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2 episodes with Wesley Strick
2 episodes with Wesley Strick
1, 2, Freddy's coming for you… again! We're diving deep into the controversial 2010 remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street” for its (almost unbelievable) 15th anniversary! Was Samuel Bayer's vision truly a nightmare, or an unfairly maligned attempt to resurrect the horror icon created by Wes Craven? We dissect the script rewrites from Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer, Jackie Earle Haley's take on Freddy Krueger, and the performances of Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, and Kellan Lutz. Joining in for this discussion after a long absence is our boy Donnie (@thedonnierequel on Instagram), who was one of the first guests of Back To The Blockbuster who helped turn it into what it is today. It's a dream having him back but is this remake a nightmare worthy of horror praise or is it a bad dream we'd all like to forget? Listen in to find out!Links For Guests: TheDonnieRequelWhere To Watch A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Grab your bug spray and your makeshift flamethrowers as NostalgiaCast braves Frank Marshall's ARACHNOPHOBIA for the latest '90s Bucket List episode, starring Jeff Daniels, John Goodman, and the late, great Julian Sands. Listen as Jonny and Darin discuss the movie's creepy-crawly Spielberg-ian touches, its perfect balance of comedy and scares, and lament how modern moviegoers try to "outsmart" the films they watch instead of engaging with the magic of them. Let's rock 'n' roll!
This week we have a look at the 1994 horror film WOLF. This is Episode #457! Wolf is a 1994 American romantic horror film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Plummer, Eileen Atkins, David Hyde Pierce, and Om Puri. It was written by Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick, and an uncredited Elaine May. The music was composed by Ennio Morricone and the cinematography was done by Giuseppe Rotunno.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.
Synopsis Arachnophobia is a movie about Ross, a doctor who moves with his family to a rural town to take over the practice of the town doctor. When a Venezuelan spider arrives in the town through extremely unlikely circumstances, Ross must unravel the mysterious deaths in the town as killer spiders ravish the community. The townsfolk are dropping like flies, and it seems like the only hope for this city is a ragtag team of spider experts/doctors/exterminators/interns. Will they overcome the eight-legged hoard? Or will they be consumed by the hellish nightmare that is the common house spider? Review of Arachnophobia Arachnophobia is directed by Frank Marshall from a screenplay written by Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick. Starring Jeff Daniels as Ross and John Goodman as the exterminator, this movie gives a goofy and fun story that scares me to no end. I couldn't get past a single scene without checking to see if there was a creepy crawly on my body. This movie is entertaining and enjoyable to watch, even for an arachnophobe like me. The story feels improbable, but not so far-fetched that the average spider hater won't feel incredibly uncomfortable in their own home for weeks after watching. Score 8/10
What real werewolves were wrangled? Say that five times fast as you download Wolf (1994) dir. by Mike Leigh, written by Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick, starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Christopher Plummer, David Hyde Pierce, Allison Janney, and David Schwimmer. Honoria Valemon: "21st Century Rewatch: Wolf (1994) and the Death of the Midlife Crisis Movie" That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com. Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
Wolf is a 1994 American romantic horror film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Plummer, Eileen Atkins, David Hyde Pierce, and Om Puri. It was written by Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick, and an uncredited Elaine May. The music was composed by Ennio Morricone and the cinematography was done by Giuseppe Rotunno. FRUMESS is POWERED by www.riotstickers.com/frumess GET 1000 STICKERS FOR $79 RIGHT HERE - NO PROMO CODE NEED! JOIN THE PATREON FOR LESS THAN A $2 CUP OF COFFEE!! https://www.patreon.com/Frumess
