Missing Real with Mike D'Arrigo
Great movies take their place in history, but what about all the "turkeys" and disastrous flops littering the vast cinematic cesspool? If you really love movies, then what does it matter if a particular film won eight Oscars or eight Razzies? Sometimes over-the-top hammy acting, laughably choreographed fight sequences and rubber monster FX outdo even the most lavish productions in the Academy Awards echelon. So, whether it's an unsurpassed masterpiece or a piece of something else, every movie I talk about in this podcast is near and dear to my heart. Some you will know well, some you'd be well off never knowing at all, at least until hearing just how enjoyably awful they are, so plug in those earbuds or don your expensive blingy Beats, and let's take a trip to the movies! (Popcorn optional)
Missing Real with Mike D'Arrigo
Season 3 Episode 6: Videodrome
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Mike D'Arrigo
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Season 3
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Episode 6
This is an obscure one, but you true film geeks know it well. For the uninitiated, it's the movie where the guy makes out with his television set and sticks a VHS tape in his stomach. Given that this guy is played by a typically wired James Woods, not too unusual. Throw in Debbie Harry and some S&M, and we've got ourselves a true masterwork here. We even get to see Blondie "in the flesh". Or is it "the new flesh"? Plenty of trippy, mind-bending special effects, trademark Cronenberg "body horror" and a timely theme of people getting obsessed and losing their minds staring at videos. Even if you've already lost yours, feel free to listen to this cool podcast. But, careful...it bites.