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Video High

By Casey Regan, Jamie Kennedy, Josh Roth, Greg Hanson and King Pizza Records

Welcome to Video High. Here, our teacher is always hung over and putting on a movie. Join hosts Casey Regan, Jamie Kennedy (no, the other one), Greg Hanson, and Josh Roth at the school where the rejects rule so they can take you down the rabbit hole of remarkably offbeat cinema. Class is now in session.
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Ep #61: Hands of Steel (1986)

Video HighMar 23, 2023

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Ep #61: Hands of Steel (1986)

Ep #61: Hands of Steel (1986)

In the nearish future Paco Queruak is a cyborg with second thoughts about his mission to assassinate an environmental crusader. After going on the run from his handlers, Paco wanders into an entirely different movie...an arm wrestling competition flick! HANDS OF STEEL (1986) is chock full of surprises. It has toilet paper based pranks. It has phallic computer renderings. It even has a helicopter chase that puts the "death" in "death-defying". You have no future, except to listen to this week's episode! INSTAGRAM⁠  | ⁠FACEBOOK⁠ | ⁠TWITTER
Mar 23, 202301:27:27
Ep #60: Knights of the City (1986)

Ep #60: Knights of the City (1986)

When you're whatever this gang is called, you're what that word is all the way. In KNIGHTS OF THE CITY (1986), Leon Isaac Kennedy leads a street gang of chain-swinging, switch-blading, tight leather shirt-wearing, bad b-boys with dreams of musical stardom taking them beyond their rough streets. The big music competition is their last shot to prove something to themselves and everyone else - except the record label head, who threw the contest specifically to see and sign them. But will rival gangs, a romance with the execs daughter, and the existential angst of being a gang that now focuses on music instead of violence break them? Or will it Breakin' 2 them? INSTAGRAM  | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Mar 09, 202301:29:22
Ep #59: Last Flight to Hell (1990)

Ep #59: Last Flight to Hell (1990)

Somewhere in the jungles of Southeast Asia, a drug kingpin has kidnapped another drug kingpin, foiling the DEA's plans and demanding his daughter bring him a key to a safety deposit box. Now it's up to golden throat gargantuan Reb Brown to shoot everyone and get whoever's left on the LAST FLIGHT TO HELL (1990). While we love Italian schlock jungle shoot-em-ups as much as the next school, this one rebbed some of us the wrong way. Today's episode brought to you by Long John Silvers, and their new Buttered "Lobster" Bites. INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Feb 23, 202301:23:37
Ep #58: The Kiss (1988)

Ep #58: The Kiss (1988)

This Valentine's Day, give your Auntie THE KISS (1988)! After the death of her mother, Amy's strangely estranged aunt comes to live with her and her oblivious father. Don't let Aunt Felice's supermodel body or free vitamin shakes fool you! She's only out for one thing: her niece's body...in a non-sexual demon possessing way, of course. But best of all, THE KISS has the climax to end all movie climaxes. So THE KISS, will you be ours? XOXO Enroll today:  INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Feb 09, 202301:26:44
Ep #57: Alienator (1990)

Ep #57: Alienator (1990)

It’s January-Michael Vincent, so out of respect, today’s lesson plan will debate the ethics of death by ALIENATOR (1990): a Fred Olen Ray riff on two classic 80s franchises that, combined, make for something much more. A cast of B-movie vets, scenic Griffith Park shooting locales, and a cyborg female body builder with a gun arm make for essential Video High watching. Enroll today:  INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Jan 26, 202301:14:53
EXTRA CREDIT: "VideOracles: New Year or Die"

EXTRA CREDIT: "VideOracles: New Year or Die"

Video High once again puts its ear to the door of the future to listen to what cinema is coyly whispering about the year 2023. We see it all: what has passed,  what's to come, and what may yet shall be. The only thing we don't see is texts from each other to make sure we don't all cover the same movie. But our resolution this year is to try to be attentive, B-E attentive. The class discusses movies set in the year 2023, such as BRING IT ON: CHEER OR DIE (2022) and [redacted] and etc etc. INSTAGRAM  |  TWITTER  |  FACEBOOK
Jan 01, 202356:25
Ep #56: Elves

Ep #56: Elves

We pulled a gift from the video store shelves, because this Christmas we're unwrapping ELVES (1989)! When a young woman summons a killer elf from the grass; An ex-detective mall Santa helps her kick Nazi ass. Given three ideas and a week for the script; Writer/director Jeffrey Mandel pulled it together fast as St. Nick! Plus the class has questions about elf folklore; Luckily Greg may have some answers in store. INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Dec 22, 202201:19:42
Ep #55: L.A. Bounty

