via Linda Iroff
John Astin was joined by his two sons with Patty Duke to honor his late dad. Allen Astin was the director emeritus at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and they held a garden ceremony to commemorate him. After the event, John and his wife, Valerie Ann Sandobal, Sean, Mackenzie and his wife, Jennifer toured the campus.
Now that we got out of the way, let’s talk about how amazing The Addams Family patriarch looks at 89. Can you believe it? I wonder what his secret is?
Not only does he look fantastic, but his smile also makes me smile. I have been watching him as Buddy on Night Court on LAFF recently and he is pure joy on the sitcom. That is just who he is. How can you not feel happiness when you see him? My day is instantly brighter after seeing him, and I hope yours is too.
When it comes to his boys, we see them all the time on TV. Even though we know the stranger things that they have been doing, it is so sweet to see them with their dad. They have his personality and warmth. Mackenzie is his spitting image minus his pop’s mustache. Something I am glad that Gomez still has. It is his signature look so he can never shave it off. If he did, then how would we recognize him? I guess his personality would shine through, but I still love his stache!
Dead Ant is a bitchin’ movie about stoned rockers getting attacked by oversized ants. It is the movie we all need as a release from all of the World’s problem. Therefore, after you read this, either run out to see it in the theater or watch it OnDemand or Digital ASAP.
You know you are in for a treat when the movie starts out with a pretty young woman being chased in the desert by an oversized ant who wants to kill her. As she is running for her life, she for some reason takes off her bikini top, jean shorts and underwear. That means she is completely naked. Why? Because that is how a great horror comedy begins.
Now it is time to meet the band. Sonic Grove is a hair metal band who has not had a hit since Hair Metal was a thing. They realize they have to change their look and sound if they want to be stars again. Their manager (Tom Arnold) booked them a gig at Nochella in the desert. Before they play the gig, Art (Sean Astin) and Stevie (Leisha Hailey) are going to pick up the best peyote from a Native American leader. That guy warns them to be careful not to hurt any bugs. If they do, then they will be cursed. Of course, he does not listen and pays the price.
Meanwhile, the rest of the band (Sydney Sweeney, Jake Busey, Leisha Hailey, Rhys Coiro) and their groupies (Natasha Blasick, Joi Liaye, Cameron Richardson) are on the tour bus, looking for a spot to stop so they can write a new song together. They find that spot and wait to be joined by Art and Stevie. Only Stevie shows up, and she has the peyote.
They smoke up and everything is awesome. That is until they get attacked by a large ants. They start to kill these ugly black bugs. Every time they do, they get bigger and bigger. They need to get out of there if they want to survive, so they run back to the bus for safety. One of them ran into Stevie’s car and they won’t leave without her. While they are waiting for her, the ants are now the size of the bus. The art department did a great job of making the ugly creatures look realistic.
How are they going to get out of there before they become ant food? You don’t want to miss it because it all ends in a way that is as awesome as the best guitar solo any band would die to do.
Dead Ant is not going to win an Oscar, but it is going to win its way into your heart. It has sex, drugs, rock’n’roll and laughs. What more do you need from a movie these days? Therefore, get some peyote and watch Dead Ant. It will make all of your problems will go away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkrTlCDyxQw
There are actors who will say yes to whatever movie that they are offered and sometimes they make the right choice.
For example, Sean Astin, Tom Arnold and Jake Busey said yes to starring in Dead Ant. A film about a Rock band that does some really strong peyote in a desert and gets attacked by huge killer ants!
I don’t know how the Oscars can ignore this brilliant movie that is coming to home video on January 25th. It might be why no one wants to host the thing this year. The closest they came to getting someone, was someone who is the size of an ant.
Seriously, what would you rather see: The Green Book or Dead Ant? Dead Ant of course because it is totally rockin’!
Before James Brolin was a doctor on Marcus Welby MD, he was a house painter during the summer on The Patty Duke Show. He truly hasn’t aged a day since he was 25 in that 1965 episode. Well, maybe he is grey now, but that is the only difference.
Even though it has been 32 years since The Goonies came out, Mikey, Mouth and Data are still hanging out and doing dinner. Corey Feldman described his friendship with Sean Astin and Jonathan Ke Quan perfectly via a quote for the classic film, “Never say die!”
Seeing the three of them together makes me think they really have to do the talked about sequel for this film as soon as possible. Fans will do the Truffle Shuffle if they finally do it. Heck, they would do more than that because they have already been waiting over 3 decades for it. What are they waiting for?
Finally, don’t the three men look amazing for their age? They were teenage heartthrobs and now they are manly ones!
