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We all have that one movie from the '80s. Maybe yours is Back to the Future. Maybe it's The Breakfast Club, The Goonies or Say Anything. It doesn't necessarily have to be the greatest movie ever made. It just has to be the movie that found you at exactly the right time and somehow never let go. For Steve, that movie has always been Streets of Fire. Walter Hill's 1984 “rock & roll fable” gave us a strange and wonderful world of neon streets, roaring motorcycles, pounding music, Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Amy Madigan and a very young Willem Dafoe in one of the more memorable pairs of overalls in cinematic history. It wasn't a box-office hit. It never became the franchise its creators once envisioned. But Streets of Fire found its audience over the years, becoming a cult favorite with a visual style and soundtrack that remain unmistakable more than four decades later. This week, we're opening the Stuck in the '80s archives and traveling back 15 years to revisit our original tribute to Streets of Fire, first released in 2011. And after you've taken that trip back with us, maybe ask yourself: What was your special movie of the '80s? THE '80s CRUISE Ready to stop merely talking about the '80s and actually live them for a week? Join Stuck in the '80s aboard The '80s Cruise in 2027 for seven days of music, memories, trivia, questionable dancing and thousands of people who understand why the '80s still matter this much to us. Use promo code STUCK when booking to receive $250 in onboard credit per cabin. Come sail with us. Because apparently spending 20-plus years talking about the '80s still wasn't enough. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Joel Weiss (The Warriors, Quicksilver, Brewster's Millions) comes to $2 Late Fee to discuss his career! You know Joel Weiss as “Cropsy” (David Patrick Kelly's right hand man) in The Warriors, but his career in front of the camera expands to so much more than Walter Hill's 1979 classic! Joel reminisces on some of his more well known film appearances in movies like Brewster's Millions, Another 48 Hours, Quicksilver, and more! Tenacity, drive, and dedication…Joel defines those adjectives. In this interview, you'll hear why. Enjoy Dig the show? Please consider supporting $2 Late Fee on Patreon for tons of bonus content (like Tales From The Video Store)! Link is below: Two Dollar Late Fee: www.patreon.com/twodollarlatefee Please follow/subscribe and rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-dollar-late-fee Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/ Instagram: @twodollarlatefee Subscribe to our YouTube Check out Jim Walker's 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 Two Dollar Late Fee is a part of the nutritious Geekscape Network Every episode is produced, edited, and coddled by Zak Shaffer (@zakshaffer) & Dustin Rubin (@dustinrubinvo) You can watch the entire interview on our YouTube channel here. Don't forget to like & subscribe!You can listen & NOW watch on Spotify here. Don't forget to like & subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's that time again to wake up from your cryo-sleep and... OH MY GOD! What the heck happened here? Where are my fellow Aliens cast-mates? What is going on?!?! Holy mother of a queen xenomorph, this is bad. Welp, time to buzz the hair and get back into some dark hallways, because here we go again....AGAIN. The Just Play It pod crashes onto Fiorina 161 to figure out just what is going on with the state of the Alien franchise after it fell to then new director, now goat - David Fincher. Surely, this will finally be the end of the xenomorph problem, right?Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod
The Warriors 1979 Review is finally here, and this week on Born to Watch, Whitey, Gow and Damo are heading deep into enemy territory for a movie they've been circling since the early days of the podcast. Walter Hill's 1979 cult classic has leather vests, painted faces, subway trains, some of the strangest gangs ever assembled and one very simple objective: get back to Coney Island alive. The Movie Review Podcast, where we don't take the movies or ourselves too seriously, is about to find out if The Warriors can still come out to play.For the boys, this isn't just another movie review.The Warriors carries some serious childhood baggage.This was one of those movies you heard about before you actually saw it. The video shop cover caught your eye; older kids talked about it, and somehow the movie's reputation became almost as important as the movie itself. Whitey remembers hammering it during his teenage years, while Damo recalls hiring it on VHS and watching the bloody thing twice back-to-back.That's the sort of nostalgia we're dealing with here.The setup remains magnificent.Cyrus has a dream. Get every gang in New York together, stop fighting each other and realise they collectively outnumber the cops.CAN YOU DIG IT?Unfortunately, Luther can't.Cyrus goes down, The Warriors get blamed, and suddenly a crew from Coney Island is stranded in the Bronx with every gang in New York looking to collect.What follows is essentially one long journey home through a New York City that feels like it exists in another universe.Whitey, Gow and Damo get stuck into Walter Hill's world-building and the collection of gangs roaming the streets. The Turnbull ACs look genuinely terrifying. The Lizzies have guns but apparently attended the Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy. The Orphans desperately want someone to take them seriously.And then there are the Baseball Furies.Baseball uniforms. Painted faces. Baseball bats.It shouldn't work.It absolutely works.The boys also give plenty of love to Barry De Vorzon's brilliant score. From the opening moments, that pulsing soundtrack drags you straight into The Warriors' version of New York, and the music accompanying the Baseball Furies chase remains an absolute belter.Then there's the cast.Michael Beck brings the brooding as Swan, while James Remar is perfectly unhinged as Ajax, a bloke who seems about five seconds away from causing a problem in every scene he enters.But David Patrick Kelly's Luther may own the movie.Three bottles on his fingers."Warriors... come out to play-ay."An improvised moment that became one of the most recognisable scenes in cult movie history.Of course, nostalgia only gets you so far on Born to Watch.The boys ask whether a film with such a notorious reputation is actually violent enough. They question the shooting ability of the Lizzies, the sheer amount of running required while wearing a leather vest with no shirt, and whether the final confrontation delivers the payoff the movie has been building towards.There's also plenty of Walter Hill appreciation, including his incredible run through movies like Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs., Streets of Fire, Red Heat and Last Man Standing.Where does The Warriors land?You'll have to listen.After more than four years and 226 episodes, the F-Wits have finally made it back to Coney Island.Grab your vest, paint your face, jump on the subway and come along for the ride.WARRIORS... COME OUT TO PLAY-AY!JOIN THE BORN TO WATCH CREWLove the show? Follow Born to Watch, leave us a five-star review and, most importantly, share the episode with another movie-loving F-Wit.Because podcasts don't grow on their own, people.Can you dig it?#TheWarriors #TheWarriors1979 #BornToWatch #MovieReviewPodcast #CultMovies #WalterHill #ClassicMovies #1970sMovies #BaseballFuries #CanYouDigIt
