Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast

Analog Jones begins their "Inappropriate Movies for the Holidays" theme this week. The first movie is selected by Chris, starring Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, and Sandy Dennis in Parents (1989). Quick Facts Directed by Bob Balaban (Midnight Cowboy, 2010, Close Encounters, Wes Anderson collaborator) Written by Christopher Hawthorne Distributed by Vestron Release Date: January 27, 1989 (US) Running Time: 81 minutes Budget: $3 million Box Office: $870,532 Rotten Tomatoes: 63% Tomatometer / 54% Popcornmeter Starring Bryan Madorsky as Michael Laemle Randy Quaid as Nick Laemle Mary Beth Hurt as Lily Laemle Sandy Dennis as Millie Dew How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!  

First, he went to camp. Then, he saved Christmas. Last time, he went to jail. Now, he's on Analog Jones! After reviewing Chris's pick, Ernest Scared Stupid (1991), we finish our Halloween lineup with a banger.  Quick Facts Directed by John Cherry (Directed all the Ernest Movies) Screenplay by Charlie Gale and Coke Sams Special Effects by The Chiodo Brothers Released into theaters on October 11, 1991 Budget: $9.6 million Box Office: $14.1 million Rotten Tomatoes: 25% Tomatometer / 51% Popcornmeter Starring The Legendary Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell Eartha Kitt as Old Lady Hackmore Austin Nagler as Kenny Shay Astar as Elizabeth Jonas Moscartolo as Trantor the Troll Ernie Fosselius as the Voice John Cadenhead as Tom Tulip Bill Byrge as Bobby Tulip How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

There are some very good reasons to be afraid...of our podcast. Analog Jones continues its Halloween season episodes when Brad picks the classic Fright Night (1985) to review!  Quick Facts Director/Writer: Tom Holland (Child’s Play, The Langoliers) Music by Brad Fiedel (Terminator, Terminator 2) Production Company: Vistar Films Distributed by Columbia Pictures Released: August 2, 1985 Running Time: 106 minutes Budget: $7 - $9.25 million Box Office: $24.9 million (#2 horror movie of 1985) Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 83% / Popcornmeter 76% Starring Chris Sarandon as Jerry Dandrige William Ragsdale as Charley Brewster  Roddy McDowall as Peter Vincent Amanda Bearse as Amy Peterson Stephen Geoffreys as Edward "Evil Ed" Thompson Jonathan Stark as Billy Cole Dorothy Fielding as Judy Brewster How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Every autumnal equinox, a group of humanoids gathers at the nexus of dreams and reality to celebrate the strangest podcast around, Analog Jones! This week, we will be reviewing a DIY horror film called Weird Visions Society, and we will also be interviewing the writer and director, Ryan Petrillo. Buy Weird Visions Society VHS: https://lunchmeatvhs.com/products/weird-visions-society-vhs  How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Alex thinks he's died and gone to heaven. He's half right, he's on a podcast. Analog Jones starts its spooky season with Prom Night III: The Last Kiss.  Quick Facts Directed by Ron Oliver and Peter R. Simpson (Ron Oliver directed a lot of Goosebumps episodes) Written by Ron Oliver Distributed by Norstar Releasing Direct-to-video release dates: April 13, 1990 (Canada) and June 1, 1990 (United States) Tagline: A Romantic Comedy From Hell Running Time: 97 minutes Rotten Tomatoes: – Tomatometer / 15% Popcornmeter Starring Tim Conlon as Alex Grey Cynthia Preston as Sarah Monroe David Stratton as Shane Taylor Courtney Taylor as Mary Lou Maloney  Dylan Neal as Andrew Douglas Jeremy Ratchford as Leonard Welsh How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Stop On By And Give Afterlife A Try...with some podcasters. Analog Jones watches a listener-submitted movie when we check out both Waxwork (1988) and Waxwork II (1992).  Waxwork Quick Facts Directed by Anthony Hickox (Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth) Written by Anthony Hickox Produced by Staffan Ahrenberg Distributed by  Vestron Pictures Release Dates: June 17, 1988 Budget: $3.5 million Box Office: $800,000 Rotten Tomatoes: 60% Tomatometer / 47% Audience Score Starring in Waxwork Zach Galligan as Mark Loftmore (Billy from Gremlins) Deborah Foreman as Sarah Brightman Michelle Johnson as China Webster Dana Ashbrook as Tony David Warner as David Lincoln Patrick Macnee as Sir Wilfred John Rhys-Davies as Werewolf Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros as Hans Waxwork II Quick Facts Directed by Anthony Hickox (Waxwork) Written by Anthony Hickox Produced by Nancy Paloian Distributed by Electric Pictures Release Dates: June 16, 1992 Budget: $2.5 million Box Office: Direct-to-Video Rotten Tomatoes: NA Tomatometer / 32% Popcornmeter Starring in Waxwork II Zach Galligan as Mark Loftmore Monika Schnarre as Sarah Brightman Martin Kemp as Baron Von Frankestein Bruce Campbell as John Loftmore Marina Sirtis as Gloria Buck Flowers as Sarah’s dad Alexander Godunov as Scarabis Michael Des Barres as George Drew Barrymore, David Carradine, Harrison Young, and Patrick Macnee make cameos How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

