These are the films that opened up a new world of scary creatures, sci-fi wonders and frightening tales of the supernatural. Former radio personality Jim Adams re-visits a time when radioactive dinosaurs threatened Tokyo, werewolves terrorized the population at large and mad scientists conducted hideous experiments in large mansions.
Jim revisits a film that he considers the best vampire movie ever made – Hammer films’ “The Brides Of Dracula,” starring Peter Cushing, David Peel, Yvonne Montaur, Martita Hunt, Freda Jackson, Miles Malleson, Henry Oscar, Mona Washbourne, AndreeMelly, Fred Johnson, and Michael Ripper. Directed by Terence Fisher, this film was
Jim discusses an adaption of one of his favorite Stephen King books -“Cat’s Eye,” based on two short stories in “Nightshift” and starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Robert Hayes, Kenneth McMillian, Mary D’Arcy, Candy Clark, James Naughton, Mike Starr, Charles S. Dutton, and directed by Lewis Teague. The
Jim reflects back on a 1965 Sci-Fi movie that is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year – “Crack In The World,” starring Dana Andrews, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Alexander Knox, and directed by Andrew Marton. A dying scientist’s quest for a source of unlimited energy results in a situation that
Jim discusses a little-known Sci-Fi film from 1955 – “The Atomic Man” aka “Timeslip,” starring Gene Nelson, Faith Domergue, Peter Arne, Joseph Tomelty, Vic Perry, Martin Wyldeck, written by Charles Eric Maine and Directed by Ken Hughes. This Anglo-American gem centers around a famous nuclear scientist who is at the
Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a 50th Anniversary celebration of the very first Summer Blockbuster film – Steven Spielberg’s “JAWS,” Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton and a host of residents from Martha’s Vineyard. Based on the novel by Peter Benchley, the story
Jim reflects back on a classic sci-fi film set in the year 2018 and directed by Norman Jewison – “Rollerball,” starring James Caan, John Beck, John Houseman, Maude Adams, Moses Gunn, and Barbara Trentham. Corporations have now taken over the planet and rule the roost using a violent game to
Jim revisits a favorite of his from 1956 – “Earth vs The Flying Saucers,” starring Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum, John Zaremba, Thomas Henry Browne, and Harry Lauter. This classic featuring effects by Ray Harryhausen and directed by Fred Sears set the table for future flying saucer
Jim discusses one of the most beloved Sci-Fi franchises from the 1950-60’s which began with 1955’s “The Quatermass Xperiment,” starring Brian Donlevy, Margia Dean, Richard Wordsworth, Jack Warner, Gordon Jackson, Thora Hird, David King-Wood, Lionel Jeffries, Toke Townley, Harold Lang and Directed by Val Guest. The story centers around an
Shane Morton and Madeline Brumby join Jim for a rousing discussion of a Ray Harryhausen 1977 Classic – “Sinbad & The Eye Of The Tiger,” starring Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour, Taryn Power, Patrick Troughton, Damien Thomas, Bruce Barnabe, Margaret Whiting, and Peter Mayhew. This tale has Sinbad (Wayne) helping Dione
Mark Maddox joins Jim for a discussion of two Gene Roddenberry TV Movie pilots from the early 1970s – “Genesis II” and “Planet Earth,” starring Alex Cord, Mariette Hartley, Majel Barrett, Ted Cassidy, Percy Rodriguez, John Saxon, Diana Muldaur, and Christopher Cary. Both stories deal with a researcher (Cord, Saxon)
Jim reflects back on the first time he saw this sci-i cult classic from 1973 -“SSSSSSS,” Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies, Richard B Shull, Tim O’Connor, Jack Ging, Reb Brown, Kathleen King, Charles Steel, and Noble Craig. This is a tale of a mad scientist who wants to create
Mark Maddox joins Jim for a rousing 9th Anniversary Special of the podcast talking about a classic game-changing film from Alfred Hitchcock – “Psycho,” starring Janet Leigh, Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin Martin Balsam, Simon Oakland, John Anderson, and Ted Knight. Marian Crane (Leigh) steals $40,000 from her employer
