Cavemen. Dinosaurs. Lasers. Robots. A mysterious medallion. A talking box. Choice meats! And oh that theme song. This barely begins to dip into the brain-bending fountain of wonders that is YOR, THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE. Javi, Paul and - intrepidly - Producer Brad have ventured to Yor’s World and returned forever changed by this Italian adaptation of an Argentinian graphic novel that was distilled from a four-hour television mini-series, and is criminally unavailable on any streaming service or for digital rental or purchase. But they would not be denied (thank you Internet Archive), even though it required Javi to heed the film’s counsel (“We will need a lot more hemp before we’re through.”), while Paul Plot was sent into a fugue state. Because while we’re all well-versed in spaghetti Westerns, this is a spaghetti fantasy that takes a stunning turn into spaghetti sci-fi, and somehow blurs the lines between bad and great, and stupid and genius — rendering this week’s episode an absolute fever dream. There is simply no way you can prepare yourself… for YOR!!!

Show Notes:

Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983) [Internet Archive]

Yor's World (Theme Song) on iTunes and Apple Music

1983 Box Office

August 19, 1983 Weekend Box Office

Yor Movie Box Office Results

NYT/Janet Maslin Yor review

Archived Antonio Margheriti bio

Archived interview with Edoardo Margheriti, Antonio's son.

Fanbasepress article speculating on Antonio Margheriti connection to 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Behold the birth of the cinematic icon that is Nicolas Cage. Bask in the glory of his historic first on-screen freak-out. Witness his wondrous weirdness expertly unleashed by director Martha Coolidge, who made the most of a tiny budget, tight schedule, and tepid script to deliver a (sub-)cultural landmark by way of the Sherman Oaks Galleria. This week, Javi, Paul - and for sure, like totally, Producer Brad - pop their pastel polo collars as they venture valiantly into the strange suburban vortex of vapidity that is VALLEY GIRL. Demure Julie (Deborah Foreman) falls for pseudo-punk Randy (Cage) from the scary side of the Hollywood Hills, but when her high school social circle disdainly disapproves, she’s torn between lofty love and crushing conformity. Will peer pressure prune her passion? Or will she stop the world and melt with Randy a million miles away on Electric Avenue? Whether you’re in the mood for the valley or not, our hosts have got the vibe, even if their brains are bad news from that creepy clown doll. Have a nice flight!

Show Notes:

1983 Box Office

Valley Girl Weekend Box Office, April 29, 1993

Valley Girl Box Office, August 12, 1983

Valley Girl Box Office Results

AFI Catalog entry for Valley Girl

Roger Ebert review of Valley Girl

AFI Movie Club segment on Valley Girl with DP Frederick Elmes

NYT 2020 article on Valley Girl quoting Martha Coolidge exploiting nudity requirement loopholes.

Indie Wire article with quotes from Nicholas Cage praising Martha Coolidge.

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Put on your Ray-Bans, rev up the Porsche, and crank up the Tangerine Dream! It’s time for the movie that made Tom Cruise a star, which somehow Javi and Paul had never seen! Listen as they, with the help of ever-patient Producer Brad, get past their preconceived notions and are rewarded with a teen sex comedy that has more in common with Blue Velvet than Porky’s. Suburban high school senior Joel (Cruise), afflicted with anxiety about getting into Princeton and left home alone by his materialistic parents, is prodded by devil-on-his-shoulder pal Miles (Curtis Armstrong) down the path to some Risky Business in the form of call girl Lana (Rebecca De Mornay), who turns Joel’s home into a brothel. Is it a swooning love letter to capitalism, or subversive indictment of it, or both? Javi and Paul marvel and muse at this unexpectedly layered, nuanced, and finely crafted film rife with symbolism, sex positivity, delightful dream sequences, awesome needle drops, surprisingly positive trans representation, a crystal egg, and a young Joe Pantoliano as Guido the Killer Pimp. There is no substitute!

Show Notes:

1983 Box Office

August 5-7, 1983, Weekend Box Office

Risky Business Box Office Results

Hollywood Reporter excerpts from Curtis Armstrong's 2017 memoir, Revenge of the Nerd.

Top 100 Stars in Leading roles at the Domestic Box Office

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