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Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Robert Picardo joins us as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of Joe Dante's Explorers, the wistful and wild tale of three school friends who build a spaceship and set off for a close encounter of the Wak-y kind. Featuring the debuts of both Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix, this sci-fi adventure also includes not one but three memorable performances from Robert Picardo. He shares his memories of making this underrated cult classic, the challenges of working in Rob Bottin's elaborate make-up effects and his thoughts on the tonal differences between the film's two halves.
All this, plus our usual review of the film, which is one of Conrad's childhood favourites, but completely alien (pun intended) to Dan. Does it live up to Conrad's hype? Does it have the same effect without the filter of nostalgia goggles?
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This is one of the high points in terms of interviews for the pod. Mr Picardo is an absolute gentleman. He scheduled 30 minutes with me and talked for over an hour, making himself late for a dinner meeting, because he was enjoying the chat so much. He has such affection for the film and really appreciates fans. Wonderful man!
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Love going back through the back catalog. This interview with Robert Picardo is such a joy. He is just a treasure thank u Conrad
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
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