Tag: parody
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The Wolves of 1981
Frequent Wire: Two Davids Walk Into A Bar 122: The Wolves of 1981 Happy Halloween from Frequent Wire! Bronwyn Knox joins us for a roundtable discussion of the key horror films of 1981; all of them about werewolves or wolf-like creatures. This episode is loaded with great clips and teaser trailers. The Howling is a…
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Vintage Cable Box: The Slumber Party Massacre, 1982
“All of you are very pretty. I love you. It takes a lot of love for a person to… do this. You know you want it. You’ll like it.” The Slumber Party Massacre, 1982 (Michele Michaels), New World Pictures I’m going to have to get analytical now. I knew this day would come, where I…
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Vintage Cable Box: Repo Man, 1984
“The more you drive, the less intelligent you are.” Repo Man, 1984 (Emilio Estevez), MCA/Universal A state trooper pulls over a ’64 Chevy Malibu, and asks the bizarre driver what’s in the trunk. The driver tells him, “You don’t wanna know.” The trooper opens the trunk and is instantly disintegrated, and all that is left…
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Vintage Cable Box: “Strange Brew, 1983”
“If I didn’t have puke breath, I’d kiss you.” Strange Brew (1983), (Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas), MGM/UA We start on the big silver screen with a belching MGM lion, and that pretty much sets the tone for the motion picture debut of beer-drinking hosers Bob and Doug McKenzie (Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis); ostensibly a set-up…
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Vintage Cable Box: “National Lampoon’s Class Reunion, 1982”
“Most likely to die crossing the street.” National Lampoon’s Class Reunion, 1982 (Gerritt Graham), ABC Motion Pictures This is one of those very rare occasions where I remember enjoying a movie immensely when I was a kid, and then looking back at it as an adult and thinking it has either not aged well, or…
Misadventures in Blissville 