Podcast | JOHNNY HAS THE KEYS

Podcast | JOHNNY HAS THE KEYS

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  • Ep. 05-32: Black Sabbath (1963)
    Boris Karloff hosts (and stars in) this trio of atmospheric horror tales. In The Telephone, a woman is terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from a man in her past. In The Wurdalak, a Russian count in the early stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a vicious line of vampires. And finally, in A Drop of Water, a nurse makes a fateful decision while preparing the corpse of one of her patients – an elderly medium who died during a seance.
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    Welcome to our third and final anthology film of the season, another classic: Black Sabbath (1963). Finally, we’re back in the world of Italian cinema–well, a joint venture with AIP (American International Pictures)–and highly cinematic director, Mario Bava. Join us as we discuss the attributes that often separate and sometimes lift this film above the average genre piece, including the lighting, the cinematography, the cast, and weird edits. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys settles in by the fire, just in time for Uncle Boris to tell us a story, or two, or three…  

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    • Black Sabbath (1963)
    • Original trailer
    • Mario Bava
    • Boris Karloff
    • Mark Damon
    • Thriller (1960)
    • Dead of Night (1945)
    • The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
    • Creepshow (1982)
    • The Changeling (1980)
    • Night Gallery (1969)
    • Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
    • Tales of the Crypt (1972)
    • The Vault of Horror (1973)
    • Scream (1996)
    • Pulp Fiction (1994)
    • Salem’s Lot (1979)
    • The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)
    • I Saw What You Did (1965)
    • The Wild, Wild, West (1965)
    • Black Sabbath (the band)
    • Blood and Black Lace (1964)
    • The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970)
    • The Whip and The Body (1963)
    • Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
    • Deep Red (1975)
    • Demons (1985)
    • The Dunwich Horror (1970)

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        • 1 hr 13 min
      • Ep. 05-31 The Wandering Earth (2019)

         

        The sun is dying out. People all around the world build giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500-year journey comes with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth fight hard for the survival of humankind.

         

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        Time for our second foreign-language pick of the season. The Wandering Earth (2019) is unique because not only is it from China, but it is also enormously popular. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons behind the action-packed film, including the cast, the rapid-paced narrative, and the mind-blowing CGI effects. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys attempts to protect Earth rather than abandon her, sailing her away to another solar system for future generations. 

        SHOW LINKS:

        • The Wandering Earth (2019)
        • Original trailer
        • The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin
        • Sunshine (2007)
        • Armageddon (1998)
        • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
        • Gravity (2013)
        • Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
        • Cloverfield (2008)
        • Sunset Blvd. (1950)
        • Interstellar (2014)
        • Chinese fable
        • Noah’s Ark 
        • Earthquake (1974)
        • The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
        • At the Earth’s Core (1976)
        • 2010 (1984)
        • Moon (2009)
        • WALL-E (2008)
        • Total Recall (1990)
        • Aliens (1986)
        • The Core (2003)
        • When Worlds Collide (1951)
        • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
        • Blade Runner (1982)
        • Ghost in the Shell (2017)
        • The Fifth Element (1997)
        • Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
        • Hans Zimmer

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          • Ep. 05-30: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
            Reality and fantasy meet in unsettling ways in (Wes Craven’s) New Nightmare (1994), which finds director, Craven, and actors Heather Langenkamp and Robert Englund all portraying themselves. As Heather considers making another film with Craven, her son, Dylan (Miko Hughes), falls under the spell of the iconic disfigured villain Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Eventually, Langenkamp must confront Freddy’s demonic spirit to save Dylan’s soul.
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            Time for a third dip into Wes Craven’s oeuvre, but this one is technically our second film in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. With Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994), Craven was coming into his stride as a credible filmmaker which he went on to further prove in his follow-up Scream (1996). Join us as we discuss the good and bad of this very unique film, including the meta-ness of actors playing themselves in a fictional story, fewer one-liners and more horror, and the overall fun of seeing the original team together once again. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys goes to 1990s Los Angeles, where dreams may come true, but earthquakes and familiar nightmares still dwell. 
            SHOW LINKS:
            • Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
            • Original trailer
            • Wes Craven
            • Heather Langenkamp
            • Robert Englund
            • John Saxon
            • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
            • Scream (1996)
            • Pet Sematary (1989)
            • The Exorcist (1973)
            • Nosferatu (1922)
            • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
            • The Omen (1976)
            • Jaws (1975)
            • Misery (1990)
            • Hansel and Gretel
            • Freddy Krueger
            • A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
            • Freddy’s Nightmares (1988)
            • Final Girls (2015)
            • Last Action Hero (1993)
            • Return to Horror High (1987)

