# ID this movie from the scene/quote ("it's an eclipse!")

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**Created:** [June 29, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-from-the-scene-quote-its-an-eclipse/544934 "2010-06-29T15:12:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-from-the-scene-quote-its-an-eclipse/544934/1 "2010-06-29T15:12:44Z")

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The movie was some kind of anthology of comedy (cf _Amazon Women on the Moon_). It may or may not have had a horror-movie angle for some or all of the comedy bits. I believe it was released in the early-1980s, and it was an HBO staple by the mid-80s.

Between the comedy bits, there were scenes of the audience “watching the movie”. In one scene, a gentleman with a large Afro hairstyle sits in front of a Cheech-Marin soundalike (I thought for years that it WAS Cheech, but an IMDB search came up empty). Anyway, after the Afro guy sits down, the Cheech-like guy proclaims “_Yo man, it’s an eclipse!_”.

What the heck movie is that? Can’t believe I can’t come up with the title.

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-from-the-scene-quote-its-an-eclipse/544934/2 "2010-06-29T15:18:53Z")

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[The Kentucky Fried Movie](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kentucky_Fried_Movie)?

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-from-the-scene-quote-its-an-eclipse/544934/3 "2010-06-29T15:24:53Z")

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The movie you’re looking for is **It Came from Hollywood** , a compilation of wonderfully bad films, and the segment you’re talking about _does_ feature Cheech and Chong.

> **[It Came from Hollywood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_from_Hollywood)**
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> It Came from Hollywood is a 1982 American comedy documentary film compiling clips from various B movies. Written by Dana Olsen and directed by Malcolm Leo and Andrew Solt, the film features wraparound segments and narration by several famous comedians, including Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner, and Cheech and Chong. Sections of It Came from Hollywood focus on gorilla pictures, anti-marijuana films and the works of Ed Wood. The closing signature song was the doo wop hit "What's Your N The c...

> **[It Came from Hollywood (1982) ⭐ 5.8 | Documentary, Comedy](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084156/)**
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> 1h 20m | PG

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-movie-from-the-scene-quote-its-an-eclipse/544934/4 "2010-06-29T15:46:48Z")

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Thank you **Cal**! The memories are flooding back.

EDIT: … and I see why I missed the movie title under Marin’s IMDB bio. He was billed as playing himself, which placed the entry into the “Self” section of his IMDB page instead of the main acting-credits section.