Obscurities of the Silver Screen

It's big...it's hairy...it's...possibly the most surprisingly good movie we've covered!

Facts and Figures:

NIGHT OF THE DEMON

Directed by
Jacques Tourneur

Written by
Charles Bennett
Hal E. Chester

Story by
M.R. Jame

Starring
Dana Andrews
Peggy Cummins
Niall MacGinnis
Maurice Denham

He's a bean and he KILLS!

And it was AWESOME!

Killer Bean was released in 2009

Written and Directed by
Jeff Lew

Starring
Vegas E. Trip
Brian Session
David Guilmette
Matthew Tyler
Jeff Lew

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Neil Breen: the man, the myth, the legend. One of his movies finally makes an appearance on the show!

This episode was previously recorded as a Youtube exclusive. Due to the wildfires in California, Remy and J.G. could not record Pinocchio, but fear not! Not only are both J.G. and Remy safe, but Pinocchio will be headed your way NEXT WEEK! Until then, enjoy the Breen!

Twisted Pair was released in 2018 - Fun fact! J.G. was at the world premiere...but Breen wasn't. Sad face.

Written & Directed by
Neil Breen

Starring
Neil Breen
Sara Meritt
Ada Masters
Denise Bellini

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IT'S MORPHIN' TIME! 

This week, J.G. introduces Remy to the Power Rangers. What does he think about it?

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie was released in 1997

Directed by
David Winng
Shuki Levy

Written by
Shuki Levy
Shell Danielson

Starring
Johnny Yong Bosch
Nakia Burrise
Jason David Frank
Catherine Sutherland
Amy Jo Johnson
Steve Cardenas
Austin St, John
Jason Narvy
Paul Schrier
Blake Goster
Hilary Shepard Turner

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Because when you read about the Titanic, you think "this would make a great kids film!"

Titanic: The Legend Goes On was released in 2000!

Directed by
Kim Lox
Camillo Teti

Written by
Camillo Teti

Starring

Lisa Russo
Mark Thompson-Ashworth
Gisella Matthews
Kenneth Belton
Gregory Snegoff

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This shark is hungry...and you just killed her baby!

Jaws 3-D was released in 1983!

Directed by
Joe Alves

Written by
Richard Matheson
Carl Gottlieb

Starring

Denis Quaid
Bess Armstrong
Simon MacCorkindale
Louis Gossett Jr.

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THE BOYS ARE BACK AT IT! So let's get down to business...

Teenage Zombies was released in 1959!

Written and Directed by Jerry Warren

Starring

Don Sullivamn
Katherine Victor
Chuck Niles
Brianne Murphy

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So much for Thomas' biggest adventure... FACTS & FIGURES Thomas and the Magic Railroad was released in 2000. Directed byBritt Allcroft Written byBritt Allcroft based on The Railway Series by The Rev. W Awdry Starring Peter FondaMara WilsonAlec BaldwinDidi ConnRussell MeansCody McMainsMichael E. Rodgers Hey, Paul Ryan was the cinematographer...okay not that Paul Ryan. There are just so many unimpressive things about this movie...

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We CARE! A. Lot. Ben Severson joins the show once again! FACTS & FIGURES The Care Bears Movie was released in 1985 Directed by Arna Selznick Screenplay by Peter Sauder Narrated by Mickey Rooney The boys really got into it...they may watch more. Check that, the definitely WILL watch more. FOLLOW US! @ootsspodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Ben Severson Instagram @thelastseverson & @esquewireart

It's like Toy Story, but even more depressing! FACTS & FIGURES The Brave Little Toaster was released in 1987 Directed by Jerry Rees Written by Jerry Rees Joe Ranft Based on the novella by Thomas M Disch Starring  Deanna Oliver Timothy E. Day Jon Lovitz Tim Stack Thurl Ravenscroft Wayne Kaatz Colette Savage Phil Hartman Joe Ranft Jim Jackman Fever dreams, suicide, and death are all around these "kid friendly" characters!! FOLLOW US! Facebook: facebook.com/ootsspodcast Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G. Instagram/Twitter:@thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey

Party like it's 1914! With title cards! His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz was released in 1914 FACTS & FIGURES Directed by J. Farrell McDonald Written by L. Frank Baum Starring  Violet MacMillan Frank Moore Pierre Couderc Fred Woodward Mildred Harris J. Charles Haydon This ain't ya motha's Wizard of Oz....more like your great grandmother's. FOLLOW US! Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G. Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey

THE EVOLUTION HAS BEGUN! Too bad it made no sense. Good news is Kurt Pena is here to help us explain it! FACTS & FIGURES Planet of the Apes was released in 2001 Directed by Tim Burton  Written by William Broyles Jr. Lawrence Konner Mark Rosenthal  Based on the book The Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle Starring  Mark WahlbergTim Roth Helena Bonham Carter Michael Clarke Duncan Kris Kristofferson Paul Giamatti Estella Warren Even Tim Burton doesn't know what happened at the end! FOLLOW US! Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G. Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey KurtInstagram @kpena1810

DeMented. DeRanged. DeCeptive. DePalma. WE ARE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! FACTS & FIGURES Raising Cain was released in 1992 Written and directed by Brian DePalma Starring  John LithgowLolita DavidovichSteven BauerFrances Sternhagen This movie honestly should have been a hit, but it wasn't. FOLLOW US! Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: @ootsspodcast J.G. Twitter/Instagram: @thejgmurphy RemyInstagram: @riddlemegrey

No Remy? No problem. J.G. is joined by Brad Sharper to discuss the release of Marvel's Avengers: Endgame. Who liked what? Was it better than Infinity War? What's up with that thing in that one scene?  All of these questions and more! Remy will return next week and so too will the Brian De palma Arts & Wine Festival and Raising Cain! FOLLOW US!  Facebook: facebook.com/ootsspodcast Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G. Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey Brad Instagram: @sharpersflorist

Brian De Palma, you deranged genius! FACTS & FIGURES The Phantom of the Paradise was released in 1974 Directed by Brian De Palma  Written by Brian De Palma  Music by Paul Williams Starring Paul WilliamsWilliam FinleyJessica Harper A fantastic failure at the box office, but now its legacy lives on! Seriously, this movie was awesome.  FOLLOW US! Facebook: facebook.com/ootsspodcast Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G. Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey

HAPPY ENDGAME DAY! This isn't Endgame FACTS & FIGURES  The Shadow was released in 1994 Directed by Russel Mulcahy Written by David Koepp  Starring Alec BaldwinJohn LonePenelope Ann MillerPeter BoyleIan McKellenJonathan WintersTim Curry They tried to make a franchise...obviously that didn't happen. FOLLOW US! Facebook: facebook.com/ootsspodcast Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G. Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy  Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...Richard Pryor?! FACTS & FIGURES Superman III was released in 1983 Directed by Richard Lester Written by David Newman Leslie Newman Starring Christopher ReeveRichard PryorJackie CooperMarc McClureAnnette O'TooleAnnie RossPamela StephensonRobert VaughnMargot Kidder This movie was so poorly received, the filmmakers decided to make up for it by making a far worse fourth film. FOLLOW US! Facebook: facebook.com/ootsspodcast Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast  J.G. Instagram/ Twitter: @thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey

Prepare for Hair. Lots of it!  Ben Severson joins the show for this wacky episode!  FACTS & FIGURES  Another WolfCop was released in 2017  Directed by Lowell Dean  Written by Lowell Dean  Starring Leo FafardAmy MatysioJonathan CherryYannick Bisson  Tracy Thurman said this movie was fun and goofy, but "isn't high art." We STRONGLY disagree. It's the highest of arts.  FOLLOW US!  Facebook: www.facebook.com/ootsspodcast Twitter/Instagram: @ootsspodcast  J.G. Twitter/Instagram: @thejgmurphy  Remy Instagram: riddlemegrey  Ben Instagram: @thelastseverson  Make sure to check out Ben's art on Instagram @esquewireart!!

