Description
Christmas Special:
Gremlins (1994)
d. Joe Dante
Starring:
Zach Galligan
Phoebe Cates
Hoyt Axton
Home Alone (1990)
Starring:
Macaulay Culkin
Joe Pesci
Daniel Stern
Catherine O'Hara
In our Yuletide Christmas Double Feature, Steve & Ryan examine the consequences of neglectful pet ownership & find out child endangerment isn't as hilarious when it happens to the super wealthy. Steve tells us about growing up on Chicago's North Shore and doing menial labor for the 1%, and Ryan shows what an ungrateful brat he is about his privileged childhood.
In Gremlins a boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town, while in Home Alone an 8-year old troublemaker must protect his home from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.
Things discussed in the show:
Christmas, Hanukkah & elder gods
Caligula (Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole)
Facets & The Music Box in Chicago
Autistic people and service animals
Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"
Corey Feldman and his weird Angels and the Vice article about his birthday party
Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch & Dollywood
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Segeal
Krampus - Michael Dougherty - Trick 'r Treat
Gizmo as a Highlander
Inglorious Bastards - Quentin Tarantino
Kid Koala - Your Mom's Favorite DJ - Gizmo Song
Critters, Ghoulies, Troll, Hobgoblin, Munchies
The Burbs, Small Soldiers, Explorers, Innerspace
Richest Chicago suburbs: Kenilworth, Winnetka
The Adventures of Pete and Pete - Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop, Hunter S. Thompson, David Johanson, Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garofalo
Chicago Magazine's oral history of Home Alone
Tom Cruise's stunt guy
Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, Curly Sue
Mrs. Doubtfire, Adventures in Babysitting
Winning with traps in Predator and Willow
Party Monster, Richie Rich, Getting Even with Dad, Will and Grace
Big Bang Theory minus the laugh track
Adam Green - Moldy Peaches - The Wrong Ferarri, A Screwball Tragedy
Next week: Star Wars: The Force Awakens