Life With Mikey
Life With Mikey
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#1Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 11:48am
I was thinking about Christmassy movies and songs and thought of a film I haven't seen in years: Life With Mikey. Michael J Fox plays a former child star who runs a talent agency with his brother (Nathan Lane). Their receptionist is Cyndi Lauper. It was James Lapine's first film and featured a great song by Stephen Schwartz "It's Cold Enough to Snow."
I also remember lots of Broadway star cameos (Victor Garber? William Finn?) and lots and lots of little kids singing Broadway songs. Anyone else remember this? I think it was 1993?
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#2Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 11:54amI loved Life with Mikey growing up. The kid who keeps doing monologues from The Odd Couple is great.
#2Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:02pmI saw it on tv a few years ago. I forget which channel had it on though. I might also have it on VHS somewhere that my grandma taped.
#3Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:10pm
I saw it when it first came out. I liked the cameos. Some of the kids drove me nuts with their annoying schtick and cloying 'tudes. That was a big turnoff.
But all in all, I liked the movie (enough) as I recall.
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#4Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:24pmI can't remember if I liked it at the time but I do remember the songs. The main plot was about a runaway or something Mikey gets a commercial deal? It didn't make much of an impression. I mostly recall David Krumholz as the abusive "cereal King" and the kid doing The Odd Couple. And was there an Ethel Merman impersonator?
#5Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:24pm
“Life with Mikey.” Wow, what a reference.
I forget most of this movie because the last time I saw it was probably when it came out on video, when I was about 12.
But I’ll never forget David Krumholtz lashing out in exasperation while filming a cereal commercial, “What am I – Job?!”
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#7Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:43pm
Just throwing out here, fwiw, that this is on Showtime Family Zone and Showtime 2 channel schedules for January. I believe times listed are Eastern. Not currently listed for On Demand or Showtime Anytime.
Showtime sched: All Airings
#8Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:46pm
Joe, so do I. I especially love him in "Addams Family Values."
#9Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:50pmI have this on Blu-ray and I know since 1993, I've seen it well over 100 times.
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#10Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:53pm
He was oscar-worthy in AFV. He's awesome in Mikey, he even manages to do a good job in crap like The Santa Clause. There was some movie with Alan Arkin as his dad that was just amazingly amusing- I can't recall the name. He played a young aspiring actor and he sang "Luck be a Lady" in some ratty white briefs.
Updated On: 12/28/12 at 12:53 PM
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#11Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 12:56pm"Slums of Beverly Hills" was the movie I was thinking of!
#12Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 1:48pmOh phew! When I read the title I thought that JoeK and BWW's own Mikey hooked up and moved in together! What a relief!
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#14Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 2:28pmIt only took me 16 minutes for my manager to sell TLC on "Life With Mikey"! Watch for our debut in July, premiering on Thursday nights after "Spot the Lesbian" and right before "Help! My Face Looks Weird!"
#15Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 2:50pmAWESOME!
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#16Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 3:00pmSo you're going to be on all three thursday night shows Joe?
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#17Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 3:27pm
Chance, you naughty, naughty boy! My agent has suggested we do a series called "Taking Chance's..."
Updated On: 12/27/12 at 03:27 PM
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#20Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 5:13pmI want to see a show called "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant With A Duggar Baby"
#21Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 5:31pm^ Would that have Honey Boo Boo's mom? I swear none of her kids have the same dad.
#22Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/27/12 at 10:58pm
If it is Taking Chance's Cherry, I will KNOW that reality shows are scripted!
ETA: Speaking of the devil, one showed up posting on a non political thread!
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#23Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/28/12 at 1:48am
I have no clue what you're trying to suggest but I feel it requires a response:
How dare you?!
#24Life With Mikey
Posted: 12/28/12 at 6:55pmAwwwwww JK!
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