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Movie Meltdown

We are a movie-themed podcast! Each episode is filled with a dealer"s choice of interviews with interesting actors, filmmakers and other guests as well as lengthy discussions of specific movies. Plus our own brand of ridiculous humor with conversations about trends in Hollywood and changes in the film industry.

tv & film

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07:30

Fear Summer Camp in the 70s

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/08/13

Movie Meltdown - Episode 558 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we head back to the 70s as we discuss Fear Street: Part Two - 1978, directed by Leigh Janiak. And as we find solidarity with the outcast kids, we also cover… Sadie Sink, Capri Sun, did I lock the car, rockin’ the side-ponytail, minions of the witch, Halloween, drawn to where all the evil is, juice boxes, you don’t shake off a chest wound, get an alarm clock, matching airbrushed shirts, the body count, Ted Sutherland, listening

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09:06

Looking for Fear Street in the 90s

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2021/08/04

Movie Meltdown - Episode 557 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we kick off our discussion of the new Fear Street trilogy of terror as we discuss Fear Street: Part One - 1994 directed by Leigh Janiak. And as we slip into the tales of the mall, we also bring up… 90’s music, The Shining, Snake Eyes, chokers, a hankerin’ for some Sbarros, Maya Hawke, metal kids on the internet, using the bad words, Doctor Sleep, tie-in merchandise, R.L. Stine, Kiana Madeira, I’d use hawthorn, the bread

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09:22

Tie Me Serial Killer Down, Sport

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/07/23

Movie Meltdown - Episode 556 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this episode, we welcome back Dick Starr as we return to the outback to discuss Wolf Creek 2. The 2013 Australian horror film is still co-written and directed by Greg McLean, so how does it compare to the first film and how does it fit into the ongoing franchise. And as we try to figure out, what's going on with Nicolas Cage, we also address... Fear Street, Willy's Wonderland, Goosebumps, creating a series versus a movie, a loophole

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12:05

Race you to the Ghoul

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2021/07/13

Movie Meltdown - Episode 555 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode the Horror Club reconvenes to discuss The Ghoul - the 1975 movie directed by Freddie Francis and starring Peter Cushing, John Hurt and Veronica Carlson. And while we brush up on our fake violin playing, we also mention… A Quiet Place Part 2, From Beyond, an evil Maharaja, he’s quite dead, Top Secret, Greedo in heels, look at these… they’re so tall, The Great Gatsby, your weird like medieval Knight haircut looks kind of

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01:31:41

Frankenstein Pride

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/06/26

Movie Meltdown - Episode 554 For this special bonus Horror Club episode, we return to WonderFest to talk with Sam Irvin. Sam is a director, producer, screenwriter, author and the film historian who recently provided the audio commentary for Frankenstein: The True Story. This 1973 film was directed by Jack Smight and written by Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy and contains a very interesting subplot that was slyly snuck past the censors at the time. Featuring a stellar cast including James

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01:44:09

We're Just Puppets Thrown Back into the World

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/06/16

Movie Meltdown - Episode 553 We finally venture back out into the world - and thankfully it’s for our coverage of WonderFest! There we sit down once again with Kirk Thatcher to hear his continuing amazing stories of working in the industry - in particular, his years working with The Muppets. Listen as Kirk tells us stories about meeting Jim Henson, working on Dinosaurs, being a Gremlin, sitting in the writer's room, directing humans on The Kids are Alright, putting together a live puppet show at the

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11:53

Meandering Through The Forest

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/06/07

Movie Meltdown - Episode 552 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss The Forest the 2016 horror film starring Natalie Dormer and, well... a bunch of trees. And while we try to talk over the drone of Cicadas outside, we also address… twinsense, Psycho, 11.22.63, Jason Zada, The Three Stooges, Storm of the Century, Aokigahara Forest, lining up a tennis shoe sponsorship, a temporary morgue, there should be a way to strap that down, Yahoo Serious, jump scares, power bars, Tomax and

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01:26:35

You’re Never Too Young to Die

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2021/05/20

Movie Meltdown - Episode 551 I'm not sure if you're ready for this one. (I don't think we were.) This episode we discuss the 1986 classic(?) Never Too Young to Die starring John Stamos, Vanity and Gene Simmons. And before we ride off into the sunset in our post-apocalyptic dune buggy, we make a point to mention… The Road Warrior, Lynda Carter, a fake beard, aggressive apple-eating, Mitch Gaylord, Prince-adjacent, doing flips, a ton of music specials on TV, Pyramid, a little too high-def, Robert

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01:13:46

Hanging Out at the Bastion at the End of the World

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2021/05/08

Movie Meltdown - Episode 550 What we’ve come to realize in this crazy world is... hanging out with your friends and talking about movies and other random things - is quite possibly the best thing. And as we quickly try to scooch right past you, we also cover… Hands Across America, Tron, How It Ends, Big Wolf on Campus, The Crow: City of Angels, Love and Monsters, Dark Shadows, Dean Stockwell, a box of brake discs, a secret basement, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark or Don't Be Afraid of the Dark,

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13:51

Blood On or Around Dracula’s Castle

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2021/04/29

Movie Meltdown - Episode 549 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Blood of Dracula's Castle, the 60's-era horror film directed by Al Adamson and starring John Carradine and… well, John Carradine. And while we plan ahead and make ourselves a few suitcase sandwiches, we also bring up… Phantasm, Assault on Precinct 13, Promising Young Woman, character development, a girl making out with a seal, Don Coscarelli, Alexander D'Arcy, The Addams Family, when they lit her on fire, woods

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01:59:38

Attack of the 2020 Oscar Nominees!

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2021/04/11

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 62 Even in a year as strange as this past one, we didn’t want to miss the chance to play and discuss all the 2020 Oscar nominees for both Best Original Song and Best Original Score. Once again we are joined by composer Erich Stem to comment on the Academy Award nominations from this very unusual pandemic year. And while we realize we each have our own little experiment going on, we also address… Love and Monsters, becoming anti-social, Woody Shaw, teaching, the

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12:54

Have Mercy

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/04/02

Movie Meltdown - Episode 548 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss Mercy Black the 2019 film written and directed by Owen Egerton. And as we try to decide if we are ready to be out in the world, we also mention… Slice, Promising Young Woman, Rondo Hatton, Janeane Garofalo, childhood trauma, Chance the Rapper, pre-schizophrenic, clever filmmaking tricks, sacrifices and offerings, Creepypasta, Daniella Pineda, going to the library, mental health issues, why won’t you turn the lights

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01:51:39

No Prayer Can Save Us from the Rollerboys

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/03/16

Movie Meltdown - Episode 547 This episode we discuss the dystopian, near-future film... Prayer of the Rollerboys. Directed by Rick King and starring Corey Haim, Patricia Arquette and Christopher Collet - this science fiction story shows us a version of America that maybe a little closer to the world we live in than we are comfortable with. Oh yeah… and there’s lots and lots of rollerblading! And while we have mist-induced flashbacks of all of our childhood TV favorites, we also cover… The Clyde Frog

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09:40

What Comes at Night?

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/03/05

Movie Meltdown - Episode 546 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This session of The Meltdown Horror Club we discuss It Comes at Night the 2017 film written and directed by Trey Edward Shults. Plus we also address just how April Fool's Day fits into the arc of 80s slashers. And while we enjoy our common interests that are killing strangers together, we also bring up… incredible box art, Stanley, Night of the Living Dead, the fallen tree, The Sweet Hereafter, running out in the woods, Joel Edgerton, Amy

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01:41:53

Wolf Creek and the Horrors of Australia

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/02/19

Movie Meltdown - Episode 545 This episode, we welcome back Dick Starr for another horror club "promo episode" - available to everyone! Join us as we discuss 2005's Wolf Creek as well as post-millennium horror movies and all the different things that are waiting to kill you in Australia. And while we realize the real horror is living in the world of video calls, we also address… Robert Englund, breakfast foods and Lucha masks, something unnatural is going on here, High Tension, Tom and Jerry, Greg

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01:35:52

Fantasy Video Store

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/02/09

Movie Meltdown - Episode 544 This episode we create our own Fantasy Video Store filled with a staff made up of film characters. Inspired by a weird dream, this concept may be the greatest idea ever... or pure insanity. You be the judge. And while we try to convince people that laserdiscs really are the optimum way to watch a movie, we also mention… The Last Blockbuster, we are totally out of that, a beaded curtain, over there take a left fourteen down, and they can live broadcast it to the public

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10:50

Satan’s Little Orphaned Incestuous Coat Thief

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/01/28

Movie Meltdown - Episode 543 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") This episode we discuss the 1976 film Satan's Slave directed by Norman J. Warren. This horror film not only works in Satan but also witches, cults, psychic abilities and a serial killer… how could it go wrong?! How could it… yeah well, that’s what we try to figure out. And as we start planning the Horror Club field trip to Witch-killin’ National park, we also cover… Underwater, frosted eyeshadow, Kevin Smith, Dummy, Flip this Murder House,

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01:32:47

Mary Ann and the Town that Dreaded the Sad Trombone

Movie Meltdown ·

2021/01/15

Movie Meltdown - Episode 542 On this very special “bonus” installment of The Meltdown Horror Club, we get together to pay tribute to Dawn Wells by watching a movie in which she was featured. But then we chose The Town That Dreaded Sundown... and we quickly realize we don’t respond to it the way many horror fans out there do. But when has that ever stopped us from being brutally honest… and having fun along the way. And as we try to find the eyeholes in the bag on our head, we also bring up… The

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01:45:06

Attack of the Quarantine Songs

Movie Meltdown ·

2020/12/28

Attack of the Killer Soundtrack 61 This episode we get together (sort of) to suggest some songs from movies that express the feelings of this year's lockdown as well as give us some hope for the future. And along the way... we try to find a little comradery and fun in even the dark times this past year has presented. And while we ask, why is there not a system, we also address… video store clerks, Terry Gilliam, burrito delivery, I’ll take fun if I can’t have great, the U.S. Postal service,

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11:17

The Extremely Black Christmas of 2020

Movie Meltdown ·

2020/12/22

Movie Meltdown - Episode 541 (For our Patreon "Horror Club") On this festive holiday episode, we discuss Sophia Takal's 2019 film Black Christmas starring Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady and Cary Elwes. And while we try to clean up all this black goo everywhere, we also mention… Santa Girl, Peanuts, buying physical media, Furiosa, wearin’ that fur coat, I’m so confused, sorority app, Hallmark, being Innovative, toxic masculinity, Into the Dark, an extra big monkey

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