Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie

The movie discussed in this episode depicts violent and traumatic physical and psychological situations, including rape, abuse, and self-harm. Please be advised. Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie is back for the new year! Sam is beyond tickled to be sitting down with the legendary and always fabulous actress, comedian, and screen/television writer Julie Brown as they tackle the diffi...

Ho! Ho! Ho! It's time for the Monday Afternoon Movie holiday special with Sam Pancake! This week, Sam is joined by director & broadway aficionado Ben Rimalower as he take us on a whimsical journey through the 1992 Made-For-TV film MRS. SANTA CLAUS, starring Dame Angela Lansbury and Charles Durning.  Mrs. Santa Claus longs for something different this year, something challenging. She takes the slei...

Part Two of our coverage of the 1973 TV movie Lisa, Bright and Dark, starring Anne Baxter and John Forsythe has finally arrived. Emmy Award winning Producer Lisa Stockdale is back this week to help Sam pick through the last half of this mental health driven made for TV movie. In the film, When Lisa starts having noticable breadowns at school, her friends begin to worry and do their best to try and...

Sam Pancake has his notes lined up and is ready to analyze the 1973 TV movie Lisa, Bright and Dark, starring Anne Baxter and John Forsythe.  He has brought on long time friend and Emmy Award winning Producer Lisa Stockdale to help him navigate this mental health focused flick.  In the film, When Lisa starts having noticable breadowns at school, her friends begin to worry and do their best to try a...

Actor and writer Pip Lilly returns to help Sam parse over the rest of this 1977 LeVar Burton made-for-TV special. Content Warning : This episode has a section that talks about an abortion scene in the film. The podcast discusses it in a sensitive fashion, but a general heads-up. Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging a few bucks on  our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake on Twitter   Visit the ...

It's Monday, which means another episode of Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie. This week, Sam sits down with actor and writer Pip Lilly to dissect Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid, the 1977 film starring T.K. Carter, Ossie Davis, and national treasure LeVar Burton.   Young Billy comes from the rougher side of town. Can he take advantage of an opportunity to work as a veterinary assist...

Sam Pancake is back with Monica Wyche to analyze the second half of The Loneliest Runner, starring Michael Landon and Lance Kerwin. What will come of young athlete John Curtis? Will his Mom finally stop being such an awful person? Will his Dad finally put her in her place? Listen to find out all that and more on this part 2 of 2. Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging a few bucks on  our...

Who doesn't love a good Michael Landon flick? Sam Pancake returns with an all new movie to deep dive into, the Loneliest Runner, starring Michael Landon and Lance Kerwin. Why does little budding young athlete John Curtis wake up super early to go the laundromat? What is he hiding? "You're in" luck because this week Sam has invited long time friend and fellow thespian Monica Wyche  to help him tack...

It's that time of year again... the Monday Afternoon Movie Halloween Special with Sam Pancake is here! Sam sits down to discuss the 1979 two-part miniseries 'Salem's Lot, based on the Stephen King novel. Who better to join Sam to talk about a movie about vampires than Tom Lenk ?  HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE! Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging a few bucks on  our Patreon ! Follow Sam Panc...

We're back this week with part two of Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn. Sam is joined again by comedian   Jonny McGovern .  The thrilling and obviously super gay conclusion awaits! P.S. Don't forget to wash the starfish out of your mouth. Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging a few bucks on  our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake   on Twitter   Visit the  Monday Afteroon Movie website   Faceb...

We're back this week with another teen runaway drama, this time re-visitng the Dawn universe with Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn. Sam is joined this week by longtime collaborator Jonny McGovern . What will come of Alexander after his knife encounter with Swan the pimp?  Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging a few bucks on  our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake   on Twitter   Visit the  Mon...

Part two of Sweet Hostage, starring Linda Blair and Martin Sheen has arrived! Listen in as Sam and his guest, the lovely Claudia Lonow  to tackle the 1975 made for tv film. Off to Xanadu!  Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging money on  our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake   on Twitter   Visit the  Monday Afteroon Movie website   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Spotify  /  Google Play  /  Apple Pod...

We're in for another wild one as Sam is joined by guest Claudia Lonow  to tackle the 1975 made for tv film Sweet Hostage, starring Martin Sheen and Linda Blair. What can go wrong when you get into cars with strange men? Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging money on  our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake   on Twitter   Visit the  Monday Afteroon Movie website   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Spotif...

