Episode 366 · Film year 1982
The Dark Crystal (1982)
- Special Guest
- Brian Jay Jones
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Kat Ellinger, El Goro
Show notes
Jim Henson and Frank Oz's The Dark Crystal (opens in a new tab) (1982) is a dark fantasy story of Jen, one of two remaining gelflings in the world of Mithra. He goes on a quest to reunite a shard with the titular Dark Crystal in order to restore balance to his world.
El Goro (opens in a new tab) of the Talk Without Rhythm (opens in a new tab) podcast and Kat Ellinger (opens in a new tab) of Diabolique Magazine (opens in a new tab) discuss all the various versions of the revolutionary film with Mike while guest Brian Jay Jones (opens in a new tab) -- author of Jim Henson: The Biography (opens in a new tab) -- talks about Henson's career from his early days of puppeteering to his experimental films and beyond.
El Goro (opens in a new tab) of the Talk Without Rhythm (opens in a new tab) podcast and Kat Ellinger (opens in a new tab) of Diabolique Magazine (opens in a new tab) discuss all the various versions of the revolutionary film with Mike while guest Brian Jay Jones (opens in a new tab) -- author of Jim Henson: The Biography (opens in a new tab) -- talks about Henson's career from his early days of puppeteering to his experimental films and beyond.
Labels: Brian Jay Jones El Goro Frank Oz Jim Henson Kat Ellinger
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Music credits
- "Overture" - Trevor Jones
- "Trip Like I Do" - The Crystal Method
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