Video Days Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/video-days A film history podcast about the artists who made the movies of the mom and pop video store era and the odds they overcame to make them. One film, one episode. 1982-1992. @ 2026 Joe Valdez af333e53-048d-5366-8270-eaa67a95aeb5 yes en Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:29:03 -0700 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:29:04 -0700 https://www.videocassettedays.com/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/28J_XF2kfa0PUwQYh_qSpXgm55mEGMzoFfy-0HY6pjM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDZi/NGIzMjFmZjk3YWYz/N2M3NWZmOGZlMDIx/MjdiYS5qcGc.jpg Video Days https://www.videocassettedays.com/ episodic Joe Valdez A film history podcast about the artists who made the movies of the mom and pop video store era and the odds they overcame to make them. One film, one episode. 1982-1992. A film history podcast about the artists who made the movies of the mom and pop video store era and the odds they overcame to make them. Film history, 1980s movies, 1990s movies, movie podcast, film production, filmmakers, movie directors, cult movies. Joe Valdez No Yes Fandango (1985) 3 3 Fandango (1985) full 8e1ef149-5a32-48e9-89ff-190b401ed6c7 https://www.videocassettedays.com/p/fandango?r=56a5vl Road trip comedy too soulful to sell, too scattered to stick its landing. Kevin Reynolds writes and directs a coming-of-age story about five Texas college graduates on one last drive before the real world catches up with them. Trace how Reynolds' death-defying student film Proof caught Steven Spielberg's attention and how Warner Bros. never figured out how to sell Fandango, the feature-length version that followed. Find transcripts, screenshots and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> Road trip comedy too soulful to sell, too scattered to stick its landing. Kevin Reynolds writes and directs a coming-of-age story about five Texas college graduates on one last drive before the real world catches up with them. Trace how Reynolds' death-defying student film Proof caught Steven Spielberg's attention and how Warner Bros. never figured out how to sell Fandango, the feature-length version that followed. Find transcripts, screenshots and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:28:54 -0700 Joe Valdez Joe Valdez 1329 Road trip comedy too soulful to sell, too scattered to stick its landing. Kevin Reynolds writes and directs a coming-of-age story about five Texas college graduates on one last drive before the real world catches up with them. Trace how Reynolds' death-defying student film Proof caught Steven Spielberg's attention and how Warner Bros. never figured out how to sell Fandango, the feature-length version that followed. Find transcripts, screenshots and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> Fandango, Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment, 1985 Films, Coming of Age, Road Movie, Warner Bros No Tremors (1990) 2 2 Tremors (1990) full 360ede9f-9092-43a3-8d66-c53de9d1e633 https://www.videocassettedays.com/p/tremors?r=56a5vl A creature feature that runs two tracks — straight monster thriller and tongue-in-cheek comedy — without ever losing its footing. Trace how Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson's screenplay, Ron Underwood's direction, Gale Anne Hurd's production, and Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.'s creature effects built one of the era's most entertaining horror-comedies. 

Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> A creature feature that runs two tracks — straight monster thriller and tongue-in-cheek comedy — without ever losing its footing. Trace how Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson's screenplay, Ron Underwood's direction, Gale Anne Hurd's production, and Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.'s creature effects built one of the era's most entertaining horror-comedies. 

Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:28:08 -0700 Joe Valdez Joe Valdez 1636 A creature feature that runs two tracks — straight monster thriller and tongue-in-cheek comedy — without ever losing its footing. Trace how Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson's screenplay, Ron Underwood's direction, Gale Anne Hurd's production, and Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.'s creature effects built one of the era's most entertaining horror-comedies. 

Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> Tremors, Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, 1990 Films, Horror-Comedy, Creature Features, Universal Pictures, Screenwriting, Practical Effects, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. Yes The Lost Boys (1987) 1 1 The Lost Boys (1987) full 1439af28-3b01-4f3a-bf45-2bf25790371e https://www.videocassettedays.com/p/the-lost-boys?r=56a5vl A teenage horror-comedy that couldn't decide what it was—and is timeless for it. Follow how director Joel Schumacher and Richard Donner's competing visions, Warner Bros.' ambitions, Santa Cruz locations, and cutting-edge makeup effects resulted in the most memorable vampire film of its generation. Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> A teenage horror-comedy that couldn't decide what it was—and is timeless for it. Follow how director Joel Schumacher and Richard Donner's competing visions, Warner Bros.' ambitions, Santa Cruz locations, and cutting-edge makeup effects resulted in the most memorable vampire film of its generation. Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:26:28 -0700 Joe Valdez Joe Valdez 1770 A teenage horror-comedy that couldn't decide what it was—and is timeless for it. Follow how director Joel Schumacher and Richard Donner's competing visions, Warner Bros.' ambitions, Santa Cruz locations, and cutting-edge makeup effects resulted in the most memorable vampire film of its generation. Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.

]]> The Lost Boys, Joel Schumacher, Richard Donner, 1987 Films, Horror-Comedy, Vampire Films, Warner Bros., Script Development, Casting, Location Scouting, Makeup Effects, Santa Cruz No