The New World Pictures Podcast
313 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsThe New World Pictures Podcast is dedicated to every movie released by New World Pictures. We talk about the things we loved and the things we hated along with the detailed history of each film's history and production.
Founded by the infamous Roger Corman, New World Pictures was responsible for the greatest genre and exploitation films of the 1970's and 1980's. Remember all those movies that lived proudly in the Action, Horror, Comedy and Sci-Fi isles of the video store? Titles like Death Race 2000, Hellraiser, Heathers and Piranha. They were all made by New World Pictures.
In addition to talking about the films themselves, we talk with the Writers, Producers and Directors who worked with New World Pictures.
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Episodes
Ep. 116: THE GLADIATOR (1986)
April 17, 2024 02:21 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBIt's our 2nd week of #Aprilsweeps where we continue to celebrate the TV movies made by New World Television. This week we immerse ourselves in the exciting/dangerous/sexy?/cigarette 1986 made for TV vigilante-action film THE GLADIATOR (not that GLADIATOR)! Starring Ken Wahl, Nancy Allen, and Robert Culp and surprise (spoiler) appearance by Rick Dees! Join Marc, Erica, and Ryan as they reminisce about a simpler time when seat belts were optional, Weinerschnitzel went by Der, and soccer refs...
Ep. 116: The Gladiator
April 16, 2024 23:32 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBIt's our 2nd week of #Aprilsweeps where we continue to celebrate the TV movies made by New World Television. This week we immerse ourselves in the exciting/dangerous/sexy?/cigarette 1986 made for TV vigilante-action film GLADIATOR. Not that Gladiator! Starring Ken Wahl, Nancy Allen, and Robert Culp and surprise (spoiler) appearance by Rick Dees! Join the Marc, Erica, and Ryan as they reminisce about a simpler time when seat belts were optional, Weinerschnitzel went by Der, and soccer refs ...
Ep. 115: False Witness
April 09, 2024 03:05 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBIt's #Aprilsweeps where we celebrate the TV movies made by New World Television. We're kicking things off with 1989's False Witness starring Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show) and Philip Michael Thomas (Miami Vice). Lynne Jacoby (Phylicia Rashad) is a district attorney investigating the attempted murder of a popular daytime TV talk show host not unlike luminaries like Sally Jessy Raphael. Bobby Marsh (Philip Michael Thomas), an Assistant District Attorney and Jacoby's lover, joins the inves...
4th Annual Roger Corman Birthday Celebration
April 01, 2024 15:40 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBIt's that time of year when we celebrate the work of director/producer Roger Corman, by watching some of his past work and report it back to each other! Will Marc, Ryan, and Erica watch the same movie or will they, as they have from the very first Roger Corman Birthday Celebration, not watch the same film? You will have to listen to find out! This episode comes live from the New World cafe, with a smattering of fans there to join the celebration. Happy Birthday, Roger! Thank you for you do...
Convince Me: Space Jam (1996)
March 25, 2024 15:28 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBOur sub-series Convince Me returns after a long hiatus to close out #MarchMadness as we say goodbye to the sports movies of New World Pictures. But will the co-host who adores this blend of Looney Tunes and National Basketball Academy star Michael Jordan be able to convince the other co-hosts to love it? You'll have to listen to find out! That's all, folks!
Ep. 114: Heart
March 19, 2024 16:27 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBWe continue #MarchMadness with 1987's HEART starring Brad Davis (MIDNIGHT EXPRESS), Frances Fisher (UNFORGIVEN) and Steve Buscemi (EVERY OTHER MOVIE YOU LIKE). At the heart of HEART lies Eddie, a boxer beset by misfortune who seeks the elusive "big win." More than just possessing a formidable right hook, Eddie is distinguished by his immense drive and unwavering heart. Get it? Like a lot of boxing movies, HEART leads up to a final big fight, but there's a trick. A mobster has bribed Edd...
