Hot Date with Dan and Vicky

2021's science fiction drama Voyagers came out in the height of the pandemic when movie theaters were slowly reopening and came and went with very little fanfare.  With a cast of mostly unknowns, the tale of a space voyage to colonize a new planet 86 light years away and the teenage crew enlisted to carry out the mission is anchored by Colin Farrell as their mentor and chaperone.  Things go quickly downhill as the crew descends into a Lord of the Flies style fight for dominance and survival. Dan and Vicky discuss the film along with lots of recently seen like 2026's Sense and Sensibility, Beware Bouina, Crawlers, Other Mommy, Street Fighter and Prime series Carrie from creator Mike Flanagan.   Our socials:  Hot Date Podcast website FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta:  hotdatepod  

1974's And Then There Were None (aka Ten Little Indians) was producer/screenwriter Harry Alan Towers second adaptation of the venerable Agatha Christie mystery.  He would go on to produce another in 1989.  For this film, the location was changed to a deserted hotel in the Iranian desert - the cheapest available for this international production but also one of the most provocative.  The European cast included stars from the region like Brits Oliver Reed and Richard Attenborough, Germans Elke Sommer and Gert Frobe, France's Stephane Audran and Charles Aznavour, Czech actor Herbert Lom and an uncredited Orson Welles.  Listen for Dan and Vicky's thoughts on the mystery thriller as well as recently seen items like Resident Evil, Heart of the Beast, Buddy, The Handmaiden, Hope and Hulu's American Horror Story season 13.   Our socials:  Hot Date Podcast website FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta:  hotdatepod

1949's Scene of the Crime was a departure for MGM, the studio known for musicals and light comedies.  New studio head Dory Schary was a fan of film noir and felt his studio's output should include stories of cops solving crimes and the femmes fatale who make their jobs harder.  He cast several actors working against type:  Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria DeHaven and Tom Drake. Dan and Vicky discuss the film along with recently seen movies like Practical Magic 1 and 2, By Any Means, The Weight, lots of Disney animation and Hulu's Furious. Our socials:  Hot Date Podcast website FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta:  hotdatepod

Game 6 was successful novelist Don DeLillo's first produced screenplay.  Written in 1991 but not produced until 2004, the film was shot for $500,000 in Manhattan and it's cast each worked for $100 a day.  Although several filmmakers were courted as director, those duties eventually went to Michael Hoffman (Restoration, Soapdish, The Last Station).  It stars Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne, Robert Downey Jr and Tom Aldredge. Dan and Vicky discuss this forgotten film along with some recently seen like It Ends, Mutiny, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The End of Oak Street, Colony, and the classic Harold and Maude. Our socials:  Hot Date Podcast website FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta:  hotdatepod

For Hot Date 240, a Top Ten episode, Dan and Vicky talk about their favorite British films - from horror to comedy to drama, your hosts pick some of their most treasured films from the UK.  You'll also hear about some of their recently seen film and TV picks like The Odyssey, The Drama, The Ice Cream Man,  I Want Your Sex and Spider Man: Brand New Day. Our socials:  Hot Date Podcast website FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta:  hotdatepod  

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is a collaboration by David Wain and Ken Marino, the comedy duo responsible for The State and Wet Hot American Summer.  In the ribald comedy, Zoey Deutch plays Gail Daughtry, a wronged woman on a journey through Hollywood with the mission to have sex with Mad Men star Jon Hamm!  Along with Hamm, the cast includes Marino himself, Jo LoTruglio, John Slattery, Ben Wang, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Sabrina Impacciatore and a gaggle of celebrity cameos.   Along with the recently released film Dan and Vicky pay tribute to actor Sam Neill, talk about Dan's newest project the Vex Voom podcast and discuss lots of recently seen like Evil Dead Burn, Psycho Killer, Her Private Hell, Dead of Winter and Haunted Heist. Our socials:  Hot Date Podcast website FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta:  hotdatepod

Merle Oberon, star of 1938's The Divorce of Lady X, had been involved in a car accident before shooting that left her face scarred.  The comedy with co-star Laurence Olivier was partially filmed in color to cover up and mask the recent plastic surgery she'd undergone.  The film was also a bit of a departure for Oberon who was known mostly for dramatic roles (The Dark Angel, The Private Life of Henry VIII and Wuthering Heights).  The Divorce of Lady X also has scene stealing turns from Ralph Richardson, Binnie Barnes and Morton Selten. Dan and Vicky discuss the classic British comedy along with a lot of recently seen like Leviticus, Disclosure Day, Moana, Queens of the Dead, Supergirl and The Invite.  Our socials:  Hot Date Podcast website FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta:  hotdatepod

1992's Universal Soldier marked the first collaboration between stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren.  The action titans play Vietnam soldiers resurrected 20 years after the war as bio-engineered killing machines with very different agendas.  It was also the first big Hollywood movie helmed but Roland Emmerich, who, based on the commercial success of this film would go on to make some the most successful movies (Independence Day, Stargate, The Patriot) in history. Dan and Vicky discuss the sc-fi action hybrid along with lots of recently seen items like Scary Movie 2026, Toy Story 5, The Furious, and the Death of Robin Hood. Our socials:  Hot Date Podcast website FB:  Hot Date Podcast Insta:  hotdatepod

2006's Crank was the directorial debut of co-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Tayloer and their approach was incredibly hands on.  One of the first film to shoot completely on digital cameras, the directors themselves manned the cameras and achieved the film's frenetic style by shooting on roller blades.  Star Jason Statham got into the spirit as well by doing all his own stunts.   Dan and Vicky discuss the cult fave action flick and alot of recently seen films like Backrooms, I Love Boosters, Power Ballad, and Passenger as well TV shows Widow's Bay and The Pitt. You can also catch Dan guesting on the ScreamQueenz Podiverse discussing gay horror drama Saint Drogo with host Patrick Walsh.   Saint Drogo - ScreamQueenz Our socials:  hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast X: @HotDate726

1962's State Fair marked the third screen adapatation of the novel by Phil Stong.  As in 1945, this one was a musical but a big, colorful, expansive musical that Hollywood was so good at in the 1960's.  Starring heartthrobs Pat Boone, Bobby Darin and Ann-Margret, it's the story of the Frake family and their ambitions to win big at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas.  Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote new music for the film, one of the few musicals written expressly for the big screen, and several plot elements were added or changed to make this version more contemporary.  Tom Ewell, Alice Faye (coming out of retirement) and Pamela Tiffin round out the Frake family. Dan and Vicky discuss the film as well as some recently seen movies like Obsession, Apex, Tuner, Is God Is, and Remarkably Bright Creatures.    Our socials:  hotdatepod.com FB:  Hot Date Podcast X: @HotDate726