Episode 758: The Strangler (1964)

Guest Co-Hosts: Otto Bruno, Tim Madigan

Buonopalooza rages on with Victor Buono front and center in The Strangler (1964). One of his rare leading roles, Buono embodies Leo Kroll, a smothered man-child whose repressed rage against women spills into murder. Loosely modeled on the Boston police department’s profile of the Boston Strangler--and hitting theaters mere months after Albert DeSalvo’s confession—the film walks a fine line between crime drama and exploitation, delivering Buono at his creepiest. Mike is joined once again by Otto Bruno and Tim Madigan to dig into this twisted artifact of ‘60s true-crime cinema.

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"Midnight Rambler" - The Rolling Stones

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Episode 582: Morons from Outer Space (1985)

Special Guest: Griff Rhys Jones
Guest Co-Hosts: Jon Spira, Cecil Trachenburg

We conclude Sci-Fi July with a look at Mike Hodges’s Morons from Outer Space (1985). Written by Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith, the film tells the tale of a quartet of less-than-bright intergalactic travelers who crash land on Earth. The film lampoons the idea that we of Earth may be visited by beings from outer space only to find that they’re not as enlightened as we’d fancy them to be.

Cecil Trachenburg and Jon Spira join Mike to laud the film while Griff Rhys Jones discusses how disappointing he found the experience.

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"Morons From Outer Space" The Morons

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Episode 546: Point Blank (1967)

Guest Co-Hosts: Jedidiah Ayres, Andrew Nette

Noirvember 2021 continues with a look at John Boorman's Point Blank. Released in 1967, the film was based on the 1962 novel by Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark. The film stars Lee Marvin as Walker, a man who was betrayed by his wife and his best friend. Now he’s back, seemingly from the dead, and goes on a quest to kill his friend and get back the money he feels he’s owed.

Jedidiah Ayres and Andrew Nette join Mike to discuss The Hunter, Point Blank, and the many cuts of Brian Helgeland's Payback.

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Buy Hard Sentences: Crime Fiction Inspired by Alcatraz
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Read The Four and a Half Worlds of Parker by Mike White

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"End Title" - Johnny Mandel

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Episode 414: Outland (1981)

Special Guest: James B. Sikking
Guest Co-Hosts: Jedidiah Ayres, Josh Hadley

Peter Hyams’s Outland (1981) plays like a Western in space with Sean Connery as Marshall W.T. O’Neil, the head lawman at a rough and tumble mining colony where a mysterious series of deaths puts him at odds with the powers that be including his own Deputy (James B. Sikking) and the colony's head honcho (Peter Boyle).

Jedidiah Ayres and Josh Hadley join Mike to discuss Peter Hyams's filmography, High Noon, and more.

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Buy High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic by Gary Frankel

Music:
Original Score - Jerry Goldsmith
"High Moon" - Star One

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