WTM Ep. 344: Cruising (1980) w/ Stan Switek!

STRANGER DANGER!! Mulder and Wolfie are joined by returning guest Stan Switek to help kick off their focus on Serial Killer Thrillers from the late 70's - early 80's. First up is William Friedkin's Cruising (1980). With all the subtlety of an anvil, we roll up our sleeves, grease up our arms and dive into the late 70's New York Cruising scene. Enjoy. The link to the William Friedkin Q&A we mentioned in this episode can be found HERE. We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. As mentioned on this episode we did indeed post a new video just last week called Hogs and Monsters. Here’s the description: “A discussion of allegations made against Toy Story director John Lasseter leads to a much more revealing conversation regarding Harvey Weinstein and his Horrific Hog.” Enjoy. Check out Stan's YouTube page HERE. You can find Stan on Letterboxd HERE. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE. Wolfie's profile can be found HERE. Follow Stan on Twitter/X right HERE. You can follow us on Twitter/X right HERE. Brett/Wolfie's Twitter/X can be found HERE.

It's time for Mulder's Birthday Pick, and he selected the rarely-seen Roller Disco gem, Skatetown U.S.A. (1979). Starring Scott Baio, Maureen McCormick, Patrick Swayze (in his film debut), Billy Barty, Flip Wilson, and Cocaine... lots and lots of Cocaine. Back again to help Mulder and Wolfie T break down this gift to cinema is fellow Disco enthusiast Stuart Baulk of the Midnight Movie Cowboys Podcast.  You can find the Midnight Movie Cowboys Podcast most places, but they are hosted right here on Podbean. Their website can be found HERE. We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. As mentioned on this episode we did indeed post a new video just last week called Hogs and Monsters. Here’s the description: “A discussion of allegations made against Toy Story director John Lasseter leads to a much more revealing conversation regarding Harvey Weinstein and his Horrific Hog.” Enjoy. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE. Wolfie's profile can be found HERE.  You can follow the show on Twitter/X right HERE. Brett/Wolfie's Twitter/X can be found HERE.

This special bonus episode is something Mulder and Stu (from the incredible Midnight Movie Cowboys podcast) concocted back in 2022. We're both unabashed Disco fans so we decided to start a new series of episodes that focused solely on Disco films and the music in them. We did three episodes and they were only available on the MMC YouTube page, until now. We decided to resurrect the series to talk about more Disco films and I thought that we should make the previous 3 episodes available as well. I have re-edited them a bit to add some music (something that wouldn't really fly on YouTube). This episode covers 54 (1998). We discuss all of the various cuts including the newer Director's Cut. We also discuss the club itself, Studio 54, its creators Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell and of course, the music! We have already recorded Episodes 1 and 2 of Season 2 in which we discussed Thank God it's Friday (1978) and Roller Boogie (1979) and it will be released after the Season 1 re-release, so in other words, there's plenty of Disco content coming your way so stay tuned. These episodes will also be available on the MMC feed and I believe the original video episodes are still on their YouTube channel as well. Enjoy! ***REMINDER*** WTM is now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a  look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. The Midnight Movie Cowboys YouTube page can be found HERE. You can also hear other great content from them on their podcast which can be found virtually anywhere you listen to podcasts. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE.  You can follow WTM on Twitter/X right HERE.

We were once again joined by Zolly Becker to discuss the newest product offered up to the general public by James Gunn, Superman (2025). The first half of the episode we discuss the new film without spoilers, then Mulder reviews Watermelon Man (1970) to complete the movie challenge. What follows after that is about 45 additional minutes of Superman discussion WITH spoilers. There are a few tangents but we mostly stay on topic or at least topic adjacent and we pack a lot into this episode, or at least Zolly does. Enjoy! Our next episode cover's Mulder's birthday pick, Skatetown U.S.A. (1979). This should give you ample time to buy the blu ray, which is the only available option to watch it! You won't be disappointed. We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. Zolly can be found on Twitter/X right HERE. Zolly's YouTube page can be found HERE. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE. Wolfie's profile can be found HERE. Zolly's Letterboxd can be found HERE. You can follow the show on Twitter/X right HERE. Brett/Wolfie's Twitter/X can be found HERE.

