Analog Jones and the Temple of Film: VHS Podcast Stephen Bay

Lions! Tigers! Bears! Oh my! Analog Jones continues their Predator franchise review when they watch Predator 2. How does the sequel hold up with no Arnold?
Quick FactsDirected by Stephen Hopkins (Second unit director on Highlander, Directed A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child and The Ghost and the Darkness)Written by Jim and John Thomas (they returned from Predator)Music by Alan Silvestri (Returned from Predator)Distributed by 20th Century FoxReleased on November 21, 1990Budget of $20–30 millionBox office of $57.1 millionRotten Tomatoes: 30% Tomatometer / 44% Audience Score
StarringDanny Glover as Lieutenant Mike Harrigan, an LAPD Officer who is investigating rival Jamaican and Colombian drug cartels. He is stubborn and often is criticized by the superior officers for not obeying orders.Kevin Peter Hall as City Hunter / The Predator, a member of an alien warrior race that hunts aggressive members of other species for sport, uses active camouflage and a plasma weapon, and can see in the infrared spectrum. Hall also played the Elder Predator, the leader of the Predators at the end of the film.Hal Rayle provides the voice of the Predator, replacing Peter Cullen from the first film.Gary Busey as Special Agent Peter Keyes, posed as a DEA agent leading a special task force investigating a drug conspiracy as a cover for his attempts to capture the Predator. The character is a replacement for Dutch, the protagonist of the first film, after Arnold Schwarzenegger declined to reprise the role. In this film it’s indicated he sent the Special Operations team 10-years earlier.
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Nothing like it has ever been on Earth before. It came from another planet for the thrill of the hunt. It picked the wrong podcast. The Analog Jones gang starts its franchise review of Predator! 
Quick FactsDirected by John McTiernan (Die Hard, Hunt for Red October, Last Action Hero)Written by Jim Thomas and John ThomasDistributed by 20th Century FoxReleased date June 12, 1987Budget: $15-18 millionBox Office: $98.3 millionRotten Tomatoes: 80% Tomatometer / 87% Audience Score
StarringArnold Schwarzenegger as Major Alan "Dutch" SchaeferCarl Weathers as Al DillonElpidia Carrillo as Anna GonsalvesBill Duke as Master Sergeant Mac EliotRichard Chaves as Staff Sergeant Jorge "Poncho" RamírezJesse Ventura as Sgt. 1st Class Blain CooperSonny Landham as Sgt. 1st Class Billy SoleShane Black as Sergeant Rick HawkinsR. G. Armstrong as Major General Homer PhilipsKevin Peter Hall as The Predator / Helicopter PilotPeter Cullen as the Predator's voice
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Some podcasts are always trying to ice-skate uphill. We finish off our Vampire theme with Blade from 1998. Quick FactsDirected by Stephen Norrington (Who began his career as a sculptor and makeup artist)Written by David S. GoyerBased on Blade by Marv Wolfman and Gene ColanEdited by Paul Rubell (The Transformers Guy, he’s edited 4 Transformers films)Budget of $45 millionBox Office of $131.2 millionRotten Tomatoes Score: 58% Tomatometer / 78% Audience 
StarringWesley Snipes as Blade (Who apparently had the Analog Jones accountant do his taxes)Stephen Dorff as Deacon FrostKris Kristofferson as Abraham WhistlerN’Bushe Wright as Dr. Karen JensonDonal Logue as Quinn Udo Kier as Dragonetti (Weird German dude)
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Analog Jones interviews Taylor Morden, the director of The Last Blockbuster. We discuss The Last Blockbuster, his new film Bampire, and the film's IndieGoGo campaign that launches on March 4th!
Bampire IndieGoGo link
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bampire-new-bambi-horror-movie#/

They've been around for 600 years...and they're very, VERY bad at podcasting. This week Analog Jones takes a look at John Carpenter's Vampires from 1998!
Quick FactsDirected by John CarpenterSpecial Effects Makeup Artist Greg NicoteroBased on Vampires by John SteakleyDistributed by Sony PicturesReleased on October 30, 1998Budget: $20 millionBox office: $20.3 million Rotten Tomatoes: 43% Tomatometer / 47% Audience score
Main CastJames Woods as John "Jack" Crow (who will NOT be speaking at the DNC convention this summer)Daniel Baldwin as Tony Montoya (sadly killed when the Canadians bombed the Baldwins in 1999)Sheryl Lee as KatrinaTim Guinee as Father Adam GuiteauThomas Ian Griffith as Jan ValekMaximilian Schell as Cardinal AlbaMark Boone Junior as Catlin (always an awesome, gritty dude)Gregory Sierra as Father Giovanni
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Homework. Cheerleading practice. Killing vampires. No one said podcasting would be easy.
Quick FactsDirected by Fran Rubel Kuzui - produced the Trey Parker / Matt Stone “Orgazmo”.Written by Joss WhedonDistributed by 20th Century FoxA Kuzui Enterprises / Sandollar ProductionReleased on July 31, 1992Budget: $7 millionBox Office: $16.6 millionRotten Tomatoes: 36% Tomatometer / 43% Audience Score
StarringKristy Swanson as Buffy SummersLuke Perry as Oliver PikeRutger Hauer as LothosDonald Sutherland as Merrick Jamison-SmythePaul Reubens as Amilyn - the Paramour, Courtesan?Hilary Swank as Kimberly HannahDavid Arquette as Benny Jacks - former WCW world championSteven Root as Principal Gary MurrayTom Jane as ZephBen Affleck, Seth Green, Ricki Lake (uncredited) 
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