Subject: the official kids in the hall FAQ Pt.3
From: (superbeth)
Date: 10/1/00 12:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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Part 3
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3.01) Is there a KITH movie?
Yes, in 1996 Lakeshore Entertainment and Paramount Pictures brought us "The
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy"
3.02) Has it been released to video tape? Laserdisc? DVD?
Video Tape: Yes, $14.95 (list price)
Laserdisc: Yes
DVD: Not yet, but there is a place where you can vote for one at:
3.03) What was the movie about?
Brain Candy is about the invention of Gleemonex, a drug that cures depression
by tapping into the patient's happiest memory. It is developed by Dr. Chris
Cooper and a team of scientists working for a Roritor pharmaceutical company.
When the company finds itself in trouble financially, they rush the new drug
into production without doing enough testing. It is suddenly is selling
better than Penicillin with everyone taking it, making money for the company,
and making Chris a star. Things seem to be going great until some of the users
of the drug start slipping into comas. It becomes a battle between the
scientists who want to tell the world the truth and the company who wants to
keep making money.
3.04) Were any of the characters from the TV show in the movie?
It was mainly made up of original characters but we did see: the Cops (Bruce
and Mark) Lacey and Raj (Kevin and Scott) Croatian Taxi Driver (Mark) White
Trash Couple (Mark and Bruce) Melanie (Mark) Malek (Scott) Cancer Boy seen as
the Dying Kid from the series finale (Bruce) Also it should be said that Wally
Terzinsky and Mrs. Terzinsky bear amore-than-striking resemblance to Danny Husk
and Mrs.Husk. Brain Candy also featured as a groupie Nicole de Boer, who was
seen on the TV show in several appearances playing Laura the girlfriend of
Bruce's Bobby Terrance.
3.05) Where does "Brain Candy" take place?
This question has been discussed many times since Brain Candy's
release but despite many clues, there is no definite answer. Many
clues do point to Toronto. A sign for the Bank of Montreal, which is based in
Canada, is visible in the opening scenes and many common Toronto
spots such as The Bay on Queen, CIBC, TTC streetcars are visible as
well. Also, the Queen of England approves Gleemonex, something
that wouldn't happen in an American city; and many Canadian based
characters from the KITH television show appear in the movie. One of
the biggest clues pointing to Toronto as the setting are the cops in
the movie wearing O.P.P. patches. But there is one major point from the
movie that discourages a Toronto setting. It's Gleemonex's slogan
"Gleemonex makes you feel like it's 72 degrees in your head ... all the time."
Canada uses Celsius while Americans use Fahrenheit. So if it was
set in Canada, it would have been "Gleemonex makes you feel like it's
*20* degrees in your head all the time". But back to my first answer,
there is no definite answer.
3.06) How did the movie do?
Not very well. Brain Candy's final gross was 2.653 million in the US. The
reviews for the film were also mixed with critics on both extremes. However in
some interviews with KITH it has been mentioned that Brain Candy, despite box
office failure has done extremely well as a rental.
3.07) Will there be another film?
All of the Kids have expressed interest in doing another movie and over the
course of their last live tour, footage was shot to make a tour documentary.
From the "Star Ledger":
"The group is raising money to complete a tour documentary, most of
which has already been shot on Hi-8 video. The Kids are going to test the
boundaries of documentary filmmaking by including scripted bits that blur the
line between what's staged and unstaged. They hope to bring the film
to festivals world-wide, playing concerts in conjunction with the
screenings." Also in a recent internet chat with Scott, it was mentioned that
the documentary will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival.
3.08) Was there a soundtrack?
There was an incredible soundtrack released by Matador featuring some 2 songs
by Death Lurks, the fictional band from Brain Candy, and "Having an Average
Weekend" from the TV show. On the CD's inside packaging on one side is a
collage with pictures from the movie, and on the other a KITH timeline with
other
great pictures from KITH's club and TV days.
