Podcasts about The Last American Virgin

The original Manic Pixie Dream Girl and 1980's teen dream Diane Franklin had a birthday today and to celebrate we are replaying her show in 2020 Diane talked about how much fun it is to see her fans at 80s festivals, though the children she teaches acting too these days get first priority. She talked about the enduring appeal of Better off Dead, Last American Virgin and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and gives her reaction on not being able to reprise her role as the princess in Bill and Ted 3. She delves into the horror films she has been in such as TerrorVision and what it was like to play 2 different roles in 2 versions of the same story in Amityville Horror 2 and the recently released Amityville Murders and acting with Burt Young in both. You will have a crush on Diane all over again after this show Get brand new Dark Mark Show merchandise including masks here www.teepublic.com/user/dms1 This show is sponsored by: Eddie by Giddy FDA Class II medical device built to treat erectile dysfunction and performance unpredictability. Eddie is specifically engineered to promote firmer and longer-lasting erections by working with the body's physiology. Get rock hard erections the natural way again. Using promo code DARKMARK20, you can save 20% on your Eddie purchase, and you and your partner will be chanting incantations of ecstasy together faster than you can say “REDRUM.” Go to buyeddie.com/DarkMark for 20% off your purchase using code DARKMARK20 today. Raze Energy Drinks Go to https://bit.ly/2VMoqkk and put in the coupon code DMS for 15% off the best energy drinks. Zero calories. Zero carbs. Zero crash Renagade CBD Go to renagadecbd.com for all of your CBD needs Tactical Soap Smell Great with Pheromone infused products and drive women wild with desire! Go to https://grondyke-soap-company.myshopify.com/?rfsn=7187911.8cecdba

GenX Book Club: A Totally Excellent Evening with Diane Franklin! Get ready for an unforgettable GenX Book Club meeting featuring the one and only Diane Franklin! The iconic star of Better Off Dead, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Last American Virgin, and Amityville II: The Possession joins us for a lively discussion about her books, career, and the enduring magic of the ‘80s. Diane treats us to her legendary Monique Junot accent from Better Off Dead and revisits her role as the Bill & Ted princess, bringing pure nostalgia to the conversation! But that's not all—she also shares incredible life advice, stories from Hollywood, and insights into her journey as an actress and author. Where to Find Diane Franklin

Love's Baby Soft Whisper Soft Mist (2023) + "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates (1966) + Joyce Chopra's Smooth Talk (1985) + Boaz Davidson's The Last American Virgin (1982) with Adam Roberts of Marble Faun 11/21/24 S6E87 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Send us a textEver wondered what happens when you mix 80s movie magic with hilarious tales of criminal mischief? Join us, DJ Paulie and Lou on the Back in Time Brothers show, as we take you on a nostalgic rollercoaster. We reminisce about iconic films like "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Beverly Hills Cop," celebrating Eddie Murphy's timeless humor and Judge Reinhold's quirky antics. You'll also hear our surprisingly positive take on Robert Pattinson's modern Batman, as we compare his portrayal to Michael Keaton's unforgettable version, peppered with a humorous nod to Keaton's memorable commencement speech.From ridiculous to downright bizarre, we've got stories that will have you in stitches! Picture this: Jake, a man who's had one too many daiquiris, decides to ride his horse home, only to be stopped by the police for this less-than-sober adventure. Meanwhile, a gang in Columbus, Ohio, botches a robbery by making off with nothing but display phones. And halfway across the world, in Magnetogorsk, Russia, two daring five-year-olds escape kindergarten to buy a Jaguar, only to be safely returned home. These tales are guaranteed to entertain and keep you laughing.We wrap things up by exploring the vibrant cultural backdrop of the 80s with "The Last American Virgin." The film's plot, quirky characters, and soundtrack featuring Blondie, Journey, and The Cars provide a nostalgic trip back in time. We also dive into lyrical themes with tracks like "Going Back to Cali" and "Hazy Shade of Winter," reflecting on how music echoes the bittersweet journey of moving forward while cherishing the past. Join us for this exciting blend of laughter, nostalgia, and thoughtful commentary on the Back in Time Brothers on URL Radio.Support the showThanks for listening. Join us each Monday at 1pm Central at www.urlradio.net and follow us on Facebook!

We're back! Movies We Were Way Too Young To See returns to discuss the 1982 raunchy teen comedy, The Last American Virgin. Often overlooked as one of the pioneering teen comedies of the decade, listen as Malv and Mowgli reveal the film's origins, its influence on the genre, and their theories as to why it's seldom recognized by movie goers. Special appearance by the lovely Carmela herself! Enjoy!

Send us a textJoin us as DJ Paulie and Lou reunite after a refreshing Labor Day break, with Lou's heartwarming news of becoming a new grandfather! As we kick off Monday Fun Day, we dive into our passion for 80s movie soundtracks, reminiscing about iconic songs that defined unforgettable movie moments, including a special shoutout to the "Last American Virgin" soundtrack. We keep the laughs coming with our hilarious "stupid criminals" segment, ensuring you're both entertained and nostalgic.Ever wondered about the most bizarre criminal excuses? We bring you a mix of serious reflections and absurd escapades, starting with a deep dive into the controversial Disney film "Song of the South." We then lighten the mood with a tour of Pennsylvania's uniquely named towns like Big Beaver, and share jaw-droppingly funny stories, such as a woman blaming her non-existent evil twin for a hotel theft. Expect laughs as we recount a Scranton drug deal gone wrong due to an accidental 911 call, and end with a chuckle-worthy tale from Kazakhstan involving a man trying to return half-consumed beer to a store. It's a wild ride through foolish criminals that you won't want to miss!Feeling nostalgic for the 80s? We journey back to that decade with a focus on the classic film "Vision Quest." We explore the compelling storyline of high school wrestler Loudon Swain, his intriguing dynamic with Carla, and Madonna's unexpected bar performance. Celebrating the film's remarkable soundtrack featuring hits from Foreigner, Sammy Hagar, and Journey, we spotlight standout tracks like "Only the Young" and John Waite's "Change." Reflecting on themes of youthful freedom and personal growth, this episode offers a poignant look at how dreams evolve over time. Tune in for an episode brimming with nostalgia, music, and laughter!Support the showThanks for listening. Join us each Monday at 1pm Central at www.urlradio.net and follow us on Facebook!

This week I had the extreme pleasure of talking with cinema icon Diane Franklin - star of such films as LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN, BETTER OFF DEAD and BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE. We talk about her journey from being discovered to her decades long career starring in some of the most iconic films spanning across multiple genres.Thank you Diane! You're one of a kind!Subscribe today!Sign up for Zencaster TODAY! https://zen.ai/Ax2lLiOypAMyn_rp4eoKemgLq-YYFcUzPdCT19xZh1EOFFER CODES: cultworthyVisit thecultworthy.comFollow Diane Franklin - https://www.dianefranklin.com/

The X Millennial Man welcomes in First Watch Rewatch to tell you all about a film we need to remember.The early 1980s saw the rise of the teen sex comedy. "Porky's" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" were critical and commercial success. Cannon films thought, hey we should get into the genre, and in 1982 released "The Last American Virgin". It was quickly forgotten.Join RD as he shows Tine this lost movie that may be better than it's name suggest. Come listen to it, or be it.Download the episode for free.

Get ready for another Soundtrack Attack as Dan and Vinny break down the soundtrack for the 1982 teen sex comedy, The Last American Virgin. There's a lot to talk about for this one, namely the difference between the songs used for the film and the songs on a soundtrack. Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing strange about tthis episode. Trust us.

Mark and Hannah celebrated the 5th Anniversary of The Dark Mark Show with a magical show as they welcomed 80s teen dream girl Diane Franklin and magician Michael Vile to the lighter side of the dark side. Diane had so many stories about her roles in Better off Dead (including stories about the notorious Dan Schneider), Last American Virgin, Amityville Horror II and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, auditioning for Amadeus, Flashdance and John Hughes, being around young stars such as John Cusack, Keanu Reeves and Bill Paxton, having a successful marriage for over 30 years, and her comeback which includes a new Amityville Horror movie and possibly a role in Bill and Ted 3(!). Diane was also amazed by the magic of Michael Vile, who ate fire, conjured a live dove out of thin air, and regaled everyone with how he used Last American Virgin as inspiration for losing his own virginity… This podcast is sponsored by Eddie by Giddy FDA Class II medical device built to treat erectile dysfunction and performance unpredictability. Eddie is specifically engineered to promote firmer and longer-lasting erections by working with the body's physiology. Get rock hard erections the natural way again. Using promo code DARKMARK20, you can save 20% on your Eddie purchase, and you and your partner will be chanting incantations of ecstasy together faster than you can say “REDRUM.” Go to buyeddie.com/DarkMark for 20% off your purchase using code DARKMARK20 today. Raze Energy Drinks Go to https://bit.ly/2VMoqkk and put in the coupon code DMS for 15% off the best energy drinks. Zero calories. Zero carbs. Zero crash Renagade CBD Go to renagadecbd.com for all of your CBD needs Tactical Soap Smell Great with Pheromone infused products and drive women wild with desire! Go to https://grondyke-soap-company.myshopify.com/?rfsn=7187911.8cecdba

In which Joe and Graham cleanse their palate from their recent exposure to Salo by way of the 1982 sex comedy The Last American Virgin. Was it the light-hearted nostalgia blanket the guys needed? Listen to find out. You know it'll bother you if you don't.