We're back with Wolfie's Birthday pick, River's Edge (1986). We were joined once again by Josh Hartnett's close personal friend Chola, and her husband Eric. This is one of Chola's favorite films so that contributed to this being another 3+ hour long episode. That, and all the tangents, including Mulder recounting a True Crime murder from his hometown! We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE. Wolfie's profile can be found HERE.  You can follow the show on Twitter/X right HERE. Brett/Wolfie's Twitter/X can be found HERE.

We finish off our focus on Kevin Costner movies from our youth with the 1989 Baseball/Fantasy/Family Dramedy, Field of Dreams. With us to break it all down is returning guest Mike McGivern. Does the film hold up, or is it a corny, overly-sentimental relic best left in the past? Listen in to find out, and to hear about Baseball... LOTS and lots of baseball talk. We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE. Wolfie's profile can be found HERE.  You can follow the show on Twitter/X right HERE. Brett/Wolfie's Twitter/X can be found HERE.

It's Part 2 of our 3 part series on Kevin Costner Movies From Our Youth and Mulder and Wolfie are joined by returning guest Ben from The Searchers podcast to break down Waterworld (1995). We discuss everything from the Smokers to Costner's hairline, and with plenty of tangents in-between. Stay tuned for our final episode on Costner movies from our youth when we discuss Field of Dreams (1989) next week. Enjoy! We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. You can find Ben's podcast The Searchers most anywhere, but you can find their website HERE. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE. Wolfie's profile can be found HERE. Ben's profile can be found HERE. You can follow the show on Twitter/X right HERE. Brett/Wolfie's Twitter/X can be found HERE.

This special bonus episode is something Mulder and Stu (from the incredible Midnight Movie Cowboys podcast) concocted back in 2022. We're both unabashed Disco fans so we decided to start a new series of episodes that focused solely on Disco films and the music in them. We did three episodes and they were only available on the MMC YouTube page, until now. We decided to resurrect the series to talk about more Disco films and I thought that we should make the previous 3 episodes available as well. I have re-edited them a bit to add some music (something that wouldn't really fly on YouTube). This episode covers The Last Days of Disco (1998). The 3rd and last episode in Season 1 covers 54 (1998). We have already recorded Episode 1 of Season 2 in which we discuss Thank God it's Friday (1978) and it will be released after the Season 1 re-release, so in other words, there's plenty of Disco content coming your way so stay tuned. These episodes will also be available on the MMC feed and I believe the original video episodes are still on their YouTube channel as well. Enjoy! ***REMINDER*** We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a  look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. The Midnight Movie Cowboys YouTube page can be found HERE. You can also hear other great content from them on their podcast which can be found virtually anywhere you listen to podcasts. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE.  You can follow WTM on Twitter/X right HERE.

Mulder and Wolfie welcome Zolly Becker back on the show to help kick off their focus on Movies From Their Youth with Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). We break it all down... or at least Bryan Adams, and the toy line. Usual targets abound, consisting of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Zolly's review of Sinners (2025), insight into how Zolly uses Twitter, and much more! 1 Costner film down, 2 to go. Next up, Waterworld (1995). We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. Zolly can be found on Twitter/X right HERE. Zolly's YouTube page can be found HERE. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE. Wolfie's profile can be found HERE. Zolly's Letterboxd can be found HERE. You can follow the show on Twitter/X right HERE. Brett/Wolfie's Twitter/X can be found HERE.

Note: Apologies for some minor audio issues towards the end of the episode. Not a huge problem but definitely noticeable. We're back with our Top 10 favorite films from 2024. This is a bit of a hybrid/recently seen episode as well because Mulder discusses a movie he watched recently (Wrongfully Accused (1998)) that incensed him to no end and Wolfie completed the Movie Challenge for Jungle Fever (1991). Stay tuned for our next slate of episodes on Movies From Our Youth. This year's theme is Kevin Costner, so we will have episodes on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Waterworld (1995) and Field of Dreams (1989). Enjoy We are now on YouTube! We've been hard at work creating funny highlight videos to help promote the show so please take a  look, like, subscribe, etc. You won't be disappointed. Our channel can be found at WTM Studios. You can find Mulder on Letterboxd HERE. Wolfie's profile can be found HERE. You can follow the show on Twitter/X right HERE. Brett/Wolfie's Twitter/X can be found HERE.