License to Drive with TriangleRAD's Christopher Scott
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It's the height of the 80's. Coming off the success of The Lost Boys, the world has gone nuts for the two Coreys. And lovers of car-spotting definitely need to revisit License To Drive! TriangleRAD's Christopher Scott joins us to talk about a movie that might center around a 1972 Cadillac, but today, the cars just hanging around in the background steal the show! Find out what it's like to revisit a movie like this one and see how it's become a fun bit of 80's nostalgia. Also, make sure you check out the raddest car club in North Carolina, TriangleRAD at www.trianglerad.com!
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Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) with Brandon Forbes
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Reels and Wheels returns with guest Brandon Forbes, a car enthusiast who writes the "Readers' Rides" feature for The Autopian. ...and once again, we're discussing an H. B. "Toby" Halicki car-crash fest that just happens to be a movie. It's the original Gone in 60 Seconds. Do you like to see cars get stolen and wrecked? Do you like to see car chases that last longer than the rest of the movie? Do you like H.B. Halicki? Brandon joins James and Sid to try and cover the ridiculous number of cars in this movie, as well as the stunts, and the, um, "plot."
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MF Ghost with Derek Williams
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Derek Williams returns to help James and Sid make heads or tails of the follow-up to Initial D, MF Ghost. It's something, all right. Find Derek @Derek5Letters on social media and give him a follow!
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The Man From Uncle with Robert Dunn of Aging Wheels
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Ok, The Man from Uncle is not a bad movie. It's not a good movie. It's a movie. Our guest picked it out and we couldn't be more excited. Robert Dunn of the Aging Wheels (beep beep) YouTube channel joins us and he found the one movie that features a car chase between a Trabant and Wartburg! Robert is a Trabant owner and his YouTube channel () features a lot of amazing, quirky content on bizarre automobiles.
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Dog Soldiers
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James and Sid discuss the all-time question, what's more deadly? Werewolves or Land Rovers. Yep. It's Dog Soldiers. There's some thoughtful back and forth here as Sid sees this as a top-5 example of a good low-budget Werewolf movie, while James found it a bit schlocky. Either way, we have two Land Rovers. Find out what unlikely vehicles they actually represent on the newest episode of @ReelsandWheels!
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Super Troopers
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Sid and James tackle the cult classic meow movie about State Troopers who can't take their job seriously. It's fun. But... meow why? It's a long story that Sid tells meow at the beginning of the podcast about the sad end to his meow Thunderbird and his recent meow NA Miata purchase. Oh, and meow Super Troopers has a Miata. So there. Meow.
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Rebel Without a Cause with Patric Fransko
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James Dean had a short career as a movie star and died tragically before his fame was in full effect. Rebel Without a Cause is a stand-out for Dean, but we delve into his personal life to talk about the cars he raced as well. Joining us is Patrick Fransko of Speedster Dreams. Patrick has a wealth of knowledge about James Dean and he has incredible stories from building his own James Dean tribute Speedster - learn more at www. speedsterdreams.com!
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Riding Bean with Derek Williams
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Derek Williams - Comedian, voice talent, expert gamer and Anime lover - is back on Reels and Wheels and he has a great Anime for us. The obscure(ish) Riding Bean! This one kind of defies description. It's a 45-minute one-off short movie that never led to a longer series. The story follows Bean, an accomplished Chicago driver as he gets caught up in a kidnapping plot as convoluted as The Big Lebowski. But... the cars! Sure, we have plenty of well-drawn, brand name vehicles, but Bean's car is a bizarre amalgam of vehicles so well-put together, that no two people see the same...
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The General with Brett Stillo
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Ready for a very unique episode of Reels and Wheels?! For the first time, (and it's about time!) we talk locomotives! This is the 1926 classic Buster Keaton silent film, The General. Joining James and Sid is one of our favorite cinematic experts (and a guy who knows his Buster Keaton), Brett Stillo! The General is silent comedy based on a real life civil war locomotive chase. We also answer the always looming question... Can a silent film still captivate an audience today? Spoiler alert - with this film, YES. Make sure you catch up with Brett Stillo on social media and keep up with his...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
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Happy Holidays from Reels and Wheels! For this episode, Sid & James get into the holiday season with Planes Trains & Automobiles - a John Hughes classic about the worst attempt at holiday travel ever. This movie definitely delivers in the "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" department, with a glorious assortment of malais-era cars, but it's also an excellent movie that rises above comedy by creating two deep, relatable characters. Plus we have a who's who of 1980's background character actors and an unlikely Star Trek actor cameo. Send us your feedback, @ReelsandWheels!
info_outlineCan American auto workers get along with their new Japanese bosses? That was the big question in the mid-1980's as Ron Howard's Gung Ho, inspired by real events, tried to tackle the subject as an inspirational comedy.
In hindsight, it's an awkward movie to watch, riddled with racist/xenophobic assumptions about both the Japanese and American auto workers.
But hey, we need to talk about the cars! And joining us is Jason Torchnisky, Jalopnik writer, published author of Robot Take the Wheel, and legendary Changli owner!
The cars of the fictional Assan Motors are represented mostly by Fiat Regattas, but the movie has quite a few interesting featured cars!
Find Jason Torchinsky at Jalopnik.com or on social media @JasonTorch / @JasonTorchinsky and remember to subscribe to Reels and Wheels and leave some feedback!