Episode 247: John Carpenter Month: We Podcast. 'They Live' with Gregory Carl - Part 2

This is the conclusion of ⁠CatBusRuss⁠ and ⁠Gregory Carl⁠'s conversation about the most politically-minded movie from ⁠The Horror Master John Carpenter⁠, 1988's "⁠They Live⁠". Being a film that stars ⁠Rowdy Roddy Piper⁠, these two marks (an underemployed wrestler and a wrestling podcaster) will have their pro-wrestling tangents, but they have paid enough attention to the film to recognize the actor/stuntman legend ⁠Al Leong⁠ and the use of props from far more renowned films. Let's go bust some Reagan policies.

⁠Russ⁠ also suggests how ⁠Kevin Smith⁠ maybe Generation X's incarnation of Carpenter, at least in terms of directorial style. Our host may have suggested this in the podcast about "⁠Big Trouble in Little China⁠", but its good to run this concept by another cinema aficionado. There may not be many action films in the Jersey guy's filmography, but "Tusk" and "Red State" show he has a grasp on horror. A completed the "Great White North" trilogy is something that CatBus and Greg are hoping for.

Smith is primarily comedic director, so it seems appropriate to attach a review of Carpenter's sci-fi comedy "⁠Memoirs of an Invisible Man⁠". Again we are made to ask, "Is this a Carpenter flick?" Regardless of how Carpenter it is, if he can handle James Woods, surely he can manage divas ⁠Chevy Chase⁠ and ⁠Daryl Hannah⁠.