The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary

It’s the end of Season One of The Video Archives Podcast, and Quentin, Roger & Gala begin by reminiscing about some of their favorite parts of the season, and preview what they’d like to cover next. Then, it’s time for the Video Archives Podcast Awards, as your hosts select their favorite films, actors, actresses, scenes, VHS boxes and much more from the films they’ve covered so far. We’ll also reveal the Listener’s Ch...

On today's episode, we continue our memorial to Rick Dalton, the late actor best known for his roles in Bounty Law and the Fireman trilogy. We begin by focusing on Dalton’s straight-to-video era with three Italian heavy hitters: Blastfighter, Jungle Raiders and Operation Nam. Later, Quentin concludes his interview with Dalton, shedding light on the career choices he made throughout his life, and the values that the man hel...

On today’s After Show, the Video Archives crew play the deadly game of Rollerball! Roger and Quentin take a close look at director Norman Jewison and writer William Harrison’s dystopian corporate universe, while Gala explains how Zero the supercomputer both echoes the past and foreshadows the future. Plus: the final part of Roger’s interview with Gala, all about his experience adapting Silent Hill.
 

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On May 19th, 2023, actor Rick Dalton passed away peacefully in his home in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is survived by his wife Francesca. Dalton was beloved by fans of Bounty Law, where he played bounty hunter Jake Cahill for five terrific seasons, and also for his iconic role as a flamethrower-wielding vigilante in The Fireman series of movies. But he was so much more than those well known parts, with a career that spanned over ...

Quentin, Roger & Gala reach back into the listener mailbag to unwrap your gifts and answer your questions! The trio open tapes from the UK, talk about their favorite American International Pictures and “Canucksploitation” films, and reflect on learning about strangers from their VHS shelves. Plus: What’s a ‘litmus test’ movie?

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Jules "Unruly Julie" McLean (The New Beverly’s Director of Operations, former Video Archives employee) joins Quentin & Roger in the store this week! First off the shelves, the crimson monster bird Rodan emerges from a volcanic crater to terrorize Tokyo. Quentin breaks down the career of director Ishirō Honda, then Roger and Julie discuss Rodan's amazing practical effects and surprising, tragic ending.

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Gala and Expert du Jour Marc Heuck discuss Menahem Golan’s sci-fi musical opus The Apple! They learn about Marc’s unique history with the film, share their favorite songs from the disco soundtrack, and even discover Franklin Brauner was involved in the production. Plus: Quentin shares a story from The Apple’s infamous premiere.

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Dr. Quentin and Dr. Roger report to Arthur Hiller’s The Hospital, where madness, murder and malpractice are running rampant! George C. Scott is the chief of medicine at a hospital in Manhattan, suicidal from his personal life collapsing and suspicious a murderer is on the loose in his facility. Quentin and Roger discuss writer Paddy Chayefsky’s masterful storytelling, Scott’s volcanic performance, and what the versatile Hi...

Quentin, Roger & Gala break down 1990’s political drama The Fourth War on the After Show! They discuss director John Frankenheimer’s take on Cold War politics, and praise a showstopping appearance from Harry Dean Stanton. The gang also talk about the most popular Video Archives titles and what’s in Quentin’s wallet, before digging even further into the Video Vault…

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It should have been a love story…Quentin and Roger travel back in time to the rural South for Buster and Billie! Jan-Michael Vincent’s Buster wants to get laid; his friends suggest he get it on with the ‘easy’ girl in school, Billie. Expecting only sex, the two fall into an unlikely romance destined to end in Southern fried tragedy. The Video Archives crew discuss the history of 70s tearjerkers, Jan-Michael Vincent’s heart...

Gala and guest film expert Marc Heuck (Beat The Geeks) break down the Italo-horror cult classic The Visitor on today’s Video Archives After Show! They talk about the film’s surprising cameos and religious overtones, and even unearth a review from Franklin Brauner. Plus: Quentin and Roger explain the difference between a movie and a film

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High above the clouds flies the second greatest pilot who ever lived…The Great Waldo Pepper! A biplane pilot who missed his chance at glory in World War I takes up barnstorming in George Roy Hill’s third collaboration with Robert Redford. Quentin and Roger discuss Hill as a great thematic filmmaker, the powerful use of music and silence, the crazy real-life plane stunts, and a scene so heart-wrenching, many viewers couldn’...

On today’s After Show, Gala has discovered more information on the origins of The Jet Benny Show! She shares these new revelations, along with more excerpts from Quentin and Roger’s discussions of The Last Run and Rustlers’ Rhapsody. Plus: the next part of Gala’s one-on-one interview with Roger, all about how he approaches adaptation.

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Roger & Quentin pull off one last job in The Last Run! On our very first bootleg tape of the show, George C. Scott returns to the screen as a former mob getaway driver who returns to his old life to see if he still has it.  All he has to do is complete one last job. Quentin and Roger discuss the legendary director who planned to make the film before Richard Fleischer was brought on and find out what makes this crime fi...

Quentin, Roger and Gala share more background on last week’s films The Choirboys, Hennessy and Amphibian Man! Topics include: the creation of Aldrich Studios, how The Choirboys compares to Busting, what makes Hennessy a ‘corker,’ and what Pussy Riot thought of Amphibian Man. Plus: The time Quentin spent the night at the Cameo Theater.

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Quentin and Roger take a trip with the LAPD as the boys in blue blow off steam in The Choirboys, directed by Robert Aldrich and based on the outrageous best-selling novel. The Video Archives crew take a second look at the film, discussing Aldrich and his Associates, the big ensemble cast, and the scenes that work.

Next up: the most intensive manhunt ever mounted. Hennessy is a gentle, peaceful man who’s been pushed too ...

Quentin, Roger and Gala crack open the Video Vault for a discussion of 1983’s dueling old men high-concept comedy Better Late Than Never! After unwinding the film’s absurd plot, the crew discuss the hotness of septuagenarian David Niven and which beloved children’s character Kimberley Partridge sounds just like. Plus: Gala interviews Roger about the movies that made him want to be a filmmaker.

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Sometimes, a man is forced to defend his honor; Quentin and Roger defend theirs in their discussion of Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 Straw Dogs. Based on the book “The Siege Of Trencher’s Farm,” your hosts take a look at Peckinpah’s intentions and where this sits in his filmography. Then, they’ll discuss the film itself, covering Dustin Hoffman and Susan George’s performances, the ugly nature of this movie, and whether Straw Dogs c...

Quentin, Roger & Gala answer more listener questions this week on the After Show! Topics include: the best films about food, the most popular rental titles from Video Archives, the greatest movie tie-in board games, and an unsolved movie mystery. Plus: Quentin shares a story about a former Video Archives customer.

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