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                • 1 hr 30 min
              • Ep. 05-29: First Men in the Moon (1964)
                When a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a historic first, before it becomes clear that someone else has already been there. Flashback: 1899, Joseph Cavor (Lionel Jeffries), a brilliant British scientist, creates his own spacecraft and takes a trip to the moon, accompanied by explorers Arnold Bedford (Edward Judd) and Kate Callender (Martha Hyer). There they encounter an insect-like alien race that lives under the moon’s surface and must soon escape back to Earth.
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                We’re back in the wonderful world of writer H. G. Wells and auteur animator Ray Harry Hausen. Join us as we discuss the good and bad of the classic, British, fantastical sci-fi film First Men in the Moon (1964), including its original source material, the “modern” screenplay, and its cast. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys blasts off for the moon where fascinating and frightening creatures await!

                SHOW LINKS:

                • First Men in the Moon (1964)
                • Original trailer
                • H.G. Wells
                • Nigel Kneale
                • Ray Harryhausen
                • Doctor Dolittle (1967)
                • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
                • The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
                • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
                • Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
                • Jules Verne
                • War of the Worlds (1953)
                • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
                • Land of the Lost (1974)
                • Destination Moon (1950)
                • From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
                • The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
                • George Pal
                • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
                • The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
                • Forbidden Planet (1956)
                • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
                • Superman (1978)
                • Out of the Silent Planet by C.S Lewis
                • From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne

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                    • 1 hr 4 min
                  • Ep. 05-28: Drag Me to Hell (2009)
                    Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) has a loving boyfriend (Justin Long) and a great job at a Los Angeles bank. But her heavenly life becomes hellish when, in an effort to impress her boss, she denies an old woman’s request for an extension on her home loan. In retaliation, the crone places a curse on Christine, threatening her soul with eternal damnation. Christine seeks a psychic’s help to break the curse, but the price to save her soul may be more than she can pay.
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                    Sam Raimi, it’s been way too long! Four seasons ago we discussed a little movie called The Evil Dead (1981) and why we have such a connection with it. Today we’re back in horror territory (as Sam was at the time) with 2009’s Drag Me to Hell. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of Sam’s return to horror, including the cast, screenplay, and special effects. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys has a very short time to remove a curse before demons come and drag us to hell! 

                    SHOW LINKS:

                    • Drag Me to Hell (2009)
                    • Original trailer
                    • Sam Raimi
                    • Christopher Young 
                    • The Evil Dead (1981)
                    • Army of Darkness (1992)
                    • Thinner (1996)
                    • Alfred Hitchcock
                    • Gramma (1980s TZ reboot)
                    • Tim Burton
                    • Creepshow (1982)
                    • Poltergeist (1982)
                    • Salem’s Lot (1979)
                    • Hot Rails to Hell by Blue Oyster Cult
                    • The Exorcist (1973)
                    • The Ring (2002)
                    • Danny Elfman
                    • Robert Bloch
                    • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
                    • Curse of the Demon (1957)
                    • The furies (Erinyes) in Greek Mythology
                    • Krampus

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                      • Ep. 05-27: Galaxy of Terror (1981)

                        When the spaceship Remus crash-lands on planet Morganthus, the Planet Master of Xerces sends the spacecraft Quest to rescue them… but it crash-lands, too! Baelon (Zalman King) leads the away team, comprising himself, his rival Cabren (Edward Albert), psi-sensitive Alluma (Erin Moran), medic Dameia (Taaffe O’Connell), martial arts fighter Quuhod (Sid Haig), and jittery rookie Cos (Jack Blessing). Finding only brutally murdered bodies aboard the Remus, Quest personnel get brutally slaughtered, one by one, themselves. With their ship still damaged, the team investigates a lifeless alien pyramid, not realizing it is using their own personal fears to kill them.

