{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TMR 049 \u2013 Thriller & An American Werewolf in London","description":" This week on Total Movie Recall, our bodies go through some changes that we don\u2019t know how to deal with as we take in a John Landis double feature with Thriller & An American Werewolf in London. We really just need somebody to talk to about it. What\u2019s that, Dad? You\u2019re busy? Okay, I\u2019ll just go on the internet and learn some deeply ingrained, problematic attitudes about Michael Jackson, Nazi monsters and Van Morrison tantric sex cults. d. John Landis Special Effects: Rick Baker The Making of Thriller (1983) Starring: Michael Jackson Ola Ray Vincent Price The Making of \u201cThriller\u201d is a behind the scenes look at the King of Pop and his groundbreaking and Grammy award-winning video. An American Werewolf in London (1981) Starring: David Naughton Jenny Agutter Griffin Dunne John Woodvine David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he's plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast. Things discussed in the show: The Reagan '80s Leaving Neverland (Dan Reed, Wade Robson and James Safechuck) Brazil's love of Michael Jackson Tom Petty - "Mary Jane's Last Dance" Social media grief poachers Kurt Cobain's death (Nirvana) C+C Music Factory Wahlburgers (Paul Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg) Corey Feldman and Macaulay Culkin's relationship with Michael Jackson Bubbles Movie cancelled (The Black List) Jackson family: Joe Jackson (father) Katherine Jackson (mother) Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson (b. May 29, 1950) Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (b. May 4, 1951) Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (b. October 15, 1953) Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (b. December 11, 1954) LaToya Yvonne Jackson (b. May 29, 1956) Marlon David Jackson (b. March 12, 1957) Brandon David Jackson (March 12, 1957 \u2013 March 12, 1957); 2 months premature Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 \u2013 June 25, 2009) Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (b. October 29, 1961) Janet Damita Jo Jackson (b. May 16, 1966) Joh'Vonnie Jackson (b. August 30, 1974) Gary, Indiana Motown Fantasia (Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse) Most expensive music videos: Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - "Scream" & "Black & White" \/ Madonna \/ Guns & Roses - "November Rain" Roger Corman U2 The Pizza Underground Moldy Peaches (Adam Green & Kimya Dawson) Adam Green's Aladdin (Adam Green, Jon Wiley, Michael Cummings, Yasmin Green, Natasha Lyonne, Har Mar Superstar, Macaulay Culkin, Zo\u00eb Kravitz, Regina Spektor) West Side Story (Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise, Ernest Lehman, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer) James Kochalka Superstar - "Show Respect for Michael Jackson" Dance in pop music: Arianna Grande, Cardi B - "WAP," Lady Gaga The Chiodo Brothers did the titles for Thriller The Crow (Alex Proyas, James O'Barr, Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson, David Patrick Kelly) Helicopter accident on the set of Twilight Zone The Movie Twilight Zone The Movie (Joe Dante, John Landis, George Miller, Steven Spielberg, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, John Larroquette, Scatman Crothers, John Lithgow) Eddie Murphey won't work with John Landis Trading Places (John Landis, Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod, Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy) Beverly Hills Cop (Martin Brest, Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton) Marlin Brando traumatizing an actress with butter Last Tango in Paris (Bernardo Bertolucci, Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider, Maria Michi ) Planet of the Apes - 1968 (Franklin J. Schaffner, Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter) Leprechaun Butthole Surfers Weird Al Yankovic - "Eat It" - "Fat" Superbowl Halftime shows with Michael Jackson, Prince and Janet Jackson Franz Liszt Beach Boys Raiders of the Lost Ark soundtrack MC Hammer & Vanilla Ice Slayer and Pantera are just as hard as Elton John Blue Moon (song) The oldies station. Nirvana, Ice Cube and Wu Tang Clan are grandpa music. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult How Spotify algorithmic playlists work The Matrix (Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano) Scarface and Blondie Waukegan, IL celebrities Ray Bradbury & Jack Benny Martian Chronicles & Something Wicked This Way Comes Homeboy Sandman Jehovah's Witnesses Black Cat, White Cat (Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihic, Bajram Severdzan, Srdjan 'Zika' Todorovic, Branka Katic) Time of the Gypsies (Emir Kusturica, Gordan Mihic, Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic) Yugoslavian werewolves Kentucky Fried Movie (John Landis, David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Bill Bixby) The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd, John Landis, John Belushi, Cab Calloway) Three Amigos! (Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, John Landis, Chevy Chase, Martin Short) Ginger Snaps (John Fawcett, Karen Walton, Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche) Sid and Nancy (Alex Cox, Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Sid Vicious, Nancy Spungen) Bridgette Bardot The Slaughtered Lamb Pub Wuthering Heights Straw Dogs (Sam Peckinpah, David Zelag Goodman, Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan) Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, Irvine Welsh, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller) H.P. Lovecraft & Stephen King Castlevania 2 Simon's Curse - "What a horrible night to have a curse" "See You Next Wednesday" the fake porno Lycanthropy in Dungeons & Dragons - werebears, werecats, wererats Airplane! (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen) The Company of Wolves (Neil Jordan, Angela Carter, Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner) The Muppet Show (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Jack Burns) Nazi Werewolves & Vampires Seinfeld (Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander, Wayne Knight, Jerry Stiller) Grindhouse Werewolf Women of the S.S. trailer (Rob Zombie, Udo Kier, Sheri Moon Zombie, Tom Towles, Sybil Danning, Bill Moseley, Nicolas Cage) Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich (Eric Kurlander) Overlord (Julius Avery, Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier) Dead Snow (Tommy Wirkola, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan) Tantric cults Noam Chomsky After Hours (Martin Scorsese, Joseph Minion, Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom) Princess Diana Van Morrison - "Moondance" One Irish Rover - Van Morrison documentary Dumpster Diving for VHS The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan) Star Trek The Next Generation (Gene Roddenberry, Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Wil Wheaton) The Big Labowski (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid) Barely Legal Corrupted Wolverine's adamantine foreskin Next week: Children of Men ","author_name":"Total Movie Recall","author_url":"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/shows\/view\/id\/totalmovierecall","html":"