dear Strong Bad,
> I was at the movies last night and this little girl behind me
>wouldn't shut up! has that ever happened to you?
>Cooper
>Franklin TN.
{Strong Bad reads the name and address as "A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee."}
STRONG BAD: Told you I could do it.
THE CHEAT: {offscreen} {grudging The Cheat noises}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Oh, I feel ya, Coopreme. It's a good thing they make you turn off your bazookas before movies man, or every one of my theater-going experiences would end in smoldering crater fashion.
{Cut to a cinema entrance lobby. Posters for Dangeresque 3 and King Bubsgonzola Supreme hang in the background. Senor Cardgage is an usher; Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Pom Pom walk in.}
STRONG BAD: {voiceover} The experience starts out promising enough...
SENOR CARDGAGE: Good eef-ening, Bontilda. {takes Strong Bad's ticket and tears it} Forty-twone will be on your lest.
STRONG BAD: Just you watch, The Cheat. Some day I'm gonna be the one tearing tickets and telling folks that forty-twone will be on their lest.
{Cut inside the cinema. Coach Z is watching the movie screen, fidgeting and thinking hard.}
STRONG BAD: {voiceover} It begins with the genius who can't resist answering the oh-so-challenging film trivia slides they show before the movie.
COACH Z: Oh, I know this one! The Brat Pack! Pan-and-scan! Spencer Tracy!
{Cut to Strong Bad. The Cheat is visible on the right.}
STRONG BAD: Real impressive, Ebert. We've only seen this slide ten times since we all sat down.
ANNOUNCER: {voiceover} If you answered "B", you're ready for film school.
{Cut back to Coach Z}
COACH Z: Awr, it was {hits himself} ice cold refreshment.
{Cut to the screen, which reads:}
>MOVIE & REFRESHMENT TRIVIA* >The correct answer was :
>B: Ice Cold Refreshment >*ACTUALLY JUST REFRESHMENT TRIVIA
COACH Z: I should've known.
{Another slide is shown on the screen, with a picture of a bazooka with six tally marks on it, labeled "Please Be Considerate. Because no one wants to watch a smoldering crater."}
ANNOUNCER: Be considerate of others. Please turn off your bazookas before the progrum.
STRONG BAD: {voiceover} Then, once the movie starts, don't forget the guy who insists on rattling off the complete filmographies of each of the actors.
{Cut back to the audience, and pan from Pom Pom to Strong Sad.}
MOVIE: {voiceover} —but when I returned, the DNA evidence was gone!
STRONG SAD: Ooh, {points at screen} and he had a cameo as Stevedore #2 in the prequel, and he was in that car commercial with the wisecracking transmission, and he has a Bacon number of 4! {holds up four fingers}
STRONG BAD: {gets up and turns back to face Strong Sad} And this is my FIST! {raises said fist} You might remember it from Bloodied Pulp, the amazingly true story of your face in five seconds! {sits back down}
STRONG SAD: {pointing at Strong Bad} He was in Dangeresque 1 and 2!
{Cut to The Cheat, who is sitting next to Strong Bad and eating popcorn.}
STRONG BAD: {voiceover} And if you think the guy sitting next to you munching popcorn is bad, {Strong Bad's head turns slowly in The Cheat's direction} try going to a theater where people regularly sneak in their own all-you-can-eat fajitas!
{Cut to the King of Town, who is holding a frying pan covered in sizzling food, with a stack of similar pans in the seat beside him.}
THE KING OF TOWN: {Looks at the camera, popping his crown} What?! This was all in my box of Milk Duds.
{Pan back, behind the King of Town, there are the Knight (with a guitar), the Hornblower (with a horn) and the Blacksmith (with maracas). The three of them play a brief Mariachi melody. Cut back to Strong Bad.}
STRONG BAD: {voiceover} And that brings me to the little girl behind me who wouldn't shut up.
{Pan behind Strong Bad, Homestar Runner is standing there, wearing a Viking helmet.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} Ever and more! Ever and more! Ever and more!
STRONG BAD: {voiceover} This is the kind of person that likes to talk to the movie. But not in the usual {Homestar mouths Strong Bad's words} "Don't go in there!" or {Homestar mouths Strong Bad's words again} "Oh no he di'n't!" type of way. He just... makes small talk with the characters, and chit-chat.
{Cut through white to some time in the movie. Homestar is sitting on his seat, with the Viking helmet on the seat next to him.}
MOVIE: {voiceover} Well, I figured out their plan.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Yeah, I figured I'd just cut up some iceberg lettuce, throw some tomatoes on there, maybe a little catalina. Nothing fancy, nothing fancy.
{Cut through white to later in the movie. Homestar is lying on his seat, with his head resting on the helmet.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, man, have you ever been to a ground-breaking? I mean, what is the point of those things?
