On Episode 149 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the premiere of STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK! This film is a 1984 American science-fiction action/drama written and produced by Harve Bennett, directed by Leonard Nimoy, and based on the television series Star Trek. It is the third film in the …

On Episode 148 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the premiere of FOOTLOOSE! This film is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn the ban on danci…

On Episode 147 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the premiere of FOOTLOOSE! This film is a 1984 American musical drama directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town, where he attempts to overturn the ban on dancing inst…

On Episode 146 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis engages on a celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the premiere of SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE! This is a 1978 superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, played by Christopher Reeve. It is the first of four installments in the Superman film series starring Reeve as Superman. It was directed by…

On Episode 145 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis engages in a discussion about the history of the band Y&T with special returning guest, Tim Durling of the Tim's Vinyl Confessions YouTube Channel! Tim is the author of the recently published book, Down For the Count: The Y&T Album Review, which he discusses at length in this episode. He is also the a…

On Episode 144 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues and concludes a celebration the 45th Anniversary of the premiere of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA! This show is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (Galactica 1980), …

On Episode 143 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis speaks with the legendary singer, actor and composer, PAT BOONE! Pat was the second-biggest-charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley, and was ranked at No. 9 in Billboard's listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955–1995. Until the 2010s, he held the Billboard record for spending 2…

On Episode 142 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues the celebration the 45th Anniversary of the premiere of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA! This show is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (Galactica 1980), a line of bo…

On Episode 141 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues the celebration the 45th Anniversary of the premiere of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA! This show is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (Galactica 1980), a line of bo…

On Episode 140 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues the celebration the 45th Anniversary of the premiere of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA! This show is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (Galactica 1980), a line of bo…

On Episode 139 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 45th Anniversary of the premiere of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA! This show is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series (Galactica 1980), a line of book adaptations,…

On Episode 138 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 45th Anniversary of the premiere of Battle of the Planets! This is an American adaptation of the Japanese anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972). Of the 105 original Gatchaman episodes, 85 were used in the Battle of the Planets adaptation, produced by Sandy Frank Entertainment…

On Episode 137 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 45th Anniversary of the premiere of Jason of Star Command! This was one of the few live-action Filmation shows which aired on Saturday mornings for kids from 1978 thru 1980. It was the sequel series to Space Academy (another Filmation show). Assisting Curtis in this endeavor is the lead…

On Episode 136 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis has a discussion with pop culture detective Mark Edlitz! Mark is the author of the recently published book, Movies Go Fourth; a celebration of the fourth movies in the most popular film franchises of all time. It offers behind-the-scenes stories of fourth films from such beloved series as Star Wars, S…

On Episode 135 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis concludes RetroZest's celebration of the 40th anniversary of WARGAMES; the first mass-consumed, visual media with the central theme of remote computing as well as hacking! The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin. Assisting Curtis in this final part 4 e…

On Episode 134 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis resumes RetroZest's celebration of the 40th anniversary of WARGAMES; the first mass-consumed, visual media with the central theme of remote computing as well as hacking! The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin. Assisting Curtis in this part 3 episode i…

On Episode 133 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis embarks on a celebration of the 35th anniversary of self-titled debut album (on Tommy Boy Records) by the New Wave/Synth Pop band INFORMATION SOCIETY! Assisting Curtis in this endeavor is the band's founding member, PAUL ROBB, who has served as keyboardist/percussionist/songwriter for the group since …

On Episode 132 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues RetroZest's celebration of the 40th anniversary of WARGAMES; the first mass-consumed, visual media with the central theme of remote computing as well as hacking! The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin. Assisting Curtis in this part 2 episode…

On Episode 131 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off the first of a few episodes celebrating the 40th anniversary of WARGAMES; the first mass-consumed, visual media with the central theme of remote computing as well as hacking! The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy and Barry Corbin. Assisting Curtis in this e…

On Episode 130 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th anniversary of RETURN OF THE JEDI, the final film in the original Star Wars Trilogy! Assisting Curtis in this endeavor are the authors of the brand new book, Return of the Jedi: Unauthorized Timeline; returning guest Jamie Benning of Filmumentaries and Justin Berger of Anchorhead P…

On Episode 129 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th anniversary of V: THE ORIGINAL MINISERIES! This is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. When it was first aired on May 1-2,1983, it launched the science-fiction series about aliens simply known as the "Visitors" who try…

On Episode 128 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis closes out the year of 2022 with A Very Retro Hannukah & Christmas! Included are excerpts from some of the greatest bits of pop culture celebrating the primary winter holidays (including Saturday Night Live, Friends, Seinfeld and A Charlie Brown Christmas! Additionally, Mr. Retrovere shares this week'…

On Episode 127 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues the celebration the 45th anniversary of SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (which was started on episode #101)! This film is a 1977 American road action comedy starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry. Assisting Curtis in this endeavor i…

On Episode 126 (a BONUS episode) of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis and Mr. Retrovere celebrate the lives and careers of the very recently departed legendary celebrities Irene Cara, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Christine McVie and Kirstie Alley. Incidentally, you may also help the RetroZest Podcast by purchasing a Celebrity Video Message gift for a friend/f…

On Episode 125 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis interviews film historian JAMIE BENNING of Filmumentaries.com! As well as creating his own videos and podcasts, Jamie works as a live editor in sports television. For the most part that has meant traveling the world for twenty years visiting dozens of countries, experiencing new cultures and of course…

On Episode 124 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues the Thanksgiving 2022 season with the second of two episodes celebrating the 35th Anniversary of John Hughes' PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. This 1987 film features Steve Martin as the tense marketing exec Neal Page and John Candy as the kind-hearted but bothersome shower curtain ring sales…

On Episode 123 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off the Thanksgiving 2022 season with the first of two episodes celebrating the 35th Anniversary of John Hughes' PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. This 1987 film features Steve Martin as the tense marketing exec Neal Page and John Candy as the kind-hearted but bothersome shower curtain ring salesm…

On Episode 122 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis concludes the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, in the second of two episodes. This 1977 film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It tells the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blu…

On Episode 121 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off the first of two episodes celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. This 1977 film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It tells the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar wor…

On Episode 120 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis interviews the legendary JESSE HARMS! Jesse is an American musician and songwriter who was the keyboardist and background vocalist for Sammy Hagar on his Three Lock Box Tour, as well as on his 1984 album, VOA, and the tour supporting that record. Interestingly, when Sammy joined Van Halen in 1985, Jes…

On Episode 119 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the action/adventure film FIRST BLOOD starring Sylvester Stallone (as John J. Rambo)! The film also starred Brian Dennehy and Richard Crenna. It was released theatrically on October 22, 1982, and thus the Rambo franchise was born! Joining Curtis on this episode is a …

On Episode 118 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis concludes the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the JAMES BOND 007 Film Franchise with the third of three episodes! On October 5, 1962, DR. NO premiered in London, and Agent 007 was officially here to stay! Additionally, on June 29, 1987 (35 years ago and some change), The Living Daylights premiered …

On Episode 117 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off the second of three episodes in celebration of 60th Anniversary of the JAMES BOND 007 Film Franchise! On October 5, 1962, DR. NO premiered in London, and Agent 007 was officially here to stay! Joining Curtis on this episode is a VERY SPECIAL GUEST! She is the actress who portrayed "Bibi Dahl…

On Episode 116 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis kicks off the first of three episodes in celebration of 60th Anniversary of the JAMES BOND 007 Film Franchise! On October 5, 1962, DR. NO premiered in London, and Agent 007 was officially here to stay! Joining Curtis on this episode is a VERY SPECIAL GUEST! He is the actor who portrayed "Mr. Kidd" (1/…

On Episode 115 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the great TV series STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION! Beginning on September 28, 1987, and running for seven seasons, this program aired in first-run syndication. Created by Gene Roddenberry and set in the latter third of the 24th century, when Earth is part of the Uni…

On Episode 114 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the great TV Sitcom FAMILY TIES! Beginning on September 22, 1982, and running for seven seasons, this program aired on NBC. Created by Gary David Goldberg, the show captured the transition in American culture from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the…

On Episode 113 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the Landmark Anniversaries of three albums by his favorite band of all time, RUSH! These albums are: A FAREWELL TO KINGS (45th), SIGNALS (40th) and HOLD YOUR FIRE (35th). They were released in September 1977, September 1982 and September 1987 respectively. Joining Curtis to assist are two v…

On Episode 112 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 35th Anniversary of A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON, the thirteenth studio album by progressive rock band PINK FLOYD. It was released on September 7, 1987 through EMI and Columbia Records. This is the first Pink Floyd album not to feature original member Roger Waters; rather, David Gilmour …

On Episode 111 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis conducts an exclusive interview with ROB FAHEY (the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist for THE RAVYNS) in the third of three RetroZest podcast episodes celebrating the 40th Anniversary of FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH! The film was released in theaters on August 13, 1982 (the same day as Curtis' 16t…

On Episode 110 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis conducts an exclusive interview with SONNY CARL DAVIS (aka the angry customer at The All American Burger restaurant who wants his money back for his 100% Guaranteed Breakfast) in the second of three RetroZest podcast episodes celebrating the 40th Anniversary of FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH! The film w…

On Episode 109 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis conducts an exclusive interview with KELLI MARONEY (aka Head Cheerleader "Cindy Carr") in the first of two RetroZest podcast episodes celebrating the 40th Anniversary of FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH! The film was released in theaters on August 13, 1982 (the same day as Curtis' 16th Birthday!). In addi…

On Episode 108 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the life and career of the late, great NICHELLE NICHOLS, who passed away on July 30, 2022 at the age of 89. Her role as Lt. Nyota Uhura, the communications officer on Star Trek, is legendary in that it was one of the first strong black female character roles on American television. Her star…

On Episode 107 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th Anniversary of John Carpenter's THE THING. Assisting in this endeavor is a very special guest; the actor who portrayed the radio operator "Windows" in the film, THOMAS G. WAITES! Tom shares stories about the making of THE THING, as well as the rest of his career. He is the founder …

On Episode 106 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Disney's TRON. Assisting in this endeavor is a very special guest; the actor who portrayed the program "Ram" (as well as his user Roy Kleinberg) in the film, DAN SHOR! Dan shares stories about the making of TRON, as well as the rest of his career. He also touches on …

On Episode 105 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis continues a celebration of TOP GUN: MAVERICK, the sequel to 1986's TOP GUN. Assisting in this endeavor is a very special guest, the actor who portrayed LTJG Ron "Slider" Kerner in the first film, RICK ROSSOVICH! Rick began his career on TV shows like Eight is Enough and B.J. and the Bear. Besides Top …

On Episode 104 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis provides his personal review of TOP GUN: MAVERICK, the sequel to 1986's TOP GUN. It stars Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer, Jon Hamm and Charles Parnell. The first film celebrated a 35th Anniversary last year, and RetroZest commemorated this on Episode #59 with an interview with…

On Episode 103 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis speaks with '80s TikTok Sensation JORDAN RUMSEY! Although Jordan is 19 years old, she is a huge fan of the 1980s, and has become a viral sensation via her TikTok profile (over 199K followers); she also has a large following on her Instagram account! Jordan talks about her love for music from Samantha …

On Episode 102 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 40th anniversary of STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN! This is the Star Trek film which saved the franchise in 1982, and is considered to be the best film of the franchise by many a Trekkie (including Curtis)! Assisting Curtis in this endeavor are two very special guests... First of all, …

On Episode 101 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 45th anniversary of SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT! This film is a 1977 American road action comedy starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams and Mike Henry. Assisting Curtis in this endeavor are two very special guests: First of all, there's S…

On Episode 100 of the RETROZEST podcast, Curtis celebrates the 45th anniversary of STAR WARS, the first film (now known as Episode IV: A New Hope) as well as the franchise in general. Assisting Curtis in this endeavor is very special guest Garrick Hagon, the actor who portrayed Luke Skywalker's best friend (and the ill-fated X-Wing pilot Red 3) Big…