This movie was...heavenly!  FACTS & FIGURES The Divine Enforcer was released in 1992 Directed by Robert Rundle  Written byRandall Frakes Robert Rundle Tanya York  Starring Michael M. Foley Jan-Michael Vincent Erik Estrada Jim Brown Judy Landers Don Stroud Carrie Chambers  Honestly, this movie is begging for a remake!  FOLLOW US!  Facebook: www.facebook.com/ootsspodcast/ Twitter/Instagram: @ootsspodcast  J.G. Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey

Okay, so he doesn't do Shadow things, but it was still a cool Shadow story...according to Remy. FACTS & FIGURES  The Shadow Strikes was released in 1937.  Directed by Lynn Shores  Written by Walter B. Gibson (story "The Ghost of the Manor") Al Martin (adaption and screenplay) Rex Taylor (adaption)  Starring Rod La Rocque Norman Ainsley Cy Kendall Agnes Anderson  They made a sequel called International Crime the following year. And there's even less of the Shadow, apparently!  FOLLOW US! Facebook: www.facebook.com/ootsspodcast/ Twitter/Instagram: @ootsspodcast  J.G. Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy  RemyInstagram: @riddlemegrey

J.G. really wanted to do this one... ABBY PETERSON IS BACK ACK ACK ACK! FACTS & FIGURES Cats premiered on PBS in 1998 Directed by David Mallet Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber  Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot Starring Elaine Paige John Mills Ken Page BUT BUT BUT...ARE THEY ALIENS?! FOLLOW US! Facebook: www.facebook.com/ootsspodcast/ Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphy Remy Instagram: @riddlemegrey  AbbyInstagram/Twitter: @abby_spitfire

Things got weird...a little too weird. FACTS & FIGURES! Foodfight! was released in 2012 Directed by Lawrences Kasanoff Written by Sean Catherine Derek Lawrence Kasanoff Brent Friedman Rebecca Swanson Story by Lawrence Kasanoff Joshua Wexler Starring Charlie Sheen Wayne Brady Hilary Duff Eva Longoria Larry Miller Christopher Lloyd It was supposed to be released in 2003. Why they ever let it get released at all is way beyond us. FOLLOW US! Facebook: www.facebook.com/ootsspodcast/ Instagram/Twitter: @ootsspodcast J.G Instagram/Twitter: @thejgmurphyRemy Instagram: @riddlemegrey

Have you ever wanted to see Freddie Krueger as the Phantom? Then this is the movie for you! FACTS & FIGURES The Phantom of the opera was released in 1989 Directed byDwight H. Little Written byGerry O'HaraDuke Sandefur Based on the Book byGaston Leroux StarringRobert FREAKIN' EnglundJill SchoelenAlex Hyde-WhiteBill NighyTerence Harvey Sounds good right? Prepare for disappointment...

The only thing keeping this podcast going is DEAD! FACTS & FIGURES No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers was released in 1990! Directed by Lucas Lowe Written by Keith W. Stranberg Starring Loren AvedonKeith VitaliJoseph Campanella   If the first two are as chalk full of plot holes as this one, we're in! 14/10 stars!

WHITE CHEDDAR PRIVILEGE!  Throwin' it back to the year 2003, when the greatest movie ever (based on a Disney Channel series) came out! And the boys are joined by Abby Peterson to discuss! FACTS & FIGURES! The Lizzie MicGuire Movie was released in 2003 Directed byJim Fall Written bySusan Estelle JansenEd DecterJohn J. Strauss StarringHilary DuffAdam LambergRobert CarradineHallie ToddJake Thomas Hey now, hey now this is what the dream episode is made of!

Part One of Three! This was the Saturday morning cartoons of the 40s! FACTS & FIGURES Batman and Robin was released in 1949 Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet Written byGeorge H. PlymptonJoseph F. PloandRoyal K. Cole StarringRobert LoweryJohnny DuncanJane AdamsLyle TalbotWilliam Fawcett Batman needs to lay off the danishes...

Also known as Gappa: The Triphibian Monster! GAPPA ANGRY!!! FACTS & FIGURES Monster From A  Prehistoric Planet was released in 1967 Directed by Haruyasu Noguchi Written byIwao YamazakiRyuzo Nakaishi At the time, Variety called Gappa the best monster, saying they wouldn't mind seeing more movies. We just thought it was a Godzilla rip-off!

It just doesn't end... FACTS & FIGURES The NeverEnding Story was released in 1984 Directed by Wolfgang Peterson Written byWolfgang PetersonHerman Weigal StarringNoah HathawayBarret OliverTami StronachPatricia HayesSydney BromleyGerald McRaneyMoses Gunn Vincent Canby of the NY Times called it "graceless, humorless fantasy for children." We just call it humorless!

