Special Guests: Randy Feldman, Peter MacDonald Guest Co-Hosts: Lizzie Bassett, Chris Winterbauer
Comedy month continues with a film that could be categorized as "pure action" film has a hard time being taken seriously, Tango & Cash (1989). Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy, Albert Magnoli, and more, the film stars Sylvester Stallone as the stockbroker cum supercop Ray Tango and Kurt Russell as slobby supercop Gabriel Cash. Yes, they're an odd couple of cops who get sent up the river by crime boss Jack Palance.
Chris and Lizzie of the What Went Wrong podcast join Mike to discuss the film while original screenwriter, Randy Feldman, and producer Peter MacDonald talk about the making of Tango & Cash.
Special Guests: Peter M. Lenkov, Fred Dekker, Daniel Waters, David L. Snyder Guest Co-Hosts: Laura Helen Marks, Chris Bricklemyer
Directed by Marco Brambilla and produced by Joel Silver, the Demolition Man (1993) stars Sylvester Stallone as hot shot supercop John Spartan. When he's set up to look like a mass murderer by his nemesis Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes), the two are sent to cryo-prison where they’re put on ice until the distant future year of 2032 where Phoenix breaks out of jail and the namby pamby cops of the future have no idea how to handle him. Of course, it's up to John Spartan to bring Simon Phoenix to justice again.
Special Guest: Daniel Petrie Jr.,
Steven Berkoff, Ronny Cox, John Ashton,
Harold Faltermeyer, Steven E. de Sousa Guest Co-Host: Elric Kane, Chris Cummins
In Martin Brest's Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Eddie Murphy stars as Detroit police officer Axel Foley. He pursues the killers of his childhood friend to Beverly Hills where the local constabulary find his methods questionable.
We talk to screenwriter Daniel Petrie Jr, actors John Ashton, Ronny Cox, and Steven Berkoff along with composer Harold Faltermeyer. As an added bonus, we talk to the original writer of Beverly Hills Cop III, Steven E. de Sousa.
Mike's joined by Chris Cummins and Elric Kane to discuss the Beverly Hills Cop series as well as the Sylvester Stallone offshoot, Cobra.
Music:
"Axel F" - Harold Faltermeyer
"Axel F" - Clock
"Axel F - Miami Vice" - The Ventures
"Foley Finds Mikey" - Harold Faltermeyer
"The Heat is On (Original Demo)" - LateNight@Oasis
"Zach Shoots" - Harold Faltermeyer
"Axel F" - Crazy Frog
"The New Team" - Harold Faltermeyer
"Party All the Time" - Eddie Murphy
Special Guests: Paul Goodwin, Sean Hogan Guest Co-Host: Josh Hadley
Britain's ground-breaking 2000 AD comic introduced a raft of vital artists and writers along with indelible characters like Judge Dredd, Halo Jones, Strontium Dog, and more. The documentary Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD (2014) tells the story of the ups and downs of this influential work.
Director Paul Goodwin and producer Sean Hogan discuss the creation of Future Shock!.
Josh Hadley joins Mike to reminisce about comics and the film adaptations of various 2000 AD stories.
Music:
"Mutants In Mega City One" - Fink Bros
"I Am the Law" - Anthrax
"Judge Yr'self" - Manic Street Preachers
"Ganging Out with Halo Jones" - Transvision Vamp
"I Am the Law" - Human League
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 Guests: John Badham & Lloyd Kaufman Guest Co-Host: Mark Christopher
Put on your boogie shoes and get ready to get down with The Projection Booth as we discuss the 1977 disco classic Saturday Night Fever. We're joined by the director of 54, Mark Christopher, to talk about Tony Manero, Norman Wexler, Staying Alive, and more.
Celebrate your independence with this most American of our national sports, the Death Race!
We're joined this week by Adam Spiegelman of the Proudly Resents and Dream Tweet podcasts to talk about this 1975 Paul Bartel film about a murderous cross-continental road race.
Special Guests: Ted Kotcheff, Zachary Oberzan, David Morrell, & Garth Jennings
Just in time for Memorial Day, The Projection Booth honors those who served by serving up a "super mega epic" episode looking at the various incarnations of First Blood, from David Morrell's book, to the Ted Kotcheff film (First Blood), to the Zachary Oberzan interpretation (Flooding with Love for the Kid), to Garth Jennings's loving tribute (Son of Rambow).
Along the way we'll look at how the character of (John) Rambo changed from disenfranchised vet to a jingoistic hero for the Reagan era.
Special Guests: Randy Feldman, Peter MacDonald
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Celebrate your independence with this most American of our national sports, the Death Race!
Special Guests: Ted Kotcheff, Zachary Oberzan,