The Seat Struck Movie Podcast

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." May the 4th be with you!

Curtis and special guest Grant revisit the original STAR WARS from 1977 (aka STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE), the one that launched a gazillion sequels (and prequels). The boys discuss what they watched this week and their latest additions to the watchlist before diving in. They talk about their favourite Star Wars moments and characters, George Lucas' galactic world, and even touch on the dread Star Wars Holiday Special! Tune in to see why this movie's still wanted in seven galaxies!! "See STAR WARS! Fuck Ronald Reagan!"

Curtis will take the helm again next week for his next canon pick: 1977's ROLLING THUNDER, a midnight grindhouse delight starring William Devane and a young Tommy Lee Jones. It's one of Tarantino's favourite films and for good reason!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:51 What We Watched This Week

00:16:05 Watchlist Additions

00:24:24 STAR WARS (1977) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits, favourite scenes)

00:53:00 STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1978) Brief Discussion

00:57:15 Our Ratings

01:02:10 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

CURTIS: Fall (2022); Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always; The Hong Kong Massacre (Video Game); The Black Phone

GRANT: Zardoz; Repo Man; Smoking Causes Coughing

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

CURTIS: Coded Bias; The Hot Spot; Lars and the Real Girl; Bit (2019)

GRANT: Rugrats (TV Series)

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: "Star Wars (Main Title)" by John Williams (STAR WARS OST); R2D2 Scream

Outro: "Knights of the Old Republic II - Main Title" by Mark Griskey (STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC II: THE SITH LORDS OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

Curtis' book ALCHEMY AND EXEMPLARY POETRY IN MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE available now:

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-26606-5

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"You think you have won! What is light without dark? What are you without me? I am a part of you all. You can never defeat me. We are brothers eternal!"

This week on on the podcast we return to the Ridley Scott Watch Series to discuss the 1985 fantasy film LEGEND! The gang is also joined by recurring guests Simon and Katie. We discuss the film, spending a lot of time reviewing the differences between the domestic, international, and directors cuts. Did you know the different cuts feature two completely different scores: one by Tangerine Dream, the other by Jerry Goldsmith? Before talking about the film, we discuss what we watched this week as well as our latest additions to our watchlists.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist Additions

00:03:22 Daisy Jones and the Six (Curtis)

00:04:02 Fall [2022] (Curtis)

00:04:33 Of Love and Shadows (Curtis)

00:04:54 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Only (Curtis)

00:06:14 The Unnamable (Katie)

00:06:40 Nightbreed (Katie)

00:07:53 Stalker [1979] (Katie)

00:08:34 UFO Sweden (Simon)

00:08:58 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and recent release chatter (Simon)

00:09:40 If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (John)

00:10:35 Freaky Farley (John)

00:11:29 Code of Honour [2016] and extended Segall chatter (John)

00:13:59 Nightmare [1981] (Quinn)

What We Watched This Week

00:15:34 9/11: One Day in America (Quinn)

00:16:36 Spice World (Simon)

00:17:44 Ip Man 3 (Simon)

00:18:15 Quasi (Simon)

00:18:39 Kids vs. Aliens (Simon)

00:19:01 The Land of the Sons (Simon)

00:19:50 From [Season One] (Katie)

00:20:31 Aftermath [2021] (Katie)

00:21:42 Patient Zero [2018] (John)

00:23:17 Rodan (John)

00:25:44 Creed II (John)

00:27:48 Moving Out [Video Game]. (John)

00:29:29 Scooby Doo [2002] (John)

00:31:34 Broforce [Video Game] (Curtis)

00:33:22 Yellowjackets [2023] (Curtis)

00:35:05 The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (Curtis)

00:36:44 Treasure of Nadia [Video Game] (Curtis)

00:37:34 LEGEND Discussion

01:07:03 Our Ratings

01:12:57 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Main Title - Jerry Goldsmith

Outro: Loved by the Sun - Jon Anderson (From 'Legend' OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"It was Beauty killed the Beast."

All aboard for Skull Island as John and Curtis revisit the OG Universal Monsters classic KING KONG from 1933. Stay tuned for sound editing, dinosaurs, the amazing animation (HARRYHAUSEN!), criticism of the sexism, colonialism, and racism, and more for this action-packed episode. Before the discussion, the boys also discuss their latest additions to the watchlist and what they watched this week.

The Curtis, John, and Quinn triple threat will return next Sunday (with Katie) as they continue the Ridley Scott canon series with LEGEND, starring Scientologist Tom Cruise and the immortal Tim Curry!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:05:48 Watchlist Additions

00:10:57 What We Watched This Week

00:35:18 KING KONG (1933) Discussion (hot takes, juicy bits, fun facts)

01:02:21 Our Ratings

01:07:35 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

CURTIS: The Devil and the Death Penalty; Crazy Rich Asians; Poetic Justice; The Elephant Man; James and the Giant Peach

JOHN: Laserblast; Interstellar; Ebirah, Horror of the Deep; How it Ends; How to Blow Up a Pipeline; Destroy All Monsters; Masked Mutilator

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

CURTIS: Unorthodox (Netflix Miniseries); Blade Runner: Black Lotus (TV Series); Dave Not Coming Back; Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

JOHN: Back to Back, Face to Face; Vice Squad; Primary Colors

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: "King Kong (Main Theme)" by Max Steiner

Outro: "Not Just a Name" by Drab Majesty

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

Check out Curtis' new book ALCHEMY AND EXEMPLARY POETRY IN MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE here:

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-26606-5

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"I say atonality is just a passing phase in jazz music. What do you think Mr. Everett?