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Ryan Verrill, co-founder of Antenna Releasing, joins the podcast. He brings along the movie The Last Stop in Yuma County. Marty and Clif give Ryan the movie Streets of Fire to watch.Before diving into this week's picks, Ryan talks physical media, boutique Blu-rays and what it takes to launch a new independent film distribution company. First up is Streets of Fire, Walter Hill's neon-soaked rock 'n' roll fairy tale starring Michael Paré, Diane Lane and Willem Dafoe. Clif, Marty and Ryan celebrate the film's unforgettable visual style, killer soundtrack, larger-than-life characters and why this gloriously over-the-top cult classic still feels perfectly '80s. Then it's on to The Last Stop in Yuma County, the tense crime thriller from Francis Galluppi. With Ryan having worked alongside Galluppi through Antenna Releasing, the discussion offers a unique behind-the-scenes perspective on the film's journey to audiences, while also celebrating its sharp writing, terrific ensemble cast and expertly sustained tension. Along the way: physical media collecting, puddles as cinematography, music videos hiding inside movies and a lot of Walter Hill appreciation.#TalkingPondo #FilmPodcast #StreetsOfFire #TheLastStopInYumaCounty #RyanVerrill #AntennaReleasing #PhysicalMedia #MovieReview Support the showFind our films here:The Love Song of William H ShawRevenge of ZoeWriting Fren-ZeeMaking Pondo on FacebookX (formerly Twitter):@MakingPondoInstagramMaking Pondo on Letterboxd:Season OneSeason TwoSeason ThreeSeason FourTheme Song "The Rain" by Russ PacePhotos by Geoffrey Notkin
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This week, the CREEP-O-RAMA guys grabs their bats, laces uptheir roller skates (for tactical reasons), and dives headfirst into two beloved cult classics: The Warriors (1979), directed by Walter Hill, and SLC Punk! (1998), directed by James Merendino. One movie asks, "Can you dig it?" The other asks, "Can you emotionally recover from Matthew Lillard?" We start with why The Warriors remains one of the coolest looking films ever made that convinced an entire generation that New York City was populated by approximately 50,000 themed street gangs whose monthly clothing budget rivaled the GDP of a small nation. At some point, we sidebar the praise and focus on theimportant questions, like who approved the gang uniforms How does Roller Skate Guy explain his career choices to his parents? Did Cyrus really think 2,000 gang members standing three football fields away could hear his motivational TED Talk with zero microphone? We can dig it, Cyrus, we just can't hearyou. We also derail into increasingly deranged conspiracy theories, concluding that The Warriors, The Crow, and John Carpenter's The Thing all share the same cinematic universe because honestly... prove they don't. Fox survives getting hit by the train, relocates to Antarctica, gets assimilated by an alien organism, Brandon Lee comes back from the dead thanks to a bird, and somehow this makes more sense than a gang whose entire combat strategy revolves around synchronized roller skating. Cinema has peaked.Then we crash headfirst into SLC Punk!, where Josh experiences the cult classic for the first time and discovers that Matthew Lillard apparently wakes up every morning and chooses violence against your emotions. One minute we're laughing at Jason Segel being the most punk character of all, and the next we're staring into the existential void confronting life and death over blasting The Misfits. Ugh. Posers. But since attention spans are fictional, by the end of the episode we also touch on Blockbuster nostalgia, Ecco the Dolphin being psychological warfare disguised as a children's game, Earthworm Jim, Wave Race & Mario Kart 64, Pilotwings, and the trauma of waiting three whole months to rent a video game only to discover it sucked. Those were the days. CREEP-O-RAMA is: Store: CREEP-O-RAMAYouTube: @creep-o-ramaJosh: @joshblevesqueArtwork: @bargainbinblasphemyTheme: @imfigureAudio: @stranjlove
New Orleans is just cool, man. The only thing cooler might be Sylvester Stallone. Put that man in the bayou or the French Quarter and you've got our attention! 2012's Bullet to the Head feels like it should have been a hit, but somehow it fell through the cracks! Now we get to cover it on B-ACTION! Walter Hill brings his signature style to this one with tons of brutality and conflict. Jason Momoa makes an early career appearance as a reckless mercenary and doesn't get the screen time he deserves. Speaking of which, a wild Christian Slater was sighted! With a banging soundtrack to pull it all together, we can “laissez les bons temps rouler”! Don't just watch Action, B-Action!!!
A film that started a wave of copycat action-comedy flicks and was Eddie Murphy's film debut. A hard-nosed detective (Nick Nolte) takes a bank robber (Murphy) out prison for 48 hours to help him track down an escaped criminal (James Remar). Directed by Walter Hill.
So far, 2026 has been a big year for movies. There’s been the success of horror films like Backrooms and Obsession. There are movies that have been targeted by the culture wars, like The Odyssey. And there are the smaller films that have gotten critical acclaim like Camp and Is God Is. All those films are coming out in a landscape that seems hopeful for theaters. In the first half of the year, films in the U.S. have earned more at the box office than in any year since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This hour, we’re talking about the year in film for our fourth annual summer movie panel. GUESTS: Nadira Goffe: Staff Writer at Slate Walter Chaw: Senior Film Critic for FilmFreakCentral.net, author of A Walter Hill Film: Tragedy and Masculinity in the Films of Walter Hill and Film Instructor at the University of Colorado Denver. James Hanley: Co-Founder of the independent movie theater Cinestudio in Hartford in 1970 Recommendations from our panelists: Watch The Odyssey (2026) on the largest screen you can Revisit Sinners in a theater Camp Night of the Living Dead Is God Is You, Me & Tuscany 28 Years Later: Bone Temple Girls Like Girls Hope The Wailing When you see a great film, watch the creator’s earlier films that brought them to critical acclaim Photo Credit: Petros GiannakourisSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron and Josh Sarnecky are here to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Aliens.Aliens is a sci-fi action film directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to 1979's Alien. Cameron developed the story with David Giler and Walter Hill and wrote the screenplay. It opened in theaters on July 18, 1986.In the film, a salvage crew finds Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in stasis 57 years after events of the first movie. Though the higher-ups at the Weyland-Yutani Corporation initially dismiss her story about the deadly xenomorph, one of the representatives, Carter Burke (Paul Reiser), asks Ripley to help rescue colonists on the moon where she first encountered the alien.Joining them is a group of space marines. Notable marines include Corporal Hicks (Michael Biehn), Private Hudson (Bill Paxton) and Private Vasquez (Jenette Goldstein). Also part of the crew is an android, Bishop (Lance Henriksen). The only survivor they find is a girl called Newt (Carrie Henn). Xenomorphs have overrun the colony.Aliens opened to positive reviews, though it was too intense for some critics' liking. It is now considered a classic, just as good as the original, if not better. It was the seventh highest-grossing film at the U.S. box office and made approximately $183 million worldwide. Aliens was nominated at the Oscars for Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound. The film won Best Visual Effects (like the first film) and Best Sound Effects Editing. Weaver's nomination broke the mold for science fiction roles, often passed up for recognition. Aaron had seen Aliens before, but Josh had not. Aaron talks about his first time watching it before the Josh shares his opinion. They talk about the plot, characters, the effects, and parts they thought didn't hold up. They also discuss its place in the Alien franchise and James Cameron's filmography.You can also listen to Aaron and Josh's podcast with Editor-in-Chief Bill Bodkin on James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Aliens is available to rent on Prime Video
