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Junk Food Dinner

Junk Food Dinner is a weekly podcast devoted to cult films, sci-fi, horror movies and everything weird and wild about the cinematic art form. Your three hilarious and good-looking hosts each pick a movie and then argue about why we did or did not like them.

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JFS96: Wacko (1982)

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2025/10/18

Your boys are back this week with some Schlocktober spookiness. First up, Sean and Parker discusswhat they've been up and if they have seen Army of Darkness. After that, it's a November Movie Preview. And guess what? It sucks. The guys discuss The Running Man, a new Noah Baumbach movie? A predator movie, Osgood Perkins and some other stuff! After that, it's a review of "Wacko" from 1982. It's a proto-"Scary Movie" parody of early slasher tropes and the work of Hitchock

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JFS95: Death Valley (1982)

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2025/10/10

Our adventures in the American Southwest continue as we kick off Schlocktober, the spookiest of months, with our look at Death Valley, the underseen 1982 semi-slasher featuring a bevy of semi-famous familiar faces!Also! Parker Bowman's back from Kevin's wedding in Cinci and has stories to tell! So #DonloydNow and enjoy this bite-sized Junk Food Supper. We got all this plus Saudi Arabian Prince Rocky Johnson fails at the box office, old man Cena stars in HBO's The Pacemaker, Bowman regales us

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JFD691: Spinal Tap, How to Survive the 70s and Maybe...

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2025/09/27

This month, the JFD gang pays tribute to Christopher Guest with a trio of flicks that feature some level of his involvement. Up first! We were shocked to discover our baby boy Bowman hadn't seen 1984's Spinal Tap, but now he has. Did he like it, though? Next up! We stretch the definition of "involvement" with Mary Tyler Moore's television variety special called How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness, (from 1978). He's sort of in it, but barely.

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JFS94: Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

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2025/09/20

Your boys are back with some spooky almost-Schlocktober fun! There's an absolutely massive October movie preview with a few of our favorite film makers and a lot of weird nonsense on streaming services. We also talk about "The Long Walk" and some other stuff. Then we finally discuss "Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight" from 1995. The Ernest Dickerson movie brought the Crypt Keeper to the big screen. In it, Billy Zane from Twin Peaks does battle with William Sadler from

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JFS93: Cat City (1986)

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2025/09/11

Our adventures with futuristic Eastern European cartoon felines continue with our look at the overlooked Cat City, the beloved (in Hungary) classic from 1986. Is this musical animal adventure any more entertaining than the oft-discussed Hugo the Hippo? We'll determine it once and for all. Additionally: the match-up of a life-time: Audio Tracks versus Video Tracks - which are more important to an enjoyable viewing experience?Also! We do one of those famous Good/Bad/Weird segments: but with

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JFS92: The Toxic Avenger (2025)

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2025/09/06

Sean and Parker are back with a big episode. First up, Parker goes through a rollercoaster of emotion as he ages into obscurity and then resurrects like a phoenix. Sean hasn't been up to much, though. Then the guys do a Last 10 Movies Canonical Rankings of, well, the last 10 movies reviewed on the show. Then they're joined by a mystery guest to discuss Macon Blair's 2025 "Toxic Avenger" remake. It's a reinvention of the world of Tromaville. Is it a success or do the

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JFD690: Vixen, Oh! Heavenly Dog, Assault of the Party...

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2025/08/29

Junk Food Dinner returns with the historic episode 690! To celebrate, we're looking at the first X-rated movie, a horny dog movie and a trashy party comedy!Up first, iconic sleaze director Russ Meyer makes history with the first movie given an X rating by the MPAA (before NC-17 was a thing) with a story about a racist woman, staying in the Canadian wilderness and exploring multiple sexual taboos in Vixen from 1968.Next, Chevy Chase plays an American private eye in London who is killed but returns

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JFS91: Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

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2025/08/22

Our adventures with ancient Japanese woodsmen continue with our look at the overlooked Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees, from 1975. Is this Masahiro Shinoda movie about a decapitation-mad husband and wife in ancient Japan worthy of a wikipedia page? Then why doesn't it have one yet?Also! We run down all over the movies coming out in September 2025! So #DonloydNow and enjoy this bite-sized Junk Food Supper. We got all this plus what was the best Mr. Show sketch of all time?, why Illeana

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JFS90: As the Gods Will (2014)

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2025/08/16

It's not exactly a Niku Daruma, but it's close!Sean and Parker return to discuss some weird things this week. First, it's hate-watching Bill Maher and youtubers and Parker went to see "Weapons." After that, Sean introduces a new game show. Is it "Mike" or "Psych" as Parker is quizzed on how well he knows everyone's favorite Japanese director, Rikishi Mike. Then, the guys discuss the less successful director, Takashi Miike, and his 2014 film, "As the Gods Will." The

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JFS89: The Fantastic Magic Baby

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2025/08/08

Our adventures with 7th-century Buddhist monks of the Far East continue with our look at the overlooked The Fantastic Magic Baby, from 1975. Is this Shaw Bros kung-fu flick the weirdest adaptation of Journey to the West we've seen so far? Probably. We haven't seen that many. Also! We chat about a few other good, bad and weird fairy-tale flicks! So #DonloydNow and enjoy this bite-sized Junk Food Supper. We got all this plus is Toxic Avenger a super hero or just some woke BS?, old Two-Times

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JFD88: Cyclone (1978)

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2025/08/02

Parker and Sean are back this week with some wild ass shit. Fist up, Hulk Hogan is dead! He died. Then Sean adds some things to his watchlist. Parker goes to a horror convention and sees Fantastic Four. And then! The August movie preview with a surprising amount of interesting things. Then, the guys review Rene Cardona Jr's "Cyclone" from 1978. Hugo Stiglitz and an all-star cast get caught in bad Mexican weather and are adrift at sea in the aftermath. Hunted by

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JFD689: Spirits of the Air: Gremlins of the Clouds,...

