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MeFi FanFare Summer Camp! Consider this thread our arts & crafts cabin, let's macrame up a list:
I'm thinking a short series just through September of films that take place at (or somehow involve) summer camp. Films like:
Meatballs
Heavyweights
Wet Hot American Summer
The Parent Trap (either one)
Sleepaway Camp (crossover with Horror Club?)
Adams Family Values
Who's in?
I'm thinking a short series just through September of films that take place at (or somehow involve) summer camp. Films like:
Meatballs
Heavyweights
Wet Hot American Summer
The Parent Trap (either one)
Sleepaway Camp (crossover with Horror Club?)
Adams Family Values
Who's in?
Ernest Goes To Camp
posted by Faint of Butt at 7:41 AM on June 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by Faint of Butt at 7:41 AM on June 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
I'm probably not in for a FanFare thing, but I emphatically am in for rewatching the Thanksgiving play from Addams Family Values right now, at my desk.
Thank you for reminding me to do that.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 7:41 AM on June 23, 2014 [8 favorites]
Thank you for reminding me to do that.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 7:41 AM on June 23, 2014 [8 favorites]
I'm going to have to check on the availability of childhood-favorite TV movies Poison Ivy and Camp Cucamonga.
posted by doctornecessiter at 7:56 AM on June 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by doctornecessiter at 7:56 AM on June 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
I emphatically am in for rewatching the Thanksgiving play from Addams Family Values right now, at my desk.
God I just love you so much.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 7:58 AM on June 23, 2014 [8 favorites]
God I just love you so much.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 7:58 AM on June 23, 2014 [8 favorites]
Thinking about it, this could also be a neat excuse for MeFi Viewing Parties in various cities so maybe if this happens there could also be an IRL component for people who are interested in that and live near other MeFites?
DC has the greatest MeFites and I dream of the day when we will beat New York and Chicago for meetups. My husband and roommate are both on here so I've thought about calling nightly "dinner" meetups in IRL for the three of us just to get DC on the board.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 8:23 AM on June 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
DC has the greatest MeFites and I dream of the day when we will beat New York and Chicago for meetups. My husband and roommate are both on here so I've thought about calling nightly "dinner" meetups in IRL for the three of us just to get DC on the board.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 8:23 AM on June 23, 2014 [5 favorites]
The day you do that, Mrs. Pterodactyl, the Chicago Cabal* will breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Believe it.
* TINCC
posted by eamondaly at 8:37 AM on June 23, 2014 [6 favorites]
* TINCC
posted by eamondaly at 8:37 AM on June 23, 2014 [6 favorites]
The day you do that, Mrs. Pterodactyl, the Chicago Cabal* will breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Believe it.
And thus was launched the opening salvo in the great Metafilter Meet-Up Wars of the early 21st century, a conflict that would redefine how humans interacted with each other.
It was finally settled by the Grey Accord, a pact that was supposed to be signed on next Friday, wait, no, sorry, I mean the Friday after that, oh shit guys, I'm really sorry, I know I'm the one who posted this Accord but it turns out I have a family thing that day, can we maybe move it? Wednesdays are no good for me, that's when my gaming group meets, could we try a Tuesday, but not too early? Ugh, no, that's where we signed our last Accord and it was way too loud. Not there, it's not convenient for my preferred form of transportation so I can state as a fact that no one will come. Don't worry about them anyway, they always RSVP "yes" for these Accords and then never show up so it's impossible to get an accurate count and then the servers hate us...
The Meet-Up Wars rage on.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 8:48 AM on June 23, 2014 [13 favorites]
And thus was launched the opening salvo in the great Metafilter Meet-Up Wars of the early 21st century, a conflict that would redefine how humans interacted with each other.
