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 Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
This week Joe and Erik roll a constitution check to see if they can sit through the 1982 TV movie "Mazes and Monsters" staring a young Tom Hanks! Based on a book of the same name, this film came out during the height of the RPG Panic of the late 70s/early 80s when games like Dungeons and Dragons first gained popularity. Check out the 38th Episode of the Video Junkyard Podcast to see if the guys can roll a 20 and navigate their way through Mazes and Monsters!
Friday Mar 08, 2019
Friday Mar 08, 2019
This week Joe and Erik talk about Sci-Fi/Horror sleeper hit Event Horizon. This one we enjoyed a lot WAY back in 1997 but is it as enjoyable now?
Do you remember Event Horizon? Are you a fan? Share your review with us at VideoJunkyardPodcast@gmail.com
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
It's the First Ever Video Junkyard Podcast Razzie Show!!! This week we look at listener-picked "Holmes and Watson", starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. We've watched some real train-wrecks in the junkyard, but this one was at an entirely different level. We watched so you don't have to! (seriously....it's bad)
Friday Feb 22, 2019
Friday Feb 22, 2019
This week in the Junkyard Joe and Erik party with the 1988 comedy/horror film Night of the Demons directed by Kevin S. Tenney and starring Cathy Podewell, Linnea Quigley, and Amelia Kinkade.
This gross-out gem of trashy gold spawned numerous sequels and a 2008 remake. Put on some lipstick, crank up the volume, and take a trip to Hull House!
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093624/
Saturday Feb 16, 2019
Saturday Feb 16, 2019
This week in the Junkyard Erik and Joe wrap up their two-part series on Stephen King miniseries with the 1993 TV movie version of "The Tommyknockers"! Does King's first foray into Sci-Fi/Horror invade with terror... or does it crash and burn? Stop in to the Junkyard to find out!
Friday Feb 08, 2019
Friday Feb 08, 2019
This week in the Junkyard Joe and Erik take a look at the 1979 TV mini-series Salem's Lot. This is the first of a two part series exploring the made for TV adaptations of author and Master of Horror Stephen King.
Salem's Lot was the first of many TV Mini-Series based on King's work and often considered the best but does it hold up to modern scrutiny. Do you remember Salem's Lot? Which version is your favorite? The novel was adapted again for a TV miniseries in 2004...
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079844/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Friday Feb 01, 2019
Friday Feb 01, 2019
This week Erik and Joe welcome back artist Ryan Steiskal to talk about the 1985 Ridley Scott dark fantasy adventure film "Legend" starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry. Does the Lord of Darkness still rule 34 years later? Or is this just a flashy pile of unicorn poo? Stop in to the Video Junkyard to find out!
Friday Jan 25, 2019
Friday Jan 25, 2019
In this episode, Erik and Joe discuss the 1991 Bruce Willis film Hudson Hawk and debate style, substance, and going overboard. One this is for sure - this one is original...for better or worse!
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Friday Jan 18, 2019
Welcome kiddies! This is the Video Junkyard.
This week Erik brings us his wife's favorite movie of all time (kind of) "Drop Dead Fred"(1991). Joe and Erik will take a look at this Burton-esque "black comedy" and see if it still has anything to offer today's youngsters... Do you know Drop Dead Fred? Did you have an imaginary friend as a kid? Do you just wanna write some stuff for us to read on the show? C'mon folks let's get talking.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101775/
Friday Jan 11, 2019
Friday Jan 11, 2019
In the second Forgotten Franchise episode Joe and Erik celebrate the holiday season by struggling through all of the Silent Night, Deadly Night films. For better or worse they discuss the entire SNDN series including the 2012 remake. Happy Holidays to all of long time denizens of the Video Junkyard and if it's your first stop: buckle up and grab a glass of nog... it's time to get jolly!
[Apologies for the our holiday special being late this year. Due to family emergency we could not record it until after the holiday season. Thanks for your patience.]
Reference:
Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television
by Paul Corupe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kier-la Janisse (Editor)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37543628-yuletide-terror
Film Links:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088117/?ref_=nv_sr_1
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093974/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098331/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100618/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105410/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2347497/?ref_=tt_rec_tt