In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Episode 37 - "Party Farties: Part 2" [Weird Science]
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'Party Farties: Part 2' covers the dodgy 1985 cult classic 'Weird Science', in which two teenage losers design and build their perfect woman... only for her to teach them some wholesome (and mostly garbage) lessons about self-acceptance. From the maker of 'Home Alone'. Iffy, sleazy, and weird as hell, 'Weird Science' will leave you thinking 'How was this made?! How was this popular?! Am I going insane?!' The film also features a young Robert Downey Junior, who looks and acts strange, in keeping with the rest of this frigging movie.
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'Party Farties: Part 2' covers the dodgy 1985 cult classic 'Weird Science', in which two teenage losers design and build their perfect woman... only for her to teach them some wholesome (and mostly garbage) lessons about self-acceptance. From the maker of 'Home Alone'. Iffy, sleazy, and weird as hell, 'Weird Science' will leave you thinking 'How was this made?! How was this popular?! Am I going insane?!' The film also features a young Robert Downey Junior, who looks and acts strange, in keeping with the rest of this frigging movie.
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