The Boy With Green Hair | Welcome To The Basement

[@iphonewalkthroughs]

Wooooo! Just commenting to say I've been watching Welcome to the Basement for years and I'm super glad it's still going. Y'all are comfort food but more of a slice of cheesecake where it's so rich I'll go crazy trying to get more movies down my gullet.

[@mercymaddox]

Same ! 😭

[@caffeineadvocate]

Ziggy says that there’s a 89% chance that you’re here to prevent this boy from getting green hair. Oh, boy..

[@floraposteschild4184]

At the time this film was made, war orphans and other living casualties of WWII were being pressured to "forget" and pretend nothing bad had happened. The green hair a symbol of their pain and what the 1940s would think was their shame. But it was really what their experience could bring to the world.

[@charrid56maclean]

The secret garden is a great Dean Stockwell film.

[@superjules]

There's a story that in the late 60s, Dean Stockwell was producing a movie that would've had Neil Young providing the soundtrack. The movie never materialized, and the soundtrack became "After the Gold-rush"

[@Goldenspiderducck]

11:48 Theatre Nerd Johnson strikes again!! The Hal Prince of basement theatre riffs!!

[@nishbrown]

That was the best part.

[@craigjohnson6423]

Hal Prince? I was going for David Belasco.

[@Goldenspiderducck]

@@craigjohnson6423 Oooh, deep, deep cut!

[@mattwstewart205]

Robert Prosky plays one of the scariest mobsters ever in Thief. The scene where he threatens Frank is chilling.

[@mercymaddox]

Matt doing the drainage thing and then no change in expression from craig 🤣

[@theactualbajmahal833]

At 18:53, the movie, Jezebel, is another example of that problem. It's this black and white movie where the McGuffin , or perhaps the most important plot point ;>), is a scandalous bright red dress.

[@pattygee7267]

Stamton Finklebort will be a Gnome in my next DnD Campaign.

[@Ruby-pw4px]

Similar story to Fran here - growing up in Germany, evening movies started at 8:15 pm and (with the ads) ran until around 10:30 pm. I had a bedtime of 10 pm, so I watched the first two acts of so many movies I never got to finish.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

Similar - growing up in the UK movies would come on in the evening but I had a 9pm bedtime and never got to finish them. I just give up watching them altogether because not seeing anything at all is often preferable to not getting to see how it ends. I hated it SO much.

[@GreatWightSpark]

Judging by the movie's title screen this is Krusty the Clown's backstory? Or maybe Professor Frink?

[@erikgilson1687]

When we were in high school me and my friend got high and went Christmas shopping at the mall His girlfriend at the time had hair the same exact color as this kid on the front and we thought it was so hilarious he bought it for her and she was apparently extremely offended because she thought he saying she looked like a boy

[@nevet1212]

The was a great episode, had no idea Dean Stockwell was a child actor, although I knew him best from quantum leap. He also did a few roles in star trek series, Matt and Craig have either of you watched any star trek, the show or movies?

[@iyona14granturismogt6gtspo7]

I nearly died when the poor Ginger kid raised his hand and Craig says "Kill him!" Poor red heads!

[@themoviedealers]

Hey man, Dean Stockwell in Psych-Out, 1968. Supposedly during his fallow period. He's hilarious.

[@tjg555]

I don't even like movies. I haven't watched anything other than music biopics since the NWA movie, and only Gilliam movies for a couple years before that. But I watch this show every single episode since the beginning, and also have one of those mythical "rolling monthly donorships" they always talk about. You guys feature mostly movies I would never watch even if I did like movies. I fully trust your take on every movie, though, and have several past episodes written down on my lengthy "Movies people I trust have advised me to watch" list. It's up to about 800 movies right now but once I achieve immortality I promise I'll get to all of them.

[@sarabrucker7847]

DEAN STOCKWELL!!!

[@Tempo_Topos]

Seen it: Tár? Todd Field hasn't made a movie for 16 years but I think the wait was worth it. Cate Blanchett deserves an Oscar.

[@DeniseFaraday]

Hey Matt and Craig! I have another Seen It, this time with a comment for Craig: ‘I Love You To Death’ from 1990, directed by Lawrence Kasdan and co-starred Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright, Keanu Reeves and the late greats William Hurt and River Phoenix. I re-watched this movie recently and I understand how Craig feels in not wanting to re-watch River’s films after he passed. It’s hard to rewatch any film after someone passed, but we have their body of work to remember how great of a talent they were when they were here. P.S. - I forgot Jon Kasdan played Kevin and Tracey’s son in the film. Who knew he would grow up to write Solo: A Star Wars Story, among other things? Nepotism is a mofo, ain’t it?

[@bf5428]

Have you seen the remake of It's All Quite On The Western Front?

[@CannonRanger1]

Good lord this brings back memories. It was something that was shown at least once a month on local television. In answer to your question, it was bizarre originally watching it in black and white and then seeing it in color.

[@bradforddillman7671]

This was another cool movie I’ve never heard of. Got one for your Seen It: 1970’s “Wanda” written and directed by Barbara Loden. It’s a great seldom-known movie set in Northeast Pennsylvania (where I was raised). Wanda is a listless woman with no direction who gets entangled with a small-time crook. The movie was decades ahead of it’s time and it has a unique feel to it with a downbeat ending which probably rings very true to the character. Loden was married to Elia Kazan for a while and he probably took credit for this small masterpiece. It’s worth seeking out. It used to be on KZbin. Haunting.

[@dawidmamczur]

Matt, I feel you. How Green Was My Valley? Apparently, not very much.

[@Swishy_Blue]

Beatles movies! Y'all seen The Rutles ? Eric Idle's mockumentary of The Beatles. (It's free on the tubes, I do believe) The film is...good. but the story and love behind it is so genuine. A hypercult classic.

[@corinneirwin8406]

Thank you!

[@chipmunck98kid]

best show

[@ericbilly]

11:16 some strong oompa loompa vibes here, thanks to that 1940's color grading lol

[@DoctorEth]

The Fran Newhouse lore expands!

[@Fryinberg]

I was most interested in Mathew's story about Dr. Barns in this epidode.

[@starwarsfreak1111]

His name is Matrick P. Sloan

[@seanhenry2921]

Is the theme of this movie "Nature Boy" by eden ahbez?

[@jonathanstern5537]

Almost 3/4ths of a century after the movie came out, you spoiled it.

[@Rapamaru]

I laughed a lot in this episode 😂

[@MroR3n0]

What is the name of that painting of a blue old man?

[@stevensedlak]

2:29 Wooo "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's wrestling name

[@MartinDee2000]

Please review _Three O'Clock High_ . Roger Ebert hated it (he gave it one star). I liked it as a kid, and I'd love to hear you explain why it sucks, or if there's anything you like about it. Thanks.

[@RangerHouston]

You know what book i’d read? One about a kid who rides his bike into a volcano, to then grow up as the night shift manager at the local super market. I could see that selling like hotcakes.

[@BasicDrumming]

Great video.

[@cfraute]

I would have loved to see a scene of Leo DiCaprio arguing with a child, Marty really missed an opportunity there

[@mercymaddox]

"They're crisis actors" oh no 🤣🙈

[@cinemafanatic2010]

I heard about this in a horror book from the 70s

[@TheZatrahc]

Lake Titicaca is unfortunately in South America, straining the phrase "down the road" to its absolute limit. I expect the show to cancel is ongoing Lake Facts segment from here on out

[@aarona6420]

Thank you for subscribing to 'Lake Facts'! You will now receive fun daily facts about lakes!

[@mrflibble3226]

Peter runs to the woods. Peter casts Find Familiar.

[@tekdev]

That's a Green Slime prequel, right?

[@BrentLonkey]

matt's new goal, make craig cry.

[@craigjohnson6423]

That's not a new goal. I felt him watching me during the Old Yeller episode. Ironically, I had massive allergies throughout the shoot, so my eyes were red the whole time.

[@ellenmuseum]

Horace Pippin and the Barnes Foundation

[@Xipz]

Have you seen "Weird, the Al Yankovic Story"? I loved every minute i Of this movie. All the jokes had me laughing out loud, even on a second viewing. It really makes me wish i Weird Al would write more movies.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Then you should have seen UHF in theaters.

[@rocketdave719]

Your conversation about what this movie would have looked like if it hadn't been in color reminded me that there's a Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movie called The Woman in Green that was filmed in black and white, making the title pointless.

[@ChickenGeorgeClooney]

That Fran Leibowitz story at the beginning, I'd always thought that was Martin Scorsese's story. Did I mix them up in my mind? Was this revealed in one of his documentaries about her and i just conflated them? Who knows

[@gazpacho1234]

I saw this movie on TV in b&w sometime between 1972-76 (with subtitles). It was like radio or reading a book or watching theater, lack of color necessitated using my imagination more, but occasionally slightly annoying nonetheless. Film was strangely addictively slightly-disappointing but as close to engaging, well produced and acted as circumstantially possible, and uniquely interesting considering it's middle-school 2nd choice project.

[@suedenim]

I remember watching this as a kid and hoping for something like a superhero movie, and being disappointed. Same with "X - The Man with X-Ray Eyes," which really creeped me out.

[@craigjohnson6423]

Well, let me just nip this in the bud, and warn you before you see it: Elephant Man is not a Superhero movie.

[@ESSBrew]

I rememebr when this series started..... its been 10 years? wtf!

[@calvinjluther]

I haven't watched this yet, but is this the movie about the kid what eats so many vegetables he starts turning into a plant?

[@calvinjluther]

:(

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

And he grew up to be Cesar Romero on the old Batman show.

[@Trevin_Taylor]

Dean Stockwell grew up to be Cesar Romero?

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

@@Trevin_Taylor just his hair.

[@bavvy]

Anyone else had a Simpsons deja vu at the movie title scene?

[@killerkab1141]

I miss Craig love that guts views on movies

[@markh2960]

I thought the surprise ending would be Willy Wonka knocking on his door

[@mrflibble3226]

I'm definitely getting con-job vibes from this too, Matt.

[@SugarcatPlays]

That teachers lesson was really progressive for it's time

[@mrflibble3226]

Wait 'til they get a load of me.

[@richardcoulson6027]

Am I drunk or are you boys out of focus? Or both?

[@doommaria]

I feel like they've been out of focus a lot in recent episodes.

[@deadpan80]

I guess The Boy with Pinko Hair would have been perceived as too queer for 40's audiences

[@Gappasaurus]

The term “pinko” would have caused an entirely _different_ kind of uproar in cold-war era America 😳

[@pem1974]

Since this came from the age of Hollywood where kid actors were primarily expected to be cute and to "shut up and do what they're told", I'm kind of amazed that Dean Stockwell wasn't at least *nominated* for an Oscar for this. The leftist leaning story perhaps blew his chances? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@captainloudpants]

Man, that ain't down the road. Do your research.

My goodness you guys got very old

[@Fryinberg]

Remember Mr Mcboaty Mr mcboatface? When they let us normals name a boat? That Dr Barns segment reminds me of how money and democracy doesnt always. Work.