It’s Time!
After kicking off February with Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals (listen), Trace and I celebrated Valentine’s Day with Mitchell Lichtenstein’s Teeth (listen). Now we’re ready to dive into our first Amityville film on the pod with a look at Tony Randel‘s Amityville: It’s About Time (1992).
In the film, after returning home from New York with an antique clock, family patriarch Jacob (Stephen Macht) is mauled in a horrific animal attack. His ex-girlfriend Andrea (Shawn Weatherly) is forced to stay in his house and look after him and his two teenage children: “juvenile delinquent” Rusty (Damon Martin) and virginal Lisa (Megan Ward). But as the clock takes literal root in the house, time becomes slippery and several characters begin acting oddly.
Why is Lisa becoming a teenage vamp? Did Rusty really vandalize the neighbor’s property? Is Jacob’s leg infected with gangrene or eeeeeevil? And can Andrea survive long enough to utter the film’s ridiculous title? Watch (and listen) to find out!
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Episode 321: Amityville 1992: It’s About Time (1992)
Considering Joe’s relationship with the “franchise”, it’s about time…we covered an Amityville film! To coincide with the release of Oz Perkins’ The Monkey, we’re checking out the “haunted clock” entry of the Amityville “series” and this one is a hoot. C/W: the dog dies
Up for discussion: Rusty’s “delinquency”, VPL, surprisingly gnarly practical FX, a Final Destination-style death, ugly 90s interior decor, and debate if this is a secret Hellraiser film.
Plus: Trace plays Real or Fake with 10 Amityville titles and Joe gives his top recommendations.
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Coming up on Wednesday: We’re heading back to 1920 to check out the *oldest* film we’ve ever covered on the podcast with the German surreal classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, for its 105th anniversary.
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