The B-Movie Boys Podcast

Basket Case (1982)

This week, The B-Movie Boys crack open Basket Case (1982), Frank Henenlotter’s gloriously sleazy tale of a man, his wicker basket, and the deformed telepathic twin brother living inside it. What starts as a grimy revenge story set in the worst hotel New York City has ever produced quickly mutates into something way stranger, funnier, and honestly kind of brilliant. We dive deep into the movie’s legendary $35,000 budget, guerrilla filmmaking tactics, aggressively janky stop-motion effects, and the bizarre emotional core hiding underneath all the melting puppet chaos. Along the way, we discuss psychic basket etiquette, mutant sibling dependency, horny monster logic, Times Square exploitation cinema, and whether Belial is secretly one of the great tragic monsters in cult film history. There are riffs about kung fu movies, New Hampshire landmarks, Tom Green, Nathan’s hot dogs, and the logistics of securing a wicker basket containing a murder creature with what appears to be the world’s least effective padlock. Somewhere inside all the chaos, the Schlockometer starts having an existential crisis over whether Basket Case is actually… a genuinely good movie. Mention in this Episode: * The Wizard of Oz (1939) * Watchmen (2009) * Pink Flamingos (1972) * Judy Garland * Lindsay Lohan * Michael B. Jordan * Tom Green * John Waters * Joe Bob Briggs * Nathan’s Hot Dogs * Longaberger * YouPorn * “Pinball Wizard” by The Who Our Links: * BMovieBoys.com [about:blank] * Official Discord [https://discord.gg/AHDrteNaSz] * Patreon [https://patreon.com/macguffinstudios] * Facebook [https://facebook.com/bmovieboys] * Instagram [https://instagram.com/bmovieboys]

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

The B-Movie Boys head back to the atomic age this week with The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, a movie that basically looked at giant monster cinema and said, “Yeah, I think I’ll invent an entire genre today.” What starts as a straightforward 1950s creature feature quickly turns into a deep dive on filmmaking innovation, nuclear panic, stop-motion wizardry, and the absolute madness of making a dinosaur attack New York using techniques invented by one guy working alone in a rented Hollywood storefront. We break down the legendary work of Ray Harryhausen, the accidental plagiarism of Ray Bradbury, and why this movie somehow feels both wildly important and occasionally like homework between dinosaur scenes. Along the way, we discuss fake dinosaur science, bizarre accents, the logistics of shooting bazookas at prehistoric monsters, and whether the Rhedosaurus simply wanted to enjoy a nice day at Coney Island before everybody got rude about it. It’s a movie that created the DNA for everything from Godzilla to Jurassic Park, while also featuring one extremely confident cop attempting to fight a 200-foot dinosaur with a revolver. The Schlockometer is deployed. Dynamation changes cinema forever. And a giant radioactive sea lizard steals the show and our hearts. Mention in this Episode: * Jurassic Park (1993) * The Fast and the Furious (2001) * King Kong (1933) * The Lost World (1925) * Godzilla (1954) * Cloverfield (2008) * Ray Harryhausen * Tom Hanks * Captain Phillips (2013) * Elvis (2022) * Charles R. Knight * Willis O'Brien * Ray Bradbury * Tomoyuki Tanaka * Bo Burnham * MrBeast Our Links: * BMovieBoys.com [about:blank] * Official Discord [https://discord.gg/AHDrteNaSz] * Patreon [https://patreon.com/macguffinstudios] * Facebook [https://facebook.com/bmovieboys] * Instagram [https://instagram.com/bmovieboys]

Dolemite (1975)

This week, The B-Movie Boys step into the larger-than-life world of Dolemite (1975), a movie that somehow manages to be a scrappy, low-budget chaos machine and a legitimate cultural landmark at the exact same time. What starts as a seemingly straightforward revenge story about a wrongfully imprisoned pimp quickly spirals into a whirlwind of crooked cops, rival gangsters, questionable kung fu, and filmmaking choices that scream "to hell with rules!" But underneath the rough edges, there’s something much bigger happening—something that forces us to reevaluate what this movie actually is. We break down the baffling fight choreography, the anything-goes camerawork, and the unforgettable characters (shoutout to the Hamburger Pimp), while also digging into the story behind Rudy Ray Moore and the sheer force of will it took to get this movie made. What we find is a film that doesn’t just exist as a B-movie—it helps define an entire movement. The Schlockometer is deployed. Context becomes everything. And somehow, against all odds… this might be a masterpiece. Good Journey. Mentioned in this Episode: * Dolemite Is My Name (2019) * Pulp Fiction (1994) * Pink Flamingos (1972) * Quentin Tarantino * Samuel L. Jackson * Dr. Dre * Snoop Dogg * John Cleese * John C. Reilly * NAACP * Dunbar Hotel * UCLA * Burger King * Wendy's Our Links: * BMovieBoys.com [about:blank] * Official Discord [https://discord.gg/AHDrteNaSz] * Patreon [https://patreon.com/macguffinstudios] * Facebook [https://facebook.com/bmovieboys] * Instagram [https://instagram.com/bmovieboys]

The Stuff (1985)

There are movies that ask “what if?”… and then there’s what if we found a mysterious white goo bubbling out of the earth and immediately devoured the forbidden Cool Whip? That’s the energy of The Stuff, and we are all in on this deliciously unhinged ride. What starts as a simple “hey, don’t eat that” quickly spirals into a full-blown corporate satire with killer yogurt, brainwashed families, and a kid who responds to existential horror by absolutely wrecking a grocery store. We discuss: * The wild filmmaking style of Larry Cohen (permits are more of a suggestion) * The “Yogurt Factory” court case that shaped entertainment law * Whether we would eat The Stuff. Mentioned in this episode: * Curb Your Enthusiasm * Ghostbusters (1984) * Men in Black (1997) * Space Jam (1996) * A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) * Google Maps * Beanie Babies * Tickle Me Elmo * Labubu * Panera Bread * Four Loko * Mountain Dew Zero Sugar Our Links: * BMovieBoys.com [about:blank] * Official Discord [https://discord.gg/AHDrteNaSz] * Patreon [https://patreon.com/macguffinstudios] * Facebook [https://facebook.com/bmovieboys] * Instagram [https://instagram.com/bmovieboys]

The Giant Claw (1957)

This week, The B-Movie Boys dive into The Giant Claw, a movie that feels like it was engineered in a lab specifically to break the Schlockometer. Dave calls it a “doozy,” and honestly, he might be underselling it. What starts as a fairly straight-laced 1950s sci-fi quickly turns into something far weirder, funnier, and way more memorable with the introduction of a battleship-sized bird monster that doesn’t just derail the movie, it redefines it. We also discuss: * The scientific merits of giant spirals * Anti-matter. How does it work? * How long should it take to make a movie? Mentioned in this episode: * Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) * The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) * 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) * Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) * Independence Day (1996) * The Lego Movie (2014) * Sam Katzman * Ray Harryhausen * Jim Henson * George Lucas * Gordie Howe * RFK Jr. * The Simpsons * ManBearPig * Playboy Our Links: * BMovieBoys.com [about:blank] * Official Discord [https://discord.gg/AHDrteNaSz] * Patreon [https://patreon.com/macguffinstudios] * Facebook [https://facebook.com/bmovieboys] * Instagram [https://instagram.com/bmovieboys]