Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

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  • Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) MovieReview

    Analog Jones starts it's Adventure theme! Brad gets the first pick and he has chosen Pee Wee's Big Adventure. 

    Quick Facts

    Directed by Tim Burton
    Written by Phil Hartman, Paul Reubens, and Michael Varhol
    Produced by Robert Shapiro and Richard Gilbert Abramson
    Music by Danny Elfman
    Distributed by Warner Bros.
    Released on August 9, 1985
    Budget: $7 million
    Box Office: $40.9 million
    Rotten Tomatoes: 88% Tomatometer, 79% Audience score

    Starring

    • Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, an eccentric man-child whose bike gets stolen.
    • E.G. Daily as Dottie, a bike shop employee who is Pee-wee's friend and maybe more.
    • Mark Holton as Francis Buxton, a spoiled man-child who is Pee-wee's enemy and neighbor.
    • Diane Salinger as Simone, a waitress who dreams of visiting France.
    • Judd Omen as Mickey Morelli, an escaped convict who claims he was incarcerated for cutting a tag off a mattress.

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      1 hr 4 min
    • Godzilla (1998) Movie Review

      From the creators of Independence Day...comes a much worse movie. This week, Analog Jones reviews the box office disappointment Godzilla (1998). 

      Quick Facts

      Directed by Roland Emmerich
      Screenplay by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich
      Story by Ted Eliott, Terry Rossio, Dean Vevlin, and Roland Emmerich
      Based on Godzilla by Toho Co. Ltd
      Distributed by TriStar Pictures (Worldwide) and Toho (Japan)
      Release date: May 20, 1998
      Budget: $130-150 million
      Box Office: $379 million
      Rotten Tomatoes: 19% Tomatometer, 28%

      Starring

      Matthew Broderick as Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos
      Jean Reno as Philippe Roaché
      Maria Pitillo as Audrey Timmonds
      Hank Azaria as Victor "Animal" Palotti
      Kevin Dunn as Colonel Hicks
      Michael Lerner as Mayor Ebert
      Harry Shearer as Charles Caiman
      Arabella Field as Lucy Palotti
      Vicki Lewis as Dr. Elsie Chapman

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      52 min
    • Godzilla 1985 Movie Review

      Is that Perry Mason in a Godzilla film? It sure is. This week the crew reviews the heavily edited Godzilla movie for American audiences! 

      Quick Facts

      Directed by R. J. Kizer and Koji Hashimoto
      Written by Shuichi Nagathara, Tony Randel, and Straw Weisman
      Story by Tomoyuki Tanaka
      Distributed by New World Pictures and Toho 
      Released on August 23, 1985 (US)
      Running time of 87 minutes
      Budget of $2 million ($5.7 million today)
      Box Office of $4.12 million ($11.7 million today)
      Rotten Tomatoes: 27% Tomatometer, 66% Audience score

      Starring

      Raymond Burr as Steve Martin
      Ken Tanaka as Goro Maki
      Keiju Kobayashi as Prime Minister Seiki Mitamura
      Yasuko Sawaguchi as Naoko Okumura
      Yosuke Natsuki as Professor Makoto Hayashida

      Trailers

      Godzilla vs. Bambi
      Teaser for Transylvania 6-5000 (after the credits)

      VHS Description

      “The best Godzilla in thirty years…hysterical fun.”
      -Joel Siegel, Good Morning America

      Just when you thought it was safe to return to Tokyo, the world’s favorite fire-breathing monster, Godzilla, has been reborn to once again wreak havoc upon a city still recovering from his last stroll downtown, way back in 1958. 

      Godzilla’s all-new adventure begins when strange atomic explosions near an uncharted island cause a passing ship to lose control. The crew is found in a horrible state of decay, and after amassing the evidence, the scientists conclude that the Big Guy is back, wants to feed off a nuclear power plant, and is making a beeline toward the business district. 

      The great RAYMOND BURR reprised his role as journalist Steve Martin, once again caught in Godzilla’s destructive path. 

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      42 min
    • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) Movie Review

      See The Mighty Godzilla In A Fight To The Death With His Bionic Double! Analog Jones tackles the Godzilla Franchise when they watch Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. 

