Harry Dean Stanton

Jan 7, 2025 | reelfilm.com | David Nusair |Harry Dean Stanton |John Carpenter

Directed by John Carpenter, John Carpenter’s Christine follows Keith Gordon’s Arnie Cunningham as he sheds his nerdy persona after impulsively buying a broken-down 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine.

Feb 16, 2024 | brooklynvegan.com | Bill Pearis |Harry Dean Stanton

Repo Man, the 1984 punk rock sci-fi cult classic, turns 40 this year, and Variety reports that it’s getting a direct sequel from original writer-director Alex Cox. The new film, titled Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer, was announced during this week’s Berlin Film Festival, and apparently picks up immediately where the original Repo Man left off. While a sequel, the original roles played by Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton have been recast.

Nov 9, 2023 | the80smoviepodcast.com | Edward Havens |Fred Ward |Harry Dean Stanton |John Binder

On this week’s episode, we talk about a rarity amongst 80s movies, one that is an oldie, a goodie, an obscurity, and one of the best reviewed movies of all the years it was released. John Binder’s 1980 debut, UFOria. Or is it 1984? Or 1985? 1986? It’s a crazy story. You should check it out. I really want to hear what you think, both positive and negative. Please leave your notes below.