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I'm surprised to know that _The Brain From Planet Arous_ or _The Creature From the Haunted Sea_ are not the worst movies ever made. After all they were both prominently featured in Malcom in the Middle as iconic symbols of pop culture disasters.
@@bongratunrthdoxtrsh5324 Those two things have nothing to do with each other. Besides, plenty of 41 years old still watch UFC which really is embarrassing.
His answer "Vietnam" actually made me laugh out loud. I was sitting on my front porch and just burst out laughing. Now my neighbors know I'm weird! Lol.
mwalsher but it is kind of rude. Why would you assume that the wheelchair was part of the plot? Some people have totally normal lives and happen to be a wheelchair user.
I wasn't born with mobility issues, but I had a severe back injury at age 20 and have had mobility issues ever since. One of my favorite answers to people as to why I'm in a wheelchair or a kneescooter used to be "I got into a fight with Bane, he broke my back on his knee "
I remember this movie and had no idea the kid was actually disabled. I thought the chair was a prop and they just chose to put the kid in it. Serious kudos to the kids and all the people who cast him! As for the standard question, "Why are you in a wheelchair?" I have no idea why people feel they must know and I ususally just answer, "Because I'm lazy and don't like to get up and do anything."
With double podiatry surgery in my youth, I can remember the months of wheel chair imprisonment... AND the same question... had to come up with a few responses, too. "My dad broke the little red wagon!" "I still haven't built a hover-chair..." "I don't like scooting around on the floor." "Mom says, scooting on the floor ruins my pants." "They won't let me in here with the lawn tractor." "It's still hell trying to walk without anti-grav'..." And the classic retort, the one that got the best "that face"... "Because YOU are too damn lazy to carry my ass around!" ;o)
I too had no clue the kid was in an actual wheelchair legit. I was kind of wondering wtf was up with that since there was nothing involved in the plot for it. Thats totally awesome that they just hired him just cuz. They treated him like a person, not a person whose disability has to impact the story in some way. I wish it were more common!
If someone is rude enough to ask about my wheelchair before even asking my name then I say "someone Bran Starked me out a window" or "I threw my back out humping your mom last night".
I don't know why people are pointing out movies like the room and planet 9, those are at least ironically enjoyable. When I think of bad movies I think of hallmark movies like 99% of them anyway. Not necessarily cause they're made bad, but because they are the same movie, but with different people. "Oh no I'm a working woman, I don't have time for a relationship, oh wait yes I do, hello perfect man, oh no something went wrong and I've gotta break up with you, wait no I don't, everything is fixed and alright. The end." They can be kinda intresting if there is a magical mcguffin or something like time travel, but generally I've described the plot of most every hallmark movie. My point is be good, be bad, just dont be boring when making a movie.
Agreed, stuff like Plan 9 or Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (first one, only) where made with ingenuous gusto and freedom and you can feel it. These ones like Mac and Me where probably taken more seriously by their producers/directors, which makes them worse in my view.
Let's not forget the Disease of The Week tearjerker Lifetime/Hallmark disasters. Though I can make fun of just about any movie, it doesn't mean I want to sit through it!
J Cee --Yeah, usually stupid timefiller for a C-tier Cable channel. I typically watch an hour-long ad at that point. Bonus points (not!) if they make into a religious themed story also.
Toosoo I love this comment. I've come to hate Hallmark movies become they're so predictable...I just roll my eyes when I see them and switch the channel.
Calegory testified at Congressional hearings and helped get the Americans with Disabilities Act enacted into law. He described dragging his wheel chair (folded up, presumably) up the steps one-handed into a bus while the driver and his fellow passengers berated him for holding them up, and how no one ever offered to help him.
I'm not sure a disabled person carrying a folded up wheelchair onto a bus by themselves qualifies as instantly recognisable. As opposed to a non-disabled person with a cumbersome suitcase. Still, there's such a thing as manners.
I was a kid when Mac and Me came out. I knew it was a terrible movie, but I didn't care, because finally there was an actual fellow disabled kid in a movie - any movie. I must have watched it hundreds of times. I too got sick of the "why are you in a wheelchair" question, so I used to tell people my parachute didn't open. Worked at 5 years old (and was hilarious), but can't use it anymore cause people tend to believe me.
Seanchai How truly sad people feel a NEED to ask such a personal question of you. I guess I could understand children asking, as they have no tact. But you get asked that by adults too?
DeetsterB I was kind of inviting questions by kids when I started decorating it. my son is on the autism spectrum and many of his friends were creeped out by the wheelchair so I covered it in glow in the dark tape and a batgirl cape. If the adults just commented on the wheelchair itself then that would be okay, but they don't stop there. They've asked what's wrong with me, how long I have been a wheelchair user, is my husband a pervert with a fetish, how did I get pregnant, how do I plan on parenting, am I being punished by God, etc. It's really awkward for someone to act like I am in a freak show because I'm disabled and visibly deformed.
Deetster, You get used to it, honestly, and I don't mind it nearly as much as I mind people treating me like I'm a small child (or worse, like I'm furniture for them to step over). It's not a bad thing to be curious. What used to bother me as a kid was that people would assume I had had some sort of horrific accident, so they'd phrase the question as "what happened to you?" and as a kid, it felt like replying with "Er... nothing happened, just congenital brain damage," was kind of a letdown of an answer when the questioner was clearly hoping for a good story. TL;DR: These days, I personally don't mind answering as long as the question is some version of, "Do you mind if I ask why you're in a chair?" and not "What happened to you?"... but that's just me, other gimps may feel differently.
This is not the worst film ever made. I’ve lived through the ‘80s and the whole guerrilla straight-to-video amateur film making spree, back then going to Blockbuster’s was Video Cassette Russian Roulette. I’ve seen things maaaan (Stares into middle distance, smoking nervously)
Oldbmwr100rs - Well, that certainly looks to be typical of the era. The ‘teen-horror’ genre was the preference. If it was so bad people laughed then just call it a comedy and release it anyway. No internet back then so folks just had to go by the cover. So much bad acting, blood and disappointment. If Netflix ever do an adult version of MST3K we’ll get to see them all again. Yay.