{Cut through white again, Homestar is lying upside down on his seat, with his legs in the air.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: You know where the real money is? {shakes his legs} Phone books.
{Cut through white yet again, Homestar is sitting up normally.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I wonder how you spell tabasco. {stands up} TABASCOooo!
STRONG BAD: {Gets up from his seat again and turns around.} What is wrong with you people?! Do you not notice the giant movie over here? Were all the local sit-around-and-suck-out-loud places closed?!
{Strong Bad picks up a bazooka, holds it beside his head like a cell phone, and imitates a ringtone.}
STRONG BAD: Oh, di-a-lo-do, da-a-lo-do, di-a-lo-do, die!!
{Strong Bad lowers the bazooka to point at the camera and fires it. Fade back to the computer room.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} So, that's why I'm not allowed at the movies anymore. But I don't care. I brought my movie viewing into the digital age. And I dig-it-all!!! Check it out!
{Strong Bad runs "karatecar.exe". An ASCII art movie starts. A stick figure man walks along a street, with buildings in the background, and a car drives across. The stick figure jumps and does a somersault over the car just before he gets hit.}
STRONG BAD: {quietly} Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man!
{The movie cuts to a closeup of the car.}
STRONG BAD: {quietly} Ooh, something exciting!
{The movie cuts to a closeup of the stick figure man, who says "Now THAT was asportscar!". He then does some karate moves and says "Hi-YA!".}
STRONG BAD: {quietly} Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! Kind of a hypocrite! Gonna shut up now!
{The Paper comes down.}
Easter Eggs
No one wants to watch a smoldering crater. With the apparent exception of Homestar.
- Click on the "Hi-YA" at the end to see Homestar in a smoldering crater sitting in a theater seat with a frame of a movie poster protruding from the side of the crater:
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh man. This movie has it all. Cinema has never Luked so Wilson.
- Click on the "@" at the end to see a film trivia screen.
>MOVIE & REFRESHMENT TRIVIA* >What can you get at the concession
>stand for $10, $10 or $13? >A. Luke Wilson
>B. 16:9 Anamorphic
>C. Hot, Hot Buttery Popcorn
>D. Battleship Potemkin >*ACTUALLY JUST REFRESHMENT TRIVIA
Fun Facts
Explanations
- Pan and scan refers to a technique by which film originally shot in widescreen format is transferred into a format compatible with the shape of common TV screens. In contrast, DVDs made using an anamorphic widescreen technique automatically fill high-definition television screens that have a 16:9 aspect ratio and make full use of the available resolution.
- The slashes on the bazooka in the "Be Considerate" ad are a common mark on guns, tanks, and war ships to show how many kills they've made.
- A stevedore is a person who works at or is responsible for loading and unloading ships in port.
- The Knight, The Hornblower, and The Blacksmith are playing instruments as if they were in a mariachi band.
- Catalina is a type of salad dressing made from tomato ketchup and sugar.
- A groundbreaking is a photo-op ceremony in which executives or other noteworthy people dig the first shovel of dirt from a lot in which a new construction will be built.
- ASCII art is an artistic medium that makes pictures entirely out of typed characters.
Trivia
- The release date on the Dangeresque 3 poster is:COMING JUNE 2004
APRIL 2005
MEMORIALS DAY 2005
AUGUST 2006
WE'LL SEE... - Dangeresque's Cool Shades in the poster have three lenses, relating to it being the third film. The number "3" is also visible, reflected in the center lens.
- The summary for the Podstar Runner RSS feed reads, "Strong Bad rants about why he hates fellow moviegoers."
- The YouTube description for this email is "Strong Bad describes how annoying moviegoers can be."
Remarks
- Despite the lack of a specific release date, the frame around the poster for Dangeresque 3 still labels the film as "Now Playing".
- The ASCII art used in Karate Car is not actually true ASCII art; some of the characters are of different font sizes.
- This includes italicized fonts, including backward-italicized 1's and I's.
- The bazooka in the "Please be considerate" ad has its trigger near the back of the barrel, though it belongs near the center or the front.
Inside References
- Strong Bad's "Told you I could do it," refers to his habit of mangling the emailer's name and/or address, which he doesn't do this time.
- Two of the movie posters are for King Bubsgonzola Supreme (based on unnatural) and Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective (with no predetermined release date).
- The King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster was an Easter egg in unnatural.
- Strong Bad originally said in stunt double that Dangeresque 3 would come out in June 2004, hence the first crossed out date. The other three dates are of major releases: Stinkoman 20X6, Senorial Day, and Strongest Man in the World, respectively.
- "Film school" was first mentioned in Puppets on the Road.
- This email features another pronunciation of the word "program" as progrum.
- This is the third email in a row that mentions DNA evidence.
- Strong Sad mentions Strong Bad being in the Dangeresque films.
