Movie Melt! Podcast - Psychotronic and Outsider Cinema
206 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsThe show for VHS hoarders, cinephile weirdos, people on the spectrum, and the psychotronic fringe. Unearthing hidden gems and celebrating cult classics every two weeks.
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#51 Illegal Aliens (We Love Anna Nicole Smith)
February 14, 2018 07:44 - 3 hours - 209 MBPenitentiary 3, Jama Fanaka, Emma Mae, Soul Vengeance, Black sister’s Revenge, Welcome Home Brother Charles, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Maximum Breakout, The Outsiders, Communion, Ken Burns Vietnam, Day of the Animals, Demon Warp, Love Letters, is Jamie Lee Curtis a hermaphrodite?, clit dicks, Terror In Texas Town, Arrow Academy, Freebie and the Bean, Richard Rush, She-ra, Alf, Cobra, Michael Dudikoff, Surviving Edged Weapons, Shotgun, Clover Field Paradox, Dark Waterm Elisa Lam, The Good ...
#50 MUFF Match!
January 30, 2018 14:19 - 3 hours - 200 MBYou asked for it! Thanks for helping us choose our very special milestone movie -- 1996's all-lesbian, field hockey, sex romp -- MUFF Match! On this ep, we get very intimate with Heather's grandmother's knickers, Angi realizes she loves watching lesbians eat oranges, Shea discovers she doesn't like every movie, Matt gets hitched, Zoey is human (kind of), Justin is still a Special boi, Alistair contemplates buying a terry cloth one-piece, Drew is only ok with product placement if it's for pot...
#49 Diet Compañeros: the Accidentally Fart-cenrtic Show
January 10, 2018 03:18 - 2 hours - 146 MBVote for the movie we watch on episode #50 HERE!!! Fact: 1,000 votes and we will have a blood orgy. This ep the gang talks about their cinematic faves/disappointments of 2017, until Blowfly takes over and the gang goes gaga for gastrointestinal gags! Plus: Songs On Trial, PG Boobs, Fun Film Fact, What Movie Is This?, James Best...basically everything but the movie breakdown.
#48 The Star Wars Holiday Special!
December 24, 2017 16:30 - 3 hours - 179 MBThe Last Jedi is the most controversial Star Wars film since prequels, but we go back even further to George Lucas' original questionable entry to the franchise -- 1978s Star Wars Holiday Special! Plus Fun Film Fact, What Movie Is This?, SW edition of Songs On Trial, James Best, and of course, Wookie porn!
'Worst Christmas Ever' Mix 2017 by Dj Maxx Bass
December 21, 2017 19:36 - 1 day - 27.8 MBThe holidays can be very painful for many of us, so DJ Maxx Bass (aka Jared) made us a very special mix that really captures the xmas spirit of suffering, masked with some cheer! Think of this as Songs On Trial: Extended Christmas Edition!
#47 Beyond the 7th Door!
December 12, 2017 08:19 - 3 hours - 165 MBWeirdo Canucksploitation puzzles inside a castle filled with treasure? Count us in! This time we dive into BEYOND THE 7TH DOOR! Plus, Catch and Release, Songs on Trial, Fun Film Facts, Jame's Best, and What Movie is This about 'door' movies?!
#46 Leather Jacket Love Story!
November 28, 2017 12:22 - 3 hours - 204 MBPsyche! Said we were watching Beyond The 7th Door, but totally tricked you. Instead we went intimate with David DeCoteau's very personal hunk-meets-twink love story. You'll have to wait for Canucksploitation-puzzle weirdness. All the usual segments are shoved in here. James Best isn't joking about shirts either. Enjoy!
#45 Blue Sunshine!
November 14, 2017 07:59 - 3 hours - 180 MBJoin us as we take a psychedelic trip into Jeff Lieberman's alopecia-sploitation classic, 1978s 'Blue Sunshine'. Plus, Catch and Release, Fun Film Fact, In Search of the Perfect Podcast, What Movie Is This?, James Best!, listener feedback, and so much more!
#44 Rumpelstiltskin!
October 31, 2017 12:01 - 2 hours - 162 MBIn our final installment of the painful Mini Monster Month, we check out blatant Leprechaun rip-off Rumpelstiltskin (1995)! Plus, best and worst movies out this week, Songs on Trial: Halloween Edition, Fun Film Fact, In Search of the Perfect Podcast, voicemails, and our undoubtably our most intimate show ever! whistle whistle
#43 Ghoulies Go To College!
October 25, 2017 12:05 - 2 hours - 161 MBJoin us in our mostest smartest show ever as we check out Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go To College (1991)! Plus: Catch and Release, PG Boobs, Dr. Snuggles "Fun" Film Fact, Songs On Trial, What Movie Is This?, James Best, and higher education abounding!
#42 Little Devils: The Birth!
October 17, 2017 05:29 - 2 hours - 138 MBMini-Monster Month continues with Skippy from 'Family Ties' fighting little gargoyles with flame throwers in 1993s direct to video classic(?) -- Little Devils: The Birth! Plus: Catch and Release, a BEEFY edition of Songs On Trial, What Movie is This?, James Best, and scatalogical low-brow shenanigans abound on this one. Phew! Crazy episode.
#41 Beasties!
October 10, 2017 07:08 - 3 hours - 168 MBIt's officially Mini Monster Month here at Companeros! For our first choice, we take a look at the shot-on-8mm, limited to only 200 VHS copies, piece-of-trash known as 'Beasties' from 1989! Plus, Catch and Release, Songs on Trial, PG Boobs, Fun Film Fact, What Movie is This?, James Best, and much much more!
#40 Empire of the Dark!
October 03, 2017 10:41 - 3 hours - 219 MBThe Companeros like our vanity projects (movies produced, written, directed, and starring the same person), and Empire of the Dark (1990) is no exception! Don't be fooled, Director/Star Steve Barkett may look like he's full of hot dogs, but he's also full of surprises and talent. Also: Songs On Trial, What Movie Is This?, James Best's Best Movies Ever, Listener Feedback, and fast times at Companeros high! SOT: Bigod 20 - Like a prayer Modern-Soul-Band –Heut' Spielt Hier 'Ne Soul-Band ...
#39 Bad Manners!
September 26, 2017 08:18 - 2 hours - 150 MBBad Manners (1984) is a serious contender for the most inappropriate kids movie ever captured on film. We do our very best (FOR YOU, Dear Listener) to wrap our heads around this amazingly entertaining miscreation. LEAVE US AN ITUNES REVIEW/VOICEMAL AND WE'LL READ/PLAY IT ON THE SHOW!! Also: Catch and Release, PG Boobs, Songs On Trial, In Search of the Perfect Podcast, James Best!, and crazy tunes for your irritainment! SOT: Safe Sex - Bad Manners (1987) Viper - You'll Cowards Don't Even...
#38 Phobe: The Xenophobic Experiments!
September 19, 2017 09:55 - 3 hours - 187 MBThe Companeros go intergalactic (on the cheap) with the Canadian SOV alien movie made for only $250 -- Phobe! Plus: Catch and Release, Fun Film Fact, Songs On Trial, In Search of the Perfect Podcast, James Best, Listener Feedback, and songs about space!!! SOT: Jimmy Ross - Chocolate Ice (1982) Silicon Dream - Everything Is Relative (1988) Legendary Stardust Cowboy - I took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship (1969) Bhad Bhabie - Heaux (2017) The Ran-Dells - Martian Hop (1963)
#37 The Carrier!
September 12, 2017 08:40 - 3 hours - 167 MBJoin us on our journey into the far-out, fantastical world where cats and fashionable garbage-bag attire finally unite! This week we watched The Carrier (1988)!! Plus: Catch and Release, PG Boobs, Fun Film Fact, Song On Trial, songs about cats, and so much more! Drop us a line or leave us an iTunes review and we'll read on the show y'all! Smooches...