Ep. 113: Raw Courage
March 11, 2024 18:46 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBWe continue #MarchMadness with a movie that's not exactly about sports per se, but does feature a lot of running which is not just a form of self-torture, as some might think, but a sport! The film is a passion project for actor Ronny Cox, who also co-wrote the movie with his wife Mary, and depicts Cox and two other runners as they become targets of a survivalist militant group in the New Mexico desert! M. Emmet Walsh leads the group who warns of the terrifying, and wholly unexplained, "cru...
Ep. 112: The Prize Fighter
March 06, 2024 03:58 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBWelcome to our first episode of #MarchMadness where we will talk about all the sports themed movies released by New World Pictures. Kicking off the month is 1979's THE PRIZE FIGHTER, starring funny guys Tim Conway and Don Knotts in their first non-Disney pairing! Join us for this family-friendly comedic romp (sorry kids, no titty count) as we debate such hot topics as carnivals versus fairs, is LITTLE NICKY a good movie, and take a deep dive into the pros and cons of investing in glue. So ma...
Ep. 111: Hell Hunters
February 26, 2024 16:48 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBWe wrap up our celebrated #febWARary with 1988's Hell Hunters directed by Ernst Ritter von Theumer. Hell Hunters follows a team of Nazi hunters - Maud Adams (Octopussy), Candice Daly (The Young and the Restless), and Romulo Arantes (Blame it on Rio) - as they attempt to stop a former Nazi played by Stewart Granger (King Solomon's Mines) from unleashing a deadly poison that will turn people into zombies. Take away the Nazi angle and Hell Hunters sounds surprisingly similar to the John Sta...
Ep. 110: Breaker Morant
February 19, 2024 22:04 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBWe continue #FebWARary with director Bruce Beresford's BREAKER MORANT, which covers the very well-known (to Americans) Second Boer War. We attempt to offer a small background on the War as we discuss this Academy Award-nominated film, which follows three soldiers court-martialed by their own military. Also, Erica discovers the movie was based on true events (but also, frustratingly, a play), Marc can't stop thinking about AGAINST ALL ODDS, and all three hosts reveal their own personal code. ...
Nearly New World: Eye of the Eagle (1987)
February 12, 2024 19:30 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWe return to #FebWARary for a Roger Corman/Cirio Santiago film that New World DIDN'T release, but could have! The film, one of Santiago's many Namsploitation films, is at least filled with action and the debut of Robert Patrick, the eventual T-1000 of James Cameron's T2. We sharpen our gaze towards THE EYE OF THE EAGLE as Ryan takes us on a deep dive of the film's soundtrack, Erica points out the unique costumes, and Marc attempts to remember a single character name.
Bonus Episode: Interview with GODZILLA 1985 co-director R.J. Kizer
February 05, 2024 08:07 - 1 hour - 62 MBR.J. Kizer returns to the podcast! A longtime New World Pictures editor, R.J. made his directorial debut with the American scenes that were inserted into GODZILLA 1985, New World's re-edit of Toho's THE RETURN OF GODZILLA. We discuss how he became involved with the project, what it was like working with Raymond Burr, why GODZILLA 1985 never made it to DVD, as well as why stories about other New World projects like BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, UP FROM THE DEPTHS, SPACE RAIDERS and even HELLRAISE...
Ep. 109: Last Plane Out
January 30, 2024 00:28 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBWe kick off #FebWARary with 1983's Last Plane Out, a semi-fictionalized account of the events that took place days before the Sandinista's removed Anastasio Somoza from power in Nicaragua. It stars Jan-Michael Vincent (Airwolf), Julie Carmen (In the Mouth of Madness) and Mary Crosby whose character shot JR in TV's Dallas. Sounds exciting, right? Wrong. But, what is exciting is the announcement of our new airline, Air Erica. It's exactly what NWPPVIP's have been asking for. Air Erica is ...
Ep. 108: Godzilla 1985 featuring Ali Davis
January 22, 2024 08:58 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBFinally, Godzilla returns! And this time, he's sleepier than ever! After 9 years away from the box office, Japanese film studio Toho decided they need to expedite another GODZILLA movie and created 1984's THE RETURN OF GODZILLA. That film ended up in the hands of New World Pictures, who chopped it up and added extra American footage starring none other than Raymond Burr, who appeared in the Americanized version of the original Japanese movie, and the result is GODZILLA 85, a movie only New...
Ep. 107: Lady Frankenstein
January 16, 2024 08:09 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBIn this #Monstruary episode we attempt to satisfy all your strange desires with 1971's Lady Frankenstien, directed by former Roger Corman regular Mel Welles (THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS). This spin on a classic tale was shot with an international cast, headlined by former Orson Welles regular Joseph Cotten. It's a real Welles-fest! Joining us in piecing this all together is the electric Chris Iannacone from Get Me Another podcast, you won't want to miss hearing this episode come to life. Fol...
Ep. 107: Lady Frankenstein with Chris Iannacone
January 16, 2024 08:09 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBIn this #Monstruary episode we attempt to satisfy all your strange desires with 1971's Lady Frankenstien, directed by former Roger Corman regular Mel Welles (THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS). This spin on a classic tale was shot with an international cast, headlined by former Orson Welles regular Joseph Cotten. It's a real Welles-fest! Joining us in piecing this all together is the electric Chris Iannacone from Get Me Another podcast, you won't want to miss hearing this episode come to life. Fol...
2nd Annual Worldies and Our Running Top/Bottom 5 2023 Edition
January 08, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBAre you new to the New World Pictures Podcast? Well, there's no better place to start than our 2nd Annual Worldies where we hand out awards to the best New World Pictures films we watched in 2023. We invited former guests and NWPPVIPs to help us present these prestigious awards including: Jean Black (guest on Ep. 79: Torment; follow here) Neumie (NWPP VIP and host of the After These Messages Sketch Comedy Podcast; follow here) Dirk Marshall (guest on Ep. 98: Zombie Nightmare and host o...
Ep. 106: Hellbound: Hellraiser II
December 24, 2023 09:55 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBOn December 23, 1988, New World Pictures released the sequel to one of their greatest hits, thus creating #DIEcember for this podcast a mere 35 years later! We dig into this holiday delight and ask all the important questions, like: what happened to Kirsty's boyfriend Steve? What's the worst smell you can encounter at an airport? And what does Pinhead's version of hell? Which character from this movie would you want as your roommate? We discuss that and much more in an episode that will ho...
Ep. 105: Apprentice to Murder
December 18, 2023 08:05 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBWill you survive this episode of DIEcember? Listen closely students so you don't miss a single detail of 1988's APPRENTICE TO MURDER! Don't let the vague online summary fool you: "The small beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch community is rocked by a series of bizarre events which lead to a web of deception, violence and murder. APPRENTICE TO MURDER is a story of Infatuation with love, dreams and out-of-world temptations." OUT OF WORLD TEMPTATIONS, you say??? We're in! Follow hunky, star student ...
Ep. 104 Hellgate
December 11, 2023 18:30 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBFrom the people that brought you Hellraiser and Night Patrol (you read that right) comes 1989's HELLGATE. This movie stars Ron Palillo (Welcome Back Kotter) and a group of actors who weren't in Welcome Back Kotter as students (?) who's weekend getaway turns to terror when they're lured to a ghost town (?) called Hellgate. This movie has everything. Is it a horror movie? Is it a sci-fi movie? Is it a comedy? Is it a producer's attempt to showcase their enviable car collection? The an...
Nearly New World: Warlock: The Armageddon
December 04, 2023 09:13 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBWe begin DIEcember, a celebration of the horror movies made by New World Pictures, with a movie that nearly made it into New World's history: 1992's WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON directed by the late Anthony Hickox (HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH) and starring the late Julian Sands in his second go-around as Satan's son. This time around, the Warlock has some new adversaries in the form of two teenage Druid warriors who train to face the evil Warlock by making baseballs fly through the air and befr...
