The King Zone Podcast Episode 30
King in 1983 with
Christine (1983), The Dead Zone (1983) and Cujo (1983)
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Welcome to this Podcast series from The Super Network with The King Zone! This podcast series is all about the adaptations of Stephen King, from the cinematic films, mini-series, TV shows, TV movies and including material written specifically for the screen!
Welcome back to another episode of The King Zone Podcast with a milestone show as the podcast has reached 30 episodes! Episode 30 is a big one as we cover three big films adapted from King’s work all released in 1983 with Christine (1983), The Dead Zone (1983) and Cujo (1983). With such a grand line up of films to discuss, Super Marcey and Bede Jermyn are here along with two special guests both making their debut on The King Zone with Lee Gambin (Author of and Aaron Dries (Author – ! Prepare to take a deep dive discussion on all three films and enjoy the show folks!
Christine was directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Phillips, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King and it stars Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean Stanton and William Ostrander.
Plot from IMDB: A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
The Dead Zone was directed by David Cronenberg, written by Jeffrey Boam, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King and it stars Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Jackie Burroughs, Sean Sullivan and Martin Sheen.
Plot from IMDB: A man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.
Cujo was directed by Lewis Teague, written by Don Carlos Dunaway and Barbara Turner (as Lauren Currier), based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King and it stars Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Christopher Stone, Ed Lauter, Kaiulani Lee, Sandy Ward and Billy Jayne (as Billy Jacoby).
Plot from IMDB: Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Highlights include:
* Happy milestone episode 30!
* A big welcome to Lee and Aaron in the King Zone!
* There is no doubt 1983 was a great year for King adaptations.
* Bede and Marcey listen adoringly to Lee and Aaron.
* To no surprise, Marcey wants Christine, after all it is self driving.
* Is John Smith one of Christopher Walken’s best performances?
* The relationship between Artie and Dennis is a core part of what makes Christine work.
* Poor Cujo, he just wanted to chase wild rabbits …
* Ratings for each film.
* Plus much, much more!
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Guests links – Aaron Twitter/X @AaronDries and Instagram @aarondries
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