The Futile Podcast

Deconstructing 80's & 90's action movies. Relating them to comics, TV, and cartoons from then and now.

“My coke!”

Running Scared review (right click or click)

  • Dan Hedeya
  • onion rings
  • John Candy
  • Dancin’ in the Dark
  • Morris Day and the Time
  • The Honest of Tom Noonan

I would like to find a copy of this soundtrack on audio tape so I can rock it in my car.

 

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Musics: 

Ice House – Paradise

Prince – The Beautiful Ones

 

runtime:  0:45:22:09

“Uncle Benny!”

Corrupter and Doomsday quick reviews (right click OR click)

A little something for you beloved listeners to enjoy on your roadtrips to visit family for the food based holiday of joy. 

It’s important to remember that Oaks are hard.

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musics:

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Merry Seat

Frank Sinatra – The Best is Yet to Come

“I bet you’ll make it 23 miles before you drink that.”

007 (right click OR click)

We talk about the pathology of James Bond.  The winning ego.  SPECTRE = Quantum.   Be sure to read Zack’s companion review for Quantum of Solace at his site here:  http://theforgottenreviews.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/new-release-quantum-of-solace/

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musics:

Gladys Knight – License to Kill

John Barry – Gassing the Gangsters

Tina Turner – Golden Eye

Lulu – The Man With the Golden Gun

Lani Hall – Never Say Never Again

Nancy Sinatra – You Only Live Twice

 

runtime:  0:58:22:12

 

Spy Genre bonus

We continue what we started with the QoS review and talk about the spy/paranoia genre in film.

music: 

Enigma – The Eyes of Truth

runtime:  0:15:24:03

“It could have been an afterschool special.”

Lost Boys review (right click OR click)

Happy Halloween!  In this extra scary edition of the Futile Podcast we review The Lost Boys discuss Edward Herman Munsters.  The greatness of Monster Squad We also talk about Monster in the Closet  which also came out in 1987.  We struggle to remember the place were Pinocchio and all his chums were turned into Democrats.  Turns out Mark was right it is called Pleasure Island.   Please leave a comment and help us name the pumpkin.

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Musics:

Gerard McMann – Cry Little Sister

Tim Cappello – I Still Believe

 

Runtime:  0:29:34:17

“Get that weak shit off my track.”

Speedracer revisited (right click OR click)

We talk about:  Pancakes, Christopher Hitchens looks like the bad guy in this movie,  those brothers (errr siblings) should work on a live action version of Samurai Jack.

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musics:

Funki Porcini -The Great Drive By

Amon Tobin – Verbal (Topo Gigio remix)

 

 

runtime:  0:25:22:14

Bullitt Time

Bullitt review (right click OR click) We talk about this 1968 Steve McQueen cop movie in all it’s 60’s goodness. We also talk about:

  • Robert Vaughn (A-Team v.2.0, Delta Force)
  • Ernie Borgnine NOT Hemmingway (Escape From New York, Airwolf)
  • “Cat Eyed Lady” Meg Foster (Leviathan w/ Dick “Col. Trautman” Crenna, They Live w/ Keith “Not David” David)
  • P.I Shows (Rockford Files, Mannix, The Streets of San Francisco, etc.)
  • Jacqueline Bisset was/is a P.O.A. in this movie shirtskits and all.
  • Harvest Gold

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Musics:

Henry Mancini – Peter Gunn (new version)

Brandford Marsalis – Yes and No

 

 

runtime:  00:38:40:14