I don't want to alarm anyone in particular, but guess what's free on Comcast  OnDemand?


Yeah, I know, HOLY CRRRRRAAAAAAP.

This is one of the earliest movies I actually remember seeing in the theater.

When I was six years old, there were two things in the world that mattered most; NINTENDO, and BEING AS COOL AS FRED SAVAGE. Therefore I begged my parents to take me to this film. After several pleas, arguments, and one "cry for help" suicide attempt, they finally took me to this glorious 94 minute commercial.

Is it weird that I genuinely believe that no man on earth will ever be as cool as Fred Savage? Yes. Yes it is.

Oh, and the girl in the movie grows up to be the lead singer of Rilo Kiley.


Anyways, if you look around the "Free Movies" on comcast On Demand, you'll find it. There is no better use of an hour of your life. (Its actually 90 minutes, but keep that remote handy to fast forward through the exposition parts).

Notes after watching:

1) The main antagonist, Lucas, of "I love the Power Glove, it's so bad" fame, is actually just a slightly confident blond kid, not the living embodiment of all evil I remember.

2) This movie has way too many dark moments. Divorce, alcoholism, gambling addiction, its like Nintendo was ACTIVELY seeking to present video games as the perfect escape outlet for traumatized youth... creepy.

3) The movie heavily features Super Mario Bros. 3, a game that I will soon use as the sacred text for my racoon-flight-centric cult.

Oh God, this movie.

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