Verhoeven Effect

We dive into the weird world of Southland Tales. A violent sci fi political satire where nuclear attacks in Texas pushes America into WW3 and a dystopian fascist surveillance state. Meanwhile a new wireless energy source, Fluid Karma, unwinds reality and threatens to destroy all existence on the verge of a presidential election. 

Act 1: IV Temptation Waits        19:32

Act 2: V Memory Gospel           59:48

Act 3: VI Wave of Mutilation      1:17:39

Director - Richard Kelly

Written by - Richard Kelly

Stars - Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQwksqlwVZdj7o7y1IfWag

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We dive into the weird world of The Quick and the Dead. A violent western where a bored rich criminal holds a quickdraw competition while a mysterious woman seeks revenge. 

Act 1        9:29

Act 2        24:37

Act 3        51:10

Director - Sam Raimi

Written by - Simon Moore

Stars - Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQwksqlwVZdj7o7y1IfWag

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We dive into the weird world of Basic Instinct. A violent erotic thriller where in an inept police detective is manipulated by a bored millionaire novelist.

Act 1        13:46

Act 2        45:07

Act 3        1:21:07

Director - Paul Verhoeven

Written by - Joe Eszterhas

Stars - Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQwksqlwVZdj7o7y1IfWag

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We dive into the weird world of Extreme Prejudice. A violent Texas border is besieged by the drug trade where old friends stand at either end of the law. Meanwhile a shady bank is beset upon by an illegal secret paramilitary group of Army soldiers who have faked their deaths, in order for the USA to have plausible deniability, and now must commit a robbery for dubious results. 

Act 1        15:34

Act 2        35:49

Act 3        1:11:19

Director - Walter Hill

Written by - Deric Washburn and Harry Kleiner Story by - John Milius and Fred Rexer

Stars - Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQwksqlwVZdj7o7y1IfWag

T-shirts: belowthecollar.com/greedfactory 

We dive into the weird world of Silent Running. A violent future where a dead, but habitable, Earth flings forests to Saturn to hang out for a bit. When Earth orders the habitats of the last forest to be jettisoned and destroyed, Freeman Lowell acts in defiance to try and save the last of nature. 

Act 1        10:45

Act 2        28:57

Act 3        46:01

Director - Douglas Trumbull

Written by - Deric Washburn & Michael Cimino and Steven Bochco

Stars - Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQwksqlwVZdj7o7y1IfWag

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We dive into the weird world of The Book of Henry. A violent family movie where a Savant child premeditates a murder because society is too broken to stop child abuse.  

Act 1        14:31

Act 2        30:01

Act 3        48:41

Director - Colin Trevorrow

Writer - Gregg Hurwitz

Stars - Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martel, Jacob Tremblay 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQwksqlwVZdj7o7y1IfWag

T-shirts: belowthecollar.com/greedfactory

We dive into the weird world of Salem's Lot. A violent time where an impending corporate land sale leads to the corruption and living death of a small New England town. 

We dive into the weird world of Moonraker. A violent spy thriller where a private space company creates a space ark on the verge of killing all of humanity in order to start all over with a super race. James Bond must stop them only after the near criminal amount of time and intercourse has been achieved. 

Act 1        19:58   

Act 2        30:18

Act 3        1:12:08

Director - Lewis Gilbert

Writer - Christopher Wood (screenplay by) Ian Fleming (novel) 

Stars - Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale

We dive into the weird world of The Andromeda Strain. A violent 20th Century where military science experiments find a contagion that has killed an entire town. A team of experts in their fields is assembled in an underground base to study and counter the Andromeda Strain.  

Act 1        11:49

Act 2        31:27

Act 3        1:10:12

Director - Robert Wise

Writer - Nelson Gidding based on novel by Michael Crichton

Stars - James Olson, Arthur Hill, David Wayne

We dive into the weird world of Flesh + Blood. A violent past where the ruling class exploits a band of mercenaries until they swear vengeance who then use religion to justify the greed and violence they actually believe in.

Act 1       15:59

Act 2       28:24

Act 3       56:04

Director - Paul Verhoeven

Writer - Gerard Soeteman and Paul Verhoeven

Stars - Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Burlinson