Ep #55: L.A. Bounty

Even if the title makes it a little obvious, it's still possible to get lost in L.A. BOUNTY (1989). Written and produced by star Sybil Danning, she cast herself as Ruger: a monosyllabic ex-cop turned bounty hunter following the trail of a kidnapped mayoral candidate.  But let's face it, we're all here for the main attraction - Wings Hauser! - who delivers a trademark enigmatic villain performance that has the class asking themselves whether Heath Ledger deserves his posthumous Oscar. Was that a good one, God? INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Dec 08, 202201:23:42
Ep # 54: Home Sweet Home (feat. Chloe Medghalchi)

Ep # 54: Home Sweet Home (feat. Chloe Medghalchi)

Tryptofanatics - third time's a charm! We again gather 'round the Thanksgiving table yet again with our favorite dinner guest CHLOE MEDGHALCHI to hold hands and thank the B-movie Gods that we have one more turkey to watch. HOME SWEET HOME (1981) pits a large, annoying family of indeterminate relation against a knife-wielding (but never using) killer who may be actually be doing them a favor by bumping them off. So grab some beer, some valium, and pass the PCP!
Nov 24, 202201:25:14
Ep #53: Model by Day

Ep #53: Model by Day

The class sashays down the runway with MODEL BY DAY (1994)! In this failed TV pilot based on a based graphic novel from the aptly named Rip Off Press, Famke Janssen stars as Lex. She's the world's best supermodel by day, but when her roommate is injured in a carjacking she must become the vigilante Lady X to avenge her roommate's...uh, eyeball we guess? INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Nov 10, 202201:26:32
Ep #52: Hollow Gate

Ep #52: Hollow Gate

Hey all. Casey here. I want you to know that while I wrote HOLLOW GATE (1988) in the show title, the movie's opening credits clearly read "Hollowgate." Everyone else on the internet calls it Hollow Gate, and I don't understand why we're all perpetuating this farce. Either way, it's about a mentally ill middle-aged teenager named Mark who goes off his meds and kills people. Seemingly triggered by it being any Halloween in his life, this nutcake slashes out with a variety of kooky methods and rachel slurs. This is a Pepin-Mehri masterpiece before PM Entertainment. So it was AM Entertainment. Thank you. Goodnight. INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Oct 27, 202201:24:49
Ep #51: The Jar

Ep #51: The Jar

The class blows the lid off Shlocktober with THE JAR (1984)! After getting into a car crash Paul finds himself tormented by a pudgy lil' demon in a jar...or a bottle. Much like everything in THE JAR it's not quite clear, or visible, or audible. But is it really as bad as the internet would have us believe? INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Oct 13, 202201:12:33
Ep #50: K-9000 (feat. Jordan Olds)

Ep #50: K-9000 (feat. Jordan Olds)

For their big five-o, the class goes to the dogs with K-9000 (1990)! A failed TV pilot turned failed TV movie where a luddite cop reluctantly teams up with a cybernetic dog to save its creator. Special guest Jordan Olds (Two Minutes to Late Night) joins us to discuss: the lack of dog content, the cinematic canine-iverse, and the rabbit hole that is Catherine Oxenberg's IMDB trivia page. INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Sep 29, 202201:25:49
Ep #49: The Divine Enforcer

Ep #49: The Divine Enforcer

Forgive us classmates, for we have sinned. In an act of gluttony, we couldn't stop ourselves from making a whole meal out of THE DIVINE ENFORCER (1992): the parable of the kick-boxing, gun-toting, dialogue-mangling vigilante priest who comes to a Los Angeles diocese to diodecease some scum bags. Armed with crucifix knives, psychic visions, and a never ending stream of confessors, Father Daniel tries to protect a Holy Order of B-Movie Bishops from Don Stroud eating corn flakes out of a human skull. That sentence makes sense. We'll tell you our sins, if you tell us yours! INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Aug 04, 202201:33:30
Ep #48: Meet the Hollowheads

Ep #48: Meet the Hollowheads

The world is really going down the tubes...and that's where we start when we MEET THE HOLLOWHEADS (1989)! The class wades through softening jelly, butt polish, splat spray, and whatever else this Nickelodeon-gone-nutso family portrait can throw at us. Unclog your brain and join us on the edge!
Jul 21, 202201:12:36
Ep #47: Project Vampire (feat. Dave Columbo)

