Comments on: An Investigative Report: In Which Film Did Mary Fallin Appear As An Extra?

By: Deuce

Deuce — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:51:11 +0000

OMG, Molly reads our message board! Woo Hoo

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:46:13 +0000

Surviving! River Phoenix was in this, too. They filmed a scene outside Westminster and in the video arcade that used to be where Sushi Neko is now.

By: Taxman

Taxman — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:01:25 +0000

I think some investigation into her “modeling” needs to be done. Presumably, this involved Polaroids and began on the lighted dance floor at Molly Murphy’s.

By: Fink

Fink — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:37:14 +0000

Spacehunter was an awesome movie. I still fondly remember a summer double feature with that and Krull at the long lost Edmond Plaza theatre. Molly Ringwald in 3D, that is the stuff 11-year-old dreams are made of.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:04:58 +0000

I just want to know if she and Jon “Duckie” Cryer are still friends.

By: Grendel

Grendel — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:35:55 +0000

Or maybe she was Ally Sheedy’s stunt double in Breakfast Club when she made her hair “snow.”

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:28:47 +0000

I think Mary would have been 30 or so when Surviving came out, which means she probably lied about her age.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:44:09 +0000

Its all true…I’ve seen “Surviving” and I remember when they were filming it in OKC. It was filmed in and around Nichols Hills, they used West NH elementary as the high school in the film…I met Zach Galligan of “Gremlins” fame at the old Sound Warehouse at May/Grand that summer. I wish SW was still there…and Girlie Pancake House next door….*sigh*

By: Shomar Shabbas

Shomar Shabbas — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:00:53 +0000

Am I the only person who thinks this all sounds like something you made up in 5th grade to impress your friends? Oh yeah, I was in the Goonies, but my scene got cut. How about an investigation into the claims of modeling. (Wait, I guess C.R. Anthonys was still doing fliers in the early 80’s)

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:07:20 +0000

Are you kidding? This TV Movie of the Week received rave reviews on IMDB, (review apparently written by Greg James - OHP):

Movies about suicide are certainly not going to be pleasant from the outset (and I know several people who refused to watch “Surviving” simply because of its theme), but I think viewers will find something special here. Ellen Burstyn plays a doctor’s wife and mother who clouds her life with activity so that she can’t see what’s really going on; Marsha Mason is a friend of hers, a working mom who got fed-up a long time ago and can’t muster the courage to care anymore. Their two eldest children (Zach Galligan and Molly Ringwald) are embarrassed by their parents, are convinced they are in love and wish to escape. The opening montage of family photos and the sad, wistful score is highly evocative (and all the shots of Ringwald are fascinating–she manages to convey depth of character even in still photographs). Mason has a more complex role than Burstyn, but Ellen (after coming out of her fog) has several strong scenes, particularly when berating her youngest son (River Phoenix) for taking sleeping pills (”How COULD you…how COULD you, Phillip?”). When Mason breaks down on her front lawn, it’s tough not to cry right along with her. “Surviving” doesn’t tug at your heartstrings for effect (it’s not “Love Story”), it earns the tears you give it. The film was notoriously snubbed at Emmy time and got surprisingly low ratings; it’s worth rediscovering. ***1/2 from ****