@@icecoldchilipreppers I take it you haven't seen the glory that is "Troll 2". "The Room" is a delightful little romp in comparison to Troll 2. Don't believe me though, please, see so for yourself.
Adjusting for inflation, Mac and Me had a domestic gross of 13.6 million dollars (in 2018 dollars) vs. 86.0 million for The Emoji Movie. That's high, but not significant enough to draw such grand conclusions as to how smart audiences were. A lot of other things can factor in, such as the movie's marketing, and what other movies it is competing against. And most importantly, you're looking at a single, cherry-picked data point. So, I'll just point out that one the highest grossing movies of 1988 was "Crocodile Dundee 2", with 510 million dollars adjusted for inflation. "Three men and a baby" did quite well too, at $357 million in 2018 dollars. Not exactly masterpieces...
Given that he says it's the worst movie ever made and full of product placement, I was fully expecting "Food Fight" I only wish he would have continued and told us the silver lining of that film.
It was. Some cult starting with 'S' and Lord Xenu replaced the content in your brain whilst you watched and all you remember is something something Kraft mac & cheese. Ingenious product brainwashing, eh?
Watch out what you say! I'm sure some hollywood writer will be thinking "Food fight, I remember how fun that video game was, now what if we made a movie based on that video game?, Or Tapper, or Burger time..Now how can we make all this happen?"
I honestly was going to comment and complain that this was not about battlefield earth. And honestly directors need to try to be worse than B.E. That being said. .. He may have a point that movie could be worse in its own way
ET was a great movie with great product placement. Mac and me was a terrible movie with terrible product placement. ET birthed the worst video game ever created. Does this mean Mac and me created the best video game in existence and no one knows about it?
+Andrew Evenson: In the Mac And Me game, you play as Mac. You run around from scene to scene. You fall into holes. Then your neck stretches and you fly out of the hole. You eat Big Macs and drink Coke. Then a guy comes and touches you and you lose a point.
+pavo6503: Not that bad? It is pointless. I had no idea what I was doing in that game. I had the Atari 2600 version. There is another game that was bought by my parents at a garage sale. It is called Haunted House and it is for the Atari 2600. Again, a totally pointless game. I heard that the 1984 video game crash happened bc there were too many crap games. There was a big lack of quality control. When Nintendo reached the USA, Canada, Europe, they implemented their Nintendo seal of quality. As a kid, I wondered what that was about. In any case, their games were fun.
it is sad that I can only think of 2 examples of such a case and those are Gaten Matarazzo in "Stranger Things" whose character wasn't written to have a bone condition but since the actor has one and they liked him for the part they made that a part of canon, and Millicent Simmonds who is actually deaf and played a deaf character in "A Quiet Place" in part because John Krasinki wanted to hire a genuinely deaf person for the role
The actor who played Walter Jr. on "Breaking Bad" really had cerebral palsy, which is the main other example I can think of. Sad fact: I once got called a b*tch out loud in a college class by a fellow student during a debate because I wouldn't back down from the position that casting directors should, when possible, hire disabled actors to play disabled characters. The culprit was so angry she was close to tears - I still cannot fathom what upset her SO MUCH. Her friends and a lot of my other classmates were similarly opposed and upset by what I was saying... the class was literally "Disability in Film," too. Lots of people literally shouting about how severely developmentally disabled people couldn't possibly remember their lines etc. etc. It was probably the craziest thing I ever experienced in college, which is saying something.
There is also Shallow Hal, in which one of the main character's friends has Spina Bifida. It is mentioned that he has it, though not only does he not let it limit him (confidently hitting on women), but there is a conversation about how it's not a big deal.
The kid not being writen disabled was great for all but one scene, where his Mum somehow thinks the boy completely changed the room in the space of maybe a couple of hours, even on the ceiling. :p
Except when the Calgary Kid in the wheelchair fell off a cliff, squealing the WHOLE WAY DOWN! *THAT WAS FUNNY!* (whether/not intentional) Nearly pissed myself laughing THEN/NOW.
That kid’s response to annoying questions is awesome. As someone who gets asked a particular question repeatedly I totally appreciate the sarcastic answer.
@@arx3516 But that's the opposite of why the original response is hilarious. Making it a believably timed war takes all the silliness out of it which makes it way less effective as snark
Simon, that was an incredible Bad movie. I totally forgot about it until I watched this episode of your channel and the horrible movie came flooding back into my memory. Thank You sooooo much Simon. Exactly what I wanted to remember.
I actually didn't mind this film that much. It had a corny charm to it that I appreciated as a kid. It's really not meant to be taken seriously at all and some of the scenes are just straight up hilarious to watch. I'd even go as far as saying the movie itself is probably more entertaining to watch than E.T. (which is a movie I have never liked even as a little kid, finding much of it very boring).
0:55 "This is despite the editor of the script having extremely fond recollections of the film as a child". Wait, you mean the script editor was a child?
kirby march Barcena I have that movie somewhere. The problem probably had something to do with the story. An autistic kid and his brother hook up with a moody girl to find "California." People have a hard time looking at those who are different. It's a sad truth. Change the characters' profiles and you'll get a movie people will watch. Then the Power Glove might actually sell.
The background music is so far in the background now that when I hear the notes, I'm not even sure where they're coming from. I'm looking around my room trying to figure it out.
The “Vietnam” remark reminds me of when I first met this guy in my college dorm who had one deformed hand. I asked him as politely as I could if he was comfortable talking about it because I was curious. He then looked wistfully out a window and said with a straight face “my father used to punish us…” After an awkward silence he busted out laughing and then said “no, man, this was just a birth defect!”
Güber McSanchez Every cloud has a silver lining was a very old expression when I was born (1953.) If you're not familiar with it, it essentially means that no matter how dark and scary things get, there's usually something good to be found in almost any situation. Done mansplaining for the day. Sorry, but it's Memorial Day and the sun is out. Gotta go.
