70 Movies We Saw in the 70s

On a special LIFERS-centric crossover episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s, Ben and Scott sing the praises of the 1976 Sam Elliott classic, LIFEGUARD.

Slap on some speedos and play along as we:

• Gush over Kathleen Quinlan

• Gush over Anne Archer

• Gush over Sam Elliott

• Lament squiggly synths and endless summer montages

• Discuss the art of breaking guitars

• Share summer camp secrets

• Attempt to resurrect Resurrection

Plus – Steve Buscemi, onscreen and off; “borrowed” Academy screeners; steamy PG sex, and much much more.

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70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep. 28 — OH, GOD! (1977)

On a very pious episode of 70 Movies, Scott Lucas and Ben Reiser examine Carl Reiner’s take on everyone’s favorite old testament deity, George Burns.

Heretical and devout highlights include:

• Bathrooms: the perfect vocal booths and confessionals

• Runaway Train: Japanese Christian edition

• Cukes: Oiled or dry?

• Who didn’t wear it better: Heston vs. Denver

• Donald Pleasence in the 70s: Marcel Marceau edition

• Ted Wass: Black hole or garbage can?

• David Birney: Fats or Mortimer Sneed?

• Iconic eyewear - Part II

• Kevin Smith: The worst or the worst?

• Joe Jackson’s Jumping Jive: Does it count?

• Hagar vs. Springfield: Who has done more for you?

And much, much, much more.

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70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70s: Ep 27 - INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)

Scott and Ben talk Philip Kaufman’s brilliant San Francisco-set remake of Don Siegel’s sci-fi classic and in the process take a shot at all the different iterations based on the Jack Finney novel.

Podcasting Pod Nerd highlights include:

• Ween vs. They Might Be Giants in the battle of drum machine duos

• Brooke Adams vs. Karen Allen in the battle of Margot Kidder

• Invasion of the Body Snatchers vs. Don’t Look Now in the battle of Donald Sutherland Shock Endings

• Bellicec Mud Baths vs. Bellicec rec room in the battle of spooky setpieces

• Warren Oates vs. R Lee Ermey in the battle of big screen drill sergeants

• Where you gonna go, where you gonna hide? vs. Where’s Jack London?

Plus: Pauline Kael’s Cartwright problem, Janet Maslin’s Nimoy problem, W.D. Richter’s many dimensions, Philip Kaufman and Curtis Hansen, separated at birth? And much, much more.

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70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70s: Ep 26 RACE WITH THE DEVIL (1975)

The show must go on! Join Ben with special guest co-host Scott Lucas of Local H (!!) as they take on the legacy of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s and the legacy of Jack Starrett’s satanic car-chase spectacular, RACE WITH THE DEVIL!!!

Heretical highlights include:

• See no evil! Listening to and reading about but not seeing the best movies of the seventies.

• Hear no evil! Scott reveals the origins of THE SOUND OF METAL

• Speak no evil! Ben talks shit about his miserable month at the Thalia Soho

• Battle of the Cronenbergs: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE vs THE FLY

• RG Armstrong: Scooby Doo villain or crude pencil sketch?

• Greatest eyewear ever: Peter Fonda vs Peter Fonda

• Scott’s special feelings for SILENT RAGE

• Ben’s special feelings for Concrete Blonde’s Joey

• Mike’s RACE WITH THE DEVIL write-up

And much, much, much more.

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70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70s: Ep 25 “Swishblade Sisters” on ICE CASTLES (1978)

Come listen through the ears of love! It’s an actual Family Show this week as Mike and Ben are joined by their actual sisters, Katie Mullaney and Annie Reiser, to glide, leap, pirouette, and dodge raining flowers in honor of ICE CASTLES.

The Lynn Holly Johnson-Robby Benson winter sports classic is a favorite of each of our sisters and this is an especially funny, nostalgic, and in-SIGHT-ful episode (crowbarred-in pun intended) about growing up in the decade of… well, ICE CASTLES!

Sibling revelry highlights include:

• The gold medal glory of Lynn Holly Johnson’s Human Barbie hair!

• Multiple experiences of THE NEW YORK EXPERIENCE!

• Colleen and George C. vs. Liz and Dick!

• NORMA RAE steals the Best Song Oscar from Marvin Hamlisch and Kermit the Frog — union corruption?

• The airborne and backstage bonding power of Tom Wopat!

• Annie and Ben cut school and hit the Astor Plaza solo in 1980!

• Katie and Mike mock-skate at Granny’s house while mocking “Lex! The Flowers!”

• “Listen to this episode?” “You bet!”

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70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep #24 — JEREMY (1973)

Fun City Editions kingpin Jonathan Hertzberg joins Mike and Ben to celebrate Vinegar Syndrome’s surprise Black Friday release of the Robby Benson-Glynnis O’Connor teen romance JEREMY (1973)!

Gloriously awkward and credibly adolescent highlights include:

• Robby Benson, sensitive Tiger Beat pin-up!

• Glynnis O’Connor, sensitive Linda Blair-type!

• Joe Brooks, composer of “You Light Up My Life,” star of IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN and — hoo-boy — what a creep!

• The injustice of Robby Benson not scoring his own AM Gold chart-topper in the era of Shaun Cassidy, Andy Gibb, Leif Garrett, and Rex Smith!

• The ability to buy a movie ticket at any time and see W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers and/or King Kong during NYC’s “Fun City” era!

• The cosmic connection between JEREMY and ON THE RIGHT TRACK!

• The Dennis Christopher of BREAKING AWAY vs. the Dennis Christopher of CIRCUITRY MAN!

• The case to be made for Willie Aames as an “edgy” teen idol!

• The powers and abilities of “Supporting Characters” host Bill Ackerman that go far beyond those of any mortal podcaster!

• Ben Reiser’s intensely “at-home” personal connection to Linda Manz, Ruth Gordon, and Lee Strasberg!

• Yet another visit to Mike McPadden’s 12-year old psyche as it created a graphic carnival sodomy scene from ODE TO BILLY JOE that does not, in fact, exist!

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70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: WOODSTOCK (1970) (part two)

Mike Lustig, guitar shaman of legendary rock ensemble Ruth Ruth, joins Mike and Ben for one more hour of Discourse and Digressions in regard to the 3 Days of Peace and Music covered by Michael Wadleigh’s epically far-out documentary, WOODSTOCK.

Porta potty in the rain induced insights include:

• Joe Cocker and Dr, Steve Bruhl: Separated at the Personal Hygiene Aisle?

• Arlo Guthrie and Jakob Dylan: Separated at the Gene Pool?

• Crosby Stills & Nash and Neil Young: Separated by the Steenbeck Flatbed?

• Jorma Kaukonen's Swastika vs Marty Balin's Heart

• John Sebastian's Rolled Up Hippie Pants vs Naked Hippie Kids Peeing on Their Dads

• Santana's Shitty Bass Player vs Santana's Awesome Drummer

• Sly Stone's Vocals vs Sly Stone's Microphone

• Hendrix Conga Player Standees, PortaSans Workers, Janis Joplin's Feet, and Country Joe's Crew Hoodie

Plus

• What Else Was Playing the Day Woodstock Opened in NYC?

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: WOODSTOCK (1970)

Mike Lustig, guitar shaman of legendary rock ensemble Ruth Ruth, joins Mike and Ben for 3 Hours of Discourse and Digressions in regard to the 3 Days of Peace and Music covered by Michael Wadleigh’s epically far-out documentary, WOODSTOCK.

Brown-acid-induced insights include:

• Woodstock organizer Mike Lang and 1990: Bronx Warriors star Marco de Gregorio: Separated at the Hair Product Counter?

• Bill Graham and Jackie Mason: Separated at the Bagel Store?

• “Younger Generation” by John Sebastian and “Butch’s Song” by Jackie Martling: Separated at The Jetty?

• The Who Sell Out vs. Live at Leeds vs. Roger Daltrey’s fringe jacket.

• Mike Lustig’s no-longer-secret connection to iconic rap-rock douche titans The Lordz of Brooklyn.

• The singalong soundtrack to the Ben Reiser family’s annual Flatbush “Freedom Seder.”

• The 2am Times Square confluence in 1996 of the Mermaid Parade, Joe Franklin, a Screw-magazine-loving cop, and Mike McPadden soaring on psychedelics.

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: AUDREY ROSE with Samm Deighan

Author, podcaster, and super-cool film historian supreme Samm Deighan joins Mike and Ben for a Halloween-scented spelunk into the reincarnation “thriller” AUDREY ROSE (1977). Topics include:

• Excruciating Car Wrecks in Cinema vs. Excruciating Car Wrecks of Cinema!

• Samm Deighan’s Take on “The Female Uncanny” vs. Any Chance of Your Mind Not Being Blown!

• Anthony Hopkins’ fake beard vs. The “Fats the Dummy” Face It Was Hiding!

• Robert Wise of THE HAUNTING vs. Robert Wise of THE HINDENBURG!

• Robert Beck vs. Frankenstein-With-a-Mustache (it’s a draw)!

• Robert Walden and John Hillerman vs. A Script Giving Them Anything Whatsoever to Do!

• Young Ben Reiser vs. The Wire Rack of ’70s Horror Paperbacks at the Drugstore!

• Fritz Lang and Aram Avakian vs. Mike McPadden and Admission to Film School!

• Philadelphia “burlesk” performer “Edie Ahmean” vs. Any Semblance of Good Taste!

• Donald Sutherland’s Southern Gland in DON’T LOOK NOW vs. Donald Sutherland’s Southern Gland in ANIMAL HOUSE!

SAMM DEIGHAN LINKS

• LOST GIRLS: THE PHANTASMAGORICAL CINEMA OF JEAN ROLLIN, Edited by Samm Deighan

• M (DEVIL’S ADVOCATES) by Samm Deighan

• DIABOLIQUE Magazine

• DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS Podcast with Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan

• EVIL EYE Podcast with Samm Deighan and Rob Skvarla

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep 20 — “It’s Alive!” (1974)

There’s only one thing wrong with this episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s… IT’S ALIVE!!! Hollywood sound wiz Jeff Kushner joins Mike and Ben to deliver a sprawling, mauling take on Larry Cohen’s killer baby classic, with diversions into ITs two sequels, IT LIVES AGAIN (1978) and IT’S ALIVE 3: ISLAND OF THE ALIVE (1987). Among the questions raised:

• What’s so funny about a mutant baby living in a sewer?

• Which vintage ’70s horror film TV ad caused more cardiac events among schoolchildren: SUSPIRIA; MAGIC; or DAWN OF THE DEAD?

• Larry Cohen, John P. Ryan, and Michael Moriarty: Jewish-Irish Love Connection?

• How did white go-go boots, psychedelic wallpaper, and dainty Florence Nightingale nurse hats play in punky-disco '77?

• Where were YOU the day the filming of Q stopped Manhattan’s morning rush with an unannounced, unlicensed helicopter-vs-machine-guns battle atop the Chrysler building?

• Circa-1984, what was Larry Cohen doing hanging out in NYC’s performance art scene with the casts of SMITHEREENS and LIQUID SKY?

• What is the connection between Robert Blake’s 1985 NBC series HELL TOWN (where he played a two-fisted priest) and Dee Snider’s STRANGELAND?

• Does anybody have any leftover “Super-Vision” 3D glasses from the ’80s?