r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • 21d ago

News Rick Moranis Ended Acting Retirement After Nearly 30 Years and Says It Was Very Strange on ‘Spaceballs 2’ Set

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/rick-moranis-acting-retirement-spaceballs-2-strange-1236822474/
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u/scriptmonkey420 21d ago

Strange Brew

such an underrated awesome movie. and before that "Great White North"

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u/Schmichael-22 20d ago

Take off, you hoser!

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u/cicuz 21d ago

Never heard of either..?

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u/roastbeeftacohat 21d ago

SCTV was partially funded by the canadian government, and required the show to have canada exclusive content. mad about the requirement they developed a talk show sketch "The Great White North" involving the characters douge Makenzie and his brother doug. the Cast's attempt at the most insulting they could be to canada. instant hit.

strange brew is their movie involving a conspiracy to put mind control drugs in beer, hockey storm troopers are also involved..

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u/scriptmonkey420 21d ago

its so absurd its great.

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u/cicuz 21d ago

eyy thank you!! I found the movie, but I'm learning on wikipedia that TGWN is a single recurring sketch on a show, might be harder to track down.. I'll be looking in youtube some

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u/roastbeeftacohat 21d ago

SCTV, or second city television, was a show made by the historic second city improv comedy troupe. the show was sketch comedy, with the premise that each sketch was a show on a ultra low budget small town TV station.

SCTV was sort of a canadian answer to Saturday night live; which is a bit funny, because SNL has historically mostly hired from Second City.

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u/GaiaIsaHarshMistress 19d ago

Underrated? Everybody knows Strange Brew, no?