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Thank you for joining us for another installment of Video Killers! This week, the Killers are joined by Gregg's wife, Michele, as they explore the things that scarred their psyches as children. Commonly known as, Kindertrauma™. Special thanks to [Kindertrauma](https://www.kindertrauma.com/) for the inspiration!

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First off, we would like to draw your attention to the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) and their need for donations this year. AGFA is a non-profit located in Austin, TX and they exist to preserve the legacy of genre movies through collection, conservation, and distributation.


[Click HERE for the AGFA Donation site](https://www.americangenrefilm.com/donate/)

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**Vhs Covers Mentioned in the Episode


Movies and Misc. Information Discussed on the episode:

[Grady Hendrix (Amazon Store)](https://www.amazon.com/Grady-Hendrix/e/B005806RT0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1601783030&sr=8-1)

[Grady's Infamous Twitter Thread](https://twitter.com/grady_hendrix/status/1189335689680379904)

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[Ghosthouse Movie Fanfare](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1jBTk0zSpE&ab_channel=KiNoLoGoIntroRelease)

[The Depressing Ending of TIME BANDITS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVOeWNwXZpE&ab_channel=malign24 )

[The Goonies(Rare Teaser Trailer)](https://youtu.be/OadRJEyX6k8)

[Alice Through the Looking Glass (creepy ass scene!)](https://youtu.be/g7dxhbHAGRE)

[Garfield's Halloween Adventure (FULL VERSION)](https://youtu.be/X3FJePrGZb8)

[Flash Gordon "Wood Beast" scene](https://youtu.be/80sCD2p0W1Q)

[V: The Series](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086822/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

[Disney's Halloween Treat (FULL VERSION)](https://youtu.be/vdN3nAAfg3Q)

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## Welcome all Videoheads!

Coming at ya every Monday! Video Killers! **Please rate and subscribe to our little show.**


**Who's the baddest motherfucka to blow onto blaxploitation screens? Forget Shaft and just ask X-rated comic and "godfather of rap" Rudy Ray Moore. He'll give you the gospel of Dolemite. Street hustler, pimp, and all-around ghetto superhero Dolemite began life as a character in Moore's nightclub act and was a natural character for his self-financed film debut, a revenge tale set on the corrupt streets of L.A.Dolemite is sprung from prison by an impossibly understanding warden so he can find the drug-dealing, gun-smuggling crooks who framed him. With the help of his all-girl army of kung fu killers and the most flamboyant wardrobe this side of Cher, he lays waste to dozens of bad guys while spouting his funky raps. Thick, slow and sleepy, Moore is neither a natural actor not a convincing martial arts action hero, but his lazy line deliveries are great, lyrical cascades of four-letter words and "ghetto expressions," and he performs two of his most famous stand-up raps, "[Shine and the Great Titanic](https://youtu.be/iyQwqOOJx4U)" and "[The Signifying Monkey.](https://youtu.be/co42in3vWIY)" Dolemite is not a particularly competent movie--the direction (by costar D'Urville Martin) is clumsy, the performances flat, and microphones peek in from time to time (get that video letterboxed, Xenon!)--but the outrageous mix of nightclub rap, kung-fu action, and Moore's four-letter dialogue turned it into an instant urban hit and has kept it alive as a cult classic. Dolemite returns in The Human Tornado. The DVD also features clips from the documentary The Legend of Dolemite and the complete lyrics to his raps** --[Sean Axmaker](https://twitter.com/seanaxmaker?lang=en)

Today, the Killers dive in into the world of Rudy Ray Moore, the man aka [Dolemite](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072895/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2), [Petey Wheatstraw](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078078/?ref_=nm_knf_t4), and [The Disco Godfather](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074412/?ref_=nm_knf_t3).

The Films:

* [Dolemite ](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072895/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24)

* [The Human Tornado ](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074653/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_23)

* [The Monkey HuStle](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076404/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_22)

* [Petey Wheatstraw](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078078/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_21)

* [Disco Godfather](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074412/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_20)

* [Penitentiary II](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084485/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_19)

* [My Name is Dolemite](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8526872/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) with Eddie Murphy


## Movies and Misc. Mentioned in this Episode

* [Waxwork Records](https://waxworkrecords.com/collections/vinyl)

* [Friday the 13th Boxset from Scream Factory](https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/friday-the-13th-collection-deluxe-edition?product_id=7444)

* Scorpion Releasing - with [Delta Force](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090927/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) & [Fury of the Wolfman](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065750/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

* [I'm Gonna Git You Sucka](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095348/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)

* [Hollywood Shuffle](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093200/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

* [Ed Wood](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109707/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Tim's Burton's wonderful bio of Ed Woods

* [The People Vs. Larry Flynt](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117318/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0)

* [Rosemary’s Baby](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

* [Ghostbusters](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087332/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

* [Leadbelly](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074781/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Ernie Hudson's first movie

* [Trucker's Trip in Disco Godfather](https

# Maniac Cop and Beyond!

Hello and thank you for coming back! Today, the Killers talk about the Maniac Cop series and ponder on the delights of the novelty, rap movie tie-in song craze.

Tom Atkins! Bruce Campbell & Robert Z'dar! (so much chin in one movie!)Robert Davi! Larry Cohen! MC Hammer! The Fat Boys!

Ok, enough with the hyperbole. Enjoy the show!

## First Off... We discuss what we watched this last week:

**Random Acts of Violence** (2019)

A SHUDDER EXCLUSIVE

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1925493/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

[Red Band Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvFk5-tvXrY&ab_channel=Shudder)

[Movie Poster](https://images.amcsvod.io/f49b152d9dfeb849_boxart.jpg?w=600&auto=format,compress)

*A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.*

**Vivarium** (2019)

CURRENTLY AIRING ON AMAZON PRIME

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368406/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

[Trailer](https://youtu.be/U3Xy2x9NDrw)

[Movie Poster](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/mSXPtTsVXaTzWX93JiyKyL4w9DNJ5erGnienIzQHk5HFD1GrtLf_POSmDG8XlXlddjlwBTLmMvnvJTsUYlegljkq2U5_4ANOJYKzH9bc)

*A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.*

**Lovecraft Country** (2020)

HBO Original Series

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6905686/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4)

[Trailer](https://youtu.be/dvamPJp17Ds)

[Poster](http://www.impawards.com/tv/posters/lovecraft_country_ver2_xlg.jpg)

*The series is about a young black man who travels across the segregated 1950s United States in search of his missing father, learning of dark secrets plaguing a town on which famous horror writer H. P. Lovecraft supposedly based the location of many of his fictional tales.*

**The Vast of the Night**(2019)

CURRENTLY AIRING ON AMAZON PRIME

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6803046/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

[Trailer](https://youtu.be/ZEiwpCJqMM0)

[Movie Poster](http://www.impawards.com/2020/posters/vast_of_night_ver2.jpg)

*In the twilight of the 1950s, on one fateful night in New Mexico, young switchboard operator Fay and charismatic radio DJ Everett discover a strange audio frequency that could change their small town and the future forever.*

**The Sisterhood**(1988)

CIRIO SANTIAGO DISASTERPIECE / BAD MOVIE, FUN POSTER

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096114/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2)

[Trailer](https://youtu.be/mSjO45HSd0M)

[Movie Poster](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYzQ2ZGYyMTctN2M4YS00ZjZhLTlmYTctOGM1YjA2MzAyNjZjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDUxNjc5NjY@._V1_.jpg)

*The year is 2021 AD. Women have been enslaved by a brutal army of men who survived the nuclear holocaust. Their only hope for freedom is in the hands of a nomadic band of fierce she-warriors: The Sisterhood.*

# KILLER COPS (An exploration of the Maniac Cop movies)

**Maniac Cop** (1988)


*A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.*

**Maniac Cop 2** (1990)


*A supernatural, maniac killer cop teams up with a Times Square serial killer.*

**Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence* (1992)


*A priest practicing the Voodoo arts resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and comes back from the dead to do his bidding.*

**Psycho Cop Returns**


Directed by [Adam Rifkin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726472/?ref_=tt_ov_dr)as "Rif Coogan"

*Psychopath cop deci

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## Welcome to our inaugural episode!

This week, our first week, the Video Killers discuss the movies that we find comforting. The five movies that we can watch over and over. The top five movies that aren't always our favorites, but they have shaped us in some way or another.

The Video Killers also share a bit of movie music each.

## First Big Question of the Series: Timothy or Sam Bottoms???


## First Off...*The Movies We Watched This Past Week* Segment

**Magic Cop** (1990)

THE IMPOSSIBLY COOL CHING-YING LAM

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098150/) //

[Full Movie on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brac4VzbUI4) //

[Magic Cop Movie Poster](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTFiMzNhNjItYmZiZi00YzQ2LTg1MDQtY2ExNzY3ZTI0YjRmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_UY1200_CR79,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg)

*A former cop rejoins the police department to investigate a drug ring that employs ghosts and vampires.*

**Crocodile Fury** (1988)

GODFREY HO'S INSANE MASTERPIECE

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5823524/) //

[Full Movie on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8U2VB5sX_U) //

[Crocodile Fury Movie Poster](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BM2NhOWZmNmEtYTM4Mi00ZmFmLThjMjYtNWMzMTk5YTExNDI2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjQyNTc3MDA@._V1_UY1200_CR83,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg)

*Monica, a witch vampire, has the power to invade with vampires. They can destroy everything that exists on earth. The situation worsens when Monica is working with Cooper, the master of the seas.*

**Righting Wrongs** (1986) (AKA **Above The Law**)

CYNTHIA ROTHROCK!!

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094374/) //

[Movie Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWzlNwLH0Ss) //

[Righting Wrongs Movie Poster](https://media-cache.cinematerial.com/p/500x/5xylkqg8/righting-wrongs-movie-poster.jpg?v=1544873044)

*Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. but Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will survive.*

**Yes Madam!** (1985)

CYNTHIA ROTHROCK AND MICHELLE YEOH'S FIRST MOVIES!

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093229/) //

[Awesome Scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM6ydVoBrhk) //

[Yes Madam! Movie Poster](https://www.syfy.com/sites/syfy/files/2020/04/yes_madam_poster_1200_1843_81_s.jpg) //

[SYFY Article](https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/79-thoughts-we-had-while-watching-yes-madam)

*Asprin (Mang Hoi) and Strepsil (John Shum), two petty thieves who inadvertently become involved in a murder case when they steal items belonging to a murdered man. The man had hidden an important microfilm in his passport, which the thieves pass onto a forger friend Panadol (Tsui Hark). Inspector Ng (Michelle Yeoh) is assigned to the case, along with Inspector Morris (Cynthia Rothrock) from Scotland Yard. The investigation leads the cops to the bumbling crooks and soon they are on Triad leader Tin's (James Tien) tail, he will stop at nothing to get the incriminating film back and with his hitman and bodyguard (Dick Wei) at his side, he proves too much for the inspectors to catch using legal means, in frustration they give up their badges and go after Tin alone.*

**Night of the Sharks** (1988)

STARRING THE ONE AND ONLY, TREAT WILLIAMS

[IMDB](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100273/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) //

[Full Movie on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-LuwGMHSfQ) //

[Night of the Sharks Movie Poster](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51csbMyE-5L._AC_.jpg)

*David must fight for his life against the gangsters who killed his brother for a CD filled with proof of their illegal activities. When David gets possession of the CD they go down to Mexico where David lives as a shark hunter. Who will get David first, the gangsters or the shark?*

**Host