It was finally settled by the Grey Accord, a pact that was supposed to be signed on next Friday, wait, no, sorry, I mean the Friday after that, oh shit guys, I'm really sorry, I know I'm the one who posted this Accord but it turns out I have a family thing that day, can we maybe move it? Wednesdays are no good for me, that's when my gaming group meets, could we try a Tuesday, but not too early? Ugh, no, that's where we signed our last Accord and it was way too loud. Not there, it's not convenient for my preferred form of transportation so I can state as a fact that no one will come. Don't worry about them anyway, they always RSVP "yes" for these Accords and then never show up so it's impossible to get an accurate count and then the servers hate us...
The Meet-Up Wars rage on.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 8:48 AM on June 23, 2014 [13 favorites]
Poison Ivy for sure.
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 9:07 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 9:07 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
OMG, Boston MeFites, can we do this? I volunteer to host a viewing once I have, like, a home that is not full of boxes. First I need to find a home to put the boxes in.
posted by maryr at 9:19 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by maryr at 9:19 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
A little random here and maybe a little off topic, but is bug juice called bug juice because it is sweet and attracts bugs or because of the (often) red color or something else?
posted by 724A at 9:26 AM on June 23, 2014
posted by 724A at 9:26 AM on June 23, 2014
I think it's because of the color, but Buffalo's Crystal Beach loganberry soft drink is purple and also called bug juice.
posted by brujita at 9:51 AM on June 23, 2014
posted by brujita at 9:51 AM on June 23, 2014
It might be possible to shoehorn Dirty Dancing in there.
posted by box at 9:59 AM on June 23, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by box at 9:59 AM on June 23, 2014 [4 favorites]
Yes, I would like us to shoehorn Dirty Dancing, please.
posted by mochapickle at 10:09 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by mochapickle at 10:09 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Nobody shoehorns Baby into the corner!
posted by hippybear at 10:13 AM on June 23, 2014 [8 favorites]
posted by hippybear at 10:13 AM on June 23, 2014 [8 favorites]
Hey, if Addams Family Values counts, Dirty Dancing counts.
posted by troika at 10:14 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by troika at 10:14 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
This might as well be open to films that fit the other definition of camp, also.
posted by troika at 10:16 AM on June 23, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by troika at 10:16 AM on June 23, 2014 [3 favorites]
Dirty Dancing is a summer vacation film, a summer resort film, but not really a summer camp film.
posted by maryr at 10:24 AM on June 23, 2014
posted by maryr at 10:24 AM on June 23, 2014
Dirty Dancing is a summer vacation film, a summer resort film, but not really a summer camp film.
True, but expanding to include "summer vacation in general" movies could benefit us all. Especially us Jaws and The Sandlot fans.
posted by doctornecessiter at 10:26 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
True, but expanding to include "summer vacation in general" movies could benefit us all. Especially us Jaws and The Sandlot fans.
posted by doctornecessiter at 10:26 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
My votes go to Adams Family Values, Dirty Dancing, and Wet Hot American Summer.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 10:44 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 10:44 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
All of the titles mentioned so far are available to rent streaming on Amazon for $3 at most, except The Parent Trap remake (which is for sale streaming for $10), Little Darlings, Ernest Goes to Camp, Poison Ivy, and Camp Cucamonga (which is going for $90 on DVD, so you know it's a good movie).
posted by doctornecessiter at 10:49 AM on June 23, 2014
posted by doctornecessiter at 10:49 AM on June 23, 2014
I've put together a google form so we can vote on choice #1, it includes all of the movies listed in this thread so far (except for Sleepaway Camp, let's talk to the horror folk about doing a crossover). Don't let that stop you from listing more! We'll add them to the vote options for upcoming weeks. I'm not married to it being only camp choices, why not open it up to just a summer theme? That way we can watch Summer School, starring 1986's Sexiest Man Alive Mark Harmon.
