DRUNK CINEMA 092: "Used Cars" Is Up!

 
"Yes, sir -- That's New Deal Used Cars! Now wait just a goddamn minute...What the hell is this? Is this a 1974 Mercedes 450SL for twenty-four thousand dollars? That's too fuckin' high."

* Car explodes *
"You son of a bitch!"
"Yes, sir -- We blew the shit out of that overpriced motherfucker just the way we blow the shit out of all high prices, down here at New Deal Used Cars. So, y'all come on down! Did you hear what I said? New Deal Used Cars. So, y'all come on down! Did you hear what I said?"
-- Jeff (as Marshal Lucky) and Roy L. Fuchs, Used Cars

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, Xan and I watch Used Cars, the 1980 satirical dark comedy directed by Robert Zemeckis, featuring Kurt Russell as Rudy Russo, Jack Warden as Roy Fuchs and Luke Fuchs, Gerrit Graham as Jeff, and Frank McRae as Jim!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan recovering from her second bout of flu in a week, David Lynch dying one year ago on Xan's father's birthday, the Sean Connery movie Zardoz, Gerrit Graham as Quinn the suicidal Q on Star Trek: Voyager, Frank McRae as Sharkey in Licence to Kill, Joe Flaherty as Count Floyd and Guy Caballero on SCTV, David L. Lander as Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley and Tim Pinkle on Twin Peaks, Michael McKean as Lenny on Laverne & Shirley and Morris Fletcher on The X-Files, Al Lewis as Grampa Munster, my Smithwick's Red Ale having a gray primer, the days when you could crack open the odometer, Rudy Russo being a great send-up of sleazy used car dealers, Xan shopping for Drunk Cinema merch while on cold medicine, the Iranian Hostage Crisis, Marshal Lucky vs. High Prices, Jimmy Carter hearing Marshal Lucky, Jeff fighting Roy Fuchs, why Rudy should erase the messages on his old-school answering machine, Grampa Munster as the hangin' judge, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, celebrating Valentine's Day by watching True Romance, and more!

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And in honor of our fifth anniversary, we have a NEW Drunk Cinema t-shirt, which you can find on TeePublic by clicking HERE!  This spiffy shirt looks great while you're listening to the Drunk Cinema podcast or when you're attending your favorite film festival! Or you can order all sorts of cool Drunk Cinema merch there as well!

Be sure to come back in four weeks as Xan and I watch True Romance, the 1993 romantic crime drama directed by Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino, featuring Christian Slater as Clarence Worley, Patricia Arquette as Alabama Whitman-Worley, and Dennis Hopper as Clifford Worley!

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 362: "Planet of Evil" Is Up!

 
"What's gone wrong this time?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all. What makes you think something's gone wrong?"
"Because you always get rude when you're trying to cover up a mistake."
-- Sarah Jane Smith and the Fourth Doctor, Doctor Who: "Planet of Evil"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we're joined by new special guest companion Mike McCarty as we discuss "Planet of Evil", the second serial from Doctor Who Season 13 in 1975, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, and Frederick Jaeger as Professor Sorenson!

In this episode, Jesse, Mike and I discuss things like my breaking in a new headset, Mike sharing his background as a Doctor Who fan, Mike watching Doctor Who with his father, the movie Forbidden Planet, Jesse's thoughts on watching "Planet of Evil" for the first time, Louis Mahoney as Old Billy Shipton in "Blink", our second Michael Wisher serial in the past month, the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson novella The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, producer Phillip Hinchcliffe wanting to move away from the "rubber-suited alien" theme, the original plans for Sorenson to die after falling into the pit, Tom Baker not wearing his traditional scarf in Parts 3 and 4, Elisabeth Sladen regarding "Planet of Evil" as her favorite serial, Sarah Jane not doing much in this serial, that awkward moment when the TARDIS materializes 30,000 years after their intended destination, my wondering how the Doctor and Sarah Jane got out of the ejector trays they were bound in, the Doctor figuring out that Sorenson was mixing up his Dr. Jekyll potion, Vishinsky being far more qualified to be Controller than Salamar, the impressive jungle set on a BBC budget, Salamar being a victim of his own character flaws, Salamar always trying to blame the Doctor and Sarah Jane for the death of crewmen without having any proof, wondering where the Doctor picked up the iron bonds that held Sorenson aboard the TARDIS, whether Sorenson was corrupted by the antimatter, the freeze-frame cliffhanger of the Doctor falling into the pit, our favorite quotes of the serial, my Reverse the Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Dave Proctor, Sandi from Oregon and Holly Mac, Mike's grandfather serving aboard the USS Underhill during World War II, still waiting for Disney+ to announce the release date for The War Between the Land and the Sea, and more!

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We have a NEW Next Stop Everywhere t-shirt, which you can find on TeePublic right HERE!  This spiffy shirt looks great when you're listening to your favorite Doctor Who podcast and travelling through time and space! Or you could order all sorts of cool Next Stop Everywhere merch there as well!

Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "The Idiot's Lantern", the seventh episode from Doctor Who Series Two in 2006, featuring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and Maureen Lipman as The Wire!

DRUNK CINEMA 091: "Aliens" Is Up!

 
"Get away from her, you bitch!"
-- Ellen Ripley, Aliens

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, Xan and I are joined by special guest DJ Nik as we watch Aliens, the 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, featuring the return of Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, along with Michael Biehn as Dwayne Hicks, Lance Henriksen as Bishop, and Paul Reiser as Carter Burke!

This time, Xan, Nik and I discuss things like Xan getting the Superflu after not getting vaccinated, the Nurse Who Likes To Fuck from Ferris Bueller's Day Off, DJ Nik finally returning to the Drunk Cinema Theater for the first time since 2022, finally watching a James Cameron film, Sigourney Weaver holding her own against male action heroes, Paul Reiser as Dr. Sam Owens on Stranger Things, Lance Henriksen as Frank Black on The X-Files and Millennium, Bill Paxton in Weird Science, Sigourney Weaver as one of our patron saints on Drunk Cinema, James Horner recycling some of his Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan score for Aliens, Aliens being nominated for 7 Academy Awards, Xan drinking dollar store Nyquil for Drunk Cinema, the deleted sequence where we find out Ripley had a daughter called Amanda, James Cameron loving a dream sequence, Nik being our resident xenomorphologist, Ripley and Newt filling a need in each other's lives, Xan and I interrupting Nik from watching the movie, Burke being a total dick, showing love to Bill Paxton, Burke's dick move, Gorman finally doing something heroic, Alien hand puppeteer being a great job, Ripley facing her fears and coming our stronger on the other side, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, Dave Proctor and Aaron Case, watching Used Cars for Xan's Dad's birthday, and more!

If you'd like to check out our podcast and subscribe to us, you can find us on...

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And in honor of our fifth anniversary, we have a NEW Drunk Cinema t-shirt, which you can find on TeePublic by clicking HERE!  This spiffy shirt looks great while you're listening to the Drunk Cinema podcast or when you're attending your favorite film festival! Or you can order all sorts of cool Drunk Cinema merch there as well!

Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I watch Used Cars, the 1980 satirical dark comedy directed by Robert Zemeckis, featuring Kurt Russell as Rudy Russo, Jack Warden as Roy Fuchs and Luke Fuchs, Gerrit Graham as Jeff, and Frank McRae as Jim!