Redshirt Cinema Club

• John Carpenter - The Thing (1982)

  Man is the warmest place to hide this week, as our John Carpenter mini-season comes to a spectacular, gushing climax with 1982’s The Thing. Is Jed the dog the best dog actor ever? Could speaking Norwegian have solved this whole business in 5 minutes? And who - if anyone - is human by the end? Let’s find outLet us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• John Carpenter - Escape From New York (1981)

  Hello and welcome to Redshirt Cinema Club, a weekly podcast about smoking, apparently. In the distant future of the year 1997, Manhattan has become a super prison, the president of the USA has crash landed inside, and only one man has tight enough trousers and good enough arms to break him out again. This is John Carpenter’s Escape From New York…Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer.Our October John Carpenter series:Dark Star - 6/10/25Assault On Precinct 13 - 13/10/25Bonus - The Fog - 15/10/25Halloween - 20/10/25Escape From New York - 27/10/25Bonus - Prince Of Darkness - 29/10/25The Thing - 3/11/25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• John Carpenter - Halloween (1978)

  Halloween has come early, which is only fair as two of us are coming very late to Halloween, John Carpenter's genre-setting 1978 teen slasher classic. The adults are all busy at boring grown-up parties, the teens are constantly on the phone and swapping houses, and Michael Myers - inscrutable killer, embodiment of evil, and provider of cheap Halloween costume options for several generations - has been to the hardware store and is ready to work. Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer.Our October John Carpenter series:Dark Star - 6/10/25Assault On Precinct 13 - 13/10/25Bonus - The Fog - 15/10/25Halloween - 20/10/25Escape From New York - 27/10/25Bonus - Prince Of Darkness - 29/10/25The Thing - 3/11/25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• John Carpenter - Assault On Precinct 13 (1976)

  Welcome to Los Angeles in 1976, setting for John Carpenter’s Assault On Precinct 13, a tale of bad gangs, good guys, and a tragically mishandled ice cream order. This is America and Hollywood as we remember it growing up - a scary, magnetic clash of morals and modernity. And also lots of shooting. Yes, this week we're watching John Carpenter's second film, where a criminal gang lays siege to a handful of survivors trapped inside an abandoned police station. Immaculate vibes, incredible music, and a absolute sense of right and wrong. Enjoy!Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer.Our October John Carpenter series:Dark Star - 6/10/25Assault On Precinct 13 - 13/10/25Bonus - The Fog - 15/10/25Halloween - 20/10/25Escape From New York - 27/10/25Bonus - Prince Of Darkness - 29/10/25The Thing - 3/11/25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• John Carpenter - Dark Star (1974)

  A new dawn! A new day! A new Dark Star!Welcome to a brand new series on Redshirt Cinema Club, as we embark upon a vaguely Halloween-timed viewing of the early films of John Carpenter.There are so many reasons this run of films fits with what we've watched on the pod so far, not least the fact that several of these films are very good. We're starting this week with Carpenter's first film, Dark Star, co-created with eventual Alien writer Dan O'Bannon, and a teasing love letter to mid-century science fiction. Enjoy!Let us know what you think of this episode by emailing us at [email protected] and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/redshirtcinemaclub for access to two bonus episodes per month as well as our newsletter, The Civilian Observer.Our October John Carpenter series:Dark Star - 6/10/25Assault On Precinct 13 - 13/10/25Bonus - The Fog - 15/10/25Halloween - 20/10/25Escape From New York - 27/10/25Bonus - Prince Of Darkness - 29/10/25The Thing - 3/11/25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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