Episode 141 - Never Too Young to Flicker

It was the best of caves, it was the worst of caves...this is truly the tale of two movies. We start off with a hollow thud by focusing on 1987's Deadly Illusion, a film written and partly-directed by show-favorite Larry Cohen. It stars Lando Calrissian...I mean Billy Dee Williams, as Detective Hamburger ( please no jokes about the name ) and Vanity as his stalwart girl-friday. We also get Morgan Fairchild in a sort of dual role ( sort of ) and a brief glimpse of Joe Spinell.  This is a wanna-be noir, and despite have a few really cool moments, is a real slog. The real reason we were doing this episode was to talk about the second film...1986's Never Too Young to Die, which also features Vanity, but which stars John Stamos and Kiss' Gene Simmons.  We heard about this movie on the How Did This Get Made podcast and could not resist featuring it in the cave...and we are REALLY glad we did. This is a totally batty film that is sort of a send-up of the Bond movies, with  the excesses of the 80s on full display. This is an epic accomplishment and the very best kind of bad movie. We urge you to search for it and check it out.Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.