Special Guests: Joyce Hooper Corrington, Mark Protosevich Guest Co-Hosts: Andrew Nette, Maurice Bursztynski
Boris Sagal's The Omega Man (1971) stars Charlton Heston as Robert Neville possibly the last man on earth after a plague which has killed the majority of the population, leaving pockets of albino mutants who can’t stand the sun. They're known as The Family and lead by the one and only Anthony Zerbe as Matthias. They've vowed to kill Neville if it’s the last thing they do...
Special Guests: William Daniels, Bonnie Bartlett, Barna William Donovan, Shane O’Sullivan Guest Co-Hosts: Chris Stachiw, Jess Byard
Alan J. Pakula's, The Parallax View (1974) stars Warren Beatty as reporter Joe Frady. After a mysterious series of deaths, Frady gets embroiled in an investigation that leads him to The Parallax Corporation, a shady company that finds and recruits sociopaths in order to use them as assassins.
Jess Byard and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss the Loren Singer book, the Lorenzo Semple Jr. script, the David Giler rewrite and the eventual final product.
Special Guests: "Mondo" Justin Bozung, Rob St. Mary, Chris Stachiw Guest Co-Hosts: Heather Drain
It's been over a year since we've pulled back the curtain and done an "Ego Fest." Rather than discussing a specific film, this episode is all about The Projection Booth itself. It's the real dirt, off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush.
Heather Drain joins Mike to answer listener questions, thank Patreon Donors, go off-topic, and kvetch.
Errata: Catherine Martin is a character in Silence of the Lambs, Catherine Tramell is a character in Basic Instinct.
Music:
"Clubbed to Death" - Piano Cover
"Release the Beast" - Breakwater
"Go" - Tones on Tail
"That's Entertainment" - The Jam
"Impeach the President" - The Honeydrippers
"American Society" - L7
"Happy-Go-Lucky Me" - Paul Evans
"White Punks on Dope" - The Tubes
"War Pigs" - Alice Donut
You wanted the best, you've got the best! We're looking at this made-for-TV movie KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, a oft-maligned sci-fi fantasy where KISS got superpowers and had a Scooby-Doo-type adventure.
We're joined by KISS superfan (and Paul Stanley tribute artist), John Stockwell.
This podcast is going to put us on the map once and for all, Snede.