Operation (game) around the United States. It consists of an "operating table", lithographed with a comic likeness of a patient (nicknamed "Cavity Sam") with a large red lightbulb for his nose. This could be a reference to classic cartoons, where ill characters' noses turn red. In the surface are a number of openings, which reveal cavities filled with fictional and humorously named ailments made of plastic. The general gameplay requires players to remove these plastic ailments with a pair of tweezers without touching the edge of the cavity opening. "Operation" includes two sets of cards: The "Specialist" cards are dealt out evenly
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years in the VH1 documentary series "", that this film was partially responsible for the death of glam metal, and the subsequent rise of thrash metal and grunge. The suggestion in the documentary is that fans, disgusted by the scenes of excess, decided to turn elsewhere. A similar claim was made by Dave Mustaine in his autobiography and in the book "Hell Bent for Leather" by British author Seb Hunter. Some of Spheeris' featured musicians and live footage of Sunset Strip clubs ended up as part of the 1987 MTV Music Awards, broadcast around the world from Universal Studios in Los