Resurrection (Episode 33) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Release Date: 07/29/2016
Crank (Episode 236) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
2006's Crank was the directorial debut of co-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Tayloer and their approach was incredibly hands on. One of the first film to shoot completely on digital cameras, the directors themselves manned the cameras and achieved the film's frenetic style by shooting on roller blades. Star Jason Statham got into the spirit as well by doing all his own stunts. Dan and Vicky discuss the cult fave action flick and alot of recently seen films like Backrooms, I Love Boosters, Power Ballad, and Passenger as well TV shows Widow's Bay and The Pitt. You can...
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State Fair (Episode 235) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
1962's State Fair marked the third screen adapatation of the novel by Phil Stong. As in 1945, this one was a musical but a big, colorful, expansive musical that Hollywood was so good at in the 1960's. Starring heartthrobs Pat Boone, Bobby Darin and Ann-Margret, it's the story of the Frake family and their ambitions to win big at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote new music for the film, one of the few musicals written expressly for the big screen, and several plot elements were added or changed to make this version more contemporary. Tom...
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Hokum (Episode 234) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Irish film director Damian McCarthy had only made two features before 2026's Hokum but has already proven to have a distinctive style and tone. McCarthy also wrote the screenplay which tells the story of an American writer (Adam Scott) visiting an isolated Irish Inn with a spooky past. Shot on location in County Cork, Ireland, the film's supporting mostly Irish cast includes Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O'Connell, Brendan Conroy, and Austin Aumelio. Dan and Vicky discuss the film, out in theatres now, and lots of recently seen films...
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In God We Trust (Episode 233) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
1980's In God We Trust was the second film of a three film agreement between actor/director Marty Feldman and Universal Pictures. Following the success of Feldman's The Last Remake of Beau Geste, In God We Trust was his attempt to call out the excesses and hypocrisy of commercialized religion. But the film didn't connect with audiences and Universal cancelled Feldman's deal. His co-stars in the film include a cavalcade of 70's comic geniuses - Peter Boyle, Louise Lasser, Andy Kaufman and Richard Pryor. Dan and Vicky discuss the little seen film and lots of recently seen like...
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The Wicked Lady (Episode 232) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
1945's The Wicked Lady directed by Leslie Arliss was an enormous hit for Gainsborough Studios and is still considered one of the most popular and successful British films of all time. The story of an unrepentant social climber, played by Margaret Lockwood, who turns to a life of crime pushed the boundaries or propriety with plentiful veiled references to sex and enough heaving bosoms to make American censors uncomfortable. In fact, the production had to go back and reshoot scenes deemed too revealing to play for American audiences. The film co-stars James Mason,...
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Project Hail Mary (Episode 231) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Dan and Vicky head back to the movies! This time it's the recent hit sci-fi comedy drama Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and based on the book by Andy Weir. Lord and Miller insisted that the special effects be all created practically - the most impressive of which is the character of Rocky. The rock creature was puppeted by James Ortiz and his team with Ortiz providing it's voice. Initially Ortiz's voice was meant as a marker until the directors cast another voice actor but they liked Ortiz's take so much,...
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Top Ten Favorite Indie Hits Costing Under A Million (Episode 230) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Dan and Vicky are back with a Top Ten episode! This time your Hot Daters discuss their favorite films made for under a million dollars that went on to make a killing at the box office. Horror, drama, and romance all get the low budget treatment and in many cases change the landscape of film. Dan and Vicky also discuss some recently seen including the films Scream 7 and Stop Motion and lots of TV like Young Sherlock, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Shudder's 1000 Women of Horror, and Peaky Blinders. Our socials: hotdatepod.com FB: Hot Date Podcast X:...
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The Driver (Episode 229) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
The Driver from 1978 was written and directed by Walter Hill (Hard Times, 48 Hours, The Warriors) as a response to what he saw as coventional genre fare. Hill was after making a film pure in intent and story without the typical Hollywood trappings. Audiences in 1978 were not impressed but the film has since been championed by contemporary filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright as an example of adrenaline fueled style over needless substance. The film stars Ryan O'Neal, Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Dern and Ronee Blakley. Along with this car chase classic, Dan and Vicky...
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Kind Hearts and Coronets (Episode 228) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
The novel on which 1950's film Kind Hearts and Coronets is based treated the story of an entitled royal reject who goes to murdeous lengths to secure his place in the lineage deadly serious. The film, however, written and directed by Robert Hamer, turns it into a pitch black comedy, perhaps the first of it's kind made in England. The Ealing Studios release stars Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood, and in a tour-de-force, Alec Guinness playing eight characters. Dan and Vicky discuss the film, ranked as one of the best British films ever made, along with lots of recently...
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The Tomb of Ligeia (Episode 227) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
The final film in director Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe cycle, The Tomb of Ligeia marked the second collaboration for Corman and screenwriter Robert Towne. Towne would go on to be one of the hardest working and respected writers and script doctors in Hollywood (The Last Detail, Shampoo, Mission: Impossible, The Firm, Personal Best and Tequila Sunrise) and collect an Academy Award for writing Chinatown. Towne is quoted, however, as saying that his adaptation for The Tomb of Ligeia was the hardest he'd ever worked on. Dan and Vicky discuss the horror film along with...
info_outlineDan and Vicky discuss the hard to find 1980 film Resurrection starring Ellen Burstyn and Eva Le Gallienne in Oscar nominated roles and Sam Shepard, Lois Smith, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, and Jeffrey DeMunn in supporting turns. It tells the story of a woman paralyzed in a violent car accident that kills her husband but somehow grants her the ability to heal.
Along with their thoughts on this rarely seen film, Dan and Vicky discuss what they've been watching lately. Vicky's fit in a ton of stuff in three weeks: The new Star Trek and Ghostbusters, the 1981 slasher The Prowler, the Jeremy Saulnier thriller Green Room, the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Fulci's Perversion Story among them. Dan talks about discovering Eva Green's brilliance in Penny Dreadful, his favorite new movie of the year The Invitation, 1971's Harold and Maude, and the female centered thrillers The Shallows, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and The Stepford Wives. You'll also hear the music and history of September 1980 and about Dan's latest career travels - hi Poughkeepsie, NY!
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