VOTE HERE
DC Meetup thread going up shortly.
posted by troika at 11:24 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
VOTE HERE
DC Meetup thread going up shortly.
posted by troika at 11:24 AM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Awesome, voted! Thank you so much for suggesting this, I think it's a great idea and I've never used FanFare before so I'm glad to have a guided introduction to it.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 11:30 AM on June 23, 2014
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 11:30 AM on June 23, 2014
I voted and before you go changing the locks, sweetheart, it really is the best Ernest movie.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 11:52 AM on June 23, 2014
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 11:52 AM on June 23, 2014
Ballot box stuffing time. I demand satisfaction for this outrage. You are no longer invited to the nightly dinner meetups at our house.
Please still cook thought.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 11:58 AM on June 23, 2014
Please still cook thought.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 11:58 AM on June 23, 2014
If we're feeling really snarky about it, we could watch (500 days of) Summer. Or if what you really want is camp, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, really camps it up.
posted by Margalo Epps at 12:07 PM on June 23, 2014
posted by Margalo Epps at 12:07 PM on June 23, 2014
Dirty Dancing may not be a summer camp movie, but it should always be watched back-to-back with Red Dawn, which has camping in it.
I vote for Tommy.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 1:15 PM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
I vote for Tommy.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 1:15 PM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Horror Club is the camp across the lake and they spend all day sharpening machetes and fashioning crude masks.
posted by The Whelk at 1:29 PM on June 23, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 1:29 PM on June 23, 2014 [4 favorites]
DC Meetup thread going up shortly.
Yesss let's do this! *puts on I Voted sticker*
posted by capricorn at 1:34 PM on June 23, 2014
Yesss let's do this! *puts on I Voted sticker*
posted by capricorn at 1:34 PM on June 23, 2014
Here's a thing I should have said earlier: voting will be open through 3pm EST tomorrow, 6/24.
Please only vote once.
posted by troika at 1:43 PM on June 23, 2014
Please only vote once.
posted by troika at 1:43 PM on June 23, 2014
I was going to vote for Heavyweights today during my lunch break.
But lunch was canceled today, due to lack of hustle.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:15 PM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
But lunch was canceled today, due to lack of hustle.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:15 PM on June 23, 2014 [1 favorite]
Wet Hot American Summer is one of my top 10 movies, I love it too much.
posted by Strass at 2:22 PM on June 23, 2014
posted by Strass at 2:22 PM on June 23, 2014
Camp.
(note: I went to a competing theater camp in the area for years, and will boo everyone in this film. That should not deter us.)
posted by tzikeh at 6:21 PM on June 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
(note: I went to a competing theater camp in the area for years, and will boo everyone in this film. That should not deter us.)
posted by tzikeh at 6:21 PM on June 23, 2014 [2 favorites]
The red color in fruit punch/ bug juice was once and may still be derived from cochineal, a Mexican bug. So it's probably been closer to a bug than to anything resembling an actual fruit.
If there's voting, Moonrise Kingdom should in the mix too.
posted by tchemgrrl at 7:48 PM on June 23, 2014
If there's voting, Moonrise Kingdom should in the mix too.
posted by tchemgrrl at 7:48 PM on June 23, 2014
Not trying to alienate by catering specifically to DC MeFites, but:
In the interest of catering specifically to DC MeFites, let's all do Meatballs on the week starting August 10th. It's playing at the AFI Silver theater on August 10th and 11th!
Are you ready for the summer?
posted by doctornecessiter at 8:04 AM on June 24, 2014 [1 favorite]
In the interest of catering specifically to DC MeFites, let's all do Meatballs on the week starting August 10th. It's playing at the AFI Silver theater on August 10th and 11th!
Are you ready for the summer?
posted by doctornecessiter at 8:04 AM on June 24, 2014 [1 favorite]
The winner is Wet Hot American Summer! Here's where you can find it. FanFare discussion thread'll go up on Tuesday.
posted by troika at 12:14 PM on June 24, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by troika at 12:14 PM on June 24, 2014 [2 favorites]
Awesome! Thank you so much for organizing this, troika, I think it will be a lot of fun.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 6:41 PM on June 24, 2014
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 6:41 PM on June 24, 2014
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posted by Sweetie Darling at 7:38 AM on June 23, 2014 [3 favorites]