Get Me Another

The quest for another Star Wars gets weird as we look at early 80s 3-D boom film SPACEHUNTER: ADVENTURES IN THE FORBIDDEN ZONE (1983), Stewart Raffill's off-the-wall comedy THE ICE PIRATES (1984), and Shaw Bros. insane sci-fi/comedy/kungfu/thriller/monster/musical/romance film TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR (1983). And yes, we promise that last film is Star Wars related.

Break out your swords and loincloths as Chris and Rob argue the merits of the Glaive in the science-fantasy film KRULL (1983) and discuss the goofy charm of Antonio Margheriti’s YOR, THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE (1983).

This week we argue the merits of the Roger Corman produced BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (1980) before moving on to the inimitable THE MAN WHO SAVES THE WORLD  (1982), also known as TURKISH STAR WARS.

Before Disney bought Star Wars, they tried to make their own. Join us as we discuss The Black Hole (1979) and Tron (1982).

We veer off the normal Star Wars path to look at three films from 1979 whose trajectory was altered by Lucas's success: Alien, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and Moonraker.

Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon inspired the creation of Star Wars whose success gave both stories a new lease on life. We discuss tv's swinging BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURY (1979) and the cosmic joy that is FLASH GORDON (1980). 

We have our brains fried by Count Zarth Arn in Starcrash (1978), The Humanoid (1979) starring Richard Kiel (Jaws in the James Bond series) in the title role, and H.G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come (1979) with Jack Palance.

May the Force be with you as we dig into an obscure cult film called Star Wars (1977), the Battlestar Galactica feature film/tv pilot (1978), and the Japanese space opera film Message From Space (1978).

We come to the end of the Batman (1989) cycle of films by looking at Batman Forever (1995), Batman & Robin (1997), Spawn (1997), and Mystery Men (1999).

The guys discover that not all heroes wear capes as they dive into The Shadow (1994) and The Phantom (1996).