The full expression is "Every cloud has a silver lining," meaning "You can find something positive even about bad things." As for the origin of the expression, I think the best way to understand that is to take a look at a break in the clouds on an overcast day, preferably a break near the sun's apparent position in the sky. The sun shining through the break makes the edges of the break look like they're lined in silver.
Comus is a book by writer John Milton, it probably is one of the first written references to silver lining being used (I've not verified this, just interpreting what he probably means)
i'm actually offended they called this the worst movie ever made. it's like they completely forgot gigli existed. or teenagers from outerspace. or that weird alien vampire movie with sir patrick stewart. or at least half of the movies nicolas cage has been in.
Wow! You scared me for a minute, there! I thought you were gonna go after Jade & his performance. However, you did a wonderful job pronouncing Spina Bifida ( I can’t tell you how many ‘educated’ doctors have had trouble with that!). Thank you for doing this video!
You can see Mac And Me on Netflix, if you don't mind a couple of robots and a guy making jokes over the dialog. It's one of the better Mystery Science Theater episodes of the latest season.
If that is the worst movie you’ve ever seen, there are lower levels of hell you are as of yet to see. Still, that’s not a bad pick considering it was synonymous with the term “Box Office Flop” for a good few decades.
I loved this movie as a kid. It did its job excellently. It entertained its intended audience effectively. Every single negative thing you can ever say about it comes exclusively from a cynical adult point of view. It's like having soap for dinner and complaining that it tastes bad. i.e. don't complain when its you who's using the thing wrong and judging it for what its not. Hate this square criticism for a round hole of a movie. "worst movie ever made" fuck out of here what that contrived sticking-your-nose-where-it-don't-belong shit. -- not you Simon, the nebulous lot who judge this movie incorrectly.
this brings to mind the show “Threshold” from 2005 which starred a pretty unknown at the time Peter Dinklage. The role he auditioned for wasn’t written for a little person, he just happened to audition and be great. If you watch that show, I don’t think they ever really address that he’s a little person - he’s just a scientist who happens to be a little person. Not to say that being a little person is a disability but it’s similar in that typically when there’s a little person in a show the story revolves around or in heavily influenced by that.
Mac and Me is not the worst movie ever by far. The new Ghostbusters remake beats it by a mile. Also bonus fact. In the scene where the main actor falls in the water he almost drowned in real life. But no one on set realized it until it was almost too late.
No they don't. Not AT ALLLLLLL! Timmy's disability is a CORE feature of his character. They completely ignore the wheelchair Mac and Me, treating it as much as they would treat his eye color. That's totally different from South Park's treatment of Timmy. I find South Park to be MUCH more respectful towards handicapped people than this example. South Park made a POINT about teaching a lesson about treating handicapped people right. Mac and Me basically ignored it... essentially sweeping it under the rug.
What Merrin meant was the producers wrote the handicap into the Timmy character, unlike mac n me (which I haven't seen) where they basically ignored the handicap as far as the story went. Timmy was a crack up at first, then they Tried to push sympathy on his character and he became too defined by his handicap. Though TBH south park really did take the character pretty far. Unlike Towlie, the worst character ever.
Oldbmwr100rs That contradicts what Merrin said. His words were, "They do the same thing with Timmy in South Park." You said, "UNLIKE Mac and Me." He said LIKE Mac and Me.
The missed opportunity of Conan always pranking Paul Rudd with the clip of the main character flying down a hill into a creek every time he comes on the show (since Paul Rudd was in the movie) is baffling.
You think THATS the worst movie ever made Simon!?! Oh my silly summer child. You dont even KNOW bad movies if you think Mac N Me is the worst. Mac N Chee is like a summer blockbuster compared to some officially released flicks out there. I would take Mac N Flea over a good 30% of movies I've sat through (I'm a glutton for punishment... Red Letter Media didnt help that at all). You really need to broaden your awful movies if you think Mac N Brie is the worst m8!
Tuttomenui personally I didn't think Solo was a bad movie. It didn't quite have the "Star Wars vibe" in some sense that we're used to, but that's partly on purpose since much of the story happens in the further regions of the Galaxy than the events of the main trilogy/trilogies. I still preferred Rogue One slightly, maybe because it was occurring in more familiar areas with more familiar character types (full-blown rebels, Imperial officers, etc). And I appreciated that that wasn't the heavy-handed agenda pushing (coupled with subpar writing) of the Last Jedi
4:25 -- "... the genesis of the film was hardly conductive to producing quality entertainment ...." Simon, I think rather than "conductive," the word you want might be "conducive" -- pronounced "kon-doo-siv." I like your videos. Keep up the good work!
Worst movie ever made??? That's a really bizarre statement. I know the movie wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a really heart warming family movie. I had to go through putting down a golden retriever as well, so the ending really destroyed me. Strong performance by everyone, especially Owen Wilson.
There's a difference between being encumbered and being encumbering. I don't think anyone would find it offensive to be called encumbered if they know that they are. Someone in a wheelchair knows they can't walk, so it is just a fact of life for them that they are encumbered (aka restricted in some way).
Yes it's a question of having a minimal grasp on grammar... In France we say "persons with reduced mobility" because a mouthful paraphrase is preferred to an accurate single word pick over here.
I remember liking Mack and Me as a child. Never rewatched it. To me the constant references to McDonalds seemed natural because their commercials were frequent, we almost always had coke cola in the house and Mcdonalds was, and is all over the place. it actually ended up making the world more 'natural' and relatable to me. Though I don't remember the dancing at all.
I’m over a year late! But I wanted to comment anyway because I have a fondness for this movie. I was born with Spina Bifida in 1985, and my family was very involved with the Spina Bifida Association of America. My mother actually did some writing for their newsletter which lead to her meeting Calegory. As a kid seeing an actor who was also a kid with the same disability I have was one of the coolest things. That part of my life was full of realizations about my limitations, and hospital stays would be a regular occurrence, so seeing a person like me being in a movie was a reminder that I could still do things like anyone else.
This could qualify as one of your best videos, a prototypical "TIFO" performance. You know, like they have Featured Articles in Wikipedia. The fact that it's about Mac Donald's add to that because your video dedicated to it is also very good.
