The Banana Splits Movie
1960s - era kids showThe Banana Splitsis being reinvented as a horror film . in the beginning intended as a children ’s mixture show that mixedlive - actionand animated elements , The Banana Splits Adventure Hourwas an NBC programme hosted by a cast of animate being quality who play in a dance band together , which ran for two seasons from 1968 - 1970 .
make by Hanna - Barbera Productions - whoruled the animation roost for decadeswith hits likeThe Flintstones , Scooby - Doo , The JetsonsandThe Smurfs – The Banana Splitsconsisted of Fleegle ( a beagle on guitar and vocals ) , Bingo ( a Gorilla gorilla on drum and vocal ) , Drooper ( a lion on bass and vocal music ) and Snorky ( an elephant on keyboard ) . The ensemble was primitively to be calledThe Banana Bunch , but when that name proved unable to obtain due to effectual yield with the author of a book by the same name , Hanna - Barbera decided to go instead withThe Banana Splits Adventure Hour . The serial saw oddly psychedelic , brute - suit actors do sketches , music and precede revivify content .
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Over half a century later on , The Banana Splitsare getting set to make a comeback of form . Though Warner Bros bring the character back in 2008 to a limited grade , Deadlinereports that not only areThe Banana Splitson their mode back once again , but this time in a completely different way , as the case of a revulsion picture . Premiering this year viaWarner Bros. Home Entertainment , The Banana Splitswill later debuton television at Syfy .
The motion-picture show ’s secret plan center on a new son named Harley , who , along with his family , makes a special birthday tripper to see a taping ofThe Banana SplitsTV show . But when things take a foreign turn of events , body get pile up and short , Harley ’s fun twenty-four hours at a TV studio apartment transforms into something far more sinister . At the fourth dimension of this writing , there ’s no word as to whether the movie will beset in the 1960sor present day . In term of cast , The Banana Splitswill whizz Dani Kind , Finlay Wojtak - Hissong , Romeo Carere , Steve Lund , Sara Canning and will be directed by Danishka Esterhazy . There presently is no confirmed release date , though the motion picture is confirm for outlet later this twelvemonth .
As far as potentiallycreepy concept for a repulsion filmgo , this one seems to have it all . The approximation of fictional character from a children ’s salmagundi show being necessitate in murder is odd enough as it is , but once the actualBanana Splitsare added to the equation , things get even mirky . check the original theatrical role peach their topic birdsong is chilling for reasonableness that are difficult to pin down . Perhaps it ’s the unblinking eyes or the ratty count costume , but hopefully whatever it is , Esterhazy will take care to harness it . With a bent up like this , there ’s plentiful potential to makeThe Banana Splitsa memorable bit of repugnance .
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