Bob Zemeckis is Not a Butthead

Like men possessed, Richard and Kyle dive deep below the surface of Zemeckis’ supernatural thriller to uncover what lies beneath What Lies Beneath.

Richard and Kyle welcome back Cliff as they take a trip to the center of the universe with Zemeckis' epic hard sci-fi blockbuster.

Richard and Kyle dive deep into Zemeckis’ biggest commercial and awards hit, discovering there’s way much more to Gump than meets the eye. 

Richard and Kyle arrive all duded up and ready to button up of everyone’s favorite time traveling trilogy. Back to the Future Part 3 finds Bob Z working up a western romp, complete with romance, shootouts, and a great train robbery. Giddy up, buttheads! This one’s better than you remember.

After time-traveling through Zemeckis’ filmography for spooky season, Richard and Kyle return with tons of alternate timeline talk...fitting while looking back at Back to the Future Part 2! 

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In addition to being an executive producer who helped get the show off the ground, Zemeckis directs three episodes of the HBO horror anthology series with the stories careening from Christmas horror to wartime father son drama and into a first person experiment that resurrects Humphrey Bogart as a part of a ‘Fearest Gump’ victory lap!

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With a new film released, Richard and Kyle had to dive in to give their hot takes on Zemeckis’ adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches.

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Death Becomes Her finds Zemeckis working in full Tales from the Crypt mode (that’s next episode - stay tuned!) with big performances and effects that hold up well today. The film took home an oscar for visual effects, further cementing Bob Z’s reputation as an effects director. But there’s so much more to enjoy in this film than just the effects, wonderful as they are. 

The performances are impeccable across with board, with Streep and Willis playing strongly against type and Z’s use of the camera and editing are impeccable throughout.

A little help on the photoshop this episode from @fakecriterioncloset!! Follow for more awesome fake criterion covers! A new fake criterion cover for a horror film every weekday in October!

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Roger Rabbit officially kicks off his reputation as a visual effects director. The technical craft in this film is so impressive you have to remind yourself that the rabbit is not real. But beyond the special effects, this film also represents the sum of all of his directorial tendencies to date. It’s subversive, naughty, and hilarious while threading the needle tonally between a bleak film noir and a cartoon for kids. 

A big part of that tonal control comes via Alan Silvestri’s impressive score, and to celebrate Bob Z’s most frequent collaborator, Richard and Kyle welcome to the show Brian Satterwhite, a composer and film score historian. 

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Fresh off the overwhelming success of Back to the Future, Spielberg invites Zemeckis to direct the Halloween double episode of the 80s anthology TV show, Amazing Stories. It's a joyous 40 minute victory lap, pushing hard against the boundaries of a television budget. So fun you'll lose your head.

Seeing Zemeckis work in the TV space for the first time seemed like a great occasion to chat about his two early shorts: The Lift and A Field of Honor. The latter of which won him a student Academy Award and impressed Spielberg, leading to friendship, mentorship, and the producing of his first feature. Buckle up...it's the film John Milius called 'socially irresponsible'.