In this episode, I talk about some of my favorite Blu-rays from Arrow Video. Titles include BLOOD RAGE (1987), THE INITIATION (1984), and CREEPSHOW 2 (1987).

In this episode, I talk about some of my favorite Blu-ray releases from Scream Factory. Titles include Final Exam (1981), The Slumber Party Massacre (1982), and Night of the Comet (1984).

Hi, my name is Steven Herrera, and this podcast is called "Herrera On Hollywood." On this podcast, I will be talking about Blu-rays, focusing on labels such as Warner Archive, Vinegar Syndrome, Shout! Factory, Kino Lorber, Arrow Video, and Mill Creek. In this episode, I talk about BEYOND THE DOOR III (1989), released on Blu-ray Disc from Vinegar Syndrome.

In the previous episode, Steven talked with Jeff Kwitny about his work as the director of the films ICED (1988), BEYOND THE DOOR III (1989), and LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE (1993).

After directing films, Jeff wrote for several animated television series, including Animaniacs, Road Rovers, Cow and Chicken, and Histeria!—which he conceived. In 1995, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on an episode of Animaniacs, which was produced by Steven Spielberg.

Jeff started writing for Animaniacs in the third season. Three of the stories that Jeff wrote made it to the screen. In “Three Tenors and You’re Out,” a segment from S3.E2, Slappy takes Skippy to see a baseball game and is surprised to find she is attending a “Three Tenors” concert at Dodger stadium instead. This segment was part of an hour-long episode that was broadcast in prime time. In “Method to Her Madness,” a segment from S3.E5, Slappy attends a “Method” acting class with Skippy. After being disgusted by their whiny ways and incoherent mumbling, she gives the actors some lessons of her own. S4.E1 was entitled “One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock.” After flipping through too many channels with 90s talk shows, Slappy has a meltdown, and Skippy is left to pick up the pieces.

Jeff wrote many episodes of Street Sharks, and he talks about his memories of working on that series.

Also discussed is the Cow and Chicken segment that Jeff wrote, “Chicken in the Bathroom.” In this segment from S3.E6, Chicken hates taking a bath so he decides to waste his time. Cow, Mom and Dad are all desperate to go to the toilet and attempt to persuade Chicken to take his bath.

Finally, Jeff talks about Histeria!, an animated series about world history. Jeff wrote S1.E23, “Russian Revolution.”

From 1998 to 2019, Jeff worked as a high school English teacher. He is now writing novels.

During the conversation, Jeff mentions RoboCop, Action Man, Extreme Dinosaurs, and Mummies Alive! These are other animated television series for which he wrote.

Steven interviews director Jeff Kwitny about the horror films Iced (1988) and Beyond the Door III (1989). Also discussed is Lightning in a Bottle (1993), the drama film Jeff directed, which won the top prize at the Houston Film Festival.

While living in San Francisco, Jeff created the sci-fi film Illegal Alien (1982), a parody of Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979). Jeff sent the short film to the producer of Alien (1979), who was so impressed that he invited Jeff to Los Angeles. Illegal Alien (1982) also garnered respect from actor and writer Joseph Alan Johnson, who wrote a script that was titled Blizzard of Blood. Joseph hired Jeff to direct the feature film, which was released as Iced (1988).

During the conversation, Jeff mentions low-budget film pioneer Roger Corman, independent film producer Ovidio G. Assonitis, and award-winning director James Cameron.

I interview Matt Patterson about his previous employment as a marketing manager with the Warner Bros. Warner Archive Collection. After his employment with Warner Bros. ended, Matt co-wrote and produced the sci-fi feature film Lunamancer (2021). He also helped start a company called Brands Facing Camera, which connects marketers with productions for product placement partnerships. Besides co-hosting The Archive Guys podcast with D.W. Ferranti and Kelsie Milburn, Matt is currently producing a series of half-hour Conan O’Brien clip shows for a FAST channel.