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.”

Movie Meltdown - Episode 642 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

Listen as the Meltdown Horror Club comes together to discuss Dead & Buried directed by Gary Sherman and featuring James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson and Robert Englund.

And while we’re dropping off our film, we also mention… The Dead Don't Die, Mikey Madison, Longlegs, The Banana Splits, Slugs, filming people, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, Scream 7, witchcraft/voodoo teacher, Superbad meets Shaun of the Dead, Oscar-winning slashers, Christopher Lee, taking photos, public domain horror, Grandpa Joe, wrapped up like a mummy, Jim Jarmusch, putting things through the telefax, Chico and the Man, knock-off markers and what the hell is wrong with Christopher Robin.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for the 1981 movie “Dead & Buried”, so go watch the movie before you listen.

“Yeah this movie makes sense as long as you don't think about it.”

Movie Meltdown - Episode 641

Join us as we drop in to the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention and talk about celebrities, cool merchandise, watching movies and how returning to skateboarding as an adult makes you the most interesting man in the world.

And as we attempt to rock the fakie, we also cover… Baymax dancing around, the monkeys have brown eyes, Tom Savini, H-Street’s Hokus Pokus, Soleil Moon Frye, cheesy '80s slasher movies, a muscled version of Borat, combative training, Lost Highway, the Gmork is the most amazing creature that's ever existed, Tony Curtis, tattoo size and placement, Bastian yells a lot, spoilers for the original run of Twin Peaks, going to Camp David, The Mummy, a street skater, Muay Thai, Tony Hawk's CoQ10, Jonathan Goldsmith, putting a lot of trust in spandex, a ramp skater, the Boston Strangler, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firewalker, Zero team board, Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge, Patricia Arquette, kettlebell training, Allan Quatermain, plantar fasciitis, Riddick movies, busted a couple ollies and experiencing The Swamps of Sadness.

“Maybe I just had a religious experience at the Comic-Con?”

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Movie Meltdown - Episode 640

This episode, Sam Drog returns as we try to wrap our heads around just how ahead of its time David Cronenberg's Videodrome truly was back in 1983.

And as we plug into the network of idiots, we also bring up… the evolutionary chart of man, Mick Garris, American Ultra, Scanners, YouTube rabbit holes, The Franchise, Debbie Harry, a movie every night on the UHF channels, the rubber reality and all the latex, Robert Pattinson, a cyber doppelganger of ourselves, The Lawnmower Man, Canadian tax shelter horror movies, Stan Winston, Crash, moving meat on a skeleton, Marshall McLuhan, an electrified clay wall, just give in to the technology, Rob Bottin, incubating your gun, I’m just a monkey, Spider, taking a normal person to a weird movie, talking to the TV, manifold expanded, propaganda films, you got Jim Henson on one end and Rick Baker on the other, mechanical extensions of humanity, Personal Shopper, I gave you guys the best movie I knew how to make and you didn’t show up, shelter-in-place, the world is so big and overwhelming when I'm outside, Stephen Lack, being attached to our phones, we were so obsessed with super realistic puppets, you know a guy that works at the slaughterhouse that's all you need, when you take out the filter of humanity, the Ashton Kutcher of directors, we're kind of like cyborgs, getting your fix of television and the flesh gun.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for "Videodrome"… I mean, as much as you can spoil "Videodrome".

“The technology came and I think our brains are still trying to catch up with all this connectivity.”

Movie Meltdown - Episode 639 (For our Patreon "Horror Club")

The horror club gets together to discuss ghosts, monsters and the immigrant horror stories contained in Santiago Menghini’s No One Gets Out Alive.

And while we try to figure out which attempted murders are real and which are fake, we also delve into… slacker pioneers, weird residual ghost pains, Aztec weaponry, Bed Bath & Beyond coupons, dream logic, the new Property Brothers, Willem Dafoe, I gotta good work ethic, he’s having death, how much of the budget was candles, experimental camera moves, goddess in the box, they only did the murders to get out of school, spooky fingers, you should be out the door by now, things that could be happening in the basement, that’s a nice coat, snow sucks, a ghost story, sacrificing the little people to the corporations, the ancestors that gave up, it weaves this way into her memories, interchangeable horror titles, someone give this poor girl a break for once, the monster can’t fix your mental health problems, her second mouth, dealing with family trauma and Nosferatu's facial hair.

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “No One Gets Out Alive”, so watch it before you listen. Oh yeah, also spoilers for the entire "Scream" franchise.

“It just seems like monsters are eating ghosts… and that's not fun for anyone.”

Movie Meltdown - Episode 638

This episode Sam Drog returns and we discuss Tim Burton’s return to his early feature with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. We remember our response to the original and dig into the characters and plotlines of the new entry.

We also address… legacy sequel, It's a Wonderful Life: Abridged Edition, Wednesday, Willem Dafoe, Heathers, latchkey kids versus helicopter parents, practical effects, math and it's cruel cruel hand on reality, people need restrictions, the animated series, I don’t think kids care about movies either, Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian, Jimmy Durante, Furiosa, a victim of it’s own problem, old man Leatherface, Jenna Ortega, the most fan service, editing important elements out of movies, creepy old guys, weird 80s kids fandom, The Incredibles, ghost hunter shows, working with your partner, Catherine O'Hara, ghost musical numbers, the return of Batman, Monica Bellucci, Beetlejuice The Musical, Joe Dante's house and Mars Attacks!

Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, so watch it before you listen.

“It’s kind of like we got… all the antagonists from all the unmade Beetlejuice sequels.”