Nearly New World: Night of the Creeps (1986)
November 27, 2023 15:13 - 1 hour - 67 MBWe push the limits of what we mean by "nearly New World" with this bonus episode where we talk about 1986 classic, Night of the Creeps starring Jason Lively (Blake's brother), Jill Whitlow (not related to the Lively family) and Tom Atkins in the role he was destined to play. This may be the most "stream of consciousness" episode we've ever recorded. In addition to talking about Night of the Creeps we also discuss (in no particular order): Hot dog condiments Erica's hypothetical radio sho...
Ep. 103: Night of the Cobra Woman
November 20, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBAre we STILL talking about Night Zoo?! Spoiler alert, we are! We continue #NIGHTvember with 1972’s Night of the Cobra Woman. Monkeys, eagles, and, believe it or not, cobras! Oh my, you say, oh yessssssss, we say! So settle in, chill out, and don't forget to milk Movini before watching this thrilling, bizarre, choose your own adventure directed by Andrew Meyer, a dark film that spends the majority of its time focusing on the night and very little time at a zoo...ooopsie STILL talking about ...
Ep. 102: Night Zoo
November 13, 2023 17:07 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBWe continue #NIGHTvember with 1987's Night Zoo. With a title like Night Zoo, you'd expect a fun, family comedy. Maybe something along the lines of Night at the Museum. Spoiler alert! You would be wrong. Dead Wrong. Night Zoo, directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon, is a dark film that spends the majority of its time focusing on the night and very little time at a zoo. Night Zoo follows Marcel's release from prison as he tries to rebuild his estranged relationship with his father and hide $2...
Ep. 101: Night Patrol
November 06, 2023 14:17 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBWelcome to #NIGHTvember where we will spend the month talking about movies with "night" in the title! Kicking off our month of night is the wacky, chaotic comedy by director Jackie Kong, Night Patrol! Join us on our pursuit of what works in this film, including special shout outs to Linda Blair, the Unknown Comic, and an Erica favorite, - showbiz agent character! We toss out our usual show structure and follow the trail of wherever the night (patrol) takes us! We promise no animals were har...
Bonus Episode: Ranking the La Casa Franchise
October 30, 2023 19:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBWe close out #VIDtober with our ranking of Italy's much beloved La Casa franchise. A franchise that shares the podium with such greats as The Godfather 1-3 and Star Wars. If you're saying to yourself, "I've never seen a La Casa movie" you would be wrong. If you've seen Evil Dead or Evil Dead 2, you've seen a La Casa movie. If you've seen some, but not all, of the House movies, you've seen a La Casa movie. If you've seen The Witchery then good for you. You've seen a La Casa movie. We ...
Ep. 100: I Like to Hurt People featuring Brian James O'Connell
October 23, 2023 08:14 - 1 hour - 101 MBOur penultimate episode of VIDtober, our celebration of the movies released by New World Video, is also our 100th New World movie! Appropriately, we're discussing Donald G. Jackson's I LIKE TO HURT PEOPLE, a documentary? Sports film? Slasher? Whatever it may be, it contains a lot of wrestling! Even PRINCESS BRIDE actor Andre the Giant wrestles in it! Joining us is returning guest Brian James O'Connell, a director, writer, and wrestling fan, who sorts out the whole world of 1970's and earl...
Nearly New World: Demons 2 (1986)
October 16, 2023 07:21 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBAs we continue #VIDtober and talk about the movies released by New World Video, there's one title we can't figure out why it wasn't released by New World Video and that's Lamberto's Bava's DEMONS 2! Featuring perhaps the greatest soundtrack ever created for a film (at least, in our opinion) and yet somehow not a commentary on television, we discuss the return of Bava's orthodontically-challenged creatures and how difficult they are to defeat, especially when no one knows how to close a door...
