Congo (1995)

We get a lot of whacky customers in Apocalypse Video. Everyone from ptera people to lizard people come into our store not understanding what a movie is, to which we are forced to educate them on the lost art form that was once Cinema. But every once in a while we encounter a customer that is simply unable to distinguish the line between reality and fiction. A person so convinced that what they are watching is real that they are willing to put their own life and the lives of others at risk.Such a person entered the store recently. And the object of their obsession…? The 1995 hit sci-fi adventure film Congo – or, as this person stubbornly believes, the 1995 documentary film Congo. Well, let’s just say that someone who enters the store wielding a giant laser isn’t someone we want to disappoint. If Congo is what she wants, Congo is what she’ll get.I’m your host and leader of this expedition, Dave, and joining me as we venture deep into the jungle of Michael Crichton’s imagination (even though apparently he had almost nothing to do with the making of this movie) are fellow cinephiles and TraviCom cronies, Mike, Ryan, Cody, and special guest Herkemina Homolka.Topics of discussion in this episode include Tim Curry eating as much scenery as humanly possible; Joe Don Baker teaches us that nothing is more important than family (unless there’s a big ass diamond involved); and finally, we can’t help but feel a little bad as Laura Linney mercilessly lasers the film’s primate villains to death.Be sure to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can also Follow Us on Twitter, Like Us on Facebook, or shoot us an email at [email protected]. Got a movie you'd like us to watch? Hit us up and we'll talk about it on the show!And so concludes our expedition into the Congo. We’ll be back next week with an all new Bond Cast! Until then…put down my sesame cake!!!