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)

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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

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Homework. Cheerleading practice. Killing vampires. No one said podcasting would be easy.

Quick Facts
Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui - produced the Trey Parker / Matt Stone “Orgazmo”.
Written by Joss Whedon
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
A Kuzui Enterprises / Sandollar Production
Released on July 31, 1992
Budget: $7 million
Box Office: $16.6 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 36% Tomatometer / 43% Audience Score

Starring
Kristy Swanson as Buffy Summers
Luke Perry as Oliver Pike
Rutger Hauer as Lothos
Donald Sutherland as Merrick Jamison-Smythe
Paul Reubens as Amilyn - the Paramour, Courtesan?
Hilary Swank as Kimberly Hannah
David Arquette as Benny Jacks - former WCW world champion
Steven Root as Principal Gary Murray
Tom Jane as Zeph
Ben Affleck, Seth Green, Ricki Lake (uncredited) 

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Here's Analog Jones's Christmas and New Year's episode. Enjoy us talking about one of the best little monster movies of the 80s, Gremlins!!!

Quick Facts
Directed by Joe Dante (The Howling, The Burbs)
Produced by Michael Finnell
Executive Producers Kathleen “Cartman” Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg
Written by Chris Columbus (The Goonies, Home Alone, Harry Potter)
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Released on June 8, 1984
Budget: $11 million
Box Office: $212.9 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% Tomatometer / 78% Audience score

Starring
Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer, a shy artist
Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer, hates Christmas
Hoyt Axton as Randall "Rand" Peltzer, Billy’s father and a failed inventor
Polly Holliday as Ruby Deagle, an angry old lady who owns a lot in this small town, loves cats
Frances Lee McCain as Lynn Peltzer, a stay-at-home mom that goes Rambo on some Gremlins
Judge Reinhold as Gerald Hopkins, works at the bank with Billy. He’s only 23 and a VP
Dick Miller as Murray Futterman, a veteran that likes to have a drink every once in a while
Corey Feldman as Pete Fountaine, the neighbor kid that spills water on Gizmo
Mushroom the Dog as Barney, whom Mrs. Deagle makes multiple terroristic threats against.
Howie Mandel as Gizmo
Frank Welker as Stripe
Other vocal effects by Michael Winslow (Police Academy) and Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime).

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Analog Jones catches up on all the nerdy news from Halloween movies we watched to Disney news. 

If it Yells, if it swings, it's got to be Analog Jones! This week the gang finishes up listener submitted month with a pick from Jackie of the Jersey Ghouls when we watch Monkeybone from 2001 starring Brendan Fraser. 

Quick Facts
Directed by Henry Selick (a very accomplished animator with Disney/Pixar)
Screenplay Sam Hamm (also worked on Batman and Batman Returns)
Based on Dark Town by Kaja Blackley
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release Date: February 23, 2001
Run Time: 93 minutes
Budget: $75 million
Box Office: $7.6 million
Dropped 57.9% in revenue from week 1 to week 2.
Rotten Tomatoes: 20% Tomatometer / 27% Audience Score

Nominated for a Taurus Award for Best High Work and Best Work with a Vehicle (Joey Preston and Jay Caputo)
A worse bomb than Solo, Ghostbusters (2016), and Gigli.

Starring
Brendan Fraser as Stuart "Stu" Miley, a cartoonist and the creator of the Monkeybone franchise. (tremendous career, making a comeback)
Bridget Fonda as Dr. Julie McElroy, a sleep therapist and Stu's love interest. (her grandfather grew up around my neighborhood)
Chris Kattan as an organ donor that Stu briefly possesses. (played a monkey on SNL, Mr. Peepers)
Giancarlo Esposito as Hypnos, the malicious satyr-like God of Sleep who runs Down Town. (The dude owns scenes on a Clancy Brown level)
Rose McGowan as Miss Kitty, a catgirl waitress in Down Town's coma bar whom Stu befriends. (a great actress who was abused by Harvey Weinstein)
Whoopi Goldberg as Death, the ruler of the Land of Death and Hypnos' sister. (always legit, but nominated for a “Stinker” award for Worst Supporting Actress)
Dave Foley as Herb, Stu's agent and friend. (great seeing him again, it's just a harbinger of all things 90’s)
Megan Mullally as Kimmy Miley, Stu's sister. (always plays a bimbo)
Thomas Haden Church (uncredited) as Death's assistant who reads her the names of new arrivals in Down Town.
Bob Odenkirk as a head surgeon obsessed with getting his organs (formerly of SNL and a collaborator with Chris Farley and Giancarlo Esposito)
John Turturro as Monkeybone, a monkey who is Stu's raunchy rascal creation. (done just about everything)

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For Harry and Lloyd every day is a no-brainer. Analog Jones continues its listener month with Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. 

