Archie Comics Archie to Riverdale and Back Again
| Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Archie Andrews
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| Written by | Evan Katz |
| Directed past | Dick Lowry |
| Starring | Christopher Rich Lauren Holly Karen Kopins Sam Whipple Gary Kroeger |
| Theme music composer | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English language |
| Production | |
| Producer | Graham Cottle |
| Cinematography | Frank Byers |
| Editors | Byron "Fizz" Brandt Anita Brandt-Burgoyne |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | Riverdale Productions and Kent/QMA Patchett Kaufman Entertainment DIC Enterprises |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | May 6, 1990 (1990-05-06) |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The New Archies |
| Followed by | Sabrina the Teenage Witch |
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again is a 1990 American live-action made-for-boob tube comedy motion-picture show based on comic book characters published by Archie Comics. It was produced by DiC Entertainment and premiered on NBC Sunday Night at the Movies on May 6, 1990. It was shown in Britain as Weekend Reunion .
Plot [edit]
Archie Andrews, fifteen years later graduating from Riverdale High, has become a successful lawyer and is preparing to marry his fiancée, Pam, and motility to "the big city." Before doing that, however, he returns home to Riverdale for his loftier school reunion and relieve his friend Pop Tate's diner.
Archie and company are all now in their early thirties, with the trials and tribulations one might expect to have happened to such a grouping over the years:
- Betty, a course school teacher, has had issues finding permanent employment, and is constantly bossed effectually by a crummy swain named Robert.
- Veronica, having lived in France since graduation, has been married (and divorced) iv times to very wealthy men.
- Jughead, at present a successful psychiatrist, is also divorced (although simply once), and now has sole custody of a son named Jordan. Due to the divorce and other failed relationships, Jughead carries emotional luggage that manifests itself in a terrible fear of women. (A running gag in the movie is Jughead's desperation to avoid seeing Big Ethel during his visit to Riverdale.) This is played for laughs at the end when at the reunion it turns out that Big Ethel is no longer the gangly, awkward teenager she once was simply is now a striking beauty and notwithstanding has a crush on Jughead.
- Moose and Midge accept gotten married and go chiropractors. They also have a son, Max, who hits it off with Jordan.
- Reggie is a successful gym owner and owns a motorcar lot.
When Archie sees Betty and Veronica for the first time in xv years, all his sometime feelings for them come flooding dorsum, threatening his engagement—and it doesn't help that the girls renew their pursuit of Archie, heedless of the fact that he has a fiancée. Meanwhile, Archie also tries to keep Reggie, helped along by an uncharacteristically menacing Mr. Lodge, from evicting Pop Tate from his soda shop, under the pretext of expanding his gym. Hiram Social club doesn't desire Archie well-nigh Veronica and still thinks they are wrong for each other. Archie ultimately saves the Brimming'lit Shoppe, though he loses Pam in the bargain, and decides to stay in Riverdale. Veronica, Betty, and Jughead make up one's mind to movement back to Riverdale every bit well. Reggie sees the error of his ways and reconciles with his friends.
Bandage [edit]
Nearly all of the characters in the flick are regular or recurring characters in the originating comics:
| Actor | Part |
|---|---|
| Christopher Rich | Archie Andrews |
| Lauren Holly | Betty Cooper |
| Karen Kopins | Veronica Society |
| Sam Whipple | Forsythe "Jughead" Jones |
| Gary Kroeger | Reggie Drapery |
| Jeff Hochendoner | Moose Mason |
| Debi Derryberry | Midge Bricklayer |
| Mike Nussbaum | Pop Tate |
| Fran Ryan | Miss Grundy |
| David Doyle | Mr. Weatherbee |
| J. D. Hall | Autobus Clayton |
| Cindy Ambuehl | Ethel Muggs (Big Ethel) |
| James Noble | Hiram Lodge |
Additional characters were by and large created for the movie to betoken the passage of time, such as the regulars' children or new romantic partners:
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Baton Corben | Jordan "Jughead Inferior" Jones |
| Aeryk Egan | Max Mason |
| Matt McCoy | Robert Miller |
| Christina Haag | Pam |
Reception [edit]
The NBC picture show, broadcast during the May sweeps period, was seen every bit a airplane pilot for a possible series.[one] It received mixed reviews,[2] though was well received by some critics, who peculiarly praised the casting and performances from the actors.[one] [2] The movie finished a disappointing 51st in the Nielsen ratings.[ commendation needed ]
Comic book version [edit]
Archie Comics published a ane-shot comic book adaptation of the Boob tube picture which coincided with its premiere. Stan Goldberg and Mike Esposito drew the sections of the book featuring the characters in flashback equally teens, while Factor Colan drew the characters as adults, in a realistic way and more "serious" look alike to Rex Morgan, M.D., and John Byrne drew the encompass. The comic also shows a flashback to the incident where Archie and Betty were alone in a motel room together (from Betty and Me #xl, February 1972). Back Event! described the one-shot equally "an offbeat, impressive package".[1]
Home media [edit]
The motion-picture show was released on VHS in 1997 from New Horizons Habitation Video, with the moving picture re-titled every bit Archie: Return to Riverdale . In Australia, it was released on VHS every bit Archie's Weekend Reunion .
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Thompson, Steven (September 2016). "Archie's Adversary, Reggie Mantle". Back Issue!. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing (91): 63–67.
- ^ a b Yuppie Archie falls autonomously like a soggy comic book, Michael Colina, Toronto Star, May 4, 1990
External links [edit]
- Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again at IMDb
- Archie: To Riverdale and Dorsum Once more at AllMovie
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie:_To_Riverdale_and_Back_Again
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