A young Willem Dafoe prints money and wreaks havoc in the City of Angels! The Dow Chemical Company turns frozen Yugoslavian funds into a slap dash monster movie spoof starring Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr! Special guest Jonathan Howard (writer/performer, The Varnell Hill Show, The Goldbergs, Schooled) joins Eric and Scott for a tender look back at the stylish crime drama and a deliberate look away at the other one. To Live and Die in LA released back on November 1st, while Transylvania 6-5...
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A young Willem Dafoe prints money and wreaks havoc in the City of Angels! The Dow Chemical Company turns frozen Yugoslavian funds into a slap dash monster movie spoof starring Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr! Special guest Jonathan Howard (writer/performer, The Varnell Hill Show, The Goldbergs, Schooled) joins Eric and Scott for a tender look back at the stylish crime drama and a deliberate look away at the other one. To Live and Die in LA released back on November 1st, while Transylvania 6-5...
A young Willem Dafoe prints money and wreaks havoc in the City of Angels! The Dow Chemical Company turns frozen Yugoslavian funds into a slap dash monster movie spoof starring Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr! Special guest Jonathan Howard (writer/performer, The Varnell Hill Show, The Goldbergs, Schooled) joins Eric and Scott for a tender look back at the stylish crime drama and a deliberate look away at the other one. To Live and Die in LA released back on November 1st, while Transylvania 6-5...
Freddy's back but not Wes Craven! Charles Bronson ran out of immediate family members so now he's avenging an old war buddy! Special guest and longtime pal Michael Preonas (fellow movie hound, proprietor of Columbine Valley Liquors in Littleton, Colorado) joins Eric and Scott for a nightmarish journey through the underbelly of middling Hollywood sequels. Both films released back on December 6th, 1985.
Scott prepares a short lecture on the rise of VCR technology. After that, your trusty cohosts hand things off to a fresh new crew of special contributors in order to briefly address a few films that didn’t make the October cut. Attention to detail … we haz it.
An absurd comedy about teen suicide and downhill skiing! A surreal dark comedy SoHo survival film from some dude named Martin Scorsese! Special guest Owen Hammer (playwright, comic book writer, cryptic film whisperer at his Hammered Out channel on Youtube) gets weird with Eric and Scott for this look back at this pair of oddball 80s comedies. Both films went wide in theaters on October 11th, 1985.
Michael Caine headlines a cinematic anxiety dream adapted from a Robert Ludlum novel! Jeff Lebowski and Nova-Prime explore the sexy limits of attorney client privilege! Special guest Michael Patrick Jann (MTV's The State, Reno 911, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Alma and the Wolf) joins cohosts Eric and Scott for a little hot n' steamy pillow talk about this pair of less celebrated thrillers. The Holcroft Covenant premiered September 20th, 1985, while Jagged Edge went wide on October 4th.
With three quarters of the season officially in the books, Eric and Scott reminisce about all we learned in Quarter 3. Plus, some special contributors briefly address a few films that didn’t make the cut in August and September. Attention to detail … we haz it.
Chuck Norris shrugs off a terrorist invasion with a cute little pair of Micro Uzis! Arnold goes full first person shooter mode and solos an entire army singlehandedly! Returning guest Brad Stevens joins Eric and Scott for a giddy tour of these two all time classic/ridiculous 80s action flicks where no stunt man is left standing. The Chuck flick released on September 27th, 1985, while Ahnold’s offering went wide on October 4th.
Jane Fonda chainsmokes her way through a mysterious and disturbing nun murder case! Late in his career, master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa delivers high art in the form of a Japanese historical epic inspired by King Lear! Special guest and professional film critic Tim Grierson joins Eric and Scott for a substantive discussion about one of the classier movie pairings of the season. Both films released in theaters on September 27th, 1985.
Eric, Scott, and some special contributors briefly address a handful of films from the summer of ‘85 that didn’t make it to the main pod. Attention to detail … we haz it.
A gritty R-rated crime drama from Mickey Rourke and the guy behind Heaven’s Gate! Director Paul Verhoeven’s first English language film starring Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh! Returning special guest Joel Watson joins Eric and Scott for a dark night of the soul style journey into the adult themed underbelly of 1985. The Chinese mob picture released August 16th while the Middle Ages erotic adventure flick hit theaters on August 30th.
