Michael, Sam, and their mother are moving in with their grandpa in Santa Cruz after leaving the uber-progressive Phoenix. Michael, brooding with teen angst and wistful hair flips falls for a mystery girl who pals around with a group of leather-clad hair metal hoodlums. As he eyes the girl, his younger brother Sam turns out to be the coolest guy in the Santa Cruz comic shop, where he meets the Frog brothers, who nerdily express their belief that Santa Cruz is filled with vampires. As Sam and Michael’s stories converge on the titular Lost Boys, their mother is a dating a local business owner, and huge dork, Max. Soon, Michael, as well as mystery girl Star have been turned into vampires, but one only reaches their full vampire status after their first kill. While these two fight their instinctual urge, Sam and the Frog Brothers come up with a plan to kill the original vampire in order to break the vampiric curse put upon Michael and Star. The real question is, can the gang find the grand count of Santa Cruz or will our teenage romantics fulfill their immortal destiny?

Listen in as we talk about how all the elements line up for this never grow up vampire flick.

Featuring: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Steve Sykes

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Welcome to a special episode of Front Row Flashbacks for our Monstercast interview of writer/producer/director and friend of the pod, David Weiner. He is the director of the critically acclaimed documentaries In Search of Darkness Parts I and II, which focus on the history of 1980’s horror movies. Weiner also directed the documentary In Search of Tomorrow, which gives viewers a deep dive into 1980’s science fiction films. David has joined us in the past for an interview about his career, and to talk with us about the werewolf-classic American Werewolf in London. Today our interview focuses on In Search of Darkness Part III, and why he’s continued his trajectory into the great decade of horror movies. 

In Search of Darkness Part I & II can be viewed on Shudder, and In Search of Darkness Part III is available for purchase until Halloween 2022 at www.80shorrordoc.com.

Featuring: Erin McCabe, Ryan Lootens, & Jay Hoffman

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To learn more about David Weiner or to support his documentary endeavors please visit the following sites:

www.80sscifidoc.com and @80sscifidoc (for socials)

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Join us as we follow the Mobile Infantry to Klendathu to exterminate the bug scourge that has declared war with the Federation once they launched the asteroid that destroyed Buenos Aires. The bugs are non-stop killing machines, but Rico’s Roughnecks are gonna put that claim to the test.

Again, Paul Verhoeven bringing brilliant satire in the guise of a big, dumb, ultra-violent action movie. Take a listen to why this movie is so much more than its amazing blockbuster outer shell may lend you to believe.

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Join us as we get into a futuristic Detroit where the police force is run by mega-corporation Omni-Corps. In this dystopian future, big police are getting mowed down by gangs running loose, and Omni-Corps suits know just how to save the day, Robocop. 

Listen in as we talk about why this ultra-violent, 80’s action classic is more than just big dumb fun.

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Join us as we discuss Jackie Brown, a game of cat and mouse film noir set in the Tarantino movie verse. In Tarantino’s third outing as a director, he adapts Elmore Leonard’s “Rum Punch”. Listen in as we see how Jackie Brown stacks up against the entirety of Tarantino’s catalog.

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Today marks the 110th Anniversary of the sinking of the unsinkable Titanic, and then 30 years ago the biggest movie on the 20th Century was released and teen and pre-teen girls collectively lost their minds over the romance aboard the sinking ship. Join us as we dig into behemoth of a natural disaster movie. Does the movie hold up? Is this just a mushy love story, or is there more to this movie beneath the surface? We’ll get into that and more on this episode of Flashbacks!

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Join us, as we follow Will Munny, his partner Ned, and the Schofield Kid as they go after a couple of prostitute-abusing outlaws. Will constantly takes every punishment he’s dealt because he feels like he deserves it for all the wrong he had done in his past life before his wife converted him into a decent man. Will grapples with his reformed ways and what he needs to do to take care of his family. Once Little Bill harms his partner Ned….all bets are off. Listen as we discuss what makes this western a classic deconstruction of the genre it portrays.

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Front Row Flashbacks is gearing up and linking up with our best gang mates to battle it out for dominance over the Five Points. Please join us as we work through Martin Scorses’ Gang of New York. This movie has vicious violence, poignant commentary, and a grit that seems to be missing from most period pieces. Not only that, but this movie features two Herculean actors in Leo DiCaprio and Daniel Day Lewis. Give it a listen to see what we thought.

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Front Row Flashbacks needs to throw out some teenage rebellion through the art of sexy dance. Join us we dig into Dirty Dancing and why this movie is more than a chick flick about dancing, and why Baby is a far more heroic character than a quick movie rundown may suggest.

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Join us as we dig into an adventure with sword fighting, adventure, fire swamps, giants, miracle men, and true love with The Princess Bride, which turns 35 years old this year. This movie manages to walk a fine line between cheese and satire to create a timeless fantasy yarn. Give the episode a listen to learn why Westley and Buttercup’s love is one for the ages, why Inigo’s mission to avenge his father is inspiring, and why we just can’t get enough of Andre the Giant’s Fezzik!

