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[guidomerkinsrules]

Generally liked Chevy Chase movies (and SNL) but I have not heard one positive story about him as a person/co-star
Not even a meh story about him - just story after story about what a tool he is (including my wife who said he was the worst she ever worked with)

 

[tenordas]

If you've read the Fletch novels, you know what a let down this enterprise was. The first Fletch film stuck pretty close to the book on which it was based, had a great cast, and Gregory McDonald himself even said he thought Chevy made a good Fletch. It was a very good film and readers of the novels were excited to see them be brought to film.

Then the second film came out, which had nothing to do with the novels and was just "let's watch Chevy Chase mug for the camera." It was truly terrible. I don't know whose decision it was to go that direction, but it let down every fan of the books, all of which are terrific. It could have been an iconic film series, but the producers decided to go "stupid humour" instead and blew the whole venture with that series killer of a dud movie.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

story after story about what a tool he is (including my wife who said he was the worst she ever worked with)

Go on ……………

 

[bigdaddysaints]

If you've read the Fletch novels, you know what a let down this enterprise was. The first Fletch film stuck pretty close to the book on which it was based, had a great cast, and Gregory McDonald himself even said he thought Chevy made a good Fletch. It was a very good film and readers of the novels were excited to see them be brought to film.

Then the second film came out, which had nothing to do with the novels and was just "let's watch Chevy Chase mug for the camera." It was truly terrible. I don't know whose decision it was to go that direction, but it let down every fan of the books, all of which are terrific. It could have been an iconic film series, but the producers decided to go "stupid humour" instead and blew the whole venture with that series killer of a dud movie.

funny story about the plantation the second was filmed at in Giesmer. it now belongs to Shell Chemical. they bought it to use as a REC and meeting center, and also did tours..
My father in law told me after they bought it, it sat there for a good while before they started remodeling it. when they went in to see that kind of work it needed, someone had stole the flooring out of it. all of it, both levels. he said it was cypress.
crazy how someone can steal the floors out of a big house and no one notice...

 

[Nisey55]

funny story about the plantation the second was filmed at in Giesmer. it now belongs to Shell Chemical. they bought it to use as a REC and meeting center, and also did tours..
My father in law told me after they bought it, it sat there for a good while before they started remodeling it. when they went in to see that kind of work it needed, someone had stole the flooring out of it. all of it, both levels. he said it was cypress.
crazy how someone can steal the floors out of a big house and no one notice...

Maybe check out the flooring in Shells' main office?

 

[Semper]

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

One of the biggest laughs I ever had in my life

 

[bigdaddysaints]

Those aren't pillows!

 

[Semper]

 

[Semper]

That was one of my favorite movies! Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor…

 

[Semper]

 

[bigdaddysaints]

excellent movie

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I remember seeing this in the theater as like a 7 yr old fan of Popeye and Friends and of Mork & Mindy and being…………….. underwhelmed .

 

[SamAndreas]

I remember seeing this in the theater as like a 7 yr old fan of Popeye and Friends and of Mork & Mindy and being…………….. underwhelmed .

Years ago I went to the SBA bankruptcy auction of the New York Bakery in Boulder Colorado. In the real world it was the business next door to the New York Delliticession which was featured in the show. Both real place in a make believe Mork and Mindy world.

Boulder Colorado Is my home town. That refrigeration gear was moved to South Western Colorado where I was in business at that time.


I bought all of the bakeries refrigeration systems for almost nothing. I then stripped out the refrigeration piping and systems fixtures that following night and then drove away from there in a two ton truck filled clear full. I got the condensing systems, piping, boxes, and control systems. I was even able to pump down and save the freon gas.

I worked all night long following that auction. I loaded two objects which weighed a ton on my truck with just myself and my hand tools. It was a good day and night in that day and age. I had a lot of good days back then.

That gear was then reinstalled in several restaurants, and bakeries in Colorado, for which I made a hansom profit.

Almost nothing means I paid $35 for a two ton truck load of what was worth $15,000 dollars at worst. Bankruptcy auctions are great.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Years ago I went to the SBA bankruptcy auction of the New York Bakery in Boulder Colorado. In the real world it was the business next door to the New York Delliticession which was featured in the show. Both real place in a make believe Mork and Mindy world.

Boulder Colorado Is my home town. That refrigeration gear was moved to South Western Colorado where I was in business at that time.


I bought all of the bakeries refrigeration systems for almost nothing. I then stripped out the refrigeration piping and systems fixtures that following night and then drove away from there in a two ton truck filled clear full. I got the condensing systems, piping, boxes, and control systems. I was even able to pump down and save the freon gas.

I worked all night long following that auction. I loaded two objects which weighed a ton on my truck with just myself and my hand tools. It was a good day and night in that day and age. I had a lot of good days back then.

That gear was then reinstalled in several restaurants, and bakeries in Colorado, for which I made a hansom profit.

Almost nothing means I paid $35 for a two ton truck load of what was worth $15,000 dollars at worst. Bankruptcy auctions are great.

It’s been a few years since I’ve seen an episode of Mork & Mindy; as i recall, it didnt really hold up very well on more recent viewings, pretty much as you’d expect of a 1970s sitcom relic.. but for kids it was a great show back then.. i recall an ep where Mork was with the Denver Broncos cheerleaders (?) .. and also Mindy was cute and drove a cool little Jeep .. But one of the neat things about that show was NOLA native Jay Thomas (yeah Guido we know he attended Jesuit) who’s show on Sirius XM satellite id listen to quite a bit circa 2012-2017 or so while driving around for work, i even called in a couple times and talked to him before he passed away.. but i thought in the show his character ran a pizzeria or somehting , as opposed to a delicatessen (?). I could be wrong though , it’s been a while .