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IMMPBUCKAROO BANZAIThis week Ian and Matthew dive into a cult movie from an alternate universe they really want to visit: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8th DIMENSION.Support IMMPLinks:The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - WikipediaPeter Weller - WikipediaJohn Lithgow - WikipediaWorld Watch Online: Buckaroo Banzai fan newsletterCyberpunk 2077: Who Is Johnny Silverhand?Why Buckaroo Banzai is Today's Most Important Superhero - Brows Held High - YouTubePreviously on IMMP: THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas PynchonPreviously on IMMP: John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINAGlobal Frequency - WikipediaJustin H...2025-06-231h 11
IMMPTHE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas PynchonIan and Matthew finally discuss one of Matthew's favorite novels. Conspiracies, secret histories, and an important question: Was the anti-D&D panic of the 1980s kinda sorta right in a weird way?Support IMMPLinks:Thomas Pynchon | American Novelist, Postmodernist & Satirist | BritannicaThe Crying of Lot 49 - Bookshop.org (affiliate link)Thurn und Taxis - WikipediaThurn and Taxis | Board Game | BoardGameGeekEdgar Wright Here - The official blog of director edgar wrightJustin Benson and Aaron Moorhead - WikipediaWatch Lodge 49 Online | Stream New Full Episodes | AMC+2025-06-0955 minIMMPDIRTY HARRY (1971)Not necessarily a "fun" film this time, but an interesting one to talk about. Matthew and Ian discuss the influential 1971 Clint Eastwood movie about a violent cop versus the rules.
Does the existence of Dirty Harry imply the existence of Clean Harry?Support IMMPLinks:Dirty Harry - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: A FISTFUL OF DOLLARSPreviously on IMMP: HIGH PLAINS DRIFTERPreviously on IMMP: John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINAZodiac Killer - WikipediaIMMP Patreon Bonus - POLICE PYTHON 3572025-05-121h 01IMMPA FISTFUL OF DOLLARSIn 1964, the dream team of actor Clint Eastwood, director Sergio Leone and composer Ennio Morricone changed westerns forever, with A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS.
And Akira Kurosawa had something to say about that.
Join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of the movie and its impact on decades of moviemaking.Support IMMPLinks:A Fistful of Dollars - WikipediaSergio Leone - WikipediaEnnio Morricone - WikipediaSpaghetti Western - WikipediaYojimbo - Wikipedia2025-04-1448 min
IMMPZARDOZIn 1974, John Boorman created a trippy, futuristic ... thing, full of broad social commentary (as well as sex, violence and very, very odd wardrobe choices). And Sean Connery starred, in an effort to break free of the James Bond persona.
Did they succeed? Can Ian and Matthew make any sense of this? Listen to find out.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: James Bond in DR. NOPreviously on IMMP: The PrisonerJohn Alderton - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMESPreviously on IMMP: John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR2025-03-3157 minIMMPJames Bond in DR. NOMatthew and Ian return to the strange land of 1962 for a discussion of the very first James Bond movie, DR. NO. Along the way they take a few detours, including a pitch for a SPIDER-BOND crossover series.Support IMMPLinks:Dr. No (film) - WikipediaDr. No (novel) - WikipediaList of James Bond films - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: James Bond in THE SPY WHO LOVED MEPreviously on IMMP: HIGHLANDERHow It's Made - Science Channel GOAperture Science | Half-Life Wiki | FandomPreviously on IMMP: DIE HARDLOVE AND LET DIE (book) by John Higgs2025-03-171h 37IMMPRankin/Bass' THE RETURN OF THE KING (1980)In 1980, three years after their animated adaptation of The Hobbit, Rankin/Bass returned to Middle Earth in a very confusing way. They jumped straight to the third volume of The Lord of the Rings, to bring us THE RETURN OF THE KING as an animated TV musical. Join Ian and Matthew as they try to makes sense of this baffling media artifact.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: THE HOBBIT (Rankin Bass, 1977)Previously on IMMP: Ralph Bakshi’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978)More Rankin/Bass on the IMMPMonty DonSkeletor | Wiki Grayskull | FandomStarscream (G1...2025-03-0358 minIMMPFATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991)Weddings bells ring at the Inter-Millennium Media Project! To celebrate the upcoming nuptials, Ian and Matthew welcome Ian's bride-to-be* Jennifer Ogden to discuss the 1991 remake of FATHER OF THE BRIDE starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton.
*By the time you hear this, they will be husband and wife!Special Guest: Jennifer Ogden.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING2025-02-1746 minIMMPTHE IN-LAWS (1979)As wedding bells approach at the IMMP headquarters, Ian and Matthew discuss the 1979 action comedy THE IN LAWS starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin.Support IMMPLinks:The In-Laws (1979 film) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: COLUMBOPreviously on IMMP: THE STINGPreviously on IMMP: John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINANewgrounds - Wikipedia2025-02-0358 minIMMPIn Search Of: ALIENS (We Kept Watching)We Kept Watching!
On this return to Leonard Nimoy's 1970s - 1908s TV series IN SEARCH OF, Ian and Matthew watched all the episodes they could find about aliens and UFOs.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: IN SEARCH OF… Hosted by Leonard NimoyIn Search of... (TV series) | Media Wiki | FandomWow! signal - WikipediaMysterious 'Wow!' Radio Signal Might Finally Have an Explanation—and No, It's Not Aliens | SmithsonianPreviously on IMMP: Project U.F.O.Previously on IMMP: WKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MANPreviously on IMMP: CLOSE ENCO...2025-01-2046 minIMMPSONIC ADVENTURE 2As 2025 begins, the IMMP hits the ground running: Ian and Matthew discuss the 2001 story-driven platformer game SONIC ADVENTURE 2 on this edition of THE MILLENNIAL STRIKES BACK.Support IMMPLinks:Sonic Adventure 2 | Sonic Wiki Zone | FandomSonic Adventure 2: Battle (HD) playthrough - YouTubeSonic Adventure 2: The Movie (ULTIMATE Edition) - YouTubePreviously on IMMP: DIE HARDKenneth Anger - WikipediaThe Wrong Trousers | Wallace & GromitXenosaga | Xenosaga Wiki | FandomPreviously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia AndersonSoap (shoes) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: ALIEN (1979)Previously on IMMP: ALIENSWeyland-Yutani Corporation | Xenopedia | FandomColony Drop - TV Tropes — What's one of the most dramatic wa...2025-01-061h 10IMMPDIE HARDFor Christmas week, Ian and Matthew discuss a holiday classic from 1988 - Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman in John McTiernan's DIE HARD.Support IMMPLinks:Die Hard - WikipediaIMMP - Holiday EpisodesPreviously on IMMP: MOONLIGHTINGDie Hard | Brooklyn Nine-Nine Wiki | Fandom2024-12-231h 03
IMMPSOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (Novel, 1962)For Halloween 2024 Matthew had Ian read Ray Bradbury's classic novel, in which a spooky dangerous carnival threatens a small town...by offering the people what they want. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.Support IMMPLinks:Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) - WikipediaReady? Begin! - Ray BradburyWe're Back A Dinosaur's Story Wiki | FandomPreviously on IMMP: THE MUMMY (1932)Previously on IMMP: The PrisonerCircus of Fear - TV Tropes2024-10-1458 min
IMMPJOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUNBefore UFO, before SPACE:1999, Sylvia and Gerry Anderson went to the far side of the sun for a movie known to most of the world as DOPPELGANGER.
