Season 1: Ep. 1 - Indiana Smith and the Palace of the Unmade Sequel (feat. Lloyd Kaufman)

The Escalator Pitch

Episode 1 - The Escalator Pitch Podcast - Indiana Smith and the Palace of the Unmade Sequel (ft. Lloyd Kaufman)

Segment One - John Brennan ("The Last Drive-In w/ Joe Bob Briggs", Troma Entertainment) & Josh Stifter ("Rebel Without a Crew", Flush Studios) introduce The Escalator Pitch Podcast. They quickly realize someone's probably banging to this! Next thing you know, it's a full-blown discussion about Frank Darabont's unproduced Indiana Jones part 4 screenplay. John and Josh dig deep to compare and contrast the superior Darabont draft, "Indiana Jones and the City of Gods", with the not-so-great finished film, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". Is George Lucas a pot smoker?

Segment Two (starts at 48:48) - Special guest LLOYD KAUFMAN (President of Troma Entertainment & Creator of The Toxic Avenger) joins John for an enlightening interview. Uncle Lloydie spills the beans about his abandoned and unproduced film projects over the years, both before and during his time with Troma Entertainment. He shares information about two projects he worked on with the great Stan Lee, an awesome-sounding road rage movie called "Road Hogs", and a "Pink Flamingos" sequel with John Waters called "Flamingos Forever". Follow Lloyd and Troma

Segment Three (starts at 1:11:34) - John and Josh pitch their ideas for the next installments of the Indiana Jones franchise. They also read the first round of audience pitches and share their movie theater memories. As always, they end the show with an original song: "Full Blown Quincy Jones"!

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NEXT WEEK ON THE SHOW: John and Josh discuss Wes Craven and Bruce Wagner's early first draft for "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors". It's very different from the finished film and much more harsh! Also, special guest John McNaughton - Director of "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - joins for an enlightening interview. Listen as Mr. McNaughton explains how Kevin Bacon's penis ended up in "Wild Things" and how he was involved with a prequel to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" at New Line. He also gives the lowdown on his upcoming reunion project with Michael Rooker "A Good Man is Hard to Find", based on the short story by Flannery O'Connor. Plus... more John pitches, Josh pitches, and audience pitches!

Download and read the "Dream Warriors" Wes Craven draft here: http://nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com/site/films/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-scripts/

*"The Escalator Pitch Podcast (Theme Song)" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan (w/ Jimmy Adamson on Drums)

"Full Blown Quincy Jones" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan

Additional music by John Brennan

The Escalator Pitch Podcast is Produced, Researched & Hosted by John Brennan & Josh Stifter*