Episode 337 – Praising Kane – Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

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In a returning PRAISING KANE we’re doubling up, starting with an first season episode of TALES FROM THE CRYPT starring Carol Kane as a woman who switches bodies with an old crone, much to the chagrin of her gun-nut husband. FUN! Then we pivot from gothic horror to existential satire with John Patrick Shanley’s 1990 cult classic JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO, starring Tom Hanks as a soul-crushed hypochondriac sent to leap into an active volcano on the island of Waponi Woo /w Meg Ryan in three different roles. Also, Carol Kane is there. For literally two minutes. And we talk about the suitcase guy, because that guy rules. ENJOY!

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Episode 336 – You Don’t Know Dick – Project X (1987) (/w Rob Stammitti)

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On this episode of YOU DON’T KNOW DICK (the world’s finest Dick Miller podcast) we’re going APE with Box Office Gross podcast co-host Rob Stammitti as we check out the Jonathan Kaplan-directed Matthew Broderick-starring chimpanzee science-fiction(?) drama PROJECT X from 1987. Filled with monkeys flying planes, microwaving slop (and being microwaved by the government!), and causing mischief, this controversial film also has Helen Hunt, William Sadler and CHIMPS galore! But not only THAT, we also check out an episode of TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE called “All a Clone By The Telephone” featuring Harry Anderson! AND DICK MILLER! It’s ALL TOO MUCH!

You can check out the BOX OFFICE GROSS: THE TOP 50 HIT FILMS OF 2006 right here!

You can also find Rob on BlueSky right here: https://bsky.app/profile/wormsgreenrealm.bsky.social his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@dunsonmovies and his writing here and here.

Some of the chimpanzees who appeared in Project X are now cared for by https://primarilyprimates.org/. Click on the link to sponsor a chimp, including Willie (who played Virgil in the film) right here: https://primarilyprimates.org/product/willie/

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Episode 335 – Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out – The Furious (2025)

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YOU MUST BE TIRED OF LIVING! On this skull-crushing episode of CINEMA SMORGASBORD SELLS OUT we’re tackling the Kenji Tanigaki-directed action spectacle, The Furious! Filled (overfilled?) with action spectacle, a cavalcade of international action superstars come together to beat on each other in countless inventive ways while Xie Miao tries to track down his kidnapped daughter. We also chat about some of the recent films we’ve watched because WHY THE HECK NOT? Enjoy!

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