Summer of bummers: why 1983 was the worst season ever for movie sequels
. The latter grossed over $105 million domestically, but the Porky-free sequel only dug up a little over $33 million. Another “comedy” sequel from the summer of 1983 missing a key player was
. Since series star Peter Sellers had passed away, his character, Inspector Clouseau, is mostly offscreen in the maligned sequel. When Clouseau does make a cameo, it’sCould the summer of 1983 get any worse? Yes, in fact, it could and it did. Which leads us to. Unlike some other sequels mentioned above, at least star John Travolta reprised his role as former disco king Tony Manero. Althoughwas a financial success, it was universally panned by critics for its lack of grittiness and realism.
shark exploding and its jaws dangling for a protracted period of time on-screen in some kind of ... money shot.What lessons can be learned from the sequels in the summer of 1983? If you want your sequel to have a fighting chance, make sure it’s timely, it connects smoothly to the series’ previous entry and it has characters who grow and who operate within an expanded world. Fail to heed these hard lessons nowadays and the penalty could be severe.
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