Once upon a time...
"...the not-too-distant future. Society has deteriorated to brutal levels. Only the strong have their liberty. Everyone else is oppressed...or dead. Some of the smart ones have left what remains of civilization. This is the story of one of them, Mongo Lloyd."
Twenty years ago, my brother Rich, brother-in-law John and I put together a short post-apocalyptic video.
It was a harmless little diversion for a Summer weekend; a meaningless attempt at humor that took a few hours to put together "on the fly" and runs about 10 minutes long.
Pay no attention to the little date display that can be seen in the beginning; we reset that feature 5 years ahead at the time, because it was supposedly "the not-too-distant future".
Sound would help; in addition to the dialogue there's a bit of Pink Floyd, some Wagner and a little "Conan the Barbarian" soundtrack.
Anyway, for your viewing pleasure: Mongo Lloyd.
Hopefully you like it...
posted by camojack | 03:57
11 Comments:
"Mongo"...? Sounds like somethin' outta Flash Gordon. Like HERE.
Will check it out when I get home tonite.
(:D) Regards...
Wasn't "Mongo" a character in "Blazing Saddles"? Iseem to recall that he took his coffee directly from the pot, and could punch out a 1000 lb. horse without too much difficulty. I also recall that one of them Keach boys blew a huge hole in him, or am I thinking of Paul Newman as Judge Roy Bean?
Ah, the cinema of the '70s, and the myths of the Old West. Whatever happened to the Governor of New Mexico following up on Lew Wallace's promise to pardon Billy The Kid? Pat Garrett was a backshooter, and Mr. Antrim deserves better.
I'm waking up entirely too early these mornings, fretting that the Iranians are going to start blowing stuff up. These are not comforting thoughts to have over that first cup of coffee. I'll be checking to see if your "Mongo" is funnier than Mel Brooks'.
camojack,
I especially loved the "special effects" finger in the camera lense pointing to Magmoofus's shelter!
How did you get the earthquake scene so realistic?
It looked like alot of fun.
Rock on!
Hawkeye®:
No, Mongo Lloyd, not Ming the Merciless...from the planet Mongo.
Possum:
My Mongo funnier than Mel Brooks'? Heh, I'm not that good.
Beerme:
I was particularly proud of that earthquake scene, thanks...
I like it...
Best Denny's Commercial ever...
I particularly liked the great accents employed by the actors! LOL
All in all, better than a Michael Moore flick!
Where was this filmed? What are the ruins?
Well, I finally checked it out... BWAHAHAHA!! Great stuff. Here's my favs...
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Best one-liner... "Remember when this was an escalator?"
Best dialogue... "What happened to your dog?"... "He's dead"... "You eat him?"... "Had to"... "OHH. Hard times!"
Best two-liner... "Get your shit"... (Grabbing handful of leaves) "My bedding"
Best use of music... Jogging to Wagner?!?!?
Best animal scene... (Trying to box-in a snake) "Food"... "Food"... "Ha-ha. Food!"
Best action scene... Rock climbing
Best special effects... "What was that, an earthquake?"... "No, that was my stomach. I'm hungry"
Best commercial endorsement... Denny's sign.
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This movie has it all! Three... err, two thumbs up!
(:D) Regards
JR:
Oh, I dunno...looked at another way, our heroes searched high and low before finally settling for Denny's.
benning:
It was all recorded in the Wissahickon Gorge, except for the ending.
Hawkeye®:
I'm glad you liked it; it was mostly all ad-libbed. Tell a friend...
Aloha Jack,
When are you coming out this way? We need help! Our governor is an idiot!!
Grant
Grant:
I won't be back over there until next February...
E...never mind. :-)
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