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2025/07/25

Junk Food Dinner is back for the summer... just the summer of '87! That's right, we've got a trio of very different flicks from the year 1987!Up first, before he directed The Crow and Dark City, director Alex Proyas made a very small, very weird but very beautiful post-apocalyptic flick set in the Australian outback with a very long title; Spirits of the Air: Gremlins of the Clouds.Then, Charles Bronson is back to take out the drug pushers who are killing our kids in Death Wish 4: The

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JFS87: Goldface, the Fantastic Superman

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2025/07/18

Our adventures with Venezuelan wrestlers of the 1960s continue, with our look at the overlooked Goldface, the Fantastic Superman, from 1967. Directed by the guy who made Black Emanuelle!Also! We share every and all thought related to the new Superman film (brought to you by James Gunn and DC Comics Films Incorporated LLC)! So #DonloydNow and enjoy this bite-sized Junk Food Supper. We got all this plus HBO Maxing (and relaxing), CGI slop, Mr Do chats, a healthy dose of junk mails, sneezes,

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JFS86: Scooby-Doo (2002)

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2025/07/12

Your guys are back with another wacky one this week. First, the guys talk about their weeks and all that but they figure it out: What was the greatest Hanna-Barbera cartoon of all time? The answer may surprise you! Then, the guys talk about the Scooby-Doo live action flick from 2002. It was written by James Gunn of "Superman" and directed by Raja Gosnell ... who also did some movies. Matthew Lillard from Twin Peaks, Buffy and Mr. Bean star in the movie that brings the

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JFS85: Beverly Hills Vamp

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2025/07/04

Our adventures with Michelle Bauer and Fred Olen Ray continue, with our look at their 1989 outing Beverly Hills Vamp, co-starring Eddie Deezen and Tim Conway Jr as a couple of nerds hoodwinked by some high-end undead escorts!Also! We break out a classic Good/Bad/Weird segment and chat about Scream Queen flicks in general! So #DonloydNow and enjoy this bite-sized Junk Food Supper. We got all this plus hellfire and political brimstone, the never-ending firework seasons, Parker's "stuff

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JFD688: Redneck Miller, The Private Eyes, Do or Die

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2025/06/27

JFD is back to heat up your summer with three scorching hot flicks that prove crime doesn't pay!Up first, we take a look at a drive-in exploitation flick that sat dormant for several decades before being revived recently with a 4K scan; Redneck Miller from 1976 about a radio DJ who finds himself in hot water with some local gangsters.Then, Tim Conway and Don Knotts are a pair of bumbling investigators in a spooky old house in 1980's The Private Eyes.Finally, we examine another entry in the Andy

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JFS84: Camp Fear (1991)

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2025/06/21

Your boys are back amid trying times!Sean discusses the political mood in LA and Parker has thoughts on a TV show that he feels invented the modern Youtube aesthetic. Then it's time for a July movie preview. Summer season is in full swing as we discuss Jurassic Park, Superman, the Fantastic Four and Tyler Perry's Madea! Next, we discuss a strange slasher movie where a group of students trek up a mountain looking for ancient artifacts and instead find a cult of

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JFD83: Flareup

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2025/06/13

Our adventures through 1960's Las Vegas continue, with our look at the potentially proto-slasher-y Flareup (1969), starring Raquel Welch as a Las Vegas stripper on the run from a murderous psychopath with a weird haircut. Now featuring multiple go-go dancer bars with live house bands!Also! We chat about Parker's adventures in Los Angeles this weekend! So #DonloydNow and enjoy this bite-sized Junk Food Supper. We got all this plus A Bowman's Eye View of the Southland, Los Angeles is invaded

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JFS82: Frenzy

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2025/06/05

Our adventures through 1970's England continue, with our look at the proto-slasher classic Frenzy (1972), directed by noted ballet skeptic Alfred Hitchcock! Can this movie possibly be even more crucial in the development of De Palma than Psycho? We will tell you for certain, once and for all (or probably just talk around it).Also! We chat about the past ten movies we reviewed and how much we liked 'em or thought they stunk! So #DonloydNow and enjoy this bite-sized Junk Food Supper. We got

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JFS81: Who Saw Her Die?

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2025/05/31

Your JFS boys are back and things are getting mighty sleazy around here!First up, the guys talk about Mission Impossible and complain about it -- a lot. Then they discuss the rehearsal and praise it -- a lot. Then it's time for the June Movie Preview and there may or may not even be any good movies coming up this month. Finally, it's time to review "Who Saw Her Die," a 1972 giallo directed by Aldo Lado. Starring George Lazenby, the film explores grief

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