Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

No more Mr. Nice podcast! Brad picks Wes Craven's Shocker from 1989 to finish off our "Hey, it's not that bad" theme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every once in a while, you revisit a movie you loved as a teenager and realize that you were completely wrong about it. This week, Chris chose "Battlefield Earth" for our theme of "Hey, it's not that bad," only to realize he was truly wrong about how awful the film is. Quick Facts Directed by Roger Christian Screenplay by Corey Mandell and J. D. Shapiro Based on Battlefield Earth by L. Ron Hubbard Produced by Jonathan Krane, Elie Samaha, and John Travolta Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release Date: May 12, 2000 Running Time: 117 minutes Budget: $44 million Box office: $29.7 million Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 3% | Popcorn Meter 13% Starring John Travolta as Terl Barry Pepper as Jonnie Goodboy Tyler Forest Whitaker as Ker Kim Coates as Carlo Richard Tyson as Robert the Fox Sabine Karsenti as Chrissy How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of FilmDiscuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones begins their "Hey, it's not that bad" theme! Our first movie is the Kevin Costner bomb, Waterworld. Quick Facts Directed by Kevin Reynolds (Robinhood: Prince of Thieves) Written by Peter Rader and David Twohy (Wrote the Riddick Series) Distributed by Universal Pictures Released on July 28th, 1995 (United States) Budget: $172-175 million Box Office: $264 million Rotten Tomatoes: 45% Tomatometer / 44% Popcornmeter Starring Kevin Kostner as The Mariner or Ulysses Dennis Hopper as The Deacon Jeanne Tripplehorn as Helen Tina Majorino as Enola Michael Jeter as Old Gregor Gerard Murphy as The Nord How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of FilmDiscuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones takes on a classic from the 1980s when they review The Princess Bride. Get a peanut and prepare for some sword fighting! Quick Facts Directed by Rob Reiner (Yeah, Meathead directed this along with This is Spinal Tap and Stand By Me) Screenplay by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men) Distributed by 20th Century Fox Budget of $16 million Box Office of $30.9 million Rotten Tomatoes: 96% Tomatometer /  94% Popcornmeter Starring Cary Elwes as Westley/the Dread Pirate Roberts Robin Wright as Buttercup, the Princess Bride Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya Wallace Shawn as Vizzini André the Giant as Fezzik Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck Christopher Guest as Count Tyrone Rugen Fred Savage as the grandson Peter Falk as the grandfather  How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Chris picks the Rescuers Down Under, we go to the land with koala bears and crazy German doctors. Quick Facts Directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel (co-directed Pocahontas) Screenplay by Jim Cox, Karey Kirkpatrick, Byron Simpson, and Joe Ranft Based on Characters by Margery Sharp (who created the Rescuers series in 1959) Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Released on November 16, 1990 A budget of around $48 million Box Office of $47.4 million (this was a bomb) Rotten Tomatoes: 85% Tomatometer /  68% Popcornmeter Starring (Voice Cast) Bob Newhart as Bernard Eva Gabor as Miss Bianca John Candy as Wilbur Adam Ryen as Cody Tristan Rogers as Jake George C. Scott as Percival C. McLeach Frank Welker as Marahute and Joanna How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones is new to the neighborhood. Mac is new to the planet. We review a classic so bad it's good movie, Mac and Me, for our theme of "kids' movies we loved and couldn't live without." Quick Facts Directed by Stewart Raffill (The Ice Pirates and Tammy and the T-Rex) Written by Steve Feke and Stewart Raffill Distributed by Orion Pictures (Robocop and Great Balls of Fire) Released on August 12, 1988 (United States) Budget: $13 million Box Office: $6.4 million Rotten Tomatoes: 7% Tomatometer / 38% Popcornmeter Starring Jade Calegory as Eric Cruise (Had Spina Bifida in real life) Jonathan Ward as Michael Cruise Christine Ebersole as Janet Cruise (SNL alum 81-82) Lauren Stanley as Debbie Tina Caspary as Courtney (Was originally cast as Kelly Bundy on Married…with Children) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones finishes its post-apocalyptic theme when we watch an Ozplotation classic in Turkey Shoot aka Escape 2000 aka Blood Camp Thatcher. Quick Facts Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man from Hong Kong, BMX Bandits and Leprechaun 3 and 4) Screenplay by Jon George and Neill D. Hicks Story by George Schenck, Robert Williams, and David Lawerence  Distributed by Roadshow Films Distributors Released on October 14, 1982 Budget: $2.5 million Box Office: $321, 0000 (Australia) Rotten Tomatoes: – Tomatometer / 18% Popcornmeter Starring Prisoners Steve Railsback as Paul Anders (Cockfighter, Walker Texas Ranger) Olivia Hussey as Chris Walters (was married to Dean Martin's son, who was a fighter pilot in the CA Air National Guard who died in a training flight crash) Lynda Stoner as Rita Daniels Bill Young as Griffin John Ley as Dodge Hunters Michael Craig as Charles Thatcher (coincidentally Margaret Thatcher was UK PM at the time) Noel Ferrier as Secretary Mallory (looks like a plantation owner that enjoys calling people “boy”) Carmen Duncan as Jennifer Michael Petrovitch as Tito (sadistic Ryan Day) Steve Rackman as Alph (Donk in Crocodile Dundee and NWA Austra-Asia Tag Team Champion) Guards Roger Ward as Ritter (I thought this was the guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark) Gus Mercurio as Red (Whipmaster Ron Jeremy sideburns) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new breed of podcast has taken over the world... Sam Hell has come to take it back. Analog Jones with the help of Jonathan and Paul London reviews Hell Comes to Frogtown starring the amazing Roddy Rowdy Piper! Jonathan and Paul London also tell us about their Kickstarter campaign for Paul London: Hero of the Prophecy. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/geekscapeforever/hero-of-the-prophecy-1-a-pro-wrestling-comedic-fantasy?ref=edwabq Quick Facts Directed by Donald G. Jackson and R. J. Kizer Screenplay by Donald G. Jackson and Randall Frakes Distributed by New World Pictures (Roger Corman) Release date: January 1988 Budget: $1.5 million Rotten Tomatoes: 60% Tomatometer (10 reviews) / 47% Popcornmeter Starring Roddy Piper as Sam Hell Sandahl Bergman as Spangle Cec Verrell as Centinella William Smith as Captain Devlin / Count Sodom Rory Calhoun as Looney Tunes How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones continues its post-apocalyptic theme by reviewing the hidden gem, 2002's Reign of Fire. Listen closely as Chris imparts a valuable lesson about dragons. Quick Facts Director: Rob Bowman (Electra) Writers: Gregg Chabot, Kevin Peterka, Matt Greenberg (Halloween h20, Prophesy 2, Children of the Corn 3) Production companies: Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, The Zanuck Company Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Released: July, 12 2002 Budget: $60 million Box office: $82.2 million Rotten Tomatoes: 41% Tomatometer / 49% Popcornmeter Starring Matthew McConaughey (TCM the next generation) Christian BaleI (Equilibrium) Izabella Scorupco (Golden Eye not the game but the 1995 movie based on the game) Gerard Butler (How to Train Your Dragon and 300) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones starts 2025 off with a post-apocalyptic theme! Listen to us discuss the cult classic, Night of the Comet. Quick Facts Directed by Thom Eberhardt (Captain Ron) Written by Thom Eberhardt Distributed by Atlantic Releasing Corporation Release Date: November 16, 1984 Budget: $700,000 Box Office: $14.4 million Rotten Tomatoes: 79% Tomatometer / 58% Popcornmeter Starring Catherine Mary Stewart as Regina "Reggie" Belmont (The Last Starfigher) Kelli Maroney as Samantha "Sam" Belmont (Chopping Mall) Robert Beltran as Hector Gomez Mary Woronov as Audrey White Geoffrey Lewis as Dr. Carter, the leader of the think tank How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones has a quarterly nerd news episode, in which we discuss series like The Penguin, Agatha All Along, Hysteria, Dune Prophecy, and Skeleton Crew. We also discuss movies like The Substance, Venom: The Last Dance, Terrifier 3, Alien: Romulus, Wicked, Maxxxine, and Mr. Crocket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analog Jones loves Christmas, but we love action movies even more—especially those with very little to do with Christmas! This week, we are watching and discussing the 1990 film Dark Angel, starring Dolph Lundgren. Quick Facts Directed by Craig R. Baxley Written by Jonathan Tydor, and David Koepp Produced by Jeff Young, Jon Turtle, and Rafael Eisenman Distributed by Triumph Releasing Corporation and Vision International Budget $5–8 million Box office $4.35-4.37 million TomatoMeter 38% PopcornMeter 46% (let's make that go up!) Starring Dolph Lundgren as Detective Jack Caine Brian Benben as Special Agent Arwood "Larry" Smith Betsy Brantley as Diane Pallone Matthias Hues as Talec Jay Bilas as Azeck, an extraterrestrial police officer. Unlike Talec, he is fluent in English. How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indulge... drink... and enjoy being buried... on Analog Jones. Brad picks our second movie for our "inappropriate movies too watch on the holidays" and did he pick a divisive film for the whole family to watch when he choose the The Last Supper from 1995. Get ready for conversations about death, tomatoes, and political discussions with our guest, The Jersey Ghouls! Quick Facts Directed by Stacy Title (Title died on January 11, 2021, at the age of 56 of ALS, was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film for Down on the Waterfront in 1993) Written by Dan Rosen  Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing Released on September 8, 1995 (Canada) and April 5, 1996 (US) Budget: $500,000 Box Office: $459,749 Rotten Tomatoes: 61% Tomatometer / 70% Popcornmeter Starring Cameron Diaz as Jude  Annabeth Gish as Paulie  Ron Eldard as Pete  Jonathan Penner as Marc  Cortney B. Vance as Luke  How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Analog Jones begins their "Inappropriate Movies for the Holidays" theme this week. The first movie is selected by Chris, starring Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, and Sandy Dennis in Parents (1989). Quick Facts Directed by Bob Balaban (Midnight Cowboy, 2010, Close Encounters, Wes Anderson collaborator) Written by Christopher Hawthorne Distributed by Vestron Release Date: January 27, 1989 (US) Running Time: 81 minutes Budget: $3 million Box Office: $870,532 Rotten Tomatoes: 63% Tomatometer / 54% Popcornmeter Starring Bryan Madorsky as Michael Laemle Randy Quaid as Nick Laemle Mary Beth Hurt as Lily Laemle Sandy Dennis as Millie Dew How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!  

First, he went to camp. Then, he saved Christmas. Last time, he went to jail. Now, he's on Analog Jones! After reviewing Chris's pick, Ernest Scared Stupid (1991), we finish our Halloween lineup with a banger.  Quick Facts Directed by John Cherry (Directed all the Ernest Movies) Screenplay by Charlie Gale and Coke Sams Special Effects by The Chiodo Brothers Released into theaters on October 11, 1991 Budget: $9.6 million Box Office: $14.1 million Rotten Tomatoes: 25% Tomatometer / 51% Popcornmeter Starring The Legendary Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell Eartha Kitt as Old Lady Hackmore Austin Nagler as Kenny Shay Astar as Elizabeth Jonas Moscartolo as Trantor the Troll Ernie Fosselius as the Voice John Cadenhead as Tom Tulip Bill Byrge as Bobby Tulip How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

There are some very good reasons to be afraid...of our podcast. Analog Jones continues its Halloween season episodes when Brad picks the classic Fright Night (1985) to review!  Quick Facts Director/Writer: Tom Holland (Child's Play, The Langoliers) Music by Brad Fiedel (Terminator, Terminator 2) Production Company: Vistar Films Distributed by Columbia Pictures Released: August 2, 1985 Running Time: 106 minutes Budget: $7 - $9.25 million Box Office: $24.9 million (#2 horror movie of 1985) Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 83% / Popcornmeter 76% Starring Chris Sarandon as Jerry Dandrige William Ragsdale as Charley Brewster  Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent Amanda Bearse as Amy Peterson Stephen Geoffreys as Edward "Evil Ed" Thompson Jonathan Stark as Billy Cole Dorothy Fielding as Judy Brewster How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Every autumnal equinox, a group of humanoids gathers at the nexus of dreams and reality to celebrate the strangest podcast around, Analog Jones! This week, we will be reviewing a DIY horror film called Weird Visions Society, and we will also be interviewing the writer and director, Ryan Petrillo. Buy Weird Visions Society VHS: https://lunchmeatvhs.com/products/weird-visions-society-vhs    How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Alex thinks he's died and gone to heaven. He's half right, he's on a podcast. Analog Jones starts its spooky season with Prom Night III: The Last Kiss.  Quick Facts Directed by Ron Oliver and Peter R. Simpson (Ron Oliver directed a lot of Goosebumps episodes) Written by Ron Oliver Distributed by Norstar Releasing Direct-to-video release dates: April 13, 1990 (Canada) and June 1, 1990 (United States) Tagline: A Romantic Comedy From Hell Running Time: 97 minutes Rotten Tomatoes: – Tomatometer / 15% Popcornmeter Starring Tim Conlon as Alex Grey Cynthia Preston as Sarah Monroe David Stratton as Shane Taylor Courtney Taylor as Mary Lou Maloney  Dylan Neal as Andrew Douglas Jeremy Ratchford as Leonard Welsh How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Stop On By And Give Afterlife A Try...with some podcasters. Analog Jones watches a listener-submitted movie when we check out both Waxwork (1988) and Waxwork II (1992).  Waxwork Quick Facts Directed by Anthony Hickox (Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth) Written by Anthony Hickox Produced by Staffan Ahrenberg Distributed by  Vestron Pictures Release Dates: June 17, 1988 Budget: $3.5 million Box Office: $800,000 Rotten Tomatoes: 60% Tomatometer / 47% Audience Score Starring in Waxwork Zach Galligan as Mark Loftmore (Billy from Gremlins) Deborah Foreman as Sarah Brightman Michelle Johnson as China Webster Dana Ashbrook as Tony David Warner as David Lincoln Patrick Macnee as Sir Wilfred John Rhys-Davies as Werewolf Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros as Hans Waxwork II Quick Facts Directed by Anthony Hickox (Waxwork) Written by Anthony Hickox Produced by Nancy Paloian Distributed by Electric Pictures Release Dates: June 16, 1992 Budget: $2.5 million Box Office: Direct-to-Video Rotten Tomatoes: NA Tomatometer / 32% Popcornmeter Starring in Waxwork II Zach Galligan as Mark Loftmore Monika Schnarre as Sarah Brightman Martin Kemp as Baron Von Frankestein Bruce Campbell as John Loftmore Marina Sirtis as Gloria Buck Flowers as Sarah's dad Alexander Godunov as Scarabis Michael Des Barres as George Drew Barrymore, David Carradine, Harrison Young, and Patrick Macnee make cameos How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

It activates it exhilarates... it exterminates podcasts. Analog Jones finishes off its Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs theme when Chris selects Hardware!  Quick Facts Directed by Richard Stanley (The Island of Dr. Moreau) Screenplay by Richard Stanley Co-executive producers: Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Distributed by Palace Pictures (United Kingdom) and Millimeter (United States) Release Dates: September 14, 1990 (US) and October 5, 1990 (UK) Budget: $1.5 million Box Office: $5.7 million Rotten Tomatoes: 46% Tomatometer / 52% Audience Score Starring Dylan McDermott as Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter (A Space Marine) Stacey Travis as Jill John Lynch as Shades (a very unreliable friend) Iggy Pop as Angry Bob William Hootkins as Lincoln Wineberg, Jr. (Porkens from Star Wars: A New Hope, was also in Batman 1989) Mark Northover as Alvy (Burblekutt from Willow) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

In this edition of Nerd News, we discuss The Acolyte being canceled, Wolverine and Deadpool making over $1 billion at the box office and our most anticipated movies/shows for the rest of 2024.  How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

In the future, it pays to be more than just a podcaster. Analog Jones continues its Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs theme as we review an Albert Pyun film, Nemesis. We will ask hard-hitting questions such as, "Does this movie make any freaking sense?" Quick Facts Directed by Albert Pyun (Directed Cyborgs and Captain America 1990) Written by Rebecca Charles Visual Effects Director Gene Warren Jr. (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) Distributed by Imperial Entertainment Release Dates: December 26, 1992 (Japan), January 29, 1993 (U.S.) Budget: Unknown Box Office: $2 million Rotten Tomatoes: 71% Tomatometer / 41% Audience Score Starring Olivier Gruner as Alex Rain Tim Thomerson as Commissioner Farnsworth  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Angie-Liv  Brion James as Maritz  Thom Mathews as Marion Thomas Jane as Billy Jackie Earle Haley as Einstein How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

The ultimate weapons of the future have just declared war on Analog Jones. This week, we start our Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs theme as we select our movies. Brad kicks off with a somewhat controversial pick by choosing Universal Soldier, and we all discover that these aren't cyborgs, but rather zombies! Quick Facts Director: Roland Emmerich Written by: Richard Rothstein, Christopher Leitch, Dean Devlin Production Companies: Carolco Pictures, Centropolis Entertainment, and IndieProd Company Productions Distributed by TriStar Pictures Released on July 10, 1992 Running Time: 102 minutes Budget: $23 million Box Office: $95 million Rotten Tomatoes: 34% Tomatometer / 46% Audience Score Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Luc Deveraux / GR44 Dolph Lundgren as Sergeant Andrew Scott / GR13 Ally Walker as Veronica Roberts (Sons of Anarchy, Santa Barbara) Ed O'Ross as Colonel Perry (Full Metal Jacket, Walker Texas Ranger) Leon Rippy as Woodward (frequent collaborator with Emmerich) Tico Wells as Garth (Cosby Show, 227) Ralf Moeller as GR76 (Hammacher from Beerfest) Robert Trebor as the motel owner (delightful weirdo, pervert guy, in Hercules and Zena) Jerry Orbach as Dr. Gregor (Law and Order detective) Tom Lister Jr as GR55 (Deebo) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

