When I was probably 12 or so, I got a television for my bedroom.
I know that isn’t a HUGE revelation for today’s prepubescent cell phone holders, but back in the day, that was a BIG deal.
My grandmother got one of those original video cameras…y’know, the kind you practically needed to hoist on your shoulder and hold with two hands just to get a fuzzy shot of your dog pissing on your slippers? Well, she let me borrow it for a while and I was able to rent videos for my viewing pleasure.
Around the time I was 14 or 15, the local 7-11 started a video rental aisle (Not too long after this, the local 7-11 ceased to be. Coincidence? Yeah, probably.).
I don’t really have any revelation to make here. Just wanted to give a preamble for one of those “writing exercise” lists that I spoke about a while back.
So, without further ado, here’s my list of Movies I Remember Renting From My Local 7-11 When I Was A Teenager:
Hiding Out
Can’t Buy Me Love
Chopping Mall
Class of Nuke ‘Em High
Fraternity Vacation
C.H.U.D.
Dead Ringers
Action Jackson
The Principal
Surf Nazis Must Die
Summer School
Hamburger…The Motion Picture
Stewardess School
Private Resort
Rappin’
Johnny Be Good
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
Evidently, my formative years were buffeted by horrible scripts, awful acting and unbelievable amounts of cheese. Perhaps that explains my current level of cynicism. Or my fascination with pop culture.
