Junk Food Dinner

  Schlocktober has come early this year, Junkies! We try to forget all about COVID, wildfires and the world's ills by binging 3 movies picked by our friends on Patreon. First, vacationing snow bunnies are stalked by a madman in the early '80s proto-slasher, Satan's Blade. Next, journalists look for a scummy snuff film's origins in "Evil Dead Trap." Finally, a boring detective investigates the strange case of Charles Dexter Ward in "The Resurrected." All this plus Nerd News, anti-Star Trek rants, pro Dr. Who rants, fire side chats, DVDs, the best movies of the 80s and so much more! Donloyd Here

The listeners demanded it, so here we boldly go where no podcast has gone before, into The Summer of Spock! To celebrate the festivities, we beam up director Jackson Stewart (Beyond the Gates) to discuss the 3 most (in)famous Star Trek flicks!Up first, in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan from 1982, Captain Kirk (William Shatner) has to face off against an old foe (Ricardo Montalban) but pays the ultimate price when Dr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) parishes in the battle. Then, as it turns out maybe Spock isn't dead after all. Maybe he has regenerated as a rapidly aging boy on a distant planet. Maybe if Captain Kirk and crew can steal a ship and find him and get him to Vulcan he can live again.That is, if a group of Klingons (lead by Christopher Lloyd) don't show up and fuck things up in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock from 1984. And finally, the crew of the Starship Enterprise has to travel back to the late 20th century to steal some humpback whales that can communicate with an alien probe that's threatening to blow up Earth in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home from 1986. Yes, this is the one where Spock does the Vulcan nerve pinch on the punk rocker on the bus. All this plus our history with The Trek, tales from the drive-in, Wilford Brimley's secret history, sad Nerd News, this week's blu-ray releases and so much more! LISTEN NOW: MP3 Direct Donloyd Also, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We will find Spock with your love and support.

Slap on your swim trunks, grab your favorite gum, and get ready to celebrate Summah with Howard Kremer and your Junk Food Dinner pals! We're talking Austin Stories and more with Dragon Boy Suede himself, and then we'll review a couple short films, too! First up, it's the aforementioned Austin Stories, from 1997! Three young comics (Howard Kremer, Chip Pope, and Laura House) wrote and starred in this Texas-set take on Seinfeld meets Slacker, which aired twelve episodes on MTV. Howard chats with us about making the show, playing Asteroids with Richard Linklater, and the prospect of performing stand-up for cars instead of people. It's a wild one! If you like what you hear, buy the show on DVD here! Next up! Sure, you love seeing monsters on screen, but have you ever tried to cast one? If so, you've probably called The United Monster Talent Agency, the premiere source for your monster casting needs (and also the name of a short film, directed by famed special effects creator Greg Nicotero, that we reviewed on the show). It's real short and real fun, and it's got those classic Universal monsters, so why not check it out here? Finally! It's an Oscar-nominated, heart-wrenchingly emotional Pixar short about old-timey, old-westy cowboys. It's the one with the blammo. Borrowed Time (2015) is guaranteed to get your eyeballs damp, and guaranteed to be reviewed on this episode of the show. Watch along here, it's only seven minutes! All this plus to live and die in visalia, burning for kevin, hatin' on drive-in posers, parker in seventy mil, sean's operatic regrets, parker makes a classic lucio fulci joke, kevin's safety concerns, sean's crankin' bonnie rait again, you talkin' fandome to me?, who is the fakest looking batman of all the batmen?, our weekly news plus blu-ray picks and even more! Direct Donloyd Here Got a movie suggestion for the show, or better yet an opinion on next week's movies? Drop us a line at [email protected]. Or leave us a voicemail: 347-746-JUNK (5865). Add it to your telephone now! JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Also, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We'll have a summah for your love and support. Please avoid checking out this embarrassing merchandise.

