The Outer Reels

The people who made this movie appear to have hated it, but we found a lot to like, even if it's not a sequel to Death Race 2000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam does it again in forgetting what the actual theme of the season is, though he's quick to point out that there is now a quarry in downtown LA, so it's close enough? Plus, David Carradine phones this in, but still manages to elevate it past where it should be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one is wild, and we both had a lot of fun it it's insanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam thought he had a post apocalyptic movie, but it turns out to just be a dystopia. Meanwhile, Jason is sorry he was sick (again). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our 100th episode Jason subjected to Sam, who decided half way through he had talked enough about this movie and would rather talk about everything else we've done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have been introduced to the work of Steve Barkett, and this will NOT be the last. And welcome to The Outer Reels, Sid Haig!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We pour one out for the demise of Cannon Films before we get into things on Steel American Cyborg Warrior. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More pants (or lack thereof) talk in this week's episode, which is also the FIRST in Cirio H. Santiago's post apocalyptic movies. We've seen this car before, but now it's for the first time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen in as we try to figure out if this is an actual rip-off of World Gone Wild as well as where are David Carradine's pants? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in to hear about how Sam wants every villain to be like Waterworld's Deacon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Such wasted potential! This movie has a great cast, mostly looks good, but just doesn't come together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam encounters his longest prologue ever, while Jason goes and gets a drink. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tune in to us trying to figure out if this is a stealth sequel to Wheels of Fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Battletruck, AKA Warlords of the 21st Century,, AKA the prequel to Terminus? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's some debate as to if this is actually a post apocalyptic movie or just a dystopian one, but in the end we feel Jason is justified. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our never-ending season on post apocalyptic movies, Sam found one that surprised both of us. It's not good, but it's a lot better than it really should be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason subjects Sam to the third attempt to get a Pax TV show from Gene Roddenberry. Surprising no one, this one doesn't work either. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be careful what poster you see before watching this as some of them make this look like a VERY different movie from what it actually is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second of three attempts at getting Gene Roddenberry's "Pax" series going leaves Sam angry this time, but at least he's only got one more to go. This one has the awesome John Saxon, so it's not a complete waste of time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one's got some serious Outer Reels royalty in it, but is an otherwise mediocre movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason subjects Sam to the first of three(!) made-for-TV movies that were an attempt to get a new Gene Roddenberry sci-fi series onto network TV in the early 70's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Truly one we watched so you don't ever, EVER need to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were excited by this, and left disappointed. How do you have a movie "staring" Ernest Borgnine, and only use him for 16 minutes?!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were surprised by this one. It's not good, but it's a lot more fun than we expected it to be! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're starting a new year with a new season: Forgotten Apocalypse! Jason cheats right off the bat with a movie that only has a slight apocalypse, but it does start with a small nuclear war, so it counts, damnit. We also welcome back our Returning Outer Reels Champion William Smith, for his 3rd appearance in one of our movies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Some ex-cons and two helpless girls get trapped inside a mine shaft with a Temu Hills Have Eyes monster that never really becomes a threat." Sam nails that one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam is annoyed that we even did this movie and spends more time talking about He-Man and Johnny Mnemonic, but Jason loved it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one's Event Horizon BEFORE Event Horizon?!? It's not a good movie (unlike Event Horizon), but we still have lots to talk about here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fun fact from Sam: Director Robert Culp shares a birthday with Cash of Tango and Cash fame. I'm sure you're better for knowing that. This one's an interesting time capsule that Jason enjoyed a fair bit more than Sam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam makes rules onto to break them. Neither director on this movie is a "sometime", but it's fun to see the Shaw Brothers team up with Hammer Films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We watched this Dan O'Bannon-directed Lovecraft story because Sam wouldn't let Jason pick Return of the Living Dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we take a look at Sal Bass' only feature as a director: Phase IV. Bass is an artistic genius, and this is not the movie you might think it is from the poster. Also, Sam's still mad about Time After Time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason was happy to revisit this classic from 1979, but Sam wasn't having it. As tends to happen, we digress a lot, but Sam encouraged it this time, even though he loves his San Francisco movies. Also, you won't believe who Sam's accountant is! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a meditation on regaining your faith..? Sam liked it more than Jason who saw the "twist" from the start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had fun with this fast-paced directorial debut from Michael Crichton: 1972's made-for-TV "Pursuit". Look for a blink-and-you'll miss him cameo from pre-famous Martin Sheen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the last movie in our season of selections from Action Smacked, we watched Roller Blade from 1986. It's a trip, and we still don't really know what happened. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you can make it to the end of this Action Smacked pick, you might actually enjoy this family affair. Bonus old phone story time from Sam, and the usual gushing about Tango and Cash Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's multiple versions (and titles!) of this movie and all seem to be a mess, but this guy has made a movie and we haven't, so it's got that going for it! Buckle up, this is a long one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This movie is WILD. It's not a good movie, but we still had some fun with this boxing Blaxploitation film from '82. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another fun pic from Action Smacked, though Jason enjoyed this more than Sam did (but Jason is also a pervert). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another pick from Action Smacked, but with a twist: Jason already owned this on DVD. This movie is terrible in the most wonderful ways but we also talk a lot about Robocop because how can you NOT? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We continue with our season of movies selected by Action Smacked. We had a lot of fun with this exploitation classic, even if it technically gave Jason serious anxiety. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start a new season where Jeff Kirschner from Action Smacked picks the movies for us. This week we start with a doozy: 1988's Lady Terminator, out of Indonesia. Is it more than just a Terminator rip-off? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam (shockingly) enjoyed this more than Jason, but this live-action Japanese co-pro from Rankin Bass does have some charm. Warning: we digress A LOT on this one. #anythingbutcobra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam liked this a lot more than Jason, but it's still a fun watch and has a hell of a title song! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason spends more time talking about comic books thank he does this "superhero" movie out of 80's India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason was almost dead for this episode, so apologies on how bad he sounds, but he did come up with quite the find: We watched a version of this movie that was terrible quality, but it still managed to impress us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If this was Samurai Encino Man, it would have been a far better movie. Listen in while we discuss what wasted opportunity this movie was and still wish there was a sequel to watch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were initially excited by this odd offering from Spain, but ultimately were let down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not only does Sam not understand Geography, but he doesn't care about history, either. We continue our Street Fighter 2 map with Sam's Chinese pick, 1982's Mad Mission, which is actually out of Hong Kong. It's really dumb but still a lot of fun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.