MONSTER ATTACK!

Jim reflects on his first viewing of a 1984 Science Fiction film which spawned a popular Urban Legend - "The Philadelphia Experiment," starring Michael Pare', Bobby Di Cicco, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas, Louise Latham, Stephen Tobolowsky and Keene Holliday. A naval experiment in 1943 results in two sailors ending up in 1984. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated T...

Jim reflects on a classic tale of witchcraft based on Fritz Leiber Jr;s novel "Conjuring Wife" - 1962's "Burn, Witch, Burn," starring Janet Blair, Peter Wyngarde, Margaret Johnston, Anthony Nicholls, Colin Gordon and Reginald Beckwith. With a screenplay written by Richard Matheson and Charles Beaumont and directed by Sydney Hayers, the film centers around the wife of a young college professor who...

Jim reflects on one of the first "Monster Movies" he saw after his family moved to North Carolina - "Marooned," starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, Gene Hackman, James Franciscus, Lee Grant, Mariette Hartley, Nancy Kovak, Scott Brady, Walter Brooke, John Forsythe, and directed by John Sturges. This 1969 Sci-Fi tells the tale of three astronauts trapped in orbit around the Earth with no chance o...

Mark Maddox returns for a rousing discussion of a 1965 classic tale based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft  "Die, Monster, Die," starring Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Suzan Farmer, Patrick Magee, Freda Jackson, Terence DeMarney and Directed By Daniel Haller. Based on "The Colour From Space," the story centers around a young man (Adams) visiting his British girlfriend and learning of the strange going-on...

Jim reflects on a film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic "The Land That Time Forgot," starring Doug McClure, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Keith Barron, Anthony Ainley, Declan Mulholland, Steve James, and directed by Kevin Conner. A group of shipwrecked sailors (both British and German) must work together to survive on an island that has dinosaurs and other perils. Find out more on this epi...

Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a rousing discussion of a Kaiju film celebrating its 50th Anniversary - "Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla," starring Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Akihiko Hirata, Hiroshi Koizumi, Reiko Tajima, Hiromi Matsushita, Goro Mutsumi, Shin Kishida and directed byJun Fukuda. An alien race seeking to conquer Earth makes a giant robot based on Godzilla. And when the "B...

Jim reflects on the final anthology film by Amicus Productions - 1974's "From Beyond The Grave," starring Peter Cushing, David Warner, Wendy Allnutt, Rosalind Ayres, Marcel Steiner, Ian Brennen, Donald Pleasence, Angela Pleasence, Diana Dors, John O'Farrell, Ian Carmichael, Margaret Leighton, Nyree Dawn Porter, Ian Ogilvy, Lesley-Anne Down, Jack Watson, Ben Howard and directed by Kevin O'Connor. F...

Jim discusses a film from 1974 that did not do well upon its initial release, but has gained a large following the last 50 years - "PHASE IV," starring Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport, Lynn Frederick,  Alan Gifford, Helen Horton and Robert Henderson. Director Saul Bass provides a thought-provoking look into what might happen if insects, namely ants, fight back against what man is doing to the plan...

Jim discusses a classic 1963 Ghost Story based on the novel by Shirley Jackson ("The Haunting Of Hill House") and directed by Robert Wise -"The Haunting," starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Robert Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Rosalie Crutchley, Fay Compton, Valentine Dyall, and Lois Maxwell. This memorable tale about a small group investigating a legendary haunted house has developed a huge cult follo...

Mark Maddox joins us for an in-depth discussion about Ridley Scott's 1982 Sci-Fi Classic "Blade Runner," starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, M Emmett Walsh, Edward James Olmos, Darryl Hannah, William Sanderson and Joanna Cassidy. A former cop (Ford) is forced to hunt down four "replicants" who have returned illegally to Earth. During the investigation, he finds himself having feeling...

Jim discusses n adaptation of a popular Stephen King novel from 1984 - "Firestarter," starring Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Freddie Jones, George C. Scott, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen, Louise Fletcher, Art Carney, and Moses Gunn. Produced by Dino De Laurentis and Directed by Mark L. Lester, the film focuses on an 8-year-old girl and her father who both have special abilities that a secret gover...

Jim discusses a reimaging of a classic vampire tale - 1979's "Dracula," starring Frank Langella, Laurence Oliver, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Jan Francis, Trevor Eve, Tony Haygarth, Teddy Turner, Janine Duvitski, and Sylvester McCoy. Directed y John Badham, the story is based on the Hamilton Deane and John Balderston Broadway play which also starred Lasngella. The Count makes his way to Engla...

