Friday, November 22, 2013

Nov. 22: Little Known Sequels

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Commerce
This unlicensed sequel was created as an educational tool to promote local businesses in Newport, Rhode Island, but was banned due to its explicit sexual content.


Bill and Ted and Ted and Bill
This third entry saw the time travelling duo team up with Ted Kaczynski and Buffalo Bill (from Silence of the Lambs) to open a Waffle House. Filming was never completed but rumor has it that some footage may have made its way into the upcoming Spongebob Squarepants sequel.

Top Gun: An Adventure With Pirates
Ed Harris replaces Tom Cruise in this made-for-TV sequel that pits pilots against pirates in a time travel adventure deemed ‘your sister is talking, just wait,’ by Non Sequitor Magazine.


Pinochiette
Apparently Gepetto wanted a girl, too. Unfinished and abandoned after Gepetto leaves the workshop in search of his wayward boy, Pinochiette is forced to fend for herself. Unable to find employment due to her being a vaguely girl-shaped block of wood, Pinochiette decides her best bet is to marry rich and embarks on a series of dates, all of whom are played by either Sammy Davis Jr or Dean Martin using different accents. Screened only once, Walt Disney was reportedly so ashamed of the finished product that he ordered every print burned and everyone who had seen the thing killed.

Juno II: The Reckoning
Set 25 years after the original, Juno is forced into action when she discovers that the child she gave up for adoption, who is now a researcher seeking the cure to ennui, has been imprisoned by a cult dedicated to preserving the music and legacy of Belle and Sebastian. Reportedly based on a dream that Ellen Page had during the filming of the original and financed by lottery winner Steven Tremaine, who hoped giving her money to make a movie would open the door to them having a romantic relationship.

Blizzard of Oz
Originally intended as an instructional video for amateur snowboarders, producers decided to take a shot at a wider audience after noting that the fur-lined hood on one of the stars jackets sort of resembled a lion’s mane. Notable for being one of the first movies to use CGI extensively in the form of a completed animated Dorothy, who is voiced by Supergirl star Helen Slater.




The Legend of Billy Jean: Monkey Trouble
Bored and depressed living in hiding, Billy Jean buys a monkey to keep things lively around the cabin. When the monkey turns out to be possessed by the spirit of a racist cop, things are anything but dull. Recently deceased rock legend Lou Reed reportedly requested a copy of this to watch on his deathbed, and upon being told that the DVD was not in print uttered his last words: Then what am I holding on for?


Uncle Christmas Bites the Dust

Less a sequel than a spinoff, this film follows Booger from Revenge of The Nerds as he embarks upon a career in grief counseling. The memorable title comes from a scene late in the film where Booger’s beloved Corgi, Uncle Christmas, is run over and killed by a drunken Gene Simmons (played, bizarrely, by Paul Stanley.)

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