"This coke's kinda sweet. It's really good stuff!" The movie so nice (?) Golan and Globus made it twice! First as Lemon Popsicle and then updated for American audiences in the 80's. That's right, today the Cannon Bros (Frank & Geoff) break out the Oingo Boingo for yet another teen sex comedy, THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN! Starring the most unlikeable whiny ass character besides the kid in "Over The Top" (which is actually pretty accurate for a teenage boy, so it gets a pass). So bring your small Christmas trees and bag of oranges and "Come to Carmela!" *cue "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls"* OUR PATREON: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thecannoncanon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on the socials: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thecannoncanon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thecannoncanon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please rate and review us!

Episode 82: Tom, Evan & Marcus go one fucking hour on the movie from 1982 that YOU voted for… THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (1982), the ‘80s teen sexy comedy that's also EMOTIONALLY DEVASTATING WTF?! Produced by the infamous Cannon Films, Boaz Davidson's cult comedy is a almost shot-for-shot remake of his Israeli smash hit LEMON POPSICLE from 1978. Sign up for the OFH Patreon and gain access to our exclusive feature-length audio commentary tracks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/onefuckinghour⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on – Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/onefuckinghour/ ⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/1fuckinghour⁠

Lee is back with the second part of his look at the soundtracks and scores of the sex comedy genre, focusing on the more lurid side of things. This time everything has gotten far bigger and far hornier as he moves into the 1980s. Much like with slasher films, and other assorted cinematic junk food, the sex comedy genre exploded in North America during this decade, getting far raunchier and problematic that it had previously been. Because of the exponentially larger amount of music to put on the playlist, Lee put out a poll to the listeners asking them if they wanted this split into two parts or if they wanted a super-sized summer blow-out. Apparently the listeners are all size queens, so enjoy this 3hr episode! --Pinball Summer & Voyeur's Motel from "Pinball Summer" (1980) --Jay Boivin & Germain Gauthier --I Don't Need To Love You & Try Not To Break My Heart from "The Beach Girls" (1982) --Linda Stevens-Foote --Better Luck Next Time from "The Last American Virgin" (1982) --Oingo Boingo --Shake it Up from "The Last American Virgin" (1982) --The Cars --Teen Angel Eyes from "The Last American Virgin" (1982) --Tommy Tutone --Girls Like Me from "Valley Girl" (1983) --Bonnie Hayes --Marina Men from "Valley Girl" (1983) --The Valley Girls --Pocket Pool from "Valley Girl" (1983) --Killer Pussy --Angst in My Pants from "Valley Girl" (1983) --Sparks --Shake that Thing & This Heart's On Fire from "Screwballs" (1983) --Johnny Dee Fury --Joysticks from "Joysticks" (1983) --Legion --My Tutor from "My Tutor" (1983) --Webster Lewis --Sleepover from "The First Turn-On!" (1983) --Shrapnel --Hungry Like the Wolf from "Hot Dog... The Movie" (1983) --Duran Duran --When You Were Mine from "Hot Dog... The Movie" (1983) --Mitch Ryder --Private School from "Private School" (1983) --Bill Wray --Rock this Town from "Private School" (1983) --The Stray Cats --I Want Candy from "Private School" (1983) --Bow Wow Wow --Da Da Da I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha from "Private School" (1983) --Trio --How Do I Let You Know from "Private School" (1983) --Phoebe Cates --Just a Girl from "The Party Animal" (1984) --The Convertibles --Why Can't I Touch It? from "The Party Animal" (1984) --The Buzzcocks --Manhattan from "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984) --Andrea and Hot Mink --Burning Down the House from "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984) --Talking Heads --Steel from "Rosebud Beach Hotel" (1984) --Cherie & Marie Currie --Hardbodies from "Hardbodies" (1984) --Krak --Runnin' from "Hardbodies" (1984) --Vixen --Back to Paradise from "Revenge of the Nerds II" (1984) --38 Special --Dedication from "School Spirit" (1985) --Gleaming Spires --Hard Way from "Just One of the Guys" (1985) --Tony Brock & Jay Davis --Tomboy from "Tomboy" (1985) --Souvenir --Weird Science from "Weird Science" (1985) --Oingo Boingo --Philadelphia Baby from "Porky's Revenge" (1985) --The Crawling King Snakes --Peter Gunn Theme from "Porky's Revenge" (1985) --Clarence Clemons --High School Nights from "Porky's Revenge" (1985) --Dave Edmunds --Loose Screws (Breakin' Away) from "Loose Screws" (1985) --Errol Francis and The Francis Factor --Stew School from "Stewardess School" (1986) --Keith Landry --Lookin' from "The Malibu Bikini Shop" (1986) --Naomi Delgado --Recruits (Ride Hard, Live Free) from "Recruits" (1986) --Jon Mikl Thor --Hamburgers For America from "Hamburger: The Motion Picture" (1986) --Blue Miller --Party Camp from "Party Camp" (1987) --Mark Carpenter --Let Me Be the Knight from "The Big Bet" (1987) --Rob Tro --Surfin' Bongos from "Senior Week" (1987) --The Bongo Teens --Main Title from "Not of This Earth" (1988) --Chuck Cirino --Killer Machine from "Dr. Alien" (1989) --Billy Jacoby Opening and closing music: Summertime Killer from "Summertime Killer" by Luis Bacalov, and Santa Maria from "Raiders of Atlantis" by Oliver Onions.

GGACP celebrates the birthday (August 21) of our dearly-missed friend and colleague, Mike "McBeardo" McPadden with this ENCORE of a 2019 interview about Mike's informative and entertaining book "Teen Movie Hell." In this episode, Mike guides the boys through a history of coming-of-age comedies of the 1980s and '90s, including the good ("Risky Business," "Say Anything") the bad ("Playing for Keeps," "Getting Wasted") and the unbearable ("Gorp," "Pink Motel"). Also, "Porky's" starts a trend, John Hughes changes the game, Charles Fox pens the music of "Zapped!" and Mad magazine RESENTS "Up the Academy." PLUS: Eric Von Zipper! “The Last American Virgin”! In praise of "Heaven Help Us"! Christopher Lee goes slumming! And Gilbert looks back at his years on “USA Up All Night”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 649 of On Screen & Beyond has 80's icon Diane Franklin joining us! Diane was in "The Last American Virgin", "Amityville 2:The Possession", "Better Of Dead", "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and more! She also talks about her latest film, "Waking Nightmare". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/on-screen-and-beyond/message

Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Diane Franklin from the 80s comedy film, The Last American Virgin!Diane discusses the making of the 80s teen comedy, appearing with John Cusack in the cult classic, Better Off Dead, working on Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure with Keanu Reeves, her film memoir, The Excellent ADVENTURES of the Last American French-Exchange Babe of the 80s, & much more!

Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they chat with Diane Franklin from the 80s comedy film, The Last American Virgin!Diane discusses the making of the 80s teen comedy, appearing with John Cusack in the cult classic, Better Off Dead, working on Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure with Keanu Reeves, her film memoir, The Excellent ADVENTURES of the Last American French-Exchange Babe of the 80s, & much more!

On today's episode, the guys and Engineer Bob review The Last American Virgin, movie number 4 of the season 5 movie challenge. The forgotten 80's teen movie about an un-loveable loser who falls in love with his best friend's girl. Chock full of 80's style teen shenanigans and under age drinking, The Last American Virgin as the ingredients for a good movie, but can it deliver?Catch new episodes of the Where to Stick It Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday. If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon where we upload exclusive content each month for only $3 a month.

Doctor Movie brings you another 80s Too Cool For School episode and we cover the mixed bag of emotions known as The Last American Virgin. This one is looked over and deserves some credit for how different this one is. You don’t want to miss me talking about this gem. The post Doctor Movie: Episode 142: The Last American Virgin first appeared on Legion.

Doctor Movie brings you another 80s Too Cool For School episode and we cover the mixed bag of emotions known as The Last American Virgin. This one is looked over and deserves some credit for how different this one is. You don't want to miss me talking about this gem. The post Doctor Movie: Episode 142: The Last American Virgin first appeared on Legion.

