Episode 157: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)

LAUGH IT UP, FUZZBALL! This week on the podcast it's a sibiling show, as John and recurring guest Billy talk the first sequel of the Star Wars saga (celebrating a 45th anniversary this year): The Empire Strikes Back. We discussed our own experiences watching this at home on tape (with the fabulous CBS Fox Video fanfare, who could forget?) and coming back to it throughout the years. Look, this is one of the most discussed movies on any movie podcast worth it's salt. Nothing new to be gleamed here, but we had fun talking shop and some extended Star Wars stuff between the Expanded Universe and sequel films.Before that, we ran through some new releases and movies we watched.We'll return soon with a return to John Cassavetes to talk THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE.TIME STAMPS00:00:00 Introduction00:07:54 New Releases (The Life of Chuck, Bring Her Back, Predator Netflix series)What We Watched This Week00;10:24 Megan is Missing (Curtis)00:13:30 Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (Billy)00:15:12 Star Wars Episode Three - Revenge of the Sith (John)00:20:00 Rappin' [John]00:22:41 Female Prisoner Scorpion #701 (John)00:25:00 Friendship [2024] (John)00:27:00 Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (John)00:30:56 EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Discussion01:00:12 Our Ratings for EMPIRE STRIKES BACK01:06:46 Coming Up Next!CREDITS AND PLUGSIntro: CBS Fox Video VHS Intro Outro: Imperial March — From "The Empire Strikes Back"Follow John on Letterboxd—@johnnycakes91Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'https://curtisrunstedler.ca/