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.
Special Guests: John Walsh, Michael Allin Guest Co-Hosts: Chris Bricklemyer, Scott Weinberg
We’re wrapping up 2021 with a look at Mike Hodges's Flash Gordon (1980) which stars Sam J. Jones as the titular fair-haired hero who is transported to the planet Mongo along with travel agent Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) and scientist Hans Zarkoff (Topol). There they encounter Ming the Merciless (Max Von Sydow) who wants to destroy the earth just for kicks.
Chris Bricklemyer (Outside the Cinema) and Scott Weinberg (The Overhated Podcast) join Mike to discuss the film. The episode features interviews with John Walsh (Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film) and the original screenwriter of the film, Michael Allin (Enter the Dragon, Truck Turner, etc).
Special Guests: Mike Hodges, George Armitage, Stephen Kay, John C. McGinley Guest Co-Hosts: Eric Zaldivar, Maitland McDonagh
For the final episode of 2015, we look at Mike Hodges's 1971 feature film debut, Get Carter starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a mobster from London who travels back to Newcastle after the suspicious death of his brother.
We talk to Mike Hodges along with the director of Hit Man, George Armitage, and of the 2000 remake, Stephen Kay. We also discuss Get Carter with actor John C. McGinley. Mike is joined by Eric Zaldivar and Maitland McDonagh.
Special Guest: Griff Rhys Jones
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