Real-World References
- The Brat Pack refers to a group of actors that rose to fame in the 1980s by starring in several teen-oriented movies, such as The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire.
- Spencer Tracy was a two-time Academy Award-winning film actor.
- Strong Bad's "Ebert" comment refers to Roger Ebert, the long time film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times who gained fame as co-host of a film review series with Gene Siskel.
- The "Ice Cold Refreshment" trivia and red background refer to Coca-Cola-themed games formerly shown before films to entertain the moviegoers.
- Luke Wilson is an American film actor.
- Battleship Potemkin was an influential silent film about the Battleship Potemkin uprising.
- "Bacon number" refers to the number of degrees of separation an actor has from actor Kevin Bacon. This, in turn, stems from the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game that was popular in the early 1990s.
- Milk Duds are a brand of chocolate-covered caramel candy produced by The Hershey Company.
- Tabasco is both a state in Mexico as well as the trademark name for a brand of hot pepper sauce that has since become a genericized trademark for hot sauce.
- The song Strong Bad "sings" before firing the bazooka uses the rhythm of the "Nokia tune", based on a guitar work called "Gran Vals". The song has been used as the default ringtone on mobile phones produced by the Finnish electronics company Nokia since the 1990s.
Fast Forward
- The DNA scene would be revisited in the big toon DNA Evidence. In another scene of the toon, Strong Sad comments that the evidence Marzipan found looks "just like in the movies".
- Homestar Runner's "Ever and More" song would later be revealed to be the official chant of the Broternal Order of Different Helmets in the short Ever and More, in which he once again wears the horned helmet.
- Dangeresque 3 would finally be released as a part of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.
DVD Version
- The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
Commentary Transcript
(Commentary by: Homestar Runner, Mike Chapman)
HOMESTAR: Welcome to the King of Town's... DVD... extras bonus!
MIKE: Nah, this is, uh, Strong Bad Email, Homestar!
HOMESTAR: Yeah! The King of Town's...
MIKE: {overlapping} Hey! Hey! Take me to the movies.
HOMESTAR: {laughing} Yeah!
MIKE: You ever—you ever say that?
HOMESTAR: {laughing} Yeah, I do! All the time.
MIKE: All right.
HOMESTAR: Ahhh...
MIKE: {underneath} Have you—
HOMESTAR: What?
MIKE: Have you ever been... to the movies before?
HOMESTAR: Yeaaah!
MIKE: You...
HOMESTAR: Sometimes I go... and I s—I wear... my Viking helmet.
MIKE: Oh, that's right. An—
HOMESTAR: {interrupting} And I sing my favorite anthem of anthems!
MIKE: "Ever and More?"
HOMESTAR: {playing up his impediment} Eva and moow, ev' and moow, evew an' mooooow!
MIKE: I think you're getting worse with your Rs.
HOMESTAR: When is Strong Bad gonna make that {with a hard 'g' throughout} Dangersqueal Three? Dangersqueal Three: {Mike laughs} The...Squealiest Danger. {pause} Who's that guy? Who's that skinny Strong Bad?
MIKE: Uh, that's...Cardgage.
HOMESTAR: Ohhhh, yeaah.
MIKE: Cardage. Is Cardage real? Homestar?
HOMESTAR: {confused} Is Cardage real?
MIKE: Yeah.
HOMESTAR: {Coach Z shouts out trivia answers} I don't like the trivia before movies, Mike.
MIKE: It's usually pretty easy, and Tom Hanks is usually the answer.
HOMESTAR: Yeah! I don't wanna look at no silhouettes of Tom Hanks' head no more! {Mike stifles a laugh} ...and guess which curly-headed man this is! {Mike laughs aloud} That's what it always asks me.
MIKE: {laughing} That's a... very poor trivia question.
HOMESTAR: {laughing} I know! "Guess which curly-headed Tom Hanks this is." And I always—it's always Bachelor Party.
MIKE: {laughs, regains his composure} It's not, uh... ahh, I was gonna say Johnny Dangerously, but that's Keaton, right?
HOMESTAR: Yeaah.
MIKE: Gung Ho?
HOMESTAR: Yap.
MIKE: {laughing} Mr. Mom?
HOMESTAR: Him and Tom Hanks are kinda the same.
MIKE: {snickers} Until Tom Hanks got all legit and... winning all those Oscars in the '90s.
HOMESTAR: Bantam.
MIKE: Multiplicity never got...
HOMESTAR: Tom Hanks—
MIKE: {underneath} never got...
HOMESTAR: Tom Hanks was Bantam, though.
MIKE: Well... no.
HOMESTAR: And Kiefer was Keaton. {Mike snickers} Ummm....
MIKE: So what movie were you guys watching here?
HOMESTAR: Uh, this... must've been... Soo—Soos!
MIKE: Seuss? Like—
HOMESTAR: Soos-sayer!
