Off My Shelf

For this episode Sarah Behl joined me in talking about 2 Tom Cruise films from vastly different points in his career with The Last Samurai and Legend.

The Last Samurai
Release: 2003
Director: Edward Zwick
Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly

Legend
Release: 1985
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry

List of Fantasy films like Legend

Dragon Slayer (1981) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082288/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_4

Willow (1988) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096446/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_1

Lionheart (1987) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093424/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5

Excalibur (1981) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082348/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_6

Krull (1983) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085811/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_2

The Beastmaster (1982) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083630/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

The NeverEnding Story (1984) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Dark Crystal (1982) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083791/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_i_3

There are definitely more.

The John K movies we couldn’t remember

It was “A Quiet Place” there are 2 of them.

In this first episode of 2022 we start on the letter L as Brendan Crates joins me in talking about 2 movies that would never be made now with Labyrinth and The Ladies Man

Labyrinth
Release: 1986
Director: Jim Henson
Stars: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud

The Ladies Man
Release: 2000
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Stars: Tim Meadows, Karyn Parsons, Billy Dee Williams, Will Ferrell

Venture Brothers Evil Organization

So the name of the organization is “The Guild of Calamitous Intent” which was lead or the highest ranking member was “The Sovereign” who is a shapeshifter. When you first meet them they are in the form of David Bowie. Sadly, he was not voiced by Bowie.

The Nomad Soul – David Bowie Video game

Here’s the wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nomad_Soul

Bowie on Extras

It’s the fourth annual Off My Shelf Holiday Extravaganza!

For the holiday season I have gathered a carefree caboodle of cacophonous characters to converse about cheery chicanery,

This year we actually ARE talking about movies off my shelf. The only 2 legit holiday movies that I own with Love Actually and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

My guests are Alix Cook, Jessica Lutzer, Mike Linington, Sean Archer, Leah Erbe, Mike Suderman, Brendan Crates

Love Actually
Release: 2003
Director: Richard Curtis
Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson…and a lot more

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Release: 1993
Director: Henry Selick
Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara

Teachers

The very popular British program was on from 2001-2004. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280330/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

The people n this show and in the movie Love Actually includes Andrew Lincoln and Nina Sosanya.

Christmas Quiz Pt 1

1. In the wedding scene, a band is hidden amongst the guests, what song do they play when they make themselves known? All You Need is Love

2. Billy Mac’s video for his surprising smash hit “Christmas is all around us”, emulates a cheery version of the video for this song by Robert Palmer. “Addicted to Love”, “Simply Irresistible”, and “I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On”

3. What is the pendant of the necklace that Harry buys for his would-be mistress? Gold Heart with a ruby.

4. This actor in Love Actually had his big break playing an exceptional villain in another “holiday” classic. Alan Rickman

5. 2 years before the release of Love Actually, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant worked together on this movie that begins in the Holiday season and the love interest is also confusingly body shamed for her figure. Bridget Jones’s Diary.

6. How many storylines are there in Love Actually? 9
Guy who goes to America
Colin Firth and Portuguese lady
Married couple and guy
Bill Nighy
Porn star stand ins
Little kid in love
Priminister and lady
Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman
Co- worker romance

Bonus: Which actor in Love Actually connects this episode to the first episode of Off My Shelf 2021? Chiwetel Ejiofor

The Nightmare Before Christmas Alternative Album

Found it! Its call “Nightmare Revisited”. Released in 2008, the album includes artists like Marilyn Manson, Korn, The All-American Rejects and more. Here’s a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=popPQmikR9w

Auslanderween

I believe this is what Leah was referring to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWHV_beKa0g

Christmas Quiz Pt2

1. At the beginning of the film, as Jack slinks away from all the praise and adoration, he passes the band and one of them calls him this somewhat scandalous sounding name. Bone Daddy

2. In Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack finds the Holiday doors, how many are there? 7
Valentines Day
Easter
St Patrick’s Day
Independence Day
Thanksgiving
Halloween
Christmas

3. The Halloween doorway is sandwiched between these 2 holidays. Independence Day and Christmas.

4. What is in the hair of the guy under the stairs? Spiders

5. This SCTV alum and the screen matriarch of the McAllister family also voices Sally in Nightmare before christmas. Catherine O’Hara

6. What are the names of the Boogie Boys? Lock, shock, and barrel

7. What is Zero’s nose? a tiny glowing jack-o’-lantern.

8. What well known cartoon character can you get a glimpse of on the table when Jack does his experiments? Mickey Mouse

9. Glenn Shadix, who voices the mayor, is hilarious as Otho in this other Tim Burton halloween classic. Beetlejuice

Bonus: Chris Sarandon, the speaking voice of Jack Skelingtons, was also a character in this show? Hint: Part of one of my favourite franchises to talk about. DS9

Quiz winner: LEAH!!!

In this episode Shayna Fine joins me in about 2 movies that have nothing to do with each other, Kill Switch and Knocked up.

Kill Switch
Release: 2008
Director: Jeff King
Stars: Steven Seagal, Isaac Hayes, Holly Elissa

Knocked Up
Release: 2007
Director:
Stars: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segal, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel,

Becoming a Cop

In the US, the criteria is having a Highschool Diploma/GED, completing a 21-week program, and passing a phycological exam.

Steven Segal: Lawman

Here is the imdb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1329291/

In this episode Josh Ratcliffe joined me to talk more about Tarantino’s obsession with feet with Kill Bill volume 1 and 2.

Kill Bill Volume 1
Release: 2003
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Sonny Chiba

Kill Bill Volume 2
Release: 2004
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen,

The Vehicles of Kill Bill 1

So as mentioned the vehicles in the movie are very sleek and very cool. Here are the ones of note

The “Pussy Wagon” – Modified 1997 Chevrolet C2500

Sofie’s Car – 1991 Nissan Fairlady Z Z32

The Bride’s Yellow Motorcycle – Kawasaki ZZR 250

O’Ren’s Escort motorcycles – Yamaha FZ400 Fazer

Josh’s Kill Bill Lighter

Movie References

Thriller (They Call Her One Eye) – The film came out in 1973 and even the trailer requests a age verification. I probably won’t watch don’t need that imagery in my life. It really does look rough. Here’s the IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072285/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

The Flying Guillotine – the film was released in 1975 and looks crazy! Here’s the IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071512/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz – From 1968, the movie description is as crazy as Josh said, “A beautiful East German Olympic hopeful pole-vaults over the Berlin Wall to freedom.” Here’s the IMDB link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063805/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Wuxia

A genre of Chinese fiction that mainly deals with the adventures of martial artists usually taking place in ancient China. The term literally translates to “Martial Heroes”. Here’s the Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxia

Vernita Greene’s House

Here is the link: https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kill-bill-filming-location-vernita-greene-residence/view/google/

In this episode Jamie Cochrane joined me to talk chaos theory and dinosaurs with Jurassic Park!

Jurassic Park
Release: 1993
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Samuel L Jackson, Wayne Knight

Jurassic Park: The Lost World
Release: 1997
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Vince Vaughn, Peter Stormare,

Jurassic Park III
Release: 2001
Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Sam Neill, Tia Leonie, William H. Macy,

Other Movies

We also do a lot of talking about the other 2 films in the franchise

Jurassic World
Release: 2015
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Irrfan Khan, Vincent D’Onofrio

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Release: 2018
Director: J.A. Bayona
Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Justice Smith, James Cromwell, Daniella Pineda

Dolly the Sheep

The cloning technology that made Dolly possible was being researched years before she was created. Dolly herself was born July 5, 1996.

Elon Musk Brain Chip

Here’s an article that I found about that. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56688812

Celebrity fired cuz of Titanic

I found it! It was Bill Hader! Here is the vid.

Paul Rudd and Titanic

So this vid may be why I got mixed up.

Shitty Flute

In this episode Adam Upper joined me to talk Kevin Smith and Keanu Reeves with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Johnny Mnemonic.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Release: 2001
Director: Kevin Smith
Stars: Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku, Will Ferrell, Ben Affleck

Johnny Mnemonic
Release: 1995
Director: Robert Longo
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Ice-T, Dina Meyer, Dolph Lundgren, Udo Kier, Henry Rollins

Movies to watch

Phantoms (1998)

Reindeer Games (2000)

Mallrats (1995)

Scream 3 (2000)

Scream 4 (2011)

Last Action Hero (1993)

Thumbsucker (2005)

Suzanne by Weezer

Rush, Rush – Paula Abdul

In this episode Sean Archer joined me in talking cheesy 80s horror and a 90s interpretation of a sploitation film with Invaders from Mars and Jackie Brown

Invaders from Mars
Release: 1986
Director: Tobe Hooper
Stars: Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman

Jackie Brown
Release: 1997
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Michael Keaton,
Bridget Fonda, Chris Tucker

In this episode Alix Cook joined me to talk 2 very different movies about…Family? with The Incredibles and Interview with the Vampire

The Incredibles
Release: 2004
Director: Brad Bird
Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Elizabeth Peña

Interview with the Vampire
Release: 1994
Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater

In this episode Sarah Behl joins me in talking about brooding upper class white Americans who like to make problems for themselves with The Ice Storm and Igby Goes Down.

Ice Storm
Release: 1997
Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood

Igby Goes Down
Release: 2002
Director: Burr Steers
Stars: Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Claire Danes, Ryan Phillippe, Amanda Peet, Bill Pullman

It has taken 3 years and 72 episodes but I finally have theme music!!! I got the very talented, game designer and composer, Orie Falconer to create this fun intro for me. You can check him out and see what he is up to on twitter @OFalconer.

Books we talk about

Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual – Luvvie Ajayi Jones

The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho

Self – Yann Martell

The Meowmorphosis – Cook Coleridge

Born a Crime – Trevor Noah

Yes Please – Amy Poehler

Is Everyone Hanging out without me – Mindy Kaling

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened – Jenny Lawson

Survival of the Thickest – Michelle Buteau

Dinosaurs

Spinosaurus

Stegasaurus

Megaladon

Pachycephalosaurus