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Cinema Supercollider

By Cinema Supercollider

Cinema Supercollider is a podcast about movies that we love and the people that make them. Hosted by Eric and Megan, we especially hold a light up to b-movies, cult films, hidden gems and big budget flops.
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The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978

Cinema SupercolliderDec 04, 2023

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The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978

The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978

What more can be said about this legendary, infamous TV special from 1978? We find a few more things to say!

(plus Eric's Bob Fosse choreography for Bea Arthur's Cabaret-style goodnight song) Hot-cha!

Dec 04, 202301:02:57
Under Siege

Under Siege

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1992 Steven Seagal action movie, Under Siege! The filmmakers get extra credit for accuracy when it comes to Navy stuff. Also, forecastle.

Dec 03, 202347:02
The Batwoman (1968)

The Batwoman (1968)

Beat your face to the gods for the Fishman!

Nov 28, 202356:01
Can't Stop the Music

Can't Stop the Music

In this classic episode, we discuss the ultimate Cinema Supercollider Thanksgiving tradition - Can't Stop the Music! It's full of hokey comedy and the Village People singing super catchy tunes. Get yourself a big plate of cheesy goodness - but beware of the contact lenses in the lasagna.

Nov 26, 202301:19:40
The Master of Disguise

The Master of Disguise

This Dana Carvey vehicle is widely considered to be one of the worst films of all time. On the plus side though, he gets slapped in the face SO MANY TIMES.

Nov 20, 202301:06:57
The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

In this classic episode, we take a look at The Wicker Man - both the original 1973 version with Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee as well as the 2006 re-make starring Nicolas Cage! One of them is probably the most successful folk horror film of all time and the other has a man in a bear costume punching women and screaming about bees.

Nov 19, 202301:01:04
Five Nights At Freddy's (2023)

Five Nights At Freddy's (2023)

The smash hit film based on the smash hit lore, based on the smash hit video game from a decade ago. Freddy Fazbear and Peter Malort fight it out in a old Showbiz pizza parlor while Eric and Megan fight their way through all the looooooore.

Nov 13, 202301:00:56
Tabloid (2010)

Tabloid (2010)

A story no one would believe, except it's true

Nov 07, 202301:06:14
Eraserhead

Eraserhead

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1977 David Lynch film, Eraserhead! Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. Eric and Megan discuss the nature of art in film.

Nov 03, 202301:00:14
Ape vs Monster

Ape vs Monster

This "mockbuster' from Asylum Productions tells the age old story of a genetically modified ape from space that is pitted against a giant gila monster by aliens from the Andromeda galaxy. Less stuff happens than you might think.

ALSO, Megan and Eric rate the monsters and the films they were in.

Oct 31, 202350:48
The Bride Of Frankenstein

The Bride Of Frankenstein

Two mad scientists team up to create a mate for the (mostly) failed Frankenstein's monster. Big hair and hissing follows.

Oct 23, 202301:02:17
They Live

They Live

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1988 sci fi/horror film They Live, starring Roddy Piper and Keith David! A loner discovers a terrifying secret about the ruling class when he dons a pair of special sunglasses.

Oct 21, 202301:06:22
Ghidorah The Three Headed Monster

Ghidorah The Three Headed Monster

Brother and sister, a cop, and a reporter, team up to unravel the mystery of the prophet from Venus. Who is she? What is she? Why is she here? Why are her predictions of doom all coming true? And a bunch of Kaiju monsters fight!

Oct 16, 202348:02
Attack of the Giant Leeches

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Classic episode! When people start disappearing in the Florida Everglades, a game warden and a local doctor set out to find the bloodsucking monsters responsible (it's leeches, really really big ones).

Oct 14, 202357:45
The Giant Gila Monster

The Giant Gila Monster

A rock-n-rolla, deuce-coupe, car mechanic gang leader saves his Arizona town from the ravages of a giant Mexican beaded lizard, all the while courting his French Miss Universe girlfriend, and helping his polio-stricken little sister.

Sure, you've seen it before, but have you seen it done with ukulele gospel songs and body shop percussion jams?

I THINK NOT!

(h/t J. B. Briggs)

Oct 10, 202349:02
Dead Ant

Dead Ant

Jake Busey as dollar store Brett Michaels does a star turn in this comedy horror gem.

Oct 02, 202341:34
Over the Top

Over the Top

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1987 arm wrestling movie Over the Top, starring Sylvester Stallone and Robert Loggia! If you've ever wondered what goes into a double elimination professional arm wrestling competition before, this film will go into confusing detail for the entirety of the third act... and we still have no clue what's going on.

