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Episode 9 : Stand By Me

If you’ve seen Stand By Me (1986), you remember it vividly. If you’ve somehow escaped this one, the time has come to experience this Stephen King coming-of-age tale that will surely tug at your core.

▶️ Half a heartfelt, bittersweet remembrance of childhood and half road trip without the car movie, Stand By Me follows four friends as they go in search of a missing boy from their school. Directed by Rob Reiner and starring River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell, this film takes a look back at creating a bond that can never be touched. We’ll get to the heart of why this movie works so well, and how King and Reiner made this supremely endearing film come to life.

▶️ Chicago Filmmaker Justin Hayward comes back on the podcast for a special Scene Breakdown segment: How exactly did the Stand By Me boys outrun that train? Hayward lets us in on the secrets behind that scene!

▶️ For our Picks of the Week, Justin goes for a shining moment in Phoenix’s career with 1985’s fantastical sci-fi film, Explorers. Lindsay drudges up a forgotten werewolf movie, Silver Bullet (1985), written by King and also starring the other half of The Two Coreys, Corey Haim.

▶️ With this week’s Murray Moment, Billy babysteps his way into Richard Dreyfus’ head causing him to have a deep distain for our guy who played Bob. What exactly was it About Bob that made Dreyfus see red?

▶️ Bring back some childhood memories of bikes in the woods and best friends you’ll never forget. Join us for this podcast for one of our favorite discussions so far, Stand By Me... sincerely.

Episode 8 : Working Girl

It’s the 30th anniversary of Working Girl (1988), and Justin and Lindsay want to make sure you won’t forget this inspirational, underdog tale of success in the 80’s!

▶️ Directed by Mike Nichols and starring heavy-hitters like Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver and Harrison Ford, we follow a quick-witted woman trying to make her way in a boy’s club type world. Not many movies like Working Girl came out during this time, so the significance of the subject matter is discussed, along with the strength of the cast and why Working Girl is important in movie history.

▶️ Picks of the Week are connected by way of the main feature’s two stars. Justin goes for a top-notch, stalkery, thrill ride with Melanie Griffith in Pacific Heights (1990), while Lindsay keeps it creepy with serial killers on the brain and Sigourney Weaver in Copycat (1995).

▶️ The MurrayMoment closes this week out with Bill Murray‘s feelings on Ghostbusters II (1989). Can you guess how he feels about it, and maybe how this influenced the reboot of Ghostbusters in 2016? Let’s see if you may or may not feel the same way.

▶️ No matter who you are, the story of Working Girl is universal. Need inspiration? Justin and Lindsay have it for you in spades with Episode 8!

Episode 7 : The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

It may be the most talked about movie you love or have never seen. In this episode, Justin and Lindsay discuss the uncomfortable summer horror classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).

▶️ Director Tobe Hooper’s vision for the film will be discussed, behind the scenes tidbits, why it’s still as frightening as ever, and also the film’s importance in cinema and horror movie history. We’ll also hit on how the movie differs from, and also set the stage for, many films to come after it.

▶️ During our Pick of the Week section, we’ll revisit the ridiculous 90s teen comedy about love and cannibalism, My Boyfriend’s Back. Then, we’ll bring it back home for Hooper’s second dive into the south with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.

▶️ Rounding out Episode 7, we go to what 1974 meant for Billy Murray and Gilda Radner. But in his own words, this MurrayMoment leads us to the last time he saw Gilda before she passed away.

▶️ We’ve got a lot of ground to cover this episode! Love it or hate it, join us for this well-celebrated horror film that changed the genre forever!