It activates it exhilarates... it exterminates podcasts. Analog Jones finishes off its Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs theme when Chris selects Hardware!  Quick Facts Directed by Richard Stanley (The Island of Dr. Moreau) Screenplay by Richard Stanley Co-executive producers: Bob and Harvey Weinstein. Distributed by Palace Pictures (United Kingdom) and Millimeter (United States) Release Dates: September 14, 1990 (US) and October 5, 1990 (UK) Budget: $1.5 million Box Office: $5.7 million Rotten Tomatoes: 46% Tomatometer / 52% Audience Score Starring Dylan McDermott as Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter (A Space Marine) Stacey Travis as Jill John Lynch as Shades (a very unreliable friend) Iggy Pop as Angry Bob William Hootkins as Lincoln Wineberg, Jr. (Porkens from Star Wars: A New Hope, was also in Batman 1989) Mark Northover as Alvy (Burblekutt from Willow) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

In this edition of Nerd News, we discuss The Acolyte being canceled, Wolverine and Deadpool making over $1 billion at the box office and our most anticipated movies/shows for the rest of 2024.  How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

In the future, it pays to be more than just a podcaster. Analog Jones continues its Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs theme as we review an Albert Pyun film, Nemesis. We will ask hard-hitting questions such as, "Does this movie make any freaking sense?" Quick Facts Directed by Albert Pyun (Directed Cyborgs and Captain America 1990) Written by Rebecca Charles Visual Effects Director Gene Warren Jr. (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) Distributed by Imperial Entertainment Release Dates: December 26, 1992 (Japan), January 29, 1993 (U.S.) Budget: Unknown Box Office: $2 million Rotten Tomatoes: 71% Tomatometer / 41% Audience Score Starring Olivier Gruner as Alex Rain Tim Thomerson as Commissioner Farnsworth  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Angie-Liv  Brion James as Maritz  Thom Mathews as Marion Thomas Jane as Billy Jackie Earle Haley as Einstein How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

The ultimate weapons of the future have just declared war on Analog Jones. This week, we start our Robots, Androids, and Cyborgs theme as we select our movies. Brad kicks off with a somewhat controversial pick by choosing Universal Soldier, and we all discover that these aren't cyborgs, but rather zombies! Quick Facts Director: Roland Emmerich Written by: Richard Rothstein, Christopher Leitch, Dean Devlin Production Companies: Carolco Pictures, Centropolis Entertainment, and IndieProd Company Productions Distributed by TriStar Pictures Released on July 10, 1992 Running Time: 102 minutes Budget: $23 million Box Office: $95 million Rotten Tomatoes: 34% Tomatometer / 46% Audience Score Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as Luc Deveraux / GR44 Dolph Lundgren as Sergeant Andrew Scott / GR13 Ally Walker as Veronica Roberts (Sons of Anarchy, Santa Barbara) Ed O'Ross as Colonel Perry (Full Metal Jacket, Walker Texas Ranger) Leon Rippy as Woodward (frequent collaborator with Emmerich) Tico Wells as Garth (Cosby Show, 227) Ralf Moeller as GR76 (Hammacher from Beerfest) Robert Trebor as the motel owner (delightful weirdo, pervert guy, in Hercules and Zena) Jerry Orbach as Dr. Gregor (Law and Order detective) Tom Lister Jr as GR55 (Deebo) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

A run-away human slave from Earth's future escapes to the present to do a podcast! Analog Jones finishes its dinosaur theme when we watch a film combining Cyborgs, Aliens, and Dinosaurs when we watch Future War!  Quick Facts Directed by Anthony Doublin Screenplay by Dom Magwili Story by David Huey and Dom Magwili Score: Arlan H. Boll (Pocket Ninjas; American Streetfighter) Stunts Coor: Pete Porteous (also actor) Fight Consultant: Master Hee Il Cho Distributed by Screen Pix Home Video Released straight to home video on January 28th, 1997 Running Time: 90 minutes Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer -- / Audience Score 19%  Cast Daniel Bernhardt as The Runaway (Played the lead in Bloodsport 2/3/4) Travis Brooks Stewart as Sister Ann Robert Z’Dar as Cyborg Master (prolific actor who starred in 121 films, including Future War and Samurai Cop) Mel Novak as SWAT Leader Forrest J Ackerman as Park Victim Solly Assa as Cyborg Dominic How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