For this special episode of the IMMP Podcast, Ian and Matthew are joined by Jim Porter. (He's Matthew's brother, and he's Ians uncle!)Special Guest: Jim Porter.Support IMMPLinks:Journey to the Far Side of the Sun - WikipediaGerry Anderson - WikipediaSylvia Anderson - WikipediaRobert Parrish - WikipediaUFO (British TV series) - WikipediaSpace: 1999 - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYPreviously on IMMP...2024-08-191h 12IMMPJohn Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINAFor the IMMP's 150th episode, we revel in what may be Ian and Matthew's shared favorite movie: John Carpenter's incomparable BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA.Support IMMPLinks:The Official John Carpenter – The official website of John CarpenterBig Trouble in Little China - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: John Carpenter EpisodesNan Desu Kan | Friendship - Anime - Community: The Premier Anime Convention of the RockiesBig Trouble in Little China: The Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeekPreviously on IMMP: PLANET OF THE APES (1968)2024-08-051h 17IMMPMAGIC: THE GATHERING (The Millennial Strikes Back)Ian takes over to teach Matthew how to play MAGIC: THE GATHERING, to talk about how what the classic Collectible Card Came means to him, and to discuss how it opens up new ways to tell and appreciate stories.
For a recording of the live stream where Ian and Matthew play Magic and open some card packs, see the IMMProject YouTube channel!
(Links in show notes may include affiliate links which help support the podcast at no cost to you.)Support IMMPLinks:Magic: The Gathering | Official site for MTG...2024-07-2257 minIMMPSpecial Announcement - Upcoming Live Stream!Upcoming live stream!
On July 10 at 10 PM Eastern / 8 PM Mountain, Ian will teach Matthew to play MAGIC: THE GATHERING live on YouTube.
Join us here:
https://youtube.com/live/HinZiYo-QYA?feature=shareSupport IMMP2024-07-1000 minIMMPMAD MAX (1979)The IMMP 2024 Summer Road Trip starts off on the deadly highways of Australia with George Miller and Byron Kennedy's original MAD MAX from 1979. Ian and Matthew talk about heroes, antiheroes, mythology, and a romcom prequel "Rockatansky & Jess."Support IMMPLinks:Mad Max (film) - WikipediaIMMP Patreon Bonus: THE GREEN KNIGHT (Something New To Watch)Previously on the IMMP: CHRISTMAS WITH CONANJet Black | Cowboy Bebop Wiki | FandomPop Culture's History Of Fridging Female Characters, ExplainedThe Holdovers (2023) - IMDbTHE HOLDOVERS - A New Christmas Movie from the 70s? (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog) - YouTubePreviously on IMMP: ALIEN (1979)2024-06-1052 minIMMPDavid Lynch’s DUNE (1984)Is the Weirding Module code for Transcendental Meditation? Was Kyle MacLachlan way too old to portray Paul Atreides? Did the Guild Navigator really need that guy with the shop vac? Ian and Matthew discuss these questions and more after a trip to the Alamo Drafthouse to see David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's DUNE.Support IMMPLinks:Dune (1984 film) - WikipediaDavid Lynch - WikipediaDAVID LYNCH THEATER - YouTubeFrank Herbert - WikipediaKyle MacLachlan - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: Frank Herbert’s DUNEPreviously on IMMP: Bonus Show - DUNE (2021)Remedy GamesPreviously on IMMP: KRULLNavi - Zelda WikiPreviously on...2024-03-041h 03IMMPMYSTIan takes over podcast and reaches into the world of computer games for a discussion of one of the most formative media properties of his life: MYST.Support IMMPLinks:Myst - WikipediaMyst » CyanPreviously on IMMP: POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE (The Millennial Strikes Back)The Magic School Bus (TV series) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)2024-01-0859 minIMMPTHE WOLF MAN starring Lon Chaney Jr. (1941)Ian and Matthew close out Halloween 2023 with another Universal monster movie: the psychological mystery of THE WOLF MAN. But they can't help themselves from also arguing some more about THE INVISIBLE MAN, and whether any Universal monster movies really have a hero at all.
Except for Van Helsing in DRACULA. Professor Van Helsing remains awesome.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on the IMMP: Halloween EpisodesThe Wolf Man (1941 film) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: HIGHLANDERTHE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (Drafthouse Diary Movie Vlog) - YouTubeKamen Rider Wiki | FandomJoel McHale - Wikipedia2023-10-3053 min
IMMPBonus: THE LOST ISLANDAt long last, Ian and Matthew have seen a mysterious, legendary part of the Sid and Marty Krofft universe: THE LOST ISLAND.
It’s a mash-up of Lidsville, Land of the Lost, H.R. Pufnstuff, and more, and appeared as a segment of the Krofft Superstar Hour hosted by the Bay City Rollers!Support IMMP2023-10-2313 minIMMPTHE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)Halloween season 2023 continues at the IMMP as Ian and Matthew watched (well, sort of watched?) Claude Rains in Universal's 1933 THE INVISIBLE MAN.
WARNING: Includes a very nerdy digression about hidden movement boardgames.Support IMMPLinks:The Invisible Man (1933 film) - WikipediaClaude Rains - WikipediaUna O'Connor (actress) - WikipediaIMMP - Halloween episodesPreviously on IMMP: THE MUMMY (1932)Tommy Westphall Universe | FandomPreviously on IMMP: Disney’s NOW YOU SEE HIM NOW YOU DON’TPreviously on IMMP: THE THIN MANThe Invisible Man (1975 TV series) | The Invisible Man Wiki | FandomGemini Man (series) | The I-Man Wiki | FandomHollow Man - Wiki...2023-10-1646 minIMMPLego BIONICLE (The Millennial Strikes Back)This week Ian takes over to show Matthew the 2003 direct-to-DVD movie BIONICLE: THE MASK OF LIGHT, which turns into a discussion of all things related to Lego's BIONICLE, a saga that extended beyond the toy line it was created to support.Support IMMPLinks:Bionicle - WikipediaThe BIONICLE Wiki | FandomIMMP - Ray Harryhausen MonthsPreviously on IMMP: FANTASTIC VOYAGECells at Work! - WikipediaPatton Oswalt Explains "My Little Pony" | CONAN on TBS - YouTubeLego Site Irks Maori Sympathizer | WIREDMatoran Alphabet | The BIONICLE Wiki | FandomPigpen cipher - Wikipedia2023-07-1055 min
IMMPBonus Show: DUNGEONS & DUNGEONS & DRAGONS & DRAGONSA bonus show from the Patreon feed: Of course Ian and Matthew had to see the 2023 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS movie. But what about the first one, from 2000?
They watched both!Support IMMP2023-06-1337 minIMMPIrwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (TV Series)Three years after the Seaview saved the world in the 1961 movie VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, she sailed into a very different world as the star of a hit TV series. Ian and Matthew discuss what remained the same for this version, and what was very, very different.Support IMMPLinks:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: Irwin Allen’s VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961 Movie)Previously on IMMP: THUNDERBIRDS by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia AndersonPreviously on IMMP: James Bond in THE SPY WH...2023-05-1549 minIMMPTHE NATURAL starring Robert RedfordJust in time for baseball season, Matthew introduced Ian to his favorite baseball movie of all time: THE NATURAL starring Robert Redford.Support IMMPLinks:The Natural (film) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: LOGAN’S RUNPreviously on IMMP: POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE (The Millennial Strikes Back)IMMP Patreon Bonus: THE GREEN KNIGHT (Something New To Watch) | PatreonPreviously on IMMP: KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKERFisher King - Wikipedia2023-04-031h 00
IMMPTIME BANDITSIn 1981 Terry Gilliam’s third feature film took us beyond space and time through cracks in the universe. A strange and silly universe. The week Ian and Matthew talk about TIME BANDITS.Support IMMPLinks:Time Bandits - WikipediaTerry Gilliam - WikipediaDavid Rappaport - WikipediaIt's a Solid... It's a Liquid... It's Oobleck! - Scientific AmericanPolaroid SX-70 | Camerapedia | FandomPreviously on IMMP: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXYTime Bandits Map by Magnoli Props2023-03-0659 minIMMPTHE GREAT HOUDINI(S) Starring Paul Michael GlaserIn the early 1900s, Harry Houdini became the world's greatest entertainer by executing seemingly impossible escapes from every imaginable type of captivity.