Ep #47: Project Vampire (feat. Dave Columbo)

This movie sucks, and not the way you want it to. PROJECT VAMPIRE (1993) is much more project than vampire, pitting a hapless intern against an immortal college professor bent on the worldwide distribution of his immortality serum/anti-sun booster so that humanity may fall under his psychic spell: a vampire’s greatest power. Just as Bram Stoker imagined. We invite comedian and TikTok virus Dave Columbo (@davecolumbo) to help us out with this one, because we don’t have a dot matrix AI powerful enough to do the podcast for us. Bleh! INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Jul 07, 202201:24:54
Ep #46: Naked Obsession

Ep #46: Naked Obsession

Believe or not, William Katt is hankering for a fatal attraction in NAKED OBSESSION (1990) and the class is hot and BOTHERED. Urban planning and gentrification have never been sexier (???) in this psychosexual thriller. Allow Sam Silver to welcome you to the Dark Side—just be careful where you leave your neckties lying around. INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Jun 23, 202201:23:56
Ep #45: Future Force

Ep #45: Future Force

John Tucker must die in FUTURE FORCE (1989)! In the near future, justice as we once knew it has ceased to exist (too real). Cops have been replaced by C.O.P.S, bounty hunters sporting sleeveless denim vests and beige sedans. After the CEO of C.O.P.S puts a bounty out on a reporter, John Tucker (famous martial "artist" David Carradine) goes rogue-er to keep her safe. It's a RoboCop ripoff without the Robo. INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Jun 09, 202201:25:24
Ep #44: RoboCop 3

Ep #44: RoboCop 3

Don't think we've gone Hollywood or anything, but Fred Dekker gave his career so that we could have this insane threequel! ROBOCOP 3 (1993) casts a sans-Weller RoboCop in a PG-13 Detroit - filled with splatter punks, ninjas, and jetpacks - in the hopes of telling a brand new story the same way again. Dead or alive, creeps, you'll buy that for a dollar! INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | FACEBOOK
May 26, 202201:23:35
Ep #43: Terminal Entry (feat. Patrick Labyorteaux)

Ep #43: Terminal Entry (feat. Patrick Labyorteaux)

Boot up, kiddos - it's a blast from the past! Cold War agitprop goes full technophobe in TERMINAL ENTRY (1987), which makes WarGames look like kid's stuff. We dive into all the 8-bitty gritty with star & gentleman Patrick Labyorteaux! It's not just an episode, it's a warning...  INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
May 05, 202201:07:59
Ep #42: Devil Rider

Ep #42: Devil Rider

Travel down the GOREgon trail for DEVIL RIDER (1991)! Canoodling frenemies fall victim to an immortal cowboy who may or not be Satan himself. Come for the horse screams, stay for Zeb the farmhand (RIP Zeb). Plus the titular Devil Rider visits the class (and won't leave, despite Josh's insistence). In the immortal words of Cosmo Kramer: Giddy up! INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Apr 21, 202201:29:46
Ep #41: Tiger Claws 2 & 3

Ep #41: Tiger Claws 2 & 3

It's a Video High double feature! The class re-enters the tournament ring for TIGER CLAWS 2 and TIGER CLAWS 3. Forget everything you know about Tiger Claws. Because now there's magic, time travel, time-travel-magic and (sigh) even less Cynthia Rothrock. But which is the class' favorite? What's the "Indiana Jones problem"? And what rhymes with "Tarek"? Step through the magic Stargate to ancient China to find out! INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Apr 07, 202201:19:09
Ep #40: The Killing of Satan

Ep #40: The Killing of Satan

The class hitches a ride back to visit Uncle Miguel but must contend with The Prince of Magic and his MASTER! Who could it be, we wonder? We'll have to summon all our squiggle magic to find out and join Lando, Renzo, and a host of snake people to crack open the secrets of THE KILLING OF SATAN (1983)! INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Mar 24, 202201:15:12
Ep #39: Tiger Claws

Ep #39: Tiger Claws

2022 is the year of the tiger, so Video High starts a new semester with the DTV Jalal Merhi martial-arts movie megalith, TIGER CLAWS (1991). So many questions... Can Detective Tarek stop the Death Dealer, played by Bolo Yeung, by becoming a master of Tiger Claw style kung fu without becoming a killer himself? Can Cynthia Rothrock be there to help sometimes? Can anonymous wall hole sex prevent the spread of COVID? Somehow all these answers lie in Canada, the New York of the North. Claws out, yall. INSTAGRAM  |  FACEBOOK  |  TWITTER
Mar 10, 202201:16:48
ANNOUNCEMENT: "Reduce, Reboot, Recycle"

ANNOUNCEMENT: "Reduce, Reboot, Recycle"

Dearest classmates, Video High will be taking a brief hiatus. So we called the school into the auditorium to talk reboot culture, discuss our favorite remakes, and work out how to come back sexier, woker, and commercially viabler. Stay tuned! INSTAGRAM  |  TWITTER  |  FACEBOOK
Jan 27, 202252:31
Ep #38: Trancers

Ep #38: Trancers

It’s Christmas in July in January as the class time travels down the line for TRANCERS (1984)! A Terminator era tale of a bounty hunter named Deth  traveling back in time to stop a psychic-zombie cult by inhabiting the body of his ancestor and bagging a baddie. (And by baddie, we mean Helen Hunt. Grrrowl!) Nothing puts you in the holiday spirit like time traveling cops and psychic serial killers, right? So curl up next to the ashes of your yule log, grab a mug of expired eggnog, and join us for the most festive podcast you'll hear all month. Merry Schlock-mas! INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | FACEBOOK
Jan 20, 202201:17:17
EXTRA CREDIT: “Don’t get mad, get New Years Even”

EXTRA CREDIT: “Don’t get mad, get New Years Even”

The class reads the runes of these sacred cinematic texts to pierce the veil of time and comprehend the year 2022… - SOYLENT GREEN (1973) - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (1990) - TIME RUNNER (1993) - NO ESCAPE (1994) INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | FACEBOOK
Jan 01, 202252:09
Ep #37: The Carrier (feat. Alana Regan)

Ep #37: The Carrier (feat. Alana Regan)

The Video High class starts this holiday season with a deep meowtaphysical quandary: Cats or Death? If the deliriously delicious disease horror-comedy THE CARRIER (1988) has taught us anything, it's that can be a much more complicated question than it seems. So we’re making this a family practice by bringing sister extraordinaire Alana Regan into the classroom to diagnose our woes and dissect this perfectly imperfect allegory for our quarantine years. INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | FACEBOOK
Dec 09, 202101:29:47
Ep #36: Blood Rage (feat. Chloe Medghalchi)

Ep #36: Blood Rage (feat. Chloe Medghalchi)

Despite what BLOOD RAGE (1987) may think, very few people truly mistake blood for cranberry sauce. But that doesn't stop this cornucopia of carnage! Filled to the brim with blood, guts, weirdos, maniacs, and more - Blood Rage proves that we always have something more to be thankful for. Artist and friend Chloe Medghalchi (@lil.somethin) returns to our Thanksgiving table, unless her evil twin has something to say about it. INSTAGRAM | TWITTER
Nov 25, 202101:20:05
Ep #35: Sakura Killers (feat. Sharif El Neklawy)

Ep #35: Sakura Killers (feat. Sharif El Neklawy)

Have you ever wondered: what is a ninja? Before 80s gave us ninja shellshock, you may not have known. Thankfully there were movies like SAKURA KILLERS (1987) to learn ya but good. Shuriken! Smoke bombs! A lot more wiggling than we were expecting! When a deadly beta tape is stolen, star of the film Chuck Connors knows what to do: get someone else to go get it. Filmmaker and cinematographer Sharif El Neklawy (@sweetsharif) cuts it up with the rest of the class on a field trip through Taiwan's best teppanyaki joints. INSTAGRAM | TWITTER
Nov 11, 202101:19:54
Ep #34: The Devil's Rain (feat. Bunk 237)

Ep #34: The Devil's Rain (feat. Bunk 237)

Iiii wanna knoooow... Have you ever seen THE DEVIL'S RAIN? Yes, it's the Ernest Borgnine goat man movie. But is it more? Can William Shatner and Tom Skerritt take down this devil in the dust before the fires of hell consume them? The class is joined by the inhabitants of Bunk 237 and that of course means everything's about to get absolutely soaking wet INSTAGRAM |  TWITTER | FACEBOOK
Oct 28, 202101:22:10
Ep #33: The Demon Lover

