EPISODE · Oct 20, 2020 · 1H 29M
Episode 36: 70s Horror
from Blockbuster Film School · host Blockbuster Film School
Hard to believe but there was a time when a person wearing another person’s face while wielding a chainsaw was not a normal part of cinema. Did you know that slasher movie tropes had to be invented? Are you aware Richard Dreyfus used to be both young and handsome?! Don’t worry your worried little head: Blockbuster Film School is here to teach you the blueprints of the modern age with 70s horror. Your favorite directors were young and everything was fresh but Donald Pleasance was already old. That worked for him though. Get your ears ready; you’re gonna need bigger speakers.
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Hard to believe but there was a time when a person wearing another person’s face while wielding a chainsaw was not a normal part of cinema. Did you know that slasher movie tropes had to be invented? Are you aware Richard Dreyfus used to be both young and handsome?! Don’t worry your worried little head: Blockbuster Film School is here to teach you the blueprints of the modern age with 70s horror. Your favorite directors were young and everything was fresh but Donald Pleasance was already old. That worked for him though. Get your ears ready; you’re gonna need bigger speakers.
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