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Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
We continue our "it came from space" theme when we review Virus (1999). Is this movie as bad as Jamie Lee Curtis says it is?
Quick Facts
Directed by John Bruno
Written by Dennis Feldman, Chuck Pfarrer, and Jonathan Hensleigh (uncredited)
Produced by Gale Anne Hurd
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: January 15, 1999
Budget: $75 million
Box office: $30.7 million
Starring
Jamie Lee Curtis as Kelly "Kit" Foster
William Baldwin as Steve Baker
Donald Sutherland as Captain Robert Everton
Joanna Pacuła as Nadia Vinogradova
Marshall Bell as J.W. Woods Jr.
Sherman Augustus as Richie Mason
Cliff Curtis as Hiko
Julio Oscar Mechoso as "Squeaky"
VHS Description
“...the sci-fi thriller that literally takes the Frankenstein story to new heights and uncharted depths.”
-The New York Times
Seeking refuge in the eye of a violent typhoon, the crew of a crippled salvage tug makes a potentially profitable discovery. A Russian military vessel, loaded with hi-tech computer hardware worth millions in salvage fees, appears abandoned by its crew. After restoring power to the ship, greedy Captain Everton (Donald Sutherland) and his navigator “Kit” (Jamie Lee Curtis) encounter a lone scientist, scared (almost) to death. She begs them to turn the ship’s power back off. But - is it too late? The haggard tug crew has no idea that an alien life form holding the ship hostage not only feeds on electricity but thrives on developing new ways of killing the “virus” on earth known as man. Who will dominate in a fight to the death against a horrifying new strain of evil?
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Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Analog Jones starts another theme month with "it came from space." This week we watched another Tobe Hooper movie. Let's pop in a VHS and watch Invaders from Mars from 1986! Also, stay tuned to listen to us talk about Halloween Kills (2022) and Lord of the Rings: Ring of Powers (2022) Season 1.
Quick Facts
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Screenplay by Dan O’Bannon and Don Jakoby (Death Wish 3 and Vampires)
Distributed by Cannon Pictures
Released on June 6, 1986
Budget: $7 million
Box Office: $4.9 million
Starring
Karen Black as Linda Magnuson (the school nurse)
Hunter Carson as David Gardner
Timothy Bottoms as George Gardner
Laraine Newman as Ellen Gardner
James Karen as General Climet Wilson
Bud Cort as Nasa Scientist
Louise Fletcher as Mrs. Mckeltch (Best known as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest)
VHS Description
Starring Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen, Bud Cort, and Louise Fletcher.
The classic ‘50s cold war sci-fi horror film is transformed into a monstrously gripping, modern special effects tour-de-force! Director Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist, Texas Chainsaw Massacre I, and II) brings his own uniquely spectacular vision to this masterful new version of everyone’s favorite “alien invasion” tale!
A courageous young boy battles the hideous Martians who have “taken over” his parents (Laraine Newman and Timothy Bottoms) – and who now threaten to subjugate the entire planet! Also caught up in the terrifying action are Oscar winner Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and Karen Black (Easy Rider, Savage Dawn). Truly unearthly creature design and make-up techniques blend with the astonishing special visual effects of Academy Award winner John Dykstra (Star Wars). A breathtaking, pulse-pounding science fiction mind-blower!
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Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
It's our Halloween episode! This week Analog Jones completes our Texa's Chainsaw Massacre fun when we review The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1995). We also discuss Deadstream (2022), Do Revenge (2022), and Hellraiser (2022).
Quick Facts
Directed by Kim Henkel
Written by Kim Henkel
Based on characters created by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper
Distributed by Columbia Pictures and Cinepix Film Properties
Budget: $600,000
Box Office: $185,898
Release on video on August 29, 1997
Starring
Renée Zellweger as Jenny
Matthew McConaughey as Vilmer
Robert Jacks as Leatherface
Tonie Perensky as Darla
Lisa Marie Newmyer as Heather
Joe Stevens as Walter Edward
John Harrison as Sean
Tyler Cone as Barry
VHS Trailers
Dream for an Insomniac (1996) with Jennifer Aniston
Killing Time (Britsh spy film)
U Turn with Sean Pean
The Assignment with Ben Kingsley and Donald Sutherland
I still know what you did last summer
VHS Description
If looks could kill, he wouldn’t need a chainsaw.
“Leatherface crosses Divine with Hannibal Lecter.” –Thelma Adams, The New York Post
“A giddy mix of gruesome horror and campy humor.” –John Anderson, Los Angeles Times
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Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
The saw is family, and the family is a little boring. This week we continue our franchise look at TCM films on VHS when we review Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990). We also discuss Morbius, House of the Dragon, and Murder: The Jeffrey Dahmer story.
Quick Facts
Directed by Jeff Burr
Written by David J. Schow
Based on characters created by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Released on January 12, 1990
Budget: 2 million (estimated)
Box Office: $5.7 million
Starring
Kate Hodge as Michelle
William Butler as Ryan
Ken Foree as Benny
Toni Hudson (billed as Tom Hudson) as Sara
Viggo Mortensen as Edward "Tex" Sawyer
Joe Unger as Tinker "Tink" Sawyer
R. A. Mihailoff as Leatherface
VHS Description
The nightmare continues. The infamous Leatherface is back in the most controversial horror movie of all time.
