Episode 64 - I Can’t Believe It’s Not Star Wars, EP 1 - A Fandom Menaced

Episode 64 - I Can’t Believe It’s Not Star Wars, EP 1 - A Fandom Menaced They may be blatant rip-offs of Star Wars filled with bad acting and laughable special effects, but we don’t care. Each is entertaining in its own weird way, even if it feels like we’ve seen it all somewhere before. Here is Volume 1 of our newest retrospective of shows to feature cinema inspired by the mother of all space operas, movies released to ride those coattails all the way to fat bags stuffed with cash. These odd gems run the gamut - from delightfully weird to cynical copycat garbage - and form a unique genre we aren’t going to shut up about any time soon: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Star Wars! 0:00 Intros 5:05 Mandy (2018) 10:22 Fear - Bob Woodward 12:45 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 15:40 Rushmore 18:15 Singin' In The Rain 23:17 TOBACCO 23:54 The Jesus And Mary Chain 26:15 Nine Inch Nails - Cold and Black and Infinite Tour (2018) 33:43 “You’re No Star Wars” Intro 37:09 Moonraker (1979) 40:13 Flash Gordon (1980) 52:14 Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone (1983) 58:05 Battle Beyond The Stars Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl John Barry - Overture - The Black Hole (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) John Barry - Into The Hole - The Black Hole (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat Jóhann Jóhannsson - Seeker of the Serpent's Eye - Mandy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Jóhann Jóhannsson - Starling Monologue - Mandy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Barry Manilow - Mandy Jon Stewart on Crossfire (CNN) Staind - It's Been A While The Max Fischer Players - Out of Sight (MTV Movie Awards 1999) Donald O’Connor, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds - Main Title - Singin’ In The Rain (1952) Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor - Moses - Singin’ In The Rain (1952) Donald O’Connor - Make ‘Em Laugh - Singin’ In The Rain (1952) TOBACCO - Stretch Your Face The Jesus And Mary Chain - Blues From A Gun (Live) - Phoenix, AZ (2018) Nine Inch Nails - Mr. Self Destruct (Live) - Phoenix, AZ (2018) Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh Shirley Bassey - Moonraker - Moonraker (Soundtrack) Clip from Portal 2 Queen - Flash’s Theme The Orb - Earth (Gaia) Tenacious D - Flash Elmer Bernstein - Main Title - Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone James Horner - Main Title (Battle Beyond The Stars) Clips from Battle Beyond The Stars Clip from Austin Powers: Goldmember John Williams - Finale - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)