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Episode 81: "They Live". We Podcast with Gregory Carl (and provide more "Rowdy" movie content).
They Live. We Podcast with Gregory Carl
August 16, 2022
We come to the conclusion of Cool Movies Darth and Gregory Carl's conversation about Roddy Piper's starring debut, "They Live". The two being pro-wrestling fans, means their conversation will inevitably focus on the wrestling business, but they go down some intriguing rabbit holes. Fresh off attending Fan Expo, CM Darth suggests the concept that Kevin Smith is the modern day John Carpenter. Gregory is a fan of "Tusk" and "Red State", so is this suggestion that ridiculous?
Allow me to get out of third-person. Happy Prof. Shurtleff of Illinois Central College? I (CM Darth) will try not to make so much light of violent death in this summation. This is my declaration of changing perspective.
The two of us pick up after my attempt to give the respect that Al Leong deserves. With that said, I think this actor just needs his own major studio distributed starring film. It maybe too late for that. Danny Trejo got "Machete" when he was in his sixties. Leong has just turned seventy. Do I have a bad ass Asian-lead action script in me?
This serves as a nice transition to some of the wrestling chatter that the host of "The Mud Show" and I partake in. I suggest a formula on how to integrate pro-wrestlers into motion pictures. After suggesting several wrestlers who can make the transition to cinema, Gregory suggests a remake of Sonny Chiba's classic "The Street Fighter". Sorry, Jon Moxley. The premise calls for Al Leong. Can this be Quentin Tarantino's 10th movie?
Another interesting concept that we discuss (It was teased on the Podbean feed.) is whether or not Kevin Smith is filling the void left by John Carpenter. I suggest that they have the same style of direction. Their biggest concern is protecting their stories. Gregory immediately refers to the awesome horror movies Smith has directed ("Tusk" and "Red State") and even pitches a dramatic sequel to the first film in the once promised True North Trilogy.
I suggest that we keep the conceived trilogy of Canadian-mocking features alive. If you dig Troma movies, you will love "Yoga Hosers". The only change I would suggest is getting rid of that abusive asshole Johnny Depp.
In that same vein of humor and twistedness, Gregory and I do discuss the films of Ralph Bakshi and the influence of Robert Crumb. Let this podcast be a resource for all cartoon and "Ghost World" chatter. We need other things to lean on aside from Stuart Gordon and David Cronenberg.
I do not think that crutch can be Shannon Tweed movies. To add some extra Roddy Piper material, "No Contest" was revisited. This was the other movie that I have seen with the Rowdy One in it. The feature is not high art, but who can resist the idea of Andrew Dice Clay holding a beauty contest hostage?
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