Episode 273: UHF (1989)

Special Guest: Jay Levey
Guest Co-Host: Skizz Cyzyk, Cecil Trachenberg

"Weird Al" Yankovic stars as the hapless George Newman who turns his life around when he stumbles into owning a TV station in UHF. Somewhat lost among the blockbusters of 1989, the film has since been hailed as a comedy classic.

Director/co-writer Jay Levey discusses creating parody videos, managing Weird Al, and the creation of UHF.

Filmmaker Skizz Cyzyk and Good/Bad Flicks' Cecil Trachenberg, two Close Personal Friends of Al, join Mike to discuss the film and Weird Al's career.

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Links:
Buy UHF on Blu-Ray
Buy Weird Al: The Book by Nathan Rabin & Al Yankovic
Buy the UHF Soundtrack
Buy Weird Al Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection on DVD
Visit the official Weird Al website
Visit the official Skizz Cyzyk website
Visit the Good/Bad Flicks website
Subscribe to the Good/Bad Flicks YouTube feed
Read the Oral History of UHF

Music:
"Dare to be Stupid" - Weird Al Yankovic

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Episode 130: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Special Guests: Mark McGee
Guest Co-Hosts: Jamie Jenkins

From the deep reaches of space the pods arrive, ready to take over the human race, erasing our humanity and turning us into walking vegetables. We're looking at the four versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (and a few other films).

We're joined this week by Jamie Jenkins of Devour the Podcast and the Lycan It podcast.

Links:
Buy Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Buy Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Making of a Classic by Mark McGee
Buy You Won't Believe Your Eyes by Mark McGee
Buy Invasion of the Body Snatchers Edited by Al LaValley (Rutgers Press)
Buy Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) on DVD
Buy Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) on DVD
Buy Body Snatchers (1994) on DVD
Buy The Invasion (2007) on DVD
Buy The Puppet Masters by Robert Heinlein
Buy The Puppet Masters on DVD
Buy The Faculty on DVD
Buy Invasion of the Booty Snatchers on DVD

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Episode 115: The Howling (1981)

Special Guests: Joe Dante & Gary Brandner
Guest Co-Host: Josh Hadley

We dive head first into Joe Dante's The Howling (1981) (and the rest of the book and movie franchise). We also feature an interview with the author of the original source novel, Gary Bradner.

Joining us this week is our old pal Josh Hadley of the RadioDrome, What the F*ck, and Lost in the Static podcasts (among others).

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Links:
Buy Gary Brandner's Howling Trilogy on Kindle
Find more of Gary Brandner's books
Buy The Howling on Blu-Ray
Visit Joe Dante's Trailers from Hell
Read Josh Hadley's column Sanity is Razor Thin
Gary Brandner passed away a few months after talked to him. Read his obituary

Music:
Songs used this episode include...
"Killer Wolf" - Danzig
"The Howling" - Pino Donaggio
"Howlin' For My Darling" - Howlin' Wolf
"Bark at the Moon" - Ozzy Osbourne

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