Podcasts
The Depressing Relevance of ‘The Stepford Wives’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
aka Bobbie is the best.
After delving into the world of sex work with a discussion of Cam (listen) and getting paranoid with the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (listen), we are concluding our themed Doppelgängers and Deception month with Bryan Forbes‘ controversial and oh-so-timely adaptation of Ira Levin‘s The Stepford Wives.
In the film, Joanna Eberhart (Katharine Ross) moves to the quiet town of Stepford with her husband (Peter Masterson) and children. Shortly after moving, Joanna starts to realize that there’s something not quite right with the suburb’s women: they’re vapid, unfathomably devoted to housework and completely subservient to their husbands. After teaming up with Bobbie (Paula Prentiss) another recent Stepford transplant, Joanna begins to investigate the mystery of Stepford’s wives and makes a horrific discovery.
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Episode 327: The Stepford Wives (1975)
We’ll just die if we don’t get this recipe, which means we’re discussing Bryan Forbes‘ divisive 1975 chiller The Stepford Wives, itself an adaptation of Ira Levin‘s 1972 novel(la) of the same name!
Join us as we go all in on the male-directed and male-written film that satirizes, well, men. From the Playboy Bunny origins of the Stepford wives to conflicting thoughts on Walter, there’s a lot to discuss!
Plus: praise for Bobbie (Paula Prentiss), a lesson in female fashion and Raymond Chandler for Trace, thinking about Stepford dogs, and wondering if Easy-On Spray Starch really does save you half an hour a day (at least!).
Cross out The Stepford Wives!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re heading back into the world of David Fincher with one of his more mainstream efforts (albeit one starring two queer queens): Panic Room.
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On the DL.
After spending June on explicitly queer texts like Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn (listen) and William Castle’s Homicidal (listen), it’s only appropriate that Horror Queers celebrate the American holiday with a blockbuster film with a not-so-secret gay connection.
In Independence Day, an unlikely group of people come together when the human race faces extinction from a threatening alien race. After spaceships destroy every major city, pilot Steven Hiller (Will Smith) must team up with secret tech genius David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), as well as the US President (Bill Pullman), to execute a daring plan to save the planet from annihilation.
Along for the ride are the two saviors’ romantic partners – WH Communications Director Constance (Margaret Colin) and stripper Jasmine (Vivica A. Fox) – plus eccentric scientist Dr. Okun (Brent Spiner), who is at the center of the film’s most horrific set piece.
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Episode 393: Independence Day (1996)
Today, we celebrate our Independence Day…courtesy of gay German director Roland Emmerich.
As the summer blockbuster celebrates its 30th anniversary, we’re looking back on an alien disaster film that scared young Trace (thanks to that alien autopsy scene) and turned Will Smith into a star.
Plus: the death that upsets the most; bemoaning Vivica A. Fox’s career; pondering what could have been with the casting; why Smith’s bravado and the film’s patriotism doesn’t always work for Joe; and plenty of riffing on the atrocious sequel.
Cross out Independence Day!
Coming Up Next: We’re retreating to the country for some questionable therapy courtesy of Joe Dante’s 1981 classic, The Howling!
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