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Shock Waves

Episode 36: Sex, Drugs, and Special FX with Steve Johnson!

Shock Waves

Blumhouse + FANGORIA Podcast Network

Performing Arts, Arts, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.8936 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2017

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

While Ryan Turek is still at Sundance, join your hosts Rob Galluzzo, Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry as they catch up on all the latest horrors! First up, Rob reports back on SPLIT, Scream Factory's new release of DREAMSCAPE and the 1985 cult gem THE PARK IS MINE. Bekah caught CLINICAL on Netflix, and also checked out BLOODY PIT OF HORROR. Elric saw SWEET SIXTEEN, THE HIDDEN, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 and HBO's new documentary BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN. Rob also recommends Marc Maron's podcast interview with the legendary Roger Corman, and explains what it was like to virtually encounter a shark on Playstation's VR set-up. We then welcome to the show special FX legend Steve Johnson, who has just released his new book RUBBERHEAD: SEX, DRUGS, AND SPECIAL FX, which chronicles his incredible 30 year career in the movie business. We talk about the origins of his memoir-turned-coffee table book, how he got his start with Dick Smith, Rick Baker and Greg Cannom, the challenges he faced on everything from GHOSTBUSTERS to THE ABYSS to BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. And he shares some fun, candid stories about meeting and working with H.R. Giger. Plenty of fun stories from one of the genre's FX masters!

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0:00.0

And the Oh, All right and welcome to episode number 36 of shock waves.

0:24.0

I'm one of your

0:34.4

host Rob G sitting here with Rebecca McHenry. What is up Rob? I like you over on the

0:38.6

side of the table. Oh yeah, the physician differently. Oh this is weird.

0:41.6

Oh my

0:43.7

right now. Oh my god, Alrick is like to my right now. Like a kinky sex tree

0:46.2

that's just you move slightly after a couple years and not just feels better.

0:49.4

It's more fluid. I'm feeling it. I see. Interesting, Becca's in the middle.

0:55.0

Yeah.

0:56.0

You got a Becca sandwich.

0:58.0

You guys got weird.

0:59.0

I don't want to sound sexist, but it is hot.

1:01.0

And Ryan Turk is still at Sundance, but I believe he's en route back.

1:08.0

Yeah, and he apparently has been seeing some really good stuff.

1:11.0

Yeah, I'm actually pretty excited to hear his full report next week on the show from Sundance.

1:16.0

I have been enjoying his tweets on what he is seeing and what's good.

1:19.0

He's been pretty active on the group letting people know some of their recommendations of what to look forward to.

1:23.0

So that's the Blumhouse make any official pickups there?

1:25.0

Like it actually publicized pick-up?

1:27.0

That we can do it.

1:28.0

Okay. I haven't heard yet.

1:29.0

We did do the private screening or not private, but the, uh, the,

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