Sep 30, 202301:21:04
Head Of The Family

Head Of The Family

In this Charles Band comedy/horror picture, the Stackpool family is quadruplets, each of whom has special powers. One has super senses, one has super strength, one has boobies, and one is a giant head, the titular "Head Of The Family."

When a local dirtbag tries to blackmail Myron (the head) he has other plans.

Sep 25, 202330:55
Silent Running

Silent Running

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1972 environmental science fiction film, Silent Running starring Bruce Dern! In a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, orders are given to destroy the last of Earth's botany, but one man, along with his robot companions, makes a stand to save the plants.

Sep 22, 202349:37
Runaway

Runaway

Tom Selleck is a future cop with acrophobia who gets drawn into a cyber-mystery in this sci-fi, action film from the '80s. Written and directed by Michael Chriton and featuring Gene Simmons from Kiss as the bad guy.

Sep 20, 202301:09:02
Earth Girls Are Easy

Earth Girls Are Easy

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1988 sci fi rom com, Earth Girls Are Easy! Three furry aliens crash into Geena Davis' swimming pool and shenanigans ensue. Also, shirtless Jeff Goldblum made a significant impression on young Megan. Just sayin'.

Sep 15, 202301:02:01
Anaconda

Anaconda

Jon Voight and an all-star cast hunt for a giant snake in the Amazon.

Sep 11, 202355:17
Goin' Coconuts

Goin' Coconuts

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1978 Donny and Marie Osmond movie, Goin’ Coconuts!  It’s a little bit of that one episode of the Brady Bunch when they went to Hawaii and a little bit of the Beatles’ film, Help, but with 100% more wholesome 1970s Osmond goodness.  Megan was a little disappointed in the level of goons, but we were very impressed at Marie Osmond’s scream queen abilities.

Sep 08, 202301:06:36
Freejack

Freejack

Race car driver Emilio Estevez wakes up in the not-too-distant future of 2009 and finds himself playing hide-and-seek with Mick Jagger, Mike from Breaking Bad, & Anthony Hopkins.

Sep 05, 202301:20:17
Runaway Train

Runaway Train

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1985 action thriller from Cannon Films, Runaway Train.  It scored three Academy Award nominations and won Jon Voight a Golden Globe for Best Actor. It was based on a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa.  It was nominated for Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.  Critics loved it. BUT IT WAS A CANNON FILM THO. 

Sep 02, 202355:40
Stalked By My Doctor Trilogy

Stalked By My Doctor Trilogy

This trilogy of movies from the Lifetime Network stars Eric Roberts as an erotomanic heart surgeon who stalks girls in his spare time.

Aug 29, 202301:20:22
Night of the Creeps

Night of the Creeps

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1986 sci fi horror comedy, Night of the Creeps! Fraternity pranks are never good for anyone involved, but especially when they result in the campus being overrun by slug monsters. Thankfully, Tom Atkins is here to save the day.

Aug 25, 202301:02:10
The Happiness Of The Katakuris

The Happiness Of The Katakuris

The all-singin' all-dancin' musical family horror-comedy from Japanese director Takashi Miike! This picture has something for everyone!

Aug 22, 202301:20:47
No Holds Barred

No Holds Barred

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1989 Hulk Hogan wrestling action flick, No Holds Barred! Network executives looking for extreme wrestling action find it in the form of Zeus, a killer wrestler out for blood, and pit him against Rip (aka Hulk Hogan) for a bloodthristy battle to be televised for the highest ratings.

Aug 18, 202350:42
The Omega Man

The Omega Man

Charlton Heston is the last man on earth after a biological weapon turns everyone into albino luddites.

Aug 15, 202301:12:04
Ishtar

Ishtar

In this classic episode, we talk about the notorious 1988 big budget flop, Ishtar, starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman!  Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the C.I.A., the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.

It’s not good, y’all.  It’s just… not good.  So not good.  At all.

Aug 11, 202349:11
Never Too Young To Die

Never Too Young To Die

Gene Simmons, John Stamos, and Vanity star in this '80's action schlock about a young college student who teams up with a sexy secret agent to get revenge for his father's death, and maybe save greater Los Angeles.

Aug 07, 202301:11:41
Waterworld

Waterworld

In this classic episode, we take a look at one of the most notorious big budget flops - the 1995 Kevin Costner action vehicle, Waterworld! Everything about this one is soggy, including the acting, plot and overall production.