A run-away human slave from Earth's future escapes to the present to do a podcast! Analog Jones finishes its dinosaur theme when we watch a film combining Cyborgs, Aliens, and Dinosaurs when we watch Future War!  Quick Facts Directed by Anthony Doublin Screenplay by Dom Magwili Story by David Huey and Dom Magwili Score: Arlan H. Boll (Pocket Ninjas; American Streetfighter) Stunts Coor: Pete Porteous (also actor) Fight Consultant: Master Hee Il Cho Distributed by Screen Pix Home Video Released straight to home video on January 28th, 1997 Running Time: 90 minutes Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer -- / Audience Score 19%  Cast Daniel Bernhardt as The Runaway (Played the lead in Bloodsport 2/3/4) Travis Brooks Stewart as Sister Ann Robert Z'Dar as Cyborg Master (prolific actor who starred in 121 films, including Future War and Samurai Cop) Mel Novak as SWAT Leader Forrest J Ackerman as Park Victim Solly Assa as Cyborg Dominic How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

He's The Coolest Pet In Town, that could accidentally eat you! Analog Jones continues their Dinosaur theme and watches a bizarre but hilarious movie in Tammy and the T-Rex! Quick Facts Directed by Stewart Raffill Screenplay by Stewart Raffill and Gary Brockette Distributed by Imperial Entertainment Released December 21, 1994 (United States) Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 43% / Audience score 40%  Starring Denise Richards – Tanny/Tammy Paul Walker – Michael Brock Theo Forsett – Byron Black George Pilgrim – Billy Terry Kiser – Dr. Gunther Wachenstein Ellen Dubin – Helga (Dr. Wachenstein's female assistant) Buck Flower – Norville How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

If thundering lizards come around and slimy scales are scattered round and Mr. Big becomes a story, than call on Analog Jones! We watch a Disney channel movie this week when we dive into Adventures in Dinosaur City from 1991.  Quick Facts Directed by Brett Thompson (This is my cousin's name and he directed “The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr” is a documentary about Ed Wood directing Plan 9 from Outer Space) Written by Wili Baronet and Lisa Morton Distributed by Republic Pictures Home Video (VHS) and Disney Channel (TV Premiere) Released: The film had its world television premiere on The Disney Channel in the United States on April 4, 1992. The film was released in the United States on VHS and LaserDisc on August 20, 1992.  Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer – / Audience score 41% Starring Omri Katz as Timmy Shawn Hoffman as Mick Tiffanie Poston as Jamie Voice Actors Patrick Labyorteaux as Rex and Mr. Big David Jolliffe as Tops Rob Sherwood as Forry How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

A long time ago...the hunt began! Analog Jones finishes its Predator franchise review when we watch and talk about the final installment...so far.  Quick Facts Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane and Pilot episode of The Boys) Screenplay by Patrick Alson Story by Patrick Alson and Dan Trachtenberg Produced by John Davis, Jhane Myers, and Marty P. Ewing. Distributed by Hulu and Disney Release Dates: July 21, 2022 (San Diego Comic-Con) and August 5, 2022 (United States) Budget: $65 million Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Tomatometer / 74% Audience Score Starring Amber Midthunder as Naru, our protagonist  Dakota Beavers as Taabe, Naru's brother and a skilled hunter Dane DiLiegro as the Feral Predator Michelle Thrush as Aruka, Naru and Taabe's mother Julian Black Antelope as Chief Kehetu Bennett Taylor as Raphael Adolini, an Italian translator hired by the French. Coco as Sarii, Naru's dog companion How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

