Episode 144: Spooky Canon Month IV (FRANKENHOOKER, 1990)

"Something's happening to me that I just don't understand. I can't think straight anymore. It's like my reasoning is all, uh, twisted and distorted, you know? I seem to be disassociating myself from reality more and more each day. I'm anti-social. I'm becoming dangerously amoral. I - I've lost the ability to distinguish between right from wrong, good from bad. I'm scared, Ma. I mean, I feel like I'm - I'm plunging headfirst into some kind of black void of sheer and utter madness or something." "...You want a sandwich?!" We closed off our Spooky Canon Month by discussing another film by Frank Henenlotter (of Basket Case fame), FRANKENHOOKER. We discussed the film's satirical look at suburbia and the return to some familiar 42nd Street locations, its supposed feminist bonafides, the practical effects, and more! Before that, we kick off our 'shoutouts' and go over new releases and what we watched this week. Next episode, we will be joined again by John Bruni to discuss A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:25 Shout outs: John: Playing 3D Blu Rays on PS VR; November Blu Ray sales. Curtis: New Cronenberg autobiography out; Stephen King chapter coming soon 00:10:00 New Releases (Woman of the Hour; Smile 2) 00:10:57 Happy Birthdays (Christopher Lloyd and Sam Raimi) 00:11:41 New Terrifier 2 novelization 00:13:32 New 'Predator' movie in production What We Watched This Week: 00:13:57 The Apprentice (Curtis) 00:16:09 Uzumaki [TV] (Curtis) 00:17:31 Woman of the Hour (Curtis) 00:19:32 Pearl (John) 00:22:25 MaXXXine (John) 00:25:15 Friday the 13th Part VII: A New Blood (John) 00:28:10 Don't Let the Riverbeast Get You! (John) 00:30:06 Rumours [2024] (John) 00:32:44 Caveat (John) 00:34:39 FRANKENHOOKER discussion 01:01:17 Our Ratings for FRANKENHOOKER 01:05:15 Coming Up Next! CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Lookin' For Hookers - From 'Frankenhooker' Outro: Free My Frankenstein- Alice Cooper Follow John on Letterboxd—@johnnycakes91 Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/