Can confirm. If you enjoyed Knight Rider as a kid (like I did), do not watch it as an adult. Same for Superman 4, most Hanna-Barbera cartoons and the entirety of Superfriends.
Bonus fact: Spielberg originally wanted the candy used in E.T. to be M&Ms, but the M&M/Mars company declined, feeling the movie would be such a flop that they wouldnt risk their product placement on such a bomb. Spielberg ultimately went with Reece's Pieces, and the M&M/Mars company was left kicking themselves after E.T. was the highest grossing movie for decades.
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It was a dance contest, in a McDonalds.
I'm surprised to know that _The Brain From Planet Arous_ or _The Creature From the Haunted Sea_ are not the worst movies ever made. After all they were both prominently featured in Malcom in the Middle as iconic symbols of pop culture disasters.
Mac and me oh God not this movie I have hated this movie since I was 7 in 1991 on VHS ☻📽📼
Scene: A reporter talking to 12-year-old Jade Calegory.
Reporter: "Why are you in a wheelchair?"
Calegory: "Vietnam."
(Applause)
I don't think there's a better reply to that question as a 12 year old.
Best answer ever. Also realized he's 42 now, so 2 years older than myself...
@@CanuckGod you're 41 and into anime and shit
jfc
@@bongratunrthdoxtrsh5324 Those two things have nothing to do with each other. Besides, plenty of 41 years old still watch UFC which really is embarrassing.
My absolute favorite part lmao!
"Vietnam" Now, there's an answer! Just another way of answering:"Why are you so rude and thick?"
mwalsher You must be a very nice person.
His answer "Vietnam" actually made me laugh out loud. I was sitting on my front porch and just burst out laughing. Now my neighbors know I'm weird! Lol.
My friend used to say Whores and drugs, yes I am old as Keith Richard... that was when he was ten,,
mwalsher but it is kind of rude. Why would you assume that the wheelchair was part of the plot? Some people have totally normal lives and happen to be a wheelchair user.
Michael Annino I did too, but luckily, I'm in my bedroom catching up on videos and my daughter already knows her goofy dad is weird.
I thought the Silver Lining was that Paul Rudd got to use the runaway wheelchair scene in all his preview clips on Conan.
I was thinking the same thing.
I was born with Spina Bifida and wholeheartedly approve of that Vietnam war retort.
While I am able-bodied, that was the best answer ever.
Today, Iraq or Afghanistan would work better
"You weren't there maan!"
I wasn't born with mobility issues, but I had a severe back injury at age 20 and have had mobility issues ever since.
One of my favorite answers to people as to why I'm in a wheelchair or a kneescooter used to be "I got into a fight with Bane, he broke my back on his knee "
@@CanuckGod so was I, oddly! Very mild, thank Christ!
That last fact is the most awesome retort ever.
I remember this movie and had no idea the kid was actually disabled. I thought the chair was a prop and they just chose to put the kid in it. Serious kudos to the kids and all the people who cast him! As for the standard question, "Why are you in a wheelchair?" I have no idea why people feel they must know and I ususally just answer, "Because I'm lazy and don't like to get up and do anything."
"Because I'm lazy and don't like to get up and do anything" Classic! :-)
Lol I usually just say "sure, just tell me your full medical history first."
With double podiatry surgery in my youth, I can remember the months of wheel chair imprisonment... AND the same question... had to come up with a few responses, too.
"My dad broke the little red wagon!"
"I still haven't built a hover-chair..."
"I don't like scooting around on the floor."
"Mom says, scooting on the floor ruins my pants."
"They won't let me in here with the lawn tractor."
"It's still hell trying to walk without anti-grav'..."
And the classic retort, the one that got the best "that face"...
"Because YOU are too damn lazy to carry my ass around!" ;o)
I too had no clue the kid was in an actual wheelchair legit.
I was kind of wondering wtf was up with that since there was nothing involved in the plot for it.
Thats totally awesome that they just hired him just cuz. They treated him like a person, not a person whose disability has to impact the story in some way.
I wish it were more common!
If someone is rude enough to ask about my wheelchair before even asking my name then I say "someone Bran Starked me out a window" or "I threw my back out humping your mom last night".
I don't know why people are pointing out movies like the room and planet 9, those are at least ironically enjoyable. When I think of bad movies I think of hallmark movies like 99% of them anyway. Not necessarily cause they're made bad, but because they are the same movie, but with different people. "Oh no I'm a working woman, I don't have time for a relationship, oh wait yes I do, hello perfect man, oh no something went wrong and I've gotta break up with you, wait no I don't, everything is fixed and alright. The end." They can be kinda intresting if there is a magical mcguffin or something like time travel, but generally I've described the plot of most every hallmark movie. My point is be good, be bad, just dont be boring when making a movie.
Agreed, stuff like Plan 9 or Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes (first one, only) where made with ingenuous gusto and freedom and you can feel it. These ones like Mac and Me where probably taken more seriously by their producers/directors, which makes them worse in my view.
Let's not forget the Disease of The Week tearjerker Lifetime/Hallmark disasters. Though I can make fun of just about any movie, it doesn't mean I want to sit through it!
J Cee --Yeah, usually stupid timefiller for a C-tier Cable channel. I typically watch an hour-long ad at that point. Bonus points (not!) if they make into a religious themed story also.
Toosoo I love this comment. I've come to hate Hallmark movies become they're so predictable...I just roll my eyes when I see them and switch the channel.
Toosoo So true!! I hate those movies!! But then I hate most rom coms anyway.
Calegory testified at Congressional hearings and helped get the Americans with Disabilities Act enacted into law. He described dragging his wheel chair (folded up, presumably) up the steps one-handed into a bus while the driver and his fellow passengers berated him for holding them up, and how no one ever offered to help him.
Madness. :(
I'm not sure a disabled person carrying a folded up wheelchair onto a bus by themselves qualifies as instantly recognisable. As opposed to a non-disabled person with a cumbersome suitcase. Still, there's such a thing as manners.