Per IMDB : Diane Franklin is an iconic 80s American film actress, known for her dark curly hair, and dialects. Beginning her acting career at the age of ten, Diane started with modeling, theater, commercials, and soap opera work. She then won the lead role of the dream girl, Karen, in cult classic THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (1982) and soon after played the daughter, Patricia Montelli in AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION. Her break-out film role was the spirited French-exchange student, Monique Junot, from the off-beat comedy BETTER OFF DEAD. And her most notable commercial success was playing the medieval Princess-babe, Joanna, from 1980s iconic comedy, BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE. Diane sang the NATIONAL ANTHEM at Dodger Stadium in 2004, and wrote two autobiographies about her career.

The OBSAS crew takes a deep dive into once hard-to-find Oingo Boingo songs that were released on movie soundtracks and compilations. If you were a tape-trading fan back in the day, you know what it felt like to open the mail and find a hand-labeled cassette called “Oddities and Rarities.”Join us as we dust off these odd and rare gems: I'm Afraid, Better Luck Next Time, Goodbye-Goodbye, Bachelor Party, Something Isn't Right, Happy, and Take Your Medicine.Links:Nili Brosh Plays Goodbye-GoodbyeMongolian PartySong Clips:“I'm Afraid” - Oingo Boingo, L.A. In - Compilation (1979) “Better Luck Next Time” - Oingo Boingo, The Last American Virgin - Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1982)“Goodbye, Goodbye” - Oingo Boingo, Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Music from The Motion Picture (1982)“Wake Up (It's 1984)” - Oingo Boingo, Good For Your Soul (1983)“Nothing Bad Ever Happens” - Oingo Boingo, Good For Your Soul (1983)“Bachelor Party” - Oingo Boingo, Bachelor Party - The Music From The Movie, (1984)“Something Isn't Right” - Oingo Boingo, Bachelor Party - The Music From The Movie, (1984)“Why Do Good Girls Like Bad Boys” - Angel and the Reruns, Bachelor Party - The Music From The Movie, (1984)“Dead Man's Party” - Oingo Boingo, Dead Man's Party (1985)“Take Your Medicine” - Oingo Boingo, Live! For Life - Compilation (1986)“Happy” - Danny Elfman, Summer School - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1987)“Goodbye-Goodbye” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)“Change” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)“Git It, Beau Jocque!” - Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi-Rollers, Git It, Beau Jocque! (1995)“The Simpsons - Theme” - Danny Elfman, Music For A Darkened Theatre -  (1990)“Hot To Trot  - Main Titles” - Danny Elfman, Music For A Darkened Theatre -  (1990) “Happy” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021) Film, Radio, and TV Clips:“Rhythm Cocktail” - Cab Calloway, One Night Stand Radio Series. 23 Jan. 1946. Radio. The Forbidden Zone (1980)The Last American Virgin (1982)Summer School (1987)“The Mongolian Beef.” The Sarah Silverman Program, created by Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab, Sarah Silverman, season 2, episode 8, 2008.Fan-Supplied Content:“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo“I'm Afraid” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo“Something Isn't Right” - Oingo Boingo, Alternate Mix“Fast Times - TV Theme” - Oingo Boingo, (1986)“I'm Afraid” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, The Roxy, 3-31-1979“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, The Whisky, 2-03-1979“Something Isn't Right” - Oingo Boingo, The Palace, 4-28-1985“Take Your Medicine” - Oingo Boingo, The Palace, 4-28-1985Please note: The music and film clips included in this podcast (listed above) fall under the "Fair Use Doctrine" as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, parody, and education.WEBSITEOingo Boingo Secret Appreciation SocietySUPPORTBuy Us A Coffee!Patreon

