Old Movies For Young Stoners

Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY crushed it at the box office this weekend, but this is far from the first film to bring the Greek myths to life on the big screen. While Cory maintains that Nolan ain't stoney, we found some myth movies that are! Plus we've got cannabis comic and mythology nerd Ngaio Bealum to find the right strains to send you on your very own quest for the Golden Fleece.

There is really no other movie we should begin with but this one. It's peak Ray Harryhausen with JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS from 1963. Harryhausen brings us the giant Talos, winged-harpies, the seven-headed Hydra AND the skeleton battle that may be the stop motion wizard's greatest achievement. Streaming on Tubi and Roku Channel (although Ngaio warns that the commercial breaks on Roku are "abrupt.")

Then, horror maestro Mario Bava drags our beloved demigod Hercules straight to hell in HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD (1961) aka HERCULES AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (UK version). This entry in Italy's sword and sandal cycle from the early 60s is "totally metal" according to Cory, and it's Bava so it has freaky wraiths rising from the tombs of Hades and trees that bleed bright red Hammer horror blood. English body builder Reg Park is Hercules and Dracula himself CHRISTOPHER LEE is the vampire sorcerer who opposes him. The U.S. version with trippy Filmation credits sequence is on Pluto (appropriately); the UK version is on YouTube; and the Italian cut with subtitles is on Prime. Take your pick.

As always, we begin by digressing with talk of rock shows and rock clubs we have loved, plus what to partake in before Nolan's three hour ODYSSEY and LISTENER MAIL! Please write to us at oldmoviesforyoungstoners@gmail.com. We love getting mail!

Hosts: Cory Sklar, Ngaio Bealum and Bob Calhoun

Greg and Philena are on assignment.

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You can now hear Ngaio on CROSS-POLINATION, a 2-hour showcase of great music and comedy every Tuesday from 10am to Noon on Sacramento's KUTZ 95.7 FM. You can listen on the web at https://www.kutzfm.org.

"Hydra" by Huma Huma and "Heaven and Hell (Part 2)" by Jeremy Blake courtesy of YouTube Audio Library.

Trailer and archival audio courtesy of Archive.org.

Next episode: Documentary filmmaker Floyd Webb joins us once again for the Senegalese psychedelia of TOUKI BOUKI (1973) and THE LONG SHIPS (1964), a Viking epic with Richard Widmark and Sydney Poitier.

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The PhilenApocalypse is back and this time cannabis comic Ngaio Bealum is here to witness it! This year Philena takes a swipe at super heroes just as their box office fortunes are starting to wane. Her first pick puts the trans in transgressive as trans femme comedian Vera Drew violates all manner of copyrights with THE PEOPLE'S JOKER (2022), a stinging satire of Batman and stand-up comedy wrapped in a surprisingly personal coming-of-age tale. It'll all make sense if you just watch it on Tubi, but not before getting your strain recs from Ngaio and Philena.

And then Philena goes a little more mainstream with SKY HIGH (2005), a live-action Disney comedy about a high school for superheroes that is floating in the clouds. Philena thought this was something she dreamed up until rediscovering it recently. It does exist! The movie has one of the most loaded casts ever with Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Bruce Campbell (!), Lynda Carter (!!), Chloris Leachman (!!!), Mary Elizabeth Winstead + Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald from "The Kids in the Hall"!!! Even with Philena controlling the horizontal and the vertical, she has to endure Ngaio and Bob descending into fanboy talk as they go way too deep into Legion of Super Heroes lore for a while, but Philena was fascinated by the tragic tale of Triplicate Girl and Duo Damsel at least. SKY HIGH is streaming on Disney+.

Philena, Ngaio and Bob also discuss the zero-budget hit horror movies BACK ROOMS and OBSESSION. Are the Zoomer YouTubers taking over Hollywood, or is everyone is just sick of super heroes and STAR WARS??? The OMFYS trio entertain and inform as they grasp at answers.

You can now hear Ngaio on CROSS-POLINATION, a 2-hour showcase of great music and comedy every Tuesday from 10am to Noon on Sacramento's KUTZ 95.7 FM. You can listen on the web at https://www.kutzfm.org.

Hosts: Philena Franklin & Bob Calhoun. Cory Sklar & Greg Franklin are on assignment.

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Old Movies for Young Stoners and PhielnApocalypse themes courtesy of Chaki, the Funk Wizard.

"Heaven and Earth" by Jeremy Black, "Jacoby" by Schwartz, and "Saving the World" by Aaron Kenny courtesy of YouTube Audio Library.

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Next episode: Greek Odysseys with JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963) and some crappy Italian Hercules movie. Subscribe wherever you cast pods so you don't miss it!