In the mid 1970s, ten-year-old Matthew was captivated by THE GREAT HOUDINIS, a biopic starring Paul Michael Glaser of Starsky and Hutch fame.
How will Ian escape this TV movie?Support IMMPLinks:The Great Houdini (film) - WikipediaHarry Houdini - WikipediaPaul Michael Glaser - WikipediaSally Struthers - WikipediaRuth Gordon - WikipediaVivian Vance - WikipediaBess Houdini - WikipediaThe Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero...2023-02-2046 minIMMPDisney's ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIREIan takes over the podcast to lead a discussion of an action-adventure tale that had a deep impact on his young movie-loving mind: Disney's ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE.Support IMMPLinks:Atlantis: The Lost Empire - WikipediaMichael J. Fox - WikipediaJames Garner - WikipediaCree Summer - WikipediaDon Novello - WikipediaJohn Mahoney - WikipediaGary Trousdale - WikipediaKirk Wise - WikipediaTab Murphy - WikipediaColorforms10 Things You Never Knew About Atlantis: The Lost Empire — In order to really hit home how different they wanted this film to be, Trousdale had t-shirts made for the crew with the ph...2023-02-061h 02IMMPH.P. Lovecraft’s AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESSFollowing their arctic visit to Ice Station Zebra, Ian and Matthew continue their icy endeavors with a journey to the Antarctic to explore H.P Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS.Support IMMPLinks:At the Mountains of Madness - WikipediaAT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS (Internet Archive)H. P. Lovecraft - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: ICE STATION ZEBRAPreviously on IMMP: Dean Stockwell and Sandra Dee in THE DUNWICH HORROR (1970)Libro.fm | At the Mountains of Madness Audiobook"At the Mountains of Madness" Audiobook – The HP Lovecraft Historical Society StoreThe Curse of Oak Island | HISTORY ChannelHistory...2023-01-2358 minIMMPICE STATION ZEBRAAs we deal with the icy winds of January, we ask ourselves: what if we take these icy winds and add Cold War nuclear tensions? And a cool nuclear submarine?
Join Ian and Matthew for a talk about 1968's ICE STATION ZEBRA. Support IMMPLinks:Ice Station Zebra - WikipediaRock Hudson - WikipediaPatrick McGoohan - WikipediaErnest Borgnine - WikipediaJim Brown - WikipediaJohn Sturges - WikipediaAlistair MacLean - WikipediaFantastic Mr. Fox (film) - WikipediaWes Anderson - WikipediaIMMP Patreon Bonus - LEGO TALKThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: John Carpenter’s...2023-01-0950 minIMMPTHE HOBBIT (Rankin/Bass, 1977)Tricksey hobbitses!
In this episode Ian and Matthew discuss Matthew's junior high Tolkien obsession, and specifically the 1977 Rankin Bass animated version of THE HOBBIT.Support IMMPLinks:The Hobbit (1977 film) - WikipediaRankin/Bass Animated Entertainment - WikipediaOrson Bean - WikipediaJohn Huston - WikipediaHans Conried - WikipediaTopcraft - WikipediaJ. R. R. Tolkien - WikipediaThe Silmarillion - WikipediaNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film) - WikipediaPixar veteran creates AI tool for automating 2D animations | VentureBeatPreviously on IMMP: John Boorman’s EXCALIBURThurl Ravenscroft - WikipediaFelix Colgrave - YouTubeArthur Rackham - WikipediaSplatoon™ 3 for Nintendo Switch™ – Official...2022-11-1444 minIMMPYOUNG FRANKENSTEIN by Mel Brooks and Gene WilderAfter the 1931 Universal Adaptation of FRANKENSTEIN -- 43 years after -- Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder revisited the material with ... a parody? A sequel? Both? Something more?
Ian and Matthew try to figure it out as they talk about YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.Support IMMPLinks:Young Frankenstein - WikipediaGene Wilder - WikipediaPeter Boyle - WikipediaTeri Garr - WikipediaMarty Feldman - WikipediaCloris Leachman - WikipediaMadeline Kahn - WikipediaKenneth Mars - WikipediaKenneth Strickfaden - WikipediaFrankenstein (Universal film series) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: HOMESTARRUNNER.COM (The Millennial Strikes Back)Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein - WikipediaPreviously on...2022-10-171h 04IMMPHOMESTARRUNNER.COM (The Millennial Strikes Back)The Millennial Strikes Back!
Ian takes over the podcast to share the most influential show from his youth: HOMESTARRUNNER.COMSupport IMMPLinks:Everybody! Everybody! - Homestar RunnerIan’s Homestar Runner playlist on YouTubeIMMP Episode 100: GIGANTOR! live from NDKFlash animation - WikipediaHampster Dance - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)P. G. Wodehouse - WikipediaLetterkennyThe Lonely IslandAXE COP - The official site of AXE COP, created by a 5 year old and his 29 year old brotherGarry's Mod - WikipediaCome On, Fhqwhpods!2022-09-1957 minIMMPGIGANTOR! live from NDKFor our special 100th episode, Ian and Matthew discuss the first anime Matthew ever saw: GIGANTOR!
Recorded live at Nan Desu Kan 2022 in Aurora, Colorado.Support IMMPLinks:Gigantor | Toonami Wiki | FandomGigantor - WikipediaNan Desu Kan | Friendship - Anime - Community: The Premier Anime Convention of the RockiesPreviously on IMMP: POINT OF KNOW RETURN by KansasPreviously on IMMP: LidsvilleRam | Re:Zero Wiki | FandomRem | Re:Zero Wiki | FandomFrankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles - WikipediaPuella Magi Madoka Magica - WikipediaThe Last Starfighter - WikipediaFred Ladd - Wikipedia2022-09-0543 minIMMPLOGAN’S RUNFor late August 2022, Matthew chose to show Ian the 70s sci-fi feature LOGAN'S RUN.
For reasons that will become clear.Support IMMPLinks:Logan's Run (film) - WikipediaMichael York - WikipediaJenny Agutter - WikipediaPeter Ustinov - WikipediaRichard Jordan - WikipediaMichael Anderson (director) - WikipediaJerry Goldsmith - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: Mike Nichols’ THE DAY OF THE DOLPHINPreviously on IMMP: Bonus Show - FROZEN HOLMESAnkh - WikipediaPamela Hawley | Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki | FandomBioShock (series) - WikipediaCats (musical) - WikipediaOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: THE TIME MACHINE (1960)Logan's Run (novel...2022-08-2252 minIMMPMike Nichols’ THE DAY OF THE DOLPHINThe poster does its best to give the game away: "UNWITTINGLY, HE TRAINED A DOLPHIN TO KILL THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."
