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A Baffling Hodgepodge of Genres in Mike Nichols’ ‘Wolf’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
A meek misogynist?
Weird Sex Month is coming to an end, but here’s a quick recap of our coverage: we started things off with David Cronenberg’s Videodrome before moving into some divorce troubles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession. We then headed up to the Great White North to discuss Kevin Smith’s polarizing Tusk. Closing us out is Mike Nichols‘ baffling 1994 romantic horror drama: Wolf!
In the film, aging book editor Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is bitten by a wolf in rural Vermont and finds himself full of youthful vigor. Will then discovers that he’s been replaced at his job by Stewart Swinton (James Spader), a vicious young executive. As Will struggles to regain his position, he becomes enthralled with Laura Alden (Michelle Pfeiffer), his boss’s daughter. As increasingly animal-like urges begin to overwhelm him, Will worries that he may be a werewolf.
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Episode 218: Wolf (1994)
We’re gonna get you, Stewart, because we’re closing out Weird Sex Month with a look at Mike Nichols’ sometimes boring, sometimes hilarious, sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes slow motion and always baffling 1994 film Wolf.
Join us as we try to figure out how this thing got made, as it’s a complete tonal and genre mishmash that doesn’t always work, but it’s never anything less than fascinating to watch. Don’t worry, we go all in on the film’s many production troubles.
Plus: watersports, penis POV, a miscast Jack Nicholson, Magical Indigenous Character, doggy style sexual assault (yes, really), publishing house drama and some very twitchy ears. This movie is…something.
Cross out Wolf!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re kicking off March with a look at one of horror cinema’s most iconic queer entries: Robert Wise’s 1963 classic The Haunting!
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Here at Halloweenies, we love practical effects—there’s a reason why one of our categories is called “Great Graphics.” Well, consider this a full-length “Great Graphics” episode, where we talk to the effects team behind the titular puppet of Pinocchio Unstrung, in theaters this Friday. As the latest installment in the Twisted Childhood Universe, Pinocchio ups the franchise’s game by featuring a villain that’s entirely practical, created with a stunning mix of animatronics and, of course, puppetry.
So, take a seat at the workbench for a spirited interview between Halloweenie co-host Dan Caffrey and MASTERS FX President and Founder (and special effects legend in his own right) Todd Masters, Pinnochio Lead artist and Designer Kiana Larson, and Lead Animatronics Joshua Raymond. Learn how they pulled off such a dazzling and terrifying puppet, where they think the effects industry is headed, the movies that made them want to be FX artists, a few tidbits of Nightmare On Elm Street history, and more.
Pinocchio himself might even pop by for an appearance.
Stream the episode below and get tickets now for Pinocchio Unstrung. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, Alien, and Universal Monsters. This year? Hellraiser AND The Omen.
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Child’s Play) and one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Saw, 28 Days Later, Manhunter, Near Dark). Each month promises something new and unexpected from the wildest corners of the genre.
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