Video - The Making of BLADE RUNNER (1982)

This is an excellent but brief look at the creation of this box office bomb/science fiction classic. The number of cast and crew interviewed onscreen is impressive including some who have since passed away. I find the behind the scenes footage to be fascinating as well as the info about the never filmed reveal of Tyrell's true nature. 

Music - Giallo in tensione (From "Frankenstein '80")

Today on my Patreon page I talk about FRANKENSTEIN '80 (1972) as the sleazy, nasty piece of Euro-Trash that it is. I understand how it can be a difficult film to like as it has a pretty high WTF factor, but I think almost anyone can enjoy this amazing cue from the Daniele Patucchi score. It wouldn't be the first time the music from a movie was more loved than the film itself. 

The Bloody Pit #179 - CALLING DR. DEATH (1943) and WEIRD WOMAN (1944)

Troy and I dive into the Universal Inner Sanctum films with a conversation about the first two of the series. There is much discussion of Lon Chaney’s pencil-thin mustache and some speculation about the role that Gale Sondergaard might have had in each movie if her casting had worked out.

 

CALLING DR. DEATH (1943) presents Chaney as a successful psychologist who uses hypnotism as a treatment method. His marriage is falling apart but his cheating wife has no wish to be divorced causing him quite a bit of mental stress culminating in a blackout weekend and murder by blunt instrument. Did the good doctor kill his wife or is something more nefarious going on? We wade through lots of whispered voiceover from Lon and watch a Columbo prototype played by J. Carrol Naish hound the obvious suspect until the guilty party makes the wrong move. This is a very well-directed film and we talk about the director’s clever visual choices as we go through the story.

 

WEIRD WOMAN (1944) is the first screen adaptation of Fritz Lieber’s story ‘Conjure Wife’ and gives us Lon Chaney miscast as an academic genius who returns from a book writing trip with a wife he robbed from the cradle. OK – the film doesn’t seem to want us to think about that fact except that Lon keeps referring to her as a child and they sleep in separate bedrooms. The 1940’s were a strange time. The film has an amazing cast with the great Evelyn Ankers cast against type as a mean-spirited ex-girlfriend. The misogyny levels are cranked pretty high and this is the start of the Inner Sanctum series’ cliché of Chaney’s character being the most desirable male on the planet which means there is some ‘cringe’ involved in watching this one. But the film is very good and we discuss the surprising hatred directed at it from some fan quarters.

 

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THE EXORCIST (1973) - Poster Art and Lobby Cards

Wild, Wild Podcast S5 E12 - THE FINAL EXECUTIONER (1984)

It's time for our epic journey across the irradiated wastelands to come to an end, so what better film to bring things to a satisfying conclusion than THE FINAL EXECUTIONER? Join Adrian and I as we struggle to find anything positive to say about this late entry in the pastapocalypse cycle while still remaining upbeat. Some would say that we are scraping the bottom of the barrel but sometimes there are tasty bits left behind. Is that the case here? Or is this a film that even its mother would have left out in the desert to fend for itself? Luckily there is violence, sexytime and the occasional bit of funky synth music so it's not all bad.

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Ken Reid's Creepy Creations!

I've become fascinated by British artist Ken Reid's monsters and creatures. The creativity and imagination on display is staggering making me wish there was a funny tale written about each one. 
 

Video - THE FINAL EXECUTIONER (1984)

YouTube is making things a little easier if you want to follow along with the films we cover on the Wild, Wild Podcast. Our next episode focuses on this example of the post-apocalyptic genre that neither Adrian or I had ever seen before. Check it out!