It is our 400th EPISODE !!! and Jim discusses what he calls "The Perfect Movie For All Monster Kids," Joe Dante's 1993 "Matinee," starring John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, Lisa Jakub, Robert Picardo, Lucinda Jenney, Jesse Lee, Jesse White, James Villemaire, David Clennon, Dick Miller, John Sayles, Lucy Butler, Belinda Balaski, Naomi Watts, and Kevin McCarthy. T...

Jim dedicates this episode to the memory of his parents, Jim & Phyllis, who would have celebrated their 70th Wedding anniversary the day after this publishes. One of the most-loved "Big Bug" films of the 50's is discussed here with 1954's "THEM!," starring James Whitmore, James Arness, Joan Weldon, Edmund Gwynn, Sandy Descher, Fess Parker, Onslow Stevens, Sean McClory, Leonard Nimoy, Dub Taylor, a...

Jim discusses a cult-classic celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year - Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove," starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, James Earl Jones, Peter Bull, and Tracy Reed. An Air Force General (Hayden) sends his bomber wing into Russia to bomb the country because of a conspiracy he believes in. Find out more about this heralded...

Jim reflects back of the first time he saw the second entry in the Star Trk TOS movie franchise - 1982s "Star trek The Wrath Of Khan," starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ricardo Montalban, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Paul Winfield, Kirstie Alley, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, and Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Based on the TOS episode "Space Seed...

Jim pays tribute to Universal Studio's first pairing of two of its iconic monsters in a feature film - 1943's "Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman,"starring Lon Chaney Jr, Bela Lugosi, Patric Knowles, Ilona Massey, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lionel Atwill, and Dwight Frye. On a quest to find Dr. Frankenstein, Larry Talbott crosses paths with "The Monster." Find out moe about this historical meeting on this epi...

Jim discusses the last "Frankenstein" film produced by Hammer Films - 1974's "Frankenstein & The Monster From Hell," starring Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith, David Prowse, John Stratton, Michael Ward, and Patrick Troughton. Directed by Terence Fisher, this film would also be Fisher's last feature film. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Mons...

Jim reflects on a classic Cult/Horror film from Director Larry Cohen - 1974's "It's Alive," starring John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell, Andrew Duggan, Guy Stockwell, James Dixon, Michael Ansara, William Wellman Jr, Robert Emhardt, Shamus Locke and Daniel Holzman. A young couple faces a virtual nightmare when it's child is born a mutant/killer. The race is on to stop the infant from killing again. Find...

Jim discusses a classic "Werewolf" tale based on a Steven King novella - 1985's "Silver Bullet" starring Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Megan Follows, Everette McGill,Terry O'Quinn, Robin Groves, Leon Russom, Lawrence Tierney and James Gammon. A small town in Maine is terrorized by a beast who is killing off its citizens. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Mons...

Mark Maddux joins Jim for a very special New Years episide of MONSTER ATTACK! discussing the 1976 reboot of "King Kong," starring Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lang, Charles Grodin John Randolph, Ed Lauter, Rene Aubberjonois, Julius Harris, Jack O'Halloran, Dennis Fimple, John Agar and produced by Dino De Laurntis. The story centers around the discovery of Kong during an expedition for oil and leading to...

Jim takes a stroll down memory lane for this reckoning of a classic film that always hailed the onset of Christmas - "The Wizard Of Oz," starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, and The Munchkins. L. Frank Baum's tale of a young girl traveling to a fantastical world and encountering a Wicked Witch Of The West comes to life in this 193...

Mark Maddux joins Jim for a loving look back at a classic film of the fantastique from 1980 and Director Robert Altman - "Popeye," starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley, Donald Moffat, Ray Walston, Richard Libertini, Bill Irwin, Wesley Ivan Hunt, Peter Bray, Linda Hunt and Jack Mercer. Altman's homage to the loveable cartoon character from the 1920's takes us into the...

In a continuing salute to the Holidays, Jim discusses a beloved classic from Director Joe Dante and Produced by Steven Speilberg - 1984's "Gremlins," starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Judge Reinhold, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Keye Luke, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Edward Anderson,  Belinda Balaski and Harry Carey Jr. A young man receives a spec...

Jim reflects on a Feel-Good Sci-Fi Classic from 1984, "The Last Starfighter," starring Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy Norman Shaw, Kay E. Kuter, Barbara Bosson, Chris Hebert and Vernon Washington. Directed by Nick Castle (Halloween and Halloween II), the film follows a young dreamer who ends up saving the universe. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK...