Video Junkyard Podcast

Hosts Joe, Marc, and Erik return with a double-feature deep dive into the 1981 cult horror The Pit — a creepy small-town tale of a bullied boy, talking teddy and man‑eating troglodytes — and the 2016 outrageously bizarre black comedy The Greasy Strangler, a gross, surreal ride about a greasy serial killer.

They trade hometown lore, production trivia, pacing critiques, favorite moments, and final grades while debating how these offbeat films earned their cult status.

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Welcome back to the Junkyard video fiends.  This new episode is a check-in from the guys and a preview of what's to come on the new "season" of the VJP.  Lots of exciting news, if you think meandering conversations about odd movies and the state of modern media are exciting.  We certainly do.

Welcome back to the Junkyard!  This time, the guys compare and contrast the 1984 horror classic "A Nightmare on Elm Street" with its 2010 remake.  Listen in or join the conversation by sending your "take" to the pod at [email protected] or look us up on Facebook and drop us a line.  Thanks for listening, and it's good to be back in the Video Junkyard.

Shortly after their TV show closed its final curtain, the Monkees took to the big screen in this mind-bending experiment in pop art. Proudly without plot, this feature follows band members Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith on a trippy adventure through 1960s Hollywood, Calif., where they cross paths with such people as Dennis Hopper, Frank Zappa and Jack Nicholson. In a variety of vignettes and musical performances, the daffy antics of the band are on full display.

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Cone-headed extraterrestrials Beldar (Dan Aykroyd) and Prymaat (Jane Curtin) find themselves in New Jersey after a recon mission for their home planet of Remulak goes awry. Stranded, they are forced to live as typical suburban humans. Beldar gets a job, and daughter Connie (Michelle Burke) grows up to be a typical, if oddly shaped, teenager. When INS agents start investigating the family and Beldar receives sinister orders from Remulak, the Coneheads must decide where their allegiance lies.

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Three aspiring rock musicians -- Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Pip (Adam Sandler) and Rex (Steve Buscemi) -- are determined to have their band's demo tape played on the air. Out of desperation, they sneak into a Los Angeles radio station, but when the manager, Milo (Michael McKean), meets them with hostility, they resort to threatening him with realistic-looking water pistols. Soon the situation escalates, and the none-too-bright rockers get in over their heads.

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Unemployed pals Ivan (John Cusack) and Josh (Tim Robbins) decide to start Video Aces, a company that produces music videos. Their initial clients include Billy and Lester Diamond, members of the music group The Swanky Modes, whose careers have slowed since their heyday during the '70s. As the Video Aces crew attempts to revive The Swanky Modes' careers by staging and broadcasting a concert, they also have to deal with the unwanted attention of a conservative politician (Clu Gulager).

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Deckard (Harrison Ford) is forced by the police Boss (M. Emmet Walsh) to continue his old job as Replicant Hunter. His assignment: eliminate four escaped Replicants from the colonies who have returned to Earth. Before starting the job, Deckard goes to the Tyrell Corporation and he meets Rachel (Sean Young), a Replicant girl he falls in love with.

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This time, it's 4 for the price of 1 on the Video Junkyard Podcast.  We try out a new format by giving shorter reviews to more movies.  This show's theme is dystopian time travel movies.  What does that mean?  You'll have to give us a listen and find out.  Also, let us know your thoughts on the show, the movies we reviewed, and anything else that's on your mind by sending your feedback to [email protected].  We'd love to hear from you.

This week Joe and Marc compare their lists of movies that freaked them out when they were kids.  Do you share any of these seeds of trauma with the Junkyard guys?  Join the conversation by sending your freakiest films to [email protected].