He's The Coolest Pet In Town, that could accidentally eat you! Analog Jones continues their Dinosaur theme and watches a bizarre but hilarious movie in Tammy and the T-Rex! Quick Facts Directed by Stewart Raffill Screenplay by Stewart Raffill and Gary Brockette Distributed by Imperial Entertainment Released December 21, 1994 (United States) Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 43% / Audience score 40%  Starring Denise Richards – Tanny/Tammy Paul Walker – Michael Brock Theo Forsett – Byron Black George Pilgrim – Billy Terry Kiser – Dr. Gunther Wachenstein Ellen Dubin – Helga (Dr. Wachenstein's female assistant) Buck Flower – Norville How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

If thundering lizards come around and slimy scales are scattered round and Mr. Big becomes a story, than call on Analog Jones! We watch a Disney channel movie this week when we dive into Adventures in Dinosaur City from 1991.  Quick Facts Directed by Brett Thompson (This is my cousin's name and he directed “The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr” is a documentary about Ed Wood directing Plan 9 from Outer Space) Written by Wili Baronet and Lisa Morton Distributed by Republic Pictures Home Video (VHS) and Disney Channel (TV Premiere) Released: The film had its world television premiere on The Disney Channel in the United States on April 4, 1992. The film was released in the United States on VHS and LaserDisc on August 20, 1992.  Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer – / Audience score 41% Starring Omri Katz as Timmy Shawn Hoffman as Mick Tiffanie Poston as Jamie Voice Actors Patrick Labyorteaux as Rex and Mr. Big David Jolliffe as Tops Rob Sherwood as Forry How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

A long time ago...the hunt began! Analog Jones finishes its Predator franchise review when we watch and talk about the final installment...so far.  Quick Facts Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane and Pilot episode of The Boys) Screenplay by Patrick Alson Story by Patrick Alson and Dan Trachtenberg Produced by John Davis, Jhane Myers, and Marty P. Ewing. Distributed by Hulu and Disney Release Dates: July 21, 2022 (San Diego Comic-Con) and August 5, 2022 (United States) Budget: $65 million Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Tomatometer / 74% Audience Score Starring Amber Midthunder as Naru, our protagonist  Dakota Beavers as Taabe, Naru's brother and a skilled hunter Dane DiLiegro as the Feral Predator Michelle Thrush as Aruka, Naru and Taabe's mother Julian Black Antelope as Chief Kehetu Bennett Taylor as Raphael Adolini, an Italian translator hired by the French. Coco as Sarii, Naru's dog companion How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