It doesn't bother to mention that he also taught the dolphin to talk.
Ian and Matthew discuss the 1973 marine biology techno thriller (!?) THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN.Support IMMPLinks:The Day of the Dolphin - WikipediaGeorge C. Scott - WikipediaTrish Van Devere - WikipediaPaul Sorvino - WikipediaMike Nichols - WikipediaBuck Henry - WikipediaEcco the Dolphin - WikipediaPatreon Bonus: SONIC 2 | The Inter-Millennium Media Project on PatreonSo Long...2022-08-0844 minIMMPTHE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)From the depths of space comes a message of peace...or else. Matthew and Ian discuss the 1951 movie THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.Support IMMPLinks:The Day the Earth Stood Still - WikipediaMichael Rennie - WikipediaPatricia Neal - WikipediaSam Jaffe - WikipediaBilly Gray (actor) - WikipediaRobert Wise - WikipediaBernard Herrmann - WikipediaGoddard Planetarium | Roswell, NMCity of Roswell | Roswell, NMUFO Festival – Roswell, New Mexico2022-07-111h 05
IMMPBonus Show: THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENTA bonus show from our special Patreon feed: Something New to Watch!
Ian and Matthew went out to see the movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, starring Nicholas Cage and Pedro Pascal.
That was…an experience. And Matthew feels targeted.Support IMMP2022-05-1315 minIMMPGeorge A. Romero's KNIGHTRIDERSBrave knights, weapons ready, armor made fast, ride into battle astride their mighty...motorcycles.
Can a code of chivalry survive on a carny circuit? Ian and Matthew explore this and more as they discuss George A. Romero's KNIGHTRIDERS.Support IMMPLinks:Knightriders - WikipediaGeorge A. Romero - WikipediaEd Harris - WikipediaTom Savini - WikipediaBrother Blue - Alchetron, The Free Social EncyclopediaBrother Blue - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP 089: John Boorman’s EXCALIBURIMMP Patreon Bonus: LEGO TALK | The Inter-Millennium Media Project on PatreonNight of the Living Dead (film series) - WikipediaSociety for Creative AnachronismSociety for Cr...2022-04-181h 18IMMPJohn Boorman’s EXCALIBURKnights in shining armor. A mythic sword conferring the power to unite a kingdom. A manic mage. Ian and Matthew talk about John Boorman’s Arthurian epic EXCALIBUR.Support IMMPLinks:Excalibur (film) - WikipediaJohn Boorman - WikipediaNigel Terry - WikipediaNicol Williamson - WikipediaHelen Mirren - WikipediaPatrick Stewart - WikipediaZardoz - WikipediaLe Morte d'Arthur - WikipediaLe Morte D’ Arthur - Internet ArchiveOverly Sarcastic Production - Legends Summarized: King Arthur - YouTubeSteve Urkel - WikipediaThe 36th Chamber of Shaolin - WikipediaReturn to the 36th Chamber - WikipediaThe Brothers HildebrandtLiam Neeson - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP 042: KRULLPersona 5 - Wi...2022-04-041h 12IMMPFILLMORE! (The Millennial Strikes Back)Following up on our Streets of San Francisco show, Ian takes over to talk about the spiritual descendant of Quinn Martin and the best American animated series you may have never seen: Disney's middle-school police procedural FILLMORE!Support IMMPLinks:Fillmore! - WikipediaScott M. Gimple - WikipediaOrlando Brown (actor) - WikipediaTara Strong - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCOPreviously on IMMP: Disney’s The Weekenders (The Millennial Strikes Back)Quinn Martin - WikipediaDon LaFontaine - WikipediaCLAMP Academy | X +CLAMP+ Wiki | FandomHope's Peak Academy | Danganronpa Wiki | FandomX Middle School | Disney Wiki | FandomPreviously on IM...2022-03-2152 minIMMPTHE JEWEL OF THE NILE1984's ROMANCING THE STONE was a hit that surprised even its own studio. So what could they do but make a sequel to release the very next year?
Ian and Matthew find out whether 1985's THE JEWEL OF THE NILE lives up to the original.Support IMMPLinks:The Jewel of the Nile - WikipediaPreviously on the IMMP: ROMANCING THE STONEKathleen Turner - WikipediaMichael Douglas - WikipediaDanny DeVito - WikipediaThe Flying Karamazov Brothers - WikipediaAvner the Eccentric (Avner Eisenberg) - WikipediaLewis Teague - WikipediaPreviously on the IMMP: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYPreviously on the...2022-02-2153 minIMMPROMANCING THE STONEValentine's Day is almost here! And what's more romantic than murder, theft, kidnapping, crocodiles, and movie stars in the jungle?
Ian and Matthew find out as they discuss the 1984 feature ROMANCING THE STONE. Support IMMPLinks:Romancing the Stone - WikipediaRobert Zemeckis - WikipediaMichael Douglas - WikipediaKathleen Turner - WikipediaDanny DeVito - WikipediaBack to the Future (franchise) - WikipediaKirk Douglas - WikipediaPreviously on the IMMP 004: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaColombia - WikipediaCartagena, Colombia - WikipediaRafael Núñez International Airport - WikipediaLeverage (American TV series) - Wikipedia2022-02-0746 minIMMPJohn Carpenter’s ESCAPE FROM NEW YORKIn 1981 John Carpenter and Kurt Russell showed us how bad things could be in 1997: the USA, Russia, and China at war, while the United States Police Force maintains Manhattan Island as one big prison.
How does this all play in 2022? Ian and Matthew discuss ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK!Support IMMPLinks:Escape from New York - WikipediaJohn Carpenter - WikipediaKurt Russell - WikipediaLee Van Cleef - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: John Carpenter’s THE THINGPreviously on IMMP: Kurt Russell as Disney’s Dexter Riley.Previously on IMMP: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)MST3...2022-01-2447 minIMMPSonic or Harvey? CHOOSE YOUR SASSY ANIMAL FRIENDIan and Matthew were not able to record a show this week, so we dug into the Patreon archives to assemble a special episode.
Sonic the Hedgehog from the 2020 movie, or Harvey the giant invisible rabbit from the classic Jimmy Stewart movie: Choose your sassy animal companion!Support IMMPLinks:Sonic the Hedgehog - WikipediaSonic the Hedgehog (film) - WikipediaThe Sonic the Hedgehog Controversy and Redesign, ExplainedSoap (shoes) - WikipediaJim Carrey - WikipediaBen Schwartz - WikipediaJames Marsden - WikipediaSpace Channel 5 - WikipediaJet Set Radio - WikipediaEcco the Dolphin - WikipediaSeaman (video game...2022-01-1047 minIMMP2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT starring Roy ScheiderThe IMMP Holiday In Space continues!
Maybe 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY didn’t need a sequel. But it got one. So Ian and Matthew are back to discuss the 1984 film 2010: THE YEAR ME MAKE CONTACT.Support IMMPLinks:2010: The Year We Make Contact - WikipediaPeter Hyams - WikipediaRoy Scheider - WikipediaJohn Lithgow - WikipediaHelen Mirren - WikipediaBob Balaban - WikipediaArthur C. Clarke - WikipediaPreviously on the IMMP: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYContact (1997 American film) - WikipediaPreviously on the IMMP: CAPRICORN ONEPreviously on the IMMP: THE MANHATTAN PROJECTAlien (franchise) - WikipediaAerobraking - WikipediaAerobraking - NASA Mars Ex...2021-12-1350 minIMMPFrank Herbert’s DUNETen thousand years in the future, as a galactic empire is wracked by conflict over control of the most precious resource in the universe, grownups and teenagers still fail to understand one another.