"You and me get Superman, wanna know why? 'Cause we're from the streets." Rob and Alan pore through all three drafts of the legendary never-made film "SUPERMAN LIVES", examining each draft's huge differences and quirky charms. What surprising similarities do these scripts have with later Superman films? Would Nicolas Cage have triumphed as the Man of Steel or would he have gone down in history as the greatest miscasting in comic book cinema? Why a giant spider? What exactly did Jon Peters think Superman was? How great would the Kenner toyline for this film have been? Stay till the VERY end for this one! PLUS! Alan and Rob discuss going to see 'Superman in Concert' in Dublin. TIMECODES: 00:00:00 - Introduction, Superman in Concert review 00:16:00 - Kevin Smith's career in review 00:28:50 - SUPERMAN LIVES by Kevin Smith (the draft most like normal Superman comics) 00:38:40 - SUPERMAN LIVES by Wesley Strick (the craziest Tim Burtoniest draft of them all!) 00:47:28 - SUPERMAN LIVES by Dan Gilroy (the version that might have actually gotten made) RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON APPLE PODCASTS, PODBEAN AND SPOTIFY, PLEASE AND THANK YOU! FACEBOOK: @allstarsuperfan INSTAGRAM: @allstarsuperfan TWITTER: @allstarsuperpod EMAIL: allstarsuperpod@gmail.com Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music and Aaron Price for our show logo. Social media poster designed by Rob O'Connor
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Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude.Arachnophobia is a 1990 American horror comedy film directed by Frank Marshall in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick. Starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, the film follows a small California town that becomes invaded by an aggressive and dangerous spider species.00:00 Intro08:45 Horror News 19:01 What We've Been Watching42:20 Film Review1:54:03 Name Game2:00:21 Film Rating2:03:27 OutroPodcast - https://podlink.to/horrorhangoutPatreon - https://www.patreon.com/horrorhangoutFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/horrorhangoutpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/horror_hangout_TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@horrorhangoutpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/horrorhangoutpodcast/Website - http://www.hawkandcleaver.comBen - https://twitter.com/ben_erringtonAndy - https://twitter.com/AndyCTWritesAudio credit - Taj Eastonhttp://tajeaston.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thehorrorhangout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hello! Welcome to another edition of the exclusive audio commentary podcast hosted by me, David Hughes. On this episode, we take a deep dive into Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of J. Lee Thompson's 1962 thriller Cape Fear, itself based on John D. MacDonald's 1957 novel The Executioners, in which lawyer Sam Bowden and his family are terrorised by Max Cady, a violent rapist whom Sam testified against in a trial that helped put him in prison for more than a decade. In crafting his own exceptional take on the source materials, screenwriter Wesley Strick twists the knife still further, by making Sam Bowden the lawyer who defended Cady, rather than merely testifying against him, burying testimony that could potentially have exonerated Cady, despite his guilt. In addition, Strick added marital infidelity into the mix, muddying the moral and ethical waters of the story and enhancing the female roles of Sam's wife and daughter, played here by Academy Award® winner Jessica Lange and newcomer Juliette Lewis, as well as adding a brand new character, Lori, played by Scorsese's then girlfriend Illeana Douglas. Leading the cast are Nick Nolte as Sam and Robert De Niro as Max Cady, while three members of Thompson's cast – Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Martin Balsam – make cameo appearances, Elmer Bernstein retools Bernard Herrmann's original score for the new production, and the whole thing is shot by veteran British cinematographer Freddie Francis. Even on paper, it's quite a heady mix. Everything in Scorsese's remake, originally intended to be directed by Steven Spielberg, is turned up to 11, but although many assume that this was Scorsese's influence, much of what we see in the film was present in Strick's very first draft, and I've always been fascinated by the evolution of the story from its relatively straightforward dual source material as straight thriller to grand guignol monster movie, so I was thrilled when Wes kindly agreed to join me for his first full audio commentary for the 1991 film, now that, as he points out, more time has passed since his version was released than the 29 years that passed between the original and remake. Comments? Feedback? Suggestions? Email David *at * Rogue-Commentary *dot* com or send us a tweet. We have lots of exciting episodes in the works, so if you like what you hear, please subscribe, and remember to rate us wherever you hear this podcast – it'll really help us to keep going. Oh, and follow us on Twitter and/or Instagram to stay up-to-date on our forthcoming releases. Thanks for listening! A Synchronicity production. Conceived, written and presented by David Hughes. Produced by Sam Ibrahim. Music by Olli Oja. All content © 2023 Synchronicity II Ltd. All rights reserved.
It's the big Season 8 Finale! We are thrilled and honored to bring you our first (and probably only) cis male guest: Daniel Waters! He gets a P*ssy Pass for writing the film that inspired our podcast theme (Heathers) and another feminist classic: Batman Returns. This 1992 comic book sequel was directed by Tim Burton, and stars Michelle Pfeiffer in an absolutely iconic role that launched one million sexual awakenings. It was written by Waters, from a script by Sam Hamm, and then unsatisfactorily finished off by a real Normie named Wesley Strick. We consider it a Catwoman movie with 3 male villains hellbent on stopping Selina Kyle from embracing her true nature. Join us as we pester Daniel Waters with questions about Heathers, and discuss what went wrong as well as what went SO. VERY. RIGHT. with Batman Returns. And because it's a Christmas Movie, our Lunchtime Poll is about worst and best Christmases.
Have you seen Cape Fear or have you seen Cape Feare (The Simpsons episode paraodying the movie)? Cape Fear (1991) Dir. Martin Scorsese. Screenplay by Wesley Strick. Starring Robert DeNiro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange. (We couldn't locate the source for our Southern Gothic facts, but we will post when we find it!) That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com. Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
Another Guilty Pleasure? Arachnophobia is a 1990 American horror comedy film directed by Frank Marshall in his directorial debut from a screenplay by Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick. Starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, the film follows a small California town invaded by an aggressive and dangerous spider species. Its title refers to the fear of spiders. This was meant to be part of our Halloween special, but that's how behind we are!! Anyway, I hate spiders, so enjoy! Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48337700 Follow us on Spotify (Link is in our Bio) https://open.spotify.com/show/7KtjnknNEcqsruuKg6heXs?si=P_1l0MFaQE-sIAjsLw-DHg Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/adamandcraig Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Adam-Craigs-Guilty-Pleasure-Cinema-111932353863671/ #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #podcaster #podcastlife #podcastersofinstagram #podcasters #podcastshow #applepodcasts #newpodcast #podcastlove #podcastaddict #applepodcast #podcastinglife #podcasthost #comedypodcast #spotifypodcast #googlepodcasts #itunespodcast #podcastnetwork #podcastjunkie #horrorpodcast #podcastsofinstagram #film #movies #netflix #amazonmovies #adamandcraig 18NYnuFGiQwK954XcwhT --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/guiltypleasurecinema/support
Our series finally concludes with the 2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street remake. We discuss millennial names, sleepy acting (even when it shouldn't be), vengeful ghosts, jump scares, lip melting, prescription drugs, micro naps, & more! A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American supernatural slasher film directed by Samuel Bayer, and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer. The film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, and Kellan Lutz. Produced by Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes, it is a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name, as well as the ninth overall installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The film is set in a fictitious town in Ohio and centers around a group of teenagers living on one street who are stalked and murdered in their dreams by a disfigured man named Freddy Krueger. The teenagers discover that they all share a common link from their childhood that makes them targets for Krueger. A Nightmare on Elm Street Official Trailer #1 - (2010) HD
Arachnophobia is a horror-comedy and Patreon Kent's pick this week. Directed by Frank Marshall and written by Don Jakoby, Wesley Strick and Al Williams. Starring Jeff Daniels, Julian Sands, Harley Jane Kozak and John Goodman. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. Soon after, the residents of a small California town disappear as the result of spider bites from the deadly spider offspring. It's up to a couple of doctors aided by an insect exterminator to annihilate these eight-legged freaks before they take over the entire town. thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thevhsstrikesback/support
An established Hollywood screenwriter and novelist whose credits include Arachnophobia, True Believer, Final Analysis, Wolf, A Nightmare on Elm Streetand the Martin Scorsese remake of Cape Fear. As a “script doctor” he has done production polishes on such films as Batman Returns, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. Strick wrote the original script for Tim Burton's unproduced Superman Lives. His first novel Out There in the Dark was published by St. Martin's Publishing Group and his second novel Whirlybird is available as a Kindle book. Since 1995, Wesley has served as a creative advisor at the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab. Strick is a writer/executive producer on the Amazon drama series, The Man in the High Castle. On this episode he talks about collaborating on projects with Tim Burton, studying creative writing with poet Thom Gunn and his early days as a rock journalist for Rolling Stone, Circus and Creem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wesley Strick is an American screenwriter who has written such films as the comic-horror hit Arachnophobia, the Martin Scorsese remake of Cape Fear and the video game adaptation Doom. Since 2015, he has worked as a writer/executive producer on The Man in the High Castle. In this insightful interview, Strick discusses his beginnings, his proudest achievements, offers advice to budding screenwriters and discusses the "Superman" project he was once involved in.
Join us for our review of the 2010 Slasher Film, A Nightmare on Elm Street. A remake of the original 1984 film of the same name. Directed by Samuel Bayer and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer.
Joey Cage and Christopher J talk... A Nightmare on Elm Street a 2010 American slasher film directed by Samuel Bayer, and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer. The film stars Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, and Kellan Lutz. It is a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name and a reboot of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Produced by Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes, the film is the ninth installment in the series. The film is set in a fictitious town of Ohio and centers around a group of teenagers living on one street who are stalked and murdered in their dreams by a disfigured man named Freddy Krueger. The teenagers discover that they all share a common link from their childhood that makes them targets for Krueger.
Jordan hosts Pappy, Brett, Brother Josh and $Mikey in this hardly known, IFC channel classic, RETURN TO PARADISE (1998). *********************** Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix), Sheriff (Vince Vaughn) and Tony (David Conrad) are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die. Release date: August 14, 1998 (USA) Director: Joseph Ruben Based on: Force Majeure; by Pierre Jolivet; Olivier Schatzky Music composed by: Mark Mancina Screenplay: Bruce Robinson, Wesley Strick, Pierre Jolivet, Olivier Schatzky Story by: Pierre Jolivet, Olivier Schatzky
Wesley Strick joins Vik in studio to discuss his reaction to watching The Sopranos pilot episode for the first time. Wesley wrote the screenplay for Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear. Will Janowitz, who played Finn on The Sopranos, and who also was a guest on this pod, connected Wesley and Vik after becoming aware that Cape Fear was Vik's favorite Scorsese picture. Wesley had always wanted to get into the show but was was unable during its original run because of a small thing called parenting little kids. But being a guest on the pod was a bit of a catalyst for him and the precursor to a wonderful conversation. The Sopranos stuff is about 35 minutes in...but if you’re a Scorsese, DeNiro, or Cape Fear fan....the first half is sure to delight. In addition to writing Cape Fear, Wesley has had a long and transcendent career as a writer and producer in Hollywood. A few of his other projects include Arachnophobia and more recently, The Man in the High Castle. ❤️If you love the pod, you can support it by visiting: glow.fm/podabing
On a very special episode of Cage’s Kiss…The amazing Superman movie that never was! That’s right! We’re discussing Superman Lives - the movie with polar bears, a giant spider-Brainiac, an insane suit that lights up, Chris Rock as Jimmy Olsen, Tim Burton directing, Kevin Smith…no, wait, it’s Wesley Strick…no, wait, it’s Dan Gilroy writing, and (most importantly) Nic Cage starring as Superman!
Books give us the ability to explore hot-button topics and realize injustices. Think of how gripping To Kill a Mockingbird was. How books like The Help, The Color Purple, Beloved, THUG (the Hate You Give), The Book Thief and so many others explore themes of racism and discrimination. Books like this often flip the tables and brings the reader into the world of someone else giving them a perspective on the topic with biting results. And maybe now, in our world today, books like this are more important than ever. With a rise in hate groups, nationalism, white supremacy, and even acts of violence and shootings, can we find insights in books? Desiree's guest Andy Rausch is an author who wrote the book Bloody Sheets: War Against the Klan. It is described as “a flurry of gut-punches both painful and thrilling, Rausch’sprose brimming with righteous anger and stark, no-bullshit wit. This racially charged and crackling tale reads like a startling mash-up of Jim Thompson and Iceberg Slim, making Bloody Sheets that rare achievement: hardboiled and hard-hitting, but transcendently heartfelt as well." - Wesley Strick, screenwriter of Cape Fear. To learn more about Andy go to: https://www.facebook.com/Andy-Rausch-377207216138080/ To learn more about Books That Make You go to: http://www.booksthatmakeyou.com To learn more about Desiree Duffy go to: http://blackchateauenterprises.com
In this episode we discuss the 2010 remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street which was directed by Samuel Bayer, written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer and stars Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy and Jackie Earle Haley. If you enjoy the show, give us a subscribe/rating/review and of course, tell your friends!
Gabriela Herstik is a writer, fashion alchemist, and witch. She is the author of Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft. She also writes for Nylon and HelloGiggles. […]
Episode 16! In this episode the twins discuss 90s erotic thrillers. We had some problems with the sound in this episode, but hopefully it will be fixed for the next episode. But it’s still a great episode. 09:00- 43:00 BASIC INSTINCT(1992) directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas, and starring: Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. 43:00- 50:00 JADE (1995) written by Joe Eszterhas, produced by Robert Evans, directed by William Friedkin and starring David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri, Richard Crenna and Michael Biehn. 50:00-1:10:00 FINAL ANALYSIS (1992) directed by Phil Joanou and written by Wesley Strick. Starring Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, and Keith David. Music:Madonna- “Take a Bow” Next Episode: Wicked City and Demon City Shinjuku! Email us at: talktrashtwins@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @trashtwins Tumblr: http://trashtwinspodcast.tumblr.com/
Video Game Movie Anatomy hosts break down Video Game inspired movies to answer the age old question: DO GAMES MAKE GOOD MOVIES?!?! In today's episode, hosts Mark Donica, Stacey Shuttleworth and Patrick Dees welcome the guys from Action Movie Anatomy, Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai to talk Doom! Doom is a 2005 science fiction action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak and written by David Callaham and Wesley Strick, loosely based on the video game series of the same name created by id Software. The film follows a group of marines in a research facility on Mars. After arriving on a rescue and retrieval mission after communications ceased, the marines soon battle genetically engineered monsters plaguing the facility.
The fifth feature Superman film took a dozen years and millions of dollars to come to fruition. Along the way the film was almost made as Superman Lives written by Kevin Smith, Wesley Strick, and Dan Gilroy, directed by Tim Burton and starring Nicolas Cage.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The fifth feature Superman film took a dozen years and millions of dollars to come to fruition. Along the way the film was almost made as Superman Lives written by Kevin Smith, Wesley Strick, and Dan Gilroy, directed by Tim Burton and starring Nicolas Cage.
We're looking at Tim Burton's Batman Returns. Special guests include screenwriters Sam Hamm and Daniel Waters along with writer Mark Reinhart (The Batman Filmography).
A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 2010 American slasher film, directed by Samuel Bayer and written by Wesley Strick and Eric Heisserer as a remake of Wes Craven's 1984 film of the same name, which revolves around a group of teenagers who are being stalked in their dreams by an enigmatic man named Freddy Krueger. Michael Bay and Platinum Dunes produced the remake, as an intention to reboot the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, with the cast of Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker and Kellan Lutz. This production makes it the ninth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
Screen writer Wesley Strick's output (Arachnophobia, The Tie That Binds) includes having put an updated spin on an old case with the remake of Cape Fear, that he wrote for Martin Scorsese. With his first novel, Out There in the Dark, he once again borrows something old to make something new, folding film history and politics into a behind-the-scene tale.
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