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This week the weird kids are glued to the VCR with huey gluey - we are talking (hard) about Pump Up The Volume from 1990.   Written & Directed By Allan Moyle. Starring Christian Slater as Mark Hunter (aka) Happy Harry Hard-on & Samantha Mathis as Nora De Niro.   Watch the trailer  here . Find the movie in your region via  Just Watch .   Weird Kid Video is hosted by Keean Murrell-Snape, Kira Jade O...

This week on Weird Kid Video - we are stuck behind enemy lines with only our gee-whiz attitudes and bug friend from beyond the stars to help us - we are talking about Zone Troopers from 1985.    Directed By Danny Bilson. Written By Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo. Starring Tim Thomerson as Sargent Stone, Art Lafleur as Mittens, with Biff Maynard as Dolan and Timothy Van Patten as Verona.   Watch the tr...

This week we are questioning the very nature of classical reality and faith - taking a long hard look in the mirror and talking about John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness from 1987.   Directed By John Carpenter. Written By Martin Quatermass aka John Carpenter. Starring Donald Pleasance as Priest, Victor Wong as Professor Birack, with Alice Cooper as the Street Schitzo. Watch the trailer  here . Fin...

This week on Weird Kid Video we are telling ghost stories and paying for the sins of our ancestors. We are talking about John Carpenter’s The Fog from 1980.  Directed By John Carpenter. Written By John Carpenter & Debra Hill Starring Adrienne Barbeau as DJ Stevie Wayne, Tom Atkins as Nick Castle, Jamie Lee Curtis as Elizabeth and Hal Holbrook as Father Malone with Janet Leigh as Kathy. Watch the t...

This week on Weird Kid Video we are playing a joke on the children cause Michael Myers has gone out to get cigarettes  - we are talking about Halloween III: Season of the Witch from 1982. Directed By Tommy Lee Wallace. Written By… well that’s complicated.  The original script was written by Nigel Kneale (uncredited) based on a pitch by Debra Hill.  John Carpenter re-wrote it (uncredited) and Tommy...

This week on Weird Kid Video This week we buddy cop up, agree to do things by the book and then kill the book with fire (and honour) - we are talking about Showdown in Little Tokyo from 1991.  Directed By Mark L. Lester. Written By Stephen Glantz & Caliope Brattlestreet. Starring: Dolph Lundren as Kenner & Brandon Lee as Murata with Tia Carrere as Minako. Watch the trailer here . Find the movie in...

This week on Weird Kid Video we get confused about the difference between electricity and the internet or the datanet or whatever - we are talking about Ghost in the Machine from 1993. And yeah, we know - we recorded this episode online so there is a noticeable drop in audio quality compared to our other episodes. We'll be back to our regular set-up next week. Directed by Rachel Talalay. Written B...

Today in the Weird Kid TV Corner - grab your puns boy and ghouls - we are talking about the first two episodes of Tales from the Crypt.   Episode #1 - The Man Who Was Death Directed and Co-Written by Walter Hill. Based on Crypt of Terror Issue #1. Starring William Sadler as Niles Talbot.   Episode #2  - And All Through the House Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Based on Vault of Horror Issue #35 Writt...

This week we are oiling ourselves up and posing like real-life He-Man action figures so we can talk about The Barbarians from 1987. Directed By Ruggero Deodato - Monsieur Cannibal. Written By James R. Silke. Starring: The Barbarian Brothers (Peter & David Paul) as Kutchek and Gore, Richard Lynch as Kadar, and Eva La Rue as Ismene/Kara with Michael Berryman as The Dirtmaster. Watch the trailer  her...

This week on Weird Kid Video, we are telling everyone we meet we are experts in sea-air-land operations (even though it's classified); we are talking about Navy Seals from 1990. Directed By Lewis Teague. Written By Chuck Pfarrer and Gary Goldman. Starring Micheal Biehn as Lieutenant James Curran, Charlie Sheen as Lieutenant Junior Grade Dale Hawkins, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer as Claire Varrens with Bi...

This week - we are selling someone else's IP to make a better life for ourselves. We are talking about Drive from 1997. Directed By Steve Wang. Written By Scott Phillips. Starring Mark Dacascos as Toby Wong, Kadeem Hardison as Malik Brody, with Brittany Murphy as Deliverance Bodine. Buy Drive in 4K here . Watch the trailer  here . Find the movie in your region via  Just Watch Weird Kid Video is ho...

It's time to be nice until it's time not to be nice - this week we are talking about Road House from 1989. Directed By Rowdy Herrington. Written By David Lee Henry and Hilary Henkin. From a story by David Lee Henry. Starring Patrick Swayze as Dalton, Ben Gazzara as Brad Wesley and Kelly Lynch as Elizabeth ‘Doc’ Clay. Watch the trailer  here . Find the movie in your region via  Just Watch Weird Kid...