Aug 04, 202344:18
Q The Winged Serpent

Q The Winged Serpent

Giant bird-monster attacks, and ritual gruesome murders in Manhattan. Sure, that's an ordinary day in gritty NYC, but are they somehow connected?

Jul 31, 202354:17
The Girl Most Likely To...

The Girl Most Likely To...

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1973 black comedy The Girl Most Likely To... starring Stockard Channing and written by Joan Rivers! It's your typical Ugly Duckling tale, but with a lot more murder and revenge.

Jul 28, 202357:55
Champagne and Bullets (aka GetEven)

Champagne and Bullets (aka GetEven)

John De Hart's glorious action thriller, starring John De Hart, directed by John De Hart, written by John De Hart, with songs by John De Hart. Co-stars Wings Hauser and Playboy's Miss April 1978, Pamela Jean Bryant. A passion project of awful.

Jul 24, 202301:04:34
Road House

Road House

In this classic episode, we look at the 1989 action movie Road House, starring Patrick Swayze! Dalton's a hotshot bouncer that has been called in to clean up the Double Deuce, a rowdy bar that is a reflection of an equally rowdy town. Remember to be nice (until it's time to not be nice).

Jul 15, 202301:07:07
Blood Harvest

Blood Harvest

Singing sensation of the sixties Tiny Tim co-stars as a disturbed clown in this slasher/mystery film.

Jul 10, 202359:02
Low Blow

Low Blow

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1986 action movie, Low Blow, starring Leo Fong! If you like lazy martial arts fights that take place in dirt pits and kids' playgrounds, this is the film for you. Also, Cameron Mitchell stops by to sit around as a mysterious cult leader.

Jul 07, 202301:02:33
Young Einstein

Young Einstein

A wacky comedy starring Yahoo Serious, full of gags (mostly about physics) and Aussie in-jokes that bombed at the box office.

Jul 04, 202346:04
Tammy and the T-Rex

Tammy and the T-Rex

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1994 sci fi comedy film, Tammy and the T-Rex, featuring Denise Richards and Paul Walker! Girl meets boy, boy gets murdered, girl meets dinosaur with her dead boyfriend's brain in it... a love story for the ages.

Jun 30, 202301:05:10
Mad God / Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams And Monsters

Mad God / Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams And Monsters

In this episode, we take a look at the career of Phil Tippett and his film, Mad God, a bio-horror stop-motion animation, that was 30 years in the making.

Jun 27, 202351:32
Stone Cold

Stone Cold

John Stone, aka Joe Huff, aka Brian Bosworth, aka, The Boz is TERRIBLE at his job in this '90s action masterpiece.

Jun 25, 202301:04:34
Megaforce

Megaforce

In this classic episode, we take a look at the 1982 action movie, Megaforce, starring Barry Bostwick and Persis Khambatta! In the future, flying motorcycles and speed suits are all the rage, and kissing your thumb is the highest form of affection.

Jun 23, 202349:54
Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island

In this classic episode, we go on an adventure with the 1961 Jules Verne novel turned movie, Mysterious Island!  Come for the Harryhausen animation, stay for the giant crab boil. Also, books are drugs for your brain.

Jun 16, 202301:05:35
Arcade (1993)

Arcade (1993)

Save your quarter for the Killer Cow machine instead

Jun 12, 202301:01:05
From Beyond

From Beyond

Stuart Gordon's Weird masterpiece from 1986 featuring Jeffrey Combs & Barbara Crampton and tiny forehead dicks.

Jun 06, 202353:26
Mac & Me

Mac & Me

In this classic episode, we look at Mac & Me, the feature length McDonald's ad that tells the heartwarming tale of a boy and his cola-addicted alien, which is totally not a rip off of E.T. at all. Pretty nice!

Jun 03, 202346:53
The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

In this episode, we take a look at the 1971 hard science fiction film The Andromeda Strain! Back in the 70s, movies were totally cool with showing you how actual science unraveled mysteries and this one is chock full of people looking at graphs, conducting tests and experimenting on rats. Will they solve the mystery of why a baby and an old man are still alive when they’ve been exposed to a deadly virus bacteria STRAIN from outer space?

May 27, 202301:05:12
Subspecies

Subspecies

Three PhD students head to a spooky castle in the woods to study folklore and find the place lousy with vampires. Some are the sexy brooding type and some are... Radu.

May 22, 202357:04