Contrary to popular belief (and Wikipedia), this film was NOT supposed to be another installment in the Snake Plissken series - John Carpenter just thought it would be cool to make a movie about Mars βbecause itβs red.β Galaxy Brainβs Dave Schilling and Jonah Ray join us to dissect Carpenterβs take on that dusty red planet, his obsession with crossfades, and his lackluster deployment of Pam Grier. Why *is* Mars a matriarchal society in this movie? We thought Mars needed momsβ¦
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