"There's a starman waiting in the sky..." John, Quinn, and Curtis return to the next entry of their John Carpenter watch series, 1984's STARMAN. The boys chat about themes, characters, Carpenter's other sci-fi take, and more. Following the discussion, they run down through what they watched this week.
Tune in for our exciting April lineup as we take on Shakespeare film adaptations, including ROMEO + JULIET (1996), THE LION KING (1995), and a MACBETH double bill!
TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Introduction to STARMAN (1984)
00:01:57 STARMAN Discussion (characters, themes, tasty bits, hot takes)
00:40:30 Our Ratings
00:45:30 What We Watched This Week
01:04:50 Coming Up Next!
MOVIES WE WATCHED
QUINN: The Vineyard; Videodrome
JOHN: Free Willy
CURTIS: The Witch; Putin’s Road to War (PBS); The Batman; The Boy in the Striped Pajamas; The Shawshank Redemption; P2
CREDITS AND PLUGS
Intro: "Starman" by David Bowie
Outro: "All I Have to Do is Dream" by The Everly Brothers
Quinn: @seatstruckreviews
Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'
John: johnnycakes.substack.com
@johnnycakes on Letterboxd
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