Platoon’s Forest Whitaker and Johnny Depp Working Together Again
The 80s flick Platoon starred Forest Whitaker and Johnny Depp working alongisde each other in the Vietnam War movie classic. Both busy actors in the decade, Depp played a teen in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and later played a cop in 21 Jump Street (1987). Whitaker was involved in several TV series and TV movies as well and had a role in Stakeout in which Whitaker played a detective. As both were cast into previous roles “in”...
What Is late-80s Star Mark Paul Gosselaar Up To Now?
Who doesn’t remember Zack, the fast-talking, good-looking Bayside High rabble-rouser played by Mark Paul Gosselaar? Originally Gosselaar starred in Good Morning, Miss Bliss a sort of precursor to his most-famous show. The Indiana based show centered on a recently widowed middle school teacher and her students. Popularity rose and people wanted more. And so came Saved By The Bell, now based in California. The show prompted two movies...
80s Movies: Platoon Turns 30 This December
Platoon came out in December 1986 making it 30 this year. When the film was released it was quickly embraced and soon rated the best depiction of the Vietnam War ever shown in a movie. When a young Charlie Sheen goes to war instead of college, he soon learns the evils of war and man. With somewhat of a devil sergeant and an angel sergeant, there are two battles to be won, one with the enemy and the other within his platoon. 5 reasons...
Fuller House Season 2 Resumes In December
When Full House aired at the end of the 1980s, it soon became everyone’s favorite show and gained a loyal fan base. Danny, recently widowed, raises his three young daughters in San Francisco. With the help of friend, Joey and the girls’ Uncle Jessy, Danny runs the show with his quirky neat freak ways. When Full House started in 1987, it had it all from leg warmers to big hair. Crazy neighbor friends like Kimmy Gibler add to the...
The Cosby Show Is Returning To Cable Television
For obvious reasons Bill Cosby’s The Cosby Show disappeared from cable when the star of the show began facing rape allegations. Many fans of the show decried what Cosby may have done, but still wanted the show on the air. Bounce, an Atlanta-based network, ran reruns of The Cosby Show up until July 7th 2015 when the shows were pulled from the schedule. Several other networks stopped running the sitcom as well because Cosby is...
