Taking inspiration from the works of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Stephen King, and George Lucas, among others, "Stranger Things", the Duffer Brothers (Writers/Directors) and Netflix sci-fi/horror series, pays perfect homage to '80s pop culture. The series is a treasure trove of '80s references. In this post, I am listing down the references I most like in the series. Let's begin.
1) The kids on their bikes – Reminiscent of the movie, “E.T.”
4) "Lando Calrissian" - While hiding in a bus from the bad men, Mike and the gang were radioed by Chief Hopper. Toothless exclaims "Lando Calrissian" and tells Mike not to answer for it could be a trap. Lando Calrissian, ofcourse, is the character who betrays Han Solo in the movie, The Empire Strikes Back
Here's R.O.S.E. with an original song called "Moonlight Blue".
Happy Holidays! Christmas Time is Here. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
For those who remember the '80s time-travel movie "Back to the Future", can you imagine another actor playing Marty McFly? I mean Michael J. Fox is Marty McFly. Fast talking, smooth, cool, nice guy. The role is tailor-made for Michael J. Fox. It's hard to believe anyone else playing the part but apparently, there was another actor who had a brief stint as Marty McFly.
When filming began for BTTF, Michael J. Fox was busy with his sitcom "Family Ties". So, although Fox was Robert Zemeckis' first choice, another actor was cast. Enter Eric Stoltz. For those who are not familiar with Eric Stoltz, he portrayed Rocky Dennis, a kid with the rare disorder lionitis, in the biographical drama film "Mask", which also stars Cher.
He was also in the John Hughes film "Some Kind of Wonderful" (my all-time favorite movie) starring alongside Lea Thompson and Mary Stuart Masterson.
There was four weeks of filming done with Stoltz. But the director felt that his performance wasn't appropriate for the film. Eric Stolz's acting style is serious and dry. He is more of a method actor. He isn't very funny. Very different form Michael J. Fox's style.
Eventually, Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg decided to go with Michael J. Fox, their original choice. Luckily, Fox was able to negotiate splitting his time between the film and "Family Ties". Hence, he replaced Eric Stoltz and the rest we know is history.