A pair of college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road. Here they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his demented family, a bizarre cannibalistic clan with blood on their hands and a feast on their minds. Their only chance of escape is a survivalist with enough firepower to blast Leatherface and the rest of the grizzly predators to hell. A depraved shocker of intense terror from the gruesome beginning to the bloody finish.
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Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Analog Jones continues its Halloween franchise review when we take a look at Tobe Hooper's second take on everyone's favorite Texa's cannibals when we review The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986).
Quick Facts
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Written by L. M. Kit Carson
Distributed by Cannon Releasing
Release date August 22, 1986
Budget: $4.5 million
Box office: $8 million
Starring
Dennis Hopper as Lt. Boude "Lefty" Enright
Caroline Williams as Vanita "Stretch" Brock
Jim Siedow as Cook
Bill Moseley as Chop-Top
Bill Johnson, close-up shots, Bob Elmore, every other shot except for close-up shots and bridge scene, which is played by Tom Morga as Leatherface
Ken Evert as Grandpa
VHS Description
Blood squirts and sparks fly as a wacked-out lawman goes after human meat cutters with his own high-octane saws in a horrific showdown with the legendary Leatherface and his cannibal family.
For 14 years, former Texas Ranger Lefty Enright (Dennis Hopper, Speed, Blue Velvet) has been obsessed with finding the psychotic mass murderers who killed his brother's children. But today, he's in luck. A tough-as-nails late-night disc jockey (Caroline Williams, Days of Thunder) has caught the ghouls on tape in the act of slicing and dicing a couple of fun-loving rich kids. When she volunteers to help, Lefty persuades her to play the tape over the air to lure the maniacs out of hiding. But what she doesn't know is that she's the only witness to their butchery who hasn't been carved up for somebody's supper yet!
From the director of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this "ghostly and hilarious" (Variety) sequel is a horrifying descent into your deepest, darkest fears that will keep you up night after night after night.
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Who's ready for the spooky season on Analog Jones? Chris, Brad, and Steve watch one of the greatest horror movies of all time, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 1974!
Quick Facts
Directed by Tobe Hooper
Written by L. M. Kit Carson
Distributed by Cannon Releasing
Release date August 22, 1986
Budget: $4.5 million
Box office: $8 million
Starring
Dennis Hopper as Lt. Boude "Lefty" Enright
Caroline Williams as Vanita "Stretch" Brock
Jim Siedow as Cook
Bill Moseley as Chop-Top
Bill Johnson, close-up shots, Bob Elmore, every other shot except for close-up shots and bridge scene, which is played by Tom Morga as Leatherface
Ken Evert as Grandpa
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Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This week on Analog Jones, Chris chooses an excellent Star Wars/Mad Max ripoff in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone for us to review. We also talk about two TV series House of the Dragon (2022) and Trainwreck: Woodstock '99.
Quick Facts on Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Directed by Lamont Johson
Written by David Preston, Edith Rey, Daniel Goldberg, and Len Blum
Story by Stewart Harding, and Jean LaFluer
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date May 20, 1983
Budget $14.4 million
Box Office $16.5 million
Starring
Peter Strauss as Wolff
Molly Ringwald as Niki
Ernie Hudson as Washington
Andrea Marcovicci as Chalmers
Michael Ironside as Overdog McNabb
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Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
This week on Analog Jones, Brad picks a movie he hates in The Dark Crystal (1982). We somehow blame Jim Henson for wokeness in newer movies and discover that they had a time machine. Are we joking? Are we serious? Come find out when we discuss the scariest muppet movie ever made!!! We also discuss Prey (2022) and Winning Time (2022) in what we watched.
Dark Crystal (1982) Quick Facts
Directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Screenplay by David Odell
Story by Jim Henson
Produced by Jim Henson and Gary Kurtz
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released: December 17, 1982
Budget: $25 million
Box Office: $41.4 million
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Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
This week we end our Highlander franchise review. How does Dimension films forget the bad taste of Highlander II: The Quickening? By pretending it didn't happen in Highlander III: The Sorcerer....I mean Final Dimension.
Quick Facts
Directed by Andy Morahan
Screenplay by Paul Ohl, Rene Manzor, and Brad Mirman
Story by Brad Mirman and William N. Panzer
Based on characters by Gregory Widen
Produced by Claude Leger
Distributed by Dimension Films/Miramax
Released on January 27, 1995
Budget of $26-34 million
Box Office of $36.7 million
Starring
Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod / Russell Nash
Mario Van Peebles as Kane
Deborah Kara Unger as Dr. Alexandra "Alex" Johnson; Sarah Barrington
Mako as Nakano
Martin Neufeld as Lt. John Stenn
Raoul Trujillo as Senghi Khan
Jean-Pierre Perusse as Khabul Khan
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Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Analog Jones tries their best to understand the magic behind Highlander II: The Quickening!
Quick Facts
Directed by Russell Mulcahy
Screenplay by Peter Bellwood
Story by Brian Clemens and William N. Panzer
Based on characters by Gregory Widen
Distributed by InterStar
Released on November 1, 1991
Budget: $34 million
Box Office: $15.6 million
Starring
Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod
Sean Connery as Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez
Virginia Madsen as Louise Marcus
Michael Ironside as General Katana
Allan Rich as Allan Neyman
John C. McGinley as David Blake
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