This week, we talk about the 1980s Marvel Cinematic Universe that could have been, and eventually was. ----more---- TRANSCRIPT From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it's The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today.   The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the undisputed king of intellectual property in the entertainment industry. As of February 9th, 2023, the day I record this episode, there have been thirty full length motion pictures part of the MCU in the past fifteen years, with a combined global ticket sales of $28 billion, as well as twenty television shows that have been seen by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It is a entertainment juggernaut that does not appear to be going away anytime soon.   This comes as a total shock to many of us who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, who were witness of cheaply produced television shows featuring hokey special effects and a roster of has-beens and never weres in the cast. Superman was the king of superheroes at the movies, in large part because, believe it or not, there hadn't even been a movie based on a Marvel Comics character released into theatres until the summer of 1986. But not for lack of trying.   And that's what we're going to talk about today. A brief history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the 1980s.       But first, as always, some backstory.   Now, I am not approaching this as a comic fan. When I was growing up in the 80s, I collected comics, but my collection was limited to Marvel's Star Wars series, Marvel's ROM The SpaceKnight, and Marvel's two-issue Blade Runner comic adaptation in 1982. So I apologize to Marvel comics fans if I relay some of this information incorrectly. I have tried to do my due diligence when it comes to my research.   Marvel Comics got its start as Timely Comics back in 1939. On August 31, 1939, Timely would release its first comic, titled Marvel Comics, which would feature a number of short stories featuring versions of characters that would become long-running staples of the eventual publishing house that would bear the comic's name, including The Angel, a version of The Human Torch who was actually an android hero, and Namor the Submariner, who was originally created for a unpublished comic that was supposed to be given to kids when they attended their local movie theatre during a Saturday matinee.   That comic issue would quickly sell out its initial 80,000 print run, as well as its second run, which would put another 800,000 copies out to the marketplace. The Vision would be another character introduced on the pages of Marvel Comics, in November 1940.   In December 1940, Timely would introduce their next big character, Captain America, who would find instant success thanks to its front cover depicting Cap punching Adolph Hitler square in the jaw, proving that Americans have loved seeing Nazis get punched in the face even a year before our country entered the World War II conflict. But there would be other popular characters created during this timeframe, including Black Widow, The Falcon, and The Invisible Man.   In 1941, Timely Comics would lose two of its best collaborators, artists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, to rival company Detective Comics, and Timely owner Martin Goodman would promote one of his cousins, by marriage to his wife Jean no less, to become the interim editor of Timely Comics. A nineteen year old kid named Stanley Lieber, who would shorten his name to Stan Lee.   In 1951, Timely Comics would be rebranded at Atlas Comics, and would expand past superhero titles to include tales of crime, drama, espionage, horror, science fiction, war, western, and even romance comics.   Eventually, in 1961, Atlas Comics would rebrand once again as Marvel Comics, and would find great success by changing the focus of their stories from being aimed towards younger readers and towards a more sophisticated audience. It would be November 1961 when Marvel would introduce their first superhero team, The Fantastic Four, as well as a number of their most beloved characters including Black Panther, Carol Danvers, Iron Man, The Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, and Thor, as well as Professor X and many of the X-Men.   And as would be expected, Hollywood would come knocking. Warner Brothers would be in the best position to make comic book movies, as both they and DC Comics were owned by the same company beginning in 1969. But for Marvel, they would not be able to enjoy that kind of symbiotic relationship. Regularly strapped for cash, Stan Lee would often sell movie and television rights to a variety of Marvel characters to whomever came calling. First, Marvel would team with a variety of producers to create a series of animated television shows, starting with The Marvel Super Heroes in 1966, two different series based on The Fantastic Four, and both Spider-Man and Spider-Woman series.   But movies were a different matter.   The rights to make a Spider-Man television show, for example, was sold off to a production company called Danchuck, who teamed with CBS-TV to start airing the show in September of 1977, but Danchuck was able to find a loophole in their contract  that allowed them to release the two-hour pilot episode as a movie outside of the United States, which complicated the movie rights Marvel had already sold to another company.   Because the “movie” was a success around the world, CBS and Danchuck would release two more Spider-Man “movies” in 1978 and 1981. Eventually, the company that owned the Spider-Man movie rights to sell them to another company in the early 1980s, the legendary independent B-movie production company and distributor, New World Pictures, founded and operated by the legendary independent B-movie producer and director Roger Corman. But shortly after Corman acquired the film rights to Spider-Man, he went and almost immediately sold them to another legendary independent B-movie production company and distributor, Cannon Films.   Side note: Shortly after Corman sold the movie rights to Spider-Man to Cannon, Marvel Entertainment was sold to the company that also owned New World Pictures, although Corman himself had nothing to do with the deal itself. The owners of New World were hoping to merge the Marvel comic book characters with the studio's television and motion picture department, to create a sort of shared universe. But since so many of the better known characters like Spider-Man and Captain America had their movie and television rights sold off to the competition, it didn't seem like that was going to happen anytime soon, but again, I'm getting ahead of myself.   So for now, we're going to settle on May 1st, 1985. Cannon Films, who loved to spend money to make money, made a big statement in the pages of the industry trade publication Variety, when they bought nine full pages of advertising in the Cannes Market preview issue to announce that buyers around the world needed to get ready, because he was coming.   Spider-Man.   A live-action motion picture event, to be directed by Tobe Hooper, whose last movie, Poltergeist, re-ignited his directing career, that would be arriving in theatres for Christmas 1986. Cannon had made a name for themselves making cheapie teen comedies in their native Israel in the 1970s, and then brought that formula to America with films like The Last American Virgin, a remake of the first Lemon Popsicle movie that made them a success back home. Cannon would swerve into cheapie action movies with fallen stars like Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson, and would prop up a new action star in Chuck Norris, as well as cheapie trend-chasing movies like Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. They had seen enough success in America where they could start spending even bigger, and Spider-Man was supposed to be their first big splash into the superhero movie genre. With that, they would hire Leslie Stevens, the creator of the cult TV series The Outer Limits, to write the screenplay.   There was just one small problem.   Neither Stevens nor Cannon head honcho Menachem Golan understood the Spider-Man character.   Golan thought Spider-Man was a half-spider/half-man creature, not unlike The Wolf Man, and instructed Stevens to follow that concept. Stevens' script would not really borrow from any of the comics' twenty plus year history. Peter Parker, who in this story is a twenty-something ID photographer for a corporation that probably would have been Oscorp if it were written by anyone else who had at least some familiarity with the comics, who becomes intentionally bombarded with gamma radiation by one of the scientists in one of the laboratories, turning Bruce Banner… I mean, Peter Parker, into a hairy eight-armed… yes, eight armed… hybrid human/spider monster. At first suicidal, Bruce… I mean, Peter, refuses to join forces with the scientist's other master race of mutants, forcing Peter to battle these other mutants in a basement lab to the death.   To say Stan Lee hated it would be an understatement.   Lee schooled Golan and Golan's partner at Cannon, cousin Yoram Globus, on what Spider-Man was supposed to be, demanded a new screenplay. Wanting to keep the head of Marvel Comics happy, because they had big plans not only for Spider-Man but a number of other Marvel characters, they would hire the screenwriting team of Ted Newsom and John Brancato, who had written a screenplay adaptation for Lee of Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos, to come up with a new script for Spider-Man.   Newsom and Brancato would write an origin story, featuring a teenage Peter Parker who must deal with his newfound powers while trying to maintain a regular high school existence, while going up against an evil scientist, Otto Octavius. But we'll come back to that later.   In that same May 1985 issue of Variety, amongst dozens of pages of ads for movies both completed and in development, including three other movies from Tobe Hooper, was a one-page ad for Captain America. No director or actor was attached to the project yet, but comic book writer James L. Silke, who had written the scripts for four other Cannon movies in the previous two years, was listed as the screenwriter.   By October 1985, Cannon was again trying to pre-sell foreign rights to make a Spider-Man movie, this time at the MIFED Film Market in Milan, Italy. Gone were Leslie Stevens and Tobe Hooper. Newsom and Brancato were the new credited writers, and Joseph Tito, the director of the Chuck Norris/Cannon movies Missing in Action and Invasion U.S.A., was the new director. In a two-page ad for Captain America, the film would acquire a new director in Michael Winner, the director of the first three Death Wish movies.   And the pattern would continue every few months, from Cannes to MIFED to the American Film Market, and back to Cannes. A new writer would be attached. A new director. A new release date. By October 1987, after the twin failures of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Masters of the Universe, Cannon had all but given up on a Captain America movie, and downshifted the budget on their proposed Spider-Man movie. Albert Pyun, whose ability to make any movie in any genre look far better than its budget should have allowed, was brought in to be the director of Spider-Man, from a new script written by Shepard Goldman.   Who?   Shepard Goldman, whose one and only credit on any motion picture was as one of three screenwriters on the 1988 Cannon movie Salsa.   Don't remember Salsa? That's okay. Neither does anyone else.   But we'll talk a lot more about Cannon Films down the road, because there's a lot to talk about when it comes to Cannon Films, although I will leave you with two related tidbits…   Do you remember the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme film Cyborg? Post-apocalyptic cyberpunk martial-arts action film where JCVD and everyone else in the movie have names like Gibson Rickenbacker, Fender Tremolo, Marshall Strat and Pearl Prophet for no damn good reason? Stupid movie, lots of fun. Anyway, Albert Pyun was supposed to shoot two movies back to back for Cannon Films in 1988, a sequel to Masters of the Universe, and Spider-Man. To save money, both movies would use many of the same sets and costumes, and Cannon had spent more than $2m building the sets and costumes at the old Dino DeLaurentiis Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina, where David Lynch had shot Blue Velvet. But then Cannon ran into some cash flow issues, and lost the rights to both the He-Man toy line from Mattel and the Spider-Man characters they had licensed from Marvel. But ever the astute businessman, Cannon Films chairman Menahem Golan offered Pyun $500,000 to shoot any movie he wanted using the costumes and sets already created and paid for, provided Pyun could come up with a movie idea in a week. Pyun wrote the script to Cyborg in five days, and outside of some on-set alterations, that first draft would be the shooting script. The film would open in theatres in April 1989, and gross more than $10m in the United States alone.   A few months later, Golan would gone from Cannon Films. As part of his severance package, he would take one of the company's acquisitions, 21st Century Films, with him, as well as several projects, including Captain America. Albert Pyun never got to make his Spider-Man movie, but he would go into production on his Captain America in August 1989. But since the movie didn't get released in any form until it came out direct to video and cable in 1992, I'll leave it to podcasts devoted to 90s movies to tell you more about it. I've seen it. It's super easy to find on YouTube. It really sucks, although not as much as that 1994 version of The Fantastic Four that still hasn't been officially released nearly thirty years later.   There would also be attempts throughout the decade to make movies from the aforementioned Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Daredevil, the Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer and Iron Man, from companies like New Line, 20th Century-Fox and Universal, but none of those would ever come to fruition in the 1980s.   But the one that would stick?   Of the more than 1,000 characters that had been featured in the pages of Marvel Comics over the course of forty years?   The one that would become the star of the first ever theatrically released motion picture based on a Marvel character?   Howard the Duck.   Howard the Duck was not your average Marvel superhero.   Howard the Duck wasn't even a superhero.   He was just some wise crackin', ill-tempered, anthropomorphic water fowl that was abducted away from his home on Duckworld and forced against his will to live with humans on Earth. Or, more specifically, first with the dirty humans of the Florida Everglades, and then Cleveland, and finally New York City.    Howard the Duck was metafiction and existentialist when neither of these things were in the zeitgeist. He smoked cigars, wore a suit and tie, and enjoy drinking a variety of libations and getting it on with the women, mostly his sometimes girlfriend Beverly.   The perfect character to be the subject of the very first Marvel movie.   A PG-rated movie.   Enter George Lucas.   In 1973, George Lucas had hit it big with his second film as a director, American Graffiti. Lucas had written the screenplay, based in part on his life as an eighteen year old car enthusiast about to graduate high school, with the help of a friend from his days at USC Film School, Willard Huyck, and Huyck's wife, Gloria Katz. Lucas wanted to show his appreciation for their help by producing a movie for them. Although there are variations to the story of how this came about, most sources say it was Huyck who would tell Lucas about this new comic book character, Howard the Duck, who piqued his classmate's interest by describing the comic as having elements of film noir and absurdism.   Because Universal dragged their feet on American Graffiti, not promoting it as well as they could have upon its initial release and only embracing the film when the public embraced its retro soundtrack, Lucas was not too keen on working with Universal again on his next project, a sci-fi movie he was calling The Journal of the Whills. And while they saw some potential in what they considered to be some minor kiddie movie, they didn't think Lucas could pull it off the way he was describing it for the budget he was asking for.   “What else you got, kid?” they'd ask.   Lucas had Huyck and Katz, and an idea for a live-action comic book movie about a talking duck.   Surprisingly, Universal did not slam the door shut in Lucas's face. They actually went for the idea, and worked with Lucas, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics and Howard's creator, Steve Gerber, to put a deal together to make it happen.   Almost right away, Gerber and the screenwriters, Huyck and Katz, would butt heads on practically every aspect of the movie's storyline. Katz just thought it was some funny story about a duck from outer space and his wacky adventures on Earth, Gerber was adamant that Howard the Duck was an existential joke, that the difference between life's most serious moments and its most incredibly dumb moments were only distinguishable by a moment's point of view. Huyck wanted to make a big special effects movie, while Katz thought it would be fun to set the story in Hawaii so she and her husband could have some fun while shooting there. The writers would spend years on their script, removing most everything that made the Howard the Duck comic book so enjoyable to its readers. Howard and his story would be played completely straight in the movie, leaning on subtle gags not unlike a Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker movie, instead of embracing the surreal ridiculousness of the comics. They would write humongous effects-heavy set pieces, knowing they would have access to their producer's in-house special effects team, Industrial Light and Magic, instead of the comics' more cerebral endings. And they'd tone down the more risqué aspects of Howard's personality, figuring a more family-friendly movie would bring in more money at the box office.   It would take nearly twelve years for all the pieces to fall into place for Howard the Duck to begin filming. But in the spring of 1985, Universal finally gave the green light for Lucas and his tea to finally make the first live-action feature film based on a Marvel Comics character.   For Beverly, the filmmakers claimed to have looked at every young actress in Hollywood before deciding on twenty-four year old Lea Thompson, who after years of supporting roles in movies like Jaws 3-D, All the Right Moves and Red Dawn, had found success playing Michael J. Fox's mother in Back to the Future. Twenty-six year old Tim Robbins had only made two movies up to this point, at one of the frat boys in Fraternity Vacation and as one of the fighter pilots in Top Gun, and this was his first chance to play a leading role in a major motion picture. And Jeffrey Jones would be cast as the bad guy, the Dark Overlord, based upon his work in the 1984 Best Picture winner Amadeus, although he would be coming to the set of Howard the Duck straight off of working on a John Hughes movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.   Howard the Duck would begin shooting on the Universal Studios lot of November 11th, 1985, and on the very first day of production, the duck puppet being used to film would have a major mechanical failure, not unlike the mechanical failure of the shark in Jaws that would force Steven Spielberg to become more creative with how he shot that character. George Lucas, who would be a hands-on producer, would suggest that maybe they could shoot other scenes not involving the duck, while his crew at ILM created a fully functional, life-sized animatronic duck costume for a little actor to wear on set. At first, the lead actor in the duck suit was a twelve-year old boy, but within days of his start on the film, he would develop a severe case of claustrophobia inside the costume. Ed Gale, originally hired to be the stuntman in the duck costume, would quickly take over the role. Since Gale could work longer hours than the child, due to the very restrictive laws surrounding child actors on movie and television sets, this would help keep the movie on a good production schedule, and make shooting the questionable love scenes between Howard and Beverly easier for Ms. Thompson, who was creeped out at the thought of seducing a pre-teen for a scene.   To keep the shoot on schedule, not only would the filmmakers employ a second shooting unit to shoot the scenes not involving the main actors, which is standard operating procedure on most movies, Lucas would supervise a third shooting unit that would shoot Robbins and Gale in one of the film's more climactic moments, when Howard and Phil are trying to escape being captured by the authorities by flying off on an ultralight plane. Most of this sequence would be shot in the town of Petaluma, California, on the same streets where Lucas had shot American Graffiti's iconic cruising scenes thirteen years earlier.   After a month-long shoot of the film's climax at a naval station in San Francisco, the film would end production on March 26th, 1986, leaving the $36m film barely four months to be put together in order to make its already set in stone August 1st, 1986, release date.   Being used to quick turnaround times, the effects teams working on the film would get all their shots completed with time to spare, not only because they were good at their jobs but they had the ability to start work before the film went into production. For the end sequence, when Jones' character had fully transformed into the Dark Overlord, master stop motion animator Phil Tippett, who had left ILM in 1984 to start his own effects studio specializing in that style of animation, had nearly a year to put together what would ultimately be less than two minutes of actual screen time.   As Beverly was a musician, Lucas would hire English musician and composer Thomas Dolby, whose 1982 single She Blinded Me With Science became a global smash hit, to write the songs for Cherry Bomb, the all-girl rock group lead by Lea Thompson's Beverly. Playing KC, the keyboardist for Cherry Bomb, Holly Robinson would book her first major acting role. For the music, Dolby would collaborate with Allee Willis, the co-writer of Earth Wind and Fire's September and Boogie Wonderland, and funk legend George Clinton. But despite this powerhouse musical trio, the songs for the band were not very good, and, with all due respect to Lea Thompson, not very well sung.   By August 1986, Universal Studios needed a hit. Despite winning the Academy Award for Best Picture in March with Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa, the first six films they released for the year were all disappointments at the box office and/or with the critics.    The Best of Times, a comedy featuring Robin Williams and Kurt Russell as two friends who try to recreate a high school football game which changed the direction of both their lives. Despite a script written by Ron Shelton, who would be nominated for an Oscar for his next screenplay, Bull Durham, and Robin Williams, the $12m film would gross less than $8m.    The Money Pit, a comedy with Tom Hanks and Shelley Long, would end up grossing $37m against a $10m budget, but the movie was so bad, its first appearance on DVD wouldn't come until 2011, and only as part of a Tom Hanks Comedy Favorites Collection along with The ‘Burbs and Dragnet.   Legend, a dark fantasy film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Cruise, was supposed to be one of the biggest hits… of 1985. But Scott and the studio would fight over the film, with the director wanting them to release a two hour and five minute long version with a classical movie score by Jerry Goldsmith, while the studio eventually cut the film down an hour and twenty-nine minutes with a techno score by Tangerine Dream. Despite an amazing makeup job transforming Tim Curry into the Lord of Darkness as well as sumptuous costumes and cinematography, the $24.5m film would just miss recouping its production budget back in ticket sales.   Tom Cruise would become a superstar not three weeks later, when Paramount Pictures released Top Gun, directed by Ridley's little brother Tony Scott.   Sweet Liberty should have been a solid performer for the studio. Alan Alda, in his first movie since the end of MASH three years earlier, would write, direct and star in this comedy about a college history professor who must watch in disbelief as a Hollywood production comes to his small town to film the movie version of one of the books. The movie, which also starred Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Michelle Pfieffer and screen legend Lillian Gish, would get lost in the shuffle of other comedies that were already playing in theatres like Ferris Bueller and Short Circuit.   Legal Eagles was the movie to beat for the summer of 1986… at least on paper. Ivan Reitman's follow-up film to Ghostbusters would feature a cast that included Robert Redford, Debra Winger and Daryl Hannah, along with Brian Denny, Terence Stamp, and Brian Doyle-Murray, and was perhaps too much movie, being a legal romantic comedy mystery crime thriller.   Phew.   If I were to do an episode about agency packaging in the 1980s, the process when a talent agency like Creative Artists Agency, or CAA, put two or more of their clients together in a project not because it might be best for the movie but best for the agency that will collect a 10% commission from each client attached to the project, Legal Eagles would be the example of packaging gone too far. Ivan Reitman was a client of CAA. As were Redford,  and Winger, and Hannah. As was Bill Murray, who was originally cast in the Redford role. As were Jim Cash and Jack Epps, the screenwriters for the film. As was Tom Mankewicz, the co-writer of Superman and three Bond films, who was brought in to rewrite the script when Murray left and Redford came in. As was Frank Price, the chairman of Universal Pictures when the project was put together. All told, CAA would book more than $1.5m in commissions for themselves from all their clients working on the film.   And it sucked.   Despite the fact that it had almost no special effects, Legal Eagles would cost $40m to produce, one of the most expensive movies ever made to that point, nearly one and a half times the cost of Ghostbusters. The film would gross nearly $50m in the US, which would make it only the 14th highest grossing film of the year. Less than Stand By Me. Less than The Color of Money. Less than Down and Out in Beverly Hills.   And then there was Psycho III, the Anthony Perkins-directed slasher film that brought good old Norman Bates out of mothballs once again. An almost direct follow-up to Psycho II from 1983, the film neither embraced by horror film fans or critics, the film would only open in eighth place, despite the fact there hadn't been a horror movie in theatres for months, and its $14m gross would kill off any chance for a Psycho IV in theatres.   In late June, Universal would hold a series of test screenings for Howard the Duck. Depending on who you talk to, the test screenings either went really well, or went so bad that one of the writers would tear up negative response cards before they could be given to the score compilers, to goose the numbers up, pun only somewhat intended. I tend to believe the latter story, as it was fairly well reported at the time that the test screenings went so bad, Sid Sheinberg, the CEO of Universal, and Frank Price, the President of the studio, got into a fist fight in the lobby of one of the theatres running one of the test screenings, over who was to blame for this impending debacle.   And a debacle it was.   But just how bad?   So bad, copywriters from across the nation reveled in giddy glee over the chances to have a headline that read “‘Howard the Duck' Lays an Egg!”   And it did.   Well, sort of.   When it opened in 1554 theatres on August 1st, the film would gross $5.07m, the second best opener of the weekend, behind the sixth Friday the 13th entry, and above other new movies like the Tom Hanks/Jackie Gleason dramedy Nothing in Common and the cult film in the making Flight of the Navigator. And $5m in 1986 was a fairly decent if unspectacular opening weekend gross. The Fly was considered a massive success when it opened to $7m just two weeks later. Short Circuit, which had opened to $5.3m in May, was also lauded as being a hit right out of the gate.   And the reviews were pretty lousy. Gene Siskel gave the film only one star, calling it a stupid film with an unlikeable lead in the duck and special effects that were less impressive than a sparkler shoved into a birthday cake. Both Siskel and Ebert would give it the dreaded two thumbs down on their show. Leonard Maltin called the film hopeless. Today, the film only has a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 81 reviews.   But despite the shellacking the film took, it wouldn't be all bad for several of the people involved in the making of the film.   Lea Thompson was so worried her career might be over after the opening weekend of the film, she accepted a role in the John Hughes movie Some Kind of Wonderful that she had turned down multiple times before. As I stated in our March 2021 episode about that movie, it's my favorite of all John Hughes movies, and it would lead to a happy ending for Thompson as well. Although the film was not a massive success, Thompson and the film's director, Howard Deutch, would fall in love during the making of the film. They would marry in 1989, have two daughters together, and as of the writing of this episode, they are still happily married.   For Tim Robbins, it showed filmmakers that he could handle a leading role in a movie. Within two years, he would be starring alongside Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham, and he career would soar for the next three decades.   And for Ed Gale, his being able to act while in a full-body duck suit would lead him to be cast to play Chucky in the first two Child's Play movies as well as Bride of Chucky.   Years later, Entertainment Weekly would name Howard the Duck as the biggest pop culture failure of all time, ahead of such turkeys as NBC's wonderfully ridiculous 1979 show Supertrain, the infamous 1980 Western Heaven's Gate, Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman's Ishtar, and the truly wretched 1978 Bee Gees movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.   But Howard the Duck, the character, not the movie, would enjoy a renaissance in 2014, when James Gunn included a CG-animated version of the character in the post-credit sequence for Guardians of the Galaxy. The character would show up again in the Disney animated Guardians television series, and in the 2021 Disney+ anthology series Marvel's What If…   There technically would be one other 1980s movie based on a Marvel character, Mark Goldblatt's version of The Punisher, featuring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle. Shot in Australia in 1988, the film was supposed to be released by New World Pictures in August of 1989. The company even sent out trailers to theatres that summer to help build awareness for the film, but New World's continued financial issues would put the film on hold until April 1991, when it was released directly to video by Live Entertainment.   It wouldn't be until the 1998 release of Blade, featuring Wesley Snipes as the titular vampire, that movies based on Marvel Comics characters would finally be accepted by movie-going audiences. That would soon be followed by Bryan Singer's X-Men in 2000, and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man in 2002, the success of both prompting Marvel to start putting together the team that would eventually give birth to the Marvel Cinematic Universe we all know and love today.   Thank you for joining us. We'll talk again soon, when Episode 102, the first of two episodes about the 1980s distribution company Vestron Pictures, is released.   Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about Howard the Duck, and the other movies, both existing and non-existent, we covered this episode.   The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment.   Thank you again.   Good night.