Lady, I don't know what the hell you're talkin' about."

This week on on the podcast, Quinn and John discuss one of Quinn's favourite films, the legendary Elvis vehicle: JAILHOUSE ROCK! We chat about Elvis' foray into the film industry, and his larger place in culture at the time, and then discuss the film. Before talking about the film, we what we watched this week as well as our latest additions to our watchlists.

Tune in next week as the gang is back to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the big ape, chatting KING KONG.

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist Additions

00:03:21 Black Shampoo (Quinn)

00:04:14 The Exterminator (Quinn)

00:05:21 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (John)

00:06:12 The Assistant [2019] (John)

00:07:00 Let Him Go (John)

What We Watched This Week

00:07:50 Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (Quinn)

00:10:23 Rocky IV (John)

00:13:46 Rocky V (John)

00:19:36 Persona [1966] (John)

00:21:48 Guns Akimbo (John)

00:22:46 No Sudden Move (John)

00:23:43 High Life (John)

00:26:19 Dual [2022] (John)

00:28:41 Broforce [Video Game] (John)

00:29:37 Dayshift (John)

00:30:32 Willy's Wonderland (John)

00:32:07 Harlan County U.S.A. (John)

00:35:28 Invasion of the Astro Monster (John)

01:01:35 Our Ratings

01:05:39 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro and Outro: Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (1968 TV Special)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

"I understand your pain, Belial, but ripping the faces off people may not be in your best interest.'

This week on on the podcast, Quinn, John, and returning guest Simon discuss the two sequels to the 1982 film BASKET CASE, which was discussed previously in episode 78. We chat about BASKET CASE 2 and the follow up sequel BASKET CASE 3: THE PROGENY. Both are lighter and campier than the original, but are also directed by the same man (Henenlotter), feature the same main characters and explore the same themes from the earlier film, albeit from a different and less terrifying perspective. Do these films hold up? Before talking about the film, we what we watched this week as well as our latest additions to our watchlists.

Tune in next week as Quinn and John discuss... something! We haven't figured it out yet!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist Additions

00:02:22 Mystery Date 2 (Simon)

00:03:12 The Cotton Club (Quinn)

00:04:24 Beau is Afraid (Quinn)

00:04:45 The House that Dripped Blood (Quinn)

00:05:37 The Abominable Dr. Phibes (Quinn)

00:06:23 Birthday shoutout to Quinn and Mr. Tarantino!

00:06:59 F for Fake (John)

00:07:52 The Watermelon Man (John)

00:09:01 Men with Brooms (John)

What We Watched This Week

00:09:55 Cocaine Bear and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (Simon)

00:11:07 The Expendables 2 and 3 (Simon)

00:11:22 I Got a Monster (Quinn)

00:12:24 Leprechaun 3 (Quinn)

00:14:12 Leprechaun (John)

00:16:45 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [Video Game] (John)

00:17:45 The Conjuring (John)

00:19:40 Annabelle (John)

00:20:16 28 Weeks Later (John)

00:22:54 Weed [1969] (John)

00:24:34 Succession [Season Two and Three] (John)

00:27:01 BASKET CASE 2 and 3 Discussion

00:43:30 Our Ratings

00:48:00 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Personality - Annie Ross (from Basket Case 3 OST)

Outro: Barbeque - Joe Renzetti (Basket Case 2 OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain... Time to die.

Tune in next week as Quinn and John return to the Henenlotter canon to discuss a double feature of the BASKET CASE sequels!

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

What We Watched This Week

00:04:39 The Fourth Kind [2008] (John)

00:06:24 The Deeper You Dig (John)

00:08:10 The Passion of Joan of Arc (John)

00:11:15 Gretel and Hansel (John)

00:12:03 Succession [season one] (John)

00:16:20 The Last of Us [season one]

00:20:33 Mandabi [IFFO 2023] (John)

00:24:53 Tales from the Gimli Hospital (John)

00:20:16 Pakistan's Hidden Predators (Curtis)

00:31:20 Snow Angels [2007] (Curtis)

00:33:00 Detainment [2018] (Curtis)

00:33:52 The Toolbox Killer (Curtis)

00:36:01 The Lovely Bones (Curtis)

Watchlist Additions

00:38:08 The Irishman (John)

00:39:40 Battleship Potemkin (John)

00:40:17 Dead Ringers [TV] (Curtis)

00:41:00 Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Curtis)

00:41:28 Crazy Rich Asians (Curtis)

00:42:50 The Devil and the Death Penalty (Curtis)

00:43:33 Fast Company (Curtis)

00:44:45 BLADE RUNNER Discussion

01:13:23 Our Ratings

01:18:58 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Blade Runner Blues - Vangelis (Blade Runner OST)

Outro: Love - Vangelis (Blade Runner OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Curtis and John return to the next film of the Ridley Scott watch series with 1979's ALIEN starring Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, and Yaphet Kotto. They discuss malfunctioning robots, the space jockey, H.R. Giger, issues of gender and the working class, and more. Before talking about the film, the boys also cover what they watched this week as well as their latest additions to their watchlists.