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens, Erin McCabe. & Jay Hoffman

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Imagine a world where a fast-acting virus spreads through the masses turning people in society into rage monsters. Now imagine that’s not the current state of news, but a fictional world where the rage monsters are fast-moving, zombie-like creatures. 28 Days Later is the non-zombie movie that reinvigorated the zombie genre that was so prevalent in the 80’s. Give a listen to find out why this raw, horror flick from legendary director Danny Boyle left such a lasting impact.

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens, Erin McCabe, & Jay Hoffman

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Rick Deckard is a lonely, depressed Blade Runner muddling about his life, and is forced onto a case and must seek out four killer replicants. Will Deckard find his humanity in the process of retiring these killer replicants or find himself deeper in isolation? Do replicants have a soul? Is Deckard a replicant? Give this episode a listen to get our thoughts.

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens, Erin McCabe, & Jay Hoffman

GUEST HOST: Brandon Davis

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Twenty years ago the first installment of the greatest film trilogy in history was released. Here we started our epic journey across Middle Earth, where we see a team made up of a merry band of hobbits, a dwarf, an elf, a wizard, and a couple of Gondor frat bros set out to destroy the ring. Our fellowship battles through orcs, wargs, and a mighty hell beast. Check out this episode to see our thoughts on this magnificent fantasy classic.

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens, Jay Hoffman, & Erin McCabe

Guest Host: Joel DeWitte

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Twenty years ago the boy wizard that defeated He Who Shall Not Be Named as a baby took over the world with Pottermania, but how does the first in this eight-film series hold up? Harry and his crew start their first year at Hogwarts where they learn to become witches and wizards, battle for wizard house supremacy, and survive threats of a growing evil. Let’s Flashback to the Wonderful Wizarding World of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens, Jay Hoffman, & Erin McCabe

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Get ready for Turkey Day as we Flashback 20 years to Wes Anderson’s dysfunctional family classic, The Royal Tenenbaums. A family full of child prodigies, a caring mother, a neighbor kid that wants to be a member of the family, and an estranged patriarch that left them all in disarray as an adult. Royal Tenenbaum hits rock bottom and tries to pull a fast one on his family, but in the process of conning his own family he learns their love is what he has truly been seeking all these years.

Can this top-notch con man prevent his family’s ship from sinking, or is he destined to hit the figurative iceburg?

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens, Jay Hoffman, & Erin McCabe

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Join us as we flashback 35 years as we look at the prestige body horror film, The Fly. Dr. Brundle is on the verge of changing the world, but will his ego and lacking ethics impede his success? One drunken night of jealousy and rage led to the first human teleportation. After Dr. Brundle returns to the other side he feels powerful beyond belief, but is it all to good to be true? Will Brundle become a monster or was the monster already within him? What we do know is that you should be afraid….be very afraid.

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens, Jay Hoffman, & Erin McCabe

GUEST HOSTS: Riley Vaughn

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Join us as we flashback 40 years to arguably the greatest werewolf movie ever made, An American Werewolf in London. David and his pal Jack did not heed the warning given on the Moors and one was left viciously mauled and the other transformed into a hound of hell. Along the way we find great humor, fast love, and the ever-looming threat of David’s new animalistic urges. London will never be the same.

We were lucky enough to have Riley, friend of the pod and lycanthropic expert as well as director David Weiner, who not only directed the fantastic In Search of Darkness Parts I & II documentaries, but also brought the cast of this werewolf classic on its 35^th Anniversary. Give a listen as we discuss why there is so much more to this movie beyond the greatest werewolf transformation scene ever put on the big screen.

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens & Jay Hoffman

GUEST HOSTS: David Weiner & Riley

Cover art provided by Frederick Cooper. Find more of his art at www.frederickcooperarts.com.

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To learn more about David Weiner or to support his documentary endeavors please visit the following sites:

www.80sscifidoc.com and @80sscifidoc (socials)

www.80shorrordoc.com and @80shorrordoc (socials)

www.ItCameFromBlog.com and @ItCameFromBlog (socials)

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Join us as we flashback 40 years to the original blood and guts tale of The Evil Dead. Five twenty somethings take a minimalist vacation at a sketchy cabin in the woods that their friend got a heck of a deal on. After playing a recording from a tape player in the cabin where the ancient tongues of the Necronomicon bring forth an ancient evil and a series of possessions, we are left with scream king Ash Williams trying to survive the night. Can he make it through the night or will he become one of The Evil Dead?

We were lucky enough to have Steve Villeneuve and Martin Bruyère, creators of “Hail to the Deadites”, a documentary on Evil Dead fandom and an exploration the classic franchise’s undying and ever-growing popularity. “Hail to the Deadites” can be found on VOD.

HOSTS: Ryan Lootens, Erin McCabe, & Jay Hoffman

GUEST HOSTS: Steve Villeneuve and Martin Bruyère

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Join the Front Row Flashbacks as we get the opportunity to interview Axelle Carolyn. Axelle is one of the most exciting emerging horror filmmakers in the genre right now. She created and co-directed the award winning Tales of Halloween, and has directed episodes of Creepshow, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and also directed two episodes of the current season of American Horror Story….including the season finale! Listen in as we talk about why we love horror and what guides her as a filmmaker.

The Manor can be viewed on Amazon Prime starting Friday October 8^th.

Featuring: Erin McCabe, Ryan Lootens, & Jay Hoffman

Special Guest: Axelle Carolyn

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/AxelleCarolyn

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axelle_carolyn/

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Join us as we talk with Walter Phelan, an foam rubber, make-up effects artist with Legacy Effects and all around monster maestro. Walter is best known for his portrayal of Doctor Satan in House of 1000 Corpses, but he has also been a demon (Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight), a vampire (From Dusk til Dawn), and multiple other monster movie creatures. 

Listen as we learn about the process behind the screen of making effects, wearing make up effects, and how one becomes a big screen monster.

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Join us in Chinatown where there is a kidnapping and lots of girls with green eyes. Pretty soon Jack Burton, Wang, and crew face off against Mortal Kombat wizards and cryptozoological creatures in Big Trouble in Little China, where mystical kung fu comedy ensues. Can Jack Burton help Wang stop the evil sorcerer or will he screw it up like the rest of his life?

Hosts: Ryan Lootens, Erin McCabe, & Jay Hoffman

Guest Hosts: Steve Sykes (A View From the Back Row)

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Front Row Flashbacks is gonna live life with a bottle of Nos under the hood by reliving the high octane, mediocre Point Break rip off The Fast and the Furious.  Will the perfect mix of early-2000’s electronica and Nu metal balance out the neon underbellies of these fine foreign four-wheelers? Will Brian give Dom up, or will he let him continue to live his life a quarter mile at a time? Go ahead and listen to find out the answers to these hard questions.

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Front Row Flashbacks is taking a trip with our adopted murderous robot dad by breaking mom out of the mental institution and stopping judgement day! All we have to do is get past the liquid metal slasher villain terminator, a swat team, a helicopter, a semi, another semi, liquid nitrogen, and liquid metal knives. We got this, no problemo. Hasta la vista baby!

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, Erin McCabe, & Bryan Dressel

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On the eve of Netflix’s new Masters of the Universe series, we’re using our cosmic key to open a portal between Guilty Pleasures and Flashback to talk about 1987’s Live-Action Masters of the Universe! The whole crew is here to talk about Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, and what is was like to be a massive He-Man fan only to get…this. Is it a missed opportunity or misunderstood classic? Listen to find out!

Featuring: Lou Hare, Erin McCabe, Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens.

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Front Row Flashbacks is journeying through an America that sees the President of the United States, a space nerd from New York, and fighter pilot from L.A, and a drunken crop duster from the southwest team up to take on the fiercest alien scourge ever to arrive on Earth. This movie is part alien invasion, part disaster, part action, and part patriotic romantic film. In the words of Rebecca Sykes, “It has it all!” Let’s continue our love of freedom by listening to us breakdown perhaps the most epically huge blockbuster ever made.

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, Erin McCabe, Steve Sykes, and Rebecca Sykes

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Be sure to check out Steve Sykes A View from the Back Row podcast’s latest episode, “Avatar” – ‎The Front Row Network: VIEW FROM THE BACK ROW: Avatar on Apple Podcasts

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Front Row Flashbacks is headed into a high octane dystopian Australian outback in search of the precious black fuel required to make it out of this barren wasteland. Join us as we get into that action classic Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Mad Max will take it on himself to stop the Lord Humungus and his bondage gear-wearing band of misfits to help a peaceful band of survivors escape the desserts of Australia. Does the action hold up? How does the Road Warrior stand against the more recent Mad Max Fury Road? Take a listen and get our thoughts!

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Front Row Flashbacks is looking at the 1986 Best Picture winner Platoon for its’ 35^th Anniversary for our Memorial Day Special. The first Vietnam War film made by Vietnam veterans takes an unflinching look at the struggles and confusion involved in the conflict, and the human toll that took. This movie gives great insight into the daily struggle our service members dealt with, while voicing a strong anti-war message.  

FEATURING: Jay Hoffman, Ryan Lootens, & Erin McCabe

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Join Larry Smith and Jay Hoffman as they continue to navigate through the intense karate world located in Reseda, California. This time we’re going episode by episode for season 3, and there is a high likelihood that we get our episodes confused and meander off track, but much like the ebb and flow of great karate, we always find our way back to our center…mostly.

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Join the crew of Front Row Flashbacks and the crew of the S.S. Enterprise in the fight to battle their villainous, space zombie enemies, The Borg. After successfully destroying the Borg Cube, the Borg were able to abort their Borg Sphere to enact their Plan B of enslaving humanity, which is to travel back in time to prevent the discovery of warp drive. Well, the artist formerly known as Locutus and crew follow them through time where we get the perfect two-part movie we never knew we wanted, Back to the Future meets Dawn of the Dead. One crew heads to Earth to help Zefram Cochrane, the drunk, punk rock genius that discovers warp drive, and the other forms a coalition to battle back space zombies on their ship. Will the Earth crew convince Farmer Hoggett to be the hero the future needs? Will the crew aboard the Enterprise find the Borg’s weakness to save their beloved ship? Give it a listen and find out!

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