Peter Sobczynski joins Erik Childress to catch up on a couple weeks of Blu-rays. Udo Kier's a vampire, Timothee Chalamat is a cannibal and Vinegar Syndrome is serving up some Flesh and Fantasy. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz go for a long drive, Mel Gibson goes to war as does Gene Hackman for the French. The pair look back on an ‘80s teen relic and its growing popularity over the years and remember their own fondness for one of the great food movies of all-time. That title is just one of a couple featured in the past on the Movie Madness' Why Is This Not On Blu-ray shows, ones that could have included whole new collections featuring Peter Falk and Jackie Chan. All that and a number of new 4K titles to put on your shopping lists. 0:00 - Intro 0:43 – Criterion (Bergman Island) 3:50 - Mill Creek (Peter Falk Collection) 9:38 – MVD (The Last American Virgin) 17:27 - Oscilloscope (The Tale of King Crab) 20:47 - Severin (Blood for Dracula) 24:18 - Vinegar Syndrome (Flesh and Fantasy) 28:06 - Deaf Crocodile (Solomon King) 34:17 - Decal (Crimes of the Future 4K) 36:42 - Warner Bros. (Bones and All) 39:07 - Warner Archive (The Long Long Trailer, Wife vs. Secretary) 49:22 - Kino (The Lady From Shanghai, Death Wish 4K, The Italian Job 4K) 1:06:27 - Paramount (Big Night, Gallipoli, Event Horizon 4K, Young Sherlock Holmes Steelbook)                        1:24:00 - Shout! Factory (Inu-Oh, Escape to Athena/March or Die, Freaky 4K, Dawn of the Dead (2004) 4K, The Jackie Chan Collection (Vol. 1 - 1976-1982)) 1:41:33 – New Blu-ray Announcements 1:45:52 - Outro

