DESPERATE LIVES with Arden Myrin (Part 2)
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Release Date: 10/09/2023
HALLOWEENTOWN with DeVaughn Taylor
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
The Halloween episode has arrived and we come bearing Debbie Reynolds and a little bit of Disney Channel magic. In a Monday Afternoon Movie first, Sam and his guest will cover all 4 movies of the series in one action packed epsiode! HALLOWEENTOWN, starring Kimberly J. Brown and Debbie Reynolds, follows Marnie and her siblings as they learn from their Grandma Aggie all about the wonders, dangers, and rules of being and witch, as well as how to navigate a strange new world they've learned about called Halloweentown. Sam has enlisted a popular name in the horror podcast...
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ALL THE KIND STRANGERS with Melanie Hutsell
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Today's Monday Afternoon movie involves overalls, Stacy Keach, backwoods Tennessee children, willow switches, and rattlers! ALL THE KIND STRANGERS is a 1974 ABC Move of the Week starring Stacy Keach and Samantha Eggar. When photojournalist Jimmy sees a young boy carrying a heavy load back to his house, Jimmy offers to take him home. What he finds when gets there is a family of children with no clear adults present but always the promise of one to arrive. What strange direction will this Lord of the Flies vibe take us? Sam's has asked friend, colleague, and SNL alum Melanie Hutsell back...
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DEADLY MESSAGES with Mario Diaz
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
The mystique and intrigue of the Ouija board is on full display this Monday afternoon. What will its' connection to the spirit world reveal to Mr. Pancake and his guest? More importantly, who, or what, is Dick Pizza? DEADLY MESSAGES is a 1985 ABC made-for-TV horror film starring Kathleen Beller and Michael Brandon. When main character Laura finds a Ouija board, her roommate decides to use it behind her back to talk to a murder victim that was supposedly killed in their apartment. When this leads to someone beginning to stalk her, they begin to realize that it may be more than just a...
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MOON OF THE WOLF with Tommy Hobson
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Aaaaa-rooooooOOOOOOO! Werewolf-philes and lycanthrope enthusiasts unite as today's Monday Afternoon Movie is all about your favorite furry moon loving creatures of the night. MOON OF THE WOLF is a 1972 ABC Movie of the Week starring David Janssen, Barbara Rush, and Geoffrey Lewis, father of the lovely Juliette Lewis. Fun fact: The director, Daniel Petrie, is probably best known for his work on A Raisin in the Sun, with the legendary Sidney Poitier. As per usual, Sam has enlisted the help of an amazingly talented actor friend to break it all down for us. Tommy Hobson, star of...
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SWEET, SWEET RACHEL with Bridger Winegar
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Eye! Knife! Raven! Doll! Coffin! Sam is back for your monthly Monday Afternoon adventure. Today's wild movie? Sweet, Sweet Rachel, a 1971 TV movie starring Pat Hingle, Louise Latham, and Alex Dreier. When a murderer strikes using psychic power as a weapon, an expert on paranormal and ESP abilities uses his knowledge to try andtrack down the killer. Juicy subplot: Will Sam's voice make it to the end without a functioning humidifier? Tune in to find out! Sam's guest today is Bridger Winegar: writer, producer, podcaster, and actor. Bridger also hosts the popular I Said No Gifts podcast. Link...
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WOMEN IN CHAINS with Pete Zias
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Let the prison tropes begin! Sam Pancake has a hot caged piece of heat for you with this episode. The movie? WOMEN IN CHAINS, the 1972 American television film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. Originally released for ABC's Movie of the Week, the film stars Ida Lupino, Jessica Walter & Belinda Montgomery. Sam's guest today is Pete Zias: actor, commedian, and alum of The Groundlings Sunday Company and The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Love what you hear? Want to show your support for Sam & The Monday Afternoon Movie? Make sure to follow on the official Patreon page and...
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RITUAL OF EVIL with Stacie Ponder
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Let the Ritual of Evil begin! This month's episode of Monday Afternoon Movie brings back super podcast guest Stacie Ponder to dissect the classic RITUAL OF EVIL, a 1970 American made-for-television drama directed by Robert Day and starring Louis Jourdan. It was made as a sequel to (1969) Want to show your support for Sam & The Monday Afternoon Movie? Make sure to follow on the official Patreon page and pledge a few bucks if you are able. Show Links: Stacie Ponder's previous episode with Sam: Engineered & Produced by .
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FIVE DESPERATE WOMEN With Sarah Burns
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
The Monday Afternoon Movie hiatus is officially over! Sam Pancake is back to recap and analyze your favorite made for TV movies and specials, in a way that only he can. He continues his march into 70's and 80's TV movie madess with Five Desperate Women, a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week starring Robert Conrad & Joan Hackett. To help Sam break down the plot for us, he's bringing back actor & comedian (of HBO's Enlightened & Barry). You may also remember her from the previous episode covering the John Travolta movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Link below. Want to show...
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THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE with Lauren Graham
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
What better Christmas present could Monday Afternoon Movie offer you than a holiday special with special guest ? Not only is she one of the titular Gilmore Girls, she’s also a bona fide Christmas movie star in her own right as a result of starring in both Bad Santa and appearing in this year’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. And she’s also Sam’s IRL bestie, and they’re joining forces to discuss 1972’s THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE, starring Lisa Lucas and Jason Robards. Watch the film .
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THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY with Patty Schemel
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
We don’t like to brag on this podcast — we don’t, we swear! — but presented for your holiday delight is possibly the best union of guest and subject matter we’ve done so far: kickass drummer and the 1968 made-for-TV Christmas classic, The Little Drummer Boy. Yes, this is a non-scary episode of the podcast, unless you find the Rankin/Bass stop-motion animation slightly unsettling, and many of us do. Listen to Sam and Patty reminisce about the 90s, her days in the band Hole, drugs and also holiday TV. Watch the special .
info_outlineWe're back in good ol' 1982 for part two of the apex of the teenage wasteland movies, Desperate Lives, starring Helen Hunt, Diana Scarwid, and Doug McKeon. Joining Sam again for the conclusion is actor, writer, and comedian Arden Myrin (Secret Chef, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).
Two high school kids from anytown, USA get involved with the wrong crowd and fall heavily into drugs, causing progressively worse and worse things to happen to them and their friends. Will they be able to pull themselves out and get clean before it's too late? Will Arden ever get over her fear of vans? Listen as Sam teaches us all about"shotgunning" a joint hit and learn who Arden got to do it with on the set of a Shameless.
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