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They are bringing Val Kilmer back from the grave using AI to star in a crappy western, but Ed Wood brought Bela Lugosi back to life with some unused footage and an unconvincing double way back in the 50s! Without the use of computers even! The pending wave of AI movie star resurrections has Philena and Bob talking PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1958) in this emergency mini-episode mostly because Bob had a rant about it and didn't want it to go to waste. Philena and Bob also discuss the diva-on-diva beef between VAMPIRA and ELVIRA! Why can't we all just get along? Plus lots of Criswell, Tor Johnson and flying saucers over Hollywood! CAN YOU PROVE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN???


We also discuss the other dead movie star resurrections, such as GAME OF DEATH (1978), THE CROW (1994) and GLADIATOR (2000). And Philena talks about her near appearance in INCREDIBLY STRANGE WRESTLING before she was even born!!!


NEXT EPISODE: It's THE PHILENAPOCALYPSE: ENDGAME with THE PEOPLE'S JOKER (2024) and THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL (2005). With special guest Ngaio Bealum, the Dank Diplomat. Subscribe so you don't miss it!


Hosts: Bob Calhoun and Philena Franklin. Greg and Cory are on assignment.


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"Final Transmission" by I Think I Can Help You courtesy of YouTube Audio Library.

Archival audio courtesy of Archive.org.

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Cory usually brings the funk, but today he's got the punk with a pair of movies that warped his young mind way back in the 80s. And he's also brining along film historian and commentary track superstar Marc Edward Heuck in an episode we call CORY'S PUNK ROCK AND SHOCK TIL YOU DROP! (Or at least that's what Bob called it when he hyped it in our last episode.)


Cory's first pick is LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS (1982--kinda), a movie most of us discovered on USA Network's glorious NIGHT FLIGHT in the mid-80s. This movie about a defiant girl punk band getting out of their shitty mill town inspired L7 and Bikini Kill to start bands, and even Jon Bon Jovi cites it as an influence. JBJ notwithstanding, our world would be a crappier place without it. Marc contributed two commentary tracks to the excellent new Fun City Editions 4K UHD and Blu-ray release so he will tell you all about the movie that Paramount could not keep down.

Then, the Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo capture their crazed stage show in the surreal PHANTOM ZONE (1980). And if that wasn't enough, they added Hervé Villechaize and Susan Tyrrell as the king and queen to make it even weirder. Streaming on Roku, Tubi, Plex and more.

In the intro segment, Marc tells us what it's like to record commentary tracks, Bob talks about the wonders of digital broadcast with all the MeTVs there, and Cory and Philena extol the virtues of low-budget TV jingles.

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Hosts: Cory Sklar, Philena Franklin and Bob Calhoun. Greg is on assignment.

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"Scratching Teeth" by JHS Pedals via YouTube Audio Library

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NEXT EPISODE: GRAVE ROBBERS FROM HOLLYWOOD with PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1958). Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss it!

Roger Corman was born 100 years ago this month so to celebrate his centennial and 420, Greg and Bob pair pot with GAS-S-S-S (1970), Corman's hippy-dippy post-apocalyptic stoner comedy. It's definitely one of Roger's stoniest movies, if not quite his best. A doddering US senator unwittingly releases a bio-weapon that kills everyone over 25. With that premise, Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern and Dennis Hopper had aged out so we get Bud Cort (RIP), Cindy Williams, Ben Vereen (who is on fire in this), and Talia Shire (then billed as Tally Coppola). They're like the Muppet Babies of AIP druggie flicks. With dirty psychedelic rock by Country Joe (RIP) and the Fish--the second film on this podcast to feature them and their music. Barry "The Fish" Melton kicks ass.


Bob also talks about seeing the 4K restoration of Micheal Mann's THEIF (1981) at the Roxie in SF with the sound cranked way up. It's a good thing. And Greg gives us an update on his record room + why do people watch podcasts with aging men sitting around in shorts? What's the appeal? Hell if we know.

Hosts: Greg Franklin and Bob Calhoun. Philena Franklin and Cory Sklar are on assignment.

NEXT EPISODE: Cory's Punk Rock and Shock Til You Drop with LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FABULOUS STAINS (1982) and FORBIDDEN ZONE (1980) featuring special guest star writer, producer and movie geek extraordinaire Marc Edward Heuck. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss it!

OMFYS Theme Song courtesy of Chaki the Funk Wizard. Order Chaki's new album, "From LA to the Bay," on 12" VINYL at BandCamp: https://chaki.bandcamp.com/album/from-l-a-to-the-bay-2

"Scale the Wall" by Everet Almond courtesy of YouTube Audio Library.

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