Tim and Jen return to Soviet filmmaker Pavel Klushantsev’s optimistic world of space exploration for 1962’s Planet of Storms!

ERRATA: Jen speculates in the episode about the reason for the lack of cultural impact the film made in the United States, but it turns out there's a good reason: Planet of Storms didn't arrive in the US in official and unadulterated form until some time in the 90s, on home video. As we mentioned, the film was cannibalized for two different American productions. One was Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, with new footage directed by eventual New Queer Cinema trailblazer Curtis Harrington. The other, as we mentioned in the episode, was Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women. They both suck.

The original film is available on YouTube with English subtitles. If you're curious about the 1955 Disney short Man in Space, you can watch it here, but you won't actually learn much about the historical origins of rocketry.

See photos of the actual Venusian surface captured by some of the unfortunate Soviet probes we mentioned. 

The Sally Ride tampon thing is true, by the way. 

If you missed our Road to the Stars episode, listen to it here! 

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Jen and Tim are astounded by one of the most pompous auteur statements ever made— Craig Denney’s The Astrologer from 1976!

The Astrologer had a theatrical run from at least 1976 through part of 1977, but was considered lost for many years. It eventually resurfaced in 2021 on YouTube. Paramount appears to have a copyright claim on the picture (amazing that they’d even want it), but that doesn’t mean it can’t be seen if you know where to look.

The story of auteur Craig Denney is as mysterious as it is surprising.Jim Vorel has a good rundown at Paste Magazine. Long story short, Denney made a bold play for notoriety, only to disappear sometime in the 80s. No one knows when he died, if he’s actually dead, or even his real birthdate! 

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Screenwriter Josh Olson returns to share a Russ Meyer phantasmagoria and to make it clear that he did NOT write Gigli

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Tim attempts to convey the charm and innovative spirit of Soviet filmmaker Pavel Klushantsev to his lazy, lazy cohost!

We mentioned the Klushantsev documentary The Star Dreamer, but don't miss the original films! We loved the dog in a spacesuit in Mars.

For the exact opposite of Klushantsev's optimistic vision, check out our episode on Paul W.S. Anderson's space-based nightmare, Event Horizon!

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Tim introduces Jen to the other, cheaper, hornier Farscape!

Want to time-travel to a simpler time online? Check out this perfectly preserved Lexx fansite!

For a more dismal brand of horny sci-fi, try our episode on The Doomsday Machine!

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Jen and Tim talk about everything BUT the movie, including the vexed question of Ron Howard!

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For a SUPERSIZED one hundredth episode, Tim agrees with everything Lars von Trier has said and done because they’re both misogynists.

Thank you to all the listeners for supporting us for one hundred episodes and here’s to ONE THOUSAND MORE

For the (swinging) lowdown on Willem Dafoe's gifts, read this article about von Trier's obsession with the actor's wiener.

If you want to see where it all began, you can check out our very first episode, about Elaine May's little-loved Ishtar!

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Jen and Tim note the peculiar similarities between an episode of an obscure British horror anthology and Darren Aronofsky’s debut (NOT Life of Pi!!!!!). Also, Jen seizes an opportunity to talk about Rowdy Roddy Piper.

Hammer House of Horror is free to watch with ads over on Tubi!

If you're looking for more British horror, why not try our episode on the controversial one-off TV special Ghostwatch?

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Bitter Karella joins Jen and Tim to discuss that movie you really liked as a kid and then revisited as an adult and realized it wasn’t that good

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Sean Morris joins Tim and Jen to talk about an underseen movie from Dolemite himself, Rudy Ray Moore!

Disco Godfather is easily viewable for free, and via a very nice transfer, courtesy of our favorite streaming service, Tubi.

For more on the Disco Godfather himself, Rudy Ray Moore, put yo' weight on his official website.

And if you can't get enough of the voluble Sean Morris, check out our episode on the unfairly forgotten Livin' Large!

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