#36 Tales From The QuaDead Zone!
September 05, 2017 10:16 - 3 hours - 177 MBWe're back with another riveting shot-on-shitteo horror anthology classic -- 1987's Tales From The QuaDead Zone! Plus: Catch & Release, Songs On Trial, What Movie Is This?, Listener Feedback, and Weaponized Autism! Thank you all so much for the new iTunes Reviews, messages, and Letterboxd delights!
#35 A Conversation With Tim Ritter!
August 29, 2017 05:00 - 2 days - 50.6 MBShea and Heather team-up to chat with the Godfather of Shot-On-Video Gore - Tim Ritter! This is a sister episode to our feature presentation on #32 Killing Spree. Enjoy!
#34 Gas Pump Girls!
August 15, 2017 06:00 - 2 hours - 150 MBThis time we venture back into Dr. Snuggles favorite genre -- 'boobs save the thing' -- with 1979s Gas Pump Girls! Plus: Catch and Release, Songs on Trial, PG Boobs, Fun Film Fact, What Movie Is This?, gassy tunes, and so much more!!!
#33 Diet Compañeros!
August 01, 2017 07:00 - 2 hours - 131 MB33 episodes down and summer is in full effect, so we decided to take it easy on this one and skip the feature presentation. However, we still got tons of shit for your enjoyment -- including TWO mini-movie reviews requested from our listeners! Also on the agenda: Catch and Release, Songs On Trial, Fun Film Fact, What Movie Is This?, and so much more!
#32 Killing Spree!
July 18, 2017 20:19 - 4 hours - 220 MBIt's Shea's super Birthday Breakdown, and her choice -- Tim Ritter's 1987 low-budge Horror/Comedy 'Killing Spree'! Plus: Catch and Release, PG Boobs, Fun Film Fact, Songs On Trial, What Movie Is This?, songs about rage, and Jake tries to sneak an Anime for his next pick!
#31 The Love Witch!
July 05, 2017 21:47 - 3 hours - 191 MBThis episode is rated PG-13 for peripheral violence...you'll see what I mean. Crazy shit goes down next door as we get into the breakdown. Zoey does her first breakdown of eye-candy auteur's 2016 delight "The Love Witch"! Plus: Songs on trial, Witchy Songs, What Movie Is This?, a mini-movie review, and one memorable episode for the cast. Give us a review on iTunes or leave us a voicemail! We want to hear from you! http://clintonstreetrecordandstereo.com
#30 Butterfly
June 20, 2017 12:06 - 3 hours - 205 MBThis time Dr. Snuggles punishes us with the golden-globe winning, pro-incest classic 'Butterfly' (1982) starring Pia Zadora, Stacy Keach, and Orson Welles! However, the gang gets even and punish Alistair right back! This one goes FULL rascality. Yikes! Plus... Catch and Release, PG Boobs, Fun Film Fact, Songs On Trial, What Movie Is This?, and so much more! http://clintonstreetrecordandstereo.com
#29 Blonde Death!!!
June 06, 2017 08:58 - 3 hours - 185 MB***Leave us voicemail or an iTunes Review and we'll feature it on the show!*** This time Heather takes the reins, as we venture into the subversive world of Shot-On-Shitteo, with the bisexual black-comedy, BLONDE DEATH (1984)! Plus, Catch & Release, Fun Film Fact, Songs On Trial, Listener Feedback, songs about hair, and rascality all over the place! Thank you Clinton Street Records Jared for the songs on trial! visit his store!!
#28 Disco Godfather!
May 23, 2017 12:13 - 3 hours - 192 MBIt's our one year anniversary, and what better way to celebrate than with Disco, demons, PCP, and Rudy Ray Moore?! This episode's movie "Disco Godfather" (1979) has all those things! Plus, we dive deep into the rabbit hole of drug songs for Songs On Trial, Alistair tells us about a surprising celebrity that starred in a spanking fetish film, Catch and Release, PG Boobs, Jake and Matt exchange xmas gifts, and tomfoolery abounds in this very special episode! Thanks for listening and PLEASE se...
#27 Death Drug!
May 09, 2017 07:52 - 2 hours - 140 MBCompaneros love vanity projects and this one is no exception! Phillip Michael Thomas of Miami Vice fame stars in this anti-PCP PSA from 1978. This movie is totally insane! It even effected our computers and Skype. Also, on this very special episode... Catch & Release, Songs On Trial, Fun Film Fact, songs about drugs, and so so so much more! Light up that shirm cig and get down with the whack!
#26 Martial Law 2: Undercover!
April 25, 2017 08:54 - 3 hours - 178 MBThis episode we venture into the Cynthia Rothrock super sequel Martial Law 2 (1991), guided by the shaman of confusion, Jake! Plus, INSANE tunes from Clinton Street Record's Jared, PG BOOBS, Companeros Fun Film Fact, Songs about Martial Arts, and shenanigans galore!
#25 America's Deadliest Home Video!
April 11, 2017 04:41 - 2 hours - 137 MBThis week we explore the cinema of Racine, Wisconsin in the very first found footage film ever from 1991 -- America's Deadliest Home Video! Plus: Only one girl?! A different recording studio?! Squeaky, Shea, Heather, and Anna all missing?! A new guy named Jared?! Danny Bonaduce?!?!?! YES! ALL THIS AND: Catch and Release, Songs On Trial, Fun Film Fact, James Best's Best Movies Ever! Welcome to the Companeros Twilight Zone! This is a weird one!
#24 Vice Academy!
April 01, 2017 10:24 - 3 hours - 154 MBIn this episode's movie 'Vice Academy' (1989), everything goes wrong in all the right ways. And the same goes for this bizarro episode! Crazy shit goes down all over the place! Mucho Caliente, Gracias! PLUS: Catch and release, PG Boobs, Dr. Snuggles Fun Film Fact, an especially raucous Songs On Trial, celebrity voicemails/Listener Feedback, James Best's Best Movies Ever, and rompin' rascality turned up full blast! Good times delivered to your ears!!!
#24.5 Director Rick Sloane Interview!
March 28, 2017 09:00 - 2 days - 54.2 MBSo Rick Sloane directed next episode's movie VICE ACADEMY (1989) which due to our server's monthly limitations, won't be posted until April 1st (no April fooling). Rick Sloane not only directed SIX (!!!) Vice Academy movies, the legendary Hobgoblins (1988), TWO Wings Hauser films, and a shitload more. If you were a fan of USA Up All Night, strap in, because you're gonna like this interview.
#23 The Italian Connection!
March 14, 2017 16:43 - 3 hours - 189 MBOh my goodness!This movie kicks so much ass! And so did this episode!! We watched 1972s marvelous mafia masterpiece - "The Italian Connection"!! Good choice, Squeaky. Send us voicemail on our Facebook or gogocompaneros.com! We want to hear from you. Write us a iTunes review, and we'll read it on the show. Companeros!!! We love you, so make good choices!
#22 Cyber Bandits?
March 01, 2017 03:39 - 2 hours - 153 MBIt happened. Dr. Snuggles chose the shittiest movie yet. Congratulations Alistair. 1995s aggressively flaccid 'Cyber Bandits' starring Grace Jones, Adam Ant, and every other 90s star you vaguely remember. Yet, it still sucks. Royally. Somehow this episode went unscathed, and there are good times to be had by all. Phew! That was close! Thanks to Jared from Clinton Street Records for the tunes for Songs On Trial! http://clintonstreetrecordandstereo.com
#21 The Borrower!
February 14, 2017 08:19 - 3 hours - 180 MBThis episode the gang dives into the almost X-rated movie from the Director of HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER - a kooky, body-swapping murderous alien - The Borrower! Plus, a very special guest AMANDA REYES from Made For TV Mayhem!! (Check out her epic book on TV movies here: http://tinyurl.com/companerosbook!) We also have Catch and Release, Songs On Trial, Voicemails, Mini Movie Review, Fun Film Fact, PG BOOBs, and rascality all over on this one! thanks Jared at Clinton Street Records...
#20 Lady Terminator!
February 01, 2017 00:55 - 3 hours - 167 MBIn this 20th episode spectacular, the Compañeros dive into the Indonesian classic 'Lady Terminator,' where folklore, mysticism, and gore abound! PLUS: Catch and Release! Songs on Trial! Did the dude from Creed finally write a good song?! James Best watches the longest movie ever made...twice! All this, and so much more on our kooky adventure to the East!
#19 Dragonslayer!
January 17, 2017 05:00 - 2 hours - 132 MBHere's a weird one, folks! Listen in confused amazement, as Jake does the most "unique" breakdown in Compañeros history for Dragonslayer (1981)! Not only that, we have Catch and Release, Songs On Trial, PG Boobs, Fun Film Fact, James Best's Best Movies Ever, and buffoonery abounding on this one! Jeepers Creepers!
#18.5 Brian Trenchard-Smith Interview!
January 10, 2017 06:18 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBThat's right! Dr. Snuggles scored an interview with the director of last week's movie, Turkey Shoot (oh, and The Man From Hong Kong, Dead End Drive-In, Night of The Demons 2, Stunt Rock, Leprechaun 3 & 4, and like 40 other movies). Enjoy!!
#18 Turkey Shoot!
January 03, 2017 10:01 - 2 hours - 159 MBThis week the Compañeros dive into the batshit insanity of an ozploitation classic - Turkey Shoot (1982)! Also, Catch and Release, Matt has a prophetic dream about Corey Feldman, Songs On Trial, PG BOOBS, Compañeros Fun Film Fact, Jake Tries To Convince Matt To Like Anime, Anna gets hangry, James Best's Best of the Best, and mischief all over the place! Phew! Submissions for Songs On Trial from: Questionable Music!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACihQ6zn0kc Clinton Street Records: http:...
#17 Elves!
December 20, 2016 05:00 - 2 hours - 154 MBWhat's more Christmassy than Neo-Nazis, ancient demons, and a recently sober Grizzly Adams chain-smoking cigarettes? Nothing. This week we dive into the instant Christmas classic, 1989s Elves! Plus Catch & Release, Songs on Trial, PG Boobs, Rambo re-writes Santa's mythology, and James Best's Best Movies Ever. Enjoy the whackiest holiday season show ever podcasted!
#16 Star Kid!
December 06, 2016 11:16 - 2 hours - 134 MBThis time the gang explores the intergalactic, with the demented kids movie "Star Kid" (1997)! Not only that, we have Catch & Release, Songs On Trial, PG BOOBs, Fun Film Fact, a Mini-Movie Review of Scarecrows (1988), James Best's Best Movies Ever, and a whole lotta mischief and rascality!!! This one gets FAR OUT!
#15.5 Greydon Clark Interview!
November 29, 2016 06:35 - 1 day - 42.5 MB application/octet-streamIn a very special episode of the Compañeros, Heather interviews the infamous king of low-budget awesomeness, Director Greydon Clark. Black Shampoo, Satan's Cheerleader's, The Uninvited, Joysticks, Final Justice, Without Warning, just to name of a few! This guy rules.
#15 Satan's Cheerleaders!
November 22, 2016 11:04 - 2 hours - 157 MBThis week the posse dives into the lurid underbelly of drive-n schlock with 1977's kooky horror/comedy -- Satan's Cheerleaders! Not only that, we also have Catch and Release, Songs On Trial, PG Boobs, Jake's Skype goes totally bonkers, Compañeros Fun Film Fact, Compañeros Mini Movie Review, James Best's Best Movies Ever, and nonstop antics!
#14 Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning!
November 08, 2016 08:30 - 2 hours - 144 MBThis episode our posse tries to comprehend the incomprehensible -- 2012's attempted arthouse-action movie, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. Plus, Catch and Release, PG Boobs, Companeros Fun Film Fact, Companeros Mini Movie Review, James Best's Best Movies Ever, Rasta Rudi & Mischa, and hijinks galore!!
#13 Microwave Massacre!
October 25, 2016 08:00 - 2 hours - 142 MBIn our spookiest episode ever (fatefully #13), the gang dives into 1983's delicious low-budget T&A horror-comedy -- Microwave Massacre!!! Plus, Catch & Release, Song On Trial: Cult Leader Edition, PG Boobs, Fun Film Fact, Mini Movie Review, James Best's Best Movies Ever, and total macabre mayhem!
#12 Bachelor Flat!
October 11, 2016 08:16 - 2 hours - 142 MBThis week the gang dives into Frank Tashlin's archeological sex farce Bachelor Flat (1962)! We also have Catch & Release, another Celebrity Edition of Songs on Trial, Compañeros Fun Film Fact, James Best's Best Movies Ever, and Dachshunds galore!
#11 Terror Eyes!
September 27, 2016 09:30 - 2 hours - 119 MBThis episode comes howling out of the VHS Vault with 1989s 'Terror Eyes'! A Vivian Schilling Horror Anthology, guest-directed/written by college students! Plus, Catch and Release, PG Boobs, Songs on Trial (Celeb Edition), Compañeros Fun Film Fact, James Best's Best Movies Ever, and hijinks galore! Not to mention, Heather almost dies multiple times ON AIR!
#10 Parole Violators!
September 13, 2016 09:00 - 2 hours - 125 MBThis episode we tackle the absolutely bonkers, DIY outsider action flick from 1994, Parole Violators! Irresponsible stunt work, incomprehensible dialogue, and porn-level acting abound in this z-grade action romp! Plus we have Catch and Release, Songs on Trial, PG Boobs, Jake tries to convince Matt to like Anime, Jame's Best's Best Movies Ever, and so much more!!!
#09 Over the Summer!
August 30, 2016 23:00 - 2 hours - 137 MBSummer is almost over, so we review our sleaziest, trashiest, darkest, and bleakest movie yet! 1984s skeezy hillbilly coming-of-age flick, Over the Summer! Not only that, we check out the best and worst releases this week, songs on trial, PG boobs, James Best's Best Movies Ever, songs about summer, Dr. Snuggles the Australian, and so much more! Plus, Squeaky Dave resurrects from the dead to give his two cents about the movie! Nonstop (kinda) Podcast Action!
#08 Spring Break!
August 16, 2016 09:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBSummer is in full swing, so what better way to celebrate than with Sean Cunningham's (director of the OG Friday the 13th) awesome teen sex-comedy, Spring Break from 1983!? Plus, the best and worst movie releases of the week, we listen to some of the craziest tunes ever recorded, and Squeaky Dave takes the reigns to do the movie breakdown!! What a gentleman and a scholar, right? Squeaky is the best! Plus: PG boobs, Jake tries to convince Matt to like Anime, songs about Spring, James Best's ...
#07 PIN! (w/ special guest Damon Packard!)
August 02, 2016 10:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBIn this very special episode we check out 1988s sexually-dysfunctional, anatomically-correct-mannequin-thriller-from-Canada: PIN!!! Also we have the best and worst releases of the week, we listen to some of the worst songs ever recorded, and we break down some kooky phone sex-operator's painfully unsexy podcast! Plus we have legendary underground director Damon Packard (Reflections of Evil, Foxfur, Space Disco One) joins our cast!!! Plus PG boobs, James Best's Best Movies Ever, puppet songs...
#06 The Female Bunch!
July 19, 2016 12:48 - 2 hours - 113 MBSadistic uber-babes on horseback!? YES! This episode we dive into the The Female Bunch!! Cruel and foxy hotties abound in this Z-grade drive-in flick. We also discuss Al Adamson, his murder, and the film's Manson Family connection. Not to mention, we listen to some of the craziest tunes ever written!