We're back with three more flicks picked by our Patreon buddies! First up, Sean Connery is a rocketman living near Jupiter. When mysterious deaths break out at the mining colony, 007 has to solve the case in "Outland." Next, blood turns a statue into a living creature ... or something ... in the Shaw Brothers' "Portrait in Crystal." Finally, LA punks deal with boomer rednecks, reasonable cops and a society that doesn't care about them in "Suburbia." All this, plus wet ass pussy, nerd news, the fallen one, junk mails and so much more! Direct Donloyd

  Hey, I heard you missed us, we're back! I brought my pencil! Gimme something to write on, man. This week JFD decides to skip the grossness of Ghoul Summer and instead focuses on the charms of education on film as we celebrate School Summer instead! Up first, we enroll at Hooter University and follow the antics of an all-female rock group who help a struggling sorority in a series of sporting competitions in order to save their house, all while trying to book gigs and launch their careers in Splitz from 1982. Then, we jump right into the third installment in the wacky supernatural Chinese comedy series Happy Ghost to find a young female ghost trying to get reincarnated but also getting accidentally thwarted by a bumbling music teacher in Happy Ghost III from 1986. And finally, two horror nerds must defend their high school from a plague of zombified members of the swim team, all while plugging the shit out of Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling for some reason, in 1990's Ghoul School. All this plus stories from grade school, open sores, an update on Parker's fear of being seen pooping, Nerd News, this week's most notable blu-rays and so much more! LISTEN NOW: MP3 Direct Donloyd Also, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We will finally graduate with your love and support.

Slap on your swim trunks, grab your case of Coors, and get ready to fly this helicopter over some Mayan pyramids outside Acapulco! We're traveling all corners of the globe this week with a trio of old men who just can't stop partying, age appropriateness be damned! Hey, kids! You like shirtless grandpa character actors, you say? How's your tolerance for endless martinis and small talk about high society? We've got the film for you! It's The Swimmer, from 1968! Directed by Frank "Last Summer" Perry! Watched by William "The Refrigerator" Perry! And starring Burt "Not a Perry" Lancaster! Next up! It's everyone's favorite early-70's, French-produced, Mexican-set comedic spy caper / dramedy / romance film, Le Magnifique aka The Man from Acapulco, aka How to Destroy the Reputation of the Greatest Secret Agent, from 1973. One of several collaborations between director Philippe de Broca and star Jean-Paul Belmondo, this one's notable for also featuring Jacqueline Bisset and scenes set in a really bitchin' living room. Finally! It's a third film: Smokey and the Bandit (1977), a trucker / TransAm'er classic that you probably remember from those afternoons your dad spent in front of the TV, tapping toes along to the tunes of Jerry "Snowman" Reed. It's got Burt Reynolds and the beers and the Paul Williams and the Jackie Gleason and the Sally Field and the hijinks too! You know it. All this plus shirtless Burts, finding fun in a pandemic, curbside Ding Dongs in your hand, racial insensitivities, drive-in seating preferences, Sweetman's Safety Tips, Sean regrets having no regrets, rocking and rolling to the Public Broadcasting System, the hottest new secret YouTube channel starring Kevin Moose, a drop that makes ya say what the heck, Kevin's on doctor's orders, how much foot play is too much foot play?, a very long telephone cord makes an appearance, our weekly news plus Blu-ray Picks and even more! Direct Donloyd Here Got a movie suggestion for the show, or better yet an opinion on next week's movies? Drop us a line at [email protected]. Or leave us a voicemail: 347-746-JUNK (5865). Add it to your telephone now! JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Also, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We'll spread them toes for your love and support. Please avoid checking out this embarrassing merchandise.

We're back with three films in which we get lost in New York, lost in television and lost in 1970s sexuality! First up, TV's Allen Funt asks the audience, "What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?" This candid camera movie catches a variety of '70s people in awkward situations. Next, Martin Scorsese takes us back to the streets of New York as an unfulfilled yuppie gets stranded in SoHo in an increasingly bizarre adventure in "After Hours." Next, a kid has to save his little sister from a color wizard that lives in a haunted VHS tape in "Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure." All this plus Nerd News, Junk Mails, the Fallen One, Sex show fact checking, Boris Karloff's sexy voice and so much more! Donloyd Here Thanks for listening! Tell a friend! Join us on Patreon!