The Hunt has evolved into something very unusual. Analog Jones continues its review of the Predator franchise as we examine Predators and The Predator! Quick Facts for Predators (2010) Directed by Nimrod Antal (Directed two episodes of Stranger Things in season 4) Produced by Robert Rodriguez (Eel Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Spy Kids), John Davis and Elizabeth Avellan Based on Characters by Jim Thomas and John Thomas Distributed by 20th Century Fox Released on July 9, 2010 in the United States Budget of $40 million Box Office of $127.2 million Rotten Tomatoes: 65% Tomatometer / 52% Audience Score Starring Adrien Brody as Royce, a former U.S. Special Operations Forces veteran turned mercenary Topher Grace as Edwin, a doctor who does not seem to belong amongst the group of hardened killers Alice Braga as Isabelle, a sniper from the Israel Defense Forces Walton Goggins as Stans, a death row inmate from San Quentin State Prison Oleg Taktarov as Nikolai, a Russian commando from the Spetsnaz Alpha Group who was fighting in Chechnya Laurence Fishburne as Noland, a United States Army Air Cavalry soldier who has survived on the alien planet for multiple hunting cycles Danny Trejo as 'Cuchillo', a ruthless enforcer for the feared Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel who carries twin submachine guns Louis Ozawa Changchien as Hanzo, a Yakuza Inagawa-kai enforcer who rarely speaks Mahershala Ali as Mombasa, a Revolutionary United Front death squad soldier from Sierra Leone Quick Facts for The Predator (2018) Directed by Shane Black (Directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3 and The Nice Guys) Written by Fred Dekker (Wrote and Directed Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad) and Shane Black (Wrote Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Last Action Hero) Based on Characters by Jim Thomas and John Thomas Distributed by 20th Century Fox Released on September 14, 2018 in the United States Budget of $88 million Box Office $160.5 million Rotten Tomatoes: 34% Tomatometer / 32% Audience Score Starring Boyd Holbrook as Quentin "Quinn" McKenna Trevante Rhodes as "Nebraska" Williams Olivia Munn as Casey Brackett (The former host of “Attack of the Show”) Jacob Tremblay as Rory McKenna Keegan-Michael Key as Coyle (Key and Peele) Sterling K. Brown as Will Traeger (The People vs OJ Simpson) Thomas Jane as Baxley (The Punisher) Alfie Allen as Lynch (Theon Greyjoy) Augusto Aguilera as 'Nettles Jake Busey as Sean Keyes Yvonne Strahovski as Emily McKenna (Dexter) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Lions! Tigers! Bears! Oh my! Analog Jones continues their Predator franchise review when they watch Predator 2. How does the sequel hold up with no Arnold? Quick Facts Directed by Stephen Hopkins (Second unit director on Highlander, Directed A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and The Ghost and the Darkness) Written by Jim and John Thomas (they returned from Predator) Music by Alan Silvestri (Returned from Predator) Distributed by 20th Century Fox Released on November 21, 1990 Budget of $20–30 million Box office of $57.1 million Rotten Tomatoes: 30% Tomatometer / 44% Audience Score Starring Danny Glover as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan, an LAPD Officer who is investigating rival Jamaican and Colombian drug cartels. He is stubborn and often is criticized by the superior officers for not obeying orders. Kevin Peter Hall as City Hunter / The Predator, a member of an alien warrior race that hunts aggressive members of other species for sport, uses active camouflage and a plasma weapon, and can see in the infrared spectrum. Hall also played the Elder Predator, the leader of the Predators at the end of the film. Hal Rayle provides the voice of the Predator, replacing Peter Cullen from the first film. Gary Busey as Special Agent Peter Keyes, posed as a DEA agent leading a special task force investigating a drug conspiracy as a cover for his attempts to capture the Predator. The character is a replacement for Dutch, the protagonist of the first film, after Arnold Schwarzenegger declined to reprise the role. In this film it's indicated he sent the Special Operations team 10-years earlier. How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Nothing like it has ever been on Earth before. It came from another planet for the thrill of the hunt. It picked the wrong podcast. The Analog Jones gang starts its franchise review of Predator!  Quick Facts Directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard, Hunt for Red October, Last Action Hero) Written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas Distributed by 20th Century Fox Released date June 12, 1987 Budget: $15-18 million Box Office: $98.3 million Rotten Tomatoes: 80% Tomatometer / 87% Audience Score Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer Carl Weathers as Al Dillon Elpidia Carrillo as Anna Gonsalves Bill Duke as Master Sergeant Mac Eliot Richard Chaves as Staff Sergeant Jorge "Poncho" Ramírez Jesse Ventura as Sgt. 1st Class Blain Cooper Sonny Landham as Sgt. 1st Class Billy Sole Shane Black as Sergeant Rick Hawkins R. G. Armstrong as Major General Homer Philips Kevin Peter Hall as The Predator / Helicopter Pilot Peter Cullen as the Predator's voice How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Some podcasts are always trying to ice-skate uphill. We finish off our Vampire theme with Blade from 1998.  Quick Facts Directed by Stephen Norrington (Who began his career as a sculptor and makeup artist) Written by David S. Goyer Based on Blade by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan Edited by Paul Rubell (The Transformers Guy, he's edited 4 Transformers films) Budget of $45 million Box Office of $131.2 million Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58% Tomatometer / 78% Audience  Starring Wesley Snipes as Blade (Who apparently had the Analog Jones accountant do his taxes) Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost Kris Kristofferson as Abraham Whistler N'Bushe Wright as Dr. Karen Jenson Donal Logue as Quinn  Udo Kier as Dragonetti (Weird German dude) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Analog Jones interviews Taylor Morden, the director of The Last Blockbuster. We discuss The Last Blockbuster, his new film Bampire, and the film's IndieGoGo campaign that launches on March 4th! Bampire IndieGoGo link https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bampire-new-bambi-horror-movie#/

They've been around for 600 years...and they're very, VERY bad at podcasting. This week Analog Jones takes a look at John Carpenter's Vampires from 1998! Quick Facts Directed by John Carpenter Special Effects Makeup Artist Greg Nicotero Based on Vampires by John Steakley Distributed by Sony Pictures Released on October 30, 1998 Budget: $20 million Box office: $20.3 million  Rotten Tomatoes: 43% Tomatometer / 47% Audience score Main Cast James Woods as John "Jack" Crow (who will NOT be speaking at the DNC convention this summer) Daniel Baldwin as Tony Montoya (sadly killed when the Canadians bombed the Baldwins in 1999) Sheryl Lee as Katrina Tim Guinee as Father Adam Guiteau Thomas Ian Griffith as Jan Valek Maximilian Schell as Cardinal Alba Mark Boone Junior as Catlin (always an awesome, gritty dude) Gregory Sierra as Father Giovanni How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Homework. Cheerleading practice. Killing vampires. No one said podcasting would be easy. Quick Facts Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui - produced the Trey Parker / Matt Stone “Orgazmo”. Written by Joss Whedon Distributed by 20th Century Fox A Kuzui Enterprises / Sandollar Production Released on July 31, 1992 Budget: $7 million Box Office: $16.6 million Rotten Tomatoes: 36% Tomatometer / 43% Audience Score Starring Kristy Swanson as Buffy Summers Luke Perry as Oliver Pike Rutger Hauer as Lothos Donald Sutherland as Merrick Jamison-Smythe Paul Reubens as Amilyn - the Paramour, Courtesan? Hilary Swank as Kimberly Hannah David Arquette as Benny Jacks - former WCW world champion Steven Root as Principal Gary Murray Tom Jane as Zeph Ben Affleck, Seth Green, Ricki Lake (uncredited)  How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Here's Analog Jones's Christmas and New Year's episode. Enjoy us talking about one of the best little monster movies of the 80s, Gremlins!!! Quick Facts Directed by Joe Dante (The Howling, The Burbs) Produced by Michael Finnell Executive Producers Kathleen “Cartman” Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg Written by Chris Columbus (The Goonies, Home Alone, Harry Potter) Distributed by Warner Bros. Released on June 8, 1984 Budget: $11 million Box Office: $212.9 million Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Tomatometer / 78% Audience score Starring Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer, a shy artist Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer, hates Christmas Hoyt Axton as Randall "Rand" Peltzer, Billy's father and a failed inventor Polly Holliday as Ruby Deagle, an angry old lady who owns a lot in this small town, loves cats Frances Lee McCain as Lynn Peltzer, a stay-at-home mom that goes Rambo on some Gremlins Judge Reinhold as Gerald Hopkins, works at the bank with Billy. He's only 23 and a VP Dick Miller as Murray Futterman, a veteran that likes to have a drink every once in a while Corey Feldman as Pete Fountaine, the neighbor kid that spills water on Gizmo Mushroom the Dog as Barney, whom Mrs. Deagle makes multiple terroristic threats against. Howie Mandel as Gizmo Frank Welker as Stripe Other vocal effects by Michael Winslow (Police Academy) and Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime). How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Analog Jones catches up on all the nerdy news from Halloween movies we watched to Disney news. 