Comic lead era Tom Hanks reunites with John Candy and his future wife Rita Wilson! Michael J. Fox wolfs out and wins some basketball games as well as our hearts! Special guest Pete Alton joins Eric and Scott for a deeply personal conversation about two very different high concept comedies. Volunteers went wide on August 16th, 1985, followed by Teen Wolf on August 23rd.
The only John Candy comedy vehicle that ends with a big boat race! A loner/rebel loses his most valued possession! Special guest Ian Gary joins Eric and Scott for a look back at two very different ’85 comedies with drastically different levels of staying power. Both films released on August 9th, 1985.
Vampires with a whole mouthful of teeth! Dennis Hopper presumably cashes a nice paycheck! Special guest/special contributor/friend of the show Joel Watson joins Eric and Scott for an enthusiastic discussion about a couple of weird and wild genre films from the era. The suburban vampire nightmare released on August 2nd, 1985, while the forgotten (totally deserved until you get to the third act) sci-fi flick went wide August 9th.
A couple of amusing nobodies create a magical supermodel with nothing but some moxie and a home PC! Pacific Tech’s finest get their revenge by creating the world’s largest serving of Jiffy Pop! Special guest and fellow podcaster Ilana Cohn joins Eric and Scott as they reflect on our second John Hughes film of the year which released August 2nd, 1985, followed by the Val Kilmer comedy classic which released a few days later on August 7th.
A foreign made Brazilian prison drama! The Griswolds win a game show and embarrass their home country for 90 minutes! Appearing via fancy high tech remote, special guest and fellow podcaster Steve Berg joins Eric and Scott for an unlikely double feature that really showcases what a wide spectrum of stories this year has to offer. Both films released on July 26th, 1985 … and you’ll never guess which one made the most money.
The pod has been overrun by the undead! Our chronological journey through the films of 1985 takes a bit of a detour for purely thematic reasons as special guest and filmmaker Nick Simon joins Eric and Scott for a grisly convo about two cult classic zombie flicks from the two men behind the original Night of the Living Dead. George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead went wide on July 19th, 1985, while John A. Russo’s Return of the Living Dead released a month later on August 16th, 1985.
A junkyard spacecraft born in the backyard! A post-apocalyptic town that runs on pig poop and bloodsport! Special guest and first official member of the Peak Movies Two Timers Club Patrick T. Gorman joins Eric and Scott for an entertaining conversation about director Joe Dante’s family space adventure which released on July 12th, 1985, and the third Mad Max film which released July 19th, 1985.
Horsies and bullets! A post-apocalyptic conflict resolution dome and more bullets! There’s something for everyone this episode, especially if you like bullets! Special guest Maggie Bandur (writer lady, producer lady, Silverado superfan) joins Eric and Scott for one helluva fun discussion about the ultimate 80s western and the third film in the Mad Max universe. Both movies released back on July 10th, 1985.
Great Scott! We’ve been journeying back in time to the glory days of 1985 and we’ve finally arrived at the biggest film of the year — BACK TO THE FUTURE! Special guest Matt Craig (Emmy-nominated writer/producer/actor guy, former SNL writer, improviser, fellow Jersey Mike’s superfan) joins Eric and Scott for a dedicated solo episode celebrating the film that taught an entire generation how time travel and ordering soda in the 1950s worked. This beloved classic released in theaters on July 3rd,...
With half our season officially in the books, Eric and Scott reminisce about all we learned in Quarter 2. Plus, some very special contributors briefly address a pair of films that didn’t make the cut in June. Attention to detail … we haz it.
A young Willem Dafoe prints money and wreaks havoc in the City of Angels! The Dow Chemical Company turns frozen Yugoslavian funds into a slap dash monster movie spoof starring Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr! Special guest Jonathan Howard (writer/performer, The Varnell Hill Show, The Goldbergs, Schooled) joins Eric and Scott for a tender look back at the stylish crime drama and a deliberate look away at the other one. To Live and Die in LA released back on November 1st, while Transylvania 6-5...
