Media Montage Podcast 111: The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

This week is a listener request...of a sort. Bruce's wife watched 'From Beyond' way back when he and Larry covered that movie in Media Montage Podcast Episode 14. 

As payback Mrs. Otter picked this week's film, 'The Boy Who Could Fly' from 1986 starring, Jay Underwood, Lucy Deakins, Bonnie Bedalia, Fred Savage, and Fred Gwynn.  

Eric Gibb is an autistic boy who finally makes a human connection with Milly,  a new girl in town and their relationship is taken to fantastic levels. Literally.

Steeped in angst, the characters endure one tragedy after another until the over-the-top, upbeat conclusion.  Good performances meet a heart wrenching script with  awhole lot weirdness thrown in. Find out if the boy really can fly in Episode 111 of the Media Montage Podcast!

BONUS! The Boy Who Could Fly trailer recut as a horror film:

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Media Montage Podcast 105: The Beastmaster (1982)

He can talk to the animals! 

Dr. Doolittle? 

No! The Beastmaster. 

This week Bruce and Larry visit a faraway time and place filled with magic, prophecy and loincloths. They take a look at Don Coscarelli's 1982 fantasy epic starring Marc Singer, Rip Torn, Tanya Roberts and John Amos.  Singer plays Dar, a child born of prophecy and gifted with the power to communicate with and control animals.  He fights against the evil powers of Maax (Rip Torn) and the evil horde of Juns.  

Beastmaster is a cable TV classic and seemingly ran forever on HBO and WTBS in the 1980s and 90s, developing cult film status. Is that status deserved?   Does Dar need to take some sensitivity training? Did that tiger really die from an allergic reaction to black dye?  Those questions and more in Episode 105 of the Media Montage Podcast.

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Media Montage Podcast 90: The Evolution of Technology

From the rotary phone to the iPhone and antenna TV to On Demand, all the time, Bruce and Larry take a look at how media technology has evolved over the years. 

They talk about how the VCR was a game changer for home entertainment, allowing the time-shifting of media consumption for the first time. They talk early experiences with the Internet, and how even that has changed in 20 years.  All that and more in Episode 90 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 61: Miami Connection (1987)

Miami Connection, the 1987 Tai Kwon Do action film set in Orlando is the topic of conversation this week. This film has emerged in the last few years as a new cult favorite, and Bruce and Larry explore what all the fuss is about. Directed by Richard Park (aka Woo-sang Park) the film stars Y.K. Kim as Mark, Vincent Hirsch, Joseph Diamond and Kathy Collier.  Cocaine ninjas,  Rock N Roll Martial Arts bands, Korean War babies and more in Episode 61 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 57: Snake Eater (1989)

Lorenzo Lamas IS Soldier Kelly in Snake Eater! 

One man versus a rapey band of hillybilly killers. Set in a vague, ill-defined swampy area, this 1989 movie pays painful homage to Lethal Weapon, Rambo, Miami Vice, Death Wish, Chuck Norris, and other 80s action films.  

It also managed to spawn 2 sequels, that, against our better judgment, we agreed to revisit in the future. We take a look at what we loved and hated about this movie (mostly hated). 

See if Bruce and Larry survive their encounter with Snake Eater. . . in episode 57 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 41: Robocop(s) 2014 vs 1987

Bruce and Larry discuss the 2014 remake of Robocop, as well as the 1987 original.

Does the satire, humor and violence or the original find its way into the new version?
Does the new version offer anything new?
We compare, contrast, and discuss robots, cyborgs and society in two films separated by 27 years.

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Media Montage 36: Iron Eagle (1986)

In this episode Bruce and Larry look at ‘crackerjack fighter pilot picture’ Iron Eagle from 1986 starring Lou Gossett Jr. and Jason Gedrick, with a bit part by the always adorable Shawnee Smith:

Jingoistic Mid-80s foreign policy, some dicey special effects, and skyrocketing gas prices all figure into this very 80s actioner. 

Here is the awesome King Kobra video featureing Lou Gossett Jr.:


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Coming Soon... Iron Eagle(1986)

It's that time again for another movie review from Bruce and Larry. This time we take on the 1986 jingoistic actioner "Iron Eagle" starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett Jr. So keep your eyes peeled for this space when the Podcast drops.

Here's a taste of what we will be dealing with.

Media Montage 22: Wes Craven's Shocker!

Bruce and Larry take a closer look at Agent Skinner himself, Mitch Pileggi, as an electrically charged serial killer in Wes Craven's 'Shocker', from 1989. Yikes!

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