The RETROZEST Podcast

On Episode 132 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues RetroZest's celebration of the 40th anniversary of WARGAMES; the first mass-consumed, visual media with the central theme of remote computing as well as hacking! The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin.

Assisting Curtis in this part 2 episode is the supporting actor who portrayed the nurse in the infirmary; Lucinda Sue Crosby! Her scene with supporting actor John Garber is one of the most memorable ones in the film! Lucinda and Curtis had a wonderful behind the scenes dialog about WarGames, and also about other key points of her impressively diverse career. She is the sister of actress Cathy Lee Crosby, and has mostly played small supporting roles in films and on television. In addition to WarGames, her film credits most notably include The Naked Cage, Nothing in Common, Overboard and Pretty Woman. Her many television appearances include The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, The Fall Guy, and T.J. Hooker. She is also a songwriter and an award-winning author!

Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest podcast by purchasing a unique WARGAMES T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/wargames.

You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 131 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off the first of a few episodes celebrating the 40th anniversary of WARGAMES; the first mass-consumed, visual media with the central theme of remote computing as well as hacking! The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin.

Assisting Curtis in this endeavor is the supporting actor who portrayed General Berringer's aide; Michael Ensign! Michael and Curtis had a wonderful behind the scenes dialog about WarGames, and also about other key points of his impressively diverse career. He mostly played small supporting roles in films and on television. In addition to WarGames, his film credits most notably include Superman: The Movie, Pink Floyd – The Wall, Ghostbusters and Titanic. His many television appearances include The Greatest American Hero, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Boston Legal, Three's Company, MacGyver, Dynasty, The A-Team, and many, many others!

Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest podcast by purchasing a unique WARGAMES T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/wargames.

You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 130 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th anniversary of RETURN OF THE JEDI, the final film in the original Star Wars Trilogy! Assisting Curtis in this endeavor are the authors of the brand new book, Return of the Jedi: Unauthorized Timeline; returning guest Jamie Benning of Filmumentaries and Justin Berger of Anchorhead Publishing!

This book will be released on June 1, 2023!

Please connect with Justin on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Also, please connect with Jamie on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest podcast by purchasing a unique STAR WARS T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/starwars.

Contact Curtis at [email protected], on the RETROZEST Facebook page (facebook.com/zestretro/) or on Twitter (twitter.com/RetroZest).

On Episode 129 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th anniversary of V: THE ORIGINAL MINISERIES! This is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. When it was first aired on May 1-2,1983, it launched the science-fiction series about aliens simply known as the "Visitors" who try to take over Earth, and how the humans from all walks of life respond to their attempts. The cast includes Marc Singer, Faye Grant, Jane Badler, Richard Herd, Andrew Prine, Robert Englund, Richard Lawson, Jason Bernard, Michael Wright, Penelope Windust, Michael Durrell, Blair Tefkin, Peter Nelson, Viveka Davis, Leonardo Cimino, George Morfogen, Bonnie Bartlett, David Packer, Camila Ashland, Jenny Sullivan, Hansford Rowe, Diane Civita, Neva Patterson, Evan C. Kim, Rafael Campos, Jenny Neumann, and Robert Stack Pierce.

Assisting Curtis in this endeavor is a very special guest; the actress who portrayed resistance leader Juliet Parrish, FAYE GRANT! In addition to her role in V, V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series, she is also well known for her previous role as remedial student Rhonda Blake on The Greatest American Hero (which we celebrated back on Episode #50). Faye and Curtis had a wonderful conversation and they really get into some interesting trivia about the V franchise, as well as other aspects of her diverse career.

For a more detailed documentary about V and V: The Final Battle, check out the recent excellent Episode #51 of the Forgotten TV Podcast (with Curtis' friend Chris Cooling)!

Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest podcast by purchasing a unique V T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/v. You may also browse our entire store at store.retrozest.com/home.

You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 128 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis closes out the year of 2022 with A Very Retro Hannukah & Christmas! Included are excerpts from some of the greatest bits of pop culture celebrating the primary winter holidays (including Saturday Night Live, Friends, Seinfeld and A Charlie Brown Christmas!

Additionally, Mr. Retrovere shares this week's Retro News segment and Landmark Celebrity Birthdays for December 2022!

Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 127 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues the celebration the 45th anniversary of SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (which was started on episode #101)! This film is a 1977 American road action comedy starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry.

Assisting Curtis in this endeavor is a very special guest; CAYE JONES BARNETT! Caye portrayed "Caye Snow", the eldest daughter of Cledus "Snowman" Snow. She was chosen for the part because the house (exterior and interior) which was used as the home of Snowman's family on North Avenue in Jonesboro, GA was actually where Caye and her family lived at the time! She is now a semi-regular guest for East Bound and Down: The Ultimate Smokey and the Bandit Tribute. Check out their Website and their Facebook Page.

Additionally, Mr. Retrovere shares this week's Retro News segment.

