The Sci-Fi Film School

On this episode of the Sci-Fi Film School Matt and Dave discuss the 1998 Kurt Russell movie Soldier.

After being defeated and left for dead by his genetically engineered replacements, super soldier Sergeant Todd must save a peaceful community from destruction by the same soldiers.

This box office bomb was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and stars Kurt Russell, Gary Busey, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee and Michael Chiklis.

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On this episode of The Sci-Fi Film School Podcast Matt and Dave discuss the made in Mexico 1959 holiday movie Santa Claus.

Santa Claus is a 1959 live action Mexican motion picture featuring Santa Claus.

In the film, Santa works in outer space and does battle with a demon sent to Earth by Lucifer to ruin Christmas by killing Santa and "making all the children of the Earth do evil." Santa Claus was directed by René Cardona and written by Cardona and Adolfo Torres Portillo. The original film was produced in Mexico and features primarily Spanish dialog. A dubbed and slightly edited English language version was produced for U.S. release in 1960. - More

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In this episode of the Sci-Fi Film School Podcast, Matt and Dave discuss the 1964 holiday movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly appears on lists of the worst films ever made. It was directed by Nicholas Webster, and stars John Call as Santa Claus. It also includes an 8-year-old Pia Zadora playing the role of one of the Martian children.

The film took on newfound fame in the 1990s after being featured on an episode of the comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which extol the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only Santa.

While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars with them. - More

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On this episode of The Sci-Fi Film School Podcast Matt and Dave talk about the 1984 movie The Terminator.

The Terminator is a 1984 film directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield and Lance Henrikson.

Schwarzenegger plays the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from the year 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, played by Hamilton. Biehn plays Kyle Reese, a soldier from the future sent back in time to protect Sarah.

Released by Orion Pictures on October 26th, 1984, the movie was rated R and ran 107 minutes.

The Terminator was made for 6.5 Million dollars and made $78 Million at the box office.

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On this episode of The Sci-Fi Film School Podcast, Matt and Dave discuss the movie Ghosts Of Mars.

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars is a 2001 science fiction action horror film written and directed by John Carpenter. The film stars Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Jason Statham, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall, and Joanna Cassidy.

Set in the second half of the 22nd century, the story concerns a security team on Mars sent to pick up and transport a prisoner named Desolation Williams. Arriving at a remote mining town where he was being held, they find virtually all of the people missing and learn that an underground doorway created by an ancient Martian civilization was discovered. When it was opened, "ghosts" or disembodied spirits were released, which went on to possess the miners.

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On this edition of the Sci-Fi Film School Podcast Matt and Dave discuss the 1995 made for TV movie The Langoliers.

On a red eye flight to Boston from LA 10 people wake up to a shock; all the passengers and crew have vanished. They land the plane only to discover that things haven't changed, but its like the world is dead. No one is there, the air is still, sound doesn't echo and the food is tasteless. A sound is heard in the distance coming closer and turns out to be a race of monstrous beings bent on the passengers' destruction.

Starring Patricia Wettig, Dean Stockwell, David Morse, Mark Lindsay Chapman, and Bronson Pinchot, this adaptation of a Stephen King story was a made for TV mini-series that aired on ABC in 1995. - More

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On this episode of The Sci-Fi Film School Podcast, Dave and guest host Brad discuss the year 2000 movie Supernova.

This movie, released in January 2000 chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century and its six-member crew.

Supernova starred James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips and Robin Tunney. More

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On this episode of the Sci-Fi Film School Podcast Matt and Dave discuss the 2010 movie Zenith.

A 2010 Film by Anonymous about two men attempting to solve the same conspiracy theory. The title refers to a grand 'Zenith Conspiracy' formed by the film's protagonist, Ed Crowley. The film also utilizes an alternate reality game and transmedia storytelling to augment its narrative. - More

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This time around Matt and Dave discuss the 2010 movie Tron: Legacy

Tron: Legacy - A sequel to the 1982 film Tron with Jeff Bridges reprising his roles as Kevin Flynn and CLU along with Bruce Boxleitner back as Alan Bradley and Tron. This movie also starred Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn and Olivia Wilde as Quorra.

In 1989, Kevin Flynn, the innovative software engineer and the CEO of ENCOM, disappears. Twenty years later, his son, Sam, now ENCOM's controlling shareholder, takes little interest in the company besides an annual practical joke on the board of directors. One night Sam is visited by his father's friend Alan Bradley, urging Sam to investigate a mysterious page originating from Flynn's abandoned arcade. There, Sam discovers a concealed computer laboratory and unintentionally teleports himself to the Grid, a virtual reality created by his father.

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This time around Matt and Dave discuss the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Chain of Command' Part 1 and 2."

 

Star Trek: The Next Generation 'Chain of Command' part 1 & 2

Captain Picard is relieved of command of the Enterprise to go on a covert mission, and his replacement is assigned to deal with the Cardassians. - More

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