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70 Movies We Saw in the 70s

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s

From Witch Mountain to the Planet of the Apes; from the Bad News Bears to Billy Jack; from Roller Boogie to Rock-n-Roll High School… 70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70S is “Teen Movie Hell” author Mike McPadden and University of Wisconsin film guru Ben Reiser revisiting the 1970s cinema they experienced as kids in the New York City of Sidney Lumet, Uncle Floyd, the Forty-Deuce, and “Fright Night” on channel 9. Now featuring new co-host, Scott Lucas and a rotating gallery of guests!

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02:03:05

Ep. 37 - The Way We Were w/Ben's Mom

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/07/06

On a very special episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s, Scott and Ben are joined by Ben's mom, Diane, for a nostalgic discussion of the Barbra Streisand/Robert Redford romance for the ages, The Way We Were. Topics of conversation include: Curling Irons Communism Soap Boxes Musicals M*A*S*H Flashbacks Montages Introverts Wasps A Star is Born and much much more!

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02:09:58

Ep. 36 - Smokey and the Bandit w/Marc Edward Heuck

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/06/27

On a contentious episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s, Scott and Ben are joined by special guest, film historian Marc Edward Heuck for a no holds barred discussion of the 1977 car chase classic, SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT. Among the battles fought: • Coors Banquet vs Coors Light • Jackie Gleason vs Clifton James • Burt Reynolds vs Clark Gable • Sally Field vs a carrier pigeon • Who wore it better: Sally and Burt vs Scott and Joe • Dick vs Didie • Godfather II vs A Touch of Zen • Hair piece or herpes:

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01:50:17

Ep. 35 - Deliverance

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/06/09

Ben and Scott are joined by bass player and club owner extraordinaire, Herb Rosen, for a wild ride down the frothing-white-water-torrent of toxic masculinity known as John Boorman’s DELIVERANCE. Grab a paddle,zip up your life preserver, and steer towards shore as we: • Get sent out of the room during the scary parts • Debate the merits of Burt Reynolds sans ‘stache • Get punched out by James Dickey • Dislocate our collective shoulders • Go day for night, old-school style • Get ambiguous on your

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01:57:04

Ep. 34 - Black Sunday

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/05/10

It's been a crazy busy month for Scott and Ben. Ben's been putting the finishing touches on the 2021 Wisconsin Film Festival and Scott's been prepping for the first Local H live shows in a bit. Still, we found two hours to line up on opposite sides for a rough scrimmage over BLACK SUNDAY, John Frankenheimer's 1977 adaptation of Thomas Harris's best seller. Along the way your heroes mix it up over Cronenberg, Demme, Friedkin, and ole Ernie Lehman. And yes, of course we talk Parallax View, not to

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02:24:07

Ep. 33 - Smile w/Jim and Pat Healy

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/04/15

For the first time in the Scott Lucas era of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s we've got guests!! Ben and Scott welcome Jim and Pat Healy to celebrate and dive deep into Michael Ritchie's 1975 masterpiece, SMILE. In a wide-ranging and super fun conversation we talk Scorsese, commentary tracks, drive-in concerts, Michael Shannon, The Fantastiks, Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Bad News Bears, Peter Boyle, thermostats, Dernsies, Charlie Chaplin, Tom Laughlin, Disney, and so much more + a rousing

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02:00:46

Ep. 32 - Play Misty For Me

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/04/05

Scott and Ben celebrate the career of Jessica Walter with this look back at the 1971 directorial debut of Clint Eastwood. Join us for a look at the incredibly influential, Play Misty For Me. Highlights include: • Whose house is it anyway? • Hide the joint! • That’s no way to use a knife • God, you’re dumb • Peggy Seeger? Uh, yikes • Fuck James Cameron • Fuck Fatal Attraction • Bruce Surtees!! • Donald Siegel • Cry Bastion!!! • Best call letters ever

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01:53:32

Ep 31 - The Crazies

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/03/25

Scott and Ben wax poetic about one of their favorite filmmakers, George A. Romero, as they celebrate and defend his prescient early masterpiece, THE CRAZIES (1973). List of people, places and things hit by army-issue shrapnel during the proceedings: Zack Snyder, Vincent Canby, Bloody Disgusting, Albert Brooks, James L. Brooks, Prince, Tim Burton, Melissa Manchester, Madonna, Robert Townsend, The guy with the mustache in the ill-fitting military uniform, Timothy Olyphant, and many many more.

