Hello from the past!
From both 1988 when this movie came out, and from 2017 when we recorded this episode.
Let us not dwell on our extended absence (it’s boring, I promise).
… Because we’re back! The serendipitous discovery of an incredible looking movie (which we cover on next week’s episode) propelled us into dusting off the ol’ mixer, overcoming a dozen tech issues, and recording a brand spanking new episode for your ear holes. But first, enjoy this discussion about the 1988 Namsploitation flick, Phantom Raiders.
When the CIA learns that deep in the Vietnamese jungle, ex-Green Beret Colonel William Marshall is running a terrorist training camp for the Vietcong, they must act quickly to remove him from the situation… by any means necessary.
A rag-tag group of commandos led by general badass Python Lang (played by Miles O’Keeffe), and including Marshall’s own son, Howard, set off into the jungle. Their mission is to reason with Colonel Marshall and prevent him from further assisting the Vietcong. If he refuses, the group is tasked to take him out.
Will Howard be able to finally face down his father to save countless lives? Or will the task prove too much for a loving son?
Join us as we discuss the differences between balaclavas and baclava, gunfire as ambient noise, and ponder with us about why the HELL Miles O’Keeffe wasn’t in a hundred bigger and better movies than this in his heyday.
It’s good to be back.
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Episode 104: Armstrong (1998)
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Bonus Episode 6: Elves (1989)
Episode 99 - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (2000)
Episode 98 - Clownhouse (1989)
Episode 97 - Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Episode 96 - Blood Games (1990)
Episode 95 - Don't Go In The House (1980)
Episode 94: The Refrigerator (1991)
Episode 93 - No Retreat No Surrender (1986)
Episode 92 - One Man Force (1989)
Episode 91 - Uninvited (1988)
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