We're back after an extended break while Julie is moving to her new digs. This time we look at two movies starring the late, great Richard Hatch. These are maybe not the two best movies to examine though if you want to prove that he truly was "great". We start off with 1983's Prisoners of the Lost Universe, which is staggeringly inept on many levels but still fun in a RiffTrax kind of way. We follow that up with 1985's Heated Vengeance, which was directed by Edward D. Murphy who had previously done one of our all time favorites, Raw Force. It's a pretty boilerplate tale about a Vietnam War veteran who returns to the country in search of a woman he had fallen in love with during his time in battle. It is not great either, but for both films we try to find the good elements where we can. For the second film we have a special guest, Dylan, who has plenty to add to the conversation. Please send us your thoughts by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

From out of the blue, came TWO movies that star Vic Tayback AND Gloria Grahame, so we had to feature them on the podcast this time. We start off with 1976's Mansion of the Doomed, which stars Richard Basehart as a CRAZY eye surgeon who's lovely young daughter has gone blind following a car accident. He makes it his mission to restore her sight, no matter how high the karmic debt is. It is dark and twisted and exceedingly grim...we loved it! We follow that up with 1971's Blood and Lace, which stars the gorgeous Melody Patterson as Ellie Masters, who's mother is viciously murdered with a hammer in the opening moments of the film, leading to her becoming and orphan and "ward of the state". She ends up in an orphanage that is more of a prison camp with a lot of sinister stuff going on behind the scenes. Frequently considered the most transgressive PG-rated film ever released, this one is a shocker in the best possible ways. We loved it too!  Please send us your thoughts by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

Two cinematic EPICS! are showing in the cave this time, as selected by our stalwart member, Julie.  We start off with 1989's Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, which has a cast filled with familiar faces. There was some disagreement in the cave about just how good this one was, but there was NO disagreement about film number two, 1991's Stone Cold, starting the Boz himself, Brian Bosworth. Directed by former stunt coordinator Craig R. Baxley, this one is 100% 80's action at it's cheesiest and most vicious. It ends in a truly impressive spectacle that blew us all away. Please send us your thoughts by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

Last episode we spontaneously decided to come up with a bunch of top 5 lists, so we did, and on this episode we whip-em out and compare'em...Tune in to find out what we each put on our own lists and hear how bummed we were to have to leave certain awesome movies off our lists and how some of us completely forgot the entire catalogs of some of our favorite filmmakers due to utter dumbness. Please send us your lists, and let us know your thoughts by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

It seems fitting that the show where we focus on two of the most famous disaster epics from the 70s, would be the show where we experience disasters in the production. Our entire first section, where we spoke in depth about 1974's Earthquake, was TOTALLY lost due to a recording issue, so we recorded a doubled-up section where we tried to cover that film as well as 1974's The Towering Inferno...that recording only lasted about 30 minutes before it ALSO screwed up when the machine we were recording on, locked-up.  Soooooo, Julie and Marty had to record a THIRD section, where we again tried to summarize and settle all our thoughts on these two titans. It made for a wonky, disjointed show, but there's still plenty to chew on in there, so we hope you enjoy it.  Let us know your thoughts by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

We chose two movies from Mr. Sean S. Cunnigham for this episode, starting with 1982's A Stranger is Watching, from best selling author Mary Higgins Clark. Starring the late Rip Torn as a truly despicable monster who rapes and murders a woman in front of her young daughter at the very beginning of the film...this one is ROUGH! Though effectively tense, it felt slightly overlong, but it's impressive on many levels, most notably is Rip Torn's performance. Worth your time, but be warned that he is a REALLY bad man. We follow that up with 1985's revenge flick The New Kids, which features a bevy of great young actors including Lori Laughlin, Eric Stoltz and James Spader who is aggressively chewing up every bit of scenery he can as the dastardly Dutra. Packed with violence, and threats of violence, it is another rough ride but it has a heightened tone which helps to slightly smooth the edges.  Let us know your thoughts by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

The movies this time were picked by Julie and both feature stories where reality becomes unreliable. We start off with 1981's Looker from writer-director Michael Crichton and starring the fantastic Albert Finney.  It is a great sci-fi story that looks at a world where advertisers strive to present perfect images to help them sell products, and they use computers and doctored images to fool the populace...what a weird and highly unlikely situation THAT is.  We follow that up with 1994's Brainscan from director John Flynn and starring young John Connor...I mean, Edward Furlong.  This story is also somewhat sci-fi but leans heavily into horror as it shows us a disaffected youth who is sucked into a "game" which starts bleeding into real life...or does it. These were both entertaining and had plenty of elements that would make them worth your time. Let us know your thoughts by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

We LOVE the original Cannonball Run movie from Hal Needham, so when we found these two movies that came out in 1976  ( 5 years BEFORE Cannonball Run ) that tell similar, fictionalized tales of the true story that inspired that later film...we had to cover them on the podcast! We start of with Cannonball from show-favorite Paul Bartel, with a great cast of regulars from the Roger Corman camp that focuses on David Carradine as Cannonball Buckman, who's trying to get from California to New York City in his badass TransAm. It's a solid, but largely disposable flick with a ridiculous amount of incredible cameos. We follow that up with The Gumball Rally from stuntman-turned director Charles Bail. Starring Michael Sarazin and Raul Julia ( as well as many other familiar faces ) it is a true powerhouse of amazing stuntwork and film making...this one is awesome!  We loved both of these movies and would love to hear what your favorite car-based movies are. Please send your thoughts and feedback to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!  

We return to one of our favorites this time as we look at two films from director James Glickenhaus. We start off with the Jackie Chan vehicle The Protector from 1985. It co-stars Danny Aiello and casts Jackie as super-cop Billy Wong, a New York city cop with connections in Hong Kong. It is a crazy international story that has Chan and Aiello punching and shooting in a variety of exotic locales as they try to stop a sinister crime lord and rescue a socialite he had kidnapped. It has moments of Chan's signature stunts and some standout action set-pieces. VERY worth your time. We follow that up with 1988's Shakedown, starring Peter Weller and Sam Elliott. Also set in New York City, it follows a public defender played by Weller who relies on his rough and tumble, undercover cop friend played by Elliott to help him bust up a group of "blue jean cops" that are going wild in the city. There are some really nutso stunts and a very well told story that rockets right along until the very end. Another one well worth checking out. Let us know what you thought of the show by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!

Julie ( with an assist from Eli ) suggested two great movies this time, where the characters take to the roadways in pursuit of love and happiness. Along the way they face darkly weird challenges and tests...do they succeed? We'll never tell, but we WILL tell you that you should track down both of these excellent flicks and put them into your eye holes. We start off with 1991's Highway to Hell, from director Ate de Jong, which stars Chad Lowe and Kristy Swanson, with tons of surprise guests. The film starts with Swanson being kidnapped by the "Hellcop" which forces Lowe to pursue her down the eponymous highway, which is packed with puns, sight gags and references to mythology and literature...it is a totally bizarre but completely entertaining oddity that we all enjoyed.  We follow that up with 1987's Dudes, from director Penelope Spheeris and starring Jon Cryer, Daniel Roebuck and Flea as New York City punks who pack themselves into a dilapidated VW Beetle and head off to California in search of a better life. What they find instead is Lee Ving from Fear who turns EVERYTHING upside down and puts them on a path to revenge. This was another strange one, but a great little time capsule with incredible music and maybe the best character we've ever seen...Daredelvis! Let us know what you thought of the show by writing to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also send us messages via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!