Post Apocalyptic Show

It’s that time of the year where we celebrate with food, cheer and gifts. Join us as we try to hold ourselves back on all of our gifts as we know “Don’t Open Till Christmas

“ Don’t Open Till Christmas”

Tagline:

The Gift of Terror That Just Won’t Wait

Synopsis :

A murderer is running loose through the streets of London, hunting down men dressed as Santa and killing them all in different, and extremely violent, fashions. Inspector Harris has decided to take on the unenviable task of tracking down the psychopath, but he’s going to have his work cut out for him. Only the suspicious reporter, Giles, seems to offer the Inspector any promising leads

Director:

Edmund Purdum

Writer:

Alan Birkinshaw, Derek Ford

Starring:

Edmund Purdom

Don’t Open Till Christmas

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089038/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Response (Amazon Reviews):

Terrible but I’ve seen worse. Far worse.

Silent night, boring night

‘Tis the season to get slaughtered!

Polonia Palooza continues! What’s scarier than a sasquatch in the woods, one in your house! Join us as we battle a “House Squatch”

“ House Squatch”

Tagline:

Trouble is afoot at home

Synopsis :

Shadyville is plagued by sightings of a hairy creature known as the “House Squatch”. Locals are panicked and the area’s powerful real estate firm is pressuring the local sheriff to stop the creature, who has taken up residence in one of their homes for sale. It’s a battle of wits and wackiness as the town mobilizes to drive the creature back to the forest.

Director:

Mark Polonia, Anthony Polonia

Writer:

Aaron Drake,  Mark Polonia

Starring:

Jeff Kirkendall, Tim Hatch, Titus Himmelberger

House Squatch

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18349864/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Response (Amazon Reviews):

Think I’ve hit rock bottom…

We decided to go back to high school in this Vinegar Syndrome Edition episode. Grab your books, board and gun head to Malibu High

“Malibu High”

Tagline:

Every teacher in school wanted to FLUNK HER… But nobody dared! 

Synopsis :

High-school student Kim is having a tough time: her boyfriend Kevin dumped her for rich girl Annette, her grades are slipping, she has no money, and all her mother seems to care about is cleaning. She tells her best friend Lucy that the nonsense ends today. She’s been feeling sorry for herself ever since her father hanged himself. She begins working for Tony the pimp and things start to look better for her: new clothes, new car, and good grades. Kevin notices her again and Annette hates her. She then meets Lance, who frees her from turning tricks in a beat-up old van, which leads her to better clothes and nicer cars. Prostitution isn’t the worst of it as she is forced to kill a man in self-defense when he tries to have his way with her being tied up. She becomes a hit woman.

Director:

Irvin Berwick

Writer:

John Buckley, Tom Singer

Starring:

Jill Lansing

Stuart Taylor

Kaite Johnson

Phyllis Benson

Budget / BO: $100k / $8 mil

Malibu High

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079514/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Like Lionel Richie we are going  “All Night Long”, Released on March 6th 1981. Join us as we go dancing on the ceiling. 

Notable Movies Released in Mar 1981:

The Postman always rings twice, Modern Romance, The Devil and Max Devlin

We will introduce the film, give some information about it. 

Final thoughts

Sign off and remind everyone to hit all the buttons. 

“All Night Long”

Tagline:

She’s got a way with men. And she’s getting away with it…..

Synopsis :

A middle-aged executive’s lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.

Director:

Jean-Claude Tramont (Focal Point)

Writer:

W.D. Richter (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Brubaker, Big Trouble in Little China)

Starring:

Gene Hackman, Barbara Streisand, Dennis Quaid

Response:

The film received mostly negative reviews

Fun Facts: 

Barbara received $4mill for the role
Budget / BO: 15 mil / 4.4 mil

We unearthed more than we bargained for with “Sphinx”, Released on February 11th 1981. Join us as we go digging.

Notable Movies Released in Feb 1981:

My Bloody Valentine

We will introduce the film, give some information about it. 

Final thoughts

Sign off and remind everyone to hit all the buttons. 

“Sphinx”

Tagline:

Someone is hunting tourists out of season.

Synopsis :

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs: murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy’s curse.

Director:

Franklin J. Schaffner (Patton, Planet of the Apes, Papillon)

Writer:

John Byrum (The Razor’s Edge)

Robin Cook – Novel

Starring:

Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella

Response:

Vincent Canby of The New York Times said the film “never stops talking and never does it make a bit of sense. It’s unhinged. If it were a person, and you were trying to be nice, you might say it wasn’t itself.” 

Fun Facts: 

Film rights were purchased by Orion for 1 million
Budget / BO: 14 mil / 2 mil

Finally a movie about parking attendants and from what I hear they are real “Underground Aces”, Released on January 9th 1981. Join us as we go parking. 

Notable Movies Released in Jan 1981:

The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Scanners

We will introduce the film, give some information about it. 

