About this episode
The episode discusses the 80s sex comedy Zapped!, exploring its origins, themes, and cult appeal.
In this episode of the show our trip through sex comedies of the 80s continues with Zapped! Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie originated as something much more tame and got spiced up in response to the success of Porky's , how it fits in the microtrend of telekinesis movies and essentially plays as a take on Carrie with a teenage boy at the center and how the movie found cult appeal against all odds and perhaps thanks to its cast. We also talk about adding nudity where it doesn't belong, the movie as a SNL sketch that got out of hand, projectile vomiting on screen and much more. Tune in and enjoy! Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows Featuring: Tony Larder Head over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more! Follow us on Twitter (…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Randy Burrows
Guest: Tony Larder
Topics covered
- 80s sex comedies
- telekinesis movies
- cult films
- nudity in film
- SNL sketches
Keywords
- Zapped!
- 80s comedies
- telekinesis
- cult appeal
- nudity
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Zapped!, Porky's, Carrie
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