History teachers are gonna hate this episode. Before Christopher Nolan hides his massive IMAX cameras inside a horse for The Odyssey, we ask the only question that matters: Did TROY do it better twenty years ago? In this episode, we’re throwing Wolfgang Petersen’s Trojan horse up against Nolan’s Trojan horse to determine the ultimate Trojan Horse champ. We also chat about James Cameron’s Billie Eilish movie, Mark’s Walter Hill fest, and an exciting (?) opportunity for the show that… well… we just don’t know about. So, prepare to defy the gods, pop your popcorn for your Trojan horse popcorn bucket, and join us for an episode of EPIC proportions. Wanna be on the show? Call us and leave a voicemail at (707) 948-6707. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzDsxUs9JzL70A1Sh5GbRdw Visit our Linktree for more ways you can connect with us and connect with our show! Also be sure to visit the official Matt and Mark Movie Show Merch Zone on Teepublic. You can get your very own A.S.S.B.O.T. themed gear, like shirts, hoodies, stickers, and more! Use this link to shop the goods and help support our pod. Support our show through Blubrry: https://blubrry.com/services/professional-podcast-hosting/?code=GetRecd Buy Us A Coffee: http://buymeacoffee.com/Mattandmark
Can you dig it?The Warriors are coming out to play again—but this time, they're heading to Broadway. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are transforming the cult 1979 Walter Hill movie into a full stage musical based on their acclaimed concept album. Their version reimagines the Warriors as an all-female gang and combines hip-hop, rock, salsa and R&B.Can the gritty story of a Coney Island gang fighting its way home survive the jump to Broadway, or does turning The Warriors into a Lin-Manuel Miranda musical completely miss what made the original movie work?We also get into Michael Caine licensing an AI-generated version of his voice to narrate The Odyssey, Instagram's attempt to become television, Hollywood's improving box-office numbers and the deeply uncomfortable Season 3 premiere of House of the Dragon.Plus, Trailer Trash features Ricky Gervais' Alley Cats, King of the Hill Season 15 and Apple TV's The Dink. We also run through this week's Views or Snooze releases, Staff Picks and whatever else falls out of the Labyrinth.Let us know in the comments: Does The Warriors work as a Broadway musical, or should they have left this cult classic alone?Please like, subscribe and share the show.Keep It Canon.Watch the YouTube Show: https://youtu.be/F5ZmPB7bcRsSupport Radio Labyrinth on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/timandrews▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀Hosts: Tim Andrews, Jeff Leiboff, Dustin Lollar and Lizzie Bruce JonesAudio Podcast & YouTube Video Edited by Dustin Lollar ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀✨ Support Our Social Media & Merch: https://linktr.ee/RadioLabyrinth
Chris has gone for an Arnie classic this week. Released in 1988, Red Heat arrived right in the thick of the buddy-cop boom, pairing Arnold Schwarzenegger's granite-faced Soviet policeman with Jim Belushi's wisecracking Chicago detective. Directed, co-written and co-produced by Walter Hill, the film sits somewhere between Cold War curiosity, action thriller, and odd-couple comedy, with Hill bringing his usual muscular, stripped-down approach to men glaring at each other near explosions. The cast also includes Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Gina Gershon and Brion James, which is a very 1988 way of saying, “Yes, this will involve shouting in warehouses.”Production took the film across Chicago, Los Angeles and Budapest, with Budapest doubling for Moscow, while the filmmakers were also granted approval to shoot establishing material in Moscow's Red Square — noted by the AFI Catalog as a first for an American feature production. The film was released by TriStar Pictures on 17 June 1988, opening to just over $8.1 million domestically and finishing with around $35 million at the US box office. It may not have become the definitive Schwarzenegger classic, but it remains a fascinating VHS-era artefact: Arnie at peak stoicism, Belushi at peak “I've got a leather jacket and a comeback,” and Walter Hill trying to make Cold War geopolitics look like a bar fight.Trailer Guy SynopsisIn a world divided by suspicion, steel, and extremely suspicious accents… one man is Moscow's toughest cop. Ivan Danko follows the rules, respects authority, and has the facial expression of a locked filing cabinet.But when a dangerous criminal escapes to the streets of Chicago, Danko is forced into the one partnership more unstable than international diplomacy: teaming up with Art Ridzik, a loudmouth American detective with a badge, a temper, and the dress sense of a man who has personally offended several department stores.Fun FactsRed Heat was released in the same summer as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Die Hard, Big, Coming to America and Rambo III, making 1988 a fairly ridiculous year to compete for action and comedy attention.The film's music was composed by James Horner, who also scored Aliens, Commando, Cocoon, Willow and, later, Titanic. So yes, this film exists in the same musical universe as both xenomorph trauma and Celine Dion-adjacent iceberg sorrow.Laurence Fishburne appears in the film before his major mainstream breakthrough in the 1990s, giving Red Heat a nice bit of “spot the future legend” VHS value.Gina Gershon also appears in an early role, years before becoming a cult favourite through films like Bound and Showgirls.The screenplay is credited to Harry Kleiner, Walter Hill and Troy Kennedy Martin, with Hill also directing and producing, because apparently just directing Schwarzenegger and Belushi wasn't enough paperwork.The movie runs 104 minutes, which is a mercifully efficient length for a film that has to cover Soviet law enforcement, American policing, drug trafficking, culture clash comedy, and Arnold learning how to tolerate Jim Belushi.Support the ShowIf you enjoy the show and would like to support us, we have a Patreon here.If you're listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leaving us a 5-star review (and a short comment) really helps more people discover the show. It's quick, free, and makes a huge difference.Referral links also help out the show if you were going to sign up:NordVPNNordPassthevhsstrikesback@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback
The Warriors is a 1979 American action thriller film directed by Walter Hill from a screenplay by Hill and David Shaber and based on the 1965 novel of the same name by Sol Yurick, in-turn inspired by Xenophon's Anabasis. The film features an ensemble cast which includes Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Marcelino Sánchez, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Brian Tyler, Dorsey Wright, Terry Michos, David Patrick Kelly, Roger Hill, Edward Sewer, and Lynne Thigpen. In the film, a street gang must escape from the Bronx back to their home turf on Coney Island after being framed for the murder of a respected gang leader.Join Mike and Christian as they go way back in time and take a funny, nostalgic look at this classic movie