Tune in next week as they cover another masterpiece from Ridley Scott's filmography: 1982's BLADE RUNNER, based on Philip K. Dick's novella DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:15 Watchlist Additions

00:08:56 What We Watched This Week

00:29:33 ALIEN (1979) Discussion (hot takes, juicy bits, fun facts)

00:56:03 Our Ratings

01:03:58 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

CURTIS: The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate (BBC Documentary); The Hitcher (1986); The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; Dave the Diver (Video Game)

JOHN: Dog Day Afternoon; Queen of the Dead; Mr. Deeds; Insidious; Insidious: Chapter 2; Insidious: Chapter 3; Scary Movie 2; Son of the White Mare; I Like Movies; The Passion of Joan of Arc

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

CURTIS: Sleepaway Camp 3; In Search of the Last Action Hero; Out There Halloween Mega Tape; The 12th Victim; Citizen X

JOHN: Bahubali 2: The Conclusion; Aquaman (2018); Hwayi: A Monster Boy

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpt from ALIEN (1979)

Outro: "Stage One" (ALIEN 3 SEGA Genesis OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey all, since we've all been away for most of the last few weeks, I'm releasing a piece of bonus content talking my favourite TV and favourite movies (both new releases and first time watches of older flicks) of 2022. We'll be back again soon to discuss ALIEN!

Timestamps

TV: 03:08

MOVIES (new releases): 16:55

MOVIES (first watches of older flicks): 37:55

Corrections:

"What's in the basket? Easter eggs?"

With Curtis away, Quinn and John decided to discuss one of Quinn's favourites (and one John watched in an entire triple feature marathon!): BASKET CASE! We discuss a bit about the director of the film, Frank Henenlotter, and his impact on 80s exploitation filmmaking and more recently in the world of film restoration, before talking about this movie (and also discuss a bit about Basket Case 2 and 3 towards the end). We finish up by giving our scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week (and thanks to Curtis for providing his notes).

We will be back in a few weeks to discuss ALIEN. 

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

Watchlist

00:03:22 The Way of the Gun (Quinn)

00:04:11 Milk [2008] (Quinn)

00:05:40 Camille 2000 (John)

00:07:11 Anything Else [2003] (John)

00:07:47 High Plains Drifter (John)

00:09:40 Grave Robbers (Curtis)

What we watched this week

00:10:09 Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (Curtis)

00:13:38 Gemma: My Murder [BBC Doc] (Curtis)

00:16:24 The Money Pit (Quinn)

00:18:26 Creed (John)

00:22:13 The Mummy [1999] (John)

00:24:00 Inkheart (John)

00:25:24 The Wonder (John)

00:29:45 Ready or Not [2019] (John)

00:27:08 Parents [1989] (John)

00:31:37 BASKET CASE Discussion

00:52:00 Scores

00:55:48 Coming Up Next!

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Basket Case Radio Spot

Outro: Basket Case - Green Day

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

“A dream to some! A nightmare to others!”

TIME STAMPS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:55 Watchlist Additions

00:17:35 What We Watched This Week

00:24:22 ZAPPER! (2023) Discussion

00:41:11 EXCALIBUR (1981) Discussion

01:05:40 Our Ratings

01:11:30 Coming Up Next!

MOVIES WE WATCHED

CURTIS: Infinity Pool; Cut to the Bone (Video Game)

SIMON: Cunk on Earth/People/Britain; The Menu; MEGAN; Bloody Birthday; Animal Factory

NICK: The Warriors; Infinity Pool; The Unknown Man Of Shandigor; Dark Star; Run Lola Run

SKYE: The Proposal; The Warriors; Goodfellas

WATCHLIST ADDITIONS

CURTIS: The Video Dead; On the Basis of Sex; The Hitcher; Slaughter High

SIMON: Flux Gourmet

NICK: Kids vs. Aliens; Point Blank

SKYE: Spring Breakers

CREDITS AND PLUGS

Intro: Excerpt from EXCALIBUR Trailer 

Outro: "Camelot" by Trevor Jones (EXCALIBUR OST)

Quinn: @seatstruckreviews

Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/

https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'

John: johnnycakes.substack.com

@johnnycakes on Letterboxd

Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

WATCH ZAPPER! on Tubi here: