253 - Don't Panic (1987) & The Banana Splits Movie (2019) →

CW: Alcoholism

It’s our second Birthday Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey use a ouija board for their birthdays and resurrect defective children's show animatronics!

Read our afterthoughts for this episode HERE!

The Classic Film: Don't Panic (1987)
"On his seventeenth birthday, Michael unwittingly unlocks the evil forces of a Ouija board” (IMDb.com). Often touted as the Nightmare on Elm Street of Mexico, this wacky "B" movie is pretty bad but in a very charming way.

The Modern Film: The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
"A family attends a live taping of The Banana Splits television series, but are forced to survive as soon as the characters go haywire and start a killing spree around the studio” (IMDb.com). There's a great concept, a lot of practical love, and some admirable spirit in this twisted resurrection of an actual 60s children's show, but while it may be respectable, the end product is not really much to look at.

Audio Sources:
"The Banana Splits Move" produced by Blue Ice Pictures & Blue Ribbon Content
"Don't Panic" produced by Producciones Galubi S.A. de C.V. & Producciones Torrente S.A.
"Don't Panic" (Cover Version) written by Jon Michael Bischof & performed by Tanner Sega (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKtp8k2yrwQ)
"The Lost Boys" produced by Warner Bros.
"Orgazmo" produced by Kuzui Enterprises, et al.
"Total Recall" (1990) produced by Carolco Pictures & Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.

091 - Jaws (1975) & The Shallows (2016) →

Best of 2019 - #3 (Tied) Jaws

It’s Shark Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey celebrate their nation’s Independence Day by trekking to the beach to become shark food instead of doing the sensible thing and staying indoors at all times! But it’s okay: they’re fighters!

The Classic Film: Jaws (1975)
"When a [great white] shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to the local [police chief], a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.” (IMDb.com). I mean… it’s Jaws. This is one of Chris’ favorite movies of all time, so watch it for him, won’t you?

The Modern Film: The Shallows (2016)
“A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills” (Sony Pictures Entertainment). The Shallows is more survival-thriller than the adventure-drama of Jaws, so it avoids becoming just another Spielberg wannabe. Come to this one for the beautiful landscapes and the badass silliness of the scenarios instead of quality storytelling and you may be pleasantly surprised.

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Audio Sources:
"Blow" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Clerks" produced by View Askew Productions & Miramax
"Finding Nemo" produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures
"Jaws" produced by Universal Pictures & Zanuck Brown Productions
"Jaws: The Inside Story" produced by A+E Television Networks
"Josie and the Pussycats" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Kevin Spacey/Beck" (Saturday Night Live S22E10) produced by NBC Studios and Broadway Video
"The Land Before Time" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
"Live Free or Die Hard" produced by Twentieth Century Fox, et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"se7en" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"The Shallows" produced by Columbia Pictures, et al.