Chosen by Kent and released in 1985, Brewster's Millions was directed by Walter Hill and produced by Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver and Gene Levy for Universal Pictures. Hill was best known for tougher, more muscular films like The Warriors, The Driver, 48 Hrs. and Streets of Fire, so seeing him take on a broad Richard Pryor comedy is one of those wonderfully odd 80s career turns that makes perfect sense only after three pints and a VHS rental card. The screenplay came from Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod, the writing duo behind Trading Places, adapting George Barr McCutcheon's much-filmed 1902 novel for a new generation.The film stars Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee, Stephen Collins and Hume Cronyn, with music by Ry Cooder. Made on a reported budget of around $15 million, it earned roughly $45 million worldwide, making it a solid box office performer even if critics were not exactly fainting into their notebooks with admiration. Over time, though, Brewster's Millions has become a comfortable 80s comedy favourite: high-concept, fast-moving, packed with familiar faces, and built around the kind of premise that still feels weirdly irresistible. Who among us has not wondered whether we could ruin our lives with $30 million and a strict deadline?TRAILER GUY PLOT SYNOPSISMonty Brewster is a struggling minor league baseball player with a loyal best friend, a modest bank balance, and absolutely no idea that his entire life is about to be turned into the world's most expensive practical joke.When a mysterious inheritance lands in his lap, Monty is offered a fortune beyond his wildest dreams. But there is a catch. To claim the real prize, he must spend $30 million in 30 days, without telling anyone why, without keeping any assets, and without accidentally making a profit. Which sounds easy, until you realise money has a nasty habit of sticking around when lawyers are watching.FUN FACTSBrewster's Millions is based on George Barr McCutcheon's 1902 novel, which had already inspired several earlier film and stage adaptations before the 1985 version.The story had been filmed multiple times before, including silent and early sound-era versions, making this one of Hollywood's most recycled “sudden fortune with a catch” premises.Peter Bogdanovich was originally attached to direct before Walter Hill took over the project.Walter Hill later described Brewster's Millions as his only true comedy, which is quite the detour for a director usually associated with action, crime and tough-guy cinema.The fictional Hackensack Bulls were created for the film, giving Richard Pryor and John Candy a very 80s underdog sports-comedy setup before the inheritance plot kicks in.The baseball stadium scenes used a standing set originally built for the short-lived TV series Bay City Blues.The film's New York setting gives it that glossy mid-80s city energy, where everyone appears to be either very rich, very stressed, or about to be shouted at by a lawyer.Rick Moranis appears in a small supporting role as Morty King, adding another familiar 80s comedy face to the cast.Support the Show If you enjoy the show and would like to support us, we have a Patreon here. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leaving us a 5-star review (and a short comment) really helps more people discover the show. It's quick, free, and makes a huge difference. Referral links also help out the show if you were going to sign up:NordVPNNordPassthevhsstrikesback@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback
Send us Fan MailEpisode 267 of the Hey You Guys Podcast is here, and this week, Liam and Rob look back at the best 80s movie that you've probably never heard of. Walter Hill's, 1987 neo-western, might have its faults, but it also has one of the greatest casts of the decade, is wonderfully shot, and above all else, is home to a genuinely elite Nick Nolte performance. Did the movie deserve better? How does it hold up today? Listen in via your podcast platform of choice to find out.
In this gritty, neon-soaked, leather-wearin', motor oil-stinkin', rockabilly-singin', pole-dancin', pickaxe-swingin' installment, Paul, Javi, and the tough-talkin' Producer Brad travel to another place, another time to bear witness to a “rock'n'roll fable”. It's Streets of Fire, one of the oddest mainstream summer movies of the eighties; a feature-length music video that is equal parts western, Road Warrior dystopia, Blade Runner quasi future noir, and Berlin sex club fashion show! It's Diane Lane, Michael Paré, Rick Moranis, and Willem Dafoe at his palest and most consumptive in Walter Hill's confounding valentine to toxic masculinity! So rev your engines, fire up your neon, and crank up that eighties soundtrack - because these streets are not gonna burn themselves!Show Notes:US Theatrical Release Date: June 1, 1984Streets of Fire AFI Catalog EntryWalter Hill Treated Screenplays Like Literature and Inspired a Generation of FilmmakersHow Did This Get Made: A Conversation With 'Streets Of Fire' Co-Writer Larry Gross - SlashFilm40th Anniversary Interview with Michael PareRoger Ebert's Streets of Fire reviewNew York Times' Streets of Fire reviewTheme music by Mike McGuillAdditional voicework by Russell BentleySummer of '84 voiced by Colby ElliottFollow us!InstagramBlueskyemail: Multiplexoverthruster@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Night of the Living Podcast: Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Discussion
It's time to bid farewell to Walter Hill month, and we say goodbye with our friend Tim's pick, Red Heat. Then we move on to what else we've been watching lately like The Norliss Tapes, The Crash, and The Burroughs. Enjoy! Support us on Patreon! Patrons have access to the NOTLP Discord Server, weekly virtual meetups with the hosts, ad free episodes and tons of other great content. This podcast is brought to you by the Legion of Demons at patreon.com/notlp. Our Beelzebub tier producers are: Ernest Perez Shayna Spalla Branan & Emily Intravia-Whitehead Bill Chandler Blayne Turner Monica Martinson Bill Fahrner Brian Krause Dave Siebert Joe Juvland Matt Funke "Monster Movies (with My Friends)" was written and performed by Kelley Kombrinck. It was recorded and mixed by Freddy Morris. Night of the Living Podcast Social Media: facebook.com/notlp instagram.com/nightofthelivingpodcast youtube.com/notlpcrew https://www.tiktok.com/@nightofthelivingpodcast
Homebodiessss, come out to playyyyy-aaayyyy! Today we are chatting about The Warriors, Walter Hill's 1979 cult classic. Can this movie get by on vibes alone? Is this an action movie or a dystopian? Is there anything sillier than the Baseball Furies outfits? Should all movie fight scenes have dance-like choreography? We have questions and maybe even a few answers in today's cozy (not-so-much-horror) episode. And one final question: can you dig it?Links for Today's Episode:Screen Rant: 10 Facts and Trivia You Never Noticed From the WarriorsJoin the Homebodies:Subscribe to Our Substack!Watch Full Video Episodes on YouTube!Credits:Podcast Art: Lunch City StudioMusic:Goosebumps by Veace D Get full access to Haunted Homebodies Podcast at hauntedhomebodies.substack.com/subscribe
Night of the Living Podcast: Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Discussion
Walter Hill month continues with a real doozy of a film, Bordello of Blood. It's not really a doozy, just real bad. Then we chat about what else we've been watching like Fackham Hall, Death on the Nile (1978), and Obsession. Support us on Patreon! Patrons have access to the NOTLP Discord Server, weekly virtual meetups with the hosts, ad free episodes and tons of other great content. This podcast is brought to you by the Legion of Demons at patreon.com/notlp. Our Beelzebub tier producers are: Ernest Perez Shayna Spalla Branan & Emily Intravia-Whitehead Bill Chandler Blayne Turner Monica Martinson Bill Fahrner Brian Krause Dave Siebert Joe Juvland Matt Funke "Monster Movies (with My Friends)" was written and performed by Kelley Kombrinck. It was recorded and mixed by Freddy Morris. Night of the Living Podcast Social Media: facebook.com/notlp instagram.com/nightofthelivingpodcast youtube.com/notlpcrew https://www.tiktok.com/@nightofthelivingpodcast
