Hellraiser (1987) | Forever Warping Your Mind as a Kid
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Degens Andy S and Brandon Bombay ask, 'What's your pleasure, sir' before discussing a movie that is a fulcrum in the Degen Cinema canon, 'Hellraiser.' Bombay starts it off by recalling when he first opened up the box to cheating in his youth, and how it involved a summer of watching this on repeat as a teen. Then the boys talk about a movie that was a mind boggling intro into incredible gnarly practical FX, and BDSM, which led to their minds being forever warped at far too young ages. It was difficult to grasp Uncle Frank being so good in bed that it transcended reality and transfixed Julia, who gladly humped a reanimated corpse. Packed with salaciously disturbing imagery, and jaw dropping gore this horror masterpiece is from another era when folks actually flocked to the multiplex to watch this filth. The incredible FX and creature design helped make Pinhead a pop culture icon, and the movie goes into bizarro overdrive once he and the Cenobites truly make their presence felt. It may be filled with some stilted performances, and a perplexing UK-based '80s New York setting, but that strangeness only adds to how disorientingly deranged this masterpiece is. Make sure you listen to the full episode, as "We have such sights to show you."
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