Episode 312 · Film year 1986
Never Too Young to Die (1986)
- Special Guests
- Gil Bettman, David Worth, Peter Kwong
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Heather Drain, Josh Stewart
Show notes
"I kinda wanted it to be Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Rambo" - Director Gil Bettman
An outstanding example of '80s Action Cinema, Never Too Young to Die (1986) stars John Stamos as Lance Stargrove, the "son of Bond", who teams up with Peter Kwong and Vanity to take down the evil intersex rock-n-roll cult leader Velvet Von Ragnar (Gene Simmons).
The brainchild of Steven Paul (Baby Geniuses, Slapstick of Another Kind, The Double 0 Kid), the film is getting a Blu-ray release in April, 2017.
Josh Stewart (opens in a new tab) and Heather Drain join Mike to discuss this outrageous film.
An outstanding example of '80s Action Cinema, Never Too Young to Die (1986) stars John Stamos as Lance Stargrove, the "son of Bond", who teams up with Peter Kwong and Vanity to take down the evil intersex rock-n-roll cult leader Velvet Von Ragnar (Gene Simmons).
The brainchild of Steven Paul (Baby Geniuses, Slapstick of Another Kind, The Double 0 Kid), the film is getting a Blu-ray release in April, 2017.
Josh Stewart (opens in a new tab) and Heather Drain join Mike to discuss this outrageous film.
Labels: 1986 David Worth Gene Simmons Gil Bettman Heather Drain Josh Stewart KISS Vanity
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Music credits
- "Stargrove" - Tommie Lee Bradley
- "Some Velvet Morning" - Lee Hazlewood
- "Never Too Young to Die" - Iren Koster
Links & resources
- Buy Never Too Young to Die on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Buy Destroy All Movies by Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Gil Bettman website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official David Worth website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Peter Wong website (opens in a new tab)
- Follow John Stamos on Twitter (opens in a new tab)
- Follow Gene Simmons on Twitter (opens in a new tab)
- Follow Josh Stewart on Twitter (opens in a new tab)
- Listen to the KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park episode (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (2)
The Foreign Viewer Great blunt interviews that explain a lot. Fans might also want to check out Lazenby's fun Bond spoof/tribute episode of the 1980s version of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" called Diamonds Aren't Forever.ejluther Great episode! I'm almost finished but want to add three quick points: 1.) if this movie had been PG instead of R I believe it would have done much better; an R effectively kept its best potential audience - kids and teenagers - out of the theater. What made it "R" anyway? Vanity's topless shots? 2.) The 1991 Richard Grieco vehicle "If Looks Could Kill" is "Never Too Young To Die"'s lost twin brother or, at the very least, its lookalike cousin. If you haven't seen it, do check it out! 3.) Gene's Velvet concert outfit is a direct homage/duplicate of the one Lynda Carter wore in her 1979 TV special featuring a "KISS fantasy" segment: https://youtu.be/_LWcmlIbNhs Thanks for all the great work!