{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F83e8c1ab-bf3c-43ec-9ca8-7da0090c0f1d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Dark Discussions Podcast - Episode 487 - WILLY'S WONDERLAND (2021)","description":"\nFaux grindhouse films have been a new trend of films since Quentin Tarantino\u2019s PULP FICTION back in 1994; so maybe not that \u201cnew\u201d a trend.\u00a0 But generally these throwback nostalgia films are being made by 50 year olds who grew up on such films.\u00a0 It wouldn\u2019t surprise anyone if they were here to stay.\u00a0 The latest, WILLY\u2019S WONDERLAND (2021), arrived on VOD on February 12th, 2021.\u00a0 It immediately received much buzz due to it starring Nicholas Cage.\n\n\n\nWhen a quiet drifter (Nicholas Cage) has all four of his sport\u2019s car\u2019s tires destroyed from a police spike strip on a remote Nevada route, he is picked up by the local car mechanic who is willing to fix the situation.\u00a0 Unfortunately the local ATM and credit card machines don\u2019t work nor does the drifter have the cash on hand to pay.\u00a0 So a local business man offers him to clean the local family entertainment center over night.\u00a0 While there, the drifter discovers that his life may be in danger.\n\n\n\nWILLY\u2019S WONDERLAND was original set for an October 30th, 2020 theatrical Halloween release.\u00a0 But with COVID-19, the movie was pushed back before appearing on VOD.\u00a0 The film was directed by Kevin Lewis and written by G.O. Parsons.\u00a0 Besides Nicholas Cage, he co-stars along with Emily Tosta and Beth Grant.\u00a0 Dark Discussions takes a look at this interesting film and gives their thoughts.\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/11c708c5-3f35-43ea-b06f-8a88ba0c2b74/dark-discussions-3000x3000-zombie-graveyard-1-scaled.jpg"}