The Queer Coded Villain in ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Go Go Power Rangers.
After kicking off Pride Month with John Boorman’s Deliverance (listen), and revisiting Joel Schumacher’s camptastic Batman Forever (listen), as well as Danny Boyle’s modern