{"id":1374,"date":"2019-08-31T17:56:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T17:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2019-08-31T17:57:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-31T17:57:52","slug":"ep-173-rabid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-173-rabid\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 173 &#8211; Rabid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/RabidPoster.jpg?w=840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RabidPoster\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Episode 173: The Crew\u2019s is running from zombies or vampires (they\u2019re not sure) as they discuss David Cronenberg\u2019s Rabid. It\u2019s an earlier Cronenberg film, and you can see the building blocks of his best work. Rabid, along with George Romero\u2019s The Crazies, influenced the zombie genre with the outbreaks having originated from a virus or drug. The film\u2019s low budget does show and who knew David Cronenberg worked with porn stars. Maybe that last part isn\u2019t surprising.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher M. O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s books, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Forrest-Ackerman-Oeuvre-Comprehensive-Screenplays\/dp\/0786449845\/\">&#8220;The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre&#8221;<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lovecraftian-Voyages-Jr-Kenneth-Faig\/dp\/1614982058\/\">&#8220;Lovecraftian Voyages&#8221;<\/a> are available for purchase on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/aquariusweapon\">If you like our music intro, head over to Soundcloud and hear more amazing music from aquariusweapon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6Cp6DU5BYz-6P3LwHVGgqQ\">Aquariusweapon can also be found on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Runtime: 01:32:44<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:themoviecrewe@gmail.com\">themoviecrewe@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4846\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1374-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ep173_Rabid.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ep173_Rabid.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ep173_Rabid.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ep173_Rabid.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1374-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/ep173_Rabid.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep173_Rabid.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-movie-crew\/id979304850?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerboxproductions.com%2Ftmcpodcast%2F%3Fp%3D1374\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1ia0IwQyKitVqhXwDm7vFB?si=vGysYIQgR7ysygYvXjKZRQ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/a59d9e7d-4786-4a0f-b1e5-9f9e061d3240\/the-movie-crew-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Film\/The-Movie-Crew-p1027157\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 173: The Crew\u2019s is running from zombies or vampires (they\u2019re not sure) as they discuss David Cronenberg\u2019s Rabid. It\u2019s an earlier Cronenberg film, and you can see the building blocks of his best work. 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