Episode 45: John Carpenter Watch Series #14 (BODY BAGS, 1993)

On this week's episode of The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John and Curtis return to our John Carpenter Watch Series to discuss the made-for-TV anthology film (partially directed by Tobe Hooper): BODY BAGS! Did you know that John Carpenter was asked to create Showtime's answer to HBO's Tales from the Crypt? We chat a bit of background on the movie before quickly going over the three short films: The Gas Station, Hair, and Eye. Which one of these was our favourite? We decide and also provide our overall ratings. Before that, we run through our watchlist additions and discuss what we watched this week.  For next week's episode, we're *Drake voice* back to back on the John Carpenter beat. We will be joined by a surprise guest to chat about the final entry in Carpenter's 'apocalypse' trilogy, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction Watchlist Additions 00:02:24 Her [2013] (Curtis) 00:03:41  eXistenZ (Curtis) 00:04:30 Witness [1985] (Curtis) 00:04:44 Spontaneous Combustion (Curtis) 00:05:28 Dave Not Coming Back (John) 00:07:05 Superstar: A Karen Carpenter Story (John) 00:08:59 Harlan County USA (John) What We Watched This Week 00:10:25 Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe (Curtis) 00:11:31 The Black Phone (Curtis) 00:14:00 The Toolbox Murders (Curtis) 00:15:00 Shakma (Curtis) 00:16:50 Crimes of the Future [2022] (John) 00:20:50 Tangled (John) 00:23:05 Mad God (John) 00:28:25 The Devil Wears Prada (John) 00:30:39 Sharp Objects [TV] (John) 00:33:03 BODY BAGS DISCUSSION 00:49:05 Our ratings 00:50:30 Wrap up CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Body Bag #1 - Body Bags OST (John Carpenter and Jim Lang) Outro: The Picture on the Wall - Body Bags OST (John Carpenter and Jim Lang) Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John and Tom's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.