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Saiyûki (1960)
only for nostalgia
I have been looking for this movie for years. I couldn't remember the title. I saw it on, I think, a Kukla, Fran, and Ollie Saturday Matinée show, circa 1975. As a kid, I was into Kimba and Speed Racer, so anything anime was good for me. I only remember that the guy monkey was very selfish and had to wear a gold band on his head for punishment, and the girl monkey traveled in a snow storm trying to help him. I didn't even realize the speaking voices were famous movie stars - why would I, I was only 10 or 11. Thanks to the previous writer (who hated it) for their comments, otherwise I would have never found it's title. Now the search is on to purchase it!
Kenny & Company (1976)
"I'll take a large suicide!"
Looks like everyone who first watched this movie did so on HBO when that station came out. I,too, remember seeing Kenny & Company as a young pre-teen. My siblings and I could all relate to the plot less storyline, everything from pretending to enjoy a "suicide slush" to trying to wash enamel paint off your hands with soap. I think that's why this movie is so well thought of. It's made for regular kids about regular kids. Too bad movies these days are fake and made primarily for marketing appeal. I was lucky enough to find this online (try Video den.com). The picture quality was pretty bad, but quality of the storyline made up for that. Even my own 10 and 7 year olds loved it. My son, who rides on $150 custom skateboards, has been bugging his dad to take him to home depot so they can make a skateboard like the one in Kenny & Company. Now we'll have to start searching for those old clay wheels...