Part Two of DIARY OF A TEENAGE HITCHHIKER has arrived!  Sam is joined again by super guest Naomi Ekperigin to discuss the second half of the 1979 TV movie DIARY OF A TEENAGE HITCHHIKER, starring Charlene Tilton. Who is the man in the scary car? Will anyone stop Dana from being a terrible friend? Which outfits does Sam adore and wish he had them in his closet? Sam and Naomi don't hold back how they...

It's super funny how hitchhiking used to be a thing everyone did to get aroun, but once people got it in their heads that it was dangerous and people could die, we stopped. Yet the whole time America also has this whole gun thing, which is emphatically worse and more likely to result in people dying, and we're like "IDK LOL." Anyway! This week Sam is joined by returning guest Naomi Ekperigin to di...

Sam's latest adventure down the seedy streets of Hollywood Boulevard reaches its thrilling conclusion! And Daniele Gaither is here again too, though we're not sure if this one constitutes her fourth appearance on the show or just an extension of her third. Math is hard! Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging money on  our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake  on Twitter   Visit the  Monday Aftero...

Sam's adventure through his "Teenage Wasteland" series continues with the 1977 ABC movie LITTLE LADIES OF THE NIGHT, starring Linda Purl, David Soul and Louis Gosset Jr. At the time this movie aired, it was the highest-rated made-for-TV movie ever. Here to help decide if it holds up is Daniele Gaither , Monday Afternoon Movie all-star making her third appearance on this podcast! Help support Monda...

It's part two of the 1973 telefilm adaptation of the (allegedly) true story of teenage ruin! Here to discuss how it holds up (and whether the real story actually happened) is Kirsten Vangsness ! Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging money on  our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake  on Twitter   Visit the  Monday Afteroon Movie website   Facebook  /  Twitter  /  Spotify  /  Google Play  /  Appl...

It's the grandmama of all the "teens in turmoil" moves of the week: Go Ask Alice! Produced in 1973 to air on ABC, this telefilm adaptation of the 1971 (allegedly) true story stars Jamie Smith-Jackson alongside William Shatner, Ruth Roman, Andy Griffith, Robert Carradine and Mackenzie Phillips. Here to discuss how it holds up (and whether the real story actually happened) is the delightful Kirsten...

Return to the rough streets of 1976-era Hollywood in part two of Sam's discussion of DAWN: PORTRAIT OF A TEENAGE RUNAWAY with guest Becky Thyre !  Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging money on our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake on Twitter   Visit the Monday Afteroon Movie website   Facebook / Twitter / Spotify / Google Play / Apple Podcasts This podcast is edited by Meika Grimm ! Hi, Meik...

It's Eve Plumb as you've never seen her before! Unless you've seen this movie, in which case you know that she has dimensions far beyond Jan Brady. Broadcast on NBC on September 27, 1976, DAWN: PORTRAIT OF A TEENAGE RUNAWAY tells the story of a 15-year-old who leaves home to and starts doing sex work. It's gritty, and guest Becky Thyre returns to help Sam decide how this film holds up almost fifty...

Does Sally Field have enough pluck, gumption and moxie to make a go of it as a teenage runaway? Find out during our discussion of 1971's MAYBE I'LL COME HOME IN THE SPRING, which showcases the transition between the 60s and the 70s, all with a Linda Rondstadt soundtrack! Sam's guest is recovering school teacher / rock journalist Arthur Brennan! Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging money...

And here is the exciting conclusion to Sam's discussing of the 1975 Linda Blair classic, SARAH T., PORTRAIT OF TEENAGE ALCOHOLIC! He is joined again by Sarah Thyre , who, please note, is a different Sarah T. Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging money on our Patreon ! Follow Sam Pancake on Twitter   Visit the Monday Afteroon Movie website   Facebook / Twitter / Spotify / Google Play / Ap...

Welcome to a new season of Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie! We're approaching the made-for-TV wonders of the 1970s a bit differently this season, and instead of gawking at the horrors of the supernatural and macabre, we are focusing on a different kind of scary movie: cautionary tales about imperiled teenagers! To kick off the TEENAGE WASTELAND season, we're looking at 1975's SARAH...

Earlier this year, Monday Afternoon Movie gifted you faithful listeners with the Paul Lynde Halloween Special, which has surely enriched your lives forever. Now, we are celebrating Christmas with yet another Paul Lynde special — one even less remembered and perhaps even less good: 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, which aired just once in 1977 and has neither re-aired nor been released to any sort...