Join us as we get our skates and shoulder pads on to head into the Bronx for one of Italy's most enjoyable New York-set dystopian future movies – 1990: The Bronx Warriors! In this episode we ponder why no one seems to have a gun, why there were so few light-up skulls for the bikers, and why we can't all have drummers playing in the background during difficult moments in life. We discuss the fascinating cast, the smart editing and how much violent fun can be had in a pretty dismal place.
It is a true shame that this classic adventure film is only available on Blu-Ray directly from Disney through their club. I'm sure that they could sell hundreds of thousands of copies if it could be more easily purchased. But I'm not a Disney employee so what do I know?
For this very special episode five people have gathered to
discuss an influential part of their childhood – H. R. Pufnstuf! In particular we examine the movie that grew
out of the children television show’s immense popularity – PUFNSTUF (1970). So,
grab your magic flute and come to Living Island for an adventure you’ll never
forget – no matter how hard you try. Wild, man!
I am joined by Beth, Troy Guinn, John Hudson and Steph to talk about the biggest hit of Sid & Marty Krofft’s many Saturday morning TV programs. Each of us relate our history with the various shows and what we thought of them as kids before diving into the specifics of the big screen version. We dig into the Krofft brothers’ background as puppet performers, their early successes on the stage and the genesis of Pufnstuf as a character. We take note of a fun Universal Horror related song from their early 1960’s adult puppet show and then turn things toward the amazing songs created for the film. We talk about the cast with Jack Wild’s place in the hearts of young girls becoming a subject of some amusement while Billie Hayes’ immortal Witchiepoo is lauded as the best reason to watch either the film or the television show. Favorite lines of dialog are quoted and we wonder aloud if some of the best bits were adlibbed by Miss Hayes or not. We also talk about Mama Cass Elliot’s excellent performance as Witch Hazel and single out her song as a highlight. This really is a delightful movie!
If you want to share your own memories of the old Sid & Marty Krofft shows thebloodypit@gmail.com is the place to send them. We hope you enjoy this slightly chaotic trip into Saturday mornings past. Thank you for listening!
Severin has announced this amazing four film set and I'm proud to have been a small part of the extras! Robert Monell and I have contributed a commentary track for the excellent SCREAM OF THE DEMON LOVER (1970) but that is only one of the many extras included on this amazing set. And any box set with a restored and complete version of LADY FRANKENSTEIN (1971) is well worth paying attention to just for that film alone. Click over using this LINK and pre-order you copy today! Here are the details - 
We return to the Beyond Naschy series with guest Bob Sargent
making the choice of film this time out.
ORLOFF AND THE INVISIBLE MAN (1970) is not a movie that is often
called out as a favorite of even the most hardened Euro-Cult horror fanatics. In
the past it has been mistaken as a Jess Franco effort with the director’s name,
Pierre Chevalier, suspected of being another of the prolific filmmaker’s many pseudonyms.
This appears to not be factual but anyone stumbling across this movie unaware couldn’t
be blamed for making that assumption. It shares many of the standard tropes and
oddities of one of Franco’s color gothics from the period which makes it a good
companion piece of Franco’s EROTIC RITES OF FRANKENSTEIN (1973) and DRACULA,
PRISONER OF FRANKENSTEIN (1972). It even sports Franco’s original Orloff actor
Howard Vernon as ‘Professor’ Orloff who has somehow created an invisible man
for the usual mad scientist reasons. The film’s story is a mish-mash of prematurely
buried daughters, accidental murders and greedy servants who are not above a
bit of graverobbing. Add to that one of the strangest rape sequences in cinema
history and some obviously missing story pieces and you have an entertaining if
often confusing 76 minutes.
We talk about the cast and crew, including their various
Naschy connections. We discuss the missing scenes that can be glimpsed in the
French trailer for the film and in the extras included on the old Image DVD. We
find some moments of real beauty in the cinematography and some unintentionally
funny scenes that just don’t work. The English dialog causes quite a few laughs
as we quote some standout circular conversations. Part of our discussion centers
on the term ‘guilty pleasure’ and how each of the three of us feel about
applying that overused phrase to our love of Euro-Cult cinema. As you might expect,
there are more than a few verbal trips down barely connected cinema paths with
the final forty-five minute mailbag section becoming a memory lane remembrance
of our late friend Craig Ledbetter.
If you’d like to add you voice to the show naschycast@gmail.com is the place to send your thoughts and questions. Troy and I are very happy that Bob has joined us again and with a little luck we will have around for the rest of this year’s shows! Thanks for listening.
