Nostalgia Highway

YEE-HAW HITCHHIKERS!!! Saddle up and gather your posse!!! NHP is going to the ol’ Wild West for the month of May and we’re starting this wagon train with Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western classic starring Clint Eastwood, For a Few Dollars More (1965) for EP. 37!!! Aside from some Skype technical difficulties, we conduct a Google Maps search during the show (it’s cool, trust us), & we may have this week’s Pick Two, Kick Two already nailed down. We ask what constitutes “hot” for the 1870s and who was the superior American cowboy: Clint Eastwood or John Wayne? The Mayor gets schooled in old school filming practices and the King has a special surprise for everyone...us included. EP. 37 - For a Few Dollars More (1965) is available NOW on all your favorite podcasting apps!!!

Welcome back Hitchhikers for the final episode for the month of April and the final entry into John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy with EP. 36 - In the Mouth of Madness (1994)...via Skype for the very first time!!! Just like the last entry, this is another “thinking man’s horror” movie from the Master of Horror and NHP dives in deep. We ask, “Does learning how the movie magic happens ruin viewership of certain movies & if you had unlimited power, how would you handle it?” Parallels to current world news and this trilogy are made, the Lord and the Mayor negotiate a potential barter for an original ITMOM movie poster, & all of us here want to know how you pronounce the word “crayon.”

Welcome back Hitchhikers!!! Hopefully, being on home confinement during this shelter-in-place order has been treating you well and you haven’t completely turned into the Torrance family up at the Overlook yet!!! In this second entry into John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy, we get a little philosophical and religious as we try to figure out where the hell Susan, the radiologist with glasses is as we review Prince of Darkness (1987). We ask which Carpenter pair is superior: Carpenter/Donald Pleasance or Carpenter/Kurt Russell...and we discuss potential “Loomis-boozing” on-set. We touch on Carpenter’s fascination with quantum mechanics, our favorite name to call the devil, & the King kinda hates on The Exorcist (1973). All this and more is waiting for you (with a huge cylinder of green devil goo) in EP. 35 - Prince of Darkness (1987).

DISCLAIMER: Obviously, things globally have changed dramatically in only a short amount of time for everyone, ourselves included in the podcasting world as well as within our own respective homes. While “the show” must go on, that doesn’t mean that there may not be some shuffling and adjustments made along the way to ensure that “the show” is up to snuff and to the NHP standard. Here’s a little backstory on this: The original plan Hitchhikers was to release this episode, EP. 34 (which we recorded in mid-February), on March 3rd, with EPs. 35 & 36 following biweekly. The Lord actually proposed the idea of reviewing John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy to The King & I way back in November shortly after we wrapped up October’s Halloween franchise review...and of course, we all loved this. Somehow, we just knew in November of last year that March 2020 was THE month to release this theme. But the winds of change blew in larger than life fashion, so we decided to delay releasing the trilogy until April...but,

Welcome back Hitchhikers for the very first bonus episode of 2020 and the only episode for the month of March, where the NHP boys are following a trend and reviewing Friday the 13th Part III in...3D for this actual Friday the 13th!!! In addition to our typical in-depth movie review, we also discuss how this entry into the franchise almost became the poor man’s version of Halloween II (1981) if one cast member would’ve returned to reprise their role. We reminisce about viewing 3D movies from the 80s, the logistics of hammock coitus, as well as the possibility of Harold & Edna being siblings. King shares some Friday the 13th: The Game tips for the Higgins Haven map and we ask the hard-hitting question, “When is it acceptable for a man to pee sitting down?” All this and more awaits you in Bonus Episode 4 - Friday the 13th Part III, available NOW on all your favorite podcasting apps!!!

Welcome back Hitchhikers!!! This time we’re heading north to the treacherous Alaskan wilderness as we review The Edge (1997) starring Sir Anthony Hopkins & Alec Baldwin. This show is mega special because Jerry Larew & Nash Morris of RATTAIL have graciously provided a lit musical piece for the episode, make sure you check those guys out!!! In addition to our unique in-depth analyses, we ask, “If you were stranded in the woods, would you save someone that had previously tried killing you?” The King, Sr. goes to one of the filming locations and all we got was a lousy t-shirt. We figure out that “moss = north” from The Lord’s Wilderness Survival Tips, Vol. 1 and get some fatherly advice from The King as we once again reaffirm that practical FX will always trump CGI. There’s spoiler-free takeaways for Doctor Sleep & The Fanatic...and a shameless celebration for our upcoming 1-year anniversary.

