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The New World Pictures Podcast

The New World Pictures Podcast

The New World Pictures Podcast is dedicated to every movie released by New World Pictures. We talk about the things we loved and the things we hated along with the detailed history of each film"s history and production. Founded by the infamous Roger Corman, New World Pictures was responsible for the greatest genre and exploitation films of the 1970"s and 1980"s. Remember all those movies that lived proudly in the Action, Horror, Comedy and Sci-Fi isles of the video store? Titles like Death

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55:35

Nearly New World: School Spirit (1895)

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/08/14

We continue #AuGHOST with our most Nearly New World episode yet with 1985's SCHOOL SPIRIT! Roger Corman produces this ghostly comedy, directed by Allan Holeb (CANDY STRIPE NURSES), about a college student whose attempts to hook up with fellow student is interrupted by a deathly car crash! We discuss why New World passed on this movie yet still released 18 AGAIN! and others, the movie's excellent soundtrack, it's physical comedy, and, of course, Hog Day! If ghosts scare you, no reason top be

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Ep. 91: Prison

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/08/07

We kick off #AUGHOST with 1987's PRISON. Directed by Renny Harlin (CLIFFHANGER, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT) and written HALLOWEEN producer Irwin Yablans, PRISON is a curious partnership between New World Pictures and Empire Pictures. And who's the beneficiary of this partnership? We all are. Don't let the title fool you. The Prison in PRISON offers loose rules, plenty of yard time, and a ghost that's out for revenge. In this prison, you're locked up with an ensemble cast including Chelsea Field

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91:14

Ep. 90: Def-Con 4 featuring Tommy Bechtold

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/07/31

Joining us to finish off #SciFiJuly is our friend, comedian and actor Tommy Bechtold (The Middle, New Rockstars YouTube Channel), who almost watched another movie altogether but finally caught DEF-CON 4, writer/director Paul Donovan's post-apocalyptic tale of love, survival, and unseasoned steaks! We discuss post-nuclear hut-building, DEF-CON 4's iconic poster, the incredible amount of spices one needs to survive in space, the Genie's, and whether DEF-CON 4 influenced INTERSTELLAR! Don't miss this

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53:26

Nearly New World: Alien (1979)

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/07/24

Wait a minute, you may be asking yourself, ALIEN was nearly a New World Picture? Ridley Scott's ALIEN? It's true! So that gave us, Erica, Marc and Ryan, your intrepid hosts, and excuse to talk about one of the greatest sci-fi/horror films ever made! And, considering we're celebrating #SciFiJuly, the timing couldn't be better! Listen as we discuss the movie's title, ALIEN vs. BLADE RUNNER, and our personal histories with the film! Plus, Erica reveals she does not know who Balthazar Getty is, we

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126:15

Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor/Director R.J....

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/07/10

If HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN didn't start #SciFiJuly with enough of a bang, here's an epic interview with the film's co-director and editor, R.J. Kizer, who got his start editing for Roger Corman and New World Pictures with 1979's UP FROM THE DEPTHS (which we covered earlier this year) and went on to work on BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, SPACE RAIDERS, GALAXY OF TERROR, and so much more! We discuss the difficulties of these productions, including how Corman's vacation put pressure on the delivery time of

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81:58

Ep. 89: Hell Comes to Frogtown

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/07/04

We are ribbiting our way into #SCIFIJULY with 1988's HELL COMES TO FROG TOWN - a futuristic sci-fi comedy staring everyone's favorite Canadian Scotsman, Rowdy Roddy Piper. He hop all over this episode. Marc talks about his favorite movies from the 2011'sis year including JUST GO WITH IT. In fact, this episode spends an unusual amount of time talking about the Adam Sandler's 2011 hit. Is HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN part of the JUST GO WITH IT UNIVERSE? Maybe. Meanwhile, Erica provides us with

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Ep. 88: Cries and Whispers

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/06/26

As they say, "all gloomy things must come to an end". We wave goodbye to JUNE GLOOM with a movie that isn't short on tears - Ingmar Bergman's CRIES AND WHISPERS. This movie which deals with the fractured relationship between three sisters as one of the sisters is dying of cancer is long on atmosphere and short on action. It won an Academy Award for cinematography. Some of us loved the slow, methodic pacing. Others of us thought the movie was 4 hours long. CRIES AND WHISPERS also shows that

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Ep. 87: Saint Jack featuring Ben Slater

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/06/19

JUNE GLOOM marches on and takes a dramatic (yet satisfying) turn as we discuss SAINT JACK, the film that saw director Peter Bogdanovich's return to Roger Corman filmmaking! And joining us for this episode is the hilarious and insightful Ben Slater, who literally wrote the book on SAINT JACK with Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore! We ask Ben all the necessary insightful questions, like how was Cybill Shepherd involved in the film? How close was Orson Welles to directing it? And why

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59:54

Nearly New World: Where are the Children? (1986)

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/06/13

We continue our procession through the deep recesses of JUNE GLOOM with a Nearly New World entry - 1986's WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? Written by Jack Sholder (GENERATION X, THE HIDDEN), WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? explores the challenging topic of child abduction in a small town where the police are useless, the realtors are heartless but the baklava at Nico's is to die for. We attempt to write our own LETTERBOXD description for the movie each with wildly different results, we do an unusually deep dive

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Ep. 86: Heart of the Stag featuring Lindsay Wilkins

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/06/05

JUNE GLOOM, our tribute to the dramas or "saddies" released by New World Pictures, starts out with a bang with the 1984 New Zealand import HEART OF THE STAG! And boy, is it the gloomiest! Joining us to discuss this dark, dark film is returning guest Lindsay Wilkins, host of the Schlock & Awe podcast! We fight through the discomfort of the movie's subject matter (which is considerable) and discuss the Bruno Lawrence of it all, table manners, and the benefits of hindsight! Plus, Lindsay helps

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110:53

Bonus Episode: Ranking the 90s MCU featuring Tarik Davis

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/05/30

It's the end of Marc's Miserable MARVELous May and we wanted to send it off with a celebration of the New World Pictures era of the MCU with our special guest, Tarik Davis. We rank our top 6: Generation X, Death of the Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, Captain America, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D (nearly New World) and Blade. While that list may seem like an obvious ranking, you may be surprised. We also discuss a potential new Netflix series, Red Skull: House of Gucci. We talk about the

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116:21

Bonus Episode: Interview with director Jack Sholder...

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/05/22

When planning (Marc's Miserable) #MARVELousMay, we couldn't wait to watch GENERATION X, directed by veteran genre filmmaker Jack Sholder (THE HIDDEN, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2, RENEGADES) to see how he contributed to the first live-action X-Men movie! In our interview, we discuss the making of the 1996 TV movie about the world of teenage mutants, as well as his beginnings as an editor with New Line, writing WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? (which was nearly a New World movie), his Tales From the Crypt

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Ep. 85: Generation X featuring Peter Fluet

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/05/15

Marc's Miserable Marvelous May continues with one of New World's final projects: an adaptation of the Marvel comic book GENERATION X created by Scott Lobdell and Chris Bachalo from director Jack Sholder (THE HIDDEN)! Peter Fluet returns from Ep. 33 STAR CRYSTAL to discuss the characters, world, and potential of this would-be feature-length pilot for a TV series that never was! We quiz Marc about who was from the comic book and who wasn't, and, since it's impossible to talk about GENERATION X

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Nearly New World: Captain America (1990) with Austin...

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/05/09

We continue Marc's Miserable MARVELous May with 1990's Captain America - movie that should have been made by New World Pictures but wasn't. Instead, it was made by the Cannon Films offshoot, 21st Century Film Corporation. which is why we invited the author of The Cannon Film Guide, Austin Trunick, to join us to discuss this straight-to-video superhero movie. Austin shares some fascinating stories about the making of Captain America while we debate important questions like: Is Captain America

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Ep. 84: The Death of the Incredible Hulk

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/05/01

Welcome to Marvelous May aka Marc's Miserable Marvelous May when we celebrate New World's brief period of owning Marvel! That's right, they did! And we're going to talk about it all month! Did Ryan decide to do this just to torture Marc, who hates comic book movies? He did! The fun starts with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno ending their run of 3 made-for-TV INCREDIBLE HULK movies, and as David Banner and the Hulk! You'll learn about how New World's purchase of Marvel, banana turns, and the best song

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61:41

Bonus Episode: Interview Part 3 with Producer Donald...

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/04/24

The final week of #VAMPril closes out with the third part of our interview with VAMP producer Donald P. Borchers! We discuss the how he got Grace Jones involved with the aid of an Anne Rice book, his stormy relationship with New World CEO Robert Rehme, his unmade projects 357 VIGILANTE and David Lee Roth's CRAZY FROM THE HEAT, his theory on why New World closed its doors, plus more stories about CHILDREN OF THE CORN, TUFF TURF, CRIMES OF PASSION, and ANGEL! This is a conversation not to be

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119:53

Ep. 83: Vamp featuring Brian James O'Connell

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/04/18

It's the reason for the season! VAMPril continues with the film that inspired it all: 1986's VAMP! And who better to discuss this vampire comedy than our guest, Brian James O'Connell, the director of the vampire comedy BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS starring Pedro Pascal! We discuss the difficulty of making horror comedies, the correct age to play spin the bottle, and the incredible Grace Jones! Plus, Ryan reveals he knows NOTHING about NASCAR, Marc crunches some numbers, Erica upsets cinephiles, Brian

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77:54

Ep 82: Teen Vamp

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/04/11

We are kicking off #vampril with 1989’s TEEN VAMP. No, this isn't a sequel to 1986's VAMP. Instead, TEEN VAMP is a coming-of-age story set in a very 1980’s looking 1950’s about a nerdy teenager who hires a prostitute that looks like Patricia Morrison from The Sisters of Mercy and turns out to be a vampire. Once bitten, he becomes the coolest kid in school and a complete asshole. He also becomes a vampire, but that should be obvious. TEEN VAMP has everything you want from a vampire movie while

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49:48

3rd Annual Roger Corman Birthday Celebration

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/04/03

For Roger Corman's 97th birthday, we again chose two Corman movies at random to see if we select the same film. Will we all chose the same one? Or will that never happen? Either way, it's going to be a celebration of Corman's epic career.

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94:38

Bonus Episode: Interview with Tom DeSimone (REFORM...

The New World Pictures Podcast ·

2023/03/27

We couldn't think of a better way to wrap up #prisonmarch than an interview with the Writer and Director of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS, Tom DeSimone. We dig into the making of REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS and the different script changes that shaped the film. Tom talks about casting Wendy O. Williams, meeting Pat Ast in a NY nightclub and the casting of Sybil Danning as Sgt Sutter. We also talk about one of our Running Top 5 favorites, ANGEL 3: THE FINAL CHAPTER including how Donna Wilkes almost came back to

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