{"id":7288,"date":"2010-04-30T17:25:06","date_gmt":"2010-04-30T06:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=7288"},"modified":"2010-04-30T17:34:54","modified_gmt":"2010-04-30T06:34:54","slug":"whats-for-breakfast-ask-the-oatmeal-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/04\/30\/whats-for-breakfast-ask-the-oatmeal-man\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s For Breakfast? Ask the Oatmeal Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a horror film tradition of monstrous food? Let&#8217;s see, offhand (and ignoring cannibal movies and movies about poisoned edibles) I can think of <em>The Stuff<\/em> (US-1985; dir. Larry Cohen) [sentient killer yoghurt], <em>The Gingerdead Man<\/em> (US-2005; dir. Charles Band) and <em>The<\/em> <em>Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust<\/em> (US-2008; dir. Silvia  St. Croix) [<a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/03\/14\/when-bread-gets-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\">killer gingerbread man cookie<\/a>], <em>The Blob<\/em> (US-1958; dir. Irvin  S. Yeaworth Jr.) [well, it <em>looks<\/em> like raspberry jelly], <em>Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead<\/em> (US-2006; dir. Lloyd  Kaufman) [killer undead fast-food chickens], <em>Attack of the Killer Tomatoes<\/em> (US-1978; dir. John  De Bello) and its sequels [killer tomatoes], the &#8220;Science Fiction Sketch&#8221; from <em>Monty Python&#8217;s Flying Circus<\/em>, Season 1, Episode 7 [alien blancmanges turn everyone in Britain into Scotsmen] and &#8230; well, I suppose we could throw in the Stay Puft Marshmellow Man from <em>Ghostbusters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s this one: a cautionary tale about leaving Chinese food in the fridge for too long:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take Out<\/strong> (written and directed by Joe Douglass)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"470\" height=\"400\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"key=be87a4a0ee\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/player.ordienetworks.com\/flash\/fodplayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"470\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/player.ordienetworks.com\/flash\/fodplayer.swf\" quality=\"high\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"key=be87a4a0ee\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>All up not a huge selection on which to build a tradition. So it&#8217;s good to see a new one getting thrown into the oven.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Oates-Twins.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7293 aligncenter\" title=\"Oates-Twins\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Oates-Twins.jpg\" alt=\"Oates-Twins\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Oates-Twins.jpg 400w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Oates-Twins-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Run.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7294\" title=\"Run\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Run.jpg\" alt=\"Run\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Run.jpg 400w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Run-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Eat-Me.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7292\" title=\"Eat-Me\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Eat-Me.jpg\" alt=\"Eat-Me\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Eat-Me.jpg 400w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Eat-Me-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Happy End was once the home of the Friendly Oatmeal Factory, but is now a  long-forgotten <span>ghost town<\/span> in the middle of nowhere\u2014and an  unintended stopover for six best friends who are about to discover the  true meaning of terror (or so says the publicity). <em><strong>The Oatmeal Man<\/strong><\/em> is a <span>comedy \/ horror film<\/span> written by <span style=\"border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;\">Jesse Gordon<\/span> and directed by Sean Gordon for Pulsar Pictures. The movie has a  tentative 2010 release date. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>&#8220;Horror never tasted so good!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/oatmeal-man-poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7289 aligncenter\" title=\"oatmeal-man-poster\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/oatmeal-man-poster.jpg\" alt=\"oatmeal-man-poster\" width=\"390\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/oatmeal-man-poster.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/oatmeal-man-poster-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Six best friends decide to make an impulse trip to Las Vegas in the hopes of mending Santi and Annie\u2019s dying relationship. When Clive decides to fake engine trouble so that Santi can \u201csave the day,\u201d his truck actually breaks down, stranding the group in the middle of a long-forgotten ghost town. But that\u2019s only the start of their problems. There\u2019s a high-fiber killer lurking in the shadows, and he\u2019s got a maniacal recipe for terror. Can Clive and his friends survive the night? Or will they become just another breakfast topping?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Annies-Got-a-Gun.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7290 aligncenter\" title=\"Annies-Got-a-Gun\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Annies-Got-a-Gun.jpg\" alt=\"Annies-Got-a-Gun\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Annies-Got-a-Gun.jpg 400w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Annies-Got-a-Gun-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Silhouette.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7295\" title=\"Silhouette\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Silhouette.jpg\" alt=\"Silhouette\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Silhouette.jpg 400w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Silhouette-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Steamy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7296\" title=\"Steamy\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Steamy.jpg\" alt=\"Steamy\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Steamy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Steamy-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Bed-Ridden.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7291\" title=\"Bed-Ridden\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Bed-Ridden.jpg\" alt=\"Bed-Ridden\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Bed-Ridden.jpg 400w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Bed-Ridden-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>First Teaser<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"470\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/1qOlCM1OMLY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"470\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/1qOlCM1OMLY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Official Trailer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"470\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yv9WEgX-a3w&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"470\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yv9WEgX-a3w&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>Behind-the-Scenes with the Cast<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"470\" height=\"385\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DAuBc9wznD8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"470\" height=\"385\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DAuBc9wznD8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/outmeal-man-poster3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7298 aligncenter\" title=\"outmeal-man-poster3\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/outmeal-man-poster3.jpg\" alt=\"outmeal-man-poster3\" width=\"471\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/outmeal-man-poster3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/outmeal-man-poster3-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Cast<\/strong>: (in alphabetical order) Al Burke, Krisondra Daigneault,  Moira Dennis, Claude Foster, Sean Gordon, Ann Gotti, Kaleo, John  Karyus, Nicole Kunz, Sal Perales, and <span>Donna Marie<\/span> Sergi.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Production  Crew<\/strong>: (in alphabetical order) Richie Armstrong (Film Editor), Abbey Cardenas (Assistant Director),  Diane Cardenas (Executive Producer), Desiree Chandler (Hair \/ Makeup),  Carri Daigneault (Executive Producer), Colten Daigneault (Director of  Photography), Tom Devlin 1313FX (Special Effects), Elektron,  Aftershock (Unit Photography), Blake Funk (Sound Designer), Demitri  Van Gelder (Sound Mixer), Jesse Gordon (<span style=\"border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc;\">Screenplay<\/span>), Sean Gordon (Producer \/  Director), Orbit (Design Art), Team Triton (Visual Effects).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Source<\/strong>: Sean Gordon; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoatmealman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Official website<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Oatmeal-Man\/189705724120\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/theoatmealman\" target=\"_blank\">MySpace page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Writing<\/em>: Robert Hood\u00a0 | \u00a0 <em>Research<\/em>: Avery Guerra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a horror film tradition of monstrous food? Let&#8217;s see, offhand (and ignoring cannibal movies and movies about poisoned edibles) I can think of The Stuff (US-1985; dir. Larry Cohen) [sentient killer yoghurt], The Gingerdead Man (US-2005; dir. Charles &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2010\/04\/30\/whats-for-breakfast-ask-the-oatmeal-man\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[78,4,26,91,104,3,51,50],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7288"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7288"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7303,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7288\/revisions\/7303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}