NostalgiaCast

Unicorns, and ogres, and dwarves, oh my! Grab your swords and shields as NostalgiaCast looks back at LEGEND, Sir Ridley Scott's 1985 fantasy epic, starring Tim Curry as the sexiest Satan you ever saw. But is it a fairy tale come true or should it be banished to the dungeons of hell? Listen as Jonny and Darin recount the film's troubled post-production history, discuss the differences between the Theatrical Version and Director's Cut, and try to figure out who's prettier - Mia Sara or Tom Cruise? Join us for a spell, won't you?

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Sit back, relax, and suck down that energon, as NostalgiaCast sets its optics on TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE, a cartoon so overloaded with 80's hair metal and robot destruction porn, it's traumatized children for decades. Listen as Jonny and Darin ponder such important metaphysical questions as: Why do so many Transformers convert into useless household objects? Where does Optimus Prime's semitrailer disappear to when he transforms? Was there actually a time when Judd Nelson was considered a star? Then, as a bonus, the 'Cast welcomes a Very Special Guest (hint: he looks and sounds just like a mini-Darin) to discuss "passing the torch of nerdiness" from father to son. Transform, roll out, and join us!

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Shout "Hot Dog!", "Hee Haw!", and other sentimental hogwash as Jonny and Darin revisit Frank Capra's Christmas classic IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. In yet another NostalgiaCast first, your hosts attempt to forget the "if"s and figure out the "why"s behind this perennial holiday favorite – why it flopped at the box office, why it's become so highly regarded today, and why, if you haven't watched it in a while, it's so much darker than you probably remember. But is it the filmmaking or the sentiment that sticks with us the most? Grab some egg nog and ring those bells with us!

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Okay then! Knock back a couple of Coca Colas, turn to the right, and take that diaper off your head and put it back on your sister, as Darin and Jonny take on the Coen Brothers' cornpone comedy classic, RAISING ARIZONA! First, listen as our hosts (briefly) recap the Coens' collective filmography, then reel in shock as Darin admits that RA was far from his favorite film growing up. Can Jonny convince him that there's more to the movie's heavily-stylized camerawork, character choices, and dialogue than meets the eye? Everybody freeze, get down on the ground, and find out!

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By train, biplane, or stolen police cruiser, it turns out you CAN catch the Streak! Join Jonny and Darin as they welcome their first special guest, filmmaker Duane Andersen, for a discussion on the 1976 action comedy SILVER STREAK, starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. But will this be a calm, relaxing trip down memory lane, or will we want off before the train reaches the station? Hop on board and find out!

Recorded at Art City Sound, Springville UT.

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Keep your chin up, your head down, and one round in the chamber as Jonny and Darin close ranks with the 1981 military drama, starring Timothy Hutton as Sean Penn, Sean Penn as Tom Cruise, and Tom Cruise as Timothy Hutton. (Don't worry, it'll all make sense in a bit.) But is the movie more LORD OF THE FLIES than A FEW GOOD MEN, or somewhere in between? Saddle up and join us for a stretch!

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It's GHOSTBUSTERS meets NATURAL BORN KILLERS in our spook-tacular Halloween episode of the NostalgiaCast. Listen as Jonny and Darin struggle to make sense of the rules and revelations of Peter Jackson's post-HEAVENLY CREATURES, pre-LORD OF THE RINGS Horror-Comedy lark, and how Michael J. Fox, icon that he is, might be the world's worst basketball player. Then, grab your torch and pitchfork as our hosts rattle off their Top 3 frightfully funny flicks of all time. Join us for a spell, won't you?

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In which Jonny and Darin tackle the 1981 stop-motion classic, starring a gaggle of classically-trained Shakespearean actors trying to convince us (and themselves!) that a story about two-headed demon dogs and giant claymation scorpions should be taken seriously.

Recorded at Art City Sound, Springville UT.

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Our introductory episode, in which Jonny and Darin struggle to make sense of Hollywood's current nostalgia boom, lay the groundwork for future episodes, then dive headfirst into the Neil Diamond-starring, Laurence Olivier-slumming '80s classic that's more memorable for its soundtrack than its nonsensical non-plot.

Recorded at Art City Sound, Springville UT.

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