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Take Pain Street to the Greek
Issue 016
Hello Tipsy Reelz Community,
Tipsy Reelz is a monthly email, sent on the first Thursday of each month. It will include three movies from different genres, fun facts about the movies and some drinking game rules to go with them. We will also include where these movies are currently available for streaming. Please feel free to share these with your friends.
Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021) Fun Facts
In the opening scene, the book store shelves are filled with Fear Street books with the author listed as "Robert Lawrence". The letters "R.L." in R.L. Stine's name stand for Robert Lawrence.
Director/co-writer Leigh Janiak was a teenager in 1994 and drew from her own personal experiences for inspiration. Like the characters in Shadyside, she is also from Ohio.
Josh is shown chatting with someone on AOL Instant Messenger, even though this feature wasn't launched until 1997.
GAME RULES!
Drink when someone dies.
Drink when someone is on the phone.
Drink when someone gets a nose bleed.
Drink when someone says “Witch”.
Drink when you see a knife.
As of publishing, Fear Street Part One: 1994 is streaming on Netflix.
Get Him to the Greek (2010) Fun Facts
Russell Brand filmed scenes performing as rock star Aldous Snow at his sell-out comedy show "Scandalous", in front of 20,000 people, at the O2 arena in London. Jack Black and Jason Segel joined him on stage.
A 4.0 earthquake occurred while filming a scene between Aaron and Daphne. The quake and Jonah Hill's startled reaction were captured in the take and included in the Blu-ray's gag reel.
The photo Aldous pulls out of himself as a young, chubby boy is an actual photo of Russell Brand as a child. It's featured in his autobiography "My Bookywook".
GAME RULES!
Drink every time Aldous drinks or does drugs.
Drink when someone says “African Child”, “The Greek”, “Mindfuck”, or “Jeffery”.
Drink when an Aldous or Jackie Q song starts playing.
As of publishing, Get Him to the Greek is streaming on Netflix.
Pain and Gain (2013) Fun Facts
The home of Frank Griga belongs to Michael Bay. It is also the former Miami home of Hulk Hogan, seen often in Hogan Knows Best (2005).
Michael Bay had been wanting to make this film since 2000. He delayed doing it multiple times, in favor of the Transformers (2007) films. He specifically said that after those movies he wanted to make a small, inexpensive film as a change of pace.
Mark Wahlberg weighed in at 165 pounds before getting the role in this movie, and he had to be at least 200 pounds when filming would begin. He packed on over forty pounds of muscle in seven weeks for this role, weighing in at 212 pounds when filming began.
GAME RULES!
Drink when someone says “America”, “Doer”, or “Don’ter”.
Drink when Victor is an asshole to someone or you hear about him being an asshole.
Drink when someone works out.
Drink every time something goes wrong.
Drink when there is narration.
As of publishing, Pain and Gain is streaming on Netflix and Paramount+.
Please play responsibly, know your limits, and don’t drink and drive. It’s ok if you cannot finish the game. Also feel free to drink a non-alcoholic drink, staying hydrated is a good time too!