192 - Kamikaze Detroit feat. Adrian DeLaTorre

Jay Leno and Pat Morita starred in a moving picture called Collision Course and we somehow decided to watch it and talk through our many complex feelings about it. We're joined by Adrian DeLaTorre from the Never Seen It podcast and take a look at this barely-existant artifact of late 1980s Hollywood, racism, and economic-based, lizard-brained fear. Is Jay Leno too nice/square to even believably pretend to be a jerk and/or drunk? Wait, w-w-w-what did Pat Morita nickname himself in the 60s and 70s?!? Why so many cookies for sale at a crime scene? How much better was Tom Noonan's revised version of the script? Bazookas, factory jobs, 'Merican can-do-it-ness, Biker From Hell (slash Raising Arizona), inexplicable lines and their delivery, etc. Detroit was fine until the Japanese ruined all the fun. What did we ever do to deserve this?? Oh, right.Commiserate on Discord: discord.gg/aDf4Yv9PrYSupport: patreon / buzzsproutNever Forget: standwithdanielhale.orgGeneral Recommendations Josh's Recommendation: 1) Showdown in Little Tokyo 2)   Elect rogue candidate, Barack Obama Mandela, to  the US Senate to Represent California Tim's Recommendation:  Late Stage Live! with Ella Yurman Adrian's Recommendation: Kanopy (free streaming with US library card)Further Reading, Viewing, Listening  Pat Morita’s Big Scene That Was Almost Cut from Karate Kid Showdown In Little Tokyo (1991) Official Trailer - Dolph Lundgren, Brandon LeeMore From Adrian DeLaTorrePodcast: Never Seen ItLetterboxd: @b00tz2bigTwitter: @b00tz2bigMore From Timothy Robert BuechnerWe Don't Know WrestlingWDKW Ko-fiBIG EGG SubstackLocationless Locationsheatdeathpod.comEvery show-related link is corralled and available here.Twitter: @heatdeathpodPlease send all Letters of Derision, Indifference, Inquiry, Mild Elation, et cetera to: [email protected] us Fan MailSupport the showSupport: patreon / buzzsprout