115. Dick Miller

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2016

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Revered character actor Dick Miller has appeared in nearly 200 movies and dozens of TV shows, working for directors Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg, Samuel Fuller, Robert Zemeckis and Martin Scorsese and sharing the screen with everyone from Boris Karloff to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Dick looks back on some unforgettable moments from his storied, six-decade career, reveals the odd turn of events that landed him in showbiz and reflects on his numerous collaborations with B-movie maestro Roger Corman. Also, Dick meets James Cagney, praises Rondo Hatton, disses The Ramones and writes "Which Way to the Front?" PLUS: "A Bucket of Blood"! Brother Theodore! "Rancho Bikini"! Dick (sort of) explains "The Terror"! And the mystery of the pink jacket! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Godfrey and I'm here with my co-host Frank Santopadre. We're here once again at
1:37.9	Nutmeg post with our engineer Frank Bertoroso. Art, yes, this week is a legendary and much love
1:46.8	doctor who's appeared well over a hundred films, including Gremlins, the Terminator,
1:53.7	Peranna, use cars 1941, the Howling, New York, New York, White Line, Fever, Interspace,
2:02.4	Twilight Zone, the movie Rock and Roll, High School, and of course a bucket of blood.
2:09.4	The original shop of hearts, little shop of hearts and a personal favorite of this show,
2:17.3	the Terra. TV appearances include Dragonet, the Untouchables, Bonanza Manics,
2:26.4	so police squad fame and Star Trek, deep space nine in its long and lively incredible career.
2:37.3	He's worked with everyone from Boris Karloff to Jack Nicholson to George C Scott to former podcast
2:47.2	Brewster and Roger Corman. Please welcome one of the busiest and most visible performers of the
2:59.3	last 60 years. New world's pictures, good luck, charm, Dick Miller. Dick.
3:08.4	That's wonderful. Now, now, Dick, before you get anything else, in case we hear some barking,
3:21.9	you own some chihuahas. Oh, yeah, I have them here. And what do you call them?
3:30.1	What is Karloff? No, but as you've heard, talking about that, he's talking about the fact that
3:37.6	they eat chickens soup all the time. So we call them chihuahas. Chihuahas. So, so your chihuahas,
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