Ep #33: The Demon Lover

Happy Schlocktober Classmates! This week, The Devil went down to Michigan and was looking for a whole coven of souls to steal in THE DEMON LOVER (1976). A Donald G Jackson—Jerry Younkins covenant, this exercise in "Zen Filmmaking" offers up a mess of mansplaining, karate lessons, and Ted Nugent’s house—and maybe a couple of gory teen deaths while it’s at it. AT LAST! THE TRUTH ABOUT DEMONS! INSTAGRAM |  TWITTER | FACEBOOK
Oct 14, 202101:22:25
Ep #32: Doctor Mordrid

Ep #32: Doctor Mordrid

Greetings true believers! This week, the doctor is in - DOCTOR MORDRID (1992) that is! Jump into a multiverse of madness where Jeffrey Combs stars as a (sadly not at all Strange) sorcerer who defends the Earth from his NYC penthouse...sound familiar? Come for Brian Thompson's meaty performance, stay for the stop motion dinosaur battle. Excelsior! INSTAGRAM |  TWITTER | FACEBOOK
Sep 30, 202101:18:29
Ep #31: Summer School

Ep #31: Summer School

Just cuz it's almost the end of summer doesn't mean we can't go back for SUMMER SCHOOL (1987)! Figure out your wishes, have your learner's permit handy, and visit beautiful Venice Beach with the class as we all tear up at the thought of Denise's dyslexia subplot!
Sep 16, 202101:18:09
Ep #30: The Catcher

Ep #30: The Catcher

Cause it's one.. two... three strikes, you're dead in THE CATCHER (1998), a baseball slasher somehow equal parts "Halloween" and "Angels in the Outfield." We got a literal Murderers' Row with faceless maniac Johnny in the hole, and Coach is signaling for the eternally overshadowed Joe Estevez to steal the show. This time, the ball game takes YOU out. INSTAGRAM  |  TWITTER  |  FACEBOOK
Sep 02, 202101:14:30
Ep #29: Beaks: The Movie

Ep #29: Beaks: The Movie

It's a bird! It's another bird! It's a plane! It's a plane being taken down by a bird! It's BEAKS: THE MOVIE (1987)! INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Aug 19, 202101:16:01
Ep #28: Ebony Ivory & Jade (feat. Elsa Eli Waithe)

Ep #28: Ebony Ivory & Jade (feat. Elsa Eli Waithe)

It's Olympics week and we're going for the gold with EBONY IVORY & JADE (1976)! Special guest Elsa Eli Waithe (@elsajustelsa comedian, activist, and co-host of the You're Fine podcast) joins the class to try and decipher the endless dialog and barely lit scenes.  An American track team on their way to the Olympics(?) in Hong Kong(?) are kidnapped, escape, are kidnapped again, escape again, etc. It's hard to tell, but what's clear is the true hero is none of the titular colors. It's everyone's favorite character Casey! (No, not the host) #JusticeForCasey INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Aug 05, 202101:08:41
Ep #27: Body Beat

Ep #27: Body Beat

Loosen up those feet and dirty up those dance shoes. This week, the classmates dance, dance, dance to the radical rhythms of BODY BEAT (1988) (known in the rock world as DANCE ACADEMY). INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Jun 17, 202101:28:14
Ep #26: The Stranger

Ep #26: The Stranger

Don't let being dead get in the way of your dreams, kids. After kickboxing the whole world five times over, Kathy "The Punisher" Long rides into town as THE STRANGER (1995) to show Video High there's nothing you can't do with a mean right hook, a script full of one-liners, absolute omniscience, and other ill-defined ghost powers. INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Jun 03, 202101:22:29
EXTRA CREDIT: "Strike Commandoversary"

EXTRA CREDIT: "Strike Commandoversary"

Happy one year at Video High, classmates!! Join us as we stroll down memory lane and watch the 'sequel' to our first assignment: Strike Commando 2. INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
May 27, 202145:44
Ep #25: The Oracle (feat. Sav Smith)

Ep #25: The Oracle (feat. Sav Smith)

Roberta Findlay's legacy in cinema has been reclaimed as a feminist auteur, despite staunch opposition from Roberta Findlay. But does this work-a-day cinepornographer have a horror classic in her oeuvre? Only THE ORACLE (1985) knows! Occult mysticism, murderous tchotchkes, problematic nonbinary representation, bongo solos, and over the top New York accents are in your future. And filmmaker Sav Smith (@transsexualicon) joins the class to help us find some #JUSTICEFORPAPPAS. INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
May 20, 202101:28:14
Ep #24: Revenge of the Red Baron

