Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

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Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast episodes

  • Adventures in Dinosaur City (1992) Movie Review

    If thundering lizards come around and slimy scales are scattered round and Mr. Big becomes a story, than call on Analog Jones! We watch a Disney channel movie this week when we dive into Adventures in Dinosaur City from 1991. 

    Quick Facts

    • Directed by Brett Thompson (This is my cousin's name and he directed “The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr” is a documentary about Ed Wood directing Plan 9 from Outer Space)
    • Written by Wili Baronet and Lisa Morton
    • Distributed by Republic Pictures Home Video (VHS) and Disney Channel (TV Premiere)
    • Released: The film had its world television premiere on The Disney Channel in the United States on April 4, 1992. The film was released in the United States on VHS and LaserDisc on August 20, 1992. 
    • Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer – / Audience score 41%

      • Starring

      • Omri Katz as Timmy
      • Shawn Hoffman as Mick
      • Tiffanie Poston as Jamie

        • Voice Actors

        • Patrick Labyorteaux as Rex and Mr. Big
        • David Jolliffe as Tops
        • Rob Sherwood as Forry

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          47 min
        • Prey (2022) Movie Review

          A long time ago...the hunt began! Analog Jones finishes its Predator franchise review when we watch and talk about the final installment...so far. 

          Quick Facts

          Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane and Pilot episode of The Boys)
          Screenplay by Patrick Alson
          Story by Patrick Alson and Dan Trachtenberg
          Produced by John Davis, Jhane Myers, and Marty P. Ewing.
          Distributed by Hulu and Disney
          Release Dates: July 21, 2022 (San Diego Comic-Con) and August 5, 2022 (United States)
          Budget: $65 million
          Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Tomatometer / 74% Audience Score

          Starring

          Amber Midthunder as Naru, our protagonist 
          Dakota Beavers as Taabe, Naru's brother and a skilled hunter
          Dane DiLiegro as the Feral Predator
          Michelle Thrush as Aruka, Naru and Taabe's mother
          Julian Black Antelope as Chief Kehetu
          Bennett Taylor as Raphael Adolini, an Italian translator hired by the French.
          Coco as Sarii, Naru's dog companion

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          59 min
        • Predators (2010) and The Predator (2018) Double Feature

          The Hunt has evolved into something very unusual. Analog Jones continues its review of the Predator franchise as we examine Predators and The Predator!

          Quick Facts for Predators (2010)

          Directed by Nimrod Antal (Directed two episodes of Stranger Things in season 4)

          Produced by Robert Rodriguez (Eel Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Spy Kids), John Davis and Elizabeth Avellan
          Based on Characters by Jim Thomas and John Thomas
          Distributed by 20th Century Fox
          Released on July 9, 2010 in the United States
          Budget of $40 million
          Box Office of $127.2 million
          Rotten Tomatoes: 65% Tomatometer / 52% Audience Score

          Starring

          • Adrien Brody as Royce, a former U.S. Special Operations Forces veteran turned mercenary
          • Topher Grace as Edwin, a doctor who does not seem to belong amongst the group of hardened killers
          • Alice Braga as Isabelle, a sniper from the Israel Defense Forces
          • Walton Goggins as Stans, a death row inmate from San Quentin State Prison
          • Oleg Taktarov as Nikolai, a Russian commando from the Spetsnaz Alpha Group who was fighting in Chechnya
          • Laurence Fishburne as Noland, a United States Army Air Cavalry soldier who has survived on the alien planet for multiple hunting cycles
          • Danny Trejo as 'Cuchillo', a ruthless enforcer for the feared Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel who carries twin submachine guns
          • Louis Ozawa Changchien as Hanzo, a Yakuza Inagawa-kai enforcer who rarely speaks
          • Mahershala Ali as Mombasa, a Revolutionary United Front death squad soldier from Sierra Leone

            • Quick Facts for The Predator (2018)

            Directed by Shane Black (Directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3 and The Nice Guys)
            Written by Fred Dekker (Wrote and Directed Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad) and Shane Black (Wrote Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Last Action Hero)
            Based on Characters by Jim Thomas and John Thomas
            Distributed by 20th Century Fox
            Released on September 14, 2018 in the United States
            Budget of $88 million
            Box Office $160.5 million
            Rotten Tomatoes: 34% Tomatometer / 32% Audience Score

            Starring

            • Boyd Holbrook as Quentin "Quinn" McKenna
            • Trevante Rhodes as "Nebraska" Williams
            • Olivia Munn as Casey Brackett (The former host of “Attack of the Show”)
            • Jacob Tremblay as Rory McKenna
            • Keegan-Michael Key as Coyle (Key and Peele)
            • Sterling K. Brown as Will Traeger (The People vs OJ Simpson)
            • Thomas Jane as Baxley (The Punisher)
            • Alfie Allen as Lynch (Theon Greyjoy)
            • Augusto Aguilera as 'Nettles
            • Jake Busey as Sean Keyes
            • Yvonne Strahovski as Emily McKenna (Dexter)

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              1 hr 11 min
            • Predator 2 (1990) Movie Review

              Lions! Tigers! Bears! Oh my! Analog Jones continues their Predator franchise review when they watch Predator 2. How does the sequel hold up with no Arnold?

              Quick Facts

              Directed by Stephen Hopkins (Second unit director on Highlander, Directed A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and The Ghost and the Darkness)
              Written by Jim and John Thomas (they returned from Predator)
              Music by Alan Silvestri (Returned from Predator)
              Distributed by 20th Century Fox
              Released on November 21, 1990
              Budget of $20–30 million
              Box office of $57.1 million
              Rotten Tomatoes: 30% Tomatometer / 44% Audience Score

              Starring

              Danny Glover as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan, an LAPD Officer who is investigating rival Jamaican and Colombian drug cartels. He is stubborn and often is criticized by the superior officers for not obeying orders.
              Kevin Peter Hall as City Hunter / The Predator, a member of an alien warrior race that hunts aggressive members of other species for sport, uses active camouflage and a plasma weapon, and can see in the infrared spectrum. Hall also played the Elder Predator, the leader of the Predators at the end of the film.
              Hal Rayle provides the voice of the Predator, replacing Peter Cullen from the first film.
              Gary Busey as Special Agent Peter Keyes, posed as a DEA agent leading a special task force investigating a drug conspiracy as a cover for his attempts to capture the Predator. The character is a replacement for Dutch, the protagonist of the first film, after Arnold Schwarzenegger declined to reprise the role. In this film it’s indicated he sent the Special Operations team 10-years earlier.

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              1 hr 8 min
            • Predator (1987) Movie Review

              Nothing like it has ever been on Earth before. It came from another planet for the thrill of the hunt. It picked the wrong podcast. The Analog Jones gang starts its franchise review of Predator! 

              Quick Facts

              Directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard, Hunt for Red October, Last Action Hero)
              Written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas
              Distributed by 20th Century Fox
              Released date June 12, 1987
              Budget: $15-18 million
              Box Office: $98.3 million
              Rotten Tomatoes: 80% Tomatometer / 87% Audience Score

              Starring

              Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer
              Carl Weathers as Al Dillon
              Elpidia Carrillo as Anna Gonsalves
              Bill Duke as Master Sergeant Mac Eliot
              Richard Chaves as Staff Sergeant Jorge "Poncho" Ramírez
              Jesse Ventura as Sgt. 1st Class Blain Cooper
              Sonny Landham as Sgt. 1st Class Billy Sole
              Shane Black as Sergeant Rick Hawkins
              R. G. Armstrong as Major General Homer Philips
              Kevin Peter Hall as The Predator / Helicopter Pilot
              Peter Cullen as the Predator's voice

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              1 hr 17 min
            • Blade (1998) Movie Review

              Some podcasts are always trying to ice-skate uphill. We finish off our Vampire theme with Blade from 1998. 


              Quick Facts
              Directed by Stephen Norrington (Who began his career as a sculptor and makeup artist)
              Written by David S. Goyer
              Based on Blade by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan
              Edited by Paul Rubell (The Transformers Guy, he’s edited 4 Transformers films)
              Budget of $45 million
              Box Office of $131.2 million
              Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58% Tomatometer / 78% Audience 

              Starring

              Wesley Snipes as Blade (Who apparently had the Analog Jones accountant do his taxes)
              Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost
              Kris Kristofferson as Abraham Whistler
              N’Bushe Wright as Dr. Karen Jenson
              Donal Logue as Quinn 
              Udo Kier as Dragonetti (Weird German dude)

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              1 hr 2 min
            • Taylor Morden Interview about Bampire and The Last Blockbuster

              Analog Jones interviews Taylor Morden, the director of The Last Blockbuster. We discuss The Last Blockbuster, his new film Bampire, and the film's IndieGoGo campaign that launches on March 4th!

              Bampire IndieGoGo link

              https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bampire-new-bambi-horror-movie#/

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              1 hr 4 min
            • Vampires (1998) Movie Review

              They've been around for 600 years...and they're very, VERY bad at podcasting. This week Analog Jones takes a look at John Carpenter's Vampires from 1998!

              Quick Facts

              Directed by John Carpenter
              Special Effects Makeup Artist Greg Nicotero
              Based on Vampires by John Steakley
              Distributed by Sony Pictures
              Released on October 30, 1998
              Budget: $20 million
              Box office: $20.3 million 
              Rotten Tomatoes: 43% Tomatometer / 47% Audience score

              Main Cast

              James Woods as John "Jack" Crow (who will NOT be speaking at the DNC convention this summer)
              Daniel Baldwin as Tony Montoya (sadly killed when the Canadians bombed the Baldwins in 1999)
              Sheryl Lee as Katrina
              Tim Guinee as Father Adam Guiteau
              Thomas Ian Griffith as Jan Valek
              Maximilian Schell as Cardinal Alba
              Mark Boone Junior as Catlin (always an awesome, gritty dude)
              Gregory Sierra as Father Giovanni

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              1 hr 6 min
            • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) Movie Review

              Homework. Cheerleading practice. Killing vampires. No one said podcasting would be easy.

              Quick Facts

              Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui - produced the Trey Parker / Matt Stone “Orgazmo”.
              Written by Joss Whedon
              Distributed by 20th Century Fox
              A Kuzui Enterprises / Sandollar Production
              Released on July 31, 1992
              Budget: $7 million
              Box Office: $16.6 million
              Rotten Tomatoes: 36% Tomatometer / 43% Audience Score

              Starring

              Kristy Swanson as Buffy Summers
              Luke Perry as Oliver Pike
              Rutger Hauer as Lothos
              Donald Sutherland as Merrick Jamison-Smythe
              Paul Reubens as Amilyn - the Paramour, Courtesan?
              Hilary Swank as Kimberly Hannah
              David Arquette as Benny Jacks - former WCW world champion
              Steven Root as Principal Gary Murray
              Tom Jane as Zeph
              Ben Affleck, Seth Green, Ricki Lake (uncredited) 

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              1 hr
            • Gremlins (1984) Movie Review

              Here's Analog Jones's Christmas and New Year's episode. Enjoy us talking about one of the best little monster movies of the 80s, Gremlins!!!

              Quick Facts

              Directed by Joe Dante (The Howling, The Burbs)
              Produced by Michael Finnell
              Executive Producers Kathleen “Cartman” Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg
              Written by Chris Columbus (The Goonies, Home Alone, Harry Potter)
              Distributed by Warner Bros.
              Released on June 8, 1984
              Budget: $11 million
              Box Office: $212.9 million
              Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Tomatometer / 78% Audience score

              Starring

              Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer, a shy artist
              Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer, hates Christmas
              Hoyt Axton as Randall "Rand" Peltzer, Billy’s father and a failed inventor
              Polly Holliday as Ruby Deagle, an angry old lady who owns a lot in this small town, loves cats
              Frances Lee McCain as Lynn Peltzer, a stay-at-home mom that goes Rambo on some Gremlins
              Judge Reinhold as Gerald Hopkins, works at the bank with Billy. He’s only 23 and a VP
              Dick Miller as Murray Futterman, a veteran that likes to have a drink every once in a while
              Corey Feldman as Pete Fountaine, the neighbor kid that spills water on Gizmo
              Mushroom the Dog as Barney, whom Mrs. Deagle makes multiple terroristic threats against.
              Howie Mandel as Gizmo
              Frank Welker as Stripe
              Other vocal effects by Michael Winslow (Police Academy) and Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime).

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              58 min

            About Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

            From the publisher's feed

            Listen as three men set out to find the treasure in the countless mounds of forgotten VHS tapes around flea markets, garage sales, basements, and closets. We are a VHS podcast that looks at VHS box…