TRACK LISTING:
1. Some Days It's Dark - Death Lurks
2. Painted Soldiers - Pavement
3. Happiness - Matthew Sweet
4. Happiness Pie - Death Lurks
5. Six Dick Pimp - Liz Phair
6. I'm Gay - Scott Thompson/Joe Sealy
7. Spiraling Shape - They Might Be Giants
8. Swoon - Pell Mell
9. Birthday Cake - Cibo Matto
10. Butts Wigglin - The Tragically Hip
11. Postal Blowfish - Guided By Voices
12. Pablo And Andrea - Yo La Tengo
13. How To Play Your Internal Organs Overnight - Stereolab
14. Nata Di Marzo - Pizzicato Five
15. Eat My Brain - Odds
16. Long Dark Twenties - Paul Bellini
17. Having an Average Weekend - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
3.09) What's is the work print? Is there an alternative ending to Brain Candy?
A "work print" is a "in-progress" version of a movie for the studio, meaning a
rough copy without many finishing touches such as most background music,
elaborate animation, opening credits, special effects, some edits. In some
cases such as Brain Candy, the work print can have characters and plot lines
that don't make the final cut of the film.
Often times you'll hear about a different ending to Brain Candy and about
characters that aren't in the final movie. Out of respect to people who are
either expecting a copy of the movie or who just don't want to know, the first
ending won't be revealed in the FAQ. If you are really dying to know, you can
write the FAQ caretaker (me ) using the e-mail address in the contacts
section.
3.10) What's the big deal about "Comedy World"?
In 2000, KITH signed a deal with the website to
begin producing *BRAND NEW* material such as sketches and radio shows.
The first project completed was "Barry in the Bathroom" starring Kevin and
Scott and can be found on the Comedy World website
Also there was the announcement of an official website that will be unveiled
soon at
http://www.kidsinthehall.com
3.11) Is there a newsgroup for discussing KITH?
Yes. It's "alt.tv.kids-in-hall". (It's not alt.tv.kids-in-the-hall because
of a 14-character limit in newsgroup hierarchy component names.) Not all sites
carry alt.* groups. If you are missing alt.tv.kids-in-hall, contact your local
news administrator. Also many members of alt.tv.kith post on the Dave Foley
newsgroup alt.fan.dave-foley and on the Newsradio newsgroup alt.tv.newsradio
3.12) Do any of the kids post on the newsgroup?
Not directly; instead all information is posted by select newsgroup regulars
who receive their information from the OVOR, the official voice of reason.
From that voice, the newsgroup gets the scoop on troupe information before it
is
announced to the regular public. But it has been revealed in many interviews
and most recently the Comedy Central webcast that KITH has been known to lurk
on the newsgroup.
3.13) Is there a KITH book?
There is no book currently available on KITH but four books that might be of
great interest to KITH fans are: "Buddy Babylon: The Autobiography of Buddy
Cole" by Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini, which is a fictional biography of
Scott's character Buddy; "Cue the Elephant: Backstage Tales at the CBC" by
Knowlton Nash, which is about the history of Canadian television and the CBC,
the channel which helped produce KITH and includes some information about the
TV show; "Stand and Deliver: Inside Canadian Comedy" by Andrew Clark with a
KITH section; and finally for Newsradio fans, the book "The Showrunners: A
Season Inside The Billion-Dollar, Death-Defying, Madcap World of Television's
Real Stars" by David Wild which includes a section on Newsradio's
difficulties in its final season.
3.14) Is there a KITH zine?
There is currently no KITH zine, but if you want to start one, e-mail me the
information and I'll post it here
3.15) Is there a KITH videotape?
Rhino released 4 separate compilation tapes:
Best of the Kids in the Hall: A tape of 4 compilation episodes from seasons 1&2
The Kids in the Hall-season 3: A tape of 2 compilation episodes from season 3
The Kids in the Hall-season 4: A tape of 2 compilation episodes from season 4
The Kids in the Hall (seasons 3&4): A tape of 4 compilation episodes from
seasons 3&4 (instead of 2 tapes, the season 3 and 4 tapes combined)
3.16) Where can I find KITH stuff on the Internet?
