This is a teaser promo for our Patreon podcast where we breakdown the 1982 ghost story classic, Poltergeist, in five episodes. Alan and Walt give the film the Wilder Ride treatment, analyzing the movie while taking listeners on several side trips along the way. This promo is taken from the fifth episode. If you like what you hear, you'll love taking the deep-dive into all five episodes of Poltergeist.
Oct 31, 2018•3 min•Season 1Ep. 3
As part of a Halloween-themed special bonus show, we decided to break down the 1982 ghost classic, Poltergeist, in a five-part series. We open with a discussion over how we chose this film and our earliest memories of the movie. We then start with the playing of the Star Spangled Banner. Once the static comes on the TV, something about it wakes young Carol Anne and she comes downstairs to have a conversation with someone on the other side of the screen. We are then introduced to a day-in-the-lif...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This is a bonus to the end of season one where we spent time with Gene Wilder Biographer, Brian Scott Mednick. We discuss the impetus behind the biography and then focus on the big three films of Gene Wilder. We start with a short history of Gene Wilder, including the film, Bonnie and Clyde and The Producers before shifting to Willy Wonka, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Brian's book is called, Gene Wilder: Funny and Sad and it can be found on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles or by searching on...
Aug 29, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 1
We have come to the end of Young Frankenstein. As part of our final thoughts on the movie, we brought back several of our guest hosts to provide their closing thoughts as well. Walt and Alan take time to intro and outro each guest, while providing some insight and commentary on the season. After going through all the guests, Alan and Walt then spend time revealing the film they will do in season two. With franchises, it is easy to know the next movie. But, when using the body of work of a partic...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 106
So we thought we had just one uncomfortable moment in the movie, but it turns out we have another. The final moments mirror the scene between Elizabeth and the monster. This time, Dr. Frankenstein, still in a trance, makes his way into bed with Inga. Inga wonders if the doctor gave some of his wonderful brain to his creature, what did he get in return? The doctor smiles and as the camera pushes in, he rolls over onto Inga in an embrace. The camera cuts to the fireplace where we initially here wh...
Aug 17, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 105
We begin with Inga still singing from the bathroom and Freddy seeming to be falling into a stupor. We then shift to a brightly lit New York apartment. The monster is dressed in leopard print jammies and is in bed, reading the Wall Street Journal. From their bathroom, Elizabeth asks if he had a good evening and if he enjoyed meeting the parents. Then she asks if he saw the two hampers: one for shirt and the other for socks and poo-poo undies. When she exits the bathroom, she has the full-on beehi...
Aug 16, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Inga opens the minute expressing her love of the name, Mrs. Frankenstein. After a playful kiss, she tells Freddy to keep his hat on as she moves into the bathroom. Dr. Frankenstein begins to undress, but makes sure to keep his hat on his head. As he unbuttons his collar and starts to grab his pajamas, Inga starts to hum the Trasylvanian lullaby. Freddy becomes momentarily transfixed. In his pose, we are given a viusal reminder of so many of the elements of Young Frankenstein in this one shot. As...
Aug 15, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 103
We continue from yesterday with Inspector Kemp declaring that this is an entirely different situation. He offers his hand to the creature in friendship, welcoming him to the community. They shake and the villagers begin to cheer in earnest, perhaps none as much as Igor. The inspector then begins to invite everyone over to his house for a little sponge cake and a little wine, when suddenly his arm pops off. Kemp grabs it from the monster, utters a brief dirty word and then triumphantly yells, "To...
Aug 14, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 102
We begin the minute with Inspector Kemp continuing his words from yesterday. He affirms the creature is in fact Frankenstein's monster. Peter Boyle finally gets a chance to speak and does he! He delivers a Shakespearean soliloquy for the angry mob, explaining who he had been and and who he is now. By the end of the speech, it seems he has won over both Inspector Kemp and the angry mob. In fact, by the end of the minute, Kemp tells everyone, based on the new information, that this is an entirely ...
Aug 13, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 101
As we open the minute, the angry mob continues to storm through the castle. We are up against the clock with the transference. Inga and Igor keep looking at the time. The villagers, somehow find their way through to the secret laboratory. We discuss how they most have to go through Victor's old room, play with the rotating bookcase, make their way down the stair, through the dead heads before coming to the door. Inspector Kemp is once again used as a battering ram. With just three seconds left, ...
Aug 10, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 100
We continue today with Igor switching off all the controls to the laboratory equipment. One piece continues to fire until Igor comes down the stair and hits it. Then, he grabs what looks like test leads from a voltmeter and touches it to the metal salad bowl on Dr. Frankenstein's head. Even though we have been dealing with electricity once again, a close up of the doctor shows what looks like some liquid goop running through tubes. The tubes seem to be connected to a pump between him and is crea...
Aug 09, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 99
We continue today with the monster nearly cresting the edge of the wall. Dr. Frankenstein says the monster wants to do it for himself. We get a very odd look from the monster making us think he might be okay with a little help. He finally makes it over the wall, stands up and has one final look of pride before collapsing just as the doctor yells to catch him. They help the monster into the chair Igor had been using. Freddy asks if everything is ready and both Igor and Inga confirm they are all s...
Aug 08, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Doctor Frankenstein, Igor and Inga are still on the stop wall of the castle, playing the Transylvanian lullaby. Igor finally gets to play the six notes he's been anxious to play. As the music continue, Inga finally sees the lumbering form of the monster. She cries that it's working, the music is working! Freddy continues to play the violin as the monster begins to rock climbing like Tom Cruise. Though we have some serious concerns with this minute, we still love the movie. By the time the monste...
Aug 07, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 97
We begin with Frankenstein's monster being lulled by the sound of music, pulling him away from Elizabeth. She first wonders where he is going and then makes a pronouncement about their evening. She says all men are all alike; after 7 or 8 quick ones, they're ready to go out and boast with the boys. She demands he keep his mouth shut about their evening. Then she admits she has fallen in love with him. We cut to the top of the wall of the castle where Dr. Frankenstein, Igor and Inga have setup an...
Aug 06, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 96
The minute continues with Elizabeth finishing her operatic joy in the embrace of the monster. We then cut to Inspector Kemp and the villagers continuing their search for the monster. We notice the Inspector points with the wrong arm and has his patch on the incorrect eye. In fact, his badge is on the wrong side of his uniform and even a villager is holding a rifle left-handed. It seems they had to reverse the film to make this scene work properly in terms of moving from right to left across the ...
Aug 03, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Elizabeth opens the minute, questioning the monster about who he is and demands to know where she is. She tries to take control of the situation. She uses the same tactics she uses on Freddy to keep him in line. However, she has met her match since the monster does not answer her or answer to her. He only moans his responses. Once Elizabeth realizes what the monster intends, she tries to tell him about an important phone call she needs to answer. Once the monster reveals his enormous schwanzstuc...
Aug 02, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 94
We continue today with Elizabeth singing the chorus to the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Suddenly, Frankenstein's monster is peering in from her balcony, looking more like Bela Lugosi's Dracula than the monster. After a scream, we get multiple shots of the angry mob seeming to be going in every direction except toward the castle. In fact, it even appears they start at the castle, then head to a rickety bridge, before sneaking into the woods. It's like no one knows where to go in Transylvania. We ...
Aug 01, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 93
We continue with Elizabeth trying to keep Freddy under control. She realizes he need something to hold him at bay so she offers a kiss. Just as he is leaning in, she commands, "No tongues!" He pauses momentarily and then they kiss, but all the passion is gone. After kissing, he becomes somewhat passive-aggressive with her. He refuses to use his tongue at all, including answering her. His words come out as mumbles as he exits the room on his knees. We then discuss an interesting scene from the sc...
Jul 31, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 92
We continue this minute with Freddy sitting on the floor like a lap dog. He is holding a mirror for Elizabeth. It is easy to see he is still worrying about his monster, but Elizabeth will hear none of it. Trying to take him mind off the situation at hand, she puts on a playful, but sexy voice about her room down the hall. Freddy wants her to stay with him. She will not let him, even when he tries to ravage her. She tells him he is a tough guy for making the tough decision to wait until the weddi...
Jul 30, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 91
We continue today with the angry mob gathering in the town square. Inspector Kemp and his right hand man address the crowd. Kemp has decided that a riot is an ugly thing and it is high time they have one. The crowd is enthusiastic and this fires up Kemp to say Frederick will curse the day he was born a Frankenstein. However, Kemp slurs the words so badly, the crowd has to stop and ask him to repeat himself. Of course, he has to say it again and then it's off to charge toward the castle of Baron ...
