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They Will Kill You and Eddie and the Cruisers with Jim and Dani Hoey - Talking Pondo
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In this episode, return guests Jim and Dani Hoey (from "Bravo for the B-Side") join the podcast. They bring along the movie They Will Kill You, while Marty and Clif give Jim and Dani the movie Eddie and the Cruisers to watch.
First up is Eddie and the Cruisers, the 1983 cult favorite starring Tom Berenger and Michael Paré. The gang digs into the story of Eddie Wilson, a mysterious rock star who disappeared along with the master tapes of his band's unreleased album. They talk about the film's themes of artistic obsession and authenticity. The gang also touches on how a movie that initially flopped in theaters eventually became a sleeper hit (thanks to cable television and a soundtrack that refused to die). They also spend some time wondering if Kurt Cobain might have watched this movie.
Then it's time for They Will Kill You, a very different kind of movie. Clif, Marty, Dani and Jim dive into this gleefully bloody horror ride and discuss it's relentless set pieces, creative kills, physical performances and willingness to keep throwing increasingly ridiculous things at the audience. The group isn't necessarily looking for a complicated story here. Sometimes you just want the eyeballs, appendages, exploding heads and flaming axes.
Along the way: Buddy Holly, Nirvana, Jim Varney, Tom Berenger's seemingly nonexistent aging process, Patricia Arquette's questionable accent and Satan's impressive Kung Fu skills.
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