Yes, there's more to it. Find out just how much as Ian and Matthew discuss Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpiece, DUNE.Support IMMPLinks:Dune (novel) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: The Teddy Bear Habit by James Lincoln CollierPreviously on IMMP: GHOSTBUSTERSPreviously on IMMP: CAPRICORN ONEPreviously on IMMP: Bill Murray in THE RAZOR’S EDGEKorvettes (E. J. Korvette) - WikipediaStarlog...2021-09-201h 03IMMPCLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KINDThis 1977 movie gave us mysterious visitations, government cover-ups, a sense of wonder, and the template for 1980s Spielberg. Ian and Matthew talk about CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND.Support IMMPLinks:Close Encounters of the Third Kind - WikipediaSteven Spielberg - WikipediaRichard Dreyfuss - WikipediaMelinda Dillon - WikipediaBob Balaban - WikipediaFrançois Truffaut - WikipediaJohn Williams - WikipediaDouglas Trumbull - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: Project U.F.O.J. Allen Hynek - WikipediaJacques Vallée - WikipediaDevils Tower - WikipediaDevils Tower National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)Blake Snyder ("Save the Cat!") - Wi...2021-09-061h 12IMMPCOLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECTFollowing up on Wargames, Ian and Matthew talk about a 1970 movie in which a scientist creates a supercomputer to protect mankind from nuclear war -- and succeeds!
Sounds happy, doesn't it?
It's not.
It's COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT.Support IMMPLinks:Colossus: The Forbin Project - WikipediaJoseph Sargent - WikipediaEric Braeden - WikipediaGordon Pinsent - WikipediaSusan Clark - WikipediaWilliam Schallert - WikipediaColossus (novel) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: WARGAMESPreviously on IMMP: Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOESPreviously on IMMP: Disney’s THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLDRorschach (character) - Wi...2021-08-0948 minIMMPWARGAMESDON'T TAKE THE MEN OUT OF THE PODCAST LOOP. Instead listen to Ian and Matthew talk about 1983's WARGAMES starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Dabney Coleman and Barry Corbin.Support IMMPLinks:WarGames - WikipediaMatthew Broderick - WikipediaAlly Sheedy - WikipediaDabney Coleman - WikipediaJohn Wood - WikipediaBarry Corbin - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIEPreviously on IMMP: CLOAK & DAGGERWarGames: The Dead Code - WikipediaAmazon.com: WarGames [Blu-ray]: Various, Various: Movies & TVPreviously on IMMP: Bonus Show - HACKERS2021-07-2650 minIMMPPOKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE (The Millennial Strikes Back)POKÉMON 3: THE MOVIE. Or POKÉMON THE MOVIE 3. Or SPELL OF THE UNOWN: ENTEI. Or... listen, this movie has a lot of titles. But we’re here to find out what it meant to Ian, and why. And does it still hold up?Support IMMPLinks:The Official Pokémon Website | Pokemon.com | Explore the World of PokémonPokémon - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 1Previously on IMMP: RAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 2Pokémon 3: The Movie - WikipediaIt's a Good Life (The Twilight Zone) - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: KRULLNick Offerman - WikipediaWandaVision - Wikipe...2021-07-121h 00IMMPRAY HARRYHAUSEN Part 1June is Ray Harryhausen Month! Ian and Matthew celebrate Ray Harryhausen's 101st birthday with a look at two of his earliest movies: THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS and IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.Support IMMPLinks:The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms - WikipediaIt Came from Beneath the Sea - WikipediaKenneth Tobey - WikipediaPaul Hubschmid - WikipediaPaula Raymond - WikipediaCecil Kellaway - WikipediaFaith Domergue - WikipediaDonald Curtis - WikipediaRay Bradbury - WikipediaThe Fog Horn - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLDCloverfield - WikipediaWeta Digital - WikipediaWeta Workshop - WikipediaLaika (company) - WikipediaSandstone Inkjet or...2021-06-1452 minIMMPBill Murray in THE RAZOR’S EDGEMatthew has shown Ian Bill Murray in Stripes. And Bill Murray in Ghostbusters. And now, Bill Murray in ... an adaptation of a 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham.
It's finally time for Ian to learn his Dad's complicated relationship with The Razor's Edge.Support IMMPLinks:The Razor's Edge (1984 film) - WikipediaThe Razor's Edge - WikipediaThe Razor's Edge (1946 film) - WikipediaBill Murray - WikipediaSomerset Maugham - WikipediaJohn Byrum - WikipediaDenholm Elliott - WikipediaTheresa Russell - WikipediaCatherine Hicks - WikipediaBrian Doyle-Murray - WikipediaJames Keach - WikipediaThe Razor's Edge on DVD (Amazon)The Razor's Edge...2021-05-1751 minIMMPGHOSTBUSTERSMatthew was enthralled by the film when it premiered in 1984, but Ian has never known a world without GHOSTBUSTERS and the sprawling franchise it launched. How will this affect the spirit in which they view the original movie?Support IMMPLinks:Ghostbusters - WikipediaIvan Reitman - WikipediaDan Aykroyd - WikipediaBill Murray - WikipediaHarold Ramis - WikipediaSigourney Weaver - WikipediaRick Moranis - WikipediaAnnie Potts - WikipediaErnie Hudson - WikipediaGhostbusters (franchise) - WikipediaThe Real Ghostbusters - WikipediaEcto Cooler | Ghostbusters Wiki | FandomPreviously on IMMP: STRIPESArt Bell - WikipediaCabbage Patch Kids - WikipediaGhostbusters Role-Playing Game | Ghostbusters Wiki | FandomGhostbusters (2016...2021-05-031h 00IMMPSOMEWHERE IN TIME starring Christopher Reeve and Jane SeymourSome say love is destined to transcend the bounds of time. How about a movie? What will Ian think of Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer in the 1980 time travel romance SOMEWHERE IN TIME?Support IMMPLinks:Somewhere in Time (film) - WikipediaChristopher Reeve - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: SUPERMAN (1978)Jane Seymour (actress) - WikipediaChristopher Plummer - WikipediaRichard Matheson - WikipediaBid Time Return - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKERGrand Hotel (Mackinac Island) - WikipediaMackinac Island, Michigan - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: LAND OF THE LOSTAirplane! - WikipediaMidnight in Paris - WikipediaList of films...2021-04-191h 06IMMPSTOP MAKING SENSE - the film by Jonathan Demme and Talking HeadsLast episode, Matthew introduced Ian to the album STOP MAKING SENSE by Talking Heads. Now it's time to complete the picture with full the concert film.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: STOP MAKING SENSE - the album by Talking HeadsStop Making Sense (the film) - WikipediaJonathan Demme - WikipediaBernie Worrell - WikipediaSpeaking in tongues (Glossolalia) - WikipediaSpeaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album) - WikipediaR.E.M. - WikipediaAutomatic for the People - WikipediaMonster (R.E.M. album) - WikipediaThe Last Emperor - Wikipedia — How could Matthew have forgotten Byrne’s work on this Osca...2021-03-2250 minIMMPSTOP MAKING SENSE - the album by Talking HeadsA groundbreaking album from the groundbreaking movie by a groundbreaking band. With so much broken ground, will Matthew have a place to stand as he introduces this to Ian?Support IMMPLinks:Talking Heads - WikipediaStop Making Sense (album) - WikipediaSpotify playlist - Stop Making Sense original LP track orderApple Music playlist - Stop Making Sense original LP track orderPreviously on IMMP: POINT OF KNOW RETURN by KansasHamilton (album) - WikipediaStop Making Sense - WikipediaMondegreen - WikipediaThe Lone Gunmen - WikipediaTake Me to the River - WikipediaTalking Heads - Stop Making Sense: Special New...2021-03-081h 09IMMPBEWITCHEDLong before Wandavision gave us its take on a magical being trying to make a home in the American suburbs, viewers were entertained by Wanda and Vision's forebears, Darrin and Samantha Stevens of Bewitched.
In this episode of the IMMP Matthew introduces Ian to the show, and Ian powers through his allergy to sitcoms long enough to dive way too deeply into its magic system, where he finds dark nuggets of existential dread.Support IMMPLinks:Bewitched - WikipediaElizabeth Montgomery - WikipediaDick York - WikipediaDick Sargent - WikipediaAgnes Moorehead - WikipediaHoward Greenfield...2021-02-2251 minIMMPHIGHLANDERMatthew and Ian discuss the original 1986 movie that assured us There Can Be Only One.Support IMMPLinks:Highlander (film) - WikipediaChristopher Lambert - WikipediaRoxanne Hart - WikipediaClancy Brown - WikipediaSean Connery - WikipediaRussell Mulcahy - WikipediaHighlander : 30th Anniversary Blu-ray (Amazon)Queen - A Kind Of Magic [Featuring songs from HIGHLANDER] (Amazon)Highlander - The Kurgan Quickening (CW: violence, gore)Raiders of the Lost Ark: angels from the Ark (CW: gore)Forbidden Planet: Monster animationPreviously on IMMP: DONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)2021-02-0854 min
IMMPBonus Show - FROZEN HOLMESWhy do people keep wanting to freeze Sherlock Holmes? Or more to the point, why do people want to thaw him out in the future — his future, or ours?
Ian and Matthew explore this in their discussion of 1987’s The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and the cartoon Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century.Support IMMP2021-01-0126 minIMMPDisney’s TRON: LEGACYTwenty-eight years after Disney released TRON, we finally got a sequel: TRON: LEGACY. Which gave Ian a TRON movie for his own generation, and gave the IMMP this new Millennial Strikes Back episode.
As usual, there are spoilers ahead.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on the IMMP: Disney’s TRONTron: Legacy - WikipediaJeff Bridges - WikipediaBruce Boxleitner - WikipediaGarrett Hedlund - WikipediaOlivia Wilde - WikipediaTron: Legacy (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)Tron: Legacy on Disney+2020-11-161h 02IMMPDisney’s TRONThat’s TRON. He fights for the users.
In 1982, Disney took us to the world inside a computer to combine an epic fantasy quest with ground-breaking visuals.
Yeah, this is pretty much coded to attach itself to Matthew and Ian's DNA.Support IMMPLinks:Tron - WikipediaJeff Bridges - WikipediaBruce Boxleitner - WikipediaDavid Warner (actor) - WikipediaCindy Morgan - WikipediaTron | Kingdom Hearts Wiki | FandomTRON (Blu-Ray)TRON (Amazon Prime video)TRON on Disney PlusGerman Expressionism - Wikipedia2020-11-021h 06IMMPTHE NIGHT THAT PANICKED AMERICAIn 1897 H.G. Wells wrote the novel War of the Worlds.
In 1938 Orson Welles created a radio drama based on the novel, and sent Americans into a panic when they believed it was a real news broadcast.
In 1975 the ABC Television Network produced a TV movie dramatizing the making of the radio broadcast and the public reaction to it.
In 2020, Ian and Matthew offer this podcast about the 1975 TV movie.
Layers upon layers.Support IMMPLinks:The Night That Panicked America - WikipediaThe War of the...2020-10-1947 minIMMPLAND OF THE LOSTTake the creators of Lidsville and H.R. Pufnstuf, add a pool of creative 1970s science fiction writers, and mix with rubber lizard-man suits and stop motion dinosaurs. The results are probably not what you're expecting.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on the IMMP: LIDSVILLELand of the Lost (1974 TV series) - WikipediaSid and Marty Krofft - WikipediaDavid Gerrold - WikipediaPuella Magi Madoka Magica - WikipediaGroundhog Day (film) - WikipediaLand of the Lost (The Complete Seasons on DVD) - Amazon2020-09-071h 06IMMPDONNIE DARKO (The Millennial Strikes Back)A special Millennial Strikes Back episode. Ian talks with his dad Matthew about Donnie Darko, how the movie affects him, and the story of how he first watched it.
We don't doubt your commitment.Support IMMPLinks:Donnie Darko - WikipediaJake Gyllenhaal - WikipediaRichard Kelly (director) - WikipediaDonnie Darko: 15th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray]2020-08-241h 02IMMPTHE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MANAction, Sci Fi, and the widest bell bottoms ever shown on broadcast television. With a side of Bigfoot. Ian and Matthew finally go up against Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man.Support IMMP2020-08-101h 22IMMPWKW - SPACE: 1999, PROJECT U.F.O. and THE THIN MANWhat do Project U.F.O., Space: 1999, and The Thin Man have in common? After talking about them on the podcast, Matthew and Ian kept watching. This episode of the IMMP dives into the later seasons and movies of all three series.Support IMMPLinks:Previously on the IMMP: Project U.F.O.Previously on the IMMP: SPACE: 1999Previously on the IMMP: THE THIN MANMothership RPGSavage Worlds - Wikipedia2020-07-2757 minIMMPTHE THIN MANDashiell Hammett's writing helped define the American mystery genre. And in their adaptation of his novel The Thin Man, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and director W. S. Van Dyke showed us how smart and funny an American mystery film could be. Shake up a fresh cocktail, sharpen your wits, and join Ian and Matthew for a discussion of this glorious movie.Support IMMPLinks:The Thin Man (film) - WikipediaThe Thin Man (novel) - WikipediaWilliam Powell - WikipediaMyrna Loy - WikipediaW. S. Van Dyke - WikipediaThe Thin Man on DVDPreviously on the IMMP: MOONLIGHTINGPhilo...2020-07-1358 minIMMPDisney’s THE STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLDUnregulated biomedical testing on humans, performance enhancing substance use in collegiate athletics -- that's what the heroes are up to in the Disney comedy romp The Strongest Man in the World starring Kurt Russell as Medfield College man Dexter Riley.Support IMMPLinks:The Strongest Man in the World - WikipediaMedfield College - WikipediaPreviously on IMMP: Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOESPreviously on IMMP: Disney’s THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSORPreviously on IMMP: Disney’s NOW YOU SEE HIM NOW YOU DON’TDisney’s Kurt Russell collection on DVD2020-06-291h 01IMMPKRULLAs from the depths of space comes the Black Fortress, so from the early 1980s comes the weird, colorful fantasy film called KRULL.
Podcast contains SPOLIERS for this 1983 movie.Support IMMPLinks:Krull (film) - WikipediaKrull on Blu-ray and DVDRahkshi | The BIONICLE Wiki | FandomKrull | Board Game | BoardGameGeekKrull Card Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeekMatt Stone and Trey Parker's "But... Therefore..." Plotting Advice - YouTubeRoger Dean2020-06-1555 minIMMPDisney’s NOW YOU SEE HIM NOW YOU DON’TRetun with us to Disney's Medfield College Cinematic Universe, where science student Dexter Riley (Kurt Russell) has created an invibility formula.Support IMMPLinks:Now You See Him, Now You Don't - WikipediaKurt Russell - WikipediaJoe Flynn (American actor) - WikipediaCesar Romero - WikipediaPreviously on the IMMP: Disney’s THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOESPreviously on the IMMP: Disney’s THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSORDisney Kurt Russell Collection on DVD2020-06-0147 minIMMPMOONLIGHTINGIn 1985 Glenn Gordon Caron, Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis turned a classic Hollywood formula into one of the most 80s TV series ever produced: MOONLIGHTINGSupport IMMPLinks:Moonlighting (TV series) - Wikipedia — Title screen
Genre Comedy-drama
Created by Glenn Gordon Caron
Starring
Cybill Shepherd
Bruce Willis
Allyce Beasley
Curtis ArmstrongGlenn Gordon Caron - WikipediaCybill Shepherd - WikipediaBruce Willis - WikipediaHoward Hawks - WikipediaHis Girl Friday - WikipediaRed (film series) - WikipediaLooper (film) - WikipediaLeverage (TV series) - WikipediaStumptown (TV series) - WikipediaKaguya-sama: Love Is War - Wikipedia2020-05-1850 minIMMPTHE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXYStarting from the vantage of the 1981 BCC TV show, Ian and Matthew discuss Douglas Adams' sprawling multimedia masterwork The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Support IMMPLinks:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - WikipediaDouglas Adams - WikipediaThe Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book)The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 movie on DVD)The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981 BCC TV on Prime Video)The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon search)Ford Prefect (car) - Wikipedia2020-05-0452 minIMMPMAZES AND MONSTERSIn Rona Jaffe's MAZES AND MONSTERS we get an 80s TV movie take on Dungeons and Dragons and how it can sever a young person's ties to reality. Make a saving throw or take 4d8 sensationalism damage.
Warning, SPOILERS!Support IMMPLinks:Mazes and Monsters - WikipediaMazes and Monsters (novel) - WikipediaRona Jaffe - WikipediaTom Hanks - WikipediaChris Makepeace - WikipediaPatricia Pulling and B.A.D.D. - WikipediaThe Thirteenth Floor (Film) - WikipediaDark Dungeons (Jack Chick comic)Mazes and Monsters on Amazon Prime VideoMazes and Monsters on DVD2020-04-201h 03IMMPTHE FIRST EASTER EGGWe know it looks like an adorable little bunny rabbit! But don't be fooled. The First Easter Egg is a basket full of subversive humor disguised as a cute holiday cartoon.Support IMMPLinks:The First Easter Egg on IMDBThe First Easter Egg on DVDThe First Easter Egg on Amazon Prime VideoLongaberger Basket Building – Newark, Ohio - Atlas Obscura2020-04-0639 minIMMPBUCK ROGERS IN THE 25TH CENTURYIn the 1979 TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the future is a place of danger, intrigue, and big shiny hairstyles.Support IMMPLinks:Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series) - WikipediaBuck Rogers - WikipediaGil Gerard - WikipediaErin Gray - WikipediaBuck Rogers in the 25th Century on Blu-Ray and DVDBuck Rogers in the 25th Century streaming on NBC.comMatt Lanter - Wikipedia2020-03-231h 13IMMPBonus Show - HACKERSOur theme of computerized kids versus The Man does not end with the Disney’s The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. In this bonus show for patrons, we talk about the 1995 movie HACKERS. We saw this thanks to a special “Hindsight is 20/20” screening at the Alamo Drafthouse, and — spoiler alert — it was a lot of fun.Support IMMP2020-03-2137 minIMMPMY FAVORITE MARTIANIf you ask The Bixby Boys, Bill Bixby is good in anything. But can he find his way through a 60s sitcom opposite Ray Walston as a super-powered, supercilious man from Mars?Support IMMPLinks:My Favorite Martian - WikipediaBill Bixby - WikipediaRay Walston - WikipediaPreviously on the IMMP: Bill Bixby is THE MAGICIANPreviously on the IMMP: THE INCREDIBLE HULKMy Favorite Martian on Amazon Prime VideoMy Favorite Martian on DVD2020-03-0957 minIMMPDisney’s THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOREight long years before The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Disney introduced Medfield College, and “flubber," in THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR. It doesn't have Kurt Russell, but it does have Fred MacMurray and Nancy Olson as the most charming couple ever to violate the laws of thermodynamics.Support IMMPLinks:The Absent-Minded Professor - WikipediaFred MacMurray - WikipediaNancy Olson - WikipediaKeenan Wynn - WikipediaTommy Kirk - WikipediaThe Absent Minded Professor & Son of Flubber on DVDThe Absent-Minded Professor on Disney+2020-02-2442 minIMMPJohn Carpenter’s THE THINGContinuing the theme of survival against a harsh environment and an alien menace, Ian and Matthew discuss the second feature film adaptation of the novella "Who Goes There?": John Carpenter’s 1982 sci fi/horror classic THE THING.Support IMMPLinks:The Thing (1982 film) - WikipediaJohn Carpenter - WikipediaJohn W. Campbell - WikipediaKurt Russell - WikipediaPreviously on the IMMP: THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLDThe Thing on Blu-Ray and DVDAt the Mountains of Madness - Wikipedia2020-01-271h 11IMMPLOST IN SPACE - The Original SeriesDrink gloog, make sleemoth, and join Ian and Matthew as they talk about the original 1960s TV version of LOST IN SPACE.
DANGER! DANGER! Contains spoilers for both the original TV show and Season 1 of the Netflix reboot.Support IMMPLinks:Lost in Space - WikipediaJonathan Harris - WikipediaIrwin Allen - WikipediaLost In Space: The Complete Classic Series on DVDLost In Space (2018 Netflix) on DVD2019-12-161h 13IMMPTHE BRADY BUNCHIt might have seemed to Matthew that everyone in the world has seen The Brady Bunch. But Ian hadn’t!
Until now.Support IMMPLinks:The Brady Bunch - WikipediaRoom 237 - WikipediaBrady Bunch: The Complete Series on DVDThe Brady Bunch on Amazon Prime VideoRoom 237 on DVD2019-12-021h 02IMMPTHE ADDAMS FAMILY from 1964 TVTo kick off the Halloween season Ian and Matthew talk about the original 1964 TV version of The Addams Family. And about what a cool guy Lurch is.Support IMMPLinks:The Addams Family - WikipediaThe Addams Family (1964 TV series) - WikipediaJohn Astin - WikipediaCarolyn Jones - WikipediaThe Addams Family - The Complete Series on DVDThe Addams Family on Amazon Prime VideoTed Cassidy - WikipediaIMMP Discord2019-10-0759 minIMMPWe Kept Watching: COLUMBO and THE AVENGERSSometimes after watching a show for the IMMP, Ian and Matthew are happy to leave it behind. But sometimes , they keep watching. For this episode of the podcast they return for another look at two favorites: Peter Falk in COLUMBO, and Patrick Macnee as John Steed in THE AVENGERSSupport IMMPLinks:Previously on IMMP: COLUMBOPreviously on IMMP: THE AVENGERSColumbo: The Complete Series on DVDThe Avengers on home video2019-08-2553 minIMMPVeggieTales’ JONAH with special commentary track (The Millennial Strikes Back)Religious themes explored through a combination of psychedelic vegetation and innovative, discursive storytelling style. No, Ian and Matthew didn’t watch Altered States again. For this Millennial Strikes Back episode, they watched Jonah, a VeggieTales Movie. But they watched it with the strange and incredibly funny DVD commentary track featuring the characters Larry the Cucumber and Mr. Lunt, everyone's favorite decorative gourd. The movie may be for kids, but this commentary track is not.Support IMMPLinks:Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie - WikipediaBig Idea Entertainment - WikipediaPhil Vischer - WikipediaMike Nawrocki - WikipediaJonah: A Ve...2019-08-1250 minIMMPKen Russell’s ALTERED STATESScreenplay by Paddy Chayefsky. Direction by Ken Russell. Ideas by throwing hippies, scientists, spiritual seekers and horror fanatics into a supercollider. This week Matthew and Ian discuss the 1980 movie ALTERED STATES.Support IMMPLinks:Altered States - WikipediaKen Russell - WikipediaPaddy Chayefsky - WikipediaJohn C. Lilly - WikipediaAltered States [Blu-ray]Altered States: A Novel by Paddy Chayefsky2019-07-291h 00IMMPBill Bixby is: THE MAGICIANAs The Magician, Bill Bixby played Anthony Dorian. Or was it Anthony Blake? Anyway, he was super wealthy, and lived on a posh custom airliner. Except maybe he didn't. It's a little confusing, but if you listen to the podcast Matthew and Ian will try to explain it all.Support IMMPLinks:The Magician (American TV series) - WikipediaBill Bixby - WikipediaThe Magician - The Complete Series Plus TV Movie Pilot on DVD2019-07-0147 minIMMPThe Incredible HulkBefore the Marvel Cinematic Universe put all of our favorite super powers on screen, one man quietly went from town to town solving problems, serving justice, getting angry, turning green, throwing people thirty feet in the air, and breaking big solid things into teeny tiny pieces. This week Matthew and Ian discuss the 70s TV series The Incredible Hulk.Support IMMPLinks:The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series) - WikipediaBill Bixby - WikipediaThe Incredible Hulk: The Complete SeriesThe Incredible Hulk - Free on Tubi2019-06-1756 minIMMPMurder, She WroteFor 12 TV seasons and a bunch of TV movies, Angela Lansbury played a retired school teacher who wrote bestselling mysteries and solved murders in her spare time. On this IMMP podcast Ian and Matthew explore Murder, She Wrote to find out why Cabot Cove, Maine was such a deadly place, and why Jessica Fletcher was a dangerous person to invite to a dinner party.Support IMMPLinks:Murder, She Wrote - WikipediaAngela Lansbury - WikipediaLevinson & Link - WikipediaMurder, She Wrote: The Complete SeriesMurder, She Wrote on Amazon Prime Video2019-06-0353 minIMMPThe Prisoner1967 saw the launch of a British TV series that changed the world. Or at least, changed the world for a certain kind of person who found it at the the right time. In this IMMP Podcast Ian and Matthew talk about Patrick McGoohan’s The Prisoner.Support IMMPLinks:The Prisoner - WikipediaPatrick McGoohan - WikipediaPortmeirion - WikipediaThe Village (The Prisoner) - WikipediaThe Prisoner on Amazon Prime VideoThe Prisoner: The Complete SeriesVillage Kosho League merchandiseSupport the IMMP on PatreonExtreme Kosho!2019-05-201h 26IMMPThe Mary Tyler Moore ShowFor the Inter-Millennium Media Project's first sitcom, Ian and Matthew choose a groundbreaking classic: The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Or as they will forever know it: The prequel to Ted Baxter in the 23rd CenturySupport IMMPLinks:The Mary Tyler Moore Show - WikipediaMary Tyler Moore - WikipediaMary Tyler Moore: The Complete Series on DVDLou Grant on DVDWhere to Find the Mary Tyler Moore Statue | Meet MinneapolisMary Tyler Moore Statue - Atlas Obscura2019-03-121h 11IMMPProject U.F.O.This week Ian and Matthew discuss the PROJECT U.F.O. TV series created by Jack Webb and Harold Jack Bloom.
Was it TV’s answer to CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND? Or was it DRAGNET’s answer to flying saucers?
WARNING 1: Spoilers for several episodes of PROJECT U.F.O.
WARNING 2: Irresponsible speculation about the potential offspring of Robby the Robot and MST3K's Gypsy.Support IMMPLinks:Project U.F.O. - WikipediaProject UFO - YouTubeSpace Battleship Yamato Scale Model KitMummenschanz - WikipediaRobby the Robot - Wi...2019-02-251h 32IMMPDisney’s The Weekenders (The Millennial Strikes Back)The Millennial Strikes Back!
This week Ian takes over to showcase a favorite show from his youth: Disney's The Weekenders.Support IMMPLinks:The Weekenders - WikipediaThe Weekenders - IMDbDisney Movie ClubDisney's The Weekenders: Volume 1Disney's The Weekenders: Volume 22019-01-2856 minIMMPLidsvilleLidsville is a Sid and Marty Krofft kids' show from 1971 featuring bright colors, puffy costumes and the broadest of broad comedy.
Lidsville is also an epic tale fueled by lust and violence, filled with pain and dread.
At least that's how it seemed to Ian and Matthew, who watched this show so you don't have to.Support IMMPLinks:Lidsville - WikipediaLidsville - The Complete Series (Amazon)Lidsville - YouTubeSid and Marty Krofft - WikipediaCharles Nelson Reilly - WikipediaFridge Horror - TV Tropes Gingerbread man sits... - Cyanide & HappinessSad piano...2019-01-1453 minIMMPGuy Lombardo's New Year's Rockin’ EveFor almost 50 years, until 1976, Guy Lombardo defined New Years Eve broadcasting. For almost as long, and still going today, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve has worn that mantle for later generations.
Join Ian and Matthew as they analyze the Dead-Eyed Camera Stare, survive the Cola Wars, and talk about TV no one likes to admit watching.Support IMMPLinks:Guy Lombardo's Final New Year's Eve 1977 - excerpts - youtubeGuy Lombardo's Final New Year's Eve 1977 - extended - youtubeDick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1986 - Internet ArchiveGuy Lombardo - WikipediaDick Clark...2018-12-2845 minIMMPTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaIMMP leaves the TV lounge and goes to the movies, to watch the Disney adventure classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
Before Red October was hunted, before K-19 made any widows, before the Beatles lived in a xanthous submersible filled with drugs, there was the greatest submarine of all. The Nautilus, from the Jules Verne novel of 1870. And there was one of the great tortured antiheroes in its Captain Nemo.
In 1954, Walt Disney Productions released a grand, spectacular feature film version of the tale, the most costly movie ever at the time it was...2018-12-171h 14IMMPColumboIan and Matthew talk about one of the best, most innovative, most beloved crime shows of all time: Columbo.
WARNING 1: Contains spoilers for several episodes of Columbo.
WARNING 2: Contains the worst Columbo impression ever recorded.
You can reach us at immpcast@gmail.com, or on Twitter @IMMPcast.Support IMMPLinks:Columbo - WikipediaThe Columbophile blogColumbo: The Complete Series on DVD2018-11-1950 minIMMPMax HeadroomIan and Matthew watch the classic of 1980s made-for-TV cyberpunk: Max Headroom. Which should be called The Adventures of Edison Carter. Will Network 23 make sense to a viewer raised on YouTube?Support IMMPLinks:Amazon.com: Max Headroom: The Complete SeriesMax Headroom (TV series) - Wikipedia2018-11-0246 min