Not one mention of the amazing wheelchair off the cliff scene.
I was a kid when Mac and Me came out. I knew it was a terrible movie, but I didn't care, because finally there was an actual fellow disabled kid in a movie - any movie. I must have watched it hundreds of times. I too got sick of the "why are you in a wheelchair" question, so I used to tell people my parachute didn't open. Worked at 5 years old (and was hilarious), but can't use it anymore cause people tend to believe me.
Seanchai I like to say "someone Bran Starked me out a window"
Seanchai How truly sad people feel a NEED to ask such a personal question of you.
I guess I could understand children asking, as they have no tact. But you get asked that by adults too?
DeetsterB I was kind of inviting questions by kids when I started decorating it. my son is on the autism spectrum and many of his friends were creeped out by the wheelchair so I covered it in glow in the dark tape and a batgirl cape. If the adults just commented on the wheelchair itself then that would be okay, but they don't stop there. They've asked what's wrong with me, how long I have been a wheelchair user, is my husband a pervert with a fetish, how did I get pregnant, how do I plan on parenting, am I being punished by God, etc. It's really awkward for someone to act like I am in a freak show because I'm disabled and visibly deformed.
Deetster, You get used to it, honestly, and I don't mind it nearly as much as I mind people treating me like I'm a small child (or worse, like I'm furniture for them to step over). It's not a bad thing to be curious. What used to bother me as a kid was that people would assume I had had some sort of horrific accident, so they'd phrase the question as "what happened to you?" and as a kid, it felt like replying with "Er... nothing happened, just congenital brain damage," was kind of a letdown of an answer when the questioner was clearly hoping for a good story. TL;DR: These days, I personally don't mind answering as long as the question is some version of, "Do you mind if I ask why you're in a chair?" and not "What happened to you?"... but that's just me, other gimps may feel differently.
Hmm, well when they say that again, tell them " I don't want to talk about it, I loved that dog".
This is not the worst film ever made. I’ve lived through the ‘80s and the whole guerrilla straight-to-video amateur film making spree, back then going to Blockbuster’s was Video Cassette Russian Roulette. I’ve seen things maaaan (Stares into middle distance, smoking nervously)
"Microwave massacre".
Oldbmwr100rs - Well, that certainly looks to be typical of the era. The ‘teen-horror’ genre was the preference. If it was so bad people laughed then just call it a comedy and release it anyway. No internet back then so folks just had to go by the cover. So much bad acting, blood and disappointment. If Netflix ever do an adult version of MST3K we’ll get to see them all again. Yay.
Oldbmwr100rs epix drive in had mostly Roger Corman movies when I had it. It's all b movies.
You just made me remember “Basket Case”.
Worst movie ever made? Wow, Simon doesn't watch enough movies. This isn't even the worst E.T. ripoff ever made. (Look up Nukie, if you dare.)
It wasn't his idea. This movie is considered to be the worst movie of all time by most critics and movie watchers alike.
The Room is definitively classified as the worst movie of all time.
Pod People...
@@icecoldchilipreppers I take it you haven't seen the glory that is "Troll 2". "The Room" is a delightful little romp in comparison to Troll 2.
Don't believe me though, please, see so for yourself.
"Plan 9 From Outer Space."
So, basically 1988's "Emoji Movie".
Pretty much. You nailed it. :D
Yes, but audiences in 1988 were smart enough to know to avoid such dreck.
Modern folks, on the other hand, not so much.
"Modern folks, on the other hand, not so much."
And other than rosy retrospection, what exactly do you have to support that statement?
@@piranha031091 Emoji movie's gross is a great example.
Adjusting for inflation, Mac and Me had a domestic gross of 13.6 million dollars (in 2018 dollars) vs. 86.0 million for The Emoji Movie.
That's high, but not significant enough to draw such grand conclusions as to how smart audiences were. A lot of other things can factor in, such as the movie's marketing, and what other movies it is competing against.
And most importantly, you're looking at a single, cherry-picked data point.
So, I'll just point out that one the highest grossing movies of 1988 was "Crocodile Dundee 2", with 510 million dollars adjusted for inflation. "Three men and a baby" did quite well too, at $357 million in 2018 dollars. Not exactly masterpieces...
I'm happy to say that this isnt the WORST film ever made.
The title is misleading as this video is NOT about Battlefield Earth at all.
therealxunil2 Yeah, that was a terrible movie. Travolta's career never re-recovered.
Given that he says it's the worst movie ever made and full of product placement, I was fully expecting "Food Fight" I only wish he would have continued and told us the silver lining of that film.
It was. Some cult starting with 'S' and Lord Xenu replaced the content in your brain whilst you watched and all you remember is something something Kraft mac & cheese. Ingenious product brainwashing, eh?
Watch out what you say! I'm sure some hollywood writer will be thinking "Food fight, I remember how fun that video game was, now what if we made a movie based on that video game?, Or Tapper, or Burger time..Now how can we make all this happen?"
I honestly was going to comment and complain that this was not about battlefield earth. And honestly directors need to try to be worse than B.E.
That being said. .. He may have a point that movie could be worse in its own way
8:30 - thanks
ET was a great movie with great product placement. Mac and me was a terrible movie with terrible product placement. ET birthed the worst video game ever created. Does this mean Mac and me created the best video game in existence and no one knows about it?
I'm tempted to try to make a "so bad it's good" game out of this now... the 10 minute break dance scene is now a 10 minute break dance fight!
Mark Bonneaux, if you make a game, you better remember this comment and come back to notify me when the game is created lol.
+Andrew Evenson:
In the Mac And Me game, you play as Mac.
You run around from scene to scene.
You fall into holes. Then your neck stretches and you fly out of the hole.
You eat Big Macs and drink Coke.
Then a guy comes and touches you and you lose a point.
McKids?
+pavo6503:
Not that bad? It is pointless. I had no idea what I was doing in that game. I had the Atari 2600 version.
There is another game that was bought by my parents at a garage sale. It is called Haunted House and it is for the Atari 2600. Again, a totally pointless game.
