Slog - Comments on The Death of Steve Guttenberg http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g Ever wonder what was the EXACT MOMENT that actor Steve Guttenberg lost the last ounce of public appeal? Now we know, with the following trailer from the 1990 classic film Don't Tell Her It's Me, co-starring an egregiously awful cast of Shelley Long, Jami Gertz, and Kyle MacLachlin. By the end of this hee-larious trailer you will want to snap Guttenberg's neck. (And check out that mullet!) Tip o' the hat to Best Week Ever!... Copyright 2007 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:52:32 -0800 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:01:24 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by socialarsonist ohmygod. my dad used to be obsessed with this movie. i think he had a crush on steve gutenberg? i remember watching it as a kid and even then thinking it was the stupidest thing ever... and there was some disturbing part about eating squid or jellyfish that i seem to remember.. i think it scarred me for life.

]]> socialarsonist http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443285 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443285 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:21:38 -0800 Comment by Aexia Steve Guttenberg was pretty awesome as a child molesting mayor on Veronica Mars this season.

]]> Aexia http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443294 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443294 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:36:24 -0800 Comment by doink steve guttenberg as lorenzo lamas, I'm putting this on my netflix right now.

]]> doink http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443307 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443307 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:44:49 -0800 Comment by sternfan He also won the honor "lord of the anal rings" in a competition on the howard stern show about a year ago.
i kid you not.

]]> sternfan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443310 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443310 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:47:12 -0800 Comment by D Huygens That looks good, so good that I just ran down to Blockbuster, but they don't have it, WTF?

]]> D Huygens http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443311 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443311 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:47:48 -0800 Comment by 1 My dad and Kyle's dad were best buds in college and we had a shitload of relatives around Yakima, so we visted the McLachlans every summer when I was a kid. I never had any hint that Kyle would be so stiff as an actor -- he had a great personality when I knew him.

]]> 1 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443312 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443312 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:49:40 -0800 Comment by genevieve I don't remember this movie at all. It had to have been released at the height of Michael Bolton's popularity, though. Seriously, did anyone *really* ever think that the ultra-long mullet-with-receding-hairline was a good look?

The film itself looks quirky enough, in a really dated, so-bad-it's-good kind of way. But the trailer narration is god-awful.

]]> genevieve http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443314 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443314 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 14:52:57 -0800 Comment by Paulus Don't even talk shit about Jami Gertz.

]]> Paulus http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443335 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443335 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:18:51 -0800 Comment by Levislade Don't even talk shit about Kyle MacLachlan. And if you're going to, at least spell his name right.

And yes, I know he's done some stinkers, but he'll always be Special Agent Cooper to me.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443391 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443391 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:12:53 -0800 Comment by Fnarf But that's the magic of David Lynch's work in Twin Peaks -- all of the actors were less talented than the log lady's log. I mean, have you SEEN any of Sherilynn Fenn's movies?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443430 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443430 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:49:31 -0800 Comment by Levislade Good point, but it doesn't affect my manlove for MacLachlan.

]]> Levislade http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443444 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:08:18 -0800 Comment by andrew That is fucking amazing. I need to netflix that shit.

]]> andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443450 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443450 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:20:48 -0800 Comment by andrew Damn you doink! You stole my queue spot.

What accent is he trying to do?

]]> andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443452 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443452 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:21:24 -0800 Comment by Sterner Fan "He also won the honor "lord of the anal rings" in a competition on the howard stern show about a year ago.
i kid you not."

Bzzzt. He actually LOST to Artie Lange, who I believe is still the reigning Lord of the Anal Ring Toss. Steve seemed to take it kind of seriously, though, and even made a side bet or two (and lost again). If I'm not mistaken it was Carmen Electra's male assistant who squatted down on all fours with a stick up his ass to serve as the ring toss target for the Steve vs. Artie showdown.

]]> Sterner Fan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443514 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443514 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:30:23 -0800 Comment by HoneyBucket I've been away from SLOG for a long while. With Guttenburg's Don't Tell Her, I can honestly (and perhaps shamefully) say I've missed it. Nothing like good slog to remind us how low we can sink.

]]> HoneyBucket http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443707 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443707 What the Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:37:52 -0800 Comment by thom This trailer clearly establishes _Don't Tell Her It's Me_ as the best film in the history of the universe. Run to the video stores, faithful! Hurrah!

]]> thom http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443878 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443878 What the Wed, 09 Aug 2006 08:59:53 -0800 Comment by Jean Energy Steve Guttenburg is hot! I watched this movie over and over on Showtime as a kid. Time to give more of my life's time back to Don't Tell Her It's Me.

]]> Jean Energy http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443969 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c443969 What the Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:13:15 -0800 Comment by star The film is sometimes called "The Boyfriend School" - that seems to be the title it goes by on cable these days.

]]> star http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c444684 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/the_death_of_steve_g#c444684 What the Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:01:24 -0800