This week the guys take a look at two American teen sex comedies from the 80's. Spoiler Alert: They've got some horrible things in them. Porkys(1981) Directed by Bob Clark. Starring Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier and Tony Ganios. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdXP3puHiT4 The Last American Virgin(1982) Directed by Boaz Davidson. Starring Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin and Steve Antin. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GBLd8XJ3no Twitter: @DoubledFeature Instagram: DoubledFeature Email: DoubledFeaturePodcast@Gmail.com Dan's Twitter: @DannyJenkem Dan's Letterboxd: @DannyJenkem Max's Twitter: @Mac_Dead Max's Letterboxd: @Mac_Dead Executive Producer: Koolaid --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledfeature/message

This week I rewatched and reviewed the 1982 teen sex comedy The Last American Virgin.

Our next guest is  Joe Rubbo who starred in the iconic movie The Last American Virgin that is still a classic to this day. He has also done segments with David Letterman on his show in the 80s, did commercials for Federal Express, starred in the movie Hot Chili and went on to start VIP Lifestyle Network where he was the executive producer of the network. Nowadays you can catch Joe on his radio program on Power Up Radio The 6th Borough  with his co-host Denise Casale where they interview celebrities primarily from the 80s.  You can call in live tp the show 888-565-1470. Here are the links so you can check out the show and find out more about Joe and Denisehttps://powerupradiotv.com/https://www.facebook.com/PowerUpRadioTVShow/This is one of the best radio shows out there so make sure to check them out and follow them on social media.We also discuss Joe's life growing up in the Bronx and what that was like as well as his family life. As Always we are Mark 2.0 where we interview actors and musicians both iconic and up and coming artists. Make sure to subscribe to our channel if you haven't done so already. Look for our Friday night YouTube Livestream with teen actors and musicians starting this Friday at 10pm EST/7pm PST.

In episode 86, Dustin & Zak welcome back Diane Franklin to the Two Dollar Late Fee studio! Diane Franklin (Better Off Dead, The Last American Virgin, Terror Vision, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) sits down with D & Z to discuss her book (Diane Franklin: The Excellent COMEDY of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s: The Better Off Dead Movie Tribute Book), 80s nostalgia and more! Diane brings an exuberant joy and energy that'll uplift and entertain. Enjoy! You can buy Diane's book here! NEW EPISODES EVERY TWO WEEKS! Please follow us on Spotify & subscribe, rate and review us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts (aka iTunes) Support Us On Patreon: www.patreon.com/twodollarlatefee Instagram: @twodollarlatefee Check out our network: www.geekscape.net Zak on Instagram: @zakshaffer Dustin on Instagram: @dustinrubinvo Check out the intro/outro music on Bandcamp: jvamusic1.bandcamp.com Facebook: facebook.com/Two-Dollar-Late-Fee-Podcast Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/two-dollar-late-fee IMDB: https://www.imdb.com iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dollar-late-fee Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/ Amazon: music.amazon.com/podcasts Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com RadioPublic: radiopublic.com/two-dollar-late-fee Podbean: twodollarlatefee.podbean.com Stitcher: www.stitcher.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jason, Andy and Brian try discussing the 1982 sleeper film The Last American Virgin. In the movie, the French transfer student next door tries to get Gary laid by blowing up Ricky's mom who has enormous areolas and snorts sweet and low. Also, Andy drops his award winning ant farm, Jason drops his award losing flea circus, and Brian is devoured by improperly cared for insects.

Get complete access to Diane's current projects, publishing news, and appearances by visiting her website:http://www.dianefranklin.comWOW! In Part 2 of my conversation with Diane, she chats about Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Last American Virgin, and Better Off Dead. Take a listen as Diane talks about advice for up-and-coming actors and her dream role. Check out the link to Diane's website for all things Diane including her social media pages and her totally cool books you can find on Amazon!If you would like to support the Not the Final Girl Podcast and receive cool access and stuff, check out the link below! Thanks for listening!Support the show

Our next guest has one of the most inspiring lives around and she hasn't aged a bit. Sit back and enjoy our conversion with Iconic Actress Diane Franklin on Mark 2.0 "The Human Experience" Podcast.You remember her from hit movies like Better Off Dead, The Last American Virgin, Amityville II:  The Possession, Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure, and other films. She also appeared in TV movies and some TV shows like Matlock. You also remember Diane from her hairstyle as so many women changed their hairstyle to curly hair because of her.A lot of people may be wondering what that star actress of the 80s is up to nowadays. She is still acting, is a writer and also a teacher. She went back to school and got a degree from Cal State Northridge and she shows that you can go back and get a degree or take courses to learn something at any stage of your life.It was such a thrill to sit down and chat with Diane. My co-host Brian and I really enjoyed hearing about her inspiring career and life.Here are the links to purchase Diane's books.Diane Franklin:The Excellent Adventures of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s https://a.co/d/i2WPZYdDiane Franklin: The Excellent Curls of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s https://a.co/d/6Kt77znDiane Franklin: The Excellent COMEDY of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s: The Better Off Dead Movie Tribute Book https://a.co/d/hEaFzVLHer daughter Olivia DeLaurentis is also an actress, comedian and has her own podcast Syd & Olivia on YouTube and TikTok that is blowing up. You can tell that she is extremely talented just like her mom is.You can follow Olivia's podcast Syd and Olivia on the links posted below. TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@sydandolivia  YouTube Podcast channel-https://www.youtube.com/c/SydOliviaTubeAs always we are Mark 2.0 "The Human Experience Podcast" where we interview actors, actresses, musicians, athletes, scholars and other inspiring guests. If you haven't subscribed to our channel what are you waiting for. We are blowing up on audio platforms and we post our video version of the podcast on YouTube and are working on growing that channel.Video Version YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHH6e6zJLDDyvp3vWH2c0yAMark 2.0 can be found on all other audio platforms too under Mark 2.0 As always make sure to subscribe, comment and share the podcast episodes out.  We are also on Social Media for clips of our podcast episodes.  Social Media Links  Twitter- https://twitter.com/M20podcast Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/mark2.0_podcast/ TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@mark2.0podcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mark2.0podcastofficial