Yo, Junkies! JFD is back with another round of Dom DeLuise Patreon Donor picks this episode. There will me psycho killers, demon zombies and retro swinger orgies! What more could you ask for? Up first, Lucio Fulci takes his unique brand of Italian giallo to the grimy streets of early-80's NYC in The New York Ripper from 1982 (picked by Eddie) about a serial slasher who targets young women and talks like a duck on the phone. Then, a group of horror cliches go to visit a remote farmhouse where one of the kids' grandparents had been murdered, only to find the site is still haunted and overrun with zombies in 1990's Demon Wind (picked by Evan). And finally, Anna Biller writes, directs, does set design, costumes and stars in Viva from 2007 (picked by Matt M), a wonderfully retro and kitschy tale about a woman bored with the trappings of early 70's homemaking and sets off on an adventure to awaken her sexuality. All this plus a recap of the crap we've been watching in quarantine, chicken pot pie chat, Parker's thoughts on Cats, Nerd News, this week's most notable blu-rays and so much more! LISTEN NOW: MP3 Direct Donloyd Also, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We will find our sexual awakening with your love and support.

In our continuing attempts to address the shortening attention spans of our young listener base (all hyped up on zima malt beverages and rock & roll musics), it's another Short Films week here at Junk Food Dinner! And these are three of the shortest and filmiest things we've ever reviewed! Donloyd & listen now to hear our unprofessional opinions on... The Haunted House, a 1921 Buster Keaton short where the poor guy has to deal not only with bank robbers & ghosts, but also a very sticky jar of glue. It's a comedy classic! But can Parker stay awake for the 21 minute runtime? Watch along here! Meshes of the Afternoon, a 1943 Maya Deren short where the poor lady has to deal not only with mysterious keys and shattering mirrors, but a severe case of sofa-bound narcolepsy. It's a surrealist sensation! But can Parker stay awake for the 14 minute runtime? Watch along here! Elvis Meets the Beatles, a 2000 John Michael McCarthy short where the titular characters perform the titular action. It's a third film! Or was it all a dream? Watch along here! All this plus a red dead redemption reappraisal, a sega bass fishing retrospective, Kevin's regrets on display, eurosexcrimes, a Kontroversy from Kentucky, the Church of Scientology does another murder, our weekly news plus Blu-ray Picks and even more! Direct Donloyd Here Got a movie suggestion for the show, or better yet an opinion on next week's movies? Drop us a line at [email protected]. Or leave us a voicemail: 347-746-JUNK (5865). Add it to your telephone now! JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Also, if you like the show, please take a minute and subscribe and/or comment on us on iTunes, Stitcher, Blubrry or Podfeed.net. Check us out on Facebook and Twitter! We'd love to see some of your love on Patreon - it's super easy and fun to sign up for the extra bonus content. We'll slide all the way down that giant staircase for your love and support. Please avoid checking out this embarrassing merchandise.

Its a rock n' roll party this week as we're joined by the funk wizard himself, Cory from IllCon, to discuss three seminal rock and roll flicks. First, Frank Zappa and his merry men of invention go on tour and try to score with checks and get paid in the process in "200 Motels." Next, Prince is a genius musician but will his terrible family life, self-sabotaging and merciless narcissism get in the way of stardom? It's "Purple Rain." Finally, a drunk ex-con tries to raise a family while following his dreams of becoming a cartoonist. Also Ritchie Valens shows up for a cameo in "La Bamba." All this plus Nerd News, boob scales, Spock Summer?, Funk, Oingo Boingo Chat, Clone High spoilers, Ghoul Summer hiatus? DVDs and so much more! Direct Donloyd Like us? Send us an email or voicemail. Join the Patreon. Be our friends!