Episode 186 – Wild in the Streets – Syndicate Sadists (1975)

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On this episode of WILD IN THE STREETS, Tomas Milian is RAMBO in Umberto Lenzi’s spaghetti-western influenced SYNDICATE SADISTS from 1975! After Rambo’s friend is brutally murdered, he takes it upon himself to go up against two criminal gangs (one led by Joseph Cotton’s Paternò), while also rescuing a young boy who has been kidnapped. Does he manage to embarrass them all while everyone gazes on him in total awe? Yep! Check it out!

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https://tubitv.com/movies/100005588/syndicate-sadists

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Episode 174 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Raw Force (1981)

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On this high kicking episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we’re setting off with a nudity-filled sexploitation comedy mixed with a martial arts action film featuring a dash of the living dead, cannibalism, Nazis, explosions and a heck of a lot more with the wild 1981 mashup RAW FORCE from director Edward D. Murphy! Starring Cameron Mitchell, Geoffrey Binney, Hope Holiday, FIRECRACKER’s Jillian Kesner and – of course – Vic Diaz, this one is goofy as hell, and occasionally lives up to its extra lurid poster art. We also discuss cult film revivals, what it means for a film to be “trash”, the definition of exploitation and all sorts of other heady topics. CHECK IT OUT!

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Episode 148 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – The Boys in Company C (1978)

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On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we’re heading into the jungle with Filipino thespian Vic Diaz in the 1978 Vietnam war drama THE BOYS IN COMPANY C, starring Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, and Craig Wasson. Similar in structure to Full Metal Jacker (and featuring R. Lee Ermey in a very similar role), it’s a sometimes odd, sometimes hard-hitting look at a controversial war that also includes a whole lot of soccer for some reason. It’s pretty good, and very different than the usual fair we cover on this podcast. CHECK IT OUT!

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Episode 144 – Bartel Me Something Good – Cannonball (1976)

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David Carradine POPS THE CLUTCH again in Paul Bartel’s follow-up to Death Race 2000, which features a cross-country race full of oddballs competing for a huge cash prize. Featuring an awesome cast of recognizable faces (Mary Woronov! Gerrit Graham! Robert Carradine! DICK MILLER! Joe Dante!) and even more awesome cameos (Martin Scorsese eating KFC with Bartel and Sylvester Stallone), it’s a sometimes shaky, but always entertaining, collection of comedy, musical numbers (?) and car stunts. Find out how it all came together on this brand new episode of BARTEL ME SOMETHING GOOD.

Watch CANNONBALL for free (with ads) on Tubi right here: https://tubitv.com/movies/656712/cannonball?start=true

Adrianna mentioned an upcoming screening of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant taking place on November 27th at the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas in Bethlehem, PA. Details of the event can be found right here: https://www.steelstacks.org/event/13289/the-bitter-tears-of-petra-von-kant-50th-anniversary/?fbclid=IwAR1uxwJbKW52iG2ucjF-nZg0_Twb9gwB_zx-JENLIn6Wxu35izVwdjQfTd0

 

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Episode 141 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Spyder (1988)

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On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we’re discussing the obscure – and unreleased in the USA – action film SPYDER from 1988 starring kickboxing champion Blake Bahner as BRAD SPYDER, a cop on the edge who travels to Hawaii to find out what happened to his beloved (and very dead) partner. If that sounds at all familiar, it’s because Roger Corman bought the rights to the film and had it re-edited and released as BLACKBELT II! It’s an action-packed (and very short) COBRA rip-off. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT.

As mentioned on the episode, you can watch the “Gravetour of the Famous” YouTube video, featuring the graves of Vic Diaz and Teddy Diaz here:

 

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Episode 118 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Too Hot to Handle (1977)

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On this episode of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? we’re checking out the 1977 sleazy action film TOO HOT TO HANDLE which features softcore queen Cheri Caffaro as hitwoman Samatha Fox who travels to – surprise! – the Phillipines to take out four criminals while simultaneously falling for the cop (Aharon Ipalé) who is hot on her trail. We’re also talking about EROTICA, 90s softcore porn and – of course – all things VIC DIAZ! Check it out!

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Episode 113 – You Don’t Know Dick – Moving Violation (1976) (/w The New World Pictures Podcast)

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It’s the RETURN of YOU DON’T KNOW DICK, the world’s greatest Dick Miller-themed podcast! On this episode we’re joined by the crew from The New World Pictures Podcast to discuss the slam, bang, smash-em-up chase movie MOVING VIOLATION from 1976, starring Stephen McHattie and Kay Lenz as a couple on the run after witnessing a murder by a local sheriff. We discuss our favorite New World films, our love of automobiles and all things DICK MILLER. Check it out!

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Episode 106 – Wild in the Streets – Contraband (1980)

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We’re getting WILD IN THE STREETS with Lucio Fulci’s sole eurocrime effort CONTRABAND from 1980, featuring Fabio Testi as a boat smuggler who finds himself at the mercy of Marcel Bozzuffi’s Il Marsigliese with – SURPRISE – violent consequences! Featuring plenty of trademark gore, particularly in the blood-soaked climax, as well as a funky Fabio Frizzi score and Sergio Salvati photography, it’s a Fulci film through-and-through.. for better or for worse. CHECK IT OUT!

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Episode 90 – George Kennedy is my Copilot – Airport (1970)

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On this premiere episode of GEORGE KENNEDY IS MY COPILOT we’re diving into one of George Kennedy’s most iconic roles: chief mechanic Joseph “Joe” Patroni, from the legendary 1970 disaster film AIRPORT! We’re going to talk about the movie, its legacy, George Kennedy’s performance and why the hell anyone would create a George Kennedy-themed podcast.

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