Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie

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MAZES AND MONSTERS with Meika Grimm (Part 1) Oct 16, 2023

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You're going to want to bring out the 20 sided dice, blacklights, and Mountain Dew for this one. We're staying in the year 1982, but after a string of teenage wasteland themed episodes, it's time to get back to the show's roots. That right! Horror! Specifically the Tom Hanks led film Mazes and Monsters, also starring Wendy Crewson and Chris Makepeace. Joining Sam today is TableCakes own Meika Grimm, editor of this very podcast. She has also edited a number of our sister podcasts, including Smart Mouth. She is an L.A. based digital creator, musician, and audio/video engineer. Our film follows 4 college aged kids from New York who have formed a bond around a fantasy table top board game loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons. When the group decide to take the game into the local caves to add an extra level of excitement to the adventure, it leads to one of them going missing and the rest wondering what is real and what is fantasy. You will definitely want to watch this one, if only for the amazing 80's sweaters on display.

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DESPERATE LIVES with Arden Myrin (Part 2) Oct 09, 2023

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We're back in good ol' 1982 for part two of the apex of the teenage wasteland movies, Desperate Lives, starring Helen Hunt, Diana Scarwid, and Doug McKeon. Joining Sam again for the conclusion is actor, writer, and comedian Arden Myrin (Secret Chef, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel). Two high school kids from anytown, USA get involved with the wrong crowd and fall heavily into drugs, causing progressively worse and worse things to happen to them and their friends. Will they be able to pull themselves out and get clean before it's too late? Will Arden ever get over her fear of vans? Listen as Sam teaches us all about"shotgunning" a joint hit and learn who Arden got to do it with on the set of a Shameless.

Part 2 of 2. Thanks for listening! Please leave a review and subscribe to stay up to date on all things Monday Afternoon Movie! Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging a few bucks a month on our Patreon! The top subscribers can get a lunch date with Sam, just saying. 😉

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DESPERATE LIVES with Arden Myrin (Part 1) Oct 02, 2023

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The pinnacle of the teenage wasteland made for TV specials is here and Sam has asked actor, writer, and comedian Arden Myrin (Secret Chef, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) to join him in breaking down the hard to find 1982 CBS movie Desperate Lives. It stars Helen Hunt, Diana Scarwid, and Doug McKeon. Two high school kids from anytown, USA get involved with the wrong crowd and fall heavily into drugs, causing progressively worse and worse things to happen to them and their friends. Will they be able to pull themselves out and get clean before it's too late? Will Arden ever get over her fear of vans? Listen as Sam teaches us all about"shotgunning" a joint hit and learn who Arden got to do it with on the set of a Shameless.

Part 1 of 2. Thanks for listening! More Monday Afternoon Movie with Sam Pancake with Arden Myrin is on the way next week. Help support Monday Afternoon Movie by pledging a few bucks a month on our Patreon! The top subscribers can get a lunch date with Sam, just saying. 😉

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COTTON CANDY with Sarah Marshall (Part 2) Sep 25, 2023

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The end of Summer Sam-a-thon continues with COTTON CANDY Part 2 with podcast giant Sarah Marshall!

It's the conclusion of the 1978 Ron Howard film Cotton Candy, starring Clinton Howard, Leslie King, Charles Martin Smith, and Kevin Lee Miller. Fellow podcaster and writer Sarah Marshall returns to breakdown Torbin's fashion habits and lack of tact, Clint Howard's choice writing, and the long lost mystery of how the film actually ends.

When high schooler George fails to make the football team, he decides to dream big and starts a band. The big dream of winning the Battle of the Bands is here and now's his chance to be somebody in the local music scene. Do they have what it takes?

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COTTON CANDY with Sarah Marshall (Part 1) Sep 18, 2023

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The movie of the week this time around is the 1978 Ron Howard film Cotton Candy, starring Clint Howard (naturally), Leslie King, Charles Martin Smith, and Kevin Lee Miller. Joining Sam is fellow podcaster and writer Sarah Marshall, of the popular podcast You're Wrong About. Listen as they talk about trying to make "flush you" a thing, as well as the intricacies of "donkey basketball."

