Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: Blue Sunshine

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Life Sciences, Science, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences

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🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss 1977’s “Blue Sunshine,” directed by Jeff Lieberman and starring Zalman King. It’s a twisted tale of post-60s anxiety, hippie disillusionment and sensationalized media treatments of psychedelics. It’s also technically a Christmas movie, so strap in… (originally published 12/20/2024)

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:08.4	Hey, welcome to Weird House Cinema Rewind.
0:11.7	This is Rob Lamb.
0:12.8	And, oh, we have a, we have a Christmas movie here for you today.
0:15.9	Technically, technically a Christmas movie.
0:17.9	It is the classic cult favorite 1977 film Blue Sunshine.
0:24.7	This is a twisted tale of post-60s anxiety, hippie disillusionment, and sensationalized media treatments of psychedelics.
0:32.9	It's one of our favorites. And again, technically a Christmas movie takes place at Christmas.
0:38.6	You will find the Christmas texture in it.
0:40.9	So let's go ahead and jump right in.
0:43.4	This one originally published 1220, 2024.
0:49.4	Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of IHeart Radio.
1:00.1	Thank you. to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of IHeart Radio. Hey, welcome to Weird House Cinema. This is Rob Lamb.
1:03.7	And this is Joe McCormick.
1:05.7	This week, we're discussing a film that's really been on the Weird House Cinema list pretty much from the
1:10.8	good go, and that is Blue Sunshine, a weird, independent thriller and kind of secret Christmas
1:16.5	movie from 1977 that melds sensationalized media ideas about psychedelics with chilling horror
1:25.2	and a biting critique of post-60s anxiety and hippie disillusionment.
1:30.7	It's also, in my opinion, just as cutting today.
1:34.0	I mean, it has its goofy moments, to be clear.
1:36.0	We'll get into those, which are quite enjoyable.
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