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Grindhouse Institute

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  • Ep 13 - Horror Off the Rails feat. Johnny Berchtold

    A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987), Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), & Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995)

    ALL MOVIES SPOILED

    In this film block, Johnny Berchtold takes Jeremy and Brian on a journey through some of the wildest horror sequels to his favorite franchises.


    Follow Johnny Berchtold here:

    https://www.instagram.com/johnnyberchtold

    https://twitter.com/JohnnyBerchtold

    https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnnyBerchtold


    Where to watch:

    A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection (Blu-Ray)

    Friday the 13th Collection (Blu-Ray)

    Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (Blu-Ray)


    Other:

    Friday The 13th: The Game


    Other films referenced:

    A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 

    Friday the 13th (1980) 

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) 

    Jerry McGuire 

    Vice (2018) 

    Beetlejuice 

    Evil Dead 2 

    The Breakfast Club 

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind 

    X-Men 

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit 

    Zodiac (2007) 

    Pulp Fiction 

    Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 

    Halloween III: Season of the Witch 

    Goosebumps 

    Predator 2 

    RoboCop (1987) 

    Gremlins 2 

    The Toxic Avenger 

    Scream 

    Super Mario Bros. 

    Hellraiser

    Event Horizon 

    The Big Lebowski 

    Three Stooges 

    Batman 

    Mrs. Doubtfire 

    Empire Records 

    Slumber Party Massacre 

    The Exorcist 

    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep 12 - Dark Side of Trek feat. Adam Feuerberg

    Alien (1979), Event Horizon (1997), & Starship Troopers (1997)

    ALL MOVIES SPOILED

    In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Adam Feuerberg to break down how these sci-fi films connect to Adam’s favorite series, Star Trek.

    Follow Adam Feuerberg here:

    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Adam Cuts Fruit (Facebook Live | YouTube)

      • STAR TREK CONNECTIONS

      Alien:

      1. "Conspiracy," Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 1, Episode 25
      2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
      3. "Genesis," Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 19

        4. Event Horizon:

        1. "Realm of Fear," Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6, Episode 2
        2. "Random Thoughts," Star Trek: Voyager, Season 4, Episode 10
        3. "Threshold," Star Trek: Voyager, Season 2, Episode 15
        4. "Where No One Has Gone Before," Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 1, Episode 6
        5. "Night Terrors," Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 4, Episode 17
        6. "Where No Man Has Gone Before," Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1, Episode 3
        7. "Nth Degree," Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 4, Episode 19

          8. Starship Troopers:

          1. "Mirror Mirror," Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 2, Episode 4
          2. "In the Mirror, Darkly," Star Trek: Enterprise, Season 4, Episodes 18 & 19

            3. Further Reading:

            • The Jaunt by Stephen King
            • Red Moon by Kim Stanley Robinson

              • Other films referenced:

              • Aliens
              • Scream
              • Spaceballs
              • Star Trek (1979)
              • Star Wars
              • Attack of the Clones
              • Revenge of the Sith
              • Alien: Covenant
              • Alien Resurrection
              • Alien 3
              • 2001
              • Contact
              • Triumph of the Will
              • Stay Tuned
              • Dawn of the Dead (1979)
              • Dead Alive
              • Total Recall (1990)
              • Empire Strikes Back
              • Prince of Darkness
              • Hellraiser
              • Solaris
              • A Year in Space
              • Cable Guy
              • Day of the Dead (1985)
              • The Dam Busters
              • Ghostbusters (1985)
                • 1 hr 25 min
              • Ep 11 - Inspiring Star Wars

                Star Wars (1977), The Hidden Fortress (1958), & The Dam Busters (1955)

                ALL MOVIES SPOILED

                In this film block, Jeremy and Brian discuss two movies that heavily inspired Star Wars. How George Lucas ingested these films and turned them into his iconic blockbuster film.


                Where to watch:

                Star Wars (Despecialized Edition HD)

                The Hidden Fortress (Blu-Ray)

                The Dam Busters (Blu-Ray)


                Misc:

                Compare Flash Gordon's opening title scrawl and sound alike theme song to Star Wars.

                More about the Despecialized Editions of the original Star Wars Trilogy. This organization is doing really important work. 


                Other films referenced:

                • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 
                • The Ten Commandments (1956) 
                • Return of the Jedi 
                • Empire Strikes Back 
                • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 
                • The Best Years of Our Lives 
                • Dunkirk (2017) 
                • Spaceballs 
                • Midsommar 
                • The Wicker Man (1973) 
                • Wayne’s World 
                • Gremlins 2 
                • Blade Runner 
                • Apocalypse Now 
                • Event Horizon 
                • Exorcist III
                • Total Recall (1990) 
                  • 1 hr 14 min
                • Ep 10 - Back and to the Left

                  Executive Action (1973), The Parallax View (1974), & JFK (1991)

                  ALL MOVIES SPOILED

                  In this film block, Jeremy and Brian discuss three post-JFK assassination films. This episode is a kind of sequel to the first episode, Paranoia Puppetry, where we looked at pre-JFK assassination films. These post-JFK (as well as post-Malcolm, Martin, RFK and Fred Hampton) assassination films take a more critical look at the causes of American political assassinations, a look in the mirror.


