I’m in Canada! Or as they say in Quebec, “Ayyy! Mamma mia! I’m inna da Canada!” Or something like that. But at least one person at Teleport City saw fit to get some work done on this roundtable…
TIMES SQUARE
As a result of these hijinks, the Sleez Sisters’ legend continues to grow, with Nicky and Pamela building up an enormous, rabid following among Johnny LaGuardia’s young listeners. Of course, we’ll have to take Johnny LaGuardia’s word for that, because we’re not shown any actual evidence of this overwhelming public response until the film’s conclusion. Before that, we just have to make due with the DJ’s grandiose proclamations about how “a new iconoclast has come to save us” and him exclaiming about how his “switchboards are jammed” with calls of support for the two. Finally, Nicky and Pamela make their ultimate statement by dressing up in garbage bags, painting raccoon masks over their eyes, and throwing television sets off of the roofs of various buildings throughout the city. This wouldn’t seem that significant if not for Tim Curry’s rapturous exultations on the subject, which would lead you to believe that it was some kind of profoundly society-challenging act.
#1 by El Santo on May 26, 2009 - 8:03 am
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“Not only did I almost jump out of my chair when I heard the Ruts’ ‘Babylon’s Burning’ coming out of the speakers…”
I had the same reaction when I figured out why I recognized the opening chords of Teenage Head’s “Ain’t Got No Sense” in Class of 1984.
#2 by Todd on May 26, 2009 - 11:40 am
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Your review reminded me that there was actually some decent music in Class of 1984. That was another one of those “punk” movies that I dutifully dragged myself to see when it first played in the theater.
#3 by MatthewF on June 1, 2009 - 10:24 am
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Because nothing shouts box-office gold like a portion of a journal written by a young, mentally ill woman hidden between the cushions of a second-hand sofa.
#4 by Thomas on June 1, 2009 - 2:14 pm
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It worked for Go Ask Alice!
No wait a minute
#5 by Krillion on October 22, 2026 - 11:10 pm
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The bit about Johnny LaGuardia’s “switchboards are jammed” claims with no on-screen evidence is a sharp catch — it’s funny how a film can assert a phenomenon so insistently while showing us none of it, leaving the DJ’s proclamations to do all the persuading. That gap between told and shown is exactly the kind of thing that makes these Times Square sleaze portraits so entertaining to pick apart. When I want a break from parsing movie mythology, I sometimes mess around on krillion.me, a free browser word game.
#6 by Mimic Party on October 23, 2026 - 5:36 am
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The point about Johnny LaGuardia’s “switchboards are jammed” claim with no actual evidence until the very end is a sharp catch — it’s funny how a film can assert a phenomenon rather than show it, and it makes the Sleez Sisters’ following feel more like a rumor than a movement. That gap between proclamation and proof is the kind of thing that sticks with you. I get a similar kick out of bluffing and calling out unverified claims in mimicparty.me, a free browser party game, when I want a break from movie write-ups.
#7 by Noillirk on October 23, 2026 - 12:14 pm
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The bit about Johnny LaGuardia claiming his “switchboards are jammed” while the film never actually shows us any of that response is a sharp catch — it’s a nice example of a movie asking us to take the DJ’s word for a phenomenon it can’t be bothered to depict. That gap between proclaimed hype and visible evidence is oddly familiar from daily guessing games, where the crowd-sourced “most common answer” only works if you trust the tally behind it; noillirk.app leans on exactly that kind of consensus.
#8 by Baper Rasta on October 29, 2026 - 5:08 pm
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Agree that 42nd Street Forever I’m in Canada! deserves the emphasis; Or as they say in Quebec, “Ayyy! reinforces it. For a short reset, baperrasta.app is a free browser Dhaka driving game.