A Gnome Named Gnorm aka Upworld (1990) and Stan Winston Movie Magic Special
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06/17/24 • 74 min
Episode 7 is a hot mess express with a lot of love for Stan Winston, special makeup effects artist and creature creator extraordinaire, but less so for his second feature as director, a bizarre buddy comedy with a puppet gnome. Derailing from our usual format, we share our thoughts on the film in the first half (with tangents about Mr Blobby's Blobbyland and the Psammead), and in the second half we chat about Stan Winston's movie magic throughout the years, from the Reese's peanut butter cup noses of The Wiz to the killer mermaid of She Creature, with Aliens, Predator, The Thing, The Terminator and a visit to Jurassic Park along the way.
Yeah, this episode is a LOT. It might even make your toes curl.
Other movies briefly discussed as part of our Stan Winston special:
The Wiz (1978)
Heartbeeps (1981)
The Thing (1982)
The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Aliens (1986)
Predator (1987)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
Batman Returns (1992)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Tank Girl (1995)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
Small Soldiers (1998)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
She Creature (2001)
Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.
https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs
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Episode 7 is a hot mess express with a lot of love for Stan Winston, special makeup effects artist and creature creator extraordinaire, but less so for his second feature as director, a bizarre buddy comedy with a puppet gnome. Derailing from our usual format, we share our thoughts on the film in the first half (with tangents about Mr Blobby's Blobbyland and the Psammead), and in the second half we chat about Stan Winston's movie magic throughout the years, from the Reese's peanut butter cup noses of The Wiz to the killer mermaid of She Creature, with Aliens, Predator, The Thing, The Terminator and a visit to Jurassic Park along the way.
Yeah, this episode is a LOT. It might even make your toes curl.
Other movies briefly discussed as part of our Stan Winston special:
The Wiz (1978)
Heartbeeps (1981)
The Thing (1982)
The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Aliens (1986)
Predator (1987)
Pumpkinhead (1988)
Batman Returns (1992)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Tank Girl (1995)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
Small Soldiers (1998)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
She Creature (2001)
Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.
https://linktr.ee/onceuponavhs
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Art by Ashleigh Jane Cosgrove. Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio.
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