One 80s reunion we can live without
One of these unlikely 80s reunions could actually come true soon. Can you figure out which one?
-- Top Gun 2: The Goose is Loose, in which Anthony Edwards returns to play Tom Cruise's friend and copilot, now guiding Maverick from the hereafter in Obi Wan Kenobi fashion.
-- Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase reprise their roles as the Three Amigos. This time, they're sent to raise morale of U.S. troops in the Middle East by a besieged American president stuck in a conflict that's going so badly that it could only be the product of Hollywood ... right?
-- Corey Feldman and Corey Haim -- years after "Lost Boys," "License to Drive" and "Dream a Little Dream" -- are pairing up again for a television comedy series simply called ... The Coreys.
Yeah, unfortunately, it's the last one that's true. The Daily Variety reported this week that the project -- from the creators of the think-piece series "Wife Swap" -- would feature the mischievous actors as fictional versions of themselves -- same names and everything -- "presumably because it would be funnier and less sad that way," Variety said. (Amen, brother.)
Are there worse possible 80s reunions out there? Sure, you bet!
Top 5 worst possible reunions of 80s icons:
5. The cast of St. Elmo's Fire (Come to think it -- let's avoid getting the writers together again too.)
4. John Travolta and Kirstie Alley: "Look Who's Talking About Scientology Now"
3. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey: Unless it's for "Dirty Dancing: Vegas Nights"
2. New Kids on the Block: Along with Anna Nicole Smith, they're possibly the only living example that Darwin's theory of evolution is wrong.
1. Madonna and (Sean Penn, Warren Beatty, Dennis Rodman, etc., etc.)
(If anyone adds a Corey movie to our growing "funniest movies of the 80s" list, we're sending Crispin Glover over to your house for dinner.)
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I just love Cory Feldman and Cory Haim! They were such hearthrobs in the 80's! But now their just sexy! My favorite Cory Feldman film is The Goonies, and my favorite Cory Haim movie is The Lost Boys. I am a huge 80's fan. I would give anything to meet them. They are terrific actors!
Posted by: Lauren | November 03, 2006 at 07:36 PM
the coreys??if it has a kick ass team of writers i think it would be awesome! there are alot of us thirty something "girls" out here waiting to see those boys again to remind us of our younger days..when we use to believe life was actually like the movies..hmmm i wish!
Posted by: lynn | June 30, 2006 at 09:02 PM
I for one am super excited about "The Coreys"! I still remember my room being plastered with thier pics out of The Big Bopper..
Posted by: Anonymous | June 23, 2006 at 04:05 PM
The A-Team Vs. Knight Rider would kick major butt. Both try to save the same people at the same time.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 23, 2006 at 09:52 AM
I don't want to see the Coreys, but I admit that it's the least scary of the 3 choices you gave. P.S. Please send Crispin Hellion Glover over to my house for dinner.
Posted by: Six | June 22, 2006 at 08:08 PM
Of all 80s actors to bring back, why these two? I've been asking myself that all day.
Posted by: Steve Spears | June 22, 2006 at 05:14 PM
The Coreys?! I really dont see how this will get past the pilot stage.Cory Feldman on Surreal life with his whiny ass vegan self was bad enough. I really wanted to see Vanilla Ice punch him out..too bad.Will they get Starship to reunite and do the theme song for the show,recorded live @ Hooters?!LOL!MM
Posted by: Mirrorball Man | June 22, 2006 at 04:16 PM
Even though they are brothers, I don't ever want to see them do a movie together again...Emilio Estevez & Charlie Sheen.And thanks for all the love on the podcast!
Posted by: Bassnote | June 22, 2006 at 02:36 PM
A-Team vs. Riptide would be Boss!
Posted by: gencinjay | June 22, 2006 at 01:09 PM
The Geese Aplenty blog posted what a Breakfast Club reunion might sound like.http://www.greghoward.net/index.php/weblog/clubbing/
Posted by: yellojkt | June 22, 2006 at 12:59 PM
Hulk Hogan's Rock-N-Wrestling vs HE-Man...how 'bout that?!?! And you can have individual struggles as well; Hogan vs He-Man. Captain Lou Albano against Beast Man. Rowdy Roddy Piper against Skeletor. Macho Man against Evil Lynn...ha ha, you get the point.
Posted by: Tonka | June 22, 2006 at 11:55 AM
Oh, come now. Reunions are bad enough ("Alf" reunion, anyone? Just to wrap up its last episode?) I'm concerned about a far more insidious development: 80s crossovers.Now, "Alien vs. Predator" was a cool idea. Lousy execution, but still cool. "Freddy vs. Jason," on the other hand... words fail me.It's only a matter of time, you know, before Hollywood comes up with some really nasty ones:"Knight Rider vs. the Dukes of Hazzard""Alf in Alien Nation""The A-Team vs. Riptide"and worst of all..."Care Bears vs. Transformers" (though I would pay money for that one... once)
Posted by: PencilSharp | June 22, 2006 at 10:38 AM