Thursday, June 29, 2023

DAILY CALL SHEET: JUNE 29, 2023

Bad Manners (1984) Gang of mostly unlikable future sociopaths are confined to a penitentiary-style orphanage run by a sadistic habit-free nun. When one of the larcenous little rascals is adopted by lunatics, the rest escape and cause havoc on their way to rescue him. Most raunchy 80's comedies of this ilk get away with it by casting actors in their 20's to play teens, but this attempt to combine Bad News Bears attitude with Porky's R-rated shenanigans features real underage kids, so the whole thing is jaw-dropping cringey. It's almost worth it for Karen Black, though, who appears to be having actual psychotic breaks onscreen.

TIL: The Catechism notes that the dignity of all human beings is rooted in their creation in the image and likeness of God, not in their often undignified actions. Given this, good manners matter, even towards any A-holes, as they show we recognize the inherent dignity God granted each person.


Still Voices - Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) "Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential." - Will Cuppy

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