Waiting for the Man

Waiting for the Man

From The Sin Syndicate by Someone's Favorite Productions

April 15, 2026 · 2h 6m · Episode 37

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Smoke and Flesh' and features a dispatch from Jeffery Petrone at a Grindhouse Triple Feature.

Do you partake? The Sin Syndicate are preemptively celebrating the Stoner's Holiday with this special 4/20-themed episode which is, let's be honest, just an excuse for us to talk about one of our favorite late 60s sexploitation hang out films, director/cinematographer Joseph Mangine's Manhattan-set story of celluloid swingers and black-clad moto bikers, Smoke and Flesh (1968). After cutting his teeth on quick and cheap nudies for Barry Mahon, the talented Brooklynite directed this directorial debut that more or less acted as a 35mm resume for his skills behind the camera. Never a gloryhound, and more comfortable molding tinfoil to create the perfect bead of light than managing a crew from the big chair, Mangine would only direct one other feature film, the Warriors meets Lost Boys cult horror flick, Neon Maniacs (1986) . But between these two projects, Mangine lensed everything from Victorian pornos, killer worm horror films to Albert Pyun's genre defining sword and sorcery epic. In Episode 37, "Waiting for the Man," we discuss all this and more, including a special dispatch from our on-the-ground correspondent, Jeffery Petrone , who checks in with us from Wind Gap, Pennsylvania…

People in this episode

Guest: Jeffery Petrone

Topics covered

  • sexploitation films
  • film history
  • interviews
  • Grindhouse cinema
  • 4/20 celebrations

Keywords

  • Smoke and Flesh
  • Joseph Mangine
  • Grindhouse
  • 4/20
  • sexploitation
  • film review
  • Neon Maniacs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Smoke and Flesh, Neon Maniacs

Places: Wind Gap, Pennsylvania

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