De Palma On Blu-ray – A Father/Son Chicken Finger Trip Tribute
Today is the day film fans! The illustrious five-star career dissection doc De Palma all about the master of suspense hits Blu-ray today and even though there’s no formal fanfare via Lionsgate (no review copies here!) I’m still properly paying tribute. (I give cinematic credit where its due people!) So to celebrate the release I’m taking fans on a slightly related journey. As any big Brian fan would know Raising Cain, starring John Lithgow as a wacko with multiple personalities, is one of Brian De Palma’s underrated gems. So is a little (well, maybe not so little!) emerging fast food watering hole that puts its focus on quality food at a reasonable price – Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers! (My Texas Toast!) So me and my kid Will decided to combine our love of both by braving the super long, days ridden, overnight sleeping, multiple person line waiting (and yes there were weirdos with odd personalities to keep the Lithgow legacy alive!) event at a new location opening in Downey, California all in the name of De Palma and chicken. The prize for the first twenty people in line? Free food for a year! So check out the picture tour below to see if we scored in our Mission: Impossible or if we failed like Mission To Mars – enjoy!
We arrive at 1:30am Monday morning for the 10am Tuesday opening – nobody is here!
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But the good news? We’re FIRST in line!
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Will and me hanging out! (Yes, two separate photos put together – we were alone!)
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Passing the time with the soothing sounds of Pino ala De Palma!
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Keeping busy with games and what not – yeah, Will Battleship beat me two out of three!
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Some spoils of the struggle – free Raising Cane’s meals early! (Notice Will’s zombie like eating style!)
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Night two – that kid can sleep through anything!
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Dad stays awake protecting his young with a little Raising Cain on the portable DVD player!
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Chaos reigns as there’s even a helicopter chase!
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My thoughts exactly!
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Opening morning arrives and we’re back to a standing position!
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The red carpet treatment – there’s even a band to play us in!
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Will gets admired by three Miss Downey Princess’s in attendance. (“He looks like Doogie Howser!”)
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I put Will ahead of me in line so he gets to pay with the first “ceremonial” dollar.
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1 & 2 in line respectively!
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The coveted Cane cards – for a year if you please!
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First in line also equals cool gift bag!
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In the battle of family vs. fowl, father and son (driven by De Palma!) prevail!
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That’s all folks – we came, we saw, we got first and second in line! Chicken free for a year sounds good to us, but we’ll be bringing a copy of the equally delicious doc De Palma now on Blu-ray to watch in tandem! Via la Brian De Palma, Raising Cain and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers!
Jason Coleman
I'm a passionate and opinionated film critic/movie journalist with over 20 years of experience in writing about film - now exclusively for WhySoBlu.com. Previous sites include nine years at Starpulse.com where I created Forgotten Friday Flick back in 2011, before that as Senior Entertainment Editor for The213.net and 213 Magazine, as well as a staff writer for JoBlo.com. My other love is doing cool events for the regular guy with my company Flicks For Fans alongside my friend, partner and Joblo.com writer James "Jimmy O" Oster. Check us out at www.Facebook.com/FlicksForFans.
This is like Harold and Kumar, but with Chicken Fingers. You should have filmed this for youtube!