If it Yells, if it swings, it's got to be Analog Jones! This week the gang finishes up listener submitted month with a pick from Jackie of the Jersey Ghouls when we watch Monkeybone from 2001 starring Brendan Fraser.  Quick Facts Directed by Henry Selick (a very accomplished animator with Disney/Pixar) Screenplay Sam Hamm (also worked on Batman and Batman Returns) Based on Dark Town by Kaja Blackley Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release Date: February 23, 2001 Run Time: 93 minutes Budget: $75 million Box Office: $7.6 million Dropped 57.9% in revenue from week 1 to week 2. Rotten Tomatoes: 20% Tomatometer / 27% Audience Score Nominated for a Taurus Award for Best High Work and Best Work with a Vehicle (Joey Preston and Jay Caputo) A worse bomb than Solo, Ghostbusters (2016), and Gigli. Starring Brendan Fraser as Stuart "Stu" Miley, a cartoonist and the creator of the Monkeybone franchise. (tremendous career, making a comeback) Bridget Fonda as Dr. Julie McElroy, a sleep therapist and Stu's love interest. (her grandfather grew up around my neighborhood) Chris Kattan as an organ donor that Stu briefly possesses. (played a monkey on SNL, Mr. Peepers) Giancarlo Esposito as Hypnos, the malicious satyr-like God of Sleep who runs Down Town. (The dude owns scenes on a Clancy Brown level) Rose McGowan as Miss Kitty, a catgirl waitress in Down Town's coma bar whom Stu befriends. (a great actress who was abused by Harvey Weinstein) Whoopi Goldberg as Death, the ruler of the Land of Death and Hypnos' sister. (always legit, but nominated for a “Stinker” award for Worst Supporting Actress) Dave Foley as Herb, Stu's agent and friend. (great seeing him again, it's just a harbinger of all things 90's) Megan Mullally as Kimmy Miley, Stu's sister. (always plays a bimbo) Thomas Haden Church (uncredited) as Death's assistant who reads her the names of new arrivals in Down Town. Bob Odenkirk as a head surgeon obsessed with getting his organs (formerly of SNL and a collaborator with Chris Farley and Giancarlo Esposito) John Turturro as Monkeybone, a monkey who is Stu's raunchy rascal creation. (done just about everything) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

For Harry and Lloyd every day is a no-brainer. Analog Jones continues its listener month with Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.  Quick Facts Directed by Peter Farrelly Written by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, and Bennett Yelin Distributed by New Line Cinema Release Date: December 16, 1994 Budget: $17 million Box Office: $247.3 million Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 68% / Audience Score 84% Starring Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas: A goofy chip-toothed slacker who has been fired from several jobs. Banned from traveling to Russia. Jeff Daniels as Harry Dunne: Lloyd's ditzy and air-headed best friend and roommate. Lauren Holly as Mary Swanson: A wealthy but troubled heiress. Was actually married to Jim Carrey Karen Duffy as J.P. Shay: A henchwoman of Nicholas Andre. Mike Starr as Joe Mentalino: A henchman for Nicholas Andre. He has a stomach ulcer and regularly takes medication for it. Charles Rocket as Nicholas Andre: A greedy, wealthy resident of Aspen, Colorado. And a former SNL cast member. Teri Garr as Helen Swanson: Mary's stepmother. Victoria Rowell as Beth Jordan (credited as "Athletic Beauty"): An FBI agent masquerading as a talkative young woman moving to Aspen to get away from her boyfriend. Cam Neely as Sea Bass (NHL player), Felton Perry as Detective Dale (Johnson from Robocop), Harland Williams as Motorcycle Cop How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

When this podcast hits the streets, guess what hits the fan? Analog Jones starts its listener-submitted month this week when we review D.C. Cab starring Mr. T and Gary Busey!  Quick Facts Directed by Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys, Batman & Robin) Screenplay by Joel Schumacher Story by Topper Carew and Joel Schumacher Distributed by Universal Pictures Budget: $8 million Box Office: $16 million Tomatometer: 18% Audience Score: 53% Starring Max Gail as Harold Oswelt, the owner of D.C. Cab. Looks like Bert Kreischer. Adam Baldwin as Albert Hockenberry, a young man looking to become a cabbie. Animal Lover in Full Metal Jacket. Mr. T as Samson, a big cabbie looking out for his niece, coming off of Rocky 3. Charlie Barnett as Tyrone Bywater, a cabbie who isn't what he seems Gary Busey as Dell, an animal looking to party and probably has every STD known to man. Gloria Gifford as Miss Floyd, the new dispatcher Marsha Warfield as Ophelia, a cabbie who keeps getting robbed Bill Maher as Baba, a musician running from the big fear Paul Rodriguez as Xavier, the ladies man of the group. Maybe a little pervy. Whitman Mayo as Mr. Rhythm, a homeless man full of rhythm and wisdom Peter Barbarian as Buddy, meathead 1 David Barbarian as Buzzy, meathead 2 How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