Ep #24: Revenge of the Red Baron

A squadron of absolute aces captained by Roger Corman, a young Tobey Maguire, an old Mickey Rooney, and a wisecracking haunted doll came together to pilot this hard PG family comedy with a body count. Michael McDonald of MadTV fame wrote a script full of punderful one-liners for the reincarnated Red Baron to quip while he mows down the rest of the cast. Take to the skies or face the Teutonic terror of the REVENGE OF THE RED BARON (1994)! INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
May 06, 202101:23:55
Ep #23: Stones of Death aka Kadaicha

Ep #23: Stones of Death aka Kadaicha

To sleep - perchance to dream. To dream of KADAICHA (1988)! This week, class has a bone to pick with our classmates down under. We'll learn about the birds & the bees and all the OTHER deadly wildlife while we're at it.
Apr 22, 202101:19:22
Ep #22: Funland

Ep #22: Funland

You're not gonna wanna miss opening day at Funland (1987), a true bait-and-switch sideshow oddity that's sure to give you a bit of coulrophobia (and spoiler - Josh has got it bad!). So don't be a JOKER and bite the big one! INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Apr 08, 202101:05:01
EXTRA CREDIT: "Camacho Macho Man"

EXTRA CREDIT: "Camacho Macho Man"

After nearly being inducted into Lucifer's Gangland army, we caught up with director and PM Entertainment stalwart ART CAMACHO and talked about working with Coolio & Ice-T, running two major action set pieces without assistants, no-show actors, and horny monkeys! 
Apr 01, 202101:00:19
Ep #21: Gangland (feat. Justin Ferraro)

Ep #21: Gangland (feat. Justin Ferraro)

This land is your land, this land is GANGLAND (2001), a desolate wasteland crawling with mutants, disease, a red-eyed ubermensch named Lucifer and his wannabe brother Damien. It's also DEFINITELY starring Ice-T and Coolio. It says so on the box. From the backlot city, to the vine swamp lairs. Round house kicks for you and me. We held back Justin Ferraro for another lesson in nonsense population destroying plagues. It's his field. He also makes music, so be sure to listen to The Rizzos, Lowboy, and Half Moon. INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Mar 25, 202101:33:45
Ep #20: Carnosaur (feat. Justin Ferraro)

Ep #20: Carnosaur (feat. Justin Ferraro)

We’re back! with an episode 65 million years in the making. Roger Corman, the T-Rex of t-rash, spared every expense to beat Jurassic Park to the box office—and WON. The nihilist's lizards-run-amok classic, CARNOSAUR (1993) raises two raptor claws in the shape of middle fingers to Spielberg’s legacy and says “Oh yeah? Well we have Laura Dern's mom rip a baby dino out of herself!" The debate gets heated when JUSTIN FERRARO, a musician behind some of your favorite podcast outro tracks, collides like an extinction level meteor into Video High! Check out Justin's killer bands: The Rizzos - Lowboy - Half Moon INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
Mar 11, 202101:23:05
Ep #19: A*P*E (feat. Garrett Stiger)

Ep #19: A*P*E (feat. Garrett Stiger)

We just know you're going to go APE (1976) over this ep! Welcoming our guest kaiju speaker Garrett Stiger, the class tackles cinema's baddest sinister simian. Kneel before your true king!
Feb 11, 202101:29:20
EXTRA CREDIT: "Guess Who's Greg Scott Cummins to Interview"

EXTRA CREDIT: "Guess Who's Greg Scott Cummins to Interview"

We loved "ACTION USA" so much, the whole class got in our sleek one and caught up to the movie's goodlooking lead, GREGORY SCOTT CUMMINS. The star of "Hack-o-Lantern", "Caged Fury," and "Dead End City" tells Video High about the joys of going from gridiron to grindhouse, putting on the network TV black hat, bringing friends back from the dead, and being choked out by The Boz. He's had a prolific career, but can he survive our crossfire questions? Don't miss Gregory Scott Cummins in Season 7 of "BOSCH" out this Spring on Amazon Prime! Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
Feb 05, 202101:09:39
Ep #18: Action USA

Ep #18: Action USA

Other movies may say they have heart but ACTION USA (1989) rips that out and sends it home to mama. It's a barrage of bullets, broken bones, and bravado set to screaming, frenetic guitar solos. By land, by air, by any means necessary!
Jan 28, 202101:29:31
Ep #17: Neon City

