Zombie Take-Out: The b-movie and cult movie podcast

Scotto and Uncle John say goodbye to 2016 by revealing their top 10 and bottom 5 movies of the year and then discussing a film that puts a Jewish twist on the classic Blaxploitation movie. This week on Zombie Take-Out, The Hebrew Hammer. Is it too similar to Black Dynamite? Are there any characters who are not stereotypes? How is Andy Dick still alive? Shabbat shalom, mother ... Shut your mouth! Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 305 Download Episode 305 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hebrew_Hammer IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317640/ Clips Next year ... Fifty Shades of Grey

Nearly two years after discussing the first one, Scotto and Uncle John finally discuss the final TOS Star Trek film, but it only features half of the TOS cast and not very much of them. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1994, Star Trek Generations. Did Brent Spiner own the movie? Was it really just a Doctor Who episode set in the Star Trek universe? What exactly is The Nexus? ......... Oh my! Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 304 Download Episode 304 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Generations IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111280/ Clips Next week ... The Hebrew Hammer

Scotto and Uncle John discuss a classic, science fiction film that stars Alec Guinness, but probably not the one that you're thinking of. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1951, The Man in the White Suit. Does it still hold up after so many years? Was Joan Greenwood the weak link in the cast? Did Sir John Kierlaw inspire Young Mr. Grace? What about the buggy whip makers? Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 303 Download Episode 303 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_White_Suit IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044876/ Clips Next week ... Star Trek: Generations

Scotto and Uncle John discuss the latest film by the director of one of their favorite movies that they're ever reviewed and notice a striking similarity between the two. In fact, this one might very well be the sequel. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 2016, it is Mascots. Why weren't Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara in the movie? Who were we supposed to root for? Were there enough jokes? Was Chris O'Dowd underused? #inyourear Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 302 Download Episode 302 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascots_(2016_film) IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4936176/ Clips In two weeks ... The Man in the White Suit

Scotto and Uncle John continue their look at the Star Trek movies by discussing a film that includes a lot of Shakespeare quotes, a lot of magenta CGI blood and a cameo by the famous son of the casting director. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1991, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Did Chang say anything that was not written by William Shakespeare or Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.? How does Bones always manage to make Vulcan sound like a profanity? Was it just the Romulan ale talking? Who drinks tea on the bridge? Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 301 Download Episode 301 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102975/ Clips Nest week ... Mascots

Scotto and Uncle John celebrate 300 episodes by discussing a classic British comedy film about King Arthur, huge tracts of land & shrubbery-obsessed knights with a very peculiar catch phrase. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1975, it's Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Why did Graham Chapman and John Cleese switch from their usual roles? Was Emo Philips influenced by the Knights who say Ni? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Scotto's Rating Uncle John'a Rating Listen to Episode 300 Download Episode 300 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/ Clips Next week ... Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Scotto and Uncle John conclude their action trilogy with a movie that served as a collaboration between six directors. A single film that's composed of two full-length feature films, several trailers and even a commercial for a restaurant. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 2007, it's Grindhouse. Did the Block's relationship drama slow down Planet Terror?Did the machine gun leg gag go on for too long? Was Kurt Russell the best choice to play Stuntman Mike? Did Uncle John really fall for Chekhov's Gun? Don't! Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 299 Download Episode 299 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindhouse_(film) IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462322/ Clips Next week ... Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Scotto and Uncle John finally return to continue their action trilogy with a movie that pits Ice-T against Christopher Lambert. A film that aims remarkably high, but maybe doesn't quite live up to its aspirations. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1997, it's Mean Guns. Was it inspired by The Warriors? Could the fight choreography have been any worse? Were Hoss & Crow modeled after the same Sam Shepard characters they were named after? How hard is it to remember to loot your corpses? Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 298 Download Episode 298 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Guns IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119642/ the rec list http://thereclist.net/ Clips Next week ... Grindhouse

Scotto and Uncle John kick off an action trilogy with the classic martial arts film credited with beginning the kung fu craze of the 1970s. A film that contrasts the fighting skills of expert martial artists with those of a marginally trained actor approaching middle age. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1973, Enter The Dragon. Is it better than A Fistful of Yen? Should it have had more fight scenes? Vinnie Barbarino or Joe Mantegna? Whaaaaooooooo! Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 297 Download Episode 297 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_the_Dragon IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070034/ Clips Next week ... Mean Guns

Scotto and Uncle John discuss a cult classic from the '80s that stars John Cusack and Tim Robbins as security guards turned music video directors and features some great and often unexpected cameos. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1988, it's Tapeheads. Did it influence UHF? Could it have possibly have been more '80s? Are waffles just pancakes with little squares on them? How many Skylabs were there? Scotto's Rating Uncle John's Rating Listen to Episode 296 Download Episode 296 Links Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeheads IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096223/ Clips Next week ... Enter the Dragon