The ultimate underground podcast. It will leave you legless! Analog Jones finishes off it's Tremors franchise by saving the best for last.  Quick Facts Directed by Ron Underwood Screenplay by Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson Story by Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, and Ron Underwood Produced by Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson Distributed by Universal Pictures Budget: $10 million Box Office: $16.7 million Rotten Tomatoes: 88% Tomatometer / 75% Audience Score Starring (from Wikipedia) Kevin Bacon as Valentine "Val" McKee, a handyman and jack-of-all-trades who does odd jobs around town with his partner Earl to make money. Fred Ward as Earl Bassett, Val's partner in the handyman business. He tires of the quiet life in Perfection and tries to convince Val to move with him to a larger town. Finn Carter as Rhonda LeBeck, a graduate student in geology who is spending a semester operating seismographs around Perfection. The townspeople continually turn to her for answers about the Graboids because they consider her educated. Michael Gross as Burt Gummer, a conspiracy theorist and prepper who lives in a compound on the outskirts of town with his wife Heather. Reba McEntire as Heather Gummer, Burt's wife and a fellow prepper. She is just as proficient as Burt with weapons but is calmer and more rational. Víctor Wong as Walter Chang, owner of the local market in Perfection. His place serves as a store, post office, and local meeting spot. How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Just like the worms, this podcast has turned. Analog Jones continues its Tremors franchise review when we watch Tremors 2: Aftershocks! Quick Facts Directed by S. S. Wilson Written by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson Distributed by MCA/Universal Home Video Released on April 9, 1996 Budget of $4 million Rotten Tomatoes: 50% Tomatometer / 46% Audience Score Starring Fred Ward as Earl Bassett Christopher Gartin as Grady Hoover Helen Shaver as Dr. Kate Reilly. Credited as Kate White. Michael Gross as Burt Gummer How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

And you thought Analog Jones was deadly before...this week we continue our Tremors franchise review when we watch Tremors 3: Back to Perfection! Quick Facts Directed by Brent Maddock Written by John Whelpley Produced by S. S. Wilson and Nancy Roberts Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video Released on October 1, 2001 Rotten Tomatoes: 80% Tomatometer / 34% Audience Score Starring  Michael Gross as Burt Gummer (WINNER: 2001 Video Premiere Award Best Actor) Shawn Christian as Jack Sawyer (a stoic snake oil salesman) Susan Chuang as Jodi Chang  Charlotte Stewart as Nancy Sterngood Ariana Richards as Mindy Sterngood Tony Genaro as Miguel How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

It's time for our annual spooky franchise review and this year, you the fans voted for it. The winner? Tremors!!! Here's the twist, we are reviewing the four on VHS...in reverse. Enjoy the Analog Jones crew reviewing Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (we had no idea it was a prequel).  Quick Facts Directed by S. S. Wilson (Directed Tremors 2: Aftershocks) Screenplay by Scott Buck (wrote the script in 4 or 5 days while also writing for Six Feet Under) Story by Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson, and Nancy Roberts Based on Characters by S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, and Ron Underwood Distributed by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Released to video on January 2, 2004 Budget of $5 million Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer: NA / Audience Score: 33% Starring Michael Gross as Hiram Gummer Sara Botsford as Christine Lord Bill Drago as Black Hand Kelly Brent Roam as Juan Padilla How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Never give up, never surrender! Analog Jones completes its adventure theme when they watch Galaxy Quest.  Quick Facts Directed by Dean Parisot Screenplay by David Howard and Robert Gordon Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures Released on December 25, 1999 Budget: $45 million Box Office: $90.7 million Rotten Tomatoes: 90% Tomatometer, 79% Audience score Starring Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith, who played Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, the commander of the NSEA Protector and main character of the series Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco, who played Lieutenant Tawny Madison, the ship's communications officer and the only officer aboard who can give orders to the ship's computer Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane, who played Dr. Lazarus, the ship's science officer and a member of the Mak'tar, an alien species known for their super intelligence and psionic powers Tony Shalhoub as Fred Kwan, who played Tech Sergeant Chen, the ship's chief engineer Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman, the cast's handler at conventions, who also played a "redshirt" (a short-lived minor character) in a single episode, simply referred to as "Crewman #6" (In the revival at the end of the film, he gains a part as Security Chief "Roc" Ingersol.) Daryl Mitchell as Tommy Webber, who played Lieutenant Laredo, a precocious child pilot Missi Pyle as Laliari, a Thermian and love interest for Fred (In the revival at the end of the film, she goes under the name of Jane Doe, playing a character called "Laliari".) Justin Long as Brandon, a dedicated fan of Galaxy Quest (Long's film debut) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

This podcast is clean!!! Let's set sail on the high seas and see if this comedy is as bad as the 90's critics said it was. Grab some chum and watch Cabin Boy from 1994 starring Chris Elliott with Analog Jones.  Quick Facts Directed by Adam Resnick Screenplay by Adam Resnick and Chris Elliott  Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Released on January 7, 1994 Budget: $10 million Box Office: $3.7 million Rotten Tomatoes: 48% Tomatometer, 42% Audience score Starring Chris Elliott as Nathaniel Mayweather, a self-centered, arrogant, virgin schoolboy Ritch Brinkley as Captain Greybar and grizzled fishing boat captain Brian Doyle-Murray as Skunk  James Gammon as Pappy Brion James as Teddy "Big Teddy" Melora Walters as Trina Andy Richter as Kenny, the mindless cabin boy How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Analog Jones starts it's Adventure theme! Brad gets the first pick and he has chosen Pee Wee's Big Adventure.  Quick Facts Directed by Tim Burton Written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, and Michael Varhol Produced by Robert Shapiro and Richard Gilbert Abramson Music by Danny Elfman Distributed by Warner Bros. Released on August 9, 1985 Budget: $7 million Box Office: $40.9 million Rotten Tomatoes: 88% Tomatometer, 79% Audience score Starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, an eccentric man-child whose bike gets stolen. E.G. Daily as Dottie, a bike shop employee who is Pee-wee's friend and maybe more. Mark Holton as Francis Buxton, a spoiled man-child who is Pee-wee's enemy and neighbor. Diane Salinger as Simone, a waitress who dreams of visiting France. Judd Omen as Mickey Morelli, an escaped convict who claims he was incarcerated for cutting a tag off a mattress. How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