Quick Facts
Directed by Peter Farrelly
Written by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, and Bennett Yelin
Distributed by New Line Cinema
Release Date: December 16, 1994
Budget: $17 million
Box Office: $247.3 million
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 68% / Audience Score 84%

Starring
Jim Carrey as Lloyd Christmas: A goofy chip-toothed slacker who has been fired from several jobs. Banned from traveling to Russia.
Jeff Daniels as Harry Dunne: Lloyd's ditzy and air-headed best friend and roommate.
Lauren Holly as Mary Swanson: A wealthy but troubled heiress. Was actually married to Jim Carrey
Karen Duffy as J.P. Shay: A henchwoman of Nicholas Andre.
Mike Starr as Joe Mentalino: A henchman for Nicholas Andre. He has a stomach ulcer and regularly takes medication for it.
Charles Rocket as Nicholas Andre: A greedy, wealthy resident of Aspen, Colorado. And a former SNL cast member.
Teri Garr as Helen Swanson: Mary's stepmother.
Victoria Rowell as Beth Jordan (credited as "Athletic Beauty"): An FBI agent masquerading as a talkative young woman moving to Aspen to get away from her boyfriend.
Cam Neely as Sea Bass (NHL player), Felton Perry as Detective Dale (Johnson from Robocop), Harland Williams as Motorcycle Cop

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When this podcast hits the streets, guess what hits the fan? Analog Jones starts its listener-submitted month this week when we review D.C. Cab starring Mr. T and Gary Busey! 

Quick Facts
Directed by Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys, Batman & Robin)
Screenplay by Joel Schumacher
Story by Topper Carew and Joel Schumacher
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Budget: $8 million
Box Office: $16 million
Tomatometer: 18%
Audience Score: 53%

Starring
Max Gail as Harold Oswelt, the owner of D.C. Cab. Looks like Bert Kreischer.
Adam Baldwin as Albert Hockenberry, a young man looking to become a cabbie. Animal Lover in Full Metal Jacket.
Mr. T as Samson, a big cabbie looking out for his niece, coming off of Rocky 3.
Charlie Barnett as Tyrone Bywater, a cabbie who isn’t what he seems
Gary Busey as Dell, an animal looking to party and probably has every STD known to man.
Gloria Gifford as Miss Floyd, the new dispatcher
Marsha Warfield as Ophelia, a cabbie who keeps getting robbed
Bill Maher as Baba, a musician running from the big fear
Paul Rodriguez as Xavier, the ladies man of the group. Maybe a little pervy.
Whitman Mayo as Mr. Rhythm, a homeless man full of rhythm and wisdom
Peter Barbarian as Buddy, meathead 1
David Barbarian as Buzzy, meathead 2

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The ultimate underground podcast. It will leave you legless! Analog Jones finishes off it's Tremors franchise by saving the best for last. 

Quick Facts
Directed by Ron Underwood
Screenplay by Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson
Story by Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, and Ron Underwood
Produced by Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Budget: $10 million
Box Office: $16.7 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% Tomatometer / 75% Audience Score

Starring (from Wikipedia)
Kevin Bacon as Valentine "Val" McKee, a handyman and jack-of-all-trades who does odd jobs around town with his partner Earl to make money.
Fred Ward as Earl Bassett, Val's partner in the handyman business. He tires of the quiet life in Perfection and tries to convince Val to move with him to a larger town.
Finn Carter as Rhonda LeBeck, a graduate student in geology who is spending a semester operating seismographs around Perfection. The townspeople continually turn to her for answers about the Graboids because they consider her educated.
Michael Gross as Burt Gummer, a conspiracy theorist and prepper who lives in a compound on the outskirts of town with his wife Heather.
Reba McEntire as Heather Gummer, Burt's wife and a fellow prepper. She is just as proficient as Burt with weapons but is calmer and more rational.
Víctor Wong as Walter Chang, owner of the local market in Perfection. His place serves as a store, post office, and local meeting spot.

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Just like the worms, this podcast has turned. Analog Jones continues its Tremors franchise review when we watch Tremors 2: Aftershocks!

Quick Facts
Directed by S. S. Wilson
Written by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson
Distributed by MCA/Universal Home Video
Released on April 9, 1996
Budget of $4 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 50% Tomatometer / 46% Audience Score

Starring

• Fred Ward as Earl Bassett
• Christopher Gartin as Grady Hoover
• Helen Shaver as Dr. Kate Reilly. Credited as Kate White.
• Michael Gross as Burt Gummer

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