Episode 136
July 14, 2023
What Do They Do in Florida?
MST3K 207 • Wild Rebels
Hosted by Chris Piuma and Charlotte Wells
Wild Rebels are crunchy and punchy, but Chris and Charlotte are in to talk about symbols that were popular in Germany in the late 30s/early 40s, Florida film scenes, sad boy singers, pretty boy bikers, and driving around Florida for kicks.
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Show Notes.
Wild Rebels: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer.
See you at MST3Kon!
Welcome, Waystar Corncob!
The critic Chris mentions is Peter Stanfield in his book Hoodlum Movies: Seriality and the Outlaw Biker Film Cycle, 1966-1972, which was useful reading for these episodes.
Wikipedia has pretty informative articles about the history of the swastika and using it for shock value, and about one-percenters.
An article on bikers and this kind of iconography, and another on why punks used it.
A recent interview with director William Grefé.
Steve Alaimo: Every Day I Have To Cry.
The Wham! documentary.
The late Kenneth Anger’s Scorpio Rising.
Why the Hell’s Angels Make Out with Fellow Male Bikers.
Obligatory link to Todd in the Shadows on Toni Basil.
An interview with Channel J’s Tracey.
Genesis: Abacab.
The Birdwatchers: I’m Gonna Love You Anyway.
Shane Fenton & the Fentones: Cindy’s Birthday.
Alvin Stardust: My Coo Ca Choo.
The Spahn Ranch and its filmography.
New Christy Minstrels: Green, Green.
Up with People at the Superbowl.
The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse (is not our lighthouse).
The Cape Florida Light in Key Biscayne (is our lighthouse). An older photo.
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