Episode 242 - PREDATOR

For the next few months, WWWW is investigating phenomena of extraterrestrial origin in our newest seasonal series: "Summer...from Space!" We kick things off with Predator, a meat-and-potatoes sci-fi action classic that indulges in '80s movie machismo before transforming into a primal struggle for survival against an alien warrior.

Daniel Borders-Ashe joins us in a manly bicep-flexing handshake as we peer into a jungle of chauvinism to find genre innovation, enduring creature design, and the source of many Arnold soundboard classics.

Run! Go! Get to the podcatcher...and listen to this explosive episode!

Predator (1987)
Directed by John McTiernan
Written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, Shane Black, Elpidia Carilllo, and Kevin Peter Hall

Episode 124 - SISTER ACT 2: BACK IN THE HABIT

Comedy sequels rarely enjoy the longevity, let alone the renown, of their predecessors. Not so in the case of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, an inspired follow-up that turns a fish-out-of-water tale into an underdog story with a funky fresh twist. Whoopi Goldberg puts on her inspirational teacher hat for the movie that courageously celebrates the true heroes of America's failing education system: show choirs.

Blythe Rudloff joins our mighty chorus to rap about the awesome power of musical performance. So if you want to be somebody and want to go somewhere, you gotta wake up and pay attention to this divine episode!

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Directed by Bill Duke
Produced by Scott Rudin and Dawn Steel
Written by James Orr & Jim Cruickshank and Judi Ann Mason
Based on characters created by Paul Rudnick
Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkenna, Mary Wickes, Lauryn Hill, Ryan Toby, Alanna Ubach, Barnard Hughes, Michael Jeter, Maggie Smith, and James Coburn