Video Junkyard Podcast

Happy Halloween, junkyard denizens. This year is our zaniest Halloween yet. In week three of our month-long Halloween celebration, we talk about a lost classic you have to see to believe. That's right, it's the musical comedy "Rockula".

"Ralph (Dean Cameron) is a sexually frustrated vampire who suffers from a peculiar curse. He's condemned for eternity to watch his one true love, Mona (Tawny Fere), be murdered by a ham bone. Now it's 1990, and Ralph is determined to break the cycle of reincarnation and death. But, before he can think about saving Mona's life, his first order of business is winning her affection. He does that by starting Rockula -- a rock band that's sure to stake a claim on her heart."

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On this howlingly entertaining episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast, we revisit the 2010 remake of "The Wolfman" directed by Joe Johnston and starring Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, and Anthony Hopkins. While the original 1941 film is a timeless classic of Universal Monster films, this remake brings in a star-studded cast, professional makeup artist Rick Baker, and film veteran Joe Johnston to update the tragic tale of lycanthropic terror. But with such a pedigree, how does it hold up? Does this version of The Wolfman have bite, or is it a bag of fleas? Check out the latest episode to find out!

On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we are TCB on some redneck, soul-suckin', sh*tter-house wall-defacing mummy sombitch! That's right - we take a look at the 2002 Don Coscarelli film "Bubba Ho-Tep" staring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis (seriously). When an elderly Elvis Presely (not dead, but living out the last few years of his life in a rural Texas retirement home after a botched lifestyle swap with an impersonator) notices some evil "scuttlin'" around the retirement home and the suspicious deaths of a number of residents, he teams up with John F. Kennedy (also not dead but the victim of a conspiracy where he his brain was swapped with a bag of sand. Oh and he's been dyed black) to stop an evil mummy dressed as a cowboy who has been feeding off of the residents' souls. Through their anuses.

We aren't kidding.

Campbell's Elvis and Davis' Kennedy MUST be seen to believed.

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This week the Junkyard crew searches the walls and discovers The Borrowers (1997).

Children's author Mary Norton's storybook creations, the four-inch-tall family of "borrowers" who live among humans and co-op their possessions. When a crooked lawyer (John Goodman) takes over the Lender family's house, he's got to reckon with the borrowers therein, who launch a campaign to oust the invader and restore the home to its rightful tenants.

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This week, Ryan turns us on to a modern classic we've never seen.

Be Kind Rewind (2008)

While attempting to sabotage the local power plant, freeloader Jerry accidentally becomes magnetized and wipes all of the videos at the Be Kind Rewind rental store. The store owner, Mr. Fletcher, is already facing closure, and now the few customers he has have nothing to watch. When one regular asks for `Ghostbusters,' acting manager Mike and Jerry cobble together a 20-minute remake using an old camcorder.

On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast, the guys look at a relatively recent film that slipped under the radar - the 2017 comedy/drama/fantasy/horror/arts&crafts film "Dave Made a Maze". Directed by Bill Watterson (not the cartoonist), the film tells the story of Dave. He makes a maze.

That's about it...

Not really though. Through the use of impressive visual and practical effects, Dave Made a Maze takes us on a journey into a struggling artist's labyrinthine mind in a spot-on metaphor for the pitfalls of the creative process. Riddled with humor and sight gags, does the contemporary cult film hit all the notes, or is it one for the trash bin? Check out the film on TubiTV or PlutoTV and join us for the conversation on the Video Junkyard Podcast!

This week we thaw out Encino Man!

Encino Man is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Les Mayfield in his directorial debut, and starring Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Mariette Hartley, Richard Masur, and Pauly Shore.

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On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast, Erik, Ryan, and Joe review "The Convent" (dir. Mike Mendez, starring Adrienne Barbeau, Joanna Canton, Richard Trapp, Dax Miller) - a horror comedy from 2000 about a group of college students who break into a supposedly haunted convent where demons begin possessing everyone.

Yep. That ole' chestnut.

Clearly inspired by Evil Dead 2, Demons, and Night of the Demons, this one definitely has intentional laughs as well as schlocky gore. But is this a horror/comedy? A horror so bad that it's a comedy? Or something in between?

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This week we discuss a 2nd Kevin Smith movie. "Chasing Amy" is the director's romantic comedy that was an enormous critical success in 1997. We discuss if this film still feels relevant and is accurate "ahead of its time" or is strictly a product of 1997.

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On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast, Ryan and Joe take a look at the 1987 horror film "The Gate". Starring a young Stephen Dorff, The Gate tells the story of two young boys who accidentally open a portal to Hell in their suburban neighborhood while their parents are on vacation. But it was the 80's...who didn't do that at least a few times? While full of 80's fashion, slang, and tropes, The Gate has become a cult classic. But does it stand the test of time? Check out the film on TubiTV for free and then join us for the discussion on the Video Junkyard Podcast!