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Meet Michael Winslow at Retro Con 2026!
We found the right man to keep track of the Bleeps, the Sweeps, and the Creeps! Please welcome the legendary Michael Winslow to Retro Con 2026!!
Known worldwide as the “Man of 10,000 Sound Effects”, Michael Winslow has spent over four decades redefining what the human voice can do. This incredible “voicetramentalist” can recreate an entire sound effects library on the fly, a mind-blowing talent that recently earned him a massive resurgence on America’s Got Talent. Millions of viewers were reminded of what we retro fans have known for years: There is only one Michael Winslow!
Comedy movie fans know Michael best of course as Larvell Jones, the human beatbox and sound machine of the Police Academy franchise! While Mahoney was breaking the rules, Jones was stealing scenes by mimicking machine-gun fire, emulating screeching tires, acting like a berserk robot, and performing his legendary dubbed kung-fu routine in Police Academy 2! Jones remains one of the series’ most popular characters, having appeared in every single entry of the series.
Mel Brooks’ classic Spaceballs is packed with iconic gags, but Michael Winslow’s appearance as an excitable radar technician is easily one of the funniest. Watching him mimic a malfunctioning console, before breaking the news to Dark Helmet that the radar has been… jammed! (raspberry), will always be pure comedic gold. With the highly anticipated sequel ‘Spaceballs: The New One’ tracking for an April 2027 release, retro fans just might get to hear those famous vocal effects back on the big screen once again…
Winslow also lent his vocal magic to the 1984 classic Gremlins, providing voice effects that helped bring the mischievous monsters to life. From giggles and growls to the chaotic chatter of Kingston Falls’ most notorious troublemakers, his voice became part of the DNA of one of the most famous creature features of all time!
Most guests bring stories, but only Michael Winslow provides the sound effects to go along with them! Meet him and his Police Academy co-star Steve Guttenberg this September at Retro Con 2026 in Oaks, PA!!
Spaceballs Movie Screenings Retro Con Weekend!
“Dear me. What are those things coming out of her nose?”
“…Spaceballs??”
“Oh $*!#. There goes the planet…”
Spaceballs: The Retro Screening! Our friends over at Oaks Center Cinema will once again be hosting retro movie nights the weekend of Retro Con!! Catch the Mel Brooks classic Spaceballs that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening at 6:30pm! In fact, they have showings scheduled for an entire week. So if you’ve every yearned to see Spaceballs on the big screen for seven nights straight, now’s your chance! =D
Oaks Center Cinema is located diagonally from the Greater Philly Expo Center, and is in the same building previously occupied by Regal Cinemas on Mill Road. So if Retro Con is over for the day and you’re finished playing with your dolls again, but you don’t want the party to stop… head over to the cinema! And best off all, Oaks Center’s Throwback Movie Series is only $5 a ticket!
Tickets will be available at the box office, but can also be purchased in advance here:
https://www.oakscenter.net/movie/spaceballs
Why the 6:30pm start time and not a bit later you ask?? Fair question. It’s because they plan to show TWO different movies the weekend of Retro Con! Stay tuned for the follow-up post!
Meet Twiki and Cousin Itt Actor Felix Silla at Retro Con 2019!
Our 40th anniversary celebration of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century continues as we bring another of its stars to Retro Con: Actor Felix Silla!
Felix played Buck Rogers’ trusty ambuquad “Twiki” in nearly all 32 episodes of the classic 70’s TV series which ran from 1979 to 1981. Through Felix’s emoting in the costume, and voice characterizations by the legendary Mel Blanc, the feisty character Twiki has made his indelible mark on pop culture!
“Biddi biddi biddi, what’s up, Buck?”
Felix has also had many other notable roles in his career of more than 50 years. He played the “hair follicle-enriched” Cousin Itt in the classic tv series The Addams Family, was one of the “Dinks” in Spaceballs, played Lucifer in the original Battlestar Galactica series, played/stunt performed the hang gliding ewoks in Return of the Jedi, and was also the peculiar space alien “Meathead” in Meatballs Part II!
Read more about Felix at his official website!
Retro Con 2015 Highlights!
A look back at some of phenomenal sights around 2015! A big thanks to everyone that dressed up and helped add to the show this year!! Click the post title to see all the pictures!
Photos by Grenex Media, Christopher Wetherell’s Photography, Jason S Colflesh Photography, Knightmare6, Christopher Beaumont, Jennifer Pote, Bob Trate, Erica Schmidt, Mike Breaux, TJ Becker, Jack Doud, Matthew Kelly, Symbiote Collectibles, and Tom Kingsmill. Thanks!
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Rediscover The 80s
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The Breaux Show
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Fandom Spotlite
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Toy Spotlite
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The Very Best
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