Video Junkyard Podcast
Do you ever get a flash of a memory of a movie you saw as a child, but can’t remember the name? Perhaps you caught it on TV while staying up later than you should have. Or maybe you never saw it, but you recognize the cover art from the neighborhood video store around the block. At the Video Junkyard, we dig up these forgotten films and franchises and see if they still hold up in the digital age. Hosts Erik Gulbrandsen, Joe Peterson and Ryan Steiskal will look at the best, the worst, and the best of the worst.
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Friday Dec 03, 2021
Friday Dec 03, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we take a trip to Arrakis, ride some worms, and load up on spice! No, not the impressively atmospheric 2021 Denis Villeneuve film based on the legendary Frank Herbert book... We are talking about the confusing and oddly-paced 1984 film "Dune" directly by David Lynch (for some reason). While this version definitely has the Video Junkyard Podcast Seal of Bold Creative Decisions, is it really as bad as everyone says? Really? Is it? Check out the episode to find out!
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
What is the best Thanksgiving movie of all time? We asked. You voted. To help celebrate this Turkey day we're watching that old favorite "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". So before you start carving that bird, or whatever it is you're stuffing your bellies with this year, join us as we take a look back at this John Hughes classic.
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Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we continue out trek through some classic martial arts films with the 1985 martial arts/comedy "Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon" staring Taimak, Vanity, and Julius Carry. Taimak stars as Leroy Green (aka Bruce Leroy), a skilled martial arts student on a quest to find a master to gain the ultimate level of "The Glow". Along the way he must stop the evil Eddie Arcadian and the Shogun of Harlem "Sho'Nuff" and save a popular VJ. Sounds crazy? Only in all the best ways possible!
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Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
This week the Junkyard crew attacks the all-time classic martial arts film "Enter the Dragon". Join us as we talk about what it is that makes this film and its star, Bruce Lee, so influential to so many things that followed it. "Enter the Dragon" is currently streaming on HBOMax.
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Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
This week's host, Ryan, once again brings in The Davids to tackle another 90's video game movie classic... Street Fighter: The Movie! In this episode, the guys talk about the wonderfully over-the-top last performance of the late Raul Julia, the antics of his co-star, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and try to figure out how this movie's plot managed to be more cartoonish than the video game it's based on.
So put in a quarter, press start, and prepare to yourself for the tournament of champions for your ears that is the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Send feedback on this or any of our episodes to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com or join the Video Junkyard Podcast Facebook Group (www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) and we can chat there. Hope to hear from you!
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
On our final episode of our Halloween Classics on the Video Junkyard Podcast we check out the annual viewing of the 1993 cult classic "Hocus Pocus"! With the star power of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as the witchly Sanderson Sisters who are resurrected from the 1690s to the 1990s on Halloween, this original theatrical dud has grown to be a pop culture phenomenon. So join us as we light the black candle, cast some spells, and enjoy a little Hocus Pocus!
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Our Halloween celebrations continue with the 80s classic "Fright Night". This movie is well-loved around the Video Junkyard headquarters. Come join us for a re-watch and we'll discuss why we think it's so great.
Send feedback on this or any of our episodes to videojunkyardpodcast@gmail.com or join the Video Junkyard Podcast Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) and we can chat there. Hope to hear from you!
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
One our next Halloween outing for the Video Junkyard Podcast we take a look back at the 1987 comedy/horror film "The Monster Squad". Written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker (and directed by Dekker), Monster Squad tells the story of a quinessential 80's kids' "Monster Club" that finds their favorite monsters from filmland assembling in their home town to (naturally) take over the world! Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, the Wolfman, and the Gillman are all here in the cult classic! But how does The Monster Squad hold up among other all-star monster outings? Check out the second entry in our Video Junkyard Podcast Halloween Series to find out!
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
This week we revisit the 2004 Action-Horror epic "Van Helsing". Hugh (Wolverine) Jackman stars as the titular vampire hunter in the actioned-up mess of a movie. Check this one out on Peacock TV and then join us as we discuss the merits, if any, of this new take on the classic Universal Monsters.
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we revisit the 1996 filmmaking train wreck that is "The Island of Dr. Moreau"! Originally envisioned by director Richard Stanley, the film stars Marlon Brando (in one of his weirdest performances ever), Val Kilmer (just out of Batman's cowl), and an incredibly wasted David Thewlis and Fairuza Balk. Based on the classic tale by H.G. Wells of a mad scientists on a remote island who has created animal/human hybrids, the behind-the-scenes drama (like removing Stanley as director a week into shooting and replacing him with John Frankenheimer) almost improve and parallel the bizarreness on the screen. So join us for the discussion of one of the strangest stories out of 1990s Hollywood on the latest episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast!