Taylor & Nick are diving into three films directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy). First up, a movie from early in Sommers’ career, Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book (1994). This Indiana Jones/Tarzan-infused adaptation of the classic Kipling story stars Jason Scott Leigh, Carey Elwes, and a favorite of your hosts: Sam Neill.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Just before the Earth explodes, three talking apes from the future travel back in time to 1971 Los Angeles and become celebrities. However, since this is a Planet of the Apes movie, things take a bizarre and shockingly dark turn. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) this week on Obscure Obsessions.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Taylor, Nick, and Anthony book a trip to Europe with the Griswolds in the second (and arguably least funny) installment in the Vacation series: National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985).

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Anthony Graziani…Correspondent, EPCOT Historian 

When an evil warlock (with a great tan) threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she hides out in the Catskills, where she meets Casper the Friendly Ghost. Listen in as Nick & Taylor obsess over a very 90s movie: Casper Meets Wendy (1998)

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Another season of Obscure Obsessions, another Jaws rip-off. Only Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976) isn’t really a Jaws rip-off. Instead, it’s the story of a man and his psychic connection with sharks. When he discovers that a local aquarium is exploiting the sharks, he uses his psychic connection to enact his revenge. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Three dinosaurs are taken aboard a time-traveling flying ship, fed a cereal that makes them smart, and then dropped off in 1990s New York City. Though not a hit in its time, We’re Back: A Dinosaur’s Story (1993), has developed a passionate group of fans, including your hosts. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

After their most excellent adventure, Bill and Ted are killed by their robotic doppelgangers from the future. Trapped in Hell, the duo teams with Death to find a way back home. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Taylor & Nick are back for season 5!  

After a botanist (Batman’s Michael Gough) vanishes in the African jungle, he returns to London with a chimpanzee and a mysterious growth serum. Can you guess what happens next in Konga (1961)? 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor 

Megan joins in this week, recommending Max Keeble’s Big Move (2001). Then, Nick talks about The Adventures of Tintin (2011), an overlooked Spielberg movie. Finally, Taylor chooses one of his childhood favorites, Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)  

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Megan Zaccario…Researcher

A tough Chicago detective (John Wayne) heads to London to apprehend a crime boss in Taylor's recommendation this week: Brannigan (1975). This Dirty Harry rip-off also stars Animal House’s John Vernon and Jurassic Park’s Sir Richard Attenborough. 

John Cusack, Ray Liotta, and other famous faces star in Nick’s choice this week: Identity (2003), directed by James Mangold. Ten strangers are stranded in a desolate Nevada motel. One by one… they start to die. 

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer 

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor