Full Cast And Crew - 56. Candyman (1992)

56. Candyman (1992)

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10/31/19 • 77 min

Full Cast And Crew

Skeptical graduate student Helen Lyle (Virginia Madsen) befriends Anne-Marie McCoy (Vanessa Williams) while researching superstitions in a housing project on Chicago's Near North Side. From Anne-Marie, Helen learns about the Candyman (Tony Todd), a knife-wielding figure of urban legend that some of her neighbors believe to be responsible for a recent murder. After a mysterious man matching the Candyman's description begins stalking her, Helen comes to fear that the legend may be all too real. (wikipedia)

PODCAST NOTES:

Chris' signature opening (00:01), the impressive weirdness of 'Candyman' and its origins in Clive Barker's 'Books Of Blood' (07:00), 'Hellraiser' and its impact on how 'Candyman' got made (09:00), Jordan Peele remake of 'Candyman' directed by Nia Decosta (10:30) Phillip Glass score for 'Candyman' (11:00), horror fans and their reactions to 'Candyman' and whether they accept it (13:00), Clip of Tony Todd's first appearance as Candyman in the film opposite Virginia Madsen as Helen (14:00), Cabrini-Green construction and the stories that inspired 'Candyman' of murderers coming into apartments through medicine cabinets between apartments (17:00), Xander Berkely's IMDB page and his typecasting throughout his career as either cuckold or affair (18:00), Michael Culkin's pompous academic character dinner party scene (19:00), Psychiatrist scene (22:00), 'Black Horror Aesthetic' UCLA Professor Tanarive Due and her husband Steven Barnes discuss the racial politics of 'Candyman' (26:00), Vanessa Williams scene from 'Candyman' (29:00), Bernard Rose as english director using the lens of "white fear" to great effect in the film (35:00), 'Wicker Man' with Nicholas Cage didn't happen (38:00), bee scene (39:00), co-host Jason's love for the Coppola movie 'The Rainmaker' with Roy Scheider, Matt Damon, Mickey Rourke, Danny Devito, Andrew Shue (43:00), Virginia Madsen's IMDB page (43:30), ALTERNATIVE CASTING Sandra Bullock, Eddie Murphy (46:00), Call the pod and leave us a voicemail 855-755-5322,

RANTS N RAVES; Jason rants at tech bros commercials disrupting stupid stuff including now foot and palm sweat (50:00)

HEADLINES: Robots approach the singularity, Suzanne Somers (57:40)

COLUMBO CINEMATIC UNIVERSE 'Sex & The Married Detective' with Lindsay Crouse, Peter Jurasik from Beverly Hills Buntz (1:01:30)

BOMB SQUAD: Not all movie trailers are created equal and in our new segment we select one a week that has the stink of impending failure on it (01:02:40)

LATCH-KEY TV: 1988 World Cup Badminton, Fishin' Hole, Magnum P.I. and Tom Selleck's reverse mortgage commercials, Hollywood Squares, JM J Bullock, Benson, M.A.S.H., Matlock, Lonewolf McQuaid with David Carridine, LQ Jones, and Chuck Norris, Nightmare At Bitter Creek with Tom Skerrit, Joanna Cassidy (01:06:30)

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57. Out Of Sight (1998)

Scott Frank's adaptation of Elmore Leonard's classic crime novel, an arbitrary set of circumstances and not-so-arbitrary bad career moves on behalf of Soderbergh led to the creation of one of the great 90's films and one of the best adaptations of Leonard's work ever put on screen. One of our hosts is a big fan. The other...well...there's hope for him yet.

PODCAST NOTES for Episode 57: 'Out Of Sight'

Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules For Good Writing (00:01), the greatness of Steve Zahn (05:00), Soderbergh's career after 'Sex Lies & Videotape" (10:30), George Clooneys first bank robbery scene in 'Out Of Sight' (15:30), Fosse Time use in 'Out Of Sight' (19:00), Albert Brooks as Ripley with George Clooney as Foley in the Security Guard Job Offer scene (23:00), 'Drive' with Ryan Gosling (26:30), Nancy Allen scene as Midge (27:30), Call the podcast (28:00), the trunk scene with J Lo and Clooney as one-shot scene (29:00), Trunk scene (31:00), the iconic and amazing bar/seduction scene between Gary and Celeste/Karen and Jack/J Lo and Clooney (36:00), use of freeze-frame device and the cross-cutting concept cribbed from Nic Roeg's Don't Look Now (41:00), Don Cheadle's classic turn as Snoopy Miller in the hilarious prison shakedown scene (42:00), Viola Davis great scene with J Lo and Isiah Washington (52:00), Luis Guzman, Catherine Keener and J Lo hilarious scene (55:30), Chris' trenchant analysis of the parallels between Karen and Foley's work experiences (58:00), Wendell B Harris, Jr and Jennifer Lopez hospital scene (1:01:40) Wendell B Harris, Jr door-busting scene (01:03:00), Screenwriter Scott Frank's career and credits (01:04:45), Spielberg's Minority Report humorous touches (01:05:30), Alternative Casting w/ Catherine Keener, Sandra Bullock, Gary Shandling as Ripley, Danny Devito also considered as Ripley and his brilliant restaurant scene in 'Get Shorty' (01:06:00), Samuel L. Jackson's cameo in Out Of Sight (01:08:00), Headlines (01:11:00), Irish Guy pranks his friends with audio from his casket (01:14:00), Our 'Bomb Squad' trailer this week is Edward (Don't Call Me 'Ed') Norton's 'Motherless Brooklyn' (01:15:00), Latch Key TV w/ The Frugal Gourmet, Denmark's Star-Spangled, Police Woman with Angie Dickinson, TranZor Z opening credits, George Jefferson's undying passion for obscure prog-rock (01:19:35), Last Lines (01:25:30)

Elmore Leonard's Wiki page.

Out Of Sight IMDB page.

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