      Quick Facts 

      Directed by Jun Fukuda
      Screenplay by Hiroyasu Yamamura and Jun Fukuda
      Story by Shinichi Sekizawa and Masami Fukushima
      Distributed by Toho
      Released on March 21, 1974 (Japan), it wasn’t released on home video in the US until 1988
      Running time of 84 minutes
      Budget: $1.2 million ($7.4 million today)
      Box Office: $20 million ($123 million today)
      Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Tomatometer, 62% Audience score

      Starring

      Masaaki Daimon as Keisuke Shimizu (清水 敬介, Shimizu Keisuke)
      Kazuya Aoyama as Masahiko Shimizu (清水 正彦, Shimizu Masahiko)
      Akihiko Hirata as Professor Hideto Miyajima (宮島 秀人, Miyajima Hideto)
      Hiroshi Koizumi as Professor Wagura (和倉 博士, Wagura-hakase)

      VHS Description

      According to legend, when the people of Okinawa are in danger, a monster will appear to save them. The legend is tested as a monstrous cyborg threatens to destroy the Earth. Controlled by evil space invaders, Mechagodzilla rises from the sea and begins a ferocious rampage of death and destruction. Even Godzilla is outmatched by his mechanical double. 

      But as the battle rages, archaeologists are racing against time to unlock an ancient secret. At a magical shrine, their work proves successful. Out of seaside rock emerges the immense and powerful King Seeser! The monster quickly joins Godzilla in a battle of gigantic proportions! But can King Seeser and Godzilla overcome 50 tons of mechanized and menacing space titanium? The answer lies in the stunning, earth-shattering conclusion of GODZILLA vs. MECHAGODZILLA!

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      40 min
    • A Scanner Darkly (2006) Movie Review

      While reviewing A Scanner Darkly, Everything Is Not Going To Be OK with Analog Jones. You've been warned! Put on your scanner suites and prepare for a weird Phillip K. Dick-inspired animated movie. 

      Quick Facts

      Directed by Richard Linklater
      Screenplay by Richard Linklater
      Based on A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
      Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures (the last film released was Slumdog Millionaire in 2008)
      Released July 7, 2006
      Budget: $8.7million 
      Box Office: $7.7million
      Rotten Tomatoes: 68% Tomatometer, 74% Audience score

      Starring

      Keanu Reeves as Bob Arctor/"Fred"/Bruce
      Robert Downey Jr. as James Barris
      Woody Harrelson as Ernie Luckman
      Winona Ryder as Donna Hawthorne/Audrey/"Hank"
      Rory Cochrane as Charles Freck
      Alex Jones as Conspiracy Theory Guy yelling into a bullhorn

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      49 min
    • DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) Movie Review

      Scrooge McDuck's First Full-Length Animated Feature Film and Analog Jones is reviewing it! 

      Quick Facts

      Directed by Bob Hathcock (Who worked on classics like Scooby-Doo, Smurfs, and Ducktales)
      Screenplay by Alan Burnett (Who wrote many Batman films we have reviewed, like Batman: Mask of the Phantasm)
      Based on DuckTales by Jymn Magon (He was the head writer for many Disney Afternoon classics like DuckTales, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh)
      Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
      Released on August 3, 1990
      Budget: $20 million
      Box Office: $18.1 million 
      Rotten Tomato Score: 89% Tomatometer, 69% Audience Score

      VHS Description

      “A fine feathered fantasy…The animation and the color are Disney!”

      -New York Newsday

       Treasure of the Lost Lamp is the first full-length feature film starring Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louis, and Webbigail Vanderquack! The Egyptian desert becomes a non-stop adventure zone as the DuckTales team pursues the legendary treasure of Collie Baba’s ancient pyramid! When the daring ducks make off with the riches, little do they know there’s a magic lamp among the gems…a lamp with a wacky, wish-granting Genie inside! When Merlock, the evil sorcerer, follows them back to Duckburg, an incredible battle erupts over the lost lamp! But in the thrilling climax, Scrooge and the nephews learn a lesson far more valuable than even the world’s greatest treasure!

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      48 min
    • Heavy Metal (1981) Movie Review

      Analog Jones gets louder and nastier than ever when they review Heavy Metal (1981).