                  Misc.

                  Seinfeld “Magic Loogie” 

                  The Critic “JFK Director’s Cut” 


                  Further Reading:

                  The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government by David Talbot 

                  Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O’Neill 

                  American Tabloid by James Ellroy 

                  The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy 


                  Other films referenced:

                  The Manchurian Candidate 

                  Seinfeld 

                  The Critic 

                  The Godfather 

                  All the President’s Men 

                  Klute 

                  Mission Impossible 

                  Star Trek TNG 

                  Dumb and Dumber 

                  Boy Meets World 

                  Dick Tracy (1990) 

                  A Clockwork Orange 

                  Men in Black 

                  Cocoon (1985) 

                  The Thing (1981) 

                  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 

                  Waterworld 

                  Wayne’s World

                  1 hr 11 min
                • Ep 9 - British Gangster Films

                  Get Carter (1971), The Long Good Friday (1981), & Sexy Beast (2000)

                  ALL MOVIES SPOILED 

                  In this film block, Jeremy and Brian discuss how they do gangster films across the pond: there’s plenty of grizzly violence, tour-de-force performances and accents so thick that even native English speakers need subtitles. 


                  Where to watch:

                  Get Carter (Blu-Ray)

                  The Long Good Friday (Blu-Ray)

                  Sexy Beast (DVD)


                  Other films referenced:

                  Brighton Rock 

                  Mona Lisa (1986) 

                  Harvey (1950) 

                  Donnie Darko 

                  Get Carter (2000) 

                  Ronin 

                  Raiders of the Lost Ark 

                  GoldenEye (1995) 

                  They Live (1988) 

                  Ghostbusters (1984)  

                  Night of the Living Dead (1968)

                  Dawn of the Dead (1979) 

                  Wolf of Wall Street (2013) 

                  Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 

                  Jaws 3-D 

                  Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000) 

                  Big Trouble in Little China 

                  LA Takedown 

                  Terminator 2: Judgment Day 

                  Close Encounters of the Third Kind 

                  Dazed and Confused  

                  Falling Down 

                  Eyes Wide Shut 

                  Mean Streets 

                  The Big Lebowski 

                  The Shawshank Redemption  

                  Daniel Isn’t Real 


                  1 hr 13 min
                • Ep 8 - Rough Drafts feat. Andy Buigues

                  The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), LA Takedown (1989), & El Mariachi (1992)

                  ALL MOVIES SPOILED

                  In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Andy Buigues to discuss three rough drafts that would later be remade by the same filmmaker and become The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Heat and Desperado. These films are the lesser known first attempts by the filmmakers at telling these stories. The gang explores what they got right, what they got wrong and what was changed between the iconic second draft and the more obscure rough draft of the films.


                  Where to watch:

                  The Man Who Knew Too Much (Blu-Ray)

                  LA Takedown (R2 DVD)

                  El Mariachi (Blu-Ray)


                  Misc:

                  Rebel Without a Crew by Robert Rodriguez 


                  Other films referenced:

                  The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 

                  Heat (1995) 

                  Desperado (1995) 

                  The Evil Dead (1981) 

                  Evil Dead 2 

                  Westworld (1973) 

                  Jurassic Park 

                  M (1931) 

                  Thief (1981) 

                  Manhunter (1986) 

                  The Keep 

                  Crime Story 

                  Miami Vice 

                  Terminator 2 

                  Vampires (1998) 

                  Mortal Kombat (1995) 

                  The Terminator 

                  On the Waterfront 

                  Roadracers (1994)

                  1 hr 8 min
                • Ep 7 - Better Than the Original

                  Evil Dead II (1987), Gremlins 2 (1990) & Terminator 2 (1991)

                  ALL MOVIES SPOILED

                  In this film block, Jeremy and Brian discuss three sequels that were better* than the originals. The originals and the sequels were made by the same filmmakers. The sequels branched off into different genres, but each of the original movies were straight-horror films, so it was exciting to see how the stories morphed into their new genres.

                  *Brian does not fully agree with this assessment.


