This week, we're mixing it up and turning the tables. Scott picked the media this time, so we're going back in time to 1974 with the campy and bizarre sci-fi classic Zardoz. Starring a post-Bond Sean Connery, this film will have you scratching your head only to find yourself obsessing over the message as time passes. We recount this unusual story of a rogue Brutal "Exterminator" named Zed who learns of his own place in society and decides to overturn the apple cart of the Eternals by throwing their way of life into turmoil. Partially orchestrated by Eternal artist and Thespian Arthur Frayn, Zed becomes an experiment for Mae and Consuela, who tells us he is capable of "spontaneous and reflexive erection." We'll head on over to the Tabernacle for some touch teaching and an old-fashioned insemination session, just make sure you don't violate any of the rules or you'll be aged by an arbitrary number of years. We'll also have a quick visit with the Renegades and Apathetics, who are apparently spurned into an orgy by a bead of Connery's sweat. Finally we can all come up with a rough number for the cellophane budget on this film - seriously, did someone involved with the film have an in with a cellophane manufacturer?
Let's head on over to the vortex stone head for the gun vomiting ritual, get ready for Tuesday's mass sacrifice, and never forget - the penis is evil. Although this film is 50 years old, we're trudging through the entire thing and we might be spoiling it for you. You can watch this film on the Internet Archive in its entirety, and although it is a Dumpsterpiece - we think it's worth watching just for the 70's boobs alone. Dive into this wacky dumpster with us when the voice of the turtle is heard in the land.