From the creators of Independence Day...comes a much worse movie. This week, Analog Jones reviews the box office disappointment Godzilla (1998).  Quick Facts Directed by Roland Emmerich Screenplay by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich Story by Ted Eliott, Terry Rossio, Dean Vevlin, and Roland Emmerich Based on Godzilla by Toho Co. Ltd Distributed by TriStar Pictures (Worldwide) and Toho (Japan) Release date: May 20, 1998 Budget: $130-150 million Box Office: $379 million Rotten Tomatoes: 19% Tomatometer, 28% Starring Matthew Broderick as Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos Jean Reno as Philippe Roaché Maria Pitillo as Audrey Timmonds Hank Azaria as Victor "Animal" Palotti Kevin Dunn as Colonel Hicks Michael Lerner as Mayor Ebert Harry Shearer as Charles Caiman Arabella Field as Lucy Palotti Vicki Lewis as Dr. Elsie Chapman How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Is that Perry Mason in a Godzilla film? It sure is. This week the crew reviews the heavily edited Godzilla movie for American audiences!  Quick Facts Directed by R. J. Kizer and Koji Hashimoto Written by Shuichi Nagathara, Tony Randel, and Straw Weisman Story by Tomoyuki Tanaka Distributed by New World Pictures and Toho  Released on August 23, 1985 (US) Running time of 87 minutes Budget of $2 million ($5.7 million today) Box Office of $4.12 million ($11.7 million today) Rotten Tomatoes: 27% Tomatometer, 66% Audience score Starring Raymond Burr as Steve Martin Ken Tanaka as Goro Maki Keiju Kobayashi as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura Yasuko Sawaguchi as Naoko Okumura Yosuke Natsuki as Professor Makoto Hayashida Trailers Godzilla vs. Bambi Teaser for Transylvania 6-5000 (after the credits) VHS Description “The best Godzilla in thirty years…hysterical fun.” -Joel Siegel, Good Morning America Just when you thought it was safe to return to Tokyo, the world's favorite fire-breathing monster, Godzilla, has been reborn to once again wreak havoc upon a city still recovering from his last stroll downtown, way back in 1958.  Godzilla's all-new adventure begins when strange atomic explosions near an uncharted island cause a passing ship to lose control. The crew is found in a horrible state of decay, and after amassing the evidence, the scientists conclude that the Big Guy is back, wants to feed off a nuclear power plant, and is making a beeline toward the business district.  The great RAYMOND BURR reprised his role as journalist Steve Martin, once again caught in Godzilla's destructive path.  How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

See The Mighty Godzilla In A Fight To The Death With His Bionic Double! Analog Jones tackles the Godzilla Franchise when they watch Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.  Quick Facts  Directed by Jun Fukuda Screenplay by Hiroyasu Yamamura and Jun Fukuda Story by Shinichi Sekizawa and Masami Fukushima Distributed by Toho Released on March 21, 1974 (Japan), it wasn't released on home video in the US until 1988 Running time of 84 minutes Budget: $1.2 million ($7.4 million today) Box Office: $20 million ($123 million today) Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Tomatometer, 62% Audience score Starring Masaaki Daimon as Keisuke Shimizu (清水 敬介, Shimizu Keisuke) Kazuya Aoyama as Masahiko Shimizu (清水 正彦, Shimizu Masahiko) Akihiko Hirata as Professor Hideto Miyajima (宮島 秀人, Miyajima Hideto) Hiroshi Koizumi as Professor Wagura (和倉 博士, Wagura-hakase) VHS Description According to legend, when the people of Okinawa are in danger, a monster will appear to save them. The legend is tested as a monstrous cyborg threatens to destroy the Earth. Controlled by evil space invaders, Mechagodzilla rises from the sea and begins a ferocious rampage of death and destruction. Even Godzilla is outmatched by his mechanical double.  But as the battle rages, archaeologists are racing against time to unlock an ancient secret. At a magical shrine, their work proves successful. Out of seaside rock emerges the immense and powerful King Seeser! The monster quickly joins Godzilla in a battle of gigantic proportions! But can King Seeser and Godzilla overcome 50 tons of mechanized and menacing space titanium? The answer lies in the stunning, earth-shattering conclusion of GODZILLA vs. MECHAGODZILLA! How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

While reviewing A Scanner Darkly, Everything Is Not Going To Be OK with Analog Jones. You've been warned! Put on your scanner suites and prepare for a weird Phillip K. Dick-inspired animated movie.  Quick Facts Directed by Richard Linklater Screenplay by Richard Linklater Based on A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures (the last film released was Slumdog Millionaire in 2008) Released July 7, 2006 Budget: $8.7million  Box Office: $7.7million Rotten Tomatoes: 68% Tomatometer, 74% Audience score Starring Keanu Reeves as Bob Arctor/"Fred"/Bruce Robert Downey Jr. as James Barris Woody Harrelson as Ernie Luckman Winona Ryder as Donna Hawthorne/Audrey/"Hank" Rory Cochrane as Charles Freck Alex Jones as Conspiracy Theory Guy yelling into a bullhorn How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Scrooge McDuck's First Full-Length Animated Feature Film and Analog Jones is reviewing it!  Quick Facts Directed by Bob Hathcock (Who worked on classics like Scooby-Doo, Smurfs, and Ducktales) Screenplay by Alan Burnett (Who wrote many Batman films we have reviewed, like Batman: Mask of the Phantasm) Based on DuckTales by Jymn Magon (He was the head writer for many Disney Afternoon classics like DuckTales, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh) Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Released on August 3, 1990 Budget: $20 million Box Office: $18.1 million  Rotten Tomato Score: 89% Tomatometer, 69% Audience Score VHS Description “A fine feathered fantasy…The animation and the color are Disney!” -New York Newsday  Treasure of the Lost Lamp is the first full-length feature film starring Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louis, and Webbigail Vanderquack! The Egyptian desert becomes a non-stop adventure zone as the DuckTales team pursues the legendary treasure of Collie Baba's ancient pyramid! When the daring ducks make off with the riches, little do they know there's a magic lamp among the gems…a lamp with a wacky, wish-granting Genie inside! When Merlock, the evil sorcerer, follows them back to Duckburg, an incredible battle erupts over the lost lamp! But in the thrilling climax, Scrooge and the nephews learn a lesson far more valuable than even the world's greatest treasure! How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!