Halloween (1978)

Yes, we know, technically spooky season is over (except in our hearts, where it’s all year long), but this is Matt's first pick to make it into the show, so we cut him some slack.  

Clearly falling for the master director John Carpenter’s style in "They Live," Matt takes us back to 1978 and to arguably the birth of the modern-day slasher film with his SpOoOkY revenge pick, "Halloween".

In a 3CG-first, none of the krewe had even seen this cult classic before.  However, the premise and genre sparked a fascinating internal "will he or won't he" war, where none of us could decide if Terry would even watch, let alone like, the film.

Never fear though Terry fans, once the C-4 (pls sponsor us) kicked in he was fully engaged and running us off the rails with his usual quips, mildly distasteful stories, and wry observations.  Other 3CG-firsts feature Matt actually saying more than three words, and Hannah not reading a doctoral thesis (although she does blow Garrett's hamsters off the wheel when explaining the fraught symbolism and patriarchal implications of the film).

So 3CG-ers, did Terry actually watch the film? Was Matt’s first movie panned, forever scarring him, and discouraging any future picks? What does Garrett think about Michael Myers driving a car? And how does our resident California girl reference a Texas Toothpick? You'll have to listen to find out.

 

This episode contains/mentions the following:

Violence Against Women, Abortion, Sex, Drinking, Drugs

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