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 Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast we take a look at yet another exploitation gem from Frank Henenlotter - 1990's "Frankenhooker" starring James Lorinz, Patty Mullen, and Louise Lasser. When Elizabeth Shelley (Mullen) is killed in a freak accident, her fiancé and armchair surgeon/mad scientist Jeffery Franken (Lorinz)reassembles her with the remains of a number of sex workers dispatched by explosive "super crack".
We aren't even kidding.
But does this bizarre cult classic have more to say in this hilarious update of Mary Shelley's horror classic? Or is it just spare parts? Check out the film on Shudder then join us for the latest episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
This week Erik and Ryan brush up on their Russian and take a look at the "first-ever" Soviet horror film "Viy". This is a tale of devils and witchcraft steeped in Russian folk tales. Does this 1967 classic warrant a re-watch or should it be left in the past with the world it takes place in? Check out the movie for free on Tubi and then join us for the discussion and bring along with a warm bottle of straight vodka. You might need it.
Watch Along: https://tubitv.com/movies/506587/viy?start=true
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Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
This week host Ryan Steiskal brings in the Davids to bring you back to one of your childhood favorites... The Super Mario Bros movie! The guys take a look at the new and "improved" Morton-Jankel cut of this infamous cult classic based on the classic video game. Nostalgia aside it is worth your time to take to the web and track down this new version of the film. We have all the answers and more on 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 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) and we can chat there. Hope to hear from you!
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
This week Ryan and Erik talk about the debut feature by filmmaker Panos Cosmatos "Beyond the Black Rainbow". This one is a bit more recent than our usual fate but equally deserving of its status as a legendary piece of strange cinema. Come along on a ride into psychedelic horror and vintage visuals that will have you questioning your own sanity. At the end of the film you decide if the ride was worth it and then of course tune in and see what we made of this one of a kind trippy terror film.
Watch Along: https://tubitv.com/movies/460946?utm_source=justwatch-feed&tracking=justwatch-feed
https://tubitv.com/movies/460946?utm_source=justwatch-feed&tracking=justwatch-feed
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
This week we take a look at the much maligned big screen adaptation of "The Masters of the Universe". Based on the popular Mattel toy line and Filmation cartoon show this Canon films blockbuster brings He-Man to life as he battles Skeletor and his forces of darkness across the awe inspiring landscape of... 20th century Earth? Across the stunning special effects spectacle of... a downtown set from a TV sitcom? and the exotic locales like.... a high school dance? Ok. Ok. you get the joke. Join us and talk about "Masters" many 'bold creative decisions' and see if we can find any cosmic power left in the streaming pile of Grayskull. Too Much?
Watch along: https://pluto.tv/on-demand/movies/masters-of-the-universe-1-1-ptv3
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Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
This time our TARDIS has landed on the mysterious planet of the spin-offs for a discussion of the the book "Time Hunter: Child of Time" by George Mann and David J. Howe. Join Erik and Assad as they break down the book and have a chat about spin-offs and their role in the worlds of Doctor Who.
Read along: https://www.amazon.com/Child-Time-Hunter-Book-10-ebook/dp/B06XFDHBX8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Child+of+Time+George+Mann&qid=1626041465&sr=8-1
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Trailer Audio by the BBC and arranged by VERITASERUMUK. Theme music by Ron Grainer and arranged as "Doctor Who Retro Theme" by Neon Frontier. All rights to Doctor Who and its related materials belong to the BBC.
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Friday Jul 09, 2021
This week the Video Junkyard Podcast goes deep to bring you the larger than average 1997 drama Boogie Nights! All crass jokes aside we take a look at this award winning drama to see if it's all it's cracked up to be as well as seeing if it holds up in modern times. Check it out on Netflix this month and join us to talk about porn, the seventies and Dirk Diggler's nether regions. You know you want to listen!
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Friday Jul 02, 2021
Friday Jul 02, 2021
This week we're sitting down to talk about the sci-fi film Scanners. This 1981 breakthrough film by director David Cronenberg is about a group of telekinetic humans called Scanners that have been fighting a secret war right under our noses. The real question is does this one still blow your mind (he he) or will you be tempted to "scan" through it? Tune in this week for the discussion.
Watch Along on HBOmax or the Criterion Channel
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Friday Jun 25, 2021
Friday Jun 25, 2021
On this episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast, Joe, Erik, and Ryan revisit the 1988 Ron Howard/George Lucas collaboration "Willow" starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, and Billy Barty. This sword and sorcery/fantasy tale hits all the major Tolkien-ish notes, with the crew of Star Wars bringing it to life. But with a new series greenlit for the near future, does Willow hold up to modern cinema, or is this spell a dud? Check out the movie on Disney+ and join us for the review on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Jun 18, 2021
Friday Jun 18, 2021
This week on the Video Junkyard Podcast we continue to check out the 1984 cult science fiction film "Trancers" directed by Charles Band and starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, and Art LaFleur. Thomerson plays Jack Deth - a tough-as-nails cop in the 23rd century who travels back to the 1980s to stop an evil mind-controlling time traveler. Originally released by Band's Empire Pictures, the film spawned five sequels through Full Moon. Does Trancers (aka Future Cop)stand up down the line of time? Or is it just trash for squids? Check out the film on TubiTV for free then join us for the review on the Video Junkyard Podcast!