I have a soft spot for classic Schwarzenegger cinema. The ballooned biceps, the gap-toothed smile and all of those quippy one liners never fail to please. “Total Recall” remains one of my favorites, and I often “get my ass to Mars” with repeat DVD viewings.
“Total Recall” is nothing short of a blast. Any flick featuring Sharon Stone kicking butt while wearing ’80s aerobics duds has me at “hello.” Toss in a detestable bad guy played by Ronny Cox, those cartoonish eye-bulging special effects and a three-boobed prostitute, and it’s sci-fi bliss. And of course you have Ah-nuld driving it all home with the above-mentioned ingredients.
So I was a bit bummed to hear the Hollywood powers that be were tossing “Recall” in the remake machine. Yet, since I'm crazy about the source material, I still decided to dedicate last week’s edition of my Atlanta-based radio program, “The Pop Culture King Show,” to the new version.
I’ve yet to see it, but they’re saying it’s closer to the original short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick than the 1990 version. On this episode of “The Pop Culture King Show,” starts Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel and Kate Beckinsale chat about the movie. And since “Total Recall” is all about both real and artificial memories, I spin memory-themed songs on this week’s show from the likes of Johnny Thunders, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones.
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