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01:46:15

Ep 30 - Cooley High

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/03/10

On our 30th(!) episode, Ben and Scott go in depth on 1975's insanely influential nostalgic slice-of-life comedy-drama-romance-tragedy: COOLEY HIGH. That's right, Chi-town is in the house, to say nothing of Chicagoland! Groove along as we: • Shoot the shit about Steven Soderbergh • Hit the heights of Harry Hamlin • Mix it up about Michael Schultz • Examine the excess of Eric Monte • Access the axiom of Sam Z Arkoff • Give it a go with Glynn Turman • Come to a consensus about Corin Rogers What’s

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01:34:30

Ep 29 - Lifeguard

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/02/27

On a special LIFERS-centric crossover episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s, Ben and Scott sing the praises of the 1976 Sam Elliott classic, LIFEGUARD. Slap on some speedos and play along as we: • Gush over Kathleen Quinlan • Gush over Anne Archer • Gush over Sam Elliott • Lament squiggly synths and endless summer montages • Discuss the art of breaking guitars • Share summer camp secrets • Attempt to resurrect Resurrection Plus – Steve Buscemi, onscreen and off; “borrowed” Academy screeners;

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02:20:52

Ep 28 - Oh, God!

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/02/08

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep. 28 — OH, GOD! (1977) On a very pious episode of 70 Movies, Scott Lucas and Ben Reiser examine Carl Reiner’s take on everyone’s favorite old testament deity, George Burns. Heretical and devout highlights include: • Bathrooms: the perfect vocal booths and confessionals • Runaway Train: Japanese Christian edition • Cukes: Oiled or dry? • Who didn’t wear it better: Heston vs. Denver • Donald Pleasence in the 70s: Marcel Marceau edition • Ted Wass: Black hole or garbage

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02:23:42

Ep 27 - Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/01/22

70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70s: Ep 27 - INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) Scott and Ben talk Philip Kaufman’s brilliant San Francisco-set remake of Don Siegel’s sci-fi classic and in the process take a shot at all the different iterations based on the Jack Finney novel. Podcasting Pod Nerd highlights include: • Ween vs. They Might Be Giants in the battle of drum machine duos • Brooke Adams vs. Karen Allen in the battle of Margot Kidder • Invasion of the Body Snatchers vs. Don’t Look Now in the

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02:25:57

Ep 26 - Race With The Devil with Scott Lucas

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2021/01/09

70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70s: Ep 26 RACE WITH THE DEVIL (1975) The show must go on! Join Ben with special guest co-host Scott Lucas of Local H (!!) as they take on the legacy of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s and the legacy of Jack Starrett’s satanic car-chase spectacular, RACE WITH THE DEVIL!!! Heretical highlights include: • See no evil! Listening to and reading about but not seeing the best movies of the seventies. • Hear no evil! Scott reveals the origins of THE SOUND OF METAL • Speak no evil! Ben

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02:09:54

Ep 25 - "Swishblade Sisters" on Ice Castles

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2020/12/20

70 MOVIES WE SAW IN THE 70s: Ep 25 “Swishblade Sisters” on ICE CASTLES (1978) Come listen through the ears of love! It’s an actual Family Show this week as Mike and Ben are joined by their actual sisters, Katie Mullaney and Annie Reiser, to glide, leap, pirouette, and dodge raining flowers in honor of ICE CASTLES. The Lynn Holly Johnson-Robby Benson winter sports classic is a favorite of each of our sisters and this is an especially funny, nostalgic, and in-SIGHT-ful episode (crowbarred-in pun

