Psych-Burn
“’Psych-Burn’ was what musicians call a ‘contract-breaker’. ABC had given us some coin to make a few short films for a TV Pilot. “Love-In Tonite” was to be a psychedelic rock variety show with live performances, skits, and whatnot to cash in on the emerging hippie demographic. Even pre-Disney, the network was riddled with a bunch of out-of-touch, pencil-pushing buffoons, so I quickly realized the show would be a disaster. Imagine if “Midnight Special” was produced by Aaron Spelling. Then cast Charles Nelson Reilly as emcee. That would have been a far more lively show than “Love-In Tonite”. So I decided to deliver the suits a farewell kick-in-the-butt called ‘Psych-Burn’. The best part was that they presented my film sight unseen at a board meeting about the new Fall Season. I heard some heads rolled over that one.” —JXW
Storyline
“’Psych-Burn’ was what musicians call a ‘contract-breaker’. ABC had given us some coin to make a few short films for a TV Pilot. “Love-In Tonite” was to be a psychedelic rock variety show with live performances, skits, and whatnot to cash in on the emerging hippie demographic. Even pre-Disney, the network was riddled with a bunch of out-of-touch, pencil-pushing buffoons, so I quickly realized the show would be a disaster. Imagine if “Midnight Special” was produced by Aaron Spelling. Then cast Charles Nelson Reilly as emcee. That would have been a far more lively show than “Love-In Tonite”. So I decided to deliver the suits a farewell kick-in-the-butt called ‘Psych-Burn’. The best part was that they presented my film sight unseen at a board meeting about the new Fall Season. I heard some heads rolled over that one.” —JXW
Maine-Ocean Express
5.9War
9.5Testament of Orpheus
7.7Brent Weinbach: Appealing to the Mainstream
6.0Another 48 Hrs.
6.0Main Atal Hoon
5.7Dillinger
6.6A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
6.3The Turin Horse
7.7Love to the Rescue
6.9Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
5.7Le Trou
8.3Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
5.9Savage Streets
6.2Delusions of Grandeur
7.4L'Eclisse
7.7Fight Back to School 2
6.7The Man with the Rubber Head
7.1Free Rein: Valentine's Day
7.5