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Episode 455: House 1977 (Japanese title- Hausu)
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The B-Movie Cast is back! We’ve got a special guest this week- Dr. Smith! No, not that one, the British one! Dr. Adrian Smith! Adrian is joining Mary and Nic to check out the gonzo Japanese horror film from 1977: “House” (Nihongo de: Hausu).
This was writer/director Nobuhiko Obayashi’s fever dream ghost story from Toho Studios. Toho saw that “Jaws” was a hit and ask Obayashi to make something like “Jaws” for them. Well… he definitely made a movie, but the only things it has in common with Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster is that they were both filmed on 35mm film stock! “House” is a head trip, but well worth the price of admission!
So grab an Asahi beer, order up some sushi and check out the Japanese horror classic “House”!
Episode 454: The Ghoul (1933)
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The B-Movie Cast is back! This episode Mary and Nic are joined by our resident Egyptologist, Eric Brooks, to look at a film about another Egyptologist: “The Ghoul” from 1933. Considered the first true British horror film after the silent film era, “The Ghoul” features Boris Karloff playing Henry Morlant, a dying Egyptologist who is obsessed with the idea that he can enter the Egyptian afterlife if he rises from the dead and gives an ancient jewel to the God Anubis. Unfortunately for Morlant, everyone and their uncle seems to know about the jewel and want it for their own nefarious purposes. So grab yourself a cold one and tune in for episode 454: “The Ghoul”.
Episode 453: Enter the Dragon
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B-Movie Cast episode 453 is here! This is a special show paying tribute to the late John Saxon. A ubiquitous figure in film and television, John passed away recently at the age of 83. We wanted to check out one of his most iconic films in his honor: “Enter the Dragon”. Mary and Nic are lucky enough to be joined by actor, filmmaker, and writer Michael Worth. Michael worked with John on many projects and was his friend. He also took the time to sit down with John and record him as he recounted some of his memories of his long career. Michael is sharing a small segment of those recordings with us in this episode as John talks about going to Hong Kong to film our movie this episode “Enter the Dragon”.
“Enter the Dragon” wasn’t just any old martial arts film. It was the first real collaboration between the film industries of Hollywood and Hong Kong on a martial arts film. A joint production staring martial arts master Bruce Lee, middleweight Karate champion Jim Kelly and of course John Saxon who also had a black belt in Karate and was also accomplished at Judo.
“Enter the Dragon” would open the door for a new generation of martial arts films, showing the genre to be commercially viable in the American and European markets and setting the bar by which all future martial arts films would be judged.
So, grab some popcorn, crack open a cold beverage and get ready to check out the film where Bruce Lee asks the question “why doesn’t somebody just shoot this guy?”
Episode 452: Neutron VS the Death Robots
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Hello friends and welcome to the newest episode of the B-Movie cast. This is a special episode as we are dedicating it to the memory of a dear friend of the show, B-Movie fan and friend, Scott Turk. Scott passed away just before we recorded this cast, so we wanted to dedicate it to his memory. If you would like to honor Scott’s memory, please make a donation in his name to one of these charities: Doctors Without Borders, Water.org, or Georgia Public Broadcasting. Scott was a true Monster Kid and a friend to us all and he will be missed.
For this episode Mary, Nic, and Juan head south of the border to check out a Luchador style hero, who never enters the ring! He’s Neutron the Atomic Superman and he’s out to stop some easy bake over zombies and a mad scientist (also in a Luchador mask) in “Neutron VS the Death Robots”. It’s got everything you would expect from the title… except of course for robots, they’re really baked zombies… but anyway, it’s lots of fun! So, get ready for monsters and mayhem from Neutron, the discount Santo!
Episode 451: Squirm
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In this episode of the B-Movie Cast Mary and Nic are joined by author Fiona Young-Brown. Fiona has a lot to say about our movie: “Squirm”. While it’s a pretty standard horror fare from the 70s, with enough early FX artist Rick Baker magic to make it stand out, what really got Fiona’s attention was the southern gothic aspect of the film. Mary, who’s lived in the south for over 20 years, can’t quite see the forest for the trees when it comes to southern gothic, but she has figured out what really gets to her when it comes to horror films, and it’s not the gore. So, tune in and find out what’s wiggling through our minds after checking out “Squirm”. If you don’t then remember; you’ll be the worm face!
Also- We have a special feature video- author, and B-Movie Cast fan Dax Bradley, checks out his new copy of “The B-Movie Cookbook: the 1960s!” in a cool unboxing video!!
Episode 450 Part 2: Clash of the Titans!
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Ladies and Gentlemen and mutants of all persuasions welcome to our very special two-part 450th episode! Mary and Nic are joined by some exciting guests. Fan-favorite Mark Mawston stops by along with filmmaker and Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation trustee John Walsh! In honor of film effects legend Ray Harryhausen’s 100th birthday, we’re looking at Ray’s last feature film “Clash of the Titans”. This film features some of Ray’s most celebrated creations including Medusa and The Kraken! John and Mark share personal stories from their relationships with Ray. John also shares with us two rare audio clips, original test submissions from composer John Barry for the movie’s orchestral score.
In part two, Juan joins Mary and Nic to celebrate the 450th episode, give away prizes for this episode’s contest and check out our listener feedback!
So grab a beverage, pop some corn and get ready for the biggest episode of the B-Movie cast yet!
Here are some links to John’s work, The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation, and a few more!
John Walsh
Official website: https://www.johnwalshfilmmaker.com/
Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/JohnWalshFilmMaker
Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/walshbros
Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnwalsh_filmmaker/
Harryhausen The Lost Movies
Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarryhausenTheLostMovies/
The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation
https://www.rayharryhausen.com/
Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film
Official Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FlashGordonOfficialStoryOfTheFilm/
Peter Wyngarde as “Jason King” – maybe you would like to take the “Jason King Test” ! : https://infinitymagazine.co.uk/take-the-jason-king-test/
