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    I'm pretty sure Christian Slater had NEVER been on a skateboard in his life prior to filming this movie.

     

    HDTGM? has GOT to do this one. It's got Yabo and his sweet, bomb shelter lair!

     

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    I love how Christian Slater's mom actually calls Yabo, "Yabo" (instead of his actual name, like most mothers would normally do...)

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    Time for another...

     

    How Did This Get Named?

     

    It's been awhile since something with a completely different name or somewhat of a story behind it. The Wraith is know in Japan as 処刑ライダー (Shokei Raidaa) or Execution Rider. Fun quick aside, Boondock Saints is called 処刑人 (Shokeinin) or Executioners. So why this name and not a direct translation? Do the Japanese not believe in ghosts. Oh, they VERY much believe in ghosts and the supernatural. Rather this is a take on the long running Japanese special effects kid series Kamen Rider or Masked Rider. In another sense he is executing people I suppose too, I guess giving us further evidence for the spirit of vengeance take. I also found this interesting. While the DVD and BluRay of this movie use the more current Wraith in front of the car poster the original movie theater pamphlet is more akin to the current cover.

     

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    Who is the guy on the left? Obviously, the one in the middle is Nick Cassavetes and the one on the right is Charlie Sheen, but is the guy on the left a highly stylized version of Gutterboy?

     

    The Italian version of The Wraith (or Wraith The) is Il Replicante.

     

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    I absolutely loved this movie! Like Jason, I was impressed by Sherilyn Fenn's boobs + I'm familiar with most of the shooting locations in and around Tucson (I'm from Phoenix). I was a little taken aback by Paul and Jason's collective unfamiliarity with the movie; it was a staple on HBO in the late 80s when my parents first got cable. My little brother and I must've watched The Wraith about 100x! Maybe it was a western US thing, and the young, East coast-based Paul and Jason got a different HBO feed than we got out West. I dunno...

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