Episode 48: Celebrate Halloween with Moxey!

We mean John Llewellyn Moxey! Pretty sure I just used that joke last week, but be kind… It’s been an insane month. But we’re here (thanks to Dan who edited this episode) and we’ve been joined by the wonderful Bill Ackerman of Supporting Characters podcast to give some well-deserved love to Mr. Moxey. We discuss a bunch of his films, but the main topic of conversation is A Taste of Evil (1971) and A Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974). Bill brought no tricks but a ton of treats, so we hope you enjoy our special Halloween episode dedicated to the great John Llewellyn. We already miss him so.

We’ll be back towards the end of November, and it’s getting mechanical with an episode dedicated to car porn! We’ll be discussing Death Car on the Freeway (1979) and Gladiator (1986). If you’d like to watch Gladiator, it’s currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Please contact us with any thoughts on vehicular telefilms or anything else you’d like to discuss! See you soon!

Episode 47: We’re Going Back to School with Mike McBeardo McPadden!

Make sure you’ve got your Pee Chee folders and your No. 2 pencils, cuz the Made for TV Mayhem Show is going back to school again! This time we’re talking about the other three Rs: Rock and Roll and Rad! We’re talking about Ron Howard’s sweet coming of age telefilm Cotton Candy (1978) and the TVPG teen sex dramedy Senior Trip (1981). Our guest on this outing is the wonderful Mike McBeardo McPadden, author of the equally wonderful Teen Movie Hell: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped! We had a great time recording and we hope you enjoy listening!

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Up Next: Celebrate Halloween with Moxey!

John Llewellyn Moxey, that is!

We’re celebrating the master of the made for TV genre movie with a special Halloween episode dedicated to JLM, who sadly passed away earlier this year. What an amazing talent he was, and if you are not familiar with his work, we’re hoping to get you started with two classics, A Taste of Evil (1971) and The Strange and Deadly Occurrence (1974).

We will definitely be talking about “The Moxey Moment” as well as some similarities between these two films. If you’re interested in where that might go, check out an old blog post I did, comparing the two films.

We don’t quite have a recording date set yet, but it will probably be next week, so please contact us and let us know your fave Moxey flick, or anything else you’d like to say about one of the greats! We’ll see you soon!

*Still editing our back to school episode. Apologies. My schedule has been pretty messy. Thank you for your patience (and a big shout out to Dan for helping me with the more monotonous tasks!)

The Made for TV Mayhem Show Goes Next Level with a Commentary for Amazons

I guess the title of this article says it all! We are all terribly excited that we’re going to be providing the commentary track for Kino Lorber‘s upcoming release of the 1984 tele-thriller Amazons (due December 3rd).

I’ll just post Kino’s plot synopsis here:

THEIR TARGET: THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES…
THEIR GOAL: WORLD DOMINATION!

When her patient—a prominent U.S. Congressman—dies in a bizarre accident just after surgery, Dr. Sharon Fields (Madeleine Stowe, China Moon) is framed on a charge of malpractice. With the help of Lt. Tony Monaco (Jack Scalia, The Rift), the tough-edged but charming detective assigned to look into the “accident,” the beautiful young surgeon makes a chilling discovery of a secret legion of Amazons, descendants from the legendary nation of women warriors who have vowed eternal war on the enemy race of Man. Now, the President-elect, who has carried into power the first woman Vice President, is slated to be the next “Stallion Kill.” Tense, fantastic, sinister, Amazons is a riveting and fast-paced action-thriller directed by Paul Michael Glaser (Band of the Hand, The Running Man). Tamara Dobson (Cleopatra Jones), Stella Stevens (The Silencers), Jennifer Warren (Night Moves) and Leslie Bevis (Alien Nation) co-star as the leaders of the Amazons. Wonderful score by the great Basil Poledouris (RoboCop) and co-starring William Schallert (In the Heat of the Night), Nicholas Pryor (Risky Business) and Peter Scolari (TV’s Newhart).

EXTRAS:

• Audio Commentary by the MADE FOR TV MAYHEM Podcast Hosts Amanda Reyes, Daniel Budnik and Nathan Johnson
• Trailers

Yeah, they kind of say it all above. This is a super stylish, intriguing and politically charged film that we are all honored to be associated with. Also, gratuitous Peter Scolari! Can it get any better?