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That’s odd. The mom thing was never mentioned on the Graceland tour. Huh.

I don't know if anyone listens to the Punch Up The Jam podcast but Elvis is featured pretty heavily in their song this week. This comes up in their discussion.

I just want to say, one or both of my boys sneak into my bed almost every night (usually around 2:30 AM). I feel that caller’s pain. I have woken up screaming the last two nights in a row. Literally screaming. Last night to my eldest son staring at me creepily in the dark, and the night before when my three year old ran in like he was goddamn Chucky or something. I also 100% agree with Paul, anytime after 6AM is fine. Before that though is rough. I’ve actually gotten out of bed to sleep in their car beds a few times. #parentinglife

It is so so bad. I rewatched all of the Jaws films last year for some reason and Jaws 3 is a classic SCTV Dr. Tongue's House of Beef kind of movie.

I noticed that his mom died right before he moved to Germany, so I can kind of see why he wanted Priscilla to move in with him when he came back. He must have been so lonely (though that doesn't excuse praying on a teenager). I can't even imagine what it must have been like to be born to poor parents with a mother who worshipped you and then grow up to have all girls basically worshipping you. One of the things that struck me about Girls, Girls, Girls is the discomfort of just being adored for for body while no one, except for Laurel. I felt like he was pretty familiar with women hitting on him, but seemed uninterested in his own sex appeal because no one seemed to care about who he was or why the boat meant so much to him. And I see how he felt insulted by a woman buying it for him. I think the whole reason I found him charming was because he seemed so uninterested in the girls, and I got a sense of how he must have felt as an icon with women throwing themselves at him while not knowing anything about him. Fame like that makes people crazy. I recommend watching the Priscilla interview because she seemed to really see him for who he was despite how awful he was to her. That's not to excuse anything he did, but I do think she genuinely loved the man, and understood that his problematic behaviors were a result of the world he grew up in and lived in as an adult. Certainly she was too young for him, but I got the sense from her that as she grew up, she understood the situation she was in. Looking forward to the discussion of the movie itself. I've definitely learned more about Elvis by recommending it

That's ostensibly what his first movie is about (although everything I know about it I learned by listening to Blank Check.)

I slept in my mom's bed on and off until middle school. My poor mom! I'm not a silent sleeper by any means, I thrash around like a wild beast and talk in my sleep. I refuse to sleep over at partners homes or let them stay at mine because I'm such a bad sleeper. However it was like well into high school for Elvis though from what I remember hearing.

Between this and The Secret, I was very confused upon hearing the title choice of chosen movie.

Yeah, I've thought about this, and the sad truth is that a lot of these movies just don't exist because black directors weren't given many opportunities until relatively recently. I would support 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight for inclusion next time around. Another filmmaker they could look at is Charles Burnett. Killer of Sheep is highly regarded by a lot of film historians and critics.

They covered him on the awesome podcast Big Gross Movies as well which is how I know he had creepy mommy issues. Every episode covers the highest or second highest grossing film of a particular year and the first half covers news and one specific deep dive on an interesting story from the year of the movie in question. Plus a "Canada Corner" segment because they're Canadian. The episode I'm thinking of did a deep dive on the Elvis hip shaking on tv scandal. I learned Elvis and his mom shared a bed for like... Ever. Partly because they were dirt poor and partly because she was OBSESSED with him. She used to walk him to school and when he made her stop she would still secretly follow him.

I remember when NBC premiered Manimal a few months after this movie, I was like, "Hey, it's that guy from Jaws 3". (It was a short-lived reference; now -- and forever more -- when I reference Simon MacCorkindale, I say, "that guy from Manimal.")

For those that have the equipment and want to watch this in all it's glory. The Jaws 3 BluRay has the 3D version as a special feature.

Yeah, bread shark! For those with a cable subscription, right now all the Jaws movies are free on demand with STARZEncore.

Sweet made it to the mini! Also got to see this live in Austin. I ended up liking the movie the second time around. A lot of the cringe dialog made more sense knowing a child wrote it haha

Oh shit! I own this movie!

I saw Jaws 3-D in the theater when I was 7. It was a fun experience (3-D movies were a rare novelty in '83) but a lackluster movie. Haven't seen it since. I can't imagine how bad it is NOT in 3-D. Can't wait to get re-acquainted.

Thanks for playing my corrections and omissions song. More on the way.

For the off-weeks we have a Musical Mondays rotation. One week the next person on the rotation picks a movie and we discuss it the next week. Feel free to join those threads anytime! UPDATE: Here is the current week's pick. We'll start discussing it this Monday.