Comments on: Theme Song from “Joysticks” is Pure 1980s Magic http://www.retroist.com/2008/07/09/theme-song-from-joystick-is-pure-1980s-magic/ Retro culture, humor and fun Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:05:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: The Retroist http://www.retroist.com/2008/07/09/theme-song-from-joystick-is-pure-1980s-magic/#comment-2839 The Retroist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:40:40 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=846#comment-2839 A veritable pantheon of extra small c celebrities. A veritable pantheon of extra small c celebrities.

]]> By: Brian Deuel http://www.retroist.com/2008/07/09/theme-song-from-joystick-is-pure-1980s-magic/#comment-2838 Brian Deuel Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:27:14 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=846#comment-2838 Some Joysticks actor/actress trivia: -Jon Gries (i.e. King Vidiot) plays Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite -Corrine Bohrer (Patsy) was recently in a Mac/PC commercial and a Bounty commercial - Leif Green (Eugene Groebe) played one of the T-Birds in the horrible Grease 2 - Logan Ramsey (Mayor Neville) played husband Luther to his real life wife Anne Ramsey's (Goonies' Mama Fratelli) Loretta character in Any Which Way You Can. - The characters of Lola and Sandy were played by Playboy Playmates. - John Diehl and John Voldstad (Arnie and Max, respectively) were both previously in the movie Stripes together. - No one knows what became of Carole Burkett (Connie) :) Some Joysticks actor/actress trivia:

-Jon Gries (i.e. King Vidiot) plays Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite

-Corrine Bohrer (Patsy) was recently in a Mac/PC commercial and a Bounty commercial

- Leif Green (Eugene Groebe) played one of the T-Birds in the horrible Grease 2

- Logan Ramsey (Mayor Neville) played husband Luther to his real life wife Anne Ramsey’s (Goonies’ Mama Fratelli) Loretta character in Any Which Way You Can.

- The characters of Lola and Sandy were played by Playboy Playmates.

- John Diehl and John Voldstad (Arnie and Max, respectively) were both previously in the movie Stripes together.

- No one knows what became of Carole Burkett (Connie) :)

]]> By: The Retroist http://www.retroist.com/2008/07/09/theme-song-from-joystick-is-pure-1980s-magic/#comment-2828 The Retroist Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:13:52 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=846#comment-2828 You are going to love/hate it. Its both a pale imitation of everything you have ever seen and at the same time completely original. Madness! Tell me what you think when you see it. You are going to love/hate it. Its both a pale imitation of everything you have ever seen and at the same time completely original.

Madness!

Tell me what you think when you see it.

]]> By: InfomercialReviewer http://www.retroist.com/2008/07/09/theme-song-from-joystick-is-pure-1980s-magic/#comment-2827 InfomercialReviewer Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:41:05 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=846#comment-2827 I had never even heard of the movie "Joysticks" before reading this post...but now it's at the top of my Netflix queue! I had never even heard of the movie “Joysticks” before reading this post…but now it’s at the top of my Netflix queue!

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