      Quick Facts

      Directed by Gerald Potterton
      Produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel (the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine)
      Screenplay by Daniel Goldberg and Len Blum
      Based on Original art and stories by Richard Corben, Angus McKie, Thomas Warkentin, Bernie Wrightson
      Distributed by Columbia Pictures
      Released Date: August 7, 1981
      Budget: $9.3 million
      Box Office: $20.1 million
      Rotten Tomato Score: 66% Tomatometer, 67% Audience Score

      Voice Actors

      • Richard Romanus as Harry Canyon
      • Joe Flaherty as Charlie, the lawyer
      • Eugene Levy as Captain Lincoln F. Sternn
      • Our boy John Vernon (Killer Klowns from Outer Space) as Prosecutor
      • Harold Ramis as Zeke
      • John Candy as Robot and Den - Great to hear his voice again.

        • VHS Description

        Based on the fantastical illustrated magazine Heavy Metal, producer Ivan Reitman combines original artwork and stories by five of the world’s most respected adult animators to create the otherworldly tale of a glowing green orb from outer space that spreads destruction throughout the galaxy. 

        Richly and lavishly drawn, Heavy Metal includes the science fiction writing of Dan O’Bannon (Alien, Total Recall), the character voices of John Candy and Harold Ramis, and a pounding soundtrack by Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Nazareth, and many more. 

        Highly imaginative and full of surprising special effects. Heavy Metal sets the standard for alternative contemporary animation. An intoxicating experience not to be missed.

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        58 min
      • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Movie Review

        The boys of Anajog Jones and the Temple of Film take a break from VHS and review the new Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. 

        Quick Facts

        Directed by James Mangold
        Written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, David Koepp, and James Mangold
        Based on Characters by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman
        Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
        Running Time: 154 minutes
        Budget: $300 million
        Box Office $256 million (so far)
        Rotten Tomatoes score of 69% - 88% audience

        Starring

        Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
        Pheobe Waller-Bridge as Helena Shaw, Indy’s goddaughter
        Mads Mikkelsen as Jurgen Voller, the Nazis scientist
        Antonio Banderas as Renaldo, the diving expert
        John Rhys-Davis as Sallah, Indy’s old friend from Raiders of the Lost Ark
        Toby Jones as Basil Shaw, an Oxford professor of archaeology
        Boyd Holbrook as Klaber, Voller’s trigger-happy right-hand man
        Shaunette Renée Wilson as Mason, the CIA agent
        Ethann Isidore as Teddy Kumar, the sidekick kid

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        43 min
      • Nerd News - July 2023

        The Analog Jones and Temple of Film Podcast discusses: 

        • Dead Formats 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana
        • The cancelations by Marvel, Sony, HBO, Universal, and Netflix at San Diego Comic-Con 2023
        • Godzilla TV on Pluto
        • Tomb Raider TV series
        • James Gunn picks a Superman and Louis Lane
        • Dumb Money Trailer
        • The Flash Movie
        • Secret Invasion so far
        • Dune part 2
        • Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast
        • The Little Mermaid movie
        • Diablo 4

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          41 min
        • Ghostbusters (1984) Movie Review

          Who ya gonna call? Analog Jones.....oh wait...Ghostbusters! We finish our Canadian-themed films and take on the supernatural spectacular Ghostbusters from 1984. 

          Quick Facts

          Directed by Ivan Reitman (Canada)
          Written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
          Distributed by Columbia Pictures
          Released June 8, 1984
          Budget: $25-30 million
          Box Office: $295.2 million
          95% Tomatometer, 88% audience score

          Starring

          • Bill Murray as Peter Venkman (Chicago)
          • Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz (Canada)
          • Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett
          • Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler (Chicago)
          • Rick Moranis as Louis Tully (Canada)
          • Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz
          • William Atherton as Walter Peck
          • Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore

            • VHS Description

            When ghosts go on a rampage, only three men can save the world. It’s Ghostbusters, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Harold Ramis as a maniacal band of parapsychologists specializing in psychic phenomena - and supernatural hilarity! Fired from university research jobs, Drs. Venkman (Murray), Stantz (Aykroyd), and Spengler (Ramis) set up shop as “Ghostbusters,” ridding Manhattan of bizarre apparitions. But even the spirit exterminators are severely tested when beautiful Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and her nerdy neighbor (Rick Moranis) become possessed by demons living in their building. Soon every spook in the city is loose, and our heroes face their supreme challenge at a roof-top demonic shrine. If you want your spirits raised, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!

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            1 hr 8 min

          About Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

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          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…