For a more detailed documentary about Smokey and the Bandit, check out THE BANDIT on Amazon Video!

Incidentally, you may help the RetroZest podcast by purchasing a unique SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/smokey.

You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 126 (a BONUS episode) of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis and Mr. Retrovere celebrate the lives and careers of the very recently departed legendary celebrities Irene Cara, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Christine McVie and Kirstie Alley.

Incidentally, you may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal at store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 125 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis interviews film historian JAMIE BENNING of Filmumentaries.com! As well as creating his own videos and podcasts, Jamie works as a live editor in sports television. For the most part that has meant traveling the world for twenty years visiting dozens of countries, experiencing new cultures and of course enjoying lots of exotic food.

Jamie has produced several excellent "Filmumentaries", including Inside Jaws, Star Wars Begins, Returning to Jedi, and Raiding the Lost Ark. His podcast, The Filmumentaries Podcast, contains knowledgeable in-depth conversations between Jamie and some of the greatest artists in all the movie making crafts from effects to editing, stunts to storyboards.

Famed Art Director and Production Designer JOE ALVES, whom Curtis interviewed on RetroZest #121, is the focus of an upcoming official documentary created by Jamie and his colleagues entitled Not Your Average Joe. A Kickstarter for this project has been created which will expire on December 20, 2022. Please consider contributing so Joe's exhaustive career story (including his involvement with films like Forbidden Planet, Sleeping Beauty, Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Escape From New York) can be told in great detail!

Follow Jamie on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Patreon! There's also an Instagram specifically for the Joe Alves documentary HERE.

Additionally, Mr. Retrovere shares this episode's Retro News segment.

Incidentally, you may help the podcast by purchasing a JAWS or CE3K themed T-shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/jaws and store.retrozest.com/CE3K. You may also browse our entire store at store.retrozest.com/home.

You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal at store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 124 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues the Thanksgiving 2022 season with the second of two episodes celebrating the 35th Anniversary of John Hughes' PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. This 1987 film features Steve Martin as the tense marketing exec Neal Page and John Candy as the kind-hearted but bothersome shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith. Despite their disagreements, they travel together on a three-day journey of mishaps in an effort to return Neal to Chicago from NYC in time for Thanksgiving dinner with his family.

Assisting in this endeavor are two very special guests; JOHN & HEIDI SMALL (owners of Sunny Radio in Sioux Falls, SD). John and Heidi have recently been involved in their own celebration of PTA. They’ve done some great giveaways in conjunction with Fathom events, and more importantly, they’ve reproduced the severely damaged and burnt Marathon Rental Car which, in the film, was used to get Del Griffith and Neal Page from St. Louis to just within 100 miles of Chicago; until the car was impounded of course. This reproduction of the car was driven by John and Heidi in a parade or two, as well as all around the Sioux Falls metro area. John dressed up as Del Griffith (complete with the single red glove) and Heidi dressed as Neal Page. Find out more about the car at themoviecar.com.

Follow John & Heidi on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Additionally, our announcer Mr. Retrovere shares this episode's RETRO NEWS segment, as well as LANDMARK CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS for the month of November 2022.

Incidentally, you may help the podcast by purchasing a PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/PTA. You may also browse our entire store at store.retrozest.com/home.

You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal at store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!

On Episode 123 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off the Thanksgiving 2022 season with the first of two episodes celebrating the 35th Anniversary of John Hughes' PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. This 1987 film features Steve Martin as the tense marketing exec Neal Page and John Candy as the kind-hearted but bothersome shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith. Despite their disagreements, they travel together on a three-day journey of mishaps in an effort to return Neal to Chicago from NYC in time for Thanksgiving dinner with his family.

Assisting in this endeavor is a very special guest; the actor who portrayed "Doobby" (the cab driver who drives Neal and Del from the Wichita Airport to the Braidwood Inn Motel); LARRY HANKIN! Larry shares some great stories about the production of the film; specifically his scene with Steve Martin and John Candy in "Doobby's Taxiola". He also talks about his early career in stand-up comedy and in various supporting roles on TV sitcoms like That Girl, Lou Grant and Family Ties; as well as in films like Escape from Alcatraz, The Jerk, Armed and Dangerous, The Sure Thing and Running Scared.

Check out Larry's Website, as well as his Patreon Profile!

Additionally, our announcer Mr. Retrovere shares this episode's RETRO NEWS segment.

Incidentally, you may help the podcast by purchasing a PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES T-Shirt or two (many different designs and colors!) from our store at store.retrozest.com/PTA. You may also browse our entire store at store.retrozest.com/home.

You may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/family member from CelebVM! Choose from celebrities like Barry Williams, Gary Busey, Ernie Hudson, Robert Fripp, Right Said Fred, etc.! Simply enter their website through our portal at store.retrozest.com/celebvm, and shop as you normally would; it's no extra cost to you at all!

Contact Curtis at [email protected], or via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Also, check us out on TikTok!