Not all Stephen King film adaptations are based on novels. Some of them are based on short stories. This episode is an example of film makers taking one of King’s small narratives, expanding on it…
S9: Episode 3: The Running Man
- October 25, 2019
- Tagged as: Arches of Bigfoots travel in Podz, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cadre Cola is Delicious, Dweezil Zappa, Family Feud, Grossburger, Jesse Ventura, Jim Brown, Maria Conchita Alonso, Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dawson, Suicidal Game Show Hosts, Survey Says, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Weird Episodes of Little House on the Prarie, Yaphet Kotto
Stephen King…I mean Richard Bachman wrote the novel that inspired this 80’s futuristic action classic staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso and original host of “The Family Feud” Richard Dawson. This episode explores the fascinating…
To celebrate our 50th episode we picked the Gary Busey spectacular, “Silver Bullet”. This werewolf filled cinematic nightmare is filled with so many twists and turns that you won’t know who the identity of the…
“Carrie” was Stephen King’s first published novel and his first novel adapted into a motion picture. But we’re not talking about that movie, which received multiple Oscar nominations. No, we’re talking about the 2013 remake…
“Conan the Barbarian” wraps up this season of remakes and reboots. There’s a lot to unpack in this tale of warriors, witches, swords, revenge, hookahs, Coors Light, hot wings and the Edgar Winter Group rock…
Nicholas Cage stars in “The Wicker Man” remake from 2006. This movie is a psychological, crime thriller set in a modern day utopia where film makers deem it appropriate to have their heroic male lead…
“Fantastic Four” is the 4th episode of this season’s theme “Not That One, This One” where we are taking on nothing but remakes and reboots. This film does a an amazing job over making sure…
The remake of “Poltergeist” gets us to the half way point of this season’s theme, “Not That One, This One”. It’s a truly amazing film in its ability to underwhelm audiences in all new and…
Tim Burton’s “Planet of the Apes” continues this season of remakes, reboots and re-imaginations as Mark Wahlberg battles Tim Roth for the affection of Helena Bonham Carter in the time traveling, semian, sci-fi caper from…
Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange and Rick Baker in a King Kong suit come together to create one of the most impressive cinematic experiences ever put to film. This movie is an over-the-top, bi-centennial filled, fuel…