Movie Meltdown - Episode 645

This episode we’re coming to you “live” from WonderFest as we hang out and talk about movies, toys, models and eventually a bonus, full horror club discussion of Fear Street: Prom Queen directed by Matt Palmer.

And while we determine the specifics of how you know you are in the 80s, we also bring up… Godzilla Minus One, Midnight Mass, Summer of 69, Empire of the Dark, Demon City, Chris Klein, using profanity, hugging Tiffany, Stuck in the Middle, everyone's a suspect, the kills, Space: 1999, comedies that should be traumatic but are just fun, monsters called up from hell and murderous ninja assassins, the dance off, time-appropriate clothes and hair and make-up, being attacked by angels, a satanic cult from another dimension, the bloody crown, a dude wearing a scrunchie, changing the mascot, trying to open the door, Mike Flanagan, there was a lot of sword fighting going on and where’s the street?!

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Fear Street: Prom Queen” so go watch the movie before you listen.

“If I have to tell somebody that this movie’s taking place in the 80s - then you are not doing the 80s correctly.”

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Movie Meltdown - Episode 644 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

A talking teddy bear, a hole full of murderous beasts, a random ghost and a horned up 12-year-old with boundary issues… what could go wrong? Find out as we discuss Lew Lehman’s 1981 classic The Pit.

And while we have cake on Halloween, we also delve into… The Rule of Jenny Pen, Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!, Strange Darling, making food, Teddy, a very complicated family, two amazing over-actors, emotional gazebo, leading a cow, ghosts, eating soup, Buckaroo Banzai, keeping your purse in a drawer, just shrug and go on with your life, Brooke Shields, insanity or sheer brilliance, creative nude photography, getting fired making your movie, an interactive sitcom, using a pay phone, going to the discos, Easter-related horror, the most awkward child alive, go back to where you came from funny person, hey you wanna direct a feature film, John Lithgow, going to a farmer’s market, sad and intense, a frog riding on a snake and cute little kids eating people.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 1981 movie “The Pit”, so go watch the movie before you listen.

“There are a lot of questions, that I have..”

“That should be the tagline for this movie!”

Movie Meltdown - Episode 643

Sam Drog returns as we try to decide just what it is that’s trying to kill Hollywood. And while we try to mimic the Magnum P.I. lifestyle, we also address… Minecraft, Andor, The Studio, The Da Vinci Code, Gods of Egypt, Black Mirror, Cherry 2000, Barry, Eyeborgs, RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Viy, religious discussions over the internet, Barbenheimer, Seth Rogen, parent your kid, Dracula 2000, Godzilla Minus One, content creation, sacrilege, Gerard Butler, Phil Tippett, Starship Troopers, Adam Wingard, watching money being spent, a shorthand for starting geek conversations, Rob Bottin real estate agent, don't patronize me robot, flying around the room in her coffin, getting into a relationship with an AI character, Tubi ads, bringing a live chicken, Tom Hanks’ haircut, secrets under the pyramids, The Running Man, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Tim Thomerson, taking selfies, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, being a shill for other people, Paul Verhoeven and a practical effects feast.

“All the sacred cows have already been slaughtered.”