A decade under the influence

Bless the Beasts and the Children Hi friends. Today we’re takin it back to 1971 with Stanley Kramer’s Bless the beasts and the children, AKA that movie with that Carpenters song. Kramer as y’all know directed many classic films known for their progressive themes, like the guy teachin evolution in 1960’s inherit the wind, 1967’s guess who’s coming to dinner and 1961’s epic judgement at Nuremberg. T...

Bless the Beasts and the Children Hi friends. Today we’re takin it back to 1971 with Stanley Kramer’s Bless the beasts and the children, AKA that movie with that Carpenters song. Kramer as y’all know directed many classic films known for their progressive themes, like the guy teachin evolution in 1960’s inherit the wind, 1967’s guess who’s coming to dinner and 1961’s epic judgement at Nuremberg. T...

Wow, we got seven movie reviews for you today And they are (Trouble man 1972 ) from rad director Ivan Dixon answering the question. Where did MR. T get his name from. (Summer wishes, winter dreams 1973) Starring Joanne Woodward, and Sylvia Sidney, yes from beetlejuice. (The girl most likely to.......) also from 1973 Starring Stockard Channing. Watch this movie, “there are worse things you could do...

Exorcist 1973 Today we root for the salvation of the “good Reagan!” and not the villain of every self respecting 80’s punk band. Seriously y’all, you know all about this one, and if not, we got you. Join us, won’t you, as your decade under the influence crew deep dives into this Christian superhero film. I found it rather healing to have Jesuits who run Georgetown do some good as priests. Good pri...

Exorcist 1973 Today we root for the salvation of the “good Reagan!” and not the villain of every self respecting 80’s punk band. Seriously y’all, you know all about this one, and if not, we got you. Join us, won’t you, as your decade under the influence crew deep dives into this Christian superhero film. I found it rather healing to have Jesuits who run Georgetown do some good as priests. Good pri...

Hello beloved decade under the influence, your 70’s movie podcast listeners. Much has been said about 1979’s classic ALIEN. Here’s over 2 hours more. Add to that an un-needed synopsis. Please admire its purity. Ridley Scott directs Sigourney Weaver and Yaphet Kotto in Alien. Hungry space miners, space military, and a hobbit, I mean robot on the ship nostromo are awoken early to retrieve an amazing...

Hello beloved decade under the influence, your 70’s movie podcast listeners. Much has been said about 1979’s classic ALIEN. Here’s over 2 hours more. Add to that an un-needed synopsis. Please admire its purity. Ridley Scott directs Sigourney Weaver and Yaphet Kotto in Alien. Hungry space miners, space military, and a hobbit, I mean robot on the ship nostromo are awoken early to retrieve an amazing...

It’s 70’s movie review time again Today’s episode contains our reviews of director Robert Altman’s Mcabe and mrs Miller 1971 the gritty western that won’t sugar coat it for ya. Next also from 1971 Candice Bergman (Murphy flippin Brown) stars in T.R. Baskin with James Caan and Peter Boyle for a bit, but this is totally Murphy Brown’s film. Moving on to the other sides of mountain. A.k.a. The other...

The Spook Who Set by the Door - 1973 Today we, your humble decade under the influence crew are honored to host our deep dive into (The spook who sat by the door 1973) Join us won’t you as we...... wait 7.2 that’s wrong, please get on IMDb and give this a ten or even a nine if yer silly n picky. This masterpiece of cinema deserves better! If you haven’t seen this please immediately go have fun watc...

The Spook Who Set by the Door - 1973 Today we, your humble decade under the influence crew are honored to host our deep dive into (The spook who sat by the door 1973) Join us won’t you as we...... wait 7.2 that’s wrong, please get on IMDb and give this a ten or even a nine if yer silly n picky. This masterpiece of cinema deserves better! If you haven’t seen this please immediately go have fun watc...

Short eyes 1977- Content warning  This and many 70’s films that hold a magnifying glass up to some sick shite, that could be very triggering to some. I personally find it important but exhausting, I am grateful for those who struggled to share this stuff with us, but it is not something I can do everyday. Pretty obviously if you have not seen this I suggest watching  before watching it w...

Short eyes 1977- Content warning  This and many 70’s films that hold a magnifying glass up to some sick shite, that could be very triggering to some. I personally find it important but exhausting, I am grateful for those who struggled to share this stuff with us, but it is not something I can do everyday. Pretty obviously if you have not seen this I suggest watching  before watching it w...

Whoa look out, we have a six film review, comin right at you. As always these are 70’s movies we watch and report back to you. We have at least 150 more movies that we will do full watch and review episodes on, but we still watch many many more. If you like or know these films, here’s a chance for more talk, yay. And if you don’t, then we can recommend or warn. First we have love story 1970 This w...

Now seriously, for this one I really really don’t need to introduce at all, except to say that today we watch and review  a science fiction film from 1977. My action figures are out and waiting for some creative play. Also we have 2  rad guests to help us, your decade under the influence crew, give you, our decade under the influence listeners yet another  couple  of hours of f...

Now seriously, for this one I really really don’t need to introduce at all, except to say that today we watch and review  a science fiction film from 1977. My action figures are out and waiting for some creative play. Also we have 2  rad guests to help us, your decade under the influence crew, give you, our decade under the influence listeners yet another  couple  of hours of f...

Welcome all to another 70’s film deep dive with us, your decade under the influence crew. Today’s offering is  KLUTE (1971) directed by Alan J Pakula and starring The 80’s work out lady, the guy that Joss Whedon says ruined the Buffy movie, the man in need of a bigger boat, and Charles Cioffi. Don’t you forget the rad cinematography by Gordon Willis.  All Jokes aside Jane Fonda is the be...

Welcome all to another 70’s film deep dive with us, your decade under the influence crew. Today’s offering is  KLUTE (1971) directed by Alan J Pakula and starring The 80’s work out lady, the guy that Joss Whedon says ruined the Buffy movie, the man in need of a bigger boat, and Charles Cioffi. Don’t you forget the rad cinematography by Gordon Willis.  All Jokes aside Jane Fonda is the be...

Geodesic dome death match! Who will win? Hello film fans, yes today we offer you, Silent Running 1972 Join us, won’t you? As we the decade under the influence crew, takes you, our beloved listener on a magical journey into this futuristic space parable.  No flora and fauna exist on earth anymore and Lowell Freeman is a robe wearing hippie scientist using geodesic domes to create new rad fores...

Geodesic dome death match! Who will win? Hello film fans, yes today we offer you, Silent Running 1972 Join us, won’t you? As we the decade under the influence crew, takes you, our beloved listener on a magical journey into this futuristic space parable.  No flora and fauna exist on earth anymore and Lowell Freeman is a robe wearing hippie scientist using geodesic domes to create new rad fores...

It’s movie review time, and we have four winners, meaning they win our brief thoughts n synopsis. Perhaps they could help you to choose winners for yourselves, or to share the love, hatred or other, of a film you already know. Today we have (a Star is born 1976) starring the mighty Streisand and the guy from the weird song at the end of free to be you and me. As you know the film tells the timeles...

The In- laws (1979) Ew, they remade this movie, I can’t even, this is your movie here. Today your DUI crew takes on this giant of a film. Just the right amount of wacky and much more. Sometimes I will hear “just a rollicking good time at the movies.” and will just know they sayin that to cover up a not good movie, by saying that at least it’s a movie and you like movies right? So I wouldn’t want t...

The In- laws (1979) Ew, they remade this movie, I can’t even, this is your movie here. Today your DUI crew takes on this giant of a film. Just the right amount of wacky and much more. Sometimes I will hear “just a rollicking good time at the movies.” and will just know they sayin that to cover up a not good movie, by saying that at least it’s a movie and you like movies right? So I wouldn’t want t...

(The Warriors 1979) Watch along with us as we yap and review your cult classic, THE WARRIORS, warts and all! As always, you know all about it that’s why your here. At least some of you, others may be here as mild observers who wanna know more. Who knows? So whether you need a synopsis or not, here it is. I’ll make it snappy. The warriors is a film by director Walter hill, based on the novel by Sol...

(The Warriors 1979) Watch along with us as we yap and review your cult classic, THE WARRIORS, warts and all! As always, you know all about it that’s why your here. At least some of you, others may be here as mild observers who wanna know more. Who knows? So whether you need a synopsis or not, here it is. I’ll make it snappy. The warriors is a film by director Walter hill, based on the novel by Sol...

Join us, won’t you now as we review 5 70’s movies that we have recently watched. I forget the order, but i know we start with (the organization 1971) about a cop who workers with a group who steals drugs from power people to keep them out of their community, kinda. Next up, going by release date is (the way we were 1973) about two people Babs and Redford as they experience a big chunk of life know...