Video Days

Joe Valdez

5.0 (2)
Film History

A film history podcast about the artists who made the movies of the mom and pop video store era and the odds they overcame to make them. One film, one episode. 1982-1992.

Jul 13

Fandango (1985)

Road trip comedy too soulful to sell, too scattered to stick its landing. Kevin Reynolds writes and directs a coming-of-age story about five Texas college graduates on one last drive before the real world catches up with them. Trace how Reynolds' death-defying student film Proof caught Steven Spielberg's attention and how Warner Bros. never figured out how to sell Fandango, the feature-length version that followed. Find transcripts, screenshots and source links at videocassettedays.com.
Jun 24

Tremors (1990)

A creature feature that runs two tracks — straight monster thriller and tongue-in-cheek comedy — without ever losing its footing. Trace how Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson's screenplay, Ron Underwood's direction, Gale Anne Hurd's production, and Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.'s creature effects built one of the era's most entertaining horror-comedies. Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.
Jun 10

The Lost Boys (1987)

A teenage horror-comedy that couldn't decide what it was—and is timeless for it. Follow how director Joel Schumacher and Richard Donner's competing visions, Warner Bros.' ambitions, Santa Cruz locations, and cutting-edge makeup effects resulted in the most memorable vampire film of its generation. Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.

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A film history podcast about the artists who made the movies of the mom and pop video store era and the odds they overcame to make them. One film, one episode. 1982-1992.

Creator

Joe Valdez
Years Active

2026
Episodes

3
Rating

Explicit
Show Website

Video Days

Video Days

Episodes

Fandango (1985)

Tremors (1990)

The Lost Boys (1987)

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