Ep #17: Neon City

Take a walk on the Ironside with the VH class -- next stop NEON CITY (1991)! Madder than Max, this DTV flick is DTF and looking for a little action on the wasteland.
Jan 14, 202101:22:12
EXTRA CREDIT: "Happy Eww Year 2021"

EXTRA CREDIT: "Happy Eww Year 2021"

After this...interesting year, class goes on a special field trip to find out how movies depict the coming 2021. And if our calculations are correct, we may soon all be shouting for room service.
Dec 31, 202042:34
Ep #16: The Magic Christmas Tree

Ep #16: The Magic Christmas Tree

Deck those halls and strap in for 1964's best Wizard of Oz ripoff THE MAGIC CHRISTMAS TREE, the holiday season's most mind-bending 59 minute journey from Halloween to Jesus' birthday that'll have you wishing for more. 
Dec 24, 202001:18:59
Ep #15: A Gnome Named Gnorm

Ep #15: A Gnome Named Gnorm

Move over Django, cause this G ain't silent. Tunneling up from the depths of our childhood psyches is A GNOME NAMED GNORM (1990). This Z'Dar studded buddy cop fantasy flick pairs Anthony Michael Hall with a furry friend who's got a different kind of po-po in mind. Take a little trip and see a horned up good-sized ground dweller come to life in monster maestro Stan Winston's madcap masterpiece. Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram
Dec 10, 202001:28:28
Ep #14: Blood Freak (feat. Chloe Medghalchi)

Ep #14: Blood Freak (feat. Chloe Medghalchi)

Rub-a-dub-dub. Thanks for the blood. Amen. This gobbleday season, we tear into the definitive 1970s Christian anti-drug parable cautioning against a life of sex, drugs, and turkey meat. What happens if our American appetites are turned against us in the form of a bloodthirsty man-sized Turkey beast? Director Brad F. Grinter asks this and many other incredibly specific questions in BLOOD FREAK (1972). Joining us at the big kids table this Thanksgiving is a friend as good as family, artist and winner of the wishbone pull Chloe Medghalchi. Check out her paintings on Instagram @lil.somethin Facebook  |  Instagram  |  Twitter 
Nov 26, 202001:19:25
Ep #13: The Power of Ninjitsu

Ep #13: The Power of Ninjitsu

Ever consider switching between two movies on two different channels and trying to piece the plots together? THE POWER OF NINJITSU (1988) beat ya to the punch, friend! One of Godfrey Ho's ninjified gangster pickups had the class parsing out the physics of a sword fight wearing all leather...
Nov 12, 202001:30:45
EXTRA CREDIT: "Discount Drugstore HauntedWeen Candy"

EXTRA CREDIT: "Discount Drugstore HauntedWeen Candy"

Ah, November in an election year. Another HauntedWeen has come and gone. Now a new age of terror potentially begins - or ends, depending on who you ask. But like true Americans, VIDEO HIGH has done some extra credit so you have something to listen to while you vote. We got new thoughts, a couple mea culpas, chewing sounds, political intrigue, and we finally get the grapes to drag the Star Wars prequels. Enjoy some unabashed silliness, then FIND YOUR LOCAL POLLING PLACE AND GET OUT TO VOTE: https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/ Facebook  |  Instagram  |  Soundcloud
Nov 03, 202029:51
Ep #12: HauntedWeen

Ep #12: HauntedWeen

It's a haunted house on a HAUNTEDWEEN (1991), and the students of Video High are just dying to get out. This Halloween-cribbing cult classic about a masked killer cutting up coeds in a haunted house is to John Carpenter's prototypical slasher what "Ice Ice Baby" is to "Under Pressure:" a fellow masterpiece. This movie is such a scream, we end up screaming at each other. HAPPY HAUNTEDWEEN! Facebook  |  Instagram
Oct 29, 202001:26:08
Ep #11: Forever Evil

Ep #11: Forever Evil

From the dreaded Ghost Quasar comes a force so dreaded, so malicious it can only be FOREVER EVIL (1987). The class does battle with wizards, zombies, possessed underbrush, and glowy eyes in the dark to bring you this second SCHLOCKTOBER outing!
Oct 15, 202001:23:27
Ep #10: Shadow Creature

