Quintin’s case is the dark story of a troubled, possibly delusional young girl, her (talking) pet chicken, a rotting pumpkin headed man and an evil witch that wants to collect your head. Naturally, it’s a kids’ movie: The 1985 sequel Return to Oz.
Next week’s case: Beastmaster, Don Coscarelli’s 1982 sword and sworcery epicof sweeping helicopter ridge shots, human sacrifice and animal buddies. To prep, you can watch it right here:
Bridget knew exactly what she wanted to talk about for her first case: The 1982 Rankin/Bass animated “children’s” movie, The Last Unicorn. Do you like cold, affectionless mythical creatures, hack wizards, drunk-ass skeletons, sad sack princes and an entire cast of people settling? Then do we have the animated classic for you!
Next week’s case: Return to Oz, Walter Murch’s 1985 sequel to/reboot of The Wizard of Oz. It’s “true to the books,” so you know it’s going to be a waking nightmare. To prep, you can watch it right here:
It’s Matt’s turn to open a case, and he chooses the 1985 made-for-tv thriller Fortress. It’s Lord of the Flies meets Home Alone in the Land Down Under. Join us for a lively discussion on classroom abductions, Halloween masks, The Curse, how caves actually make terrible fortresses and all the sociopathic children listening to Beowulf you can handle.
Next week’s case: The Last Unicorn, the star-studded 1982 Rankin/Bass depression fest. To prep, you can watch it right here:
This week, the clamshell crew unanimously picked the infamous Howard the Duck as their inaugural file. Join them for a conversation that hits all of the important topics: typical Marvel junk science, Tim Robbins, Cleve...land (?), and of course, the intricacies of duck anatomy.
Next up: Fortress, the 1985 made-for-Australian-TV drama about a group of rural school forced to fight for their lives after being abducted from their classroom. You can watch it here:
Welcome to the first episode of Clamshell Case Files. Each week, one of our hosts picks a movie, we crack open a cold clamshell case and take a look back at the movies that influenced and (probably) traumatized us. This week, we introduce ourselves and give a brief overview of of the show. Oh, and we announce the first movie we’ll be talking about, the 1986 Marvel cinematic...thing - Howard the Duck!
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Every week we will take a look at a partially forgotten film from our childhoods. It is quite likely the traumatized us and defined who we are today.