Jello Biafra
The legendary punk god joins us to talk about movies he finds unforgettable. Special appearance by his cat, Moon Unit.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Tapeheads (1988)
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary
A Face In The Crowd (1957) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Meet John Doe (1941)
Bob Roberts (1992)
Bachelor Party (1984)
Dangerously Close (1986)
Videodrome (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
F/X (1986)
Hot Rods To Hell (1967)
Riot On Sunset Strip (1967)
While The City Sleeps (1956) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Spider-Man (2002)
The Killing (1956) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary
Serpent’s Egg (1977)
The Thin Man (1934)
Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
The Hidden Eye (1945)
Eyes In The Night (1942)
Sudden Impact (1983) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary
Red Dawn (1984)
Warlock (1989)
The Dead Zone (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Secret Honor (1984)
The Player (1992) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray commentary
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)
The Phenix City Story (1955)
I Want To Live! (1958) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Thin Blue Line (1988)
West of Memphis (2012)
No Way Out (1950)
Patton (1970) – Rod Lurie trailer commentary
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
The Well (1951)
Violent Saturday (1955)
Shock Corridor (1963) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
Terminal City Ricochet (1990)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Big Red One (1980)
The Crimson Kimono (1959) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Naked Kiss (1964)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Night of the Hunter (1955) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Sunset Boulevard (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Other Notable Items
Our friends at Movies Unlimited!
The Dead Kennedys
Donna Karan
Warner Brothers
The Jonas Brothers
Gwar
“California über alles” song by The Dead Kennedys (1979)
Bill Graham
Jerry Garcia
MTV TV network
“MTV Get Off The Air” song by The Dead Kennedys (1985)
Beavis and Butt-Head TV series (1993-1997, 2011, 2021)
In Concert TV series (1972-1975)
Don Kirshner
The Midnight Special (1973-1981)
Hullabaloo TV series (1965-1966)
Boy George
Culture Club
Michael Jackson
Columbia Records
Mike Judge
Mike Nesmith
The Monkees
Jimmy Rogers
Hank Williams
Tim Robbins
John Cusack
Clu Gulager
Mötley Crüe
Stiv Bators
“Baby Doll” song by Devo (1988)
Batman
The Joker
Frankenchrist album by the Dead Kennedys (1985)
Bill Fishman
Sam Moore
Junior Walker
The Tapeheads soundtrack album (1988)
London Calling album by The Clash (1979)
Dianne Feinstein
The Dickies
The Ramones
The Rock ‘n’ Roll High School soundtrack (1979)
TFH Guru Allan Arkush
Andy Griffith
President Joe Biden
President Barack Obama
The Occupy Wall Street movement
Oliver Stone
Jonathan Winters
Charles Laughton
Mae Whittman
Baby Huey
What Would Jello Do? YouTube series
Bradford Bancroft
Tom Hanks
UC Berkeley
Barry Gifford
The Academy Awards
Dana Andrews
Mimsy Farmer
Eddie Mueller
Noir Alley Show on TCM
Fritz Lang
Jack Lemmon
Ray Milland
Broderick Crawford
Highway Patrol TV series (1955-1959)
Peter Gunn TV series (1958-1961)
Ed Nelson
Stewart Whitman
Hawaii Five-O TV series (1968-1980)
Ziv Company
Science Fiction Theatre TV series (1955-1957)
I Led Three Lives TV series (1953-1956)
MeTV TV network
Decades TV network
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948-1971)
James Brown
The Blue Comets
The Doors
Xavier Cugat
Ray Barretto
Charo
Cuchi-Cuchi album by Charo and the South Soul Orchestra (1977)
“House of the Rising Sun” cover song by Santa Esmeralda (1977)
The Ethel Merman Disco Album album by Ethel Merman (1979)
Batman TV series (1966-1968)
William Shatner
Two-Face
The Beatles
The Riddler
The Penguin
The Ramones
Galactus
Salamandra
Jonny Quest
Batman
Superman
Lex Luthor
Spider-Man TV series (1967-1970)
“Spider-Man” theme song (1967)
The Green Goblin
Kingpin
Mysterio
Wide World of Sports TV series (1968-1991)
JG Thirlwell
Foetus
Al Jourgensen
Sam Raimi
Tobey Maguire
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
Stanley Kubrick
Russ Meyer
Nero Wolfe
Edward Arnold
James Franciscus
Longstreet TV series (1971-1975)
Raymond Burr
Zatoichi
Movies! TV network
ScreenPix TV network (part of Epix)
The Big Ten Network
Discogs
John Milius
Ernest Hemingway
Lionsgate Films
Soldier of Fortune Magazine
The Denver Broncos
Tim Tebow
Tea Party Revenge Porn album by Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine (2020)
“No More Selfies” song by Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
“The Ghost of Vince Lombardi” song by Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
Christopher Walken
Martin Sheen
Robert Altman
Philip Baker Hall
MGM Records
Chris Rock
Pacific Film Archive
Allied Artists
Susan Heyward
The West Memphis Three
Peter Jackson
Sidney Poitier
James Edwards
John Cassavetes
Robert Ryan
Ed Begley Sr.
Harry Belafonte
Ernest Borgnine
Twilight Time
Walt Disney
Mickey Rat
Disneyland
The Realist magazine (1958-2001)
The William Stout podcast episode
Peter Breck
The Big Valley TV series (1965-1969)
Boris Karloff
Samuel Fuller
John Conti
Zale Dalen
Cineplex Odeon
Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors album by Jello Biafra and D.O.A. (1990)
The Terminal City Ricochet soundtrack (1990)
President Lyndon B. Johnson
The Sky Is Falling and I Want My Mommy album by Jello Biafra and Nomeansno (1991)
“Bruce’s Diary” song by Jello Biafra and Nomeansno (1991)
Rob Zombie
Hank Williams III
Ice-T
“Cop Killer” song by Body Count (1991)
J.D. Wilkes and the Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers
Astro-Creep: 2000: Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head album by White Zombie
Robert Mitchum
Richard Benjamin
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