This year has led Crushgasm down some interesting roads. We crushed on the entirety of the ‘90s with past guests, dove into what it’s like to crush on the concept of nostalgia, and this week we’re exploring movie franchises. Yup, we’re crushin on the movie franchises that cinema would feel incomplete without, but before we get into it with this week’s guest, Robert Vince to talk about a very athletic canine, let’s get into a trilogy that – in my mind – can’t be beat, and that’s ‘Look Who’s Talking.’
1989 was a great year for movies. ‘The Little Mermaid‘ helped Disney enter their most beloved era, Tim Burton‘s ‘Batman‘ kicked ass, and John Travolta and Kirstie Alley teamed up for what would be quite a remarkable run in ‘Look Who’s Talking.’ They were mere strangers at the start, and Mikey wasn’t even John’s but despite it all – they became a family and from there added a little girl named Julie the following year. It would take a few more years before Alley and Travolta rounded out this cinematic treasure with some dogs. Oh, and in case you didn’t know – ‘Look Who’s Talking’ featured talking dogs and babies. It was a glorious time for film and I ate up every crumb.
Not only did this movie franchise reintroduce a generation to John Travolta, who we mostly just known watching ‘Grease’ around the clock on Vh1, but also played into a millennial’s favorite thing – talking animals. I mean, we are the generation that fucked hard with the likes of ‘Milo & Otis’ and ‘Homeward Bound’ so the third movie in this franchise knew exactly what it was doing but before the pups who could speak, literally (well, in their head), ‘Look Who’s Talking’ delivered education.
These were the days when the wild wild west of the World Wide Web was at the tip of our fingertips. How was I to know how the hell a baby was made if not for the very scientific scenes in which talking sperm raced toward an egg, with only one being the definitive winner, thus creating a new life? If I were to list the top 10 movie scenes ‘90s kids remember – I’d have to include those sex ed scenes from those movies.
Aside from the talking animals and babies and the education, oh and John Travolta – what I continue to love about ‘Look Who’s Talking’ is its simplicity. Yes, I’m sure those sperm scenes cost an arm and a leg but as a whole – these movies are far from what Marvel shoves into theaters three to four times a year, and I miss that. I miss those movies that didn’t have to rely on a lengthy backstory, have several multiverses, etc. Because as great as those elaborate franchises are, they leave very little room for movies like ‘Look Who’s Talking’ to get made nowadays. For real, when was the last time you sat down and watched something that wouldn’t be considered a blockbuster? Exactly.
‘Look Who’s Talking’ will always be a favorite of mine, with the third being a must-watch during the holiday season, and I wish more movies like this still existed as much as they once did. That’s something I talked to Robert Vince about – so stay tuned for that and more as we continue to crush on movie franchises!
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