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                         We’re back in the wonderfully exploitative world of infamous producer/director Roger Corman. Galaxy of Terror (1981) is the perfect storm of a movie so bad it’s a work of art. Join us as we discuss the delicious flaws of this cheesy sci-fi classic, its magnificent cast and crew (including Robert Englund and James Cameron!), and its place in the canon of schlock cinema. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys journeys not only to a somewhat familiar alien planet but also to a lost era of filmmaking where careers were made and rules were often broken.

                        SHOW LINKS:

                        • Galaxy of Terror (1981)
                        • Original trailer
                        • Roger Corman
                        • James Cameron
                        • Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
                        • Alien (1979)
                        • Aliens (1986)
                        • The Abyss (1989)
                        • Dormammu
                        • Event Horizon (1997)
                        • Battlestar Galactica (1978)
                        • Foundation by Isaac Asimov
                        • Piranha II: The Spawning (1981)
                        • Poltergeist (1982)
                        • Return of the Living Dead (1985)
                        • Independence Day (1996)
                        • Invaders from Mars (1953)
                        • The Descent (2005)
                        • The Thing (1982)
                        • Forbidden Planet (1956)
                        • Zardoz (1974)
                        • The Evil Dead (1981)
                        • Friday the 13th (1980)
                        • Forbidden World (1982)
                        • Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
                        • Breeders (1986)
                        • Krull (1983)
                        • The Minotaur Legend

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                            • 1 hr 20 min
                          • Ep. 05-26: The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

                            After losing his father, 10-year-old Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucia School, which shelters orphans of the Republican militia and politicians, and is taken in by the steely headmistress, Carmen, and the kindly professor, Casares. Soon after his arrival, Carlos has a run-in with the violent caretaker, Jacinto. Gradually, Carlos uncovers the secrets of the school, including the youthful ghost that wanders the grounds.

                            We’re back in the gorgeous world of Guillermo Del Toro and our first foreign language feature. The Devil’s Backbone (2001), though relatively unknown to US audiences, is an exciting early glimpse into the mind of the visual storytelling auteur. Join us as we discuss the film’s origins, its Mexican-Spanish connection, and the universal impact of such a small, unique story. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys journeys back to the Spanish Civil War where ghosts seek answers to the savageness of humanity. 

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                            • The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
                            • Original trailer
                            • Guillermo Del Toro
                            • Dick Smith
                            • Pedro Almodovar
                            • Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
                            • Cronos (1992)
                            • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Stephen J. Schneider
                            • Under the Shadow (2016)
                            • Poltergeist (1982)
                            • Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
                            • Crimson Peak (2015)
                            • Lord of the Flies (1963)
                            • Empire of the Sun (1987)
                            • Ghost Story (1981)
                            • The Reflecting Skin (1990)
                            • The Conjuring (2013)
                            • Sunset Blvd. (1950)
                            • The Walking Dead (2010)
                            • Ringu (1998)
                            • Paracuellos by Carlos Gimenez
                            • The Shining (1980) 

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                                • 1 hr 8 min
                              • Ep. 05-25: Cloverfield (2008) & 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
                                CLOVERFIELD (2008)—As a group of New Yorkers enjoy a going-away party, little do they know they will soon face the most terrifying night of their lives. A creature the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Using a handheld video camera, the friends record their struggle to survive as New York crumbles around them.
                                10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2016)—After surviving a car accident, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up to find herself in an underground bunker with two men. Howard (John Goodman) tells her that a massive chemical attack has rendered the air unbreathable, and their only hope of survival is to remain inside. Despite the comforts of home, Howard’s controlling and menacing nature makes Michelle want to escape. After taking matters into her own hands, the young woman finally discovers the truth about the outside world.
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                                Welcome to the fourth of our five double features this season, and our first foray into the world of JJ Abrams (Star Trek, Star Wars, Lost). Neither one of us remembered Cloverfield (2008) very well, but Tim is always up for a giant monster movie. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) is the better of the two movies, with powerful performances and twists that would unnerve even M. Night Shyamalan! Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of both films and the possibilities of further expanding this universe. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys traverses the line between catastrophic events and post-apocalypse, where there be monsters of different kinds. 