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01:52:13

Ep. 24 - Jeremy

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2020/11/27

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep #24 — JEREMY (1973) Fun City Editions kingpin Jonathan Hertzberg joins Mike and Ben to celebrate Vinegar Syndrome’s surprise Black Friday release of the Robby Benson-Glynnis O’Connor teen romance JEREMY (1973)! Gloriously awkward and credibly adolescent highlights include: • Robby Benson, sensitive Tiger Beat pin-up! • Glynnis O’Connor, sensitive Linda Blair-type! • Joe Brooks, composer of “You Light Up My Life,” star of IF EVER I SEE YOU AGAIN and —

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01:03:16

Ep 23. Woodstock (part two)

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2020/11/22

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: WOODSTOCK (1970) (part two) Mike Lustig, guitar shaman of legendary rock ensemble Ruth Ruth, joins Mike and Ben for one more hour of Discourse and Digressions in regard to the 3 Days of Peace and Music covered by Michael Wadleigh’s epically far-out documentary, WOODSTOCK. Porta potty in the rain induced insights include: • Joe Cocker and Dr, Steve Bruhl: Separated at the Personal Hygiene Aisle? • Arlo Guthrie and Jakob Dylan: Separated at the Gene Pool? • Crosby

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01:55:38

Ep. 22 - Woodstock part 1

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2020/11/14

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: WOODSTOCK (1970) Mike Lustig, guitar shaman of legendary rock ensemble Ruth Ruth, joins Mike and Ben for 3 Hours of Discourse and Digressions in regard to the 3 Days of Peace and Music covered by Michael Wadleigh’s epically far-out documentary, WOODSTOCK. Brown-acid-induced insights include: • Woodstock organizer Mike Lang and 1990: Bronx Warriors star Marco de Gregorio: Separated at the Hair Product Counter? • Bill Graham and Jackie Mason: Separated at the Bagel

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01:27:03

Ep 21. Audrey Rose with Samm Deighan

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2020/10/30

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: AUDREY ROSE with Samm Deighan Author, podcaster, and super-cool film historian supreme Samm Deighan joins Mike and Ben for a Halloween-scented spelunk into the reincarnation “thriller” AUDREY ROSE (1977). Topics include: • Excruciating Car Wrecks in Cinema vs. Excruciating Car Wrecks of Cinema! • Samm Deighan’s Take on “The Female Uncanny” vs. Any Chance of Your Mind Not Being Blown! • Anthony Hopkins’ fake beard vs. The “Fats the Dummy” Face It Was Hiding! •

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01:45:47

Ep 20 - It's Alive

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2020/10/24

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep 20 — “It’s Alive!” (1974) There’s only one thing wrong with this episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s… IT’S ALIVE!!! Hollywood sound wiz Jeff Kushner joins Mike and Ben to deliver a sprawling, mauling take on Larry Cohen’s killer baby classic, with diversions into ITs two sequels, IT LIVES AGAIN (1978) and IT’S ALIVE 3: ISLAND OF THE ALIVE (1987). Among the questions raised: • What’s so funny about a mutant baby living in a sewer? • Which vintage ’70s horror

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02:00:02

Ep 19 - Silent Running

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2020/10/14

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep #19 — SILENT RUNNING (1972) Take a deep dive into deep space with Mike, Ben and special guest Scooter McCrae as they explore every nook and cranny of the interstellar bio-dome sci -fi cult classic, SILENT RUNNING! Put on your full length hippie-monk robe and settle into your dune buggy as they: • Sing along with SHATTERDEAD • Shamelessly plug potential sponsors • Try to "Guess the Dernsie" • Go over FAQs for PDQ Bach • Delight in everything Drone related •

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02:01:45

Ep 18 - Rollercoaster

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s ·

2020/10/03

70 Movies We Saw in the 70s: Ep #18 — ROLLERCOASTER (1977) It’s a screaming Cyclone of a loop-de-loop episode upside-down and backward as Mike and Ben strap in and plunge howling into the mad-bomber-at-the-amusement park epic, ROLLERCOASTER — in the miracle of SENSURROUND! Just try keeping your cotton candy down as we explore: • George Segal’s mastery of the hot comb! • Ben’s .750 batting average with Sensurround movies! • Teenage Helen Hunt’s PCP-fueled charge through a plate glass

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