**Come see us LIVE in Pasadena and Las Vegas! Go to gofactyourpod.com for tickets!**We're playing the hits this week on Go Fact Yourself! Audie Cornish made a name for herself as a longtime host on NPR. In January, she decided she was ready for a new challenge: producing audio and television content for CNN. She'll tell us about some of the bumps in the road of her new journey and tell us the secret to conducting a good interview. Audie's upcoming podcast will appear on CNN Audio.Chrisitan Finnegan is a comedian who made his mark by making fun of celebrities on TV – an industry that he says has completely tanked thanks to Twitter. Christian has a new special out now called “Show Your Work.” He explains that it's one part stand-up special and one part documentary about keeping an independent venue alive in the middle of a pandemicOur contestants will have a trivia battle about classic comedy and masters of music.What's the Difference: Broken Down!What's the difference between “biodegradable” and “compostable”?What's the difference between “fix” and “repair”?Areas of Expertise:Audie: ‘60s-'70s Vintage Stax Records, Ethan Hawke movies, and Dystopias.Christian: 1980s MTV, the 1993-2022 New York Knicks basketball teams, and the movie Better Off Dead.Appearing in this episode:J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongAudie CornishChrisitan FinneganWith guest experts:Diane Franklin, actor, who's appeared in several iconic movies, including The Last American Virgin and Better Off Dead.Sam Moore, the legendary “Soul Man,” and one part of Sam & Dave, whose long career includes several enormous hits with Stax RecordsGo Fact Yourself was devised and is produced by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, in collaboration with Maximum Fun. Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Continuing to be vigilant about COVID by YOU!

Join us in the Ol' Dirty Basement as we review The Last American Virgin from 1982. We had a special guest Kim who is Matt's sister in the basement for this one! She handpicked this one so find out why this is one of her favorites from the 80's. Enjoy!!Special Thanks to Kim for hanging in the basement!!Thanks to The Tsunami Experiment for the theme music!! Sounds:https://freesound.org/people/Zott820/sounds/209578/ Cash Registerhttps://freesound.org/people/jack126guy/sounds/361346/ Jackpothttps://freesound.org/people/reelworldstudio/sounds/161122/ BoingSources:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084234https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_American_Virgin

July 30 – August 1, 1982: July ends with Chuck Norris in Forced Vengeance, Matt Dillon in his first of 3 S.E. Hinton movie adaptations with Tex, underappreciated teen sex comedy The Last American Virgin and Ron Howard's big studio debut with Night Shift that saw the breakout of Michael Keaton! Please consider becoming a […]

Diane Franklin joins Stuck in the '80s host Steve Spears this week to talk about "The Last American Virgin" on its 40th anniversary. How well does her part of Karen hold up? We also chat about "Better Off Dead" and even the latest Bill & Ted movie. It's an epic conversation we've been waiting a lifetime for! Stuck in the '80s is sponsored by The 80s Cruise. The 2023 lineup has been announced. Join Steve and Brad on the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas on March 3-10 for a weeklong trip back to the '80s. The lineup includes: Devo, Bret Michaels, The Church, Kim Wilde, Morris Day and the Time, Howard Jones, Living Colour, Jody Watley, The Smithereens (with guest vocalist Marshall Crenshaw), Vixen, Tone Loc, Cutting Crew, Midge Ure, John Parr, Autograph, China Crisis and EXTC. Listen to this week's show to get a promo code that will get you $200 in cabin credit. Our podcast is listener-supported via Patreon. Members get special swag and invitations to patron-only Zoom happy hours with the hosts of the podcast. Find out more at our official Patreon page.

We're talking Cannon Films on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined once again by Austin Trunick, author of The Cannon Film Guide series. We discuss Austin's passion for Cannon, his collection of Cannon collectibles, physical media, Cannon's legacy and more. We go over the two Cannon Films documentaries Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films and The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films. We also talk about some of our favorite Cannon Films including the Chuck Norris movies (Missing in Action, Delta Force, Invasion USA), the ninja movies (Revenge of the Ninja, Enter the Ninja, the American Ninja series), Last American Virgin, Avenging Force, the Deathwish series, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan

We're talking Cannon Films on this episode of the Fan2Fan Podcast! Bernie and Pete are joined by Austin Trunick, author of The Cannon Film Guide series. We discuss Austin's passion for Cannon, the 80s video store explosion, and how Cannon Films evolved from the determination and hustle of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. We also talk about some of our favorite Cannon Films including the Chuck Norris movies (Missing in Action, Delta Force, Invasion USA), the ninja movies (Revenge of the Ninja, Enter the Ninja, the American Ninja series), Last American Virgin, Avenging Force, the Deathwish series, and more. For more info about the Fan2Fan Podcast, visit: https://linktr.ee/fan2fan

Music is the most amazing thing on the face of the Earth. Truly. I think it, through the sense of hearing, outweighs every other experience by every other sense. Sorry for you "smell of bacon", "sight of mountains", "taste of ice cream" and "feel of sex".Welcome to FNBB 69 (insert giggle here), we are talking about the significance of music and how it creates the soundtrack of our lives. Don't tell me you don't remember all the little details of life unless it has a tune imprinted on it. There are so many.But the enjoyment of music doesn't only have to live in the past - we all need to expand our musical tastes with new types of music to continue to imprint future memories. Enjoy all the music. Let it move you like nothing else can, because it will.And the song I was thinking about when we recorded was "Just Once" James Ingram/Quincy Jones from The Last American Virgin. There were lots of cryfests to this song for me. And check out Suzanne and Stephen Webster who have a new streaming radio show, "Radio Fortitude" on @electromagnetic_radio (em-radio.com) every first and third Sunday from noon-2 Eastern. They are talking about life on board the boat they live on "Fortitude" and playing their favorite music. Alrighty y'all RATE or REVIEW is you're digging the blog and FNBB podcast. And have a great week!Peace.LLM

1982 saw the release of three hit high school-set comedies about sex: Porky's, The Last American Virgin and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. The only one to survive as a classic, Fast Times turned Phoebe Cates – who also appeared in the Blue Lagoon rip-off Paradise the same year – into a frozen-in-time icon of adolescent sexuality. Today we'll talk about this sudden explosion of teen sex on movie screens, and compare Cates's public persona and attitude to on-screen sexuality to that of Blue Lagoon star Brooke Shields. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Its Not A Phase - - ***NO FEMALE GUEST***we discuss how actions speak louder than words with "acts of service" being the love language for this episode as we continue to celebrate Women's History Month. other topics include our versions of "Ciara's Prayer" from Summer Walker's album, "The Last American Virgin", a lookback at Smino's debut album, how influential Chief Keef really was, the double standard of flying with Shenseea, the "keycard" to consent, honoring an icon in fashion, The Cool Kids' new album, the evolution of Mac Miller before his death, Lo Noel's introduction to "Pink Floyd" while Twi bought a MP3 player...PROTECT YA NECK - - Text The "Bird Talk" Hotline at (404) 445-4645 to submit a topic Email: RunningTrizz@gmail.comInstagram: @RunningTrizzSupport the show (https://cash.app/$RunningTrizz)

She may have broke your heart as Karen in "The Last American Virgin". Or maybe she terrified you as the tormented sister and daughter in "Amityville II: The Possession". Perhaps, she inspired you to learn French when she won your heart as Monique in "Better Off Dead". Or maybe, just maybe, you spent way too much time at the Circle K hoping for a time-traveling telephone booth that could transport you to meet her as Princess Elizabeth in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure". No matter which 80's flick introduced you to the beauty and talent of this versatile 80's actress, today is a special treat as she joins host, Tim Williams, to share wonderful stories and memories from some of her most iconic 80's movie roles. So sit back and relax as Diane Franklin joins the discussion for the very first interview episode of the 80's Flick Flashback Podcast. Diane Franklin's Books (Available on Amazon): The Excellent Adventures of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s Diane Franklin: The Excellent Curls of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s (Diane Franklin Book) Diane Franklin: The Excellent COMEDY of the Last American, French-Exchange Babe of the 80s: The Better Off Dead Movie Tribute Book Diane Franklin's Website & Social Media Website - www.dianefranklin.com Facebook - DianeFranklinOfficialFanPage InstaGram - ActressDianeFranklin Twitter - DianeFranklin80 Intro & Outro Music: "Total Eclipse" by Nathaniel Wyver Send us an email or reach out to us on social media to let us know what you liked, what you loved, what we may have missed, or what 80's movie we should discuss next! Email - moviviewspodcast@gmail.com Facebook - Moviviews Presents 80's Flick Flashback Podcast (Fan Page) & Moviviews News & Reviews (Group Page) InstaGram & TikTok - @80sflickflashback Twitter - @80_podcast Website - www.80sflickflashback.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/moviviews80sff/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moviviews80sff/support

Purchase a copy of Diane Franklin's book here: https://amzn.to/3GE79iWDiane Franklin is an iconic 80s American film actress, known for her dark curly hair, and dialects.Beginning her acting career at the age of ten, Diane started with modeling, theater, commercials, and soap opera work. She then won the lead role of the dream girl, Karen, in cult classic THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (1982) and soon after played the daughter, Patricia Montelli in AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION.Her breakout film role was the spirited French-exchange student, Monique Junot, from the off-beat comedy BETTER OFF DEAD. And her most notable commercial success was playing the medieval Princess-babe, Joanna, from 1980s iconic comedy, BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE.Diane sang the NATIONAL ANTHEM at Dodger Stadium in 2004, and wrote two autobiographies about her career: Diane Franklin: The Excellent Adventures of the Last American, French Exchange Babe of the 80s (Amazon/Kindle), and Diane Franklin: The Excellent CURLS of the Last American, French Exchange Babe of the 80s.Her other acting credits include episodic television, such as Charles in Charge, Murder She Wrote, Matlock, and Dallas: The Early Years.She also recurred in televisions series, and movies made for television, such as SummerGirl and Deadly Lessons.Over the years Diane has also performed in her daughter/filmmaker, OLIVIA DELAURENTIS' award-winning comedies: HUMANIZED (L.A. Film Festival,) MY BETTER HALF (Soho Film Festival,) and more recently a comedy web series on YouTube titled SUGARBABIES (Barely Legal Comedy).Diane returned to acting, on the big screen, in 2018 with the following films: WALLY GOT WASTED, WAKING NIGHTMARE, THE FINAL INTERVIEW, and THE AMITYVILLE MURDERS: THE HAUNTING ON LONG ISLAND.

The GREATEST PODCAST OF ALL TIME RETURNS with two more Golan-Globus bangers—THE APPLE (1980) and THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (1982)!

School is in session, and if you take your subjects of study as seriously as we do....then join three grown men as they take teenage Gary to task for not being emotionally enlightened enough to save himself from being the architect of his own demise. This teen sex comedy came to existence at the same time as Fast Times at Ridgemont High, with an eerily similar controversial theme. Although TLAV takes place in a parallel universe where the adolescent landscape is more akin to what we've all probably experienced of life in the 80s., minus some of the more risqué interludes of course. I LOVE Rivers Edge by the way, and say “absolutely” a lot!

Michael J. Arbouet talks with Diane Franklin. Diane is an iconic 80s American film actress, known for her dark curly hair, and dialects. Beginning her acting career at the age of ten, Diane started with modeling, theater, commercials, and soap opera work. She then won the lead role of the dream girl, Karen, in cult classic THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (1982) and soon after played the daughter, Patricia Montelli in AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION. Her break-out film role was the spirited French-exchange student, Monique Junot, from the off-beat comedy BETTER OFF DEAD. And her most notable commercial success was playing the medieval Princess-babe, Joanna, from 1980s iconic comedy, BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE. Diane sang the NATIONAL ANTHEM at Dodger Stadium in 2004, and wrote two autobiographies about her career: Diane Franklin: The Excellent Adventures of the Last American, French Exchange Babe of the 80s (Amazon/Kindle), and Diane Franklin: The Excellent CURLS of the Last American, French Exchange Babe of the 80s (Amazon/Barnes&Noble) Her other acting credits include episodic television, such as Charles in Charge, Murder She Wrote, Matlock and Dallas : The Early Years. She also re-curred in televisions series, and movies made for television, such as SummerGirl and Deadly Lessons. Over the years Diane has also performed in her daughter/filmmaker, OLIVIA DELAURENTIS' award winning comedies: HUMANIZED (L.A. Film Festival,) MY BETTER HALF (Soho Film Festival,) and more recently a comedy web-series on YouTube titled SUGARBABIES (Barely Legal Comedy). Diane returns to acting, on the big screen, in 2018 with the following films: WALLY GOT WASTED, WAKING NIGHTMARE, THE FINAL INTERVIEW and THE AMITYVILLE MURDERS: THE HAUNTING ON LONG ISLAND.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/quidditasfactor)

A Diane Franklin Double Feature! First, the boys look on as Diane plays a French foreign exchange student who swoops in and saves a suicidal teenager from his surreal life in the classic Better Off Dead! Then… Your fine country gentlemen sit back and watch three left coast hard-ons as they try their damnedest to create a Dear Penthouse moment, and (of course) Diane Franklin is left holding the bag in the slimy, pervy The Last American Virgin. ___________________________________ Have a movie request? A compliment about our delicious snack bar treats, our (mostly) friendly staff and our spotless restrooms? Don't bother filling out a comment card. (Lucy throws those away.) Connect with us via: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AllNightDriveIn Instagram: @allnightdrivein Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAllNightDriveInPictureShow/  E-mail: Allnightdriveinpictureshow@gmail.com Join us every two weeks for another double feature under the stars by subscribing, reviewing, and rating the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or your favorite podcatcher, or check out The All-Night Drive-In Picture Show YouTube page!  We appreciate your patronage and please hang up your speaker, and drive safely!   

On Episode 016 of the RETROZEST podcast, your host Curtis Lanclos conducts an exclusive interview with DIANE FRANKLIN (aka "Monique Junot") in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of Savage Steve Holland's cult classic film, BETTER OFF DEAD (released on August 23, 1985)! Starring in the film with Diane are John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Dan Schneider, Amanda Wyss, Curtis Armstrong, Laura Waterbury, Taylor Negron, Chuck Mitchell, Vincent Schiavelli and Demian Slade. Diane is a true "Lady of the '80s," and she shares many fun stories about the making of the movie, as well as some other roles from her career (commercials, The Last American Virgin, Summer Girl, Amityville II: The Possession, TerrorVision, etc.). Diane's daughter, Olivia DeLaurentis (seriously, she could be Diane's clone!), is a filmmaker as well! Check out her NEW SNAPSHOT SHOW! Also, her son Nick DeLaurentis is a musician! Check out his NEW ALBUM!! Diane Franklin - TV Movies Summer Girl (Watch for FREE on YouTube!) Deadly Lessons (Watch for FREE on YouTube!) Diane Franklin – Videos at 80s in the Sand! 2017 2019 Diane Franklin – Media Purchase Diane's Book on Amazon: Click HERE Purchase the BETTER OFF DEAD Blu-Ray Steelbook: Click HERE Send your photo of you wearing Diane's Better Off Dead coat to BODCoatBook@gmail.com Twitter: DianeFranklin80 Facebook: Diane Franklin Official Fan Page Instagram: ActressDianeFranklin Diane Franklin - Media Purchase Diane's Book on Amazon: Click HERE Twitter: DianeFranklin80 Facebook: Diane Franklin Official Fan Page Instagram: ActressDianeFranklin Contact Curtis at podcast@retrozest.com, on the RETROZEST Facebook page (facebook.com/zestretro/) or on Twitter (twitter.com/RetroZest).

Diane Franklin Will Discuss Her Favorite Memories of Better Off Dead Today on The Neil Haley Show's Provision Brokerage Celebrity Segment, CEO Eric Couch of ProVision Brokerage will interview Diane Franklin. Most recognized for her film roles in the 80s playing the French-exchange student, Monique Junet, in BETTER OFF DEAD, the Medieval babe-princess in BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, and the teen crush, Karen, in THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN, Diane's new role's are that of wife, mom, radio host, author and film festival actress.  ​ Her most recent acting work can be seen on YOUTUBE in the films, MY BETTER HALF, HUMANIZED (screened at 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival), ROYAL EFFUPS and AGOURAPHOBIA ( a viral internet parody) ​ Also, just released is her new autobiography, Diane Franklin: The Excellent Adventures of the Last American, French Exchange Babe of the 80s, available on Amazon and Kindle. ​ Diane currently hosts her own interview radio series: Diane Franklin, Babes of the 80s, for CultRadioaGoGo.com which can be found on SoundCloud.com