Richard Shepard

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Season 06 | Episode 44

Richard Shepard

Director

Director Richard Shepard (Film Geek, The Matador, The Perfection) discusses a few of his favorite films from his senior year of high school, 1982-83, with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Also featuring Peter Cameron in the Strike Force Spotlight.

Strike Force Spotlight: Peter Cameron – Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Howling (1981)
The Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf (1985)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Back To The Future (1985)
The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
Gremlins (1984)
The Witches (1990)
Forrest Gump (1994)

Other Notable Items

Our new pals at Hello Fresh!
Our new Patreon page!
Cavity Colors
The DGA
Carnival Row TV series (2019-23)
Marvel
WandaVision miniseries (2021)
Moon Knight miniseries (2022)
Werewolf By Night TV special (2022)
Kathryn Hahn
Agatha: Darkhold Diaries TV series (2024)
Walt Disney Pictures
Charles Fleischer
Bob Hoskins
Robert Zemeckis
Christopher Lloyd
Anthony Hopkins
Michael Caine
Anjelica Huston
Peter’s new book The Elves & The Shoemakers (IndieGoGo page, Instagram)
The Elves And The Shoemaker story by The Brothers Grimm
Robert Loggia
The Best Of Trailers From Hell: Volume 1 DVD
Trailers From Hell! Volume Two DVD
Our pals at Movies Unlimited!

Feature Presentation – Richard Shepard – Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Perfection (2018)
The Matador (2005)
Dom Hemingway (2013)
I Knew It Was You (2009)
Thunderbolt And Lightfoot (1973)
Film Geek (2023)
Savage Man Savage Beast (1975)
Mondo Cane (1962)
Faces Of Death (1978)
Roar (1981)
The Verdict (1982)
King Kong (1976)
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Hud (1963)
Bustin’ Loose (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1997)
Caligula (1979)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
The Other Side Of The Wind (2018)
Starstruck (1982)
Mrs. Soffel (1984)
Fame (1980)
The Decline Of Western Civilization (1981)
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (1998)
Panic In Needle Park (1971)
Valley Girl (1983) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Porky’s (1981)
Porky’s II: The Next Day (1983)
Losin’ It (1983)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Weird Science (1985)
Curly Sue (1991)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Local Hero (1983)
To Live And Die In LA (1985)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Staying Alive (1983)
Paradise Alley (1978)
F.I.S.T. (1978)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky III (1982)
First Blood (1982)
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Perfect (1985)
Urban Cowboy (1980)
Moment By Moment (1978)

Other Notable Items

John Cazale 
Robert De Niro 
Al Pacino
Meryl Streep
Sidney Lumet
Gene Hackman
Francis Ford Coppola
HBO
Christopher Walken
Michael Cimino
The American Cinematheque
Clint Eastwood
The Motion Picture Daily magazine
The 8th Street Playhouse in New York
The Criterion Theatre in New York
Paul Newman
The Ethan Hawke pod episode
The Last Movie Stars docuseries (2022)
Richard Pryor
Charlotte Rampling
Jack Warden
Malcolm McDowell
Sir John Gielgud
Peter O’Toole
Tinto Brass
Bob Guccione 
Gillian Armstrong
Tower Records
Jo Kennedy
Mel Gibson
Criminal Minds TV series (2005- )
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist TV series (2020-21)
Universal Pictures
Audie Murphy
Penelope Spheeris
The Criterion Channel
Hüsker Dü
Fred Astaire
St. Marks Cinema in New York
Nicolas Cage
Martha Coolidge
Jennifer Jason Leigh
John Hughes
Ally Sheedy
Molly Ringwald’s piece “What About ‘The Breakfast Club?’” in The New Yorker
Elizabeth Daily
Sam Rockwell
Steve Buscemi
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Bill Forsyth
Peter Riegert
Burt Lancaster
Mark Knopfler
The William Friedkin podcast episode
Wang Chung
Sergio Leone
Sylvester Stallone
John Travolta
The Loews Astor Plaza in New York
Carrie Fisher
Quentin Tarantino
Jamie Lee Curtis
James Bridges
Laraine Newman
Jann Wenner
Rolling Stone magazine

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