Episode 14: Orion Pictures

Published: Nov. 8, 2019, 3:09 a.m.

Let the cocaine flow!!!! Is what was shouted at the first meeting for Orion pictures (I assume). Well, whatever was shouted, it allowed the movies gods to shine down upon American audiences throughout the 80s and 90s. In one beautiful fever dream some producers decided to let some of the best and craziest filmmakers run around with like 90 million bucks to make Robocop, Bill and Ted, Silence of the Lambs, Throw Momma from the Train, and tons of other weird classics that they would never make now. Nick and Alex take the whole studio apart: so you know what to watch and if you\u2019re into 90s pleated jeans. Welcome to the Blockbuster Film School.