In the wasteland, what’s a kid to do with no water, no parents and no entrail-exploding power-glove? If that kid is like Turbo Kid, he’ll pal up with with a crazy robot, piss off Michael Ironside, and ride his BMX bike while armed with an entrail-exploding power-glove! If this sounds like your cup of radioactive water, and it really should, listen to our latest episode about Turbo Kid!
On this week’s episode of B-Movie Mania Chris teaches a valuable lesson about the importance of cooking in a child’s life. He also discusses the 2015 film, Turbo Kid, with special guest Sizzling Bacon. Check it out HERE on Netflix or HERE on Amazon Prime.
Hello choppers! On this episode of B-Movie Mania we examine the 1986 Jim Wynorski gem, Chopping Mall. Eight teenagers are trapped after hours in a high-tech shopping mall and pursued by three murderous security robots. Listen and find out why this film earns the second 100 score in B-Movie Mania history!
Mark Pirro is a writer and director who’s been making ultra low budget movies since the late 70’s. Paul Brooks sits down with Mark to chat about his career, some of his favorite b-movies and what it was like working with actor Conrad Brooks!
Attention shoppers! Our next special on B-Movie Mania is Jim Wynorski’s 1986 masterpiece, Chopping Mall. Watch what happens when eight fun-loving teens get trapped in a mall with three murderous robots. Check it out HERE on Amazon Prime or HERE on YouTube.
Do you like explosions? What about child warriors? If so you’re going to love J’s pick, Return Fire: Jungle Wolf 2. This film stars international martial arts sensation, Ron Marchini, as the titular Jungle Wolf. He goes head to head with Batman…err…Adam West. There is a ton of action and a whole lot of hand grenades. Haven’t seen Jungle Wolf 1? Don’t worry about it. Ron Marchini will make sure you’re all caught up through the power of flashbacks!
You can only see Return Fire: Jungle Wolf 2 at this link on YouTube. The movie never got a DVD release and isn’t available on other streaming services.
And as promised in the episode, here’s Chris’s Creep Van video. And fyi, for as many times as Chris says “Creep Van” at least half of them were cut out.
Did you know the B-movie crew can read?! Crazy Chris and J will prove it to you in this short review. They read A Kim Jong-Il Production by Paul Fischer. The book details the account of director Shin Sang-Ok and his wife, actress Choi Eun-Hee. They are both international stars and kidnapped by Kim Jong-Il to make movies in North Korea. Pulgasari was one of those films. The book provides an in-depth look at couple’s tale as well as a riveting look into the life of Kim Jong-Il and his country. Listen, enjoy and find the book on Amazon.
Welcome to another episode of Talking B-Movies. This time Chris Hutson is your host and he interviews the King of the Monsters, Godzilla! Chris gets the big man’s hot take on Pulgasari, North Korea’s only kaiju movie. The awful dictator, Kim Jong-Il, produced Pulgasari and the film was directed by Shin Sang-ok. Shin was a world-renowned director whom Kim kidnapped to make films for North Korea. You can see Pulgasari on YouTube or Amazon Prime. The full episode drops next Tuesday and next Thursday we will release our first ever B-Movie Book report! Chris and Jason read an excellent book about the director’s kidnapping and experiences in North Korea. Lots of kaiju madness to come!
It’s time to check in with grannie, B-Movie Maniacs! Watch 2 old ladies open a demon box, transform into hell-spawn and rip apart their family members. You’re definitely gonna want to check out the uncensored YouTube version as opposed to the censored Amazon version. You wanna see the guy’s butt get eaten in all it’s gory detail, don’t you? We thought so.
Throw common sense out the window. Throw logic out the window. Get ready to watch a big ol pile of monsters and have fun with the Neon Maniacs! We’re doing a series of four shorter episodes while our brains recover from season 1. J hosts this first episode with Mike riding shotgun. Together they will take you on a journey through this weird 1986 horror film from the director of Mother’s Day. You can watch Neon Maniacs for free on YouTube or Shout Factory.