Sadly, Santa doesn't wield two guns against martians in this film. FACTS & FIGURES! Santa Claus Conquers the Martians was released in 1964 Directed by Nicholas Webster Written byPaul L. JacobsonGlenville Mareth (story) StarringJohn CallLeonard HicksVincent BeckBill McCutcheonVictor StilesDonna ConfortiChris MonthPia ZadoraLeila MartinCharles Renn It marks the first appearance of Mrs. Claus! So that's...kinda cool.

Your favorite Space Ranger is b- wait wrong Tim Allen role... FACTS & FIGURES The Santa Clause 2 was released in 2002 Directed by Michael Lambeck Written by Don RhymerCinco PaulKen DaurioEd DecterJohn J. Strauss StarringTim AllenEric LloydElizabeth MitchellWendy CrewsonJudge ReinholdLiliana MumyDavid KrumholtzSpencer Breslin Rotten Tomatoes calls it "forgettable", but c'mon! WHO COULD FORGET TOY SANTA?!?

Here comes Santa Claus...to Florida? FACTS & FIGURES Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny was released in 1972 Directed by R. Winer (Film within-the-film by Barry Mahon) Written by R. Winer StarringJay Clark We hope we didn't watch the crappy version...Tune in to see what we're talking about!

It's gettin' awfully hairy in here. A SPECIAL BLACK FRIDAY EDITION OF OOTSS! FACTS & FIGURES Bubba the Redneck Werewolf was released in 2014 Directed by Brendan Jackson Rodgers Written by Stephen Biro StarringFred LassMalone ThomasMitch HymanGary NorrisSara Humbert A movie that doesn't have a Wikipedia page! How will we cope? Listen to the episode to find out!

"Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine," and this film had a lot of ambition! This week, we watched Bubba Ho-Tep! FACTS & FIGURES Bubba Ho-Tep was released in 2002 Written & Directed by Don Coscarelli StarringBruce CampbellOssie DavisElla JoyceHeidi MarnhoutBob Ivy Roger Ebert gave it 3 out of 4 stars! We say GIVE IT ALL OF THE STARS!

We'll put some dirt in your eye! THROWBACK WEEK! With Special guest Rachel Pizzulli! FACTS & FIGURES Spider-Man 3 was released in 2007 Directed by Sam Raimi Written bySam RaimiIvan RaimiAlvin Sargent StarringToby MaguireKirsten DunstJames FrancoThomas Haden ChurchTopher GraceBryce Dallas HowardRosemarry HarrisJ.K. SimmonsJames Cromwell Producer Avi Arad felt sorry for pushing Sam Raimi to include Venom, realizing that the character isn't "a sideshow" And they didn't learn from the too many villains mistake when it came time to make The Amazing Spider-Man 2...oy!

ICE ICE BABY!  FACTS & FIGURES Cool as Ice was released in 1991. Directed by David Kellogg Written by David Stenn StarringVanilla IceKristen MinterMichael Gross This movie performed so poorly that the director David Kellogg disowned the film! We just have one question: can we adopt this movie as our own?

"Socks, drugs, and rock n' roll" This week we watched the sci-fi puppet epic Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space FACTS & FIGURES Sick Sock Monsters from Outer Space (originally titled Dolcezza Extrema) was released in 2015 Directed by Alberto GenoveseWritten by Massimo Vavassori StarringMarco Antonio Andolfi The London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film described the movie as "quite simply insane." Well said! Could we stand to watch this difficult-to-follow film? Listen to find out!

What killed the dinosaurs? THROWBACK WEEK! With special guest Remy Grey! FACTS & FIGURES Batman & Robin was released in 1997. Directed by Joel Schumacher Written by Akiva Goldsman StarringArnold ScwarzeneggerGeorge ClooneyChris O'DonnellUma ThermanAlicia SilverstoneMichael GoughPat HingleElle MacPherson Alicia Silverstone won a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress! This movie was so poorly recieved, that Joel Schumacher and George Clooney have publicly apologized for it several times.  The real tragedy is that the Bat Nipples won zero awards.