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Sites every new KITH fan has to visit
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Barb's Kids in the Hall page
http://wwwvms.utexas.edu/%7Ebarbcarr/index.html
CC KITH page
http://www.comedycentral.com/kith/kith_home.shtml
A Complete Guide to the Kids in the Hall
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/9323/kids.htm
Brain Candy at the Internet Movie Database
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0116768
The Kids in the Hall Webring
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General Sites
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The Wonderful World of Kids in the Hall
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/3995/
The Uncreatively Titled Kids in the Hall Page
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/4868/index.html
Laura's Kids in the Hall Page
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Interview/3504/index.html
Creative Possibilities
http://www.angelfire.com/tv/kith/open.html
limezinger's kith page
http://members.aol.com/limezinger/kith.html
Kids in the Hall Photos
http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/towers/5328/kith.html
Al's Pit of Ultimate Darkness
http://www.geocities.com/kids_inthehall
The Best Kids in the Hall Page
Headcrusher's Ball
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/5138
The Ultimate Nutty Bunny's KITH page
http://www.geocities.com/rainbowskates/Kids_in_the_Hall.html
Smoking on a Night Train, Chewing on a Jelly Roll
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/5942/
KITH World
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/4200/
Karen's Kids in the Hall Page
Steve's Kids in the Hall Page
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/SS/KITH.htm
It's the Kids in the Hall Page
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Trailer/8740
The Kids in the Hall
The Hall- A Place where kids can play
http://www.uidaho.edu/~purc3906/kith.htm
Five *Clearly Insane* Canadians
Keith's Very Special KITH Page
http://www.angelfire.com/md2/kittylitter/index.html
Heterosexual Men minus one
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Laura's Kids in the Hall Tribute
http://www.geocities.com/somethingtruelyme/kids.html
Nutty Bunny
KITH Source Gateway
http://pearlmedia.com/kith/
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Sound Sites
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Dijn's Kids in the Hall Audio Page
Kids in the Hall Audio Archive
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Transcripts, Quotes, and Article Archives
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KITHfan.org: A Whole Lotta Kids in the Hall
https://kithfan.org/
Kids in the Hall Quote Page
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Sparta/2674/quoteshome.html
Lalaine's Kids in the Hall Collection
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Set/2579/
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Sites dedicated to KITH individually
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DAVE SITES:
Tavie's Online Shrine to Dave Foley
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Set/7598/index-1.html
Dave Tribute
http://members.tripod.com/Chronophasia/foley.html
Foxy Foley
http://members.tripod.com/noodles7/foxyfoley.html
Proud to be a Torontonian
http://members.tripod.com/~Our_Kid/
BRUCE SITES:
The Bruce McCulloch Tribute Site
http://members.aol.com/mrtisane/index3.html
KEVIN SITES:
The "Temporary" Kevin McDonald Page
http://www1.linkonline.net/virgo/poupee.htm
Kevin_McDonald
http://www.geocities.com/i_am_pinching_your_face/Kevin_McDonald.html
Kevin McDonald Admiration Society
http://www1.linkonline.net/virgo/kmas.htm
Some of you may know him as Sexboy
http://members.tripod.com/~Rachael101
The Fabulous Kevin McDonald
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Cinema/5116/
MARK SITES:
The Mark McKinney Page
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/5173/index.html
Mark McKinney Madness
http://www.angelfire.com/il2/markmckinney/mmm.html
SCOTT SITES:
Scottland
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Sites Dedicated to the tour
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*kids in the hall: tour 2000*
http://limezinger.tripod.com/kithtour/
KITH Reunion Tour Fan Page
http://www.geocities.com/kithluver/index.html
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Sites That Really Defy the Categories
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Paul Bellini's Website
http://www.fusion-net.com/bellini/
The Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet Page
http://shadowy.brainiac.com/
Casting Shadows in a Junkyard
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2180
The Kids in the Hall Drinking Game
Lainie's KITH Birthday Countdown
funwithjava.html
Dana Kearn's Honors Thesis on Comedy and The Kids in the Hall
Christie's KITH Song Page
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Cornygirl Website
http://hometown.aol.com/celwood109
3.17) Who does the opening theme for KITH? Do they have
a cassette/CD? Do they do the bumper music and other music
in the show as well?
The opening theme is by the group Shadowy Men on A Shadowy Planet who
broke up shortly after KITH went their separate ways. Shadowy Men on A
Shadowy Planet are: Brian Connelly (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Reid
Diamond (bass, lead vocals), and Don Pyle (drums, backing vocals). Reid and
Brian have known Bruce since high school;
Reid even played in a band with Bruce at one point. Reid and Brian had
a band in Calgary, it broke up, they came to Toronto and Reid joined a
band (Crash Kills Five, 1 single, 1980) with Don Pyle. In 1984 the three
coalesced into the Men.
The theme is called "Having an Average Weekend" on the release "Savvy
Show Stoppers" (Cargo Records, 1990). The version on "Savvy Show
Stoppers" is NOT the exact same version as used on the show. The
KITH theme on this release is not mixed as well as that heard on the
show; the lead guitar riff tends to fade into the background. All but
one of the tracks on this release are instrumentals similar to the KITH
theme in style. From the liner notes: "This savory selection of
socially irrelevant songs is a compilation of seven inch records
released on our own Jetpac label in Canada."
Brian does the artwork on the albums (and the "30 second story"
puppets), and Don painted the Fine Ham on the cover of "Dim the
lights..." According to Reid, the singer on "Bim Bam Baby" is "George
from a comedy duo named Al + George". [From
(Matt D. McMillan): "Al & George broke up and his full name is George
Westerholm he's still doing music."]
SMOASP also did the bumper music (the music played right before/after
commercials) and some of the music used in the show itself. One can
usually tell it's SMOASP because of their distinctive twangy guitar
style.
The band also had an alter-ego, the "Chateau Amen" -- a happening trio
available for weddings, bar mitzvahs... 1992 EP Just married (Jet Pac)
Brief Discography:
1985 EP Love Without Words (Jet Pac)
1986 EP Wow, Flutter, Hiss (Jet Pac)
1987 EP Schlagers (Jet Pac)
1987 EP Live with extra bread and cheese (Jet Pac)
1988 EP Explosion of taste (Jet Pac)
1988 EP Reid Does Neil (Jet Pac)
1988 LP Savvy Show Stoppers (Glass, UK)
1990 LP Savvy Show Stoppers (Cargo)
1991 EP Music for Pets (K Records)
1991 EP Dog & squeegie (estrus records)
1992 LP Dim the lights, Chill the Ham (Cargo)
1992 EP Tired of waking up tired
1993 LP Sport Fishin' (Cargo)
3.18) Is there a KITH fan club? Where can I write the Kids?
There is currently no official KITH fan club but included in the program
of the most recent tour was an address to write them:
The Kids In the Hall
P.O. Box 324 Station B
Toronto Ontario
Canada, M5T 2W2
3.19) Have there been any KITH magazine articles?
Here are some:
The Boston Globe, "Luckily, These Kids Always Misbehave"; February 18, 2000
The Boston Phoenix, "Reunion-The Kids in the Hall"; February 2000
Chicago Tribune; "Kids in the Hall Get Together for 'More Ugliness'";
February11, 2000
Detroit Free Press; "Fun in the Hall-KITH In Detroit"; February 2000
Time Out New York; "Kids Incorporated", Feburary 17, 2000
Toronto Sun; "Kids in the Massey Hall"; January 26, 2000
Now Magazine; "Kick Ass Comedy Troupe Regroups for all the Right Reasons";
January 2000
Details, "Freak Preview"; March 1996
Village Voice; "La Dulce Musto"; M. Musto; Jan???; 1994; p.??
New York Times (late edition); "The real Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time-Players";
January 16, 1994; p.29
Raygun; "The Kids in the Hall Article"; September 1993
Details; "Kids' Stuff"; March 1993
Maclean's; "Kids on the Ball"; J. Chidley; July 26, 1993; vol. 106, p.41;
illus.
Elle; September 1993; pp.90-91
Maclean's; July 5, 1993; Scott Thompson was included in an article on most
influential Canadians Vancouver Sun; February 1,1993; p.C1-2
Winnipeg Free Press; February 5,1993; p.D8
Montreal Gazette; February 7, 1993; p.F4
Vancouver Sun; May 10,1993; p.C1
Variety; June 1, 1992; p.28
Rolling Stone; December 10, 1992; p.30
TV Guide; September 12, 1992; p.91
Vanity Fair; April, 1992; p.147
Performing Arts and Entertainment Canada; Spring, 1992; p.39 (on Bruce
McCulloch only)
Vanity Fair; April, 1992; p.147
Dirt Magazine., "These Are Not Your Garden Variety Comics", 1992
Interview; January, 1991; p.28
Toronto Life; August 1991; Vol.25: pp.40-42 (supposedly an account by Mark
chronicling his childhood)
Chatelaine; November 1991; Vol.64: pp.119,121+
Gentlemen's Quarterly; "Kids who Kill"; J. Schneller; July, 1990; vol. 60, p.
126-31; illus.
TV Guide; "Their First Gig? The Loose Moose Theater!"; H. M. Rosenthal; Nov
18-24, 1989; vol 37, p.23; illus.
Newsweek; "Oh, Those Darn Kids"; B. Barol; Oct 2, 1989; vol. 114; p.67; illus.
Rolling Stone; "Hot Comedy"; D. Handelman; May 19, 1989; p.112-14+; illus.
The Alberta (Western) Report; July 4,1988; Vol.15: pp.44-45
Maclean's; "Laughing All the Way to the Big Time"; J. Bennett; May 9, 1988;
vol. 101; p.60; illus.
New York Times; [review of performance at Caroline's at the Seaport]; S.
Holden; Dec 3, 1987; sect. C, p. 20, col. 3 [also some other unspecified NYT
article]
3.20) Is KITH merchandise available?
Currently, the Comedy Central Store available at
http://www.comedycentral.com/store/kids_index.html
is carrying various KITH tour merchandise and Videos.
T-Shirts:
Black Photo Silhouette Tee available in M, L, XL: $25.00(US)
White Chicken Lady Tee available in M, L, XL: $25.00(US)
Gray Dresses Photo Tee available in M, L, XL: $25.00(US)
Gray Secret Agent Long Sleeve Lady Tee available in M, XL: $30.00(US)
Outerwear:
Gray Logo Embroidered Sweatshirt available in M, L, XL: $50.00(US)
Headware
Black Kids In The Hall Baseball Cap: $25.00(US)
Kids in the Hall Khaki Bucket Cap: $25.00(US)
Pins:
KITH: Globe Enamel Pin: $8.00(US)
KITH: Canadian Flag Pin: $8.00(US)
KITH: Secret Agent Pin: $8.00(US)
Stickers:
KITH: Sticker Sheet: $5.00(US)
Videos:
KITH (Fourth Season): $16.99(US)
Brain Candy: $16.99(US)
KITH (Third Season): $16.99(US)
Books:
KITH: Tour Program: $15.00(US)
3.21) KITH FAQ Submission Guidelines
If you have any information, additions, corrections, comments,
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please send email to the FAQ maintainer (Beth
Cramer)
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== The FAQ maintainer is doing this in her spare time. Please
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3.22) Who contributed to this FAQ?
The following people have graciously contributed to this FAQ. When
contributions are used (mostly) verbatim, the contributor is also listed
by their comment. Other answers are generally edited collections of
several people's contributed comments and information. Many thanks to
all contributors, and thanks to all of the Kids in the Hall fans on
alt.tv.kids-in-hall.
If your name and/or email address is not the way you want it to appear or if
you don't want to appear, please email .
Very special thanks to:
(Joe Clark)
(M.S. Burton)
(Drew Davidson)
(Lisa)
(Rynn)
(Kitana)
Laura at "The Complete Guide to The Kids in the Hall"
(Jess)
(Tavie)
(Rebecca)
(Chrissie)
3.23) Copyright information
Updated 2000 Bethany Cramer, Original Copyright 1994-1995 Andrew B. Davidson
and the individual contributors listed. Permission to use, copy, and
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