Rated R for a bit of quote-swearing.
Get your, uh, self to Mars…or into a lengthy listen of the Next 197 Project. Whichever you’ve been dreaming about more, I guess. We spent plenty of time debating the “is it real or is it a fantasy” angle with this zany plot, which is perfectly appropriate for an open-ended movie like this. What might have been a head-scratching sci-fi flick is instead an ultra-violent F/X-heavy, Ah-nuld vehicle. On the brightest side, it’s one of the man’s finest films. He’s pretty great in it too, even if he’s totally miscast. Paul Verhoeven hit one of 3 consecutive Hollywood home runs with this nutty entry…and 2 of those 3 featured the excellent Sharon Stone. The man was as good as any action/thriller director in that era. So take a break from all the horrible racial strife and crippling pandemic problems as we take you on a “Rekall” vacation of a lifetime…which just might be our real-life vacay future in our “DON’T TOUCH ME” reality.
If there’s one Sparkplug Coffee sponsor you ever HAVE to hear, it’s the one that Brett Huether recorded for this episode! He’ll remind you about the 20% discount you’ll get by using our promo code (“top100project”) and he’ll also make you laugh until you cry.
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LINKS:
1990 Academy Award winners and nominees
The F/X team’s Oscar acceptance speech
Links to: Total Recall 2012 and Robocop and Basic Instinct and Starship Troopers and Terminator 2 and The Martian
Previously on the Next 196 Project: Traffic
June 8th on the Next 198 Project: 13th
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