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Cinema Smorgasbord – We Do Our Own Stunts – Fantasy Mission Force (1983)

After helping him get out of his previous contract (and some messy business with some Triads) Jackie Chan owed martial arts superstar Jimmy Wang Yu some big favors, and he started paying up by appearing briefly in the truly bizarre 1983 action/comedy FANTASY MISSION FORCE. Despite a plot structure that (loosely) copies The Dirty Dozen, FANTASY MISSION FORCE throws in amazons, Nazis, vampires, ghosts, Brigitte Lin, musical numbers, Mad Max-style cars and lots and lots of explosions. There’s even a few kung fu fights for good measure, It’s far from boring, but is it any good? Let’s find out!

The Carnage Report Episode 55: Trinil

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick look at the disembodied flying head of Trinil from director Hanung Bramantyo, now on Netflix. Plus, the pair recommend you go watch some other Indonesian horror, mourn the passing of Roger Corman, dig into some casting news, and discuss trailers galore for A Quiet Place: Day One, The Hangman, In A Violent Nature, and more. Plus, Julie and Nick discuss how they met their spouses.