Joe Valdez

Video Days

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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.

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Joe Valdez

Episodes

Tremors (1990) 24.06.2026 27:16

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 lin...

The Lost Boys (1987) 10.06.2026 29:30

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.