“Young Guns”: Truly, Truly Outrageous History with CouchManBakes
CatBusRuss was presumptuous when it came to his knowledge about William H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid. Our host knew that he was an outlaw with a legendary reputation as a gunslinger until the law caught up with and dispatched him at the age of 21. Thanks to The Cinema Snob, this podcaster also knew he defeated Dracula. His limited knowledge led him to believe that this icon of the Old West did not live a long enough life to get a franchise of Brat Pack adjacent movies. So when Andrew "CouchManBakes" Tiede suggested discussing the first "Young Guns" from 1988, he thought this definitely had to be a crazy flick.
Does the music video aesthetic make it look crazy? Yes. Does the action at times seem unbelievable? Most definitely. But the events of the Lincoln County War did occur, so Russ went into this conversation with doubts that this truly qualified as a "Crazy Flick". Having late career Jack Palance as the primary antagonist will alway help the pro-insanity case, but if that is not enough, Andrew brings up all the historic revisions and the behind the scene tales to prove that this is bonkers action cinema.
“I Dig Crazy Flicks” was founded as “Ninety For Chill”. It is Russ Stevens’s blog dedicated to movies with runtimes between 70 to 100 minutes. This runtime was the standard for horror movies and goofball comedies. Without the time for drawn out narratives, throwing everything at the wall and seeing what would stick was the rule. Thus, craziness ensues, and cinephiles like CatBusRuss want to preach the greatness of embracing the insanity.
Recent Episodes
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Ep. 224
CatBusRuss watches “LA Story”, “Midnight in Paris”, “The New York Ripper”, “Out of the Dark”, and “It’s My Party and I Can Die If I Want To”.
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Ep. 223
Andrew Tiede returns to the podcast to prove how Billy the Kid’s existence was nothing but Old West insanity.
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Ep. 222
CatBusRuss and the foul-mouthed Gregory Carl discuss “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America” as their fourth animation podcast collaboration.
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Ep. 221
For Prom Season, CatBusRuss revisited his conversation with Mitchell Whitt about zombie comedy, “Dance of the Dead”.
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Ep. 219
CatBusRuss is honored by Madison Martin and Monster-Making Master Lynette Eklund to discuss under-appreciated sci-fi and horror and what makes great horror.
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Ep. 217
CatBusRuss is joined by legendary Vegas magician Paul Draper to heap praise on one of Mel Brook’s finest features, Young Frankenstein.
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Ep. 215
CatBusRuss compares C2E2 experiences with ThePoeticCritic. Is it about community or content? Who had the best Verhoeven cast reunion?
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Ep. 213
CatBusRuss and Leah Leach discuss the finest cinema of 1985 and decide if it was the greatest year in movies.
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Ep. 211
CatBusRuss and Gregory Carl recap Indiana Comic Con, deliver their thesis of the ideal runtime, and maybe challenge CM Punk.
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Meet the Host
Follow along with our host, CatBusRuss as he is supervised by Eva the Queen Kitty. He discusses a broad range of cinema and interviews fellow movie fanatics.