Watch it – I will film most of it to see how it cuts together

Final thoughts

Sign off and remind everyone to hit all the buttons. 

“Underground Aces”

Tagline:

They’ll park your car where the sun never shines!

Synopsis :

The escapades of a crew of zany parking lot attendants.

Director:

Robert Butler

Writer:

James Carabatsos (Hamburger Hill)

Lenore Wright

Andrew Marin (Hog Wild)

Starring:

Dirk Benedict, T.K. Carter

Response:

Fun Facts: 

Commodores sings the theme song
Budget / BO: N/A

2020 was a dumpster fire year so lets get drunk at Max’s  in “Inside Moves”, Released on December 19th 1980. Join us on the inside but six feet apart.

Notable Movies Released in Dec 1980:

Flash Gordon, Popeye, Stir Crazy, Any Which Way You Can, 9 to 5, Jazz Singer 

“Inside Moves”

Tagline:

A film to make you feel good again… Step INSIDE Max’s bar… It will be one of the best MOVES you’ve ever made!

Synopsis :

Handicapped after an unsuccessful suicide attempt, a man finds common ground in the troubled souls at a local dive bar.

Director:

Richard Donner

Writer:

Valerie Curtin (Best Friends)

Barry Levinson

Book – Todd Walton 

Starring:

John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy wright

Response:

Emanuel Levy gave it a grade C+

Fun Facts: 

Donner states that he agreed to direct Inside Moves only to take his mind off of being fired and replaced from Superman II. 
Budget / BO: N/A

Fame is in our sites, all we have to do is reach for the “The Apple”, Released on November  21st 1980. Join us as we  take a bite!

Notable Movies Released in Nov 1980:

Raging Bull 

“The Apple”

Tagline:

The power of rock…in 1994!

Synopsis :

In 1994, a young couple enters the world of the music industry, and subsequently the world of drugs.

Director:

Menahem Golan (The Delta Force)

Writer:

Menahem Golan, Kobi Recht, Iris Recht

Starring:

Catherine Mary Stewart, George Gilmpour

Response:

The film was universally panned by critics and audiences alike and, in some circles, has been considered to be one of the worst films ever made.

Fun Facts: 

The Apple made its premiere as the opener of the 1980 Montreal World Film Festival, where its attendees received vinyl records of music from the film; movie garnered a largely negative audience at the festival, some watchers throwing the vinyl records at the screen

Budget / BO:

10 mill  / N/A

We all can have the american dream once we cross the “Borderline”, Released on October 31th 1980. Join us as we take on a death wish. 

Notable Movies Released in Oct 1980:

Somewhere in Time / Private Benjamin / The Elephant Man 

“Borderline”

Tagline:

Somewhere along a thousand miles of barbed wire border the American dream has become a nightmare.

Charles Bronson dares you to cross this line!

Synopsis :

On the U.S.-Mexican border, border cop Jeb Maynard is hunting for a human smuggler responsible for Jeb’s partner’s murder.

Director:

Jerrold Freedman

Writer:

Jerrold Freedman, Steve Kline

Starring:

Charles Bronson, Bruno Kirby, Wilfred Brimley

Response:

The New York Times said the film “has an air of cheapness and improvisation. The characterization and dialogue are rudimentary, as is the direction.”

Fun Facts: 

Gene Hackman was supposed to be the lead. 

Budget / BO:

8 mill  / 3 mil

We are going to seek some professional help to deal with our “Phobia”, Released on September 9th 1980. Join us as we confront our fears. 

Notable Movies Released in Sept 1980:

My Bodyguard / The Gods Must Be Crazy

“Phobia”

Tagline:

Murder put an end to their fears.

What happens when your Psychiatrist goes out of his mind?

Synopsis :

Psychiatrist Dr. Peter Ross M.D., is using radical techniques on his patients to cure them of their various phobias. He becomes terrified when someone starts murdering the subjects one at a time.

Director:

John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, Some Kind of Hero, The Treasure of Sierra Madre, African Queen……….)

Writer:

Story By

Gary Sherman (Poltergeist 3) &

Ronald Shusett (Alien)

Written By

Lew Lehman (Police Surgeon -TV Series) &

Jimmy Sangster (The Devil and Max Devlin, Tons of 50s horror movies) &

Peter Bellwood (Highlander)

Uncredited

Gladys Hill (The Man who would be King also John Huston’s Assistant) 

Dan O’Bannon (Alien, Total Recall)

Larry Spiegel (ABC After School Specials, Evil Town)

Starring:

Paul Mark Glaser, Susan Hogan, John Colicos

Response:

Los Angeles Times film critic Kevin Thomas described Phobia as “the worst film ever directed by a winner of the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award.”

Fun Facts: 

Considered Huston’s worst film. 

Budget / BO:

5 mill  / 60K