It's here! We close out Blastober with the long-awaited lost episode (re-recorded of course), covering 1998's FALLEN

FALLEN
RELEASED: January 16th, 1998
DIRECTED BY: Gregory Hoblit
STARRING: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Embeth Davidtz, Donald Sutherland, James Gandolfini, Elia Koteas
BUDGET: $46M
BOX OFFICE: $25.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M

NEXT EPISODE: We recover from all the bloodshed of Blastober with a children's favorite that certainly won't devastate us emotionally. It's THE IRON GIANT

0:00 Intro
3:20 Show & tell
9:02 This week's movie

We're going all the way back to 1988 for Stan Winston's directorial debut and one of the great "guy in a suit" monster movies of all time, PUMPKINHEAD

PUMPKINHEAD
RELEASED: October 14, 1988
DIRECTED BY: Stan Winston
STARRING: Lance Henriksen, John D'Aquino, Kerry Remsen
BUDGET: $3.2M
BOX OFFICE: $4.4M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $2M

NEXT EPISODE: We wrap up Blastober with a fun one from 1998 that should be familiar to long-time listeners

Show Notes:
Pumpkinhead & Mewtwo: Separated at birth?
https://imgur.com/a/tSt8qII

0:00 Intro
2:46 Show & tell
8:04 This week's movie

Blastober rolls on with the 2024 Giallo homage CUCKOO

CUCKOO
RELEASED: August 9th, 2024
DIRECTED BY: Tilman Singer
STARRING: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Marton Csokas, Jan Bluthardt
BUDGET: $7m
BOX OFFICE: $6.7m
ESTIMATED LOSS: $3m

NEXT WEEK: After a couple recent entries, we're going back to the 80s for an iconic creature feature.

0:00 Intro
2:37 Show & tell
7:42 This week's movie