A decade under the influence

Today your decade under the influence crew watch and review the great and heavy -Man in the glass booth 1975.  Major Kira Nerys is hunting Cardassian war criminals, and appears to have found a big one pretending to be a file clerk, but is later identified as the butcher of Gallitep. JK, although the deep space 9 episode Duet is very good, we are doing the 1975 Arthur Hiller film based on the...

Hello 70’s film films, it’s your friendly decade under the influence crew here, with a new podcast for you.  In this episode we fall into the sea, and get rescued by blackie who is a champion snake killer and enjoys greens out of a giant turtle shell. Our dad is dead, but our mom is from an episode of Star Trek, and was also miss beehive 1965. We take our plaster of paris bagel and cream chee...

Hello 70’s film films, it’s your friendly decade under the influence crew here, with a new podcast for you.  In this episode we fall into the sea, and get rescued by blackie who is a champion snake killer and enjoys greens out of a giant turtle shell. Our dad is dead, but our mom is from an episode of Star Trek, and was also miss beehive 1965. We take our plaster of paris bagel and cream chee...

Today we watch and review Gene Roddenberry’s 1974 sci fi classic the Questor Tapes.  Actually this is pretty darn far from today. We recorded this months ago but a cat landed on our equipment or some s**t and cut off our wrap up, though we didn’t notice and kept on gabbing. Actually it was a pesky Android that tried to sabotage our important tapes to help guide humanity.  We have spent t...

Today we watch and review Gene Roddenberry’s 1974 sci fi classic the Questor Tapes.  Actually this is pretty darn far from today. We recorded this months ago but a cat landed on our equipment or some s**t and cut off our wrap up, though we didn’t notice and kept on gabbing. Actually it was a pesky Android that tried to sabotage our important tapes to help guide humanity.  We have spent t...

It’s the 70’s movie review, comin right at you. This week we review The Christine Jorgensen story 1970 - Brother John 1971  Truck Turner 1974 - The river Niger 1976 and Absolution 1978. How about a lil star quality to help spark yer interest. This batch has Chef from South Park, Nichelle Nichols, Richard Burton, Billy Connolly, Darth Vader, Yaphet Kotto, Cicely Tyson, Sidney Portier, Paul Win...

Movie review time again. Today we review Cicely Tison and Paul Winfield in sounder 1972. Yes the family classic about the dog you barely see. Omg I just got it. People love dogs, but they generally don’t love looking at racism in America as much, soooooo. Next we take on John Voight in 1974’s Conrack. Directed by Martin Ritt and based off Pat Conroys book, the water is wide, which apparently was a...

On August 22 1972 John Wojtowicz did walk into Brooklyn’s chase Manhattan bank to rob it and pay for his partners sex reassignment surgery. It didn’t work out.  He was later paid 7,500 for his story and one percent of an upcoming films net profits which he did give to Elizabeth Eden for her surgery.  We are of course talking about Sidney Lumet’s 1975 masterpiece A dog day afternoon.&nbsp...

On August 22 1972 John Wojtowicz did walk into Brooklyn’s chase Manhattan bank to rob it and pay for his partners sex reassignment surgery. It didn’t work out.  He was later paid 7,500 for his story and one percent of an upcoming films net profits which he did give to Elizabeth Eden for her surgery.  We are of course talking about Sidney Lumet’s 1975 masterpiece A dog day afternoon.&nbsp...

Today your decade under the influence 70’s film re-watch podcast crew take on 1972’s Butterflies are free. Not the Elton song either. Many talented people made this movie, however I’m afraid for me and I’m pretty sure us, all the glory belongs to one woman, Mary Richards Aunt Flo, A.K.A Eileen Heckart.  Hippies and Marge Simpson still quote lines from this movie and play, and it’s great, but...

oday your decade under the influence 70’s film re-watch podcast crew take on 1972’s Butterflies are free. Not the Elton song either. Many talented people made this movie, however I’m afraid for me and I’m pretty sure us, all the glory belongs to one woman, Mary Richards Aunt Flo, A.K.A Eileen Heckart.  Hippies and Marge Simpson still quote lines from this movie and play, and it’s great, but a...

Time today to look back to a time when John Voight wasn’t an asshat. Fonda’s still cool. Anyways, today we are showcasing the mighty Coming Home 1978. Directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine, and a way cooler John Voight. Surviving vets and actors tell a story of 1968 in 1978, and yes you will hear Simon and Garfunkel’s bookends, and every othe...

