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Episode 142: Director Thomas Burke and Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Episode 142: Director Thomas Burke and Edward Scissorhands (1990)

FromScarred For Life


Episode 142: Director Thomas Burke and Edward Scissorhands (1990)

FromScarred For Life

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Length:
83 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week we chat with Thomas Burke! He's a writer for Found Footage Critic and a filmmaker who's latest film is the found footage kaiju film The Barbados Project. We chat about his horror history, how he got interested in found footage, some of his favorites that are easy or difficult to find, a number of Asian found footage films and his latest project, a kaiju found footage film from Barbados.Then we dig into the horrors of Edward Scissorhands. Thomas discusses seeing the film way too early. Mary Beth talks about being destroyed from this movie. And Terry talks about the way in which the TV spots didn't live up to how his parents described it. Also, all that leather? We talk about the feelings of otherness, how Edward can be a stand-in for a variety of individuals who feel ostracized from society and a whole lot more.Here's Angel's article on Edward Scissorhands mentioned in the episode, We All Have Scissor Hands.You can keep up with Thomas at his website, Found Footage Critic, and Letterboxd.Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. And, coming soon…a Patreon! Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jul 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

On Scarred For Life, hosts Terry and Mary Beth open up old wounds by talking about the films that scared us when we were kids. We interview writers, directors, and more about that one film that gave them nightmares and revisit it as adults.New episodes are released every Monday morning! Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.