Ep. 04-33: The Hunger Games (2012)

In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch as the youths fight to the death and only one remains. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has little to rely on, other than her hunting skills and sharp instincts, in an arena where she must weigh survival against love.

HUNGER GAMES

We’re back in the dystopian future with this first contribution to an incredibly successful film franchise spawned from the popular books by Susan Collins. Join us as we discuss what makes this movie a classic, including the concept, screenplay, and cast, featuring the wonderfully talented Jennifer Lawrence. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys joins a competition where there’s only one chance in twenty-four to win… and live.

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Ep. 04-31: Barbarella (1968)

In the year 40,000, peace and love have reigned for centuries, but the president of Earth has a problem. He needs Barbarella, a five-star, double-rated astronavigatrix who can save the universe. Her mission is to find the renegade scientist, Durand Durand, and discover where he’s hiding his monstrous positronic ray.

Barbarella

Welcome to the groovy 1960s, where spaceships have shag carpet and astronauts are curvaceous sex kittens who, with relative ease–and quite a few rolls in the hay–save the universe from wrongdoers. Join us as we discuss this Vadim-Fonda classic, and its place song the cheesier canon of sci-fi classics. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys turns the lights down and the music up, pouring a snifter of Remy Martin and getting our groove on with the sexiest astronaut ever!

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Ep. 04-30: Contact (1997)

Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) races to interpret a possible audible message originating from the Vega star system. Once first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence is proven, Arroway contends with various stumbling blocks including a restrictive National Security Advisor Kitz (James Woods) and religious fanatics bent on containing the implications of such an event. An incredible message is found hidden in the signal, but will Arroway be the one to answer its call?

CONTACT

What’s that sound? Could it be the cantankerous murmurings of your favorite podcast hosts discussing this ambitious yet flawed blockbuster? With such a great cast, source material from Carl Sagan, and an A-list director like Robert Zemeckis, how could they go wrong? Join us, and we will let you know. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys builds a wormhole device and travels to a distant galaxy to discover our place among the stars.

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Ep. 04-27: Lucy (2014)

When Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) is forced into delivering a briefcase, the once-carefree student is abducted by thugs who turn her into a drug mule. She is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical that leaks into her system, giving her superhuman abilities, including telekinesis and telepathy. With captors in pursuit, and her mind developing at a rapid rate, Lucy seeks a celebrated neurologist (Morgan Freeman), who she hopes can help her.

Lucy

We’re back in France with Luc Besson at the helm and, though our first venture (The Fifth Element, 1997) was more comedic, this one is an action-packed cerebral thrill-ride. Join us as we discuss the pros (casting, visuals) and cons (science, logic, and its lack thereof) that make this such a memorable film. Listen, as Johnny has the Keys is captured by Korean mafioso, forced to be a drug mule, and, via accident, gains access to the full potential of the human mind.