Was habt ihr zuletzt gesehen? Heute in groß bei KINO PLUS. Heißt: Eddie, Andi und Schröck palavern über THEY WILL KILL YOU, über DRACHENZÄHMEN LEICHT GEMACHT (das Remake) oder READY OR NOT 2. Und noch so viel mehr. Über Filme vor und nach dem Hays Code wie zum Beispiel BOULEVARD DER DÄMMERUNG (SUNSET BOULEVARD), den Daniel endlich mal nachgeholt hat oder PANIK IM ZOO (MURDERS IN THE ZOO), der Andi besonders interessiert hat. Außerdem geht es um EYES WIDE SHUT, um DRIVE von Nicolas Winding Refn und wie er von THE DRIVER von Walter Hill beeinflusst wurde. Gefolgt von einer kleinen Abschweifung zum Thema Remakes, die dann solche Titel wie DIE BLECHPIRATEN (GONE IN 60 SECONDS) also das Original von 1974 und die Neuauflage NUR NOCH 60 SEKUNDEN zur Folge hat. Daneben wird auch mal THE BOYS - STAFFEL 2 kurz zum Mittelpunkt, was in DUNE: PART TWO übergeht, aber eigentlich nur von TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET handelt. Darüber hinaus widmen sich die Drei dann noch einer wirklich verstörenden Perle namens FERIEN IN DER HÖLLE oder WAKE IN FRIGHT, was Schröck noch mal ermöglicht, auf zwei japanische Gangsterfilme einzugehen, die er frisch für sich entdeckt hat: zum einen A COLT IS MY PASSPORT und zum anderen BRANDED TO KILL, die deutlich mehr Begeisterung bei ihm ausgelöst haben, als zum Beispiel Jonah Hills OUTCOME oder THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, der aber eigentlich THOR: TAG DER ENTSCHEIDUNG sein müsste. Begleitet von viel BlaBla, einigen Unterbrechungen und dem wie immer ganz eigenen Charme der Jungs. Dabei wünschen wir Euch viel Spaß, dazu ein schönes Wochenende und dass Ihr so gesund wie gut drauf bleibt. Au revoir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Night of the Living Podcast: Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Discussion
Next up for our Walter Hill month is a pair of Tales from the Crypt episodes - "The Man Who Was Death" and "Deadline." Then we chat about what else we've been watching like Hostile Dimensions, The Yeti, and The Devil Wears Prada 2. Support us on Patreon! Patrons have access to the NOTLP Discord Server, weekly virtual meetups with the hosts, ad free episodes and tons of other great content. This podcast is brought to you by the Legion of Demons at patreon.com/notlp. Our Beelzebub tier producers are: Ernest Perez Shayna Spalla Branan & Emily Intravia-Whitehead Bill Chandler Blayne Turner Monica Martinson Bill Fahrner Brian Krause Dave Siebert Joe Juvland Matt Funke "Monster Movies (with My Friends)" was written and performed by Kelley Kombrinck. It was recorded and mixed by Freddy Morris. Night of the Living Podcast Social Media: facebook.com/notlp instagram.com/nightofthelivingpodcast youtube.com/notlpcrew https://www.tiktok.com/@nightofthelivingpodcast
Imagine it's 1979. You queue up to see STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE over the holidays. You're super psyched. Not since "Space Seed" have you been so high on the idea of boarding the Enterprise. And then you see ST:TMP and feel like you'd have more fun watching a documentary of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy talking about taking a shit than you would watching that bloated, dull, space opera. Now imagine it's 1982. You queue up to watch WRATH OF KHAN because it can't be worse than TMP, right? And not only is it not worse, IT'S FUCKING GANGBUSTERS, THE BEST STAR TREK MOVIE ANYONE WILL EVER MAKE, SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER, FUCK YEAH! Now imagine this same scenario, except instead of TMP it's MORTAL KOMBAT from 2021, and WRATH OF KHAN is MORTAL KOMBAT II (3:04). That's right. MORTAL KOMBAT II IS FUCKING GANGBUSTERS, THE BEST MORTAL KOMBAT MOVIE ANYONE WILL EVER MAKE (probably), FINISH HIM, MOTHERFUCKER, FUCK YEAH! Or something like that. Over on Patreon, we talk about Walter Hill's 1982 classic 48 HRS.
Night of the Living Podcast: Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Discussion
We're celebrating Walter Hill this month at NOTLP. First up is the Southern Gothic thriller, Southern Comfort. Then we yap about what else we've been watching lately like Whistle, The Shortcut, The Glenarma Tapes, and Hokum. Enjoy! Support us on Patreon! Patrons have access to the NOTLP Discord Server, weekly virtual meetups with the hosts, ad free episodes and tons of other great content. This podcast is brought to you by the Legion of Demons at patreon.com/notlp. Our Beelzebub tier producers are: Ernest Perez Shayna Spalla Branan & Emily Intravia-Whitehead Bill Chandler Blayne Turner Monica Martinson Bill Fahrner Brian Krause Dave Siebert Joe Juvland Matt Funke "Monster Movies (with My Friends)" was written and performed by Kelley Kombrinck. It was recorded and mixed by Freddy Morris. Night of the Living Podcast Social Media: facebook.com/notlp instagram.com/nightofthelivingpodcast youtube.com/notlpcrew https://www.tiktok.com/@nightofthelivingpodcast
LexG with some mini "lightning rounds" on a few formative faves, from David Cronenberg to Kathryn Bigelow to Walter Hill, with a few shorter riffs on Paul Verhoeven, Peter Hyams, and John Badham. Not meant to be comprehensive or scholarly, just freeform riffing about some favorite filmmakers, in what might become an ongoing occasional series or segment.
rWotD Episode 3279: Red Heat (1988 film) Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Sunday, 26 April 2026, is Red Heat (1988 film).Red Heat is a 1988 American buddy cop action comedy thriller film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Walter Hill and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Soviet policeman Ivan Danko, and Jim Belushi as Chicago police detective Art Ridzik. The film centers on the duo who, finding themselves on the same case, work as partners to catch a cunning and deadly Georgian drug kingpin, Viktor Rostavili (Ed O'Ross), who killed Danko's previous partner. Most of the scenes set in the Soviet Union were actually shot in Hungary. Schwarzenegger was paid $8 million for his role in the film. The film is dedicated to the memory of Bennie Dobbins, who died while filming in Austria.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:20 UTC on Sunday, 26 April 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Red Heat (1988 film) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Niamh.
Just Play It comes riiiiippin' back into action with the Ripster herself and lucky for all of you, there is no 57 year wait for this one. James & Nick board the Sulaco and gear up for battle as they watch, breakdown, and review the "greatest sequel of all time", Aliens (1986) directed by James Cameron.Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod
Mike and Pax discuss the Walter Hill directed Wild Bill starring a cast of thousands including Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, and John Hurt.
For this new episode of CROPPED, Will Dennis and I have a fun conversation about 1972's THE GETAWAY. Directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw, and written by Jim Thompson and Walter Hill, we discussed what comic book creators could learn from Peckinpah's work in crafting something more than just a crime genre programmer.
Esteemed film critic and entertainment journalist Jen Yamato (LA Times, Washington Post, Asian Enough podcast) loves cinema, but hasn't often felt seen in the movies -- especially as a kid. But she found something to relate and aspire to in Ellen Aim, as played by a very young Diane Lane, in 1984's Streets of Fire. All about that film, plus karaoke joy, Little Giants, Terrifying Girls High School, and more, coming at you in this very fun conversation. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the Gardena Cinema's new collaboration with Big Bad Film Fest. Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production of Maximum Fun. You can watch video editions of our new episodes on our YouTube Channel!Need more Feeling Seen? Keep up with the show on Instagram and Bluesky.
