monday afternoon movie

THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE with Sarah Burns (Part 2)

2023-08-25T12:07:54-08:00August 14th, 2023|

We return with the thrilling yet ambiguous conclusion to The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, the 1976 ABC TV movie starring John Travolta, Diana Hyland, and Robert Reed. As usual, Sam is not tackling this task alone. Sarah Burns is back and ready to offer her perspective and opinions regarding [...]

THE BOY IN THE PLASTIC BUBBLE with Sarah Burns (Part 1)

2023-08-07T15:00:47-08:00August 7th, 2023|

Sam Pancake Presents: The Monday Afternoon Movie continues to roll along! Sam sets his sights this week on the 1976 ABC release The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, starring John Travolta, Diana Hyland, and Robert Reed. This week, Sam has called on his friend, the always talented and hilariously affable [...]

BORN INNOCENT with Julie Brown — Part Two!

2023-03-09T10:53:15-08:00March 6th, 2023|

The movie discussed in this episode depicts violent and traumatic physical and psychological situations, including rape, abuse, and self-harm. Please be advised. Sam and the amazingly talented Julie Brown are back for part two of their coverage of the highly controversial 1974 film BORN INNOCENT, starring Linda Blair. The second [...]

BORN INNOCENT with Julie Brown — Part One!

2023-02-28T13:00:10-08:00February 28th, 2023|

The movie discussed in this episode depicts violent and traumatic physical and psychological situations, including rape, abuse, and self-harm. Please be advised. Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie is back for the new year! Sam is beyond tickled to be sitting down with the legendary and always fabulous actress, [...]

LISA, BRIGHT AND DARK: with Lisa Stockdale – Part 2!

2022-12-16T20:08:52-08:00December 12th, 2022|

And here is part two of our coverage of the 1973 TV movie LISA, BRIGHT AND DARK, starring Anne Baxter and John Forsythe. Emmy-winning producer Lisa Stockdale is back this week to help Sam pick through the last half of this mental health driven made for TV movie. The glockenspiels [...]

LISA, BRIGHT AND DARK: with Lisa Stockdale – Part 1!

2022-12-06T00:05:44-08:00December 6th, 2022|

Sam Pancake has his notes lined up and is ready to analyze the 1973 TV movie Lisa, Bright and Dark, starring Anne Baxter and John Forsythe.  He has brought on long time friend and Emmy Award winning Producer Lisa Stockdale to help him navigate this mental health focused flick. In the film, When [...]

MAM: BILLY: PORTRAIT OF A STREET KID with Pip Lilly – Part 2!

2022-11-28T23:55:24-08:00November 28th, 2022|

Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie is back for part two of Billy: Portrat of a Street Kid. Actor and writer Pip Lilly returns to help Sam parse over the rest of this  1977 LeVar Burton made for TV special. Part 2 of 2. Content Warning: This episode has a [...]

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