I heard that the 1984 video game crash happened bc there were too many crap games.
There was a big lack of quality control. When Nintendo reached the USA, Canada, Europe, they implemented their Nintendo seal of quality. As a kid, I wondered what that was about. In any case, their games were fun.
Personally I think the silver lining is that I'm aware of the movie yet haven't ever watched it.
Michelle Anya honestly, it's kind of on the so bad it's good side. Just grab some Burger King and Pepsi while watching it, and you'll be fine.
lmao “vietnam”
That didn't stop Lt. Dan
it is sad that I can only think of 2 examples of such a case and those are Gaten Matarazzo in "Stranger Things" whose character wasn't written to have a bone condition but since the actor has one and they liked him for the part they made that a part of canon, and Millicent Simmonds who is actually deaf and played a deaf character in "A Quiet Place" in part because John Krasinki wanted to hire a genuinely deaf person for the role
The actor who played Walter Jr. on "Breaking Bad" really had cerebral palsy, which is the main other example I can think of.
Sad fact: I once got called a b*tch out loud in a college class by a fellow student during a debate because I wouldn't back down from the position that casting directors should, when possible, hire disabled actors to play disabled characters. The culprit was so angry she was close to tears - I still cannot fathom what upset her SO MUCH. Her friends and a lot of my other classmates were similarly opposed and upset by what I was saying... the class was literally "Disability in Film," too. Lots of people literally shouting about how severely developmentally disabled people couldn't possibly remember their lines etc. etc. It was probably the craziest thing I ever experienced in college, which is saying something.
@@eikawithac As does JJ on Speechless.
There is also Shallow Hal, in which one of the main character's friends has Spina Bifida. It is mentioned that he has it, though not only does he not let it limit him (confidently hitting on women), but there is a conversation about how it's not a big deal.
The kid not being writen disabled was great for all but one scene, where his Mum somehow thinks the boy completely changed the room in the space of maybe a couple of hours, even on the ceiling. :p
Dude Mac and Me was awesome. 😂😂😂😂😂😂 . The McDonalds dance scene was little over the top.
Except when the Calgary Kid in the wheelchair fell off a cliff, squealing the WHOLE WAY DOWN! *THAT WAS FUNNY!* (whether/not intentional)
Nearly pissed myself laughing THEN/NOW.
I liked Mac and me , albeit the last time I saw it was 1992
Sentient Music I was born in 92
That kid’s response to annoying questions is awesome. As someone who gets asked a particular question repeatedly I totally appreciate the sarcastic answer.
I thought you were going to talk about either the Room or Troll 2
I think that was the most epic retort I have ever heard 'Vietnam'
"Vietnam"! I love this kid!
Paul Rudd using this as his running joke on Conan for years is the true silver lining of this movie.
Do a rating on the poor joke quality of The Emoji movie.
I don't know about Coke saving an alien but I must say I never would have survived college without the 2 for $2 Big Mac specials.
Adam Sandler: "Hold my brand-name beer..."
I literally laughed myself into a frenzy after Simon said he started answering people, with such severity: *Vietnam.........* LOL
If ever I end up in a wheel-chair... I too will use the Vietnam-retort ...
jmalmsten you should update it with "Iraq" or "Afghanistan", like i do when someone asks about the scar on my left arm.
@@arx3516 But that's the opposite of why the original response is hilarious. Making it a believably timed war takes all the silliness out of it which makes it way less effective as snark
Simon, that was an incredible Bad movie. I totally forgot about it until I watched this episode of your channel and the horrible movie came flooding back into my memory. Thank You sooooo much Simon. Exactly what I wanted to remember.
I actually didn't mind this film that much. It had a corny charm to it that I appreciated as a kid. It's really not meant to be taken seriously at all and some of the scenes are just straight up hilarious to watch. I'd even go as far as saying the movie itself is probably more entertaining to watch than E.T. (which is a movie I have never liked even as a little kid, finding much of it very boring).
0:55 "This is despite the editor of the script having extremely fond recollections of the film as a child".
Wait, you mean the script editor was a child?
Not all product placement in movies got increase in sales...remember the Power Gloves?
kirby march Barcena I have that movie somewhere. The problem probably had something to do with the story. An autistic kid and his brother hook up with a moody girl to find "California." People have a hard time looking at those who are different. It's a sad truth. Change the characters' profiles and you'll get a movie people will watch. Then the Power Glove might actually sell.
The background music is so far in the background now that when I hear the notes, I'm not even sure where they're coming from. I'm looking around my room trying to figure it out.
I'd say the Josie and the Pussycats had the best use of product placement.
"Why are you in a wheelchair?"
"Vietnam!" *blank stare*
Hahaha! Awesome answer! Smart kid
Hahaha that's likely where clerks 2 got the idea for the dance in the movie. Hahaha
The “Vietnam” remark reminds me of when I first met this guy in my college dorm who had one deformed hand. I asked him as politely as I could if he was comfortable talking about it because I was curious. He then looked wistfully out a window and said with a straight face “my father used to punish us…” After an awkward silence he busted out laughing and then said “no, man, this was just a birth defect!”
Where did the expression silver lining come from?
Güber McSanchez
Every cloud has a silver lining was a very old expression when I was born (1953.) If you're not familiar with it, it essentially means that no matter how dark and scary things get, there's usually something good to be found in almost any situation.
Done mansplaining for the day. Sorry, but it's Memorial Day and the sun is out. Gotta go.
The full expression is "Every cloud has a silver lining," meaning "You can find something positive even about bad things." As for the origin of the expression, I think the best way to understand that is to take a look at a break in the clouds on an overcast day, preferably a break near the sun's apparent position in the sky. The sun shining through the break makes the edges of the break look like they're lined in silver.
1634, John Milton in Comus. :-)
1634??? The year 1634? What is Comus?
Comus is a book by writer John Milton, it probably is one of the first written references to silver lining being used (I've not verified this, just interpreting what he probably means)
The only thing I ever remembered about the movie other than the kid was the song "Take Me, I'll Follow" by Bobby Caldwell.
It couldn't be the worst movie ever, there is a silver lining and Mars Attacks exists
silver lining is paul rudd using this clip on conan everytime he offers a clip from his new movie
Mars Attacks is hilarious! Watched it when it came out. ROFLMAO still do 🎤 It's not unusual to be ... 👽 Akk Akk akk akk akk🎵🎵🎵 😂
Lies Lies. Mac and Me is wonderful
Wendy Packard facts😊😁
I like it better than ET
No it isn’t.
i'm actually offended they called this the worst movie ever made. it's like they completely forgot gigli existed. or teenagers from outerspace. or that weird alien vampire movie with sir patrick stewart. or at least half of the movies nicolas cage has been in.
+InsolubleToaster Instant respect for namedropping teenagers from outer space. I love that movie more than I love myself.
Wow! You scared me for a minute, there! I thought you were gonna go after Jade & his performance. However, you did a wonderful job pronouncing Spina Bifida ( I can’t tell you how many ‘educated’ doctors have had trouble with that!). Thank you for doing this video!
im an adult and still like Knight Rider
You can see Mac And Me on Netflix, if you don't mind a couple of robots and a guy making jokes over the dialog. It's one of the better Mystery Science Theater episodes of the latest season.
Ishtar, was the worst movie ever made.
It's bad for the sheer amount of facepalming that movie can cause but worst movie ever made? Nah. Watch Manos Hands of Fate.
Sheep
I don't know, I still remember a scene from Ishtar (two, really), but not a single one from Mac and Me
If that is the worst movie you’ve ever seen, there are lower levels of hell you are as of yet to see.
Still, that’s not a bad pick considering it was synonymous with the term “Box Office Flop” for a good few decades.
What about Gigli? It's also in the worst movie category.
"Vietnam." That's just freaking hilarious. I checked his age, and it was over a year before he was born.
Thought the worst movie ever made was The Room.
dark666105 I thought it was Plan 9 from Outer Space. Or anything from ed wood for that matter.
I'd say "sideways" was the worst movie ever made
dark666105 I thought it was Birdemic
dark666105 Troll 2?
Manos hands of fate is the worst movie every made
Fun fact no. 2: Paul Rudd shows a clip from Mac and Me when promoting his own movie on Conan.
I must be one of the only people who prefer Mac and Me over ET. I've watched Mac and Me probably 100 times no joke, and ET maybe twice.
Juxtapain thank you! I love Mac & me. I've even went out to get the dvd and ended up getting 2 because the covers were different.
It's been a long times since I've seen it but I didn't find it excruciatingly painful to watch. Just seemed like a typical kids schlock type of movie.
I watched many, many times as a kid too...but i think it's because my mom got the VHS from the bargain bin, and ET was still full price.
I feel like as an adult you can see Mac and Me for the incredibly cynical rip-off it actually is while as a child I'm sure it's a fine movie.
Product placement was just so common as kids we really didn't notice. But ur totally spot on entire scenes were filmed around said products! Lol ❤😂
Hi Simon, how are you?
SlackerDan he's good, you?
Not bad, I need to get off the Internet and hit the gym more, though.
The crowns for "Worst Movie Ever Made" and "Most Egregious Product Placement" now belong to the Emoji movie.
I loved this movie as a kid. It did its job excellently. It entertained its intended audience effectively. Every single negative thing you can ever say about it comes exclusively from a cynical adult point of view.
It's like having soap for dinner and complaining that it tastes bad. i.e. don't complain when its you who's using the thing wrong and judging it for what its not. Hate this square criticism for a round hole of a movie. "worst movie ever made" fuck out of here what that contrived sticking-your-nose-where-it-don't-belong shit. -- not you Simon, the nebulous lot who judge this movie incorrectly.
-Why are you in a wheelchair?
-... I'm in a wheelchair?!!
Lies !!! Movie rocks. Just watched it in fact, eat it
this brings to mind the show “Threshold” from 2005 which starred a pretty unknown at the time Peter Dinklage. The role he auditioned for wasn’t written for a little person, he just happened to audition and be great. If you watch that show, I don’t think they ever really address that he’s a little person - he’s just a scientist who happens to be a little person. Not to say that being a little person is a disability but it’s similar in that typically when there’s a little person in a show the story revolves around or in heavily influenced by that.
I thought that pirate movie with Geena Davis and Mathew Modine was the hands down worse movie ever made. I know it was a complete flop and money pit.
Mac and Me is not the worst movie ever by far. The new Ghostbusters remake beats it by a mile. Also bonus fact. In the scene where the main actor falls in the water he almost drowned in real life. But no one on set realized it until it was almost too late.
They do the same thing with Timmy in south park.
Merrin Timmah!
bookmobile 77 " Timmmmmay" is on my personalized handicapped tag .
No they don't. Not AT ALLLLLLL! Timmy's disability is a CORE feature of his character. They completely ignore the wheelchair Mac and Me, treating it as much as they would treat his eye color. That's totally different from South Park's treatment of Timmy. I find South Park to be MUCH more respectful towards handicapped people than this example. South Park made a POINT about teaching a lesson about treating handicapped people right. Mac and Me basically ignored it... essentially sweeping it under the rug.
What Merrin meant was the producers wrote the handicap into the Timmy character, unlike mac n me (which I haven't seen) where they basically ignored the handicap as far as the story went. Timmy was a crack up at first, then they Tried to push sympathy on his character and he became too defined by his handicap. Though TBH south park really did take the character pretty far. Unlike Towlie, the worst character ever.
Oldbmwr100rs That contradicts what Merrin said. His words were, "They do the same thing with Timmy in South Park."
You said, "UNLIKE Mac and Me." He said LIKE Mac and Me.
"why are you in a wheelchair?"
"Vietnam... " O_O
what a legend!
I love Mac and me
@8:28 I was in a back brace for almost a year. I told people I was playing water polo and fell off my horse.
Why isn't *every live action anime movie* here
Duwang Man is roger rabbit one of the worst films ever? I don’t think so...
The missed opportunity of Conan always pranking Paul Rudd with the clip of the main character flying down a hill into a creek every time he comes on the show (since Paul Rudd was in the movie) is baffling.
You think THATS the worst movie ever made Simon!?! Oh my silly summer child.
You dont even KNOW bad movies if you think Mac N Me is the worst. Mac N Chee is like a summer blockbuster compared to some officially released flicks out there. I would take Mac N Flea over a good 30% of movies I've sat through (I'm a glutton for punishment... Red Letter Media didnt help that at all).
You really need to broaden your awful movies if you think Mac N Brie is the worst m8!
Yea but how can I nitpick and whine on the internet if I allowed for accurate representation?? :(
Watch The Bulk
The worse movie I ever heard of was called "The Room".
SAinTIdiVAca
Uh... I believe you mean The AMAZING Bulk!
Dont be disrespectful to one of the greatest movies of our time!!!!
Wha't is Nukie? Suburban Sasquach
My go-to response to "Why are you in a wheelchair?" is "Why AREN'T YOU in a wheelchair?"
Mac and Me, Still a better movie than Han solo and The last Jedi.
Tuttomenui personally I didn't think Solo was a bad movie. It didn't quite have the "Star Wars vibe" in some sense that we're used to, but that's partly on purpose since much of the story happens in the further regions of the Galaxy than the events of the main trilogy/trilogies. I still preferred Rogue One slightly, maybe because it was occurring in more familiar areas with more familiar character types (full-blown rebels, Imperial officers, etc). And I appreciated that that wasn't the heavy-handed agenda pushing (coupled with subpar writing) of the Last Jedi
Your argument is invalid.
And Rogue One.
4:25 -- "... the genesis of the film was hardly conductive to producing quality entertainment ...."
Simon, I think rather than "conductive," the word you want might be "conducive" -- pronounced "kon-doo-siv."
I like your videos. Keep up the good work!
mac and me is not the worst movie ever made...
your thinking of Ghostbusters..Female edition
Daniel McDowell you have hit the clit on the head with that one!
Re Simon's words about 'Knight Rider' - I watched every ep of it when I was a teenager.
Now... I wonder what the hell was wrong with me.
There's a wheelchair kid in it.
Saved you the best part of ten minutes.
Worst movie ever made??? That's a really bizarre statement. I know the movie wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a really heart warming family movie. I had to go through putting down a golden retriever as well, so the ending really destroyed me. Strong performance by everyone, especially Owen Wilson.
FIRST comment!
looks 3rd to me.
I'm gonna have to go ahead and agree with anonymous.
Thank god you're back to the good thumbnails.
Encumbered person! How incredibly offensive! Wheelchair people don't like to be called encumbered. No one does! 😭😭😭
What's so incredibly offensive about a word that describes restricted movement to someone that _literally_ has restricted movement?
There's a difference between being encumbered and being encumbering. I don't think anyone would find it offensive to be called encumbered if they know that they are. Someone in a wheelchair knows they can't walk, so it is just a fact of life for them that they are encumbered (aka restricted in some way).
Yes it's a question of having a minimal grasp on grammar... In France we say "persons with reduced mobility" because a mouthful paraphrase is preferred to an accurate single word pick over here.
Also "wheelchair bound" isn't a nice term he used...
I adore the logical mindedness of the people in this reply section. God Bless.
The ending made me feel warm and fuzzy. Most people just make the usual jokes about Mac and Me, then call it a day.
"Mac and Me" is generally considered a two-hour commercial for McDonalds, plus the customers paid to see it!
I remember liking Mack and Me as a child. Never rewatched it. To me the constant references to McDonalds seemed natural because their commercials were frequent, we almost always had coke cola in the house and Mcdonalds was, and is all over the place. it actually ended up making the world more 'natural' and relatable to me. Though I don't remember the dancing at all.
Regarding the Kids Response to *"y u in weelchare??"* bit was genuinely funny.
This video was not about Manos: The Hands of Fate, as the title leads you to believe. Trust me, there's no silver lining in Manos.
Switch & Lever The kid didn't know she was dubbed over. When she went to the premier she was mortified.
I’m over a year late! But I wanted to comment anyway because I have a fondness for this movie.
I was born with Spina Bifida in 1985, and my family was very involved with the Spina Bifida Association of America. My mother actually did some writing for their newsletter which lead to her meeting Calegory.
As a kid seeing an actor who was also a kid with the same disability I have was one of the coolest things. That part of my life was full of realizations about my limitations, and hospital stays would be a regular occurrence, so seeing a person like me being in a movie was a reminder that I could still do things like anyone else.
This could qualify as one of your best videos, a prototypical "TIFO" performance. You know, like they have Featured Articles in Wikipedia. The fact that it's about Mac Donald's add to that because your video dedicated to it is also very good.
I DID NAAHHT expect this video to be about Mac and Me.
What is the difference between dish soap, body wash, and hand soap; when all three are labeled for washing hands?
Let's not forget that Paul Rudd plays a clip from this movie every time he does a promo on Conan
"We bring aliens back to life. Suck on that, Pepsi."
The Attack of the Killer Donuts, now that's pretty awful in a interesting way.
Jack Savage saw a trailer for that movie it looked like a fun b movie🤪
Also in the category of "If you liked it as a kid, don't watch it as an adult," the original Voltron.
Can confirm. If you enjoyed Knight Rider as a kid (like I did), do not watch it as an adult. Same for Superman 4, most Hanna-Barbera cartoons and the entirety of Superfriends.
Bonus fact: Spielberg originally wanted the candy used in E.T. to be M&Ms, but the M&M/Mars company declined, feeling the movie would be such a flop that they wouldnt risk their product placement on such a bomb. Spielberg ultimately went with Reece's Pieces, and the M&M/Mars company was left kicking themselves after E.T. was the highest grossing movie for decades.
Worse than Bo Derek's Tarzan? Ishtar? Plan 9 From Outer Space? The Star Wars Xmas Special? This bears investigation
I really didn't think that movie was that bad and I usually have trouble sitting through movies.
"Ten minute break dance scene with no explanation"? Like Bollywood?