Ep. 99: Terror in the Swamp
October 10, 2023 03:06 - 1 hour - 67 MBWe continue our journey through the hardest fought hashtag, #VIDtober, in New World Pictures Podcast history with a rare gem(?) - 1985's TERROR IN THE SWAMP or, as it's known in some circles, NUTRIAMAN: THE COPASAW CREATURE. If you're from Louisiana or spent any time in a Southern swamp, you've got the advantage with this episode. We are way over our skis with the dialogue but we found a new saying that will become a NWPPVIP staple, "we can't go off half cocktail". Cocktail? Not sure ...
Ep. 98: Zombie Nightmare featuring Dirk Marshall
October 02, 2023 07:05 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBThis months starts #VIDtober, where we exclusively discuss the movies released by New World Video! We being back guest Dirk Marshall of the VH US Podcast to help us break down 1987's Canadian tax shelter movie ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE! Adam West headlines a movie filled with so many choices, he doesn't even show up for 45 minutes! It all starts with a group of trendy teens, played by Tia Carrere and director (and bad boy) Shawn Levy, who accidentally kill a heroic baseball player who loves Wheat Ger...
Ep. 97: Breaking All the Rules featuring Erin Dawn
September 25, 2023 23:13 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBIn this episode we bid adieu to #SEXtember with 1985's Breaking All the Rules directed by James Orr. We are joined by special guest Erin Dawn from the Manic Movie Monday podcast, and together we make our way through the Fun Park on the last day of summer, in search of love, sex, a dance break, a diamond, and, most definitely, an amusement park montage! You will have to listen to find out why everyone knows where everyone goes, when you are feelin' down, you can come around - to the Fun Park...
Ep. 96: Cover Girl Models featuring Ali Davis
September 18, 2023 18:38 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBWriter/performer Ali Davis returns to the podcast as we continue #SEXtember with 1975's COVER GIRL MODELS! This Cirio Santiago-directed film follows the exploits of three models and the sleazy photographer they are friends with for no good reason as they travel to Hong Kong for musical montages of photoshoots, a runway show, a dance contest, and, briefly and confusingly, an international incident of some kind! We discuss the fashion (gowns), the proper place to hide microfilm, the sexiness o...
Ep. 95: Nice Girls Don't Explode with Jessica Young
September 12, 2023 01:39 - 1 hour - 101 MBJessica Young (co-host of the Rants 'n Raves podcast) returns to the podcast as we continue our tawdry journey through #SEXtember with 1987's Nice Girls Don't Explode - a movie that is everything and nothing you'd expect with the title, "Nice Girls Don't Explode". For a movie that explores a young woman's tendency to spontaneously start fires each time she feels amorous, there are a lot of questions and we attempt to answer them all. We also talk about Pauly Shore's 2021 podcast, bad cat s...
Ep. 94: Candy Stripe Nurses
September 04, 2023 14:45 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBHappy Labor Day indeed! We kick off #SEXtember by talking about 1974's CANDY STRIPE NURSES written and directed by Alan Holleb (SCHOOL SPIRIT). In typical NWPP fashion, we start covering New World's NURSES series with the final one in the series, and dig deep into what it takes to be a private eye in Los Angeles, the power of a simple motion offense, and answer the most important question of all, how to pronounce "amphetamine."
Ep. 93: House
August 28, 2023 07:08 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBTo end out #AuGHOST, a celebration of the ghost films released by New World Pictures, we talk about a movie that started a franchise (albeit one New World only half participated In): HOUSE! The film about a haunted house taken over by a deceased owner's nephew with his own strange history brought director Steve Miner and producer Sean S. Cunningham into the New World fold, just as they had finished working on the first three FRIDAY THE 13TH films! Miner would quickly become a go-to director ...
Ep. 92: Shadow Play
August 21, 2023 07:03 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBOur #AuGHOST month continues with our most terrifying selection yet (that is, if you find local theater terrifying): 1986's SHADOW PLAY! The directorial debut of writer/director Susan Shadburne, this features plenty of star power in the form of Dee Wallace Stone and Cloris Leachman, as it explores a playwright who loses her fiance to suicide (but, you know, not exactly) and takes 7 years to work through it by moving in with his mother and brother in the Pacific Northwest. In this episode, ...