Ep #10: Shadow Creature

What horrors may slither out of Lake Erie onto the shores of Cleveland? If you guessed a rubber suit Creature from the Slack Lagoon, you'd be right! This week, the class dissects 1995's SHADOW CREATURE while counting their blessings that they made it out with their intestines intact...
Oct 01, 202001:17:12
Ep #9: Busted Up

Ep #9: Busted Up

Do you know what jugmilk is? FIND OUT with the Video High class who make it their business to ask the important, aggressively Canadian questions surrounding the Great White North's answer to Rocky, 1986's BUSTED UP.
Sep 17, 202001:13:23
Ep #8: Future-Kill (feat. Drew Kaufman)

Ep #8: Future-Kill (feat. Drew Kaufman)

Video High's nuclear family gets a little larger when we invite comedian, photographer, and co-creator of "Two Minutes to Late Night" Drew Kaufman to sink his claws into 1985's FUTURE-KILL. But we put him through a SPLATTER-ing of classic school pranks. Car crushing. Tar and feathering. Human trafficking. Violent opposition to the continued erosion of class solidarity. All the classic pranks. Check all the cool sh*t the "Two Minutes to Late Night crew" is doing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Cmvvc9ZmyQ412RzXhYoEg Instagram  |  Facebook
Sep 03, 202001:20:20
Ep #7: Bigfoot - The Unforgettable Encounter

Ep #7: Bigfoot - The Unforgettable Encounter

What do Home Improvement's Zachary Ty Bryan, a kooky billionaire, a team from Northwestern University, and a sad-eyed park ranger have in common? A run-in with America's original cryptid! This week, Video High becomes Cryptozoology 101 with 1994's BIGFOOT: THE UNFORGETTABLE ENCOUNTER!
Aug 20, 202001:18:28
Ep #6: Guardian Angel

Ep #6: Guardian Angel

It's a true BLAST from the PAST! GUARDIAN ANGEL (1994) assaults Video High - Cynthia Rothrock & PM Entertainment's first collab is an explosive ass-kicker that only the small screen could produce.
Aug 06, 202001:14:57
Ep #5: The Lords of Magick

Ep #5: The Lords of Magick

Huzzah! THE LORDS OF MAGICK have arrived! Join Video High on an unmedievable magical journey stretching from times long past to 1989 Los Angeles. Magic! Merlinites! Maidens! MULLETS! Follow two sibling sorcerers as they laserblast bikers, commune with Elder Gods, sidestep library registration policy, underpay sex workers, and disrespect hardwood flooring in the hopes that they can defeat evil in wizardly combat in this sword-and-sorcery shot-on-video beauty!
Jul 23, 202001:25:59
Ep #4: Droid Gunner aka Cyberzone

Ep #4: Droid Gunner aka Cyberzone

Video High in outer space! Beaming in is 1995's DROID GUNNER aka CYBERZONE, a movie about cyborgs and the man who hunts them. Sound familiar? Well, we wax poetic about the future, overqualified female co-stars, a pirate bartender, and the unnecessary nudity that ties them all together.
Jul 09, 202001:19:52
Ep #3: Salsa - The Motion Picture

Ep #3: Salsa - The Motion Picture

What happens when a member of Menudo, the producer of Shark Attack 3, and the choreographer of Dirty Dancing make a movie? 1988's SALSA answers that question! Grab your chips and join the Video High crew as they shimmy and shake their way through the veil between life and death. As the tagline says, IT'S HOT!
Jun 25, 202001:10:53
Ep #2: Kung Fu Rascals

Ep #2: Kung Fu Rascals

Video High meets low comedy in 1992's KUNG FU RASCALS - an epic adventure of three fools to find the power most BIG! Laugh with us! Cringe with us! Join us on our epic journey to find out why Les Claypool had a hand in it. The answer may confound you!
Jun 11, 202001:07:35
Ep #1: Strike Commando

Ep #1: Strike Commando

Ever want a little extra marinara with your Rambo? Well then STRIKE COMMANDO cannot wait to grant all your wishes! This piece of 1987 Italo-action is our first mission...hopefully we make it through in one piece...
May 28, 202001:03:39
Welcome to Video High

Welcome to Video High

At Video High, the teacher is always hung over and putting on a movie. From beefcake shoot-em-ups to chintzy dance dramas and horrible horrors, Video High is where the rejects rule! Join hosts Casey Regan, Jamie Kennedy (no, the other one), Greg Hanson, and Josh Roth as they take you down the rabbit hole of remarkably offbeat cinema. Class is now in session.
May 22, 202001:47