To both celebrate Halloween and to kick off the crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming vampire film Red Snow, Sean selects his VHS copy of Interview with the Vampire, the hit adaptation of Anne Rice's classic horror novel starring Tom Cruise as Lestat, Brad Pitt as Louis, Kirsten Dunst as Claudia, Christian Slater as Malloy, and Antonio Banderas as Armand. Hear what Lyndsey and Sean have to say about the film and be sure to check out www.RedSnowMovie.com to support Sean's movie!
Episode 68: SHANGHAI NOON
Lyndsey dusts off her VHS copy of Shanghai Noon starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Xander Berkeley, and Walton Goggins. Topics of discussion include the trailers for rom-coms Keeping the Faith and Boys and Girls, genre mash-ups, intentional anachronisms, Kid Rock, and the deus ex machina of the Native American bride.
Episode 67: RUNAWAY BRIDE
Lyndsey and Sean dive into the 1999 rom-com Runaway Bride, the blockbuster reunion of Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, and director Gary Marshall. Egg preferences, Gere's acting choices, and marriage conventions are discussed at length.
Episode 66: EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS (w/ Philip and Liz Laird)
Philip Laird returns to Tapeheads with his sister Liz in tow to discuss the 1977 TV holiday special Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a Jim Henson tale that depicts a cute but dystopian world in which talented Muppet animals distract themselves from their extreme economic hardships with a little bit of washtub bass. Topics of discussion include the Laird siblings’ history with the tape, the Riverbottom Nightmare Band, and the baffling economic structure of Frogtown Hollow, which may in fact be a post-apocalyptic wasteland populated by mutant creatures.
Episode 65: THE MUMMY (1999)
Lyndsey chats with Sean about her VHS copy of 1999’s action-adventure remake The Mummy, directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Arnold Vosloo. Topics include the Egyptology craze of the 1920s, the performances, and (as always) the ads on the tape.
Episode 64: GHOULIES III - GHOULIES GO TO COLLEGE
In this special Halloween episode of Tapeheads, Sean has Lyndsey watch his VHS copy of Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College and things get dark really fast. Talking points include: the little monster craze of the 1980s, Patrick Labyorteaux, Matthew Lillard, and the disturbing parallels between Ghoulies Go to College and current events.
Episode 63: THE BIG GREEN
In this episode, Lyndsey revisits her VHS copy of the 1995 kids sports flick The Big Green, in which Olivia d'Abo takes it upon herself to teach a bunch of rag-tag rural Texas kids how to become competitive soccer players while dodging the advances of Deputy Steve Guttenberg. The film co-stars John Terry, Patrick Renna, and a goat.
Ads on the tape include the Toy Story video game for Sega Genesis and SNES, Man of the House, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, and an extended music video starring Timon and Pumbaa.
