Ep 164: Terminator, Aliens, Abyss!: James Cameron Deep-Dive #2 (feat. Open Pike Night)

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Episode 164 of The Movie Robcast is a bumper voyage through James Cameron's 1980s sci-fi extravaganzas. From the low-budget The Terminator, to his first studio gig with Aliens, to the seeming insanity of what he challenged himself and the cast to achieve with The Abyss, it's all here.

Robs Daniel & Wallis realised they could not take this journey alone, and have recruited great guests.
From 1:00 they are joined by Jesse Bailey and Cameron Harrison of the wonderful Open Pike Night podcast to discuss Cameron's breakthrough classic, The Terminator.

From 1:10:00 the Robs welcome back frequent guest Sarah Johnson to talk all things Aliens. Aliens happens to be Sarah's favourite movie (she has exquisite taste) so there really was no better person to wax lyrical about James Cameron's masterpiece (according to Rob Daniel, and Sarah Johnson). We tried to keep our enthusiasm to short controlled bursts, but do occasionally gush.

Then, at 2:02:00, our intrepid hosts are joined by another Robcast regular, Adrian Zak. Rob Wallis is unable to join this chat, but does reveal where he is. Rob D and Adrian then do a deep-dive (we're sorry) into Cameron's movie. A movie that tested the limits of both cast and crew, resulted in some of the best underwater scenes ever put to film, and changed cinema forever with its groundbreaking use of CGI. It's also Cameron's weakest film of the three, and we talk about why in the ep.

So, thanks for listening. We'll be back in the next ep with Terminator 2 and True Lies!

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