A Brief History of the Halloween Movies

10/29/21 • 44 min

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In this very special episode, we do something that only 13,948 other podcasts have already done or are in the process of doing this week: taking a look back at the Halloween movies.

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The movies covered in this episode:
Halloween (1978, John Carpenter)
Halloween II (1981, Rick Rosenthal)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982, Tommy Lee Wallace)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988, Dwight H. Little)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989, Dominique Othenin-Girard)
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995, Joe Chapelle)
Halloween: H20 (1998, Steve Miner)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002, Rick Rosenthal)
Halloween (2007, Rob Zombie)
Halloween II (2009, Rob Zombie)
Halloween (2018, David Gordon Green)
Halloween Kills (2021, David Gordon Green)
Halloween Ends (2022, David Gordon Green)

In this very special episode, we do something that only 13,948 other podcasts have already done or are in the process of doing this week: taking a look back at the Halloween movies.

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Previous Episode

The Films of Bill Forsyth

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In this episode, we discuss the career of one of the best filmmakers to come out of 80s cinema: Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth.

Oh, you've never heard of him? Or you're only familiar with one of his films? Join us on a cinematic journey through the career of a filmmaker who regularly revisited themes of loneliness, isolation, and alienation, and made them hilarious, touching, and poignant.

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The films discussed during this episode (all directed by Bill Forsyth):
That Sinking Feeling (1979)
Gregory's Girl (1981)
Local Hero (1983)
Comfort and Joy (1984)
Housekeeping (1987)
Breaking In (1989)
Being Human (1994)
Gregory's Two Girls (1999)

Next Episode

Who in the Hell Was Alan Smithee, and Why Did He Make So Many Bad Movies

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On this very special episode of the podcast, we discuss the life, career, and death of Alan Smithee, one of the most prolific filmmakers of the 1980s... who never actually directed a film, or, really, ever even existed. It's a twisted tale of incompetence, greed, and saving face.

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The movies discussed in this episode:
Accidental Love (2015, Stephen Greene)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998, Alan Smithee)
Appointment With Fear (1985, Alan Smithee)
The Barking Dog (1978, Alan Smithee)
The Birds II (1994, Alan Smithee)
Catchfire (1990, Alan Smithee)
City in Fear (1980, Alan Smithee)
Death of a Gunfighter (1969, Alan Smithee)
Dune (1984, David Lynch)
Eep! (2010, Ellen Smith)
Exposed (2016, Declan Dale)
Fade In (1975, Alan Smithee)
Ghost Fever (1987, Alan Smithee)
The Guardian (1990, William Friedkin)
Gunhead (1989, Alan Smithee)
Gypsy Angels (1980, Alan Smithee)
Heat (1995, Michael Mann)
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline (1994, Alan Smithee)
I Love New York (1987, Alan Smithee)
The Insider (1999, Michael Mann)
Let's Get Harry (1986, Alan Smithee)
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987, Alan Smithee)
New York Ninja (1984/2021, John Liu)
The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990, Alan Smithee)
Stitches (1985, Alan Smithee)
Student Bodies (1981, Mickey Rose)
Supernova (2000, Thomas Lee)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983, John Landis)
Woman Wanted (1999, Alan Smithee)