We continue Comedy Month with 1987’s PRETTY SMART, the debut of director Dimitri Logothetis (SLAUGHTERHOUSE ROCK, JIU JITSU) and actor Patricia Arquette (NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS, BOYHOOD)! But is this a comedy, or is it a drama? Or was it intended to be a musical? Is the penis a friend or foe?…
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Tarik Davis of The Amber Ruffin Show (Fridays on Peacock) and Brothers From Another Planet Podcast returns to discuss 1988’s The Wrong Guys! We get into the fizziness of it all, from learning about the five comedian leads from cable, to how outdoors-y we all are, to pinpointing the exact moment when Ernie Hudson fired…
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For our 100th episode, we explore an area of New World Pictures’ history that we’ve never discussed: when other companies had to release their movies because they were broke! Such is the case with 1989’s WARLOCK, despite the presence of director Steve Miner, who had made some of New World’s biggest hits, and Executive producer…
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Erica likes to point out, “all roads lead to THE THING” and WAVELENGTH is one of those roads. But WAVELENGTH is so much more. It’s a little bit of E.T. seasoned with a dash of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS sitting on a bed of Tracy Chapman. It also features some of the finest performances of faceless government…
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If you’re going to celebrate Forbidden World July, what better movie to discuss than the one that inspired it all! That’s right, it’s time to discuss Allan Holzman’s sci-fi classic, including topics like, how hot is Jesse Vint? Are those masks or cups? How important is a good steam? And who exactly was hooking up…
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When a movie title combines two words together like “death” and “stalker” it’s imperative to determine the proper pronunciation. Is it “Deaths Talker”? Or, is it “Death Stalker?”. Also, how does one acquire the name “Deathstalker”? We dare to ask these tough questions while talking about boners more here than in any other NWPP…
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For our 100th episode, we explore an area of New World Pictures history that we’ve never discussed: when other companies had to release their movies because they were broke! Such is the case with 1989’s WARLOCK, despite the presence of director Steve Miner, who had made some of New World’s biggest hits, and Executive producer…
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Doug from the Good Times Great Movies Podcast joins us to talk about 1981’s THE PIT! That’s a pretty old film, considering we’re just a bunch of super youngs that are hip as hell, but we were nevertheless charmed by this movie, even if it’s about a creepy kid who’s only friends are his teddy…
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With a title like SMOKEY BITES THE DUST, you would think the elevator pitch for the movie would go something like, “The sheriff of a small town will stop at nothing to catch a high school rebel that kidnaps his daughter” Or, “When his car is stolen, Dick Miller sets off to catch the perpetrator…
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58 movies into our journey, and some of us are starting to question whether watching EVERY New World Pictures movie was a good idea. However, the Board won’t budge so we continue with 1985’s TRANSYLVANIA 6-500 starring the ever-delightful Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr. leading an incredible cast of comedic actors! (Also, Michael Richards.) …
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