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Film writer, programmer and producer Kier-La Janisse (author of House of Psychotic Women and co-editor of the anthology book KID POWER!) looks at cult kids film and television from 1965-1985, through interviews with the people who brought these projects to life.
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Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Kier-La talks to Nelvana co-founder Clive A. Smith and musician/songwriter John Sebastian about the 1978 Canadian Halloween special from which this podcast derives its name, as well as delving into Nelvana's early years and their ill-fated feature, Rock and Rule.
Credits:
Written, edited and hosted by: Kier-La Janisse
Special Guests: Clive Smith and John Sebastian
Clips from:
The Devil and Daniel Mouse ©1978 Nelvana Limited
Mr. Pencil Draws the Line ©1975 Nelvana Limited
A Cosmic Christmas ©1977 Nelvana Limited
Inside Out ©1972 National Instructional Television Center
How We Made The Devil and Daniel Mouse ©1978 Nelvana Limited
White Line Fever ©1975 Columbia Pictures Industries
Rock and Rule ©1983 Nelvana Limited
Inspector Gadget ©1983 DHX Media
Excerpt from "Welcome Back" ©1976 Reprise Records
Episode adapted from Kier-La Janisse's book chapter in The Canadian Horror Film: Terror of the Soul, edited by Gina Freitag and Andre Loiselle, University of Toronto Press, 2014.
Incidental music: Robert Farmer, "Why Seeming so Fast but so Deadly Slow" from freemusicarchive.org
Special Thanks to Amanda Reyes and Bill Ackerman
Theme Song: "Hot Fudge Holy Moley" from WXYZ-TV's The Hot Fudge Show (1974-1980)
Logo by Sinead Yau at Mojo Valley
4 years ago
Hey Kier-La, this was awesome! can't wait for the next episode 😊
4 years ago
IRemember rock and rule was on TV frequently back in the day. You were right, schizophrenic mix of focus. There was also a profile piece on the musicians involved, I think, on the Leonard Nimoy-hosted nickelodeon show about filmmaking techniques and special effects.
4 years ago
Great. Love it.