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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Episodes
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
We ring in the holidays with an unofficial holiday classic. Tonight we're looking at 1991's Hook directed by Steven [MF'n] Spielberg. This is one that lots of folks our age regard highly as an all-time classic but contemporary audiences weren't quite so keen. What will the guys think after revisiting Neverland with Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman? Well you'll have to take a listen and decide whether this one grew up with you or should it stay "Lost" forever.
Do you love Hook? Hate it? Somewhere in between? Drop us a line at the VJP Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) or email at VideoJunkyardPodcast@gmail.com and let us know your review.
Watch Along:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/capitaine-crochet
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
This week on the Video Junkyard Podcast, the guys revisit the 1993 Stephen King/George A. Romero collaboration "The Dark Half" starring Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, and Micheal Rooker. Based on the King novel of the same name, Hutton plays Thad Beaumont, a high-brow literary author who has also secretly written a successful series of violent crime and pulp novels under his pen name "George Stark". When Thad decided to "kill off" his alter-ego, "George" has other plans...
After 26 years, the The Dark Half stay aloft with other-worldly sparrows... or does this one need to stay buried? Check out the conversation and the verdict on the Video Junkyard Podcast
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
This week on the show, Erik, Ryan, and Joe look at Brian DePalma's film "Raising Cain" starring John Lithgow about a deranged scientist with multiple-personality disorder. Or is it? We aren't really sure...maybe you can help! Does this film stand up to DePalma's record, or is it lost in its own madness? Check it out on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
This week we take a shuttle ride back to the 80s and take a look at the family adventure film Space Camp (1986) starring Kate Capshaw. This is another film that was recommended to us by our wonderful listeners. Thank you so much for your recommendations and we hope you won't be too disappointed in our review of the film.... but SPOILERS! We won't let you know what the guys thought of the movie yet. For that you'll have to press play. Thanks for listening.
Have you seen Space Camp? Send us your review or any other feedback at the official VJP Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) or shoot us an email at: VideoJunkyardPodcast@gmail.com
Watch along with us here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jum9gJAOaqU
https://www.kinolorber.com/product/spacecamp-dvd
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Welcome to a new kind of show from the Video Junkyard Podcast. Adopting the format of a panel discussion the guys from the Junkyard will discuss topics and tropes of the film industry and pop culture. Unlike our regular show we will not be reviewing individual movies but talking about a topic with a bit larger scope. We call our new creation.... Trash Talk!
In the first Trash Talk episode co-host Ryan Steiskal leads our discussion about filmmaker Martin Scorsese's controversial comments about Marvel Super Hero films. With the help of our resident old guys Joe and Erik we will try to see if there is any weight to Marty's argument or if at the end of the day this is just click bait at it's finest. Either way we hope you'll click this special episode.
And don't worry the VJP returns to form tomorrow as we bring you our review of 80's family adventure film Space Camp.
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
This week the VJP crew heads back to school with the classic "nerd coming of age" flick Real Genius (1985) starring Val Kilmer. Joe claims this as an old favorite from childhood but will Erik and Ryan warm to it or is this one a meltdown? Tune in this week to find out.
Coming next week on the VJP we continue the 80s teen science nerd trend with Space Camp (1986) brought to the VJP by one of our favorite listeners.
Watch Real Genius with us:
IMDB TV: https://www.imdb.com/tv/watch/tt0089886?ref_=tt_wo_fdv_1
Sony Crackle: https://www.sonycrackle.com/watch/916
Please send your reviews and feedback to us on our facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2072427876119534/) or send us an email at VideoJunkyardPodcast@gmail.com
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
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This week on the Video Junkyard Podcast, Erik and Joe sit down with returning special guest John Pata (writer/editor/producer/director of Head Trauma Productions) to wrap up our Tales From the Crypt special and revisit "Bordello of Blood" (1996) staring Dennis Miller, Angie Everhart, Erika Eleniak, Chris Sarandon, Corey Feldman, and directed by Gilbert Adler.
Following our review, we had a excellent talk with John about his latest film "Gags the Clown" (2018)!
It's one you don't want to miss! Check out this exclusive episode of the on the Video Junkyard Podcast...and ask for the Cunningham... wake!
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Hello? Anybody home? Come on out, everybody, it's time to play!...
This week on the Video Junkyard Podcast, Erik and Joe sit down with writer/editor/producer/director and all-around kick-ass guy John Pata of Head Trauma Productions to talk about the first of the Tales From the Crypt Films "Demon Knight" (1995) staring Billy Zane, Jada Pinkett Smith, William Sadler, Thomas Haden Church, and directed by Ernest Dickerson.
We also spend some time discussing some of John's work on great films such as "Dead Weight" (2012), "Pity" (2014), and more!
Check out this exclusive interview and lots of laughs and screams... only on the Video Junkyard Podcast!
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Friday Oct 25, 2019
Happy Halloween!! For the second part of our two-part Halloween special we dive into the complete opposite of last week (i.e. family-friendly films) to bring it back around - to get what is coming to you, so to speak. This week Erik, Ryan, and Joe discuss the 1988 horror film PUMPKINHEAD - a timeless tale of loss, grief, and vengeance with a terrifying creature designed by the great director Stan Winston (RIP). How does this chilling tale hold up? Check out the latest episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast to find out!
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! For the first part of our two-part Halloween special, we dive into the bizarre world of Disney made-for-TV films and revisit Mr. Boogedy (1986). Erik and Joe invite back long-time friend of the podcast Ryan Steiskal (now a regular host!) to lose his @#$% when he finds out that we only reviewed the first film, and not the sequel (which he watched). Check out the latest entry of the Video Junkyard Podcast for a Halloween Special full of laughs, screams, and plot devices involving a vacuum cleaner....