The Hunt has evolved into something very unusual. Analog Jones continues its review of the Predator franchise as we examine Predators and The Predator! Quick Facts for Predators (2010) Directed by Nimrod Antal (Directed two episodes of Stranger Things in season 4) Produced by Robert Rodriguez (Eel Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Spy Kids), John Davis and Elizabeth Avellan Based on Characters by Jim Thomas and John Thomas Distributed by 20th Century Fox Released on July 9, 2010 in the United States Budget of $40 million Box Office of $127.2 million Rotten Tomatoes: 65% Tomatometer / 52% Audience Score Starring Adrien Brody as Royce, a former U.S. Special Operations Forces veteran turned mercenary Topher Grace as Edwin, a doctor who does not seem to belong amongst the group of hardened killers Alice Braga as Isabelle, a sniper from the Israel Defense Forces Walton Goggins as Stans, a death row inmate from San Quentin State Prison Oleg Taktarov as Nikolai, a Russian commando from the Spetsnaz Alpha Group who was fighting in Chechnya Laurence Fishburne as Noland, a United States Army Air Cavalry soldier who has survived on the alien planet for multiple hunting cycles Danny Trejo as 'Cuchillo', a ruthless enforcer for the feared Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel who carries twin submachine guns Louis Ozawa Changchien as Hanzo, a Yakuza Inagawa-kai enforcer who rarely speaks Mahershala Ali as Mombasa, a Revolutionary United Front death squad soldier from Sierra Leone Quick Facts for The Predator (2018) Directed by Shane Black (Directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man 3 and The Nice Guys) Written by Fred Dekker (Wrote and Directed Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad) and Shane Black (Wrote Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodnight, and Last Action Hero) Based on Characters by Jim Thomas and John Thomas Distributed by 20th Century Fox Released on September 14, 2018 in the United States Budget of $88 million Box Office $160.5 million Rotten Tomatoes: 34% Tomatometer / 32% Audience Score Starring Boyd Holbrook as Quentin "Quinn" McKenna Trevante Rhodes as "Nebraska" Williams Olivia Munn as Casey Brackett (The former host of “Attack of the Show”) Jacob Tremblay as Rory McKenna Keegan-Michael Key as Coyle (Key and Peele) Sterling K. Brown as Will Traeger (The People vs OJ Simpson) Thomas Jane as Baxley (The Punisher) Alfie Allen as Lynch (Theon Greyjoy) Augusto Aguilera as 'Nettles Jake Busey as Sean Keyes Yvonne Strahovski as Emily McKenna (Dexter) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Lions! Tigers! Bears! Oh my! Analog Jones continues their Predator franchise review when they watch Predator 2. How does the sequel hold up with no Arnold? Quick Facts Directed by Stephen Hopkins (Second unit director on Highlander, Directed A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and The Ghost and the Darkness) Written by Jim and John Thomas (they returned from Predator) Music by Alan Silvestri (Returned from Predator) Distributed by 20th Century Fox Released on November 21, 1990 Budget of $20–30 million Box office of $57.1 million Rotten Tomatoes: 30% Tomatometer / 44% Audience Score Starring Danny Glover as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan, an LAPD Officer who is investigating rival Jamaican and Colombian drug cartels. He is stubborn and often is criticized by the superior officers for not obeying orders. Kevin Peter Hall as City Hunter / The Predator, a member of an alien warrior race that hunts aggressive members of other species for sport, uses active camouflage and a plasma weapon, and can see in the infrared spectrum. Hall also played the Elder Predator, the leader of the Predators at the end of the film. Hal Rayle provides the voice of the Predator, replacing Peter Cullen from the first film. Gary Busey as Special Agent Peter Keyes, posed as a DEA agent leading a special task force investigating a drug conspiracy as a cover for his attempts to capture the Predator. The character is a replacement for Dutch, the protagonist of the first film, after Arnold Schwarzenegger declined to reprise the role. In this film it’s indicated he sent the Special Operations team 10-years earlier. How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Nothing like it has ever been on Earth before. It came from another planet for the thrill of the hunt. It picked the wrong podcast. The Analog Jones gang starts its franchise review of Predator!  Quick Facts Directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard, Hunt for Red October, Last Action Hero) Written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas Distributed by 20th Century Fox Released date June 12, 1987 Budget: $15-18 million Box Office: $98.3 million Rotten Tomatoes: 80% Tomatometer / 87% Audience Score Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer Carl Weathers as Al Dillon Elpidia Carrillo as Anna Gonsalves Bill Duke as Master Sergeant Mac Eliot Richard Chaves as Staff Sergeant Jorge "Poncho" Ramírez Jesse Ventura as Sgt. 1st Class Blain Cooper Sonny Landham as Sgt. 1st Class Billy Sole Shane Black as Sergeant Rick Hawkins R. G. Armstrong as Major General Homer Philips Kevin Peter Hall as The Predator / Helicopter Pilot Peter Cullen as the Predator's voice How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Some podcasts are always trying to ice-skate uphill. We finish off our Vampire theme with Blade from 1998.  Quick Facts Directed by Stephen Norrington (Who began his career as a sculptor and makeup artist) Written by David S. Goyer Based on Blade by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan Edited by Paul Rubell (The Transformers Guy, he’s edited 4 Transformers films) Budget of $45 million Box Office of $131.2 million Rotten Tomatoes Score: 58% Tomatometer / 78% Audience  Starring Wesley Snipes as Blade (Who apparently had the Analog Jones accountant do his taxes) Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost Kris Kristofferson as Abraham Whistler N’Bushe Wright as Dr. Karen Jenson Donal Logue as Quinn  Udo Kier as Dragonetti (Weird German dude) How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!

Analog Jones interviews Taylor Morden, the director of The Last Blockbuster. We discuss The Last Blockbuster, his new film Bampire, and the film's IndieGoGo campaign that launches on March 4th! Bampire IndieGoGo link https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bampire-new-bambi-horror-movie#/

They've been around for 600 years...and they're very, VERY bad at podcasting. This week Analog Jones takes a look at John Carpenter's Vampires from 1998! Quick Facts Directed by John Carpenter Special Effects Makeup Artist Greg Nicotero Based on Vampires by John Steakley Distributed by Sony Pictures Released on October 30, 1998 Budget: $20 million Box office: $20.3 million  Rotten Tomatoes: 43% Tomatometer / 47% Audience score Main Cast James Woods as John "Jack" Crow (who will NOT be speaking at the DNC convention this summer) Daniel Baldwin as Tony Montoya (sadly killed when the Canadians bombed the Baldwins in 1999) Sheryl Lee as Katrina Tim Guinee as Father Adam Guiteau Thomas Ian Griffith as Jan Valek Maximilian Schell as Cardinal Alba Mark Boone Junior as Catlin (always an awesome, gritty dude) Gregory Sierra as Father Giovanni How to listen and reach Analog Jones and the Temple of Film Discuss these movies and more on our Facebook page. You can also listen to us on iTunes, iHeartRADIO, Podbean, Spotify, and Youtube! Please email us at analogjonestof@gmail.com with any comments or questions!