This week, Down to Watch buddies up with Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy in 48 Hrs! Dan and Raul walked into a prison to the dulcet tones of Roxanne and into the genre defining buddy cop film that launched a thousand action flicks. Nick and Eddie were treading new ground in genre pulp as well as societal norms with the tough cop, smooth criminal act across a foggy San Francisco. Walter Hill directs and invites a few of his actors from previous films to fill out a solid cast and delivers a well paced action thriller that would influence filmmakers for generations. Give this episode a listen, because Reggie has been having A VERY BAD DAY!
Lethal Mullet Podcast: Season Nine: Episode #303: The Long Riders Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XH_mIyvHvGI
Toca unirnos a las bandas de los barrios de NY. Repasamos The Warriors, la tremenda película de Walter Hill. Con su argumento, Curiosidades, anécdotas, opiniones, etc Ven con nosotros de vuelta a nuestro barrio. Con Fran Maestra y Luis Martínez Vallés Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
Welcome back to another exciting episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers. This month, Dion Baia and J. Blake are traveling back to 1992 to cover a movie that Dion's been telling Blake about for almost 3 decades, Walter Hill's Trespass.The boys dive into the origin of the script, which was written by the dynamic duo who brought the world Back to the Future. They talk about Walter Hill's career, the other crime thrillers of the era, the cast, the rap of the early 1990s, everything that works and doesn't work about the script and film, and so much more.What event occurred that delayed the film's release and essentially killed its chances at the box office? Is it true that a newspaper article inspired the film's visual aesthetic? Can Blake remember the title of any movie he brings up during this episode? All these questions, and more, will be answered on this gritty lowdown dirty installment of SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIE SLEEPOVERS!Now, also available on YouTube.
In Episode 85 The Boston Sisters explore the 1989 film GLORY with Frank Smith, founder and executive director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum. Smith shares the history of the museum, established to honor over 200,000 African American soldiers of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) who fought for freedom during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). GLORY, the powerful 1989 historical war drama directed by Edward Zwick, tells the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first all-Black units in the American Civil War. GLORY follows Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, (Matthew Broderick) the commanding officer of the 54th Massachusetts, as he trains, leads and fights alongside his troop. Yet in the fight to preserve the Union, racial segregation and discrimination persist in the U.S. military during the Civil War. GLORY also features Denzel Washington, in an Academy Award-winning performance as Private Trip, Andre Braugher as Colonel Shaw's childhood friend Cpl Thomas Searles, and Morgan Freeman as Sergeant Major John Rawlins. -------"Revolution to Rights: America at 250 " 10-part series. The historical dramas featured in "Revolution to Rights" tell stories of battles fought in the quest for freedom, and the people whose collective actions and courage inspire us to move beyond remembrance, and to take actions today to ensure freedom and justice for all.------TIMESTAMPSIntroduction to Revolution to Rights America at 250 (0:02)Frank Smith's Background and the Establishment of the Museum (3:35)Historical Significance of the U Street Corridor and the Museum (5:01)The Role of African American Soldiers in the Civil War (9:28)The Impact of African American Military Service on Civil Rights (28:26)Challenges and Successes in Establishing the Museum (41:30)The Role of Walter Hill and the National Archives (41:42)The Design and Significance of the Monument (49:37)The Importance of Oral History and Family Stories (1:05:57)The Future of the Museum and Its Mission (1:07:39)------SUBSCRIBE to HISTORICAL DRAMA WITH THE BOSTON SISTERS® on your favorite podcast platformENJOY past podcasts and bonus episodesSIGN UP for our mailing listSUPPORT this podcast SHOP THE PODCAST on our affiliate bookstoreBuy us a Coffee! You can support by buying a coffee ☕ here — buymeacoffee.com/historicaldramasistersThank you for listening!
Trespass (1992) synopsis: “Two firemen in a burning building get a treasure map - stolen gold church items are hidden in a closed down factory in St. Louis. Once there, they're trapped in by a black gang considering it their territory.”Starring: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Art Evans, and William SadlerDirector: Walter HillThis week on Podcasting After Dark, Zak and Corey review Walter Hill's Trespass! A solid thriller with some great action set pieces by one of our favorite directors, plus it has a killer cast and soundtrack! Listen to see how well Trespass holds up in 2026!A huge THANK YOU to Brian for selecting Trespass for us to review via our highest Patreon tier!— SUPPORT PODCASTING AFTER DARK —PATREON - Two extra shows a month including Wrap-Up After Dark and The Carpenter Factor, plus other exclusive content!MERCH STORE - We have a fully dedicated merch store at TeePublic with multiple designs and products!INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK / LETTERBOXD - Follow us on social media for updates and announcements!This podcast is part of the BFOP Network
It's time for another Mike Makes Mike Watch! This week, Smith is making Mike D catch up with THE BEEKEEPER (so that he's prepared for Timo Tjahanto's upcoming sequel!), while Mike D is making Smith cross an action classic off his list, the movie that pushed Eddie Murphy into superstardom, Walter Hill's 48 HRS!
"Una fábula del Rock and Roll", rezaba el cartel de la película. Y a fe mía que lo es; Walter Hill se marcó aquí una historia pulp y noir en un mundo en donde el rock 50s convive con la estética 80s con temazos de Jim Steinman que todos recordamos.
A new season means a new franchise of the year, and that year is 2122. Welcome aboard the Nostromo where the boys of the Just Play It podcast run, hide, and fight for their lives watching a cinematic classic, Alien. We explain the origins of the movie, how it came to be made, and discuss how much this movie holds up. Get ready to grab your flamethrower and crack some eggs because Nick and James are back for Year 4. Thanks for tuning in. For more, follow us on Instagram & YouTube @justplayitpodcast & X (fka Twitter) @justplayitpod
The boys are back for 2026, and they are not easing into it gently. Born to Watch kicks off the new year with a full-blooded dive into one of the most aggressively 80s action films ever put on VHS shelves, Walter Hill's Extreme Prejudice (1987). Cowboy hats, cocaine, mercenaries, sweat, testosterone and a whole lot of unexplained shoulder shots, this one has it all. In this Extreme Prejudice (1987) Review, Whitey, Gow and Damo reunite as the A-team and take on a film that feels like The A-Team pilot collided head-on with a dusty Western, then detonated somewhere on the Texas–Mexico border. At the centre is Nick Nolte at peak brooding intensity, playing a stone-faced Texas Ranger chasing his childhood friend, now a drug-running psychopath in a pristine white suit, played with unhinged gusto by Powers Boothe.Directed by action legend Walter Hill, Extreme Prejudice is the kind of movie that barely pauses for breath. Secret military units officially declared dead, renegade majors, bank robberies, double-crosses, unnecessary nudity and a final act so chaotic it feels like an entire missing movie has been cut out, which, as the boys discover, is pretty much exactly what happened.The cast reads like an 80s action villain roll call. Michael Ironside growls his way through another morally questionable authority role, Clancy Brown looms menacingly, William Forsythe perfects the art of being deeply hateable, and a young Larry B Scott pops in an action film after Revenge of the Nerds turned him into a cult comedy icon. Add in Maria Conchita Alonso, singing badly on purpose, and you have a film bursting at the seams with characters who all look like they should be in different movies.As always, the boys break it down properly. Overs and unders are debated, including the uncomfortable realisation that Extreme Prejudice may make perfect sense if you're sixteen and not at all if you're over forty. There's deep discussion about whether Nick Nolte smiles even once in the entire film, spoiler, he does not, and whether anyone in the 80s understood centre-mass shooting.The Nut-Tuck-Yourself SAG Awards get a workout, with Nolte's pre-Prince of Tides physique under the microscope, and the Snorbs Report pops up exactly where you expect it to. Box office numbers are crunched, Walter Hill's career is put into context, and the boys try to work out how a film with this cast, this director and this level of explosive excess somehow lost money.Film School for F-Wits returns with a look at Hill's obsession with male-driven action cinema, while Hit, Sleeper and Dud for 1987 reminds everyone just how stacked that year really was, from Predator and Lethal Weapon to the absolute disaster that was Revenge of the Nerds II.Add in listener feedback, voicemail chaos, bird-related accusations, corn beef confessions, and a reminder that Born to Watch never takes movies, or itself, too seriously, and you've got the perfect way to start the year.This is sweat-soaked, ridiculous, deeply flawed 80s action cinema, and the boys wouldn't have it any other way.JOIN THE CONVERSATIONIs Extreme Prejudice peak 80s action excess, or just glorious nonsense?Does Nick Nolte smile even once in this movie?Is the final act pure chaos genius, or a missing half-hour of film?Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or at BornToWatch.com.auBorn to Watch, because some movies demand to be watched, argued over and mildly roasted.#BornToWatch #ExtremePrejudice #80sActionMovies #WalterHill #NickNolte #ActionMoviePodcast #CultAction #VHSClassics #MoviePodcast #80sCinema
It's time to put on your big boy pants and be a man! We bring back guest Matt Babb because he wanted to celebrate MANUARY with us by watching a Bruce Dennehy and Bruce Willis movie. We're also talking Walter Hill, Bill Paxton, Joey Pantoliano, crazy action stunts, and how much we love movie guns that make people going flying off their feet
This is our NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE.Synopsis:After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.Walter Chaw is an educator at The College of Arts & Media at the University of Colorado Denver and a senior film critic for the award-winning FilmFreakCentral.net, based in Ontario, Canada. He has bylines in the NY Times, Washington Post, LA Weekly, Criterion, NY Mag's Vulture and NY Post's Decider among others. He is a frequent guest of NPR's "Pop Culture Happy Hour," worked w/David Fincher to produce the 6th episode of his "Voir" Netflix series, and has done work for Arrow, Imprint, Deaf Croc, Vinegar Syndrome and other distributors for their special features. He has written a monograph on the film "Miracle Mile," and written a career-long examination of Walter Hill's films called "A Walter Hill Film: Tragedy and Masculinity in the Films of Walter Hill." He's happily married with two wonderful kids and two difficult Australian Cattle Dogs.Walter's No Other Choice review.One Heat Minute ProductionsWEBSITE: oneheatminute.comTWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPodsMERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In this inspiring episode of the Decisions Podcast, host Jonathan Pitts sits down with Walter Hill, author of Amazed Again, to explore the journey of rediscovering joy in a world that often feels heavy and colorless. Walter shares his deeply personal story, from navigating loss and hardship to finding renewed purpose and joy in Christ. Together, they discuss the choices we make that either cultivate or suffocate the life God desires for us, the importance of releasing bitterness, and how to embrace the joy that comes from knowing we are loved by God—not for what we do, but for who we are. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation that will encourage you to reclaim your joy and live with renewed purpose!
Josh and Drusilla discuss a colossal achievement of sci-fi horror, Alien (1979). From, wiki: “Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. It follows a commercial starship crew who investigate a derelict space vessel and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions and was distributed by 20th Century-Fox. Giler and Hill revised and made additions to the script; Shusett was the executive producer. The alien creatures and environments were designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger, while the concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the other sets.”Also discussed: awards season including Train Dreams, Hamnet, Sentimental Value, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Bugonia, Gilmore Girls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Running Man, Primate, and more. NEXT WEEK: Day of Wrath (1943) Bloodhaus:https://www.bloodhauspod.com/https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/https://letterboxd.com/bloodhaus/Drusilla Adeline:https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/https://www.instagram.com/sister__hyde/Joshua Conkelhttps://www.joshuaconkel.com/https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/
Noirvember 2025 roars to life with Walter Hill's sleek, existential chase film The Driver (1978). Ryan O'Neal plays the nameless getaway specialist who moves through Los Angeles like a ghost, pursued by Bruce Dern's manic lawman hell-bent on taking him down. It's a lean, hypnotic duel between predator and prey where style is substance and silence is power. Mike rides shotgun with Beth Accomando and Walter Chaw to unpack Hill's minimalist approach, his homage to Melville's Le Samouraï, and the cold precision that makes The Driver a high-octane hymn to professionalism and control.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth
Noirvember 2025 roars to life with Walter Hill's sleek, existential chase film The Driver (1978). Ryan O'Neal plays the nameless getaway specialist who moves through Los Angeles like a ghost, pursued by Bruce Dern's manic lawman hell-bent on taking him down. It's a lean, hypnotic duel between predator and prey where style is substance and silence is power. Mike rides shotgun with Beth Accomando and Walter Chaw to unpack Hill's minimalist approach, his homage to Melville's Le Samouraï, and the cold precision that makes The Driver a high-octane hymn to professionalism and control.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth
Get ready for Space Halloween Vibes with Johnny Spoiler as we blast off into Saturn 3 (1980) — the wild, weird sci-fi thriller where Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, and Harvey Keitel battle a jealous robot in deep space! In this episode:Why people are losing it a month early this spooky seasonThe latest Home Video Headlines — from Walter Hill's Aliens sequel pages to Greta Gerwig's animatronic Narnia rebootDeep dive into Saturn 3's insane production drama, behind-the-scenes ego wars, and its place as a cult sci-fi horror classicJohnny's favorite moments, including “space wives,” “super brains,” and one of the creepiest robot betrayals in movie historyA Halloween watchlist featuring Lifeforce and Hulu's Huluween specialsGrab your space helmet, cue the blue dreamers, and join Johnny Spoiler for a cosmic horror double feature that's equal parts retro, ridiculous, and revelatory.
MUSICThe BBC Ozzy Osbourne documentary Coming Home is on Peacock as of tonight!Rob Zombie will drop a new album in February called "The Great Satan". Check out the first single, "Punks and Demons". https://consequence.net/2025/10/rob-zombie-new-album-the-great-satan-single-punks-and-demons/ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails have more than just the Tron: Ares score out this month. They've also done some score work for the new Julia Roberts film After the Hunt, which is out now. The soundtrack will be released on November 14th. Check out one of Reznor and Ross's pieces, "After the Hunt, One" on YouTube. youtube.com/watch?si=wxG3cjzFSup1Tobn&v=-U7ZZmSNwcM&feature=youtu.be RIP: The disgraced frontman of the band Lostprophets, Ian Watkins, has been killed in prison. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ian-watkins-dead-lostprophets-paedophile-36052854 RIP: Thommy Price, the drummer in Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from 1986 to 2016, died Friday at 68. He also played on Billy Idol's Rebel Yell as well as with Scandal, Roger Daltrey, Steve Lukather, Debbie Harry, Ronnie Wood, and Blue Oyster Cult. RIP: The Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge has died at 82. TVTOP TALK SHOWS GUESTS:Jimmy Fallon has actors Steve Martin, Martin Short & Selena Gomez, actress Michelle Dockery, musical guest Karan AujlaStephen Colbert has actors Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter, musical guest J.I.D.Jimmy Kimmel has actor Bill Murray, actress Kat Dennings, musical guest ClipseSeth Meyers has actor Jason Bateman, actress Jinkx Monsoon Darius McCrary was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant at the U.S./Mexico border. MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:RIP: Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress whose offbeat charm and fearless choices transformed her into a cinematic icon, died Saturday in California at 79, her family confirmed.Best known for her role in Annie Hall, for which she won the Academy Award, Keaton also starred in The Godfather series, The First Wives Club and Something's Gotta Give. The sci-fi sequel 'Tron: Ares' bombed at the box office over its opening weekend, bringing in only $33.5 million across 4,000 North American theaters. https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/tron-ares-box-office-opening-weekend-roofman-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-123654437 Charlie Sheen discussed feeling overshadowed by his brother Emilio Estevez's fame as a member of the Brat Pack, saying, "I felt like I was just taking up the rear. I felt like a valet on certain nights." https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/charlie-sheen-opens-up-about-feeling-excluded-during-brother-emilio-estevezs-brat-pack-era· Ellen Ripley's sacrificial death at the end of "Alien 3" seemed pretty finite . . . or so we thought. Sigourney Weaver told fans at New York Comic Con on Friday that "Alien" franchise producer Walter Hill has plans to bring her BACK. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alien-star-sigourney-weaver-has-met-with-disney-1236397969/ Walmart has purchased the Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania, where George A. Romero shot the 1978 zombie classic "Dawn of the Dead" . . . and they plan to demolish it. https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3908419/walmart-hopes-to-demolish-the-dawn-of-the-dead-mall-within-the-next-two-years/AND FINALLYSo you want your kids to enjoy the darker side of Halloween, but you don't wanna go too dark? Here are 10 "gateway" horror movies you can stream on Disney+:1. "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (1949). Includes a surprisingly scary animated version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".2. "The Black Cauldron" (1985)3. "Don't Look Under the Bed" (1999)4. "Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975)5. "Halloweentown" (1998)6. "The Haunted Mansion" (2003). This is the one with Eddie Murphy.7. "Mr. Boogedy" (1986)8. "Phantom of the Megaplex" (2000)9. "Return to Oz" (1985)10. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983)https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3908456/10-disney-gateway-horror-movies-you-can-stream-on-disney-this-halloween/ AND THAT IS YOUR CRAP ON CELEBRITIES!MUSICThe BBC Ozzy Osbourne documentary Coming Home is on Peacock as of tonight!Rob Zombie will drop a new album in February called "The Great Satan". Check out the first single, "Punks and Demons". https://consequence.net/2025/10/rob-zombie-new-album-the-great-satan-single-punks-and-demons/ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails have more than just the Tron: Ares score out this month. They've also done some score work for the new Julia Roberts film After the Hunt, which is out now. The soundtrack will be released on November 14th. Check out one of Reznor and Ross's pieces, "After the Hunt, One" on YouTube. youtube.com/watch?si=wxG3cjzFSup1Tobn&v=-U7ZZmSNwcM&feature=youtu.be RIP: The disgraced frontman of the band Lostprophets, Ian Watkins, has been killed in prison. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ian-watkins-dead-lostprophets-paedophile-36052854 RIP: Thommy Price, the drummer in Joan Jett and the Blackhearts from 1986 to 2016, died Friday at 68. He also played on Billy Idol's Rebel Yell as well as with Scandal, Roger Daltrey, Steve Lukather, Debbie Harry, Ronnie Wood, and Blue Oyster Cult. RIP: The Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge has died at 82. TVTOP TALK SHOWS GUESTS:Jimmy Fallon has actors Steve Martin, Martin Short & Selena Gomez, actress Michelle Dockery, musical guest Karan AujlaStephen Colbert has actors Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter, musical guest J.I.D.Jimmy Kimmel has actor Bill Murray, actress Kat Dennings, musical guest ClipseSeth Meyers has actor Jason Bateman, actress Jinkx Monsoon Darius McCrary was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant at the U.S./Mexico border. MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:RIP: Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress whose offbeat charm and fearless choices transformed her into a cinematic icon, died Saturday in California at 79, her family confirmed.Best known for her role in Annie Hall, for which she won the Academy Award, Keaton also starred in The Godfather series, The First Wives Club and Something's Gotta Give. The sci-fi sequel 'Tron: Ares' bombed at the box office over its opening weekend, bringing in only $33.5 million across 4,000 North American theaters. https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/tron-ares-box-office-opening-weekend-roofman-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-123654437 Charlie Sheen discussed feeling overshadowed by his brother Emilio Estevez's fame as a member of the Brat Pack, saying, "I felt like I was just taking up the rear. I felt like a valet on certain nights." https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/charlie-sheen-opens-up-about-feeling-excluded-during-brother-emilio-estevezs-brat-pack-era· Ellen Ripley's sacrificial death at the end of "Alien 3" seemed pretty finite . . . or so we thought. Sigourney Weaver told fans at New York Comic Con on Friday that "Alien" franchise producer Walter Hill has plans to bring her BACK. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alien-star-sigourney-weaver-has-met-with-disney-1236397969/ Walmart has purchased the Monroeville Mall in Pennsylvania, where George A. Romero shot the 1978 zombie classic "Dawn of the Dead" . . . and they plan to demolish it. https://bloody-disgusting.com/the-further/3908419/walmart-hopes-to-demolish-the-dawn-of-the-dead-mall-within-the-next-two-years/AND FINALLYSo you want your kids to enjoy the darker side of Halloween, but you don't wanna go too dark? Here are 10 "gateway" horror movies you can stream on Disney+:1. "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad" (1949). Includes a surprisingly scary animated version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".2. "The Black Cauldron" (1985)3. "Don't Look Under the Bed" (1999)4. "Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975)5. "Halloweentown" (1998)6. "The Haunted Mansion" (2003). This is the one with Eddie Murphy.7. "Mr. Boogedy" (1986)8. "Phantom of the Megaplex" (2000)9. "Return to Oz" (1985)10. "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983)https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3908456/10-disney-gateway-horror-movies-you-can-stream-on-disney-this-halloween/ AND THAT IS YOUR CRAP ON CELEBRITIES!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.