Welcome back Hitchhikers as we take a road trip to The Big Apple (by way of Gainesville, FL) as we go super deep into our review of The Devil’s Advocate (1997)!!! In addition to this, we get to find out which of the seven sins is our personal favorite and we discover who The King’s celebrity uncle is. All three of us are unanimous on which Charlize Theron hairstyle was better and we get a little weird when toe sucking is brought up. There’s a juicy selection discussed for the Recent Watches segment, friends of NHP & Hitchhiker shoutouts, as well as HorrorHound Weekend plans in Cincinnati, OH this March.

Welcome back Hitchhikers as we travel down south to San Antonio, TX to review the lesser known, action-packed, family adventure Cloak & Dagger (1984) for Episode 31!!! The King picked this one out of his nostalgic catalog of personal favorites and we all were surprised by the amount of interesting topics and discussions we had during this review. The Mayor shares his own personal nostalgia with this movie and does his best at interpreting some WebMD diagnoses for our main character Davey Osborne. It was discovered that (in addition to this being a love letter to Hitchcock), specifically, there’s an alarming amount of Psycho connections with this movie. The Lord & King reminiscence about playing E.T. on Atari, we discuss the Video Game Crash of ‘83, and the millions of E.T. game cartridges that were disposed of by Atari in New Mexico...even though we said it was Nevada. Our bad. All this and more awaits you in EP. 31 - Cloak & Dagger (1984)!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR HITCHHIKERS & WELCOME TO SEASON 2 OF NOSTALGIA HIGHWAY!!! We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday break and we’re certainly hoping you’re ready for more in-depth movie reviews from the NHP boys!!! To kickoff 2020, we decided to go big. How big?? Real BIG!!! Like...The Big Lebowski (1998) big!!! We discuss why Walter Sobchak may be the best friend ever, how to discover and channel your inner Dude, & why being nude with a ferret is terrifying. We also make fun of The Mayor’s fantasy football defeat as it happens in real time. Soul crushing stuff, let me tell you.

PUNISH!!! A word you better hope that you don’t hear around Billy Caldwell...it very well could be the last thing you ever hear!!! That’s right, Billy’s on a rampage and maybe no one can stop him. We here on The Highway want to sincerely thank everyone for making Season 1 of NHP a memorable one as we close out the year as well as Yuletide Slasher Month!!! Be on the lookout for Season 2 announcements coming soon on Facebook and Twitter. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE & HAVE A SAFE, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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BEWARE!!! Beware of Harry Stadling’s tune and remember to stay good boys & girls. Respect your mothers & fathers and do what they tell you. Obey Nostalgia Highway and learn a whooooole lot!!! Now, if you do this, we’ll make sure you get good presents every year...but if you're bad boys & girls, your name goes in the Bad Boys & Girls Book and we’ll make sure Harry brings you something...horrible. To kickoff Yuletide Slasher Month for December, here is Christmas Evil (1980)!!!

“You didn't think anyone knew about that, did you? But Nostalgia Highway saw you and you can't escape The Highway’s wrath!!!“ Join us this time around as we head down to Thurman, TX to explore the story of the god fearing Meiks family’s grim legacy of brutality. We also discuss child manual labor memories, the amazingness of Hamm’s beer, & how in the hell didn’t this movie get more recognition than it did when it was released nearly 20 years ago?! We also drop a hint as to what we will be reviewing for the month of December...sort of.

Hey there Hitchhikers. Are you suffering from the post-October blues like we are here on The Highway?! Can you still not get enough horror movies to satisfy your soul?! (We have an insatiable appetite, honestly...) Well then look no further folks!!! Come with us as we head to 112 Ocean Ave. in Amityville, NY where we review the haunted house classic that terrified and captivated moviegoers, The Amityville Horror (1979)!!! The King shares his thoughts from the womb when Ma & Pa King saw this in theaters August of ‘79, we reminisce over the perils of collect calls and pay phone memories, & James Brolin’s magnificent hairdo and beard. We also discover that The Lord & King both have a thing for redheads with metallic face gear, we get story time with some local lore from here along The Highway, James Brolin’s magnificent hairdo and beard...it’s worth repeating, & we ask, “Does the depicted murders of the DeFeo family after the title credits go towards the body count for the movie?” Help us out Hit

