A special two-part episode. From the movie Werewolves Within, director Josh Ruben discusses a few of his favorite movies. Then, Werewolves Within writer Mishna Wolff plays a game of “find the woman” in some of her favorite movies.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Josh Ruben:
Werewolves Within (2021)
Werewolves On Wheels (1971) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Wrath of Man (2021)
Trapped Ashes (2006)
The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary
The Fly (1986)
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore (2007)
Road To Perdition (2002)
Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye (1985)
Nightmare On Elm Street Part III: Dream Warriors (1987)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Grease (1978)
Honey I Blew Up The Kid (1992)
Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
A History of Violence (2005)
The Dead (1987)
The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
Irreversible (2002)
Hunter Hunter (2020)
Man Bites Dog (1992)
The Human Centipede: The First Sequence (2009)
A Serbian Film (2010)
Planes Trains And Automobiles (1987)
Lost In Translation (2003)
JFK (1991)
Home Alone (1990)
The Second Civil War (1997) – Glenn...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Josh Ruben:
Werewolves Within (2021)
Werewolves On Wheels (1971) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Wrath of Man (2021)
Trapped Ashes (2006)
The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary
The Fly (1986)
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore (2007)
Road To Perdition (2002)
Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye (1985)
Nightmare On Elm Street Part III: Dream Warriors (1987)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Grease (1978)
Honey I Blew Up The Kid (1992)
Big Top Pee-Wee (1988)
A History of Violence (2005)
The Dead (1987)
The Peanut Butter Solution (1985)
Irreversible (2002)
Hunter Hunter (2020)
Man Bites Dog (1992)
The Human Centipede: The First Sequence (2009)
A Serbian Film (2010)
Planes Trains And Automobiles (1987)
Lost In Translation (2003)
JFK (1991)
Home Alone (1990)
The Second Civil War (1997) – Glenn...
- 6/29/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
This week, the gang at How Did This Get Made? covered The Peanut Butter Solution, a mid-80s children’s fantasy film about a suddenly-bald 11-year-old boy who uses a peanut-butter-powered magic potion to try and grow his hair back The key to understanding The Peanut Butter Solution is Rock Demers—the French-speaking, Canadian producer whose beloved Reading–Rainbow-like “Tales for […]
The post How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With the Producer of ‘The Peanut Butter Solution’ appeared first on /Film.
The post How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With the Producer of ‘The Peanut Butter Solution’ appeared first on /Film.
- 7/21/2020
- by Blake Harris
- Slash Film
If you've read Scott Drebit's Blu-ray reviews for Wax Mask, Paganini Horror, and The Peanut Butter Solution, just to name a few, then you know that here at Daily Dead, we're big fans of the eclectic physical home media releases from the talented team at Severin Films. The company is looking to continue their tradition of obscure and intriguing releases this spring, as they've announced three new Blu-rays for May that should please fans of multifaceted international horror.
Announced on their Facebook page, Severin Films' May Blu-ray releases include Satan's Slave (1980) aka Pengabdi Setan, a limited edition of The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971), and Horrors of Spider Island (1960). All three Blu-rays are scheduled to come out on May 26th.
You can check out the full release details, trailers, and cover art for the Blu-rays below, and be sure to visit Severin Films' website for more information, including details...
Announced on their Facebook page, Severin Films' May Blu-ray releases include Satan's Slave (1980) aka Pengabdi Setan, a limited edition of The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971), and Horrors of Spider Island (1960). All three Blu-rays are scheduled to come out on May 26th.
You can check out the full release details, trailers, and cover art for the Blu-rays below, and be sure to visit Severin Films' website for more information, including details...
- 3/27/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
There’s something about fantasy and horror that simultaneously repels and attracts the young; it could be peering into the unknown, perhaps it’s something that is “taboo,” or maybe they’re simply drawn to the weird and unexplainable. This last point would certainly explain the devoted cult that surrounds The Peanut Butter Solution (1985), a Canadian film that plays the odd as matter of fact instead of something to cower from. A good lesson to be sure, and one that Severin Films knows all too well. And with this, their first release under the Severin Kids banner, they’re tapping into a particular vein that adults will enjoy as well. Strange is strange, no matter your age.
The brainchild of French Canadian producer Rock Demers, Tpbs was the second in his series of films entitled Tales for All, a group of family orientated movies, some of whose popularity reached farther than the Great White North.
The brainchild of French Canadian producer Rock Demers, Tpbs was the second in his series of films entitled Tales for All, a group of family orientated movies, some of whose popularity reached farther than the Great White North.
- 1/31/2020
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Following previous announcements of their film lineup, the Fantasia International Film Festival has released their full lineup of movies to be shown at the 18th Annual festival, starting July 17.
New additions to the lineup include 2014 Cannes Selection When Animals Dream, directed by Jonas Alexander Amby and the return of Fantasia’s showcase of animated films, Axis.
Tickets for the festival go on sale starting July 16, and the festival runs through August 5.