                                 

                                SHOW LINKS:

                                • Cloverfield (2008)
                                • Original trailer
                                • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
                                • Original trailer
                                • Godzilla (1954)
                                • The Host (2006)
                                • King Kong (1933)
                                • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
                                • Them! (1954)
                                • Super 8 (2011)
                                • Star Trek (2009)
                                • Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
                                • Pacific Rim (2013)
                                • Godzilla (2014)
                                • King Kong (1976)
                                • Planet of the Apes (1968)
                                • Escape from New York (1981)
                                • The Blair Witch Project (1999)
                                • The War of the Worlds (1953)
                                • Godzilla (1998)
                                • Jaws (1975)
                                • Independence Day (1996)
                                • Ghostbusters (1984)
                                • The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
                                • Misery (1990)
                                • Lost (2004)
                                • A Quiet Place (2018)
                                • Psycho (1960)
                                • The X-Files (1993)
                                • 28 Days Later (2002)
                                • H.R Giger
                                • The Lovely Bones (2009)
                                • Criminal Minds (2005)
                                • The Cell (2000)
                                • The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
                                • The Divide (2011)
                                • Die Hard (1988)

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                                    • 1 hr 27 min
                                  • Ep. 05-24: Candyman (2021)

                                    For decades, a ghost story about a supernatural, hook-handed killer terrorized the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini-Green. In the present day, an artist explores the macabre history of Candyman, not knowing it would unravel his sanity and unleash a terrifying wave of violence that puts him on a collision course with destiny.

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                                    Déjà vu? Is that a mirror I see? We covered the original Candyman (1992), directed by Bernard Rose, back in our third season. Now, we’re taking on the Jordan Peele-produced sequel to the classic. Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of this beautiful film, including the magnificent cinematography and casting, as well as some slight pacing/development problems with the screenplay. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys braves the mirror once again, mustering the courage to call forth Chicago’s infamous urban legend.

                                    SHOW LINKS:

                                    • Candyman (2021)
                                    • Original trailer
                                    • Nia DaCosta
                                    • Jordan Peele
                                    • The Forbidden by Clive Barker
                                    • Candyman (1992)
                                    • The Fly (1986)
                                    • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
                                    • The Devil’s Candy (2015)
                                    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2010 & 2011)
                                    • Julie Taymor
                                    • Get Out (2017)
                                    • Bloody Mary legend
                                    • Kara Walker
                                    • Jurassic Park (1993)
                                    • William Burke

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                                      • Ep. 05-23: Explorers (1985)

                                        Ben Crandall (Ethan Hawke) spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games, and reading comic books. One day, his affinity for all things fantastical yields an actual result—when he has a vivid dream about technology, his science-loving friend Wolfgang Muller (River Phoenix) creates a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren Woods (Jason Presson), the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.

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                                        Ah, the 1980s… a time when child stars in kiddy Spielberg-esque fantasy films ruled the box office. Not necessarily for Explorers (1985), though, Joe Dante’s attempt to capture some of that much sought-after Goonies (1985) audience and bring it over to another studio. Join us as we discuss the hits and misses of this nostalgic effort, including its cartoon-obsessed director, its awkward edits, and the problems that arise when studios boot creators and take over. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys blasts off to space only to discover that there are kids everywhere in the galaxy, annoying parents and causing trouble as usual.

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                                        • Explorers (1985)
                                        • Original trailer
                                        • Joe Dante
                                        • Chuck Jones
                                        • Ethan Hawke
                                        • River Phoenix
                                        • Contact (1997)
                                        • Peter Pan (1953)
                                        • This Island Earth (1955)
                                        • Trelane (from The Squire of Gothos Star Trek episode)
                                        • The Goonies (1985)
                                        • Hook (1991)
                                        • E.T. (1982)
                                        • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
                                        • Galaxy Quest (1999)
                                        • Robert Heinlein
                                        • War of the Worlds (1953)
                                        • It Came from Outer Space (1953)
                                        • The Never-ending Story (1984)
                                        • Labyrinth (1986)
                                        • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
                                        • Stand By Me (1986)

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