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In today's show, Kenny and Del review the 1982 DC Comics classic Swamp Thing, celebrating its 40th anniversary today.
Today's anniversary movie was voted on by YOU, the listener on our social media.
In 1979, Michael Uslan and his production partner Ben Melniker purchased the rights to Batman and a little-known DC Comics property Swamp Thing. Uslan's history with comics is deep and rich; having been a fan since he was a boy, he convinced Indiana University to teach a class entitled "The Comic Book in Society" (a class still taught today). With just a fraction of the budget of what it cost to make Superman, another DC comic book property, Swamp Thing, was made on a budget of a mere $2.5M. Undeterred and determined to capitalize on the popularity of the comic book feature film adaptation of Superman, Uslan tapped little-known indie film director Wes Craven to write and direct.
As a kid, I remember renting this film from the local Blockbuster, probably sometime in the late 80s. My 8-year-old inner child fondly remembers this movie, thinking that the movie was action-packed with a cool monster as the main character and lots of fight sequences. My 8-year-old brain seemed content with what I saw; however, having re-watched this film for the first time in 30+ years, what I seem to recall isn't the reality of what's on-screen. Please join the Brothers as they take a journey down memory lane to determine if this film still holds up after all these years. So, join us as we review Swamp Thing!
Thanks for listening, and feel free to hit us up on any of our social media platforms!
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Kenny's Letterbox'd be found here: https://letterboxd.com/knnthp3/
Theme song "Loli'ana" written and performed by award-winning musician Kamuela Kahoano. Listen to more of Kamuela's music on iTunes and https://kamuelamusic.com/. Also, "Loli'ana" performed live at The Ko'olau Banquet Hall can be seen here https://youtu.be/YDJ1NNJgEiA
Thanks for listening! Don't forget our next bi-weekly Pod, and keep an eye out for our specials, series, request line, and news episodes! And please subscribe and review!
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In today's show, Kenny and Del review the 1982 DC Comics classic Swamp Thing, celebrating its 40th anniversary today.
Today's anniversary movie was voted on by YOU, the listener on our social media.
In 1979, Michael Uslan and his production partner Ben Melniker purchased the rights to Batman and a little-known DC Comics property Swamp Thing. Uslan's history with comics is deep and rich; having been a fan since he was a boy, he convinced Indiana University to teach a class entitled "The Comic Book in Society" (a class still taught today). With just a fraction of the budget of what it cost to make Superman, another DC comic book property, Swamp Thing, was made on a budget of a mere $2.5M. Undeterred and determined to capitalize on the popularity of the comic book feature film adaptation of Superman, Uslan tapped little-known indie film director Wes Craven to write and direct.
As a kid, I remember renting this film from the local Blockbuster, probably sometime in the late 80s. My 8-year-old inner child fondly remembers this movie, thinking that the movie was action-packed with a cool monster as the main character and lots of fight sequences. My 8-year-old brain seemed content with what I saw; however, having re-watched this film for the first time in 30+ years, what I seem to recall isn't the reality of what's on-screen. Please join the Brothers as they take a journey down memory lane to determine if this film still holds up after all these years. So, join us as we review Swamp Thing!
Thanks for listening, and feel free to hit us up on any of our social media platforms!
https://linktr.ee/BiAPodcast
Kenny's Letterbox'd be found here: https://letterboxd.com/knnthp3/
Theme song "Loli'ana" written and performed by award-winning musician Kamuela Kahoano. Listen to more of Kamuela's music on iTunes and https://kamuelamusic.com/. Also, "Loli'ana" performed live at The Ko'olau Banquet Hall can be seen here https://youtu.be/YDJ1NNJgEiA
Thanks for listening! Don't forget our next bi-weekly Pod, and keep an eye out for our specials, series, request line, and news episodes! And please subscribe and review!