233: All the Genre Ladies

Movie Meltdown - Episode 233 This week as we wrap up our coverage of WonderFest, our hosts find themselves surrounded by some of the most interesting women involved in genre films. Join us as we talk with Lee Meriwether, Brinke Stevens and Sara Karloff. From sci fi to horror to iconic family members, these three fascinating women come from different backgrounds and varied experiences, to sit down with us and share amazing stories from their lives.  And as we learn just when it's time to cut lose your agent, we also mention... The Philco Television Playhouse, Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint, studying with Strasberg, Forrest J Ackerman, creating the screen actors guild, metallic threads, Monica Bellucci, Peter Lorre, smaller swimsuits, Julie Newmar, getting a science job... in L.A., being their first crush, Batman: The Movie, Burgess Meredith, Dave Stevens, A Comedy of Terrors, playing chess, Screaming in High Heels, to be surrounded by other geeks, Psycho 3, Bram Stroker's Dracula, Vincent Price, being Miss America, Star Trek, westerns, Frank Gorshin, the trio of scream queens, Fannie Flagg, a feminist slasher movie, John Wayne and Rock Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Linnea Quigley, Body Double, being President, attending a private girl's school, 4D Man, getting sunburned, Adam West, Ray Liotta, being covered in blood, Basil Rathbone, with a microscope, Roger Corman, Bela Lugosi's relationship with Boris Karloff, Brian De Palma, The Raven, possibly stabbing Sigourney Weaver, days later and you're still pulling gum off your face, smart horror fans, Wasp Woman, it's like joining the circus, last year I was in 10 movies.., Cesar Romero, having children work in the industry, turning into a cat creature, Targets, being a biologist, This is Spinal Tap, Francis Ford Coppola, leeches, Peter Bogdanovich, thinking on your feet, Phantom of the Paradise, 40 dollars a day... and lunch.  "I think they're afraid of me."