                  Where to watch:

                  Evil Dead 2 (Blu-Ray)

                  Gremlins 2 (Blu-Ray)

                  Terminator 2 (Blu-Ray)


                  Misc:

                  The Call of Chuthlu 

                  2 Shots of Vodka Meme


                  Other films referenced:

                  Aliens 

                  Godfather 2 

                  Caddyshack 2 

                  The Terminator 

                  Gremlins 

                  The Evil Dead (1981) 

                  The Wizard of Oz (1939) 

                  Color Out of Space 

                  Hellzapoppin' (1941) 

                  Three Stooges 

                  Night of the Living Dead (1968) 

                  The Thing (1981) 

                  Rambo II 

                  The ‘Burbs 

                  The Howling 

                  Matinee 

                  Return of the Jedi 

                  Multiplicity 

                  Return of the Living Dead 

                  Marathon Man 

                  A Boy and His Dog 

                  1 hr 7 min
                • Ep 6 - Imaginary Friends

                  Harvey (1950), Cloak & Dagger (1984) & Daniel Isn’t Real (2019)

                  ALL MOVIES SPOILED

                  In this film block, Jeremy and Brian discuss three films in totally different genres about characters with imaginary friends. A drama, a horror movie and a children’s adventure with spies, murder, sabotage, bombings and Atari.


                  Where to watch:

                  Harvey (Blu-ray)

                  Cloak & Dagger (DVD)

                  Daniel Isn’t Real (DVD)


                  Misc:

                  Jack Black Atari Commercial

                  Post Mortem with Mick Garris Podcast 


                  Other films referenced:

                  Men In Black 

                  Rebecca (1940) 

                  The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) 

                  It’s a Wonderful Life 

                  Night of the Living Dead (1968)

                  ET 

                  Psycho (1960)

                  The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) 

                  39 Steps (1935) 

                  The Window (1949) 

                  The Dark Crystal 

                  The NeverEnding Story 

                  Color Out of Space 

                  Back to the Future 

                  Halloween (1978) 

                  Prince of Darkness 

                  The Thing (1981)

                  Hellraiser 

                  The Shining (1980) 

                  The Exorcist 

                  Halloween (2018) 

                  Halloween (2007) 

                  Halloween II (1981) 

                  House of Cards 

                  Total Recall (1990)

                  Robocop (1987) 

                  In the Mouth of Madness 

                  True Detective 

                  1 hr 9 min
                • Ep 5 - ZombiEvolution Pt. 3 feat. Michael Floyd

                  Day of the Dead (1985) & Return of the Living Dead (1985)

                  ALL MOVIES SPOILED

                  In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Michael Floyd to continue discussing how the zombie evolved into the movie monster we know and love today. From the 1600’s in Haiti to the 1930’s in the States to the monster it became in the 1980’s, the zombie had a long journey. This is the second rung on the evolutionary ladder for this pop culture icon.


                  Where to watch:

                  • Day of the Dead (Blu-ray)
                  • Return of the Living Dead (Blu-ray)


                    • Further reading:

                    • Original script for Day of the Dead by George A. Romero 
                    • On the Beach by Nevil Shute  
                    • Rainy Season: Haiti-Then and Now by Amy Wilentz 
                    • Other zombie writings by Amy Wilentz 
                    • The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia by Peter Dendle 


                      • Other films referenced:

                      • 28 Days Later 
                      • The Walking Dead 
                      • Spaceballs 
                      • Night of the Living Dead 
                      • Dawn of the Dead 
                      • Martin (1977) 
                      • Repulsion 
                      • The Shawshank Redemption 
                      • The Blob (1988) 
                      • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 
                      • On the Beach (1959)
                      • Return of the Living Dead Part II 
                      • Thriller 
                      • Heavy Metal 
                      • Dead & Buried 
                      • Zombieland 
                      • Maggie (2015) 
                      • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 
                      • Twilight Zone: The Movie 
                        • 1 hr 11 min
                      • Ep 4 - ZombiEvolution Pt. 2 feat. Michael Floyd

                        Dawn of the Dead (1979), and Zombi 2 aka Zombie aka Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)

                        ALL MOVIES SPOILED

                        In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Michael Floyd to continue discussing how the zombie evolved into the movie monster we know and love today. From the 1600’s in Haiti to the 1930’s in the States to the monster it became in the 1980’s, the zombie had a long journey. This is the second rung on the evolutionary ladder for this pop culture icon.


                        Where to watch:

                        • Dawn of the Dead (Blu-ray)
                        • Zombi 2 (Blu-ray)

                          • Further reading:

                          • Rainy Season: Haiti-Then and Now by Amy Wilentz
                          • Other zombie writings by Amy Wilentz
                          • The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia by Peter Dendle

                            • Other films referenced:

                            • Carnival of Souls
                            • Black Christmas (1974)
                            • Dead of Night (aka Deathdream)
                            • Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things
                            • Shanks
                            • Sugar Hill (1974)
                            • A Virgin Among the Living Dead
                            • Day of the Dead (1985)
                            • Return of the Living Dead
                              • 1 hr 24 min

                            About Grindhouse Institute

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                            A cinema geek podcast by Jeremy Floyd and Brian Foster. Each episode we program a triple feature movie night and explore how the films connect.