The Movie Crypt: Ep 158: Fred Dekker

The Movie Crypt

"Arwen’s got nards!” (Actually, at the time of this recording poor Arwen had a sad Yorkie vagina due to flea bites but hopefully you get the reference.) Legendary filmmaker Fred Dekker (MONSTER SQUAD, ROBOCOP 3) sits down with Adam Green for a fantastic and heartfelt conversation about his career which began in the early 80’s with a never produced screenplay of GODZILLA and has continued on for 4 decades all the way up through the screenplay he is currently writing for the insanely anticipated THE PREDATOR which is so close to beginning filming that you could already see it if you only had the iconic alien’s heat vision sight. Listen as Fred shares his career journey through Hollywood's soaring moments and heartbreaking hard knocks including stories about his work on HOUSE, NIGHT OF THE CREEPS, MONSTER SQUAD, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, ENTERPRISE, and ROBOCOP 3, an in-depth discussion of his craft, what it’s like to work with the great Shane Black, advice for aspiring filmmakers, what it means to create a “cult classic,” and how he keeps going and creating no matter what. Your excellent “Viewer Mail” is answered, Arwen itches herself like crazy, and Joe misses out on the conversation due to having two sick kids at home (hey, family first!) in this fascinating and candid conversation between two working filmmakers - one of whom has been an indescribable inspiration to the other. This episode is sponsored by our good friends at Fireback Movies (@FirebackMovies), the greatest FREE movie trivia game you’ll find in the app store. Download it today and don’t forget to challenge @Adam_Fn_Green (Fireback ID: “ArieScope”) and @TheJoeLynch (Fireback ID: “TheJoeLynch”) when you start playing. They’re waiting to take you on and geek out with you!