This week we are strapping in our brains and chowing down on the newest intergalactic taste sensation - it's people - we are talking about Bad Taste from 1987. Directed By Peter Jackson. Written By Peter Jackson with additional material by Tony Hiles & Ken Hammon. Starring Terry Potter as Ozzy, Pete O'Herne as Barry, Mike Minett as Frank and Peter Jackson as Derek & Robert. Read about Peter Jackso...

This week - something new - we present WEIRD KID TV CORNER... *insert spooky music here* We are talking about the Pilot episode of The X-Files because the truth is out there. Created by Chris Carter. Directed By Robert Mandel. Starring Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully and David Duchovny as Fox Mulder. Find the show in your region via Just Watch Weird Kid Video is hosted by Keean Murrell-Snape, Kira...

This week we are going long... and doing other football things to get a first down so we can talk about The Taking of Beverly Hills from 1991. Directed By Sidney J Furie. Written By Rick Natkin & David Fuller And David J Burke. Starring Ken Wahl as Boomer Hayes, Robert Davi as Bat Masterson, Matt Frewer as Ed Kelvin and Harley Jane Kozak as Laura Sage. Watch the trailer  here . Find the movie in y...

No new episode this week. Come back next week for The Taking of Beverly Hills. Find the movie in your region via  Just Watch Weird Kid Video is hosted by Keean Murrell-Snape, Kira Jade Oppitz and Brodie McDonald. Each sold separately. Don’t follow us on Instagram and Twitter at @weirdkidvideo

This week we are finding the right tune on the cosmic key so we can open a door to Eternia and find the power - we are talking about the He-Man movie - Masters of the Universe from 1987. Written By David Odell. Starring Dolph Lundren as He-Man, Frank Langella as Skeletor and Courtney Cox as Julie Winston. Watch the trailer  here . Find the movie in your region via  Just Watch Weird Kid Video is ho...

This week are taking a lunchtime poll about what we'd do if we were Veronica Sawyer - we are talking about Heathers from 1989. *CONTENT WARNING*  Heathers and this podcast discuss teen suicide and some other dark stuff so feel free to skip this one if you want.  And if you need to talk - help is always available - Call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or SMS 0477 131 114 in Australia. Directed By Michael Lehm...

This week - in episode 16 - we are forgetting everything we know so we can learn the way of kubodera - ninja magic - we are talking about American Ninja from 1985. Directed By Sam Firstenberg. Produced by Menahem Golan & Yoram Globus. Written By Paul De Mielche. Story by Gideon Amir & Avi Kleinberger. Starring Michael Dudikoff as Joe, Steve James as Curtis and Judie Aronson as Patricia. Watch the...

In episode 15 - we are getting our sour milk on so we can talk nonsense about Alien Nation from 1988. This episode was recorded before James Caan passed away which is why we don't mention it during the podcast.  Although Caan was openly not a fan of this movie, we think it stands tall as an example of his ability to bring his A-game every time he was on screen over his incredible sixty-year career...

Welcome to the second semi-whenever the hell Keean feels like it Sequel Week. This week we are cashing in our emotions and going all-in in a fight to the death under the bright lights of the vegas strip - we are talking about Best of the Best 2 from 1993. Directed by Bob Radler. Written By Max Strom & John Allen Nelson. Starring Eric Roberts as Alex Grady, Phillip Rhee as Tommy Lee, Edan Gross as...

Welcome to the first semi-whenever the hell Keean feels like it Sequel Week. Join us as we return to the past to save the future and both our marriages. This week we are talking about Future Cop II aka Future Cop II: The Two Faces of Deth aka Trancers II aka Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth from 1991. Directed by Charles Band. Screenplay By Jackson Barr. Based on Characters created by Danny Bi...

This week - Part Two of our deep dive into the most epic dorkiest cool movie of all time - Highlander from 1986. Directed By Russell Mulcahy. Written By Gregory Widen and Peter Bellwood & Larry Ferguson. Starring Christoper Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown and Roxanne Hart. Watch the trailer here Find the movie in your region via Just Watch Weird Kid Video is hosted by Keean Murrell-Snape, Kira...

This week we are talking about what might be the most epic dorkiest cool movie of all time - we are talking Highlander from 1986 ...and we talked for so long that we are splitting the episode into two parts. Come back next week for part two Directed By Russell Mulcahy. Written By Gregory Widen and Peter Bellwood & Larry Ferguson. Starring Christoper Lambert, Sean Connery, Clancy Brown and Roxanne...

Two households, both alike in dignity. In fair Venice Beach, where we lay our scene. From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal skateboards of these two foes - a pair of star-crossed lovers have a nice time - we are talking about Thrashin' from 1986. Directed By David Winters. Written By Paul Brown and Alan Sacks. Starring Josh Brolin...