For the month of May, we’re kicking off Video Game Movie Month, where every week we take on a new film adaptation of a video game!
This week, we head into space with House-guest Nick Ostrem to talk about the 1999 space-sim adaptation Wing Commander! Based on the 90s space dogfight games of the same name, the film follows the fight to win a deadly future space war between the humans and the Kilrathi, a race of space cats so deadly they live in dense green fog to hide the shoddiness of their rubber suits. Freddie Prinze Jr. and Matthew Lillard play newbie space fighter jocks who must get the job done amongst an international cast who is really too good for the cliched material they are given. Still, there’s a strange earnest charm to the film that helps you through it, along with its slightly creative production design and incredibly standout score. This film is infamous for people buying tickets to it just to see the Episode I trailer and walk right back out of the theater – does the film deserve it? Find out while you enjoy our custom cocktail and drinking rules!
Also, be sure to participate in our GODZILLA TWITTER CONTEST, which runs from now until May 15th, in order to win some Godzilla swag from the new movie! All you have to do is send us a tweet (@alcohollywood) with the answer to the question “Who do you think could beat Godzilla in a fight?” and the hashtag #godzilla. We’ll pick 4 winners on the 16th, and one of them might be you!
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THIS EPISODE’S DRINK: Wings of an Angel
For this interstellar Star Wars-meets-Top Gun adventure, we decided to make a rum-based drink (as per naval tradition), that you can drink in the ship’s bar between missions. The green honeydew, cucumbers and lime add some light, refreshing elements to it (while also evoking the look of a green laser beam), grounded by the more robust elements of the triple sec and the cilantro.
2 parts silver Barbados rum (infuse with green honeydew melon)
1 part triple sec
cucumbers
cilantro leaf
splash, lime juice
1) Muddle cucumber and cilantro in shaker.
2) Add rum, triple sec and lime juice in shaker with ice; shake vigorously.
3) Strain into Collins glass with ice; garnish with cucumber slice, sprig of cilantro and lime slice.
DRINKING RULES FOR WING COMMANDER:
- Whenever a character gives another character an order (not a suggestion)
- Every time you hear the word “Pilgrim”
- Any time you see a close-up of a character in the cockpit of a fighter (to stretch the lower CG budget during fight scenes)
FINISH YOUR DRINK WHEN:
The following exchange occurs-
Blair: “DON’T YOU DIE ON ME!!”
Angel: “…What did you say?”
Blair: “I said…don’t you die on me.”
Join us next week as we run into the fog of Silent Hill!