View the whole press release of additional announcements below:
Fantasia Celebrates Its 18th Birthday
With Over 160 Feature Films Montreal, Thursday July 10, 2014 – 2014 is the year that Fantasia turns 18. We can’t believe it either. Fantasia’s 18th birthday means over 160 features and something in the neighborhood of 300 shorts, many being shown for the first time on this continent, a good number screening here for the first time anywhere in the world.In addition to being stacked with a multitude of breathtaking debut filmmaker discoveries,...
New additions to the lineup include 2014 Cannes Selection When Animals Dream, directed by Jonas Alexander Amby and the return of Fantasia’s showcase of animated films, Axis.
Tickets for the festival go on sale starting July 16, and the festival runs through August 5.
View the whole press release of additional announcements below:
Fantasia Celebrates Its 18th Birthday
With Over 160 Feature Films Montreal, Thursday July 10, 2014 – 2014 is the year that Fantasia turns 18. We can’t believe it either. Fantasia’s 18th birthday means over 160 features and something in the neighborhood of 300 shorts, many being shown for the first time on this continent, a good number screening here for the first time anywhere in the world.In addition to being stacked with a multitude of breathtaking debut filmmaker discoveries,...
- 7/10/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Last weekend the wall-eyed animated nightmare The Croods was an unexpected slam-dunk at the box office. Like many of you, we were sent into fits of existential panic over the lumpy, prehistoric countenances of the film's jug-faced-yet-allegedly-lovable lead characters, and probably won't be checking out the film anytime soon. After all, we already have plenty of other kid-targeted flicks to pepper our dreams with flashes of unintended terror. Here are a few of the most scarring examples.
(Note - we're focusing here on kids' movies that are way creepier than they probably intended to be, so classic kid-scarring genre flicks like The Dark Crystal, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Watcher in the Woods, etc. are off the table.)
The Peanut Butter Solution
I remember seeing this bizarre Canadian family film in the theatre when it came out in 1985, and I still have an irrational fear of homeless ghosts, paintbrushes made of human hair,...
(Note - we're focusing here on kids' movies that are way creepier than they probably intended to be, so classic kid-scarring genre flicks like The Dark Crystal, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Watcher in the Woods, etc. are off the table.)
The Peanut Butter Solution
I remember seeing this bizarre Canadian family film in the theatre when it came out in 1985, and I still have an irrational fear of homeless ghosts, paintbrushes made of human hair,...
- 3/29/2013
- by brian
- The Backlot
Scanners (Original Release Date: 14 January 1981)
If you bring up David Cronenberg when talking movies with a casual moviegoer, chances are the moviegoer will at some point say to you, “Isn't he the guy who directed the movie with that scene where _____?” Some Cronenberg movies offer multiple moments -- most of them grotesque -- to fill in the blank. With The Fly, you get multiples. There's the meatymass that used to be an ape. There's the arm-wrestling match. There's the final transformation into Brundlefly. (Maybe next week I'll finally write a review that doesn't mention Brundlefly. We'll see.)
The blank for Scanners will forever be filled in with “that guy's head explodes.” You don't even need to have seen the movie at this point. “Hey, have you ever seen Scanners?” “Sure. My favorite part is where that guy's head explodes.” “Word.” The asker doesn't really care whether or not the askee has seen it.
If you bring up David Cronenberg when talking movies with a casual moviegoer, chances are the moviegoer will at some point say to you, “Isn't he the guy who directed the movie with that scene where _____?” Some Cronenberg movies offer multiple moments -- most of them grotesque -- to fill in the blank. With The Fly, you get multiples. There's the meatymass that used to be an ape. There's the arm-wrestling match. There's the final transformation into Brundlefly. (Maybe next week I'll finally write a review that doesn't mention Brundlefly. We'll see.)
The blank for Scanners will forever be filled in with “that guy's head explodes.” You don't even need to have seen the movie at this point. “Hey, have you ever seen Scanners?” “Sure. My favorite part is where that guy's head explodes.” “Word.” The asker doesn't really care whether or not the askee has seen it.
- 1/20/2011
- by Thurston McQ
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Despite making millions off of a merchandising craze based around its princesses, Disney has decided that the royal signifier simply doesn't work for its movie titles. And not only does the studio blame the term for the disappointing box office for The Princess and the Frog -- which would have earned more money as is save for the fact that the word "princess" turns off young boys -- but it's using paralleled logic to explain the decision to retitle an upcoming animated feature from Rapunzel to Tangled.
Last I heard, John Lasseter claimed that the film isn't really an adaptation of the classic fairy tale and so calling it "Rapunzel" just didn't make sense. I like that reason far better than the new statement that "Tangled" is supposed to be more gender neutral than "Rapunzel." I know, not a lot of guys are into hairy girls the way Mo'Nique's husband is,...
Last I heard, John Lasseter claimed that the film isn't really an adaptation of the classic fairy tale and so calling it "Rapunzel" just didn't make sense. I like that reason far better than the new statement that "Tangled" is supposed to be more gender neutral than "Rapunzel." I know, not a lot of guys are into hairy girls the way Mo'Nique's husband is,...
- 3/10/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
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