MIKE: Soothsayer.
HOMESTAR: {struggles to get out the 'th'} Soothsayer.
MIKE: Ohhkay.
HOMESTAR: {the King of Town appears} Oooh! Look at those fajitas! That is a sizzling plate! {Mike laughs} You better watch out. {at the pan to the mariachi band} Wooo!
MIKE: The guys.
HOMESTAR: It's the Kingsm'n. The Kingsm'n trio! {short pause} Umm... {Strong Bad mentions the "little girl"} Here's my big scene!
MIKE: Ohhh, you're—you were—
HOMESTAR: {overlapping} We're—we were probably seeing the Vikings on... the Seas! ...movie. And so I was just singin' along.
MIKE: Erik the Viking?
HOMESTAR: He tries to pick me as if I was some kind of an annoy-ance. But I'm really—
MIKE: {overlapping} You were just part of the movie?
HOMESTAR: Yeah, it's like that movie where you throw... toast.
MIKE: Ohh, yeah. Rocky Horror? Yeah.
HOMESTAR: No, Rocky IV.
MIKE: {laughing} Rocky IV?
HOMESTAR: The Rocky IV Picture Show!
MIKE: {laughs} When you throw toast at Drago?
HOMESTAR: Yeah! And you throw syringes at... Nikita Jamson. {Mike laughs aloud, Homestar stifles laughter} What's her name? She's tall and blonde.
MIKE: Brigitte Nielsen?
HOMESTAR: Jaquitte! {both laughing} Jaquitte Ribston! Throw some syringes!
MIKE: {overlapping} Y'know, she and... Rocky got married.
HOMESTAR: Rocky?
MIKE: Maybe. I can't—I can't remember— {quietly} —S—y'know, Stallone.
HOMESTAR: Oh.
MIKE: I dunno if it was after or before... Rocky IV.
HOMESTAR: {overlapping} I think he got married—I heard he got married to that robot... that's in... Rocky IV.
MIKE: The robot?
HOMESTAR: His son has a cool robot.
MIKE: {laughing} Oh, he does!
HOMESTAR: Um, Strong Bad...does Strong Bad really have a bazooka, Mike? I think this is him imagining things, 'cause I feel like if he really had a bazooka, we'd all be in some biiig troubles.
MIKE: Uhhh... is that—that was a rocket launcher, though. Wasn't it?
HOMESTAR: What'd I call it?
MIKE: A bazooka.
HOMESTAR: What's the diff?
MIKE: Uh, I don't really know, but—{Strong Bad is watching Karate Car} Ooh, look at that movie. That's a good movie.
HOMESTAR: Yeaaah! I remember one time some guy made that movie {entirely unintelligible through his impediment} Stuwws. All with... little letters.
MIKE: Star Wars? ...was made...?
HOMESTAR: {overlapping} Stuwws. {Mike chuckles; Mr. Slashy-man takes his final pose} {as a greeting rather than an exclamation} Hiya!
Fun Facts
- Homestar's line about Dangeresque seems to indicate that this commentary was recorded sometime before the release of Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective. The DVD was released about a month later.
- Homestar and Mike mention a number of Tom Hanks and Michael Keaton films from the late '80s and early '90s, including Bachelor Party, starring Tom Hanks, and Johnny Dangerously, Mr. Mom, Gung Ho, Multiplicity, and Batman, all of which starred Michael Keaton.
- Homestar's mention of Tom Hanks playing "Bantam" is probably typical Homestar confusion; Michael Keaton played Batman in the 1989 Batman and its sequel Batman Returns, but Tom Hanks never played any character named Bantam.
- Erik the Vikingis a 1989 British comedy-fantasy film written and directed by Monty Python's Terry Jones.
- Homestar confuses Rocky IV with The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a movie which is well-known for having audience participation, including throwing toast at the screen during one scene.
- Despite Matt and Homestar's confusion, there is no real distinction between a bazooka and a rocket launcher, as "bazooka" has not been a technical term since World War II and "rocket launcher" has never been a technical term for man-portable weaponry. The truly correct term is "shoulder-launched missile weapon".
- Homestar is correct; the original Star Wars has been entirely made in ASCII. It can be viewed here.
External Links
- watch "the movies"
- watch "the movies" on YouTube
- watch "the movies" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "the movies"
- forum thread re: "the movies"
- Strong Bad Filmography
- The Cheat Filmography
- Senor Cardgage Filmography
- Pom Pom Filmography
- Coach Z Filmography
- Strong Sad Filmography
- The King of Town Filmography
- The Knight Filmography
- The Hornblower Filmography
- The Blacksmith Filmography
- Homestar Runner Filmography
- Lappy 486 Emails
- Strongbad email.exe Disc Six
- Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD
- Emails With DVD Commentary
- Podstar Runner