When high schooler George fails to make the football team, he decides to dream big and starts a band, in the hopes of winning the upcoming battle of the bands. Will they reach their ultimate goal? Can a girl be a fox *and* a good drummer?

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THE SURVIVAL OF DANA with Julia & Nic (Part 2) Sep 11, 2023

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The exciting conclusion! Rejoin Sam, his nephew Nic, and his niece Julia (real kids from the valley!) as they wrap up the second half of the 1979 made-for-TV movie The Survival of Dana, starring Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Carradine, Marion Ross, & Judge Reinhold. When a high school girl's family moves from North Dakota to the San Fernando Valley in California, she finds a world far different from what she had known and quickly falls into terrible trouble. Will she fall victim and become another statistic, or will she find a way to survive? Part 2 of 2. Thanks for listening!

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THE SURVIVAL OF DANA with Julia & Nic (Part 1) Sep 04, 2023

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Happy Monday Afternoon to you all. The troubled teens theme continues, this time with real teens as guests! Sam is joined by Julia and Nic, two actual teens from the valley who were forced to watch all 95 minutes of THE SURVIVAL OF DANA for this podcast. This CBS made-for-TV movie originally aired in 1979, and starred Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Carradine, Marion Ross, Talia Balsam, and Judge Reinhold.

When a high school girl's family moves from North Dakota to the San Fernando Valley in California, she finds a world far different from what she had known and quickly falls into terrible trouble. Will she fall victim and become another statistic, or will she find a way to survive?

Part 1 of 2. Look for part 2 next week!!

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ANGEL DUSTED with Gedde Watanabe (Part 2) Aug 28, 2023

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Sam Pancake and the amazing Gedde Watanabe are back for part two of their walkthrough of Angel Dusted, the NBC TV Special starring Jean Stapleton and Arthur Hill. An affluent family's son begins to have violent outbursts while away at college and they soon discover that he has fallen into drugs, specifically the dangerous new trendy drug called PCP, otherwise known as Angel Dust. Will parents Betty and Michael be able to reach their son in time to stop his descent into addiction? Will the young, hip Dr. Gideon's newfangled ways convince them to step out of their usual comfort zones to save him? One thing is for sure, we are going to play a LOT of classic commercials from the era, and we will find out just how sexist advertisements were then. Part 2 of 2. Look for another episode with Sam next Monday!

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ANGEL DUSTED with Gedde Watanabe (Part 1) Aug 21, 2023

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This week, Sam is here to help teach us all about the dangers of PCP, through the 1981 NBC Monday Night at the Movies film ANGEL DUSTED, starring Jean Stapleton, Helen Hunt, and Arthur Hill. Who better to "sift" through this flick with Sam than someone who knows a bit about teen movies? Why not legendary screen and stage actor Gedde Watanabe (Pretty in Pink, Pacific Overtures, Ronin 47, & Sex Lives of College Girls)? An affluent family's son begins to have violent outbursts while away at college and they soon discover that he has fallen into drugs, specifically the dangerous new trendy drug called PCP, otherwise known as Angel Dust. Will they be able to pull him from the depths of his drug induced insanity or will he continue down his violent path until he seriously hurts somebody?

Part 1 of 2. Look for part 2 with Sam and Gedde next Monday!

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THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE with Sarah Burns (Part 2) Aug 14, 2023

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We return with the thrilling yet ambiguous conclusion to The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, the 1976 ABC TV movie starring John Travolta, Diana Hyland, and Robert Reed.

As usual, Sam is not tackling this task alone. Sarah Burns is back and ready to offer her perspective and opinions regarding horses with no names, toxic teenage traits, and who she considers to be comedic royalty.

Will Todd Lubich ever build up enough immunities to live a life outside of his bubble? Will his roommate in the hospital ever get to live out his many, many sexual dreams? Maybe you'll find out now on this episode of Sam Pancake Presents: The Monday Afternoon Movie.

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