Time today to look back to a time when John Voight wasn’t an asshat. Fonda’s still cool. Anyways, today we are showcasing the mighty Coming Home 1978. Directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine, and a way cooler John Voight. Surviving vets and actors tell a story of 1968 in 1978, and yes you will hear Simon and Garfunkel’s bookends, and every othe...

Carol Burnett Paul Dooley and 46 others star in Robert Altman’s 1978 film (A wedding). Please join us today, won’t you, as we wade through this well made madness. This is our second Altman 70’s film that we have showcased. Between 1970 and 1980 he made 15 films, can we survive 13 more. And I’m speaking as a serious fan. That’s really all the intro needed, the plot is that we are taken through a we...

Carol Burnett Paul Dooley and 46 others star in Robert Altman’s 1978 film (A wedding). Please join us today, won’t you, as we wade through this well made madness. This is our second Altman 70’s film that we have showcased. Between 1970 and 1980 he made 15 films, can we survive 13 more. And I’m speaking as a serious fan. That’s really all the intro needed, the plot is that we are taken through a we...

Hello 70’s cinema fans. Movie review time again, and we got 5 for you. First up we review 1973’s Gordon’s war, an amazing story of a vets revenge on the heroin industry that has ravaged his community and taken the life of his beloved wife whilst he was away. Using his many skills he learned in the Nam, Gordon and his squadron declare it time to kick ass. Staring Paul Winfield (he’s never even met...

This is quite a popular film, but we won’t let that stop us. Much has been said about Milos Forman’s 1975 film adaption of Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel one flew over the cuckoos nest. Here is about three hours more. Here’s your decade under the influence crew’s film length observations on this moving picture that still affects people deeply today. Then join us again for our wrap up, where we sit and tal...

This is quite a popular film, but we won’t let that stop us. Much has been said about Milos Forman’s 1975 film adaption of Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel one flew over the cuckoos nest. Here is about three hours more. Here’s your decade under the influence crew’s film length observations on this moving picture that still affects people deeply today. Then join us again for our wrap up, where we sit and tal...

Special epic 9 film review. We had a tech issue and re-recorded our six movie review 2 weeks later. In that time we watched 3 more flicks soooo this is a lil epic for us, we hope you enjoy it. Today we review Peter Fonda’s hippie western (The hired hand 1971). James Earl Jones as the first black prez in (The Man 1972). Glenda Jackson as the fourth wall breaking writer Stevie Smith in (Stevie 1972)...

Hi friends, Remember that iconic twilight zone with Burgess Meredith where everyone bothered this guy and would not let him read, and he was sad. Then the apocalypse leaves him the last human alive with all the time to read books, and he is happy. Then he slips on his way up the library steps and breaks his glasses that allow him to read books.  What if I told you that there is a movie where...

Hi friends, Remember that iconic twilight zone with Burgess Meredith where everyone bothered this guy and would not let him read, and he was sad. Then the apocalypse leaves him the last human alive with all the time to read books, and he is happy. Then he slips on his way up the library steps and breaks his glasses that allow him to read books.  What if I told you that there is a movie where...

Today your fearless decade under the influence crew watches and reviews John Carpenters 1976 classic... bup bup bup bup! Uh.... No one said nothing....... about the Cholo!!!!!!!!!! Ok I took a moment to breathe, I think I’m ok to continue talking bout the Assault on precinct 13. Just fer fun I’m gonna break it down for you. Napoleon is being transferred with Wells to another prison. Napoleon did s...

Today your fearless decade under the influence crew watches and reviews John Carpenters 1976 classic... bup bup bup bup! Uh.... No one said nothing....... about the Cholo!!!!!!!!!! Ok I took a moment to breathe, I think I’m ok to continue talking bout the Assault on precinct 13. Just fer fun I’m gonna break it down for you. Napoleon is being transferred with Wells to another prison. Napoleon did s...

Today we have the magically bizarre spooky treat that is 1977’s HOUSE. This film about Gorgeous and her friends Prof, Sweet, Mac, Fantasy, Melody, and Kung Fu, going to visit her aunt is extremely realistic and relatable. Of course it is, and nothing weird, wacky, or trippy will happen. You know all about it, and that’s why your here, to listen to a full feature length commentary and wrap up, wher...

Today we have the magically bizarre spooky treat that is 1977’s HOUSE. This film about Gorgeous and her friends Prof, Sweet, Mac, Fantasy, Melody, and Kung Fu, going to visit her aunt is extremely realistic and relatable. Of course it is, and nothing weird, wacky, or trippy will happen. You know all about it, and that’s why your here, to listen to a full feature length commentary and wrap up, wher...