Nearly New World: School Spirit (1895)
August 14, 2023 07:18 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBWe continue #AuGHOST with our most Nearly New World episode yet with 1985's SCHOOL SPIRIT! Roger Corman produces this ghostly comedy, directed by Allan Holeb (CANDY STRIPE NURSES), about a college student whose attempts to hook up with fellow student is interrupted by a deathly car crash! We discuss why New World passed on this movie yet still released 18 AGAIN! and others, the movie's excellent soundtrack, it's physical comedy, and, of course, Hog Day! If ghosts scare you, no reason top be...
Ep. 91: Prison
August 07, 2023 22:49 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBWe kick off #AUGHOST with 1987's PRISON. Directed by Renny Harlin (CLIFFHANGER, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT) and written HALLOWEEN producer Irwin Yablans, PRISON is a curious partnership between New World Pictures and Empire Pictures. And who's the beneficiary of this partnership? We all are. Don't let the title fool you. The Prison in PRISON offers loose rules, plenty of yard time, and a ghost that's out for revenge. In this prison, you're locked up with an ensemble cast including Chels...
Ep. 90: Def-Con 4 featuring Tommy Bechtold
July 31, 2023 07:05 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBJoining us to finish off #SciFiJuly is our friend, comedian and actor Tommy Bechtold (The Middle, New Rockstars YouTube Channel), who almost watched another movie altogether but finally caught DEF-CON 4, writer/director Paul Donovan's post-apocalyptic tale of love, survival, and unseasoned steaks! We discuss post-nuclear hut-building, DEF-CON 4's iconic poster, the incredible amount of spices one needs to survive in space, the Genie's, and whether DEF-CON 4 influenced INTERSTELLAR! Don't mi...
Nearly New World: Alien (1979)
July 24, 2023 16:48 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBWait a minute, you may be asking yourself, ALIEN was nearly a New World Picture? Ridley Scott's ALIEN? It's true! So that gave us, Erica, Marc and Ryan, your intrepid hosts, and excuse to talk about one of the greatest sci-fi/horror films ever made! And, considering we're celebrating #SciFiJuly, the timing couldn't be better! Listen as we discuss the movie's title, ALIEN vs. BLADE RUNNER, and our personal histories with the film! Plus, Erica reveals she does not know who Balthazar Getty is...
Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor/Director R.J. Kizer (HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, UP FROM THE DEPTHS)
July 10, 2023 09:28 - 2 hours - 116 MBIf HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN didn't start #SciFiJuly with enough of a bang, here's an epic interview with the film's co-director and editor, R.J. Kizer, who got his start editing for Roger Corman and New World Pictures with 1979's UP FROM THE DEPTHS (which we covered earlier this year) and went on to work on BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, SPACE RAIDERS, GALAXY OF TERROR, and so much more! We discuss the difficulties of these productions, including how Corman's vacation put pressure on the delivery t...
Ep. 89: Hell Comes to Frogtown
July 04, 2023 03:37 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBWe are ribbiting our way into #SCIFIJULY with 1988's HELL COMES TO FROG TOWN - a futuristic sci-fi comedy staring everyone's favorite Canadian Scotsman, Rowdy Roddy Piper. He hop all over this episode. Marc talks about his favorite movies from the 2011'sis year including JUST GO WITH IT. In fact, this episode spends an unusual amount of time talking about the Adam Sandler's 2011 hit. Is HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN part of the JUST GO WITH IT UNIVERSE? Maybe. Meanwhile, Erica provides us...
Ep. 88: Cries and Whispers
June 26, 2023 22:39 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBAs they say, "all gloomy things must come to an end". We wave goodbye to JUNE GLOOM with a movie that isn't short on tears - Ingmar Bergman's CRIES AND WHISPERS. This movie which deals with the fractured relationship between three sisters as one of the sisters is dying of cancer is long on atmosphere and short on action. It won an Academy Award for cinematography. Some of us loved the slow, methodic pacing. Others of us thought the movie was 4 hours long. CRIES AND WHISPERS also sh...
