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Special Guests: Gil Bettman, David Worth, Peter Kwong Guest Co-Hosts: Heather Drain, Josh Stewart “I kinda wanted it to be Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Rambo” – Director Gil Bettman An outstanding example of ’80s Action Cinema, Never Too Young to Die (1986) stars John Stamos as Lance Stargrove, the “son of Bond”, who teams up with Peter Kwong and Vanity to take down the evil intersex rock-n-roll cult leader Velvet Von Ragnar Gene Simmons. The brainchild of Steven Paul (Baby Geniuses, Slapstick of Another Kind, The Double 0 Kid), the film is getting a Blu-Ray release in April, 2017. Josh Stewart and Heather Drain join Mike to discuss this outrageous film. Buy Never Too Young to Die on Blu-Ray Buy Destroy All Movies by Zack Carlson and Bryan Connolly Visit the official Gil Bettman website Visit the official David Worth website Visit the official Peter Wong website Visit the official Heather Drain website Follow John Stamos on Twitter Follow Gene Simmons on Twitter Follow Josh Stewart on Twitter

Special Guests: Jonathan Rayner, Hal McElroy, Terry Camilleri, Bruce Spence Guest Co-Hosts: Ben Buckingham, Kevin Heffernan Peter Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) stars Terry Camilleri as Arthur Waldo, a meek man whose brother dies in a car accident outside of Paris, Australia — a town whose economy relies on scavenging on the wrecks they create. Also released (in a truncated form) as The Cars That Eat People, the film is the first feature from Peter Weir and was produced by Jim and Hal McElroy. Ben Buckingham and Kevin Heffernan join Mike to discuss the film, Mad Max 2, and more. Buy The Cars That Ate Paris on DVD Buy The Films of Peter Weir by Dr. Jonathan Rayner Learn more about Mapping Cinematic Norths Learn more about Filmurbia Visit the Peter Weir Cave Visit the Trench website Visit Kevin Heffernan’s Knot and Gender blog Visit Kevin Heffernan’s The Crawling Eye: A Bloodshot Look at International Genre Film, Television, and Cult Media

Special Guests: Joan Micklin Silver, John Heard,Amy Robinson, Griffin Dunne, Mark Metcalf Guest Co-Hosts: Daniel Kremer, Bill Ackerman In Joan Micklin Silver’s Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) John Heard plays Charles, a lovelorn man who pines for Laura (Mary Beth Hurt), who’s taking a break from her relationship with Ox (Mark Metcalf). Produced by Metcalf, Amy Robinson, and Griffin Dunne, the film was initially released as Head Over Heels with a ridiculous advertising campaign that didn’t capture the true spirit of the movie. Fortunately, the film was given another chance with a new ending and its proper title. Bill Ackerman and Daniel Kremer (who’s writing a book about Joan Micklin Silver) join Mike to discuss the film, which is finally getting a proper Blu-Ray release. Buy Chilly Scenes of Winter on Blu-Ray Buy Chilly Scenes of Winter by Ann Beatie Buy Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films by Daniel Kremer