Which came first? Army of Darkness or Skin Tight?

Miles

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Nov 11, 2014, 4:59:21 PM11/11/14

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The question came up at Beer Tie: which came first? Super-quotable Bruce Campbell horror romp, Army of Darkness? Or Carl Hiaasen's comic crime caper, Skin Tight?

The Internets have spoken...

Skin Tight: 1989

Army of Darkness: 1992

But... the scene where Ash (Bruce Campbell) loses his hand and replaces it with a chainsaw is actually in Evil Dead 2 -- released 1987. So it's possible Hiaasen copped the idea for Chemo's weed whacker from Evil Dead II. However, Hiaasen says the inspiration was from watching bouncers try to control a mosh pit. See this transcript from the New York Public library [.DOC]: http://bit.ly/1whif0T

We may never know the truth.

--Miles

Daniel Davala

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Nov 11, 2014, 5:21:04 PM11/11/14

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Way to bring the BOOM STICK Miles.

Ramming Speed!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Rob Snowhite

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Nov 11, 2014, 5:29:32 PM11/11/14

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Everyone should read Hiaasens Double Whammy.

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Cameron Abbott

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Dan - althought the Boom stick is S-Mart's top of the line, it appeared in all three films including Army of Darkness. Had to give it a dutiful mention, haha

On Tuesday, November 11, 2014 5:21:04 PM UTC-5, Dan Davala - Founder/President wrote:

Way to bring the BOOM STICK Miles.

Ramming Speed!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Miles <m...@oppidi.net> wrote:

The question came up at Beer Tie: which came first? Super-quotable Bruce Campbell horror romp, Army of Darkness? Or Carl Hiaasen's comic crime caper, Skin Tight?

The Internets have spoken...

Skin Tight: 1989

Army of Darkness: 1992

But... the scene where Ash (Bruce Campbell) loses his hand and replaces it with a chainsaw is actually in Evil Dead 2 -- released 1987. So it's possible Hiaasen copped the idea for Chemo's weed whacker from Evil Dead II. However, Hiaasen says the inspiration was from watching bouncers try to control a mosh pit. See this transcript from the New York Public library [.DOC]: http://bit.ly/1whif0T

We may never know the truth.

--Miles

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namfos

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Nov 12, 2014, 8:58:22 AM11/12/14

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Agreed, Rob.

Even better, everybody should read ALL of Hiassen's work.

Mark

TurbineBlade

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Not my genre, but I love to see the reference to reading books. Do Americans do that anymore? I figured all the drinking fountains would dispense Red Bull by now to be honest with you. I'm surprised to see water every time I push the button. Pretty soon asking for water will be met with "you mean that stuff in the toilet?" (bonus points awarded for reference)

What's this "Army of Darkness"? Bah. Go with the Left Hand of Darkness, my favorite.

Gene

Miles

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Nov 12, 2014, 11:39:09 AM11/12/14

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Army of Darkness is a hilarious cult classic film about a guy with a chainsaw for a hand who gets sucked into a time vortex and has to fight medieval demons. Full of great one-liners and cheesy special effects.

Double Whammy, for those who do not know, is a hilarious rip on pro bass fishing. Not that fly rodders ever get smug about anything, but if you wanted to feel smug about pro bass fishing, Double Whammy will you get you there with some good laughs.

-Miles

Bryan Lanier

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Nov 12, 2014, 12:40:04 PM11/12/14

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Ursula LeGuin. My kind of writer. Great stuff!

Bryan

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tperkins

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Nov 12, 2014, 2:06:00 PM11/12/14

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Double Whammy is one of my favorites but as Mark said, read them all. They are great.

On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 12:40:04 PM UTC-5, Bryan wrote:

Ursula LeGuin. My kind of writer. Great stuff!

Bryan

On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Miles <m...@oppidi.net> wrote:

Army of Darkness is a hilarious cult classic film about a guy with a chainsaw for a hand who gets sucked into a time vortex and has to fight medieval demons. Full of great one-liners and cheesy special effects.

Double Whammy, for those who do not know, is a hilarious rip on pro bass fishing. Not that fly rodders ever get smug about anything, but if you wanted to feel smug about pro bass fishing, Double Whammy will you get you there with some good laughs.

-Miles

On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:31:06 AM UTC-5, TurbineBlade wrote:
Not my genre, but I love to see the reference to reading books. Do Americans do that anymore? I figured all the drinking fountains would dispense Red Bull by now to be honest with you. I'm surprised to see water every time I push the button. Pretty soon asking for water will be met with "you mean that stuff in the toilet?" (bonus points awarded for reference)

What's this "Army of Darkness"? Bah. Go with the Left Hand of Darkness, my favorite.

Gene

On Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:58:22 AM UTC-5, namfos wrote:
Agreed, Rob.

Even better, everybody should read ALL of Hiassen's work.

Mark

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Greg Feder

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Nov 12, 2014, 3:53:57 PM11/12/14

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Gene --

Could you imagine the fish in the Potomac from the Brawndo runoff? The electrolytes would make for some powerful fighters.

Cheers,

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