20 years later you say, and ignoring Parts 4-Curse?!?!?! You’re really pushing it, but we’ll go along for the ride. *Resurrection & Zombied Period* 40 years later now...and they’re not siblings...AND ignoring all the sequels?!?!?! No way!!! That will never work!!! Enter Jaime Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, Nick Castle, Danny McBride, & David Gordon Green. “Hold our pumpkin ales!!!,” they all said gleefully as Blumhouse Productions set the stage for what they all hoped to be the definitive Halloween/Michael Myers sequel. Over $255M later, with two more sequels in-tow, here is Episode 25 - Halloween (2018)/Franchise Recap to finish out This is Halloween Month here on The Highway!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN HITCHHIKERS!!!

zombied [zom-beed] (v.) to take generous cinematic liberties with one’s vision or interpretation to the extremes blending ruthless violence, graphic nudity, oversaturated vulgarity, as well as Sheri Moon Zombie. Ex.- “Boy, seeing that completely naked stripper get her face smashed repeatedly into that mirror after getting banged by the sleazy owner, that sure has my vote for being the most zombied scene in the movie.” Welcome Hitchhikers to the Rob Zombie portion of our October review of the Halloween franchise...for better, for worse. We get behemoth Michael Myers, Sheri Moon Zombie, some of the most brutal kills, lots of cussing, Sheri Moon Zombie, cameos galore, the best recreation of the Shatner mask since ‘81, & Sheri Moon Zombie. TIME STAMP FOR RZ’S H2: 1:34:18

HEAR YE!!! HEAR YE!!! Let it be known that Jaime Lee Curtis has finally reprised her role as Laurie Strode after 20 long years of being cast in much higher brow cinema, but it comes at a great cost for us here on The Highway. A cost much greater than the $10M Moustapha Akkad should’ve shelled out to snag John Carpenter to direct. Michael is of course back and we only get a voiceover by *Dr. Loomis*. We get to do some sightseeing in Northern California (no, not back in Santa Mira) and follow this up by exploring the space that is early-2000’s reality based live streaming online & smooching siblings during these reviews. Buckle up Hitchhikers, this is gonna be a bumpier ride than driving around in an antique panel truck stolen from a rest stop. (*= Nostalgia Highway does not acknowledge and/or claim responsibility and/or liability of the use and/or accuracy of “Dr. Loomis” during the title sequence of Halloween H20, nor will they identify with Dimension Films’ creative liberties, which arose from blatant

OKAY!!! FINE!!! HE’S BACK!!! You wanted him, you got him!!! It took 10 years, but Michael Myers has returned to terrorize Haddonfield, IL and his niece Jaime Lloyd on three different Halloweens over the span of 8 years (there’s a poorly explained abduction during this time also). Of course Dr. Loomis survived the explosion at HMH as well and is back to thwart evil once and for all, bringing along a motley crew of characters (some good/mostly bad), and even revived a few original characters for the ride we are calling The Jaime Lloyd Trilogy!!! This is a long one Hitchhikers, buckle up for some of the good, the bad, & the ugly for Episode 22!!! TIME STAMP FOR HALLOWEEN 5 - 1:32:15 TIME STAMP FOR CURSE - 2:56:57

It’s 9am!!! It's time!!! It's time!!! Time for the big giveaway!!! Halloween has come!!! All you lucky Hitchhikers with Silver Shamrock masks, play Nostalgia Highway, put on your masks and listen!!! All witches, all skeletons, all jack-o-lanterns...gather 'round and listen!!! Listen to The King, The Lord, & The Mayor!!! Listen!!! Episode 21 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) available NOW on your favorite podcasting platform!!! #NHP #HitchARide #KingArt #ThisIsHalloweenMonth #NoHateForHalloweenIII #TomAtkinsForPresident

Well, we offered up leftover pool hall pizza, a case of cheap beer, and a few unreturned VHS tapes from Blockbuster Video to the October gods as a sacrifice to kick off the celebration that is #ThisIsHalloweenMonth here on The Highway!!! Hopefully, they receive our tithes with a most favorable disposition. Without further ado, here is Episode 20 - John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978)/Halloween II (1981)!!! Next Tuesday, the 8th, we will review Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) for Episode 21. TIME STAMP FOR HALLOWEEN II - 1:41:39 #NHP #HitchARide #KingArt #YouCantKillTheBoogeyman