Rock 'n' roll star Leather Tuscadero in Jukebox Express |
Comic Sophie Lennon played Rose "Mama" Mammamia in Jukebox Express. Put THAT on yer plate! |
Actor Troy Chesterfield |
I wanted to patch together a 1958 jukebox flick made entirely by fictional characters we've already seen elsewhere, on TV, in movies, books, comic books, novels, whatever. They had to be characters who could have been active in 1958. Actress Ginger Grant from Gilligan's Island. Rock 'n' roller Leather Tuscadero from Happy Days. Inventor, industrialist, and film producer Howard Stark from Marvel Comics movies. Jukebox Express occurred to me as the inevitable title.
On February 6th of 2018: I posted a tease for Jukebox Express:
"What is Jukebox Express? And how in the world does it combine That Thing You Do!, King Kong, I Love Lucy, Happy Days, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Gilligan's Island, My Favorite Year, Singin' In The Rain, Three Amigos!, an instrumental by The Fleshtones, Charles Chaplin's Limelight, Bye Bye Birdie, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Room Service, Batman: The Animated Series, Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls, Pleasantville, The Honeymooners, the 1970s Ellery Queen TV series, Back To The Future, Weird War Tales, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Animal House, The Girl Can't Help It, the pilot episode of The Monkees, King Creole, The Andy Griffith Show, John Waters' Cry-Baby, Please Don't Eat The Daisies!, The Beverly Hillbillies, Twin Peaks, The Rocketeer, WKRP In Cincinnati, and Funnyman?
I don't know yet. I won't know unless or until I write it. Oughtta be fun."
Jukebox Express producer Howard Stark |
Stan "King" Kaiser as Rocco "Death" Manzetti in Jukebox Express |
And I hope you will, too. Welcome to a rare screening of the lost 1958 rock 'n' roll movie Jukebox Express, the latest Boppin' Pop-A-Looza.
Actress Ginger Grant as Kirby Lee. A movie star! |
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Carl's writin' a book! The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) will contain 155 essays about 155 tracks, each one of 'em THE greatest record ever made. An infinite number of records can each be the greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. Updated initial information can be seen here: THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (Volume 1).
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