Jul 27, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 90
We begin today with the guard taunting the monster. He claims they are going to get along like old friends. However, we can sense there is a dark and sadistic side to Rudy. After a few more taunting comments, he goes to light his cigarette. The monster starts to whine and look frightened. Rudy, the sadistic guard, begins to taunt the monster further. He strikes a second match and tells him that little boys should not play with matches. As he inches closer, the monster has had enough. He reaches ...
Jul 26, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 89
We begin the episode with Inga answering the question from Elizabeth about her role. She begins to discuss helping in the laboratory and then she remembers they like to have intellectual discussion. In fact, she remarks, they were having an intellectual discussion tonight when Dr. Frankenstein interrupts. He speaks something unintelligibly before asking Igor to help with the bags. Igor does his best Groucho Marx impression and then turns into a rabid dog, biting Elizabeth's fox stole. She beats ...
Jul 25, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 88
We begin the scene with Dr. Frankenstein calling out, "Darling," to an arriving Elizabeth who responds in kind. They exchange some banter about missing each other and that Elizabeth must be tired. As she chides Freddy, he says he will go pay the driver. While he's paying the man, Igor has a near duplicate scene with Elizabeth, as if he is making a move on her. She is instantly disarmed and does not know how to respond to the odd man. As Freddy returns, Igor tells her to say nothing and to act no...
Jul 24, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 87
As we continue in this minute, the table is lowering and we now see Dr. Frankenstein is holding a controller. Obviously, the local garage has been by to install some upgrades to the secret laboratory. As the table lowers, we see Dr. Frankenstein and Inga are naked beneath a sheet. As the platform comes to the ground, we see her head lying on his arm. They are enjoying a cigarette after their apparent intellectual discussion. Frau Blucher is chastised by the doctor for interrupting his work. She ...
Jul 23, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 86
We continue today with Dr. Frankenstein trying to figure out how to bring some normality to the creature's behavior. Inga, ever sympathetic, begins to kiss Frederick's fingers one by one. Dr. Frankenstein responds with multiple moans. As soon as Inga places his hand on her chest, his eyes pop open and he, for the first time, understands where their relationship is heading. As the scene wipes, Frau Blucher enters with a note in her hand, asking for the doctor. We hear his voice from somewhere and...
Jul 20, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 85
We open today's episode in the panic of the opera house. Dr. Frankenstein is trying to regain control of his monster, but to no avail. The monster shoves him across the stage where he falls into a pile of lettuce and cabbage. The monster then does a stage dive into the police and after a brief struggle, the cops lift the creature onto their shoulders. The act of lifting him up causes him to stop fighting and they carry him out of the theatre. Maybe he is afraid of heights? We end with a shot of ...
Jul 19, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 84
We continue with Dr. Frankenstein and his monster in lock-step of their tap dance routine. As Frederick pauses, it is time for the monster to get his solo and he begins to perform large pinwheels. The audience cheers with delight. Just as everything is going as planned, a light (or something) explodes, startling the creature. He stops and screams, backing away from the fire and the light. Dr. Frankenstein rushes forward and stamps out the bits of flame and demands they continue. He tries to rest...
Jul 18, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 83
We begin in the midst of the song and dance number. Gene Wilder, as Dr. Frankenstein, is focused on his tap routine and singing the song. The monster is still just a beat or two behind, but is doing a very good job nonetheless. At one point Dr. Frankenstein pulls back his sleeves as though to say, nothing here. The monster does a similar motion. As the song comes to a bridge, it's time for an extended tap dance routine. This is where we take a moment to delve into the history of tap dancing. We ...
Jul 17, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Dr. Frankenstein's creature begins to win audience after walking forward and then back. Inga is very happy to see the performance is going well. The doctor addresses the crowd and tells them he is going to impress them even more by presenting a sophisticated, cultured, man about town. The lights go down and then, in the blackout, we hear, "Hit it!" The lights come up and reveal both Dr. Frankenstein and his creature in tuxedos. Music for Puttin on the Ritz begins and so, too, does the song and d...
Jul 16, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 81
We begin the minute with the audience still freaking out at the stumbling monster. Dr. Frankenstein immediately chides them and reminds them they are scientists! We assures them there is nothing to fear. Once they calm down, he gives his creation a command to walk forward, heel to toe. The monster takes a few steps forward. At this sight, the audience claps. The doctor then instructs his creature to do it backwards. The creature immediately returns to his starting position, this time walking toe...
Jul 13, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 80
