MAZES AND MONSTERS with Meika Grimm (Part 1)
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Release Date: 10/16/2023
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 .
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GHOSTWATCH with Roz Hernandez
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
Welcome to a special Halloween edition of Monday Afternoon Movie, in which we discuss not a hilarious made-for-TV gem that is enjoyable on a camp level but instead a TV movie that is actually scary. We speak of GHOSTWATCH, a 1992 BBC broadcast that took many an at-home viewer by surprise when it first aired. To say too much would ruin a first-time viewing experience, so Sam — joined by returning guest ! — will not be giving away the whole plot. Instead, let their conversation inspire you to tune in for yourself. Happy Halloween! And BTW, you can watch this film yourself right now (and...
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THE NIGHT STRANGLER with Jack Plotnick
Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie
A hero returns just when we need him most! Is it Darren McGavin’s Carl Kolchak? No! It’s Sam Pancake, here to discuss the second of the Kolchak movies in which a host of crabby white men go on and on in the face of supernatural peril. This time, Sam is joined by professional funny-acting person , to discuss the highs and lows of the made-for-TV horror subgenre. Get even more Monday Afternoon Movie ! Follow Sam (formerly known as Twitter)
info_outlineYou're going to want to bring out the 20 sided dice, blacklights, and Mountain Dew for this one. We're staying in the year 1982, but after a string of teenage wasteland themed episodes, it's time to get back to the show's roots. That right! Horror! Specifically the Tom Hanks led film Mazes and Monsters, also starring Wendy Crewson and Chris Makepeace.
Joining Sam today is TableCakes own Meika Grimm, editor of this very podcast. She has also edited a number of our sister podcasts, including Smart Mouth. She is an L.A. based digital creator, musician, and audio/video engineer.
Our film follows 4 college aged kids from New York who have formed a bond around a fantasy table top board game loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons. When the group decide to take the game into the local caves to add an extra level of excitement to the adventure, it leads to one of them going missing and the rest wondering what is real and what is fantasy. You will definitely want to watch this one, if only for the amazing 80's sweaters on display.
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