Ep. 87: Saint Jack featuring Ben Slater
June 19, 2023 19:09 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBJUNE GLOOM marches on and takes a dramatic (yet satisfying) turn as we discuss SAINT JACK, the film that saw director Peter Bogdanovich's return to Roger Corman filmmaking! And joining us for this episode is the hilarious and insightful Ben Slater, who literally wrote the book on SAINT JACK with Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore! We ask Ben all the necessary insightful questions, like how was Cybill Shepherd involved in the film? How close was Orson Welles to directing it? ...
Nearly New World: Where are the Children? (1986)
June 13, 2023 01:39 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBWe continue our procession through the deep recesses of JUNE GLOOM with a Nearly New World entry - 1986's WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? Written by Jack Sholder (GENERATION X, THE HIDDEN), WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? explores the challenging topic of child abduction in a small town where the police are useless, the realtors are heartless but the baklava at Nico's is to die for. We attempt to write our own LETTERBOXD description for the movie each with wildly different results, we do an unusually ...
Ep. 86: Heart of the Stag featuring Lindsay Wilkins
June 05, 2023 19:20 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBJUNE GLOOM, our tribute to the dramas or "saddies" released by New World Pictures, starts out with a bang with the 1984 New Zealand import HEART OF THE STAG! And boy, is it the gloomiest! Joining us to discuss this dark, dark film is returning guest Lindsay Wilkins, host of the Schlock & Awe podcast! We fight through the discomfort of the movie's subject matter (which is considerable) and discuss the Bruno Lawrence of it all, table manners, and the benefits of hindsight! Plus, Lindsay hel...
Bonus Episode: Ranking the 90s MCU featuring Tarik Davis
May 30, 2023 02:57 - 1 hour - 102 MBIt's the end of Marc's Miserable MARVELous May and we wanted to send it off with a celebration of the New World Pictures era of the MCU with our special guest, Tarik Davis. We rank our top 6: Generation X, Death of the Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D (nearly New World) and Blade. While that list may seem like an obvious ranking, you may be surprised. We also discuss a potential new Netflix series, Red Skull: House of Gucci. We talk ab...
Bonus Episode: Interview with director Jack Sholder (GENERATION X, THE HIDDEN, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2)
May 22, 2023 19:55 - 1 hour - 107 MBWhen planning (Marc's Miserable) #MARVELousMay, we couldn't wait to watch GENERATION X, directed by veteran genre filmmaker Jack Sholder (THE HIDDEN, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2, RENEGADES) to see how he contributed to the first live-action X-Men movie! In our interview, we discuss the making of the 1996 TV movie about the world of teenage mutants, as well as his beginnings as an editor with New Line, writing WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? (which was nearly a New World movie), his Tales From the Cryp...
Ep. 85: Generation X featuring Peter Fluet
May 15, 2023 19:25 - 1 hour - 106 MBMarc's Miserable Marvelous May continues with one of New World's final projects: an adaptation of the Marvel comic book GENERATION X created by Scott Lobdell and Chris Bachalo from director Jack Sholder (THE HIDDEN)! Peter Fluet returns from Ep. 33 STAR CRYSTAL to discuss the characters, world, and potential of this would-be feature-length pilot for a TV series that never was! We quiz Marc about who was from the comic book and who wasn't, and, since it's impossible to talk about GENERATION...
Nearly New World: Captain America (1990) with Austin Trunick
May 09, 2023 01:14 - 1 hour - 76 MBWe continue Marc's Miserable MARVELous May with 1990's Captain America - movie that should have been made by New World Pictures but wasn't. Instead, it was made by the Cannon Films offshoot, 21st Century Film Corporation. which is why we invited the author of The Cannon Film Guide, Austin Trunick, to join us to discuss this straight-to-video superhero movie. Austin shares some fascinating stories about the making of Captain America while we debate important questions like: Is Captain ...