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Hello Kaiju Lovers! Because Matt Walsh (no, not that Matt Walsh) is a crazy man who just happened to be on the Island to play Super Mario at a kids party, he jumped to the joke tier on our Patreon called “Jimmy’s Intern” (again). This time, it’s to discuss a 1979 movie directed by John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, 1962) that has a pseudo-kaiju bear voiced by Megatron and played by the Predator and stars Rocky Balboa’s girlfriend. (For SEO purposes, that’s Frank Welker, Kevin Peter Hall, and Talia Shire). Jimmy has the day off for this one, which may or may not have been a good idea. Matt argues the movie is better than its reputation. Meanwhile, Nate adds three moments—including a cult status-worthy scene of “peak cinema”—to his “not on my bingo card” list. Also, John was drunk.

Additional Music: “End Credits” by Leonard Rosenman (from the Prophecy OST)

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Timestamps:

Introduction: 0:00-7:18
Main Discussion (synopsis, background, analysis): 7:18-2:23:55
Culture Box Ad (Henshin Power V3): 2:23:55-2:26:16
Outro (listener feedback and housekeeping, etc.): 2:26:16-2:33:09
Credits: 2:33:09-end

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Bibliography/Further Reading:

Bowie, Stephen. “Frankenheimer, John.” Senses of Cinema, no. 41. Nov. 2006. https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2006/great-directors/frankenheimer/.
“John Frankenheimer.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frankenheimer.
Kino Lorber 4K/blu-ray special features:
- Commentary by Bryan Reesman and Max Evry
- “All of Our Sins”
- “Bearing Up”
- “Bear and Grin It”
- “Hard to Bear”
- “Prophecy Prodigy”
- “The Man Behind the Mask”
“Prophecy.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079758/.
“Prophecy (film).” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_(film).
Rhys, Timothy. “John Frankenheimer Survives Hollywood.” MovieMaker. Updated 31 Jan. 2023. https://www.moviemaker.com/john-frankenheimer-survives-hollywood-3152/.
Simerl, Brian. “Nature’s Wrath: Rediscovering ‘Prophecy’ (1979) and the Lost Art of Environmental Horror!” Severed Cinema. 11 Oct. 2024. https://severed-cinema.com/natures-wrath-rediscovering-prophecy-1979-and-the-lost-art-of-environmental-horror/.
Tarantino, Quentin. “Prophecy – 1979.” Beverly Cinema. 11 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200323150053/http:/thenewbev.com/tarantinos-reviews/prophecy/.

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Merry Christmas, kaiju lovers!

As part of Nathan’s continuing series on films covered in his absence on Kaijuvision Radio, this mini-sode examines Ishiro Honda’s 1955 film Half Human, which is infamous for being banned by Toho. Heck, it was stashed so far back in the Island’s film vault, it took Goji-kun and Bro Kong (the podcast mascots and possibly Godzilla and Kong’s “little” brothers) a long time to find it for Nathan to watch. Strange as it may sound, it’s serendipitous that this episode was released on Christmas Day because the film takes place partly on New Year’s Day. It follows a group of scientists and students investigating the appearance of the Abominable Snowman in the Japanese Alps, where they encounter a savage tribe who worships the Snowman. Nathan’s analysis focuses on the natives, their parallels to the Ainu (Japan’s indigenous people), and how this portrayal got the film banned. He argues that, despite possible insensitivities, Half Human is unfairly censored and deserves to be viewed by a wider audience.

All this plus our first listener feedback letters and the Monster Island Christmas party—wherein Nathan learns that kaiju can sing Christmas carols (or so his intrepid producer, Jimmy From NASA, tells him even though he hasn’t fixed the ORCA yet).

Here’s the Kaijuvision Radio episode on the film: Episode 38: Half Human (1955) (Genetic Origin of the Ainu People).

Here’s the blog with the rules for the Destroyer novella giveaway.

This episode featured “We Three Kings” by Jay Man (OurMusicBox on YouTube).

See you in 2020, listeners!

#JimmyFromNASALives

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