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Episode 178: The Crew is starting October off with Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. The film is a horror classic, breathing new life into the waning slasher genre in the 80’s. But unlike other slasher villains, Freddy Krueger had a face and a voice. The film started its own franchise and is responsible for the existence of New Line Cinema. The Crew will be discussing the entire Nightmare on Elm Street series all month long.

David Warner in Freddy makeup before he left the production and Robert Englund was hired.

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Episode 177: The Crew’s running from the Stalkers as they discuss The Running Man. It’s loosely based on Stephen King’s novel, which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The film as some witty social commentary, but make no mistake, this is an Arnold Schwarzenegger action film. There’s loads of one liners, although most are recycled from other Schwarzenegger movies.

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Episode 176: The Crew’s running from incestuous Werecats as they discuss Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers. The film is the first of many Stephen King films that Mick Garris directed. And it’s the first screenplay King wrote directly for the screen. The Crew’s opinions are split on this film, but they all agree that Alice Krige and Clovis the cat are the highlights here.

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Episode 175: The Crew’s returning to Derry to discuss, It Chapter Two. After the box-office success of Chapter One (the highest grossing R-rated horror film of all-time) the pressure was high for Andy Muschietti & company to deliver a satisfying conclusion. The Stephen King novel is criticized for its crazy ending, and the movie has some great jokes about it. Is Chapter Two a home run? The Crew discusses… Spoilers!

Correction: Chung-hoon Chung is from South Korea. Sorry.

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Episode 174: The Crew’s over at the Dixie Boy Truck Stop reviewing Maximum Overdrive. It’s the only film Stephen King ever directed; based on his short story “Trucks”. This film has been labeled “so bad, it’s good”; and King called it a “moran movie”. But it’s a ton of fun and the stunt work is impressive. Yes, there’s loads of bad acting, cheesy line delivery, things that make no sense, and people standing & watching as trucks come to run them over. Cocaine is a hell of a drug!

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Episode 173: The Crew’s is running from zombies or vampires (they’re not sure) as they discuss David Cronenberg’s Rabid. It’s an earlier Cronenberg film, and you can see the building blocks of his best work. Rabid, along with George Romero’s The Crazies, influenced the zombie genre with the outbreaks having originated from a virus or drug. The film’s low budget does show and who knew David Cronenberg worked with porn stars. Maybe that last part isn’t surprising.

Christopher M. O’Brien’s books, “The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre”, and “Lovecraftian Voyages” are available for purchase on Amazon.

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Episode 172: The Crew’s traveling up the Nùng river as they discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. It’s the film’s 40th anniversary and to celebrate Coppola has a new (and third) edit titled, Final Cut. It’s longer than the theatrical version but 17 minutes shorter than The Redux. This is a landmark film, both a technical marvel and a thrilling watch. Join the Crew as they discuss this Oscar winning war epic.

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Episode 171: The Crew’s wandering a world without children as they review, Children of Men. It’s a different kind of apocalyptic film; the world ends with a whimper, not a big budget bang. Director Alfonso Cuarón packs lots of social commentary (Immigration, Police State) in his world where women stop having babies, but don’t worry… it doesn’t get in the way of a great chase thriller. The film wasn’t a box office hit, but is now considered to be one of the greatest sci-fi films.

BMW Films “The Hire”. An 8 part short film series starring Clive Owen. Ambush directed by John Frankenheimer.

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Episode 170: The Crew’s searching for Dryland while discussing The Most Expensive Movie Ever (in 1995), Waterworld. The film’s troubled production is notorious; the film ran over budget, the director (Kevin Reynolds) left the project before editing was completed, and a small set sank to the bottom of the ocean! Regardless, the film is still a fun post-apocalyptic adventure. Yes… it’s Mad Max on water, but the world-building is well done. And the Atoll battle scene is jaw dropping, so many great stunts! Join the Crew as they dive into Waterworld.

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Episode 169: The Crew’s confused which time they’re in, while discussing Terry Gilliam’s Twelve Monkeys. It’s a mind-bending, time-traveling, end-of-the-world sci-fi film! A virus has killed 5 billion people in the future, and Bruce Willis must stop it. The film’s production design as been copied multiple times (The Matrix). And Brad Pitt was nominated for his first Oscar! Join the Crew as they discuss this modern sci-fi classic!

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