Saturday, June 20, 2015

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY, JAWS! LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE BAKED YOU A CAKE (BACK IN '75!)



It's hard to believe the movie Jaws is forty years old today! To help celebrate one of the best movies ever made, lets look at this crazy Jaws cake from back in the day. (I found this article in a cooking magazine called Mail Box News.)



Agnes Willis must have been a cake making genius because I love everything about this Jaws cake. Of course the best part of the article is the quote from Agnes, "I cut off one of the doll's legs to fit it in the mouth better." Well played Agnes! 


As a bonus, this magazine had another Jaws cake! Wow, you can almost hear the famous theme! No, wait...that was just my stomach growling for a piece of Jaws cake!




Thursday, June 04, 2015

FANTASY FILM HOCKEY TRADING CARDS


Now that the battle for Lord Stanley's Cup is waging, I thought it was time to create another pack of virtual movie sports character cards. This time featuring Hockey characters. You can check out Football, Baseball and Basketball by clicking here. Like before, I try to set the character in a card design that was actually available during the year the movie was released. Okay, let's rev up the Zamboni and open this wax pack!  


Johnny Hanson - New York Panthers - Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Played by John Wayne
1937 Worldwide Gum


Billy Duke - Toronto Maple Leafs - Face-Off (1971)
Played by Art Hindle
1971-72 O-Pee-Chee


Hanson Brothers - Charlestown Chiefs - Slap Shot (1977)
Played by Steve Carlson, Jeff Carlson and David Hanson.
1977-78 Topps


Doug McKenzie - Elsinore Beer - Strange Brew (1983)
Played by Dave Thomas
1982-83 Topps


Bob McKenzie - Elsinore Beer - Strange Brew (1983)
Played by Rick Moranis
1982-83 Neilson Cookie Bar


Jason Voorhees - Crystal Lake Slashers - Friday the 13th Part 3 (1983)
Played by Richard Booker
1982-83 O-Pee-Chee


Cameron Frye - Detroit Red Wings - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Played by Alan Ruck
1986-87 Topps


Dean Youngblood - Hamilton Mustangs - Youngblood (1986)
Played by Rob Lowe
1986-87 O-Pee-Chee Gold Foil Sticker


Darren McCord - Pittsburgh Penguins - Sudden Death (1995)
Played by Jean-Claude Van Damme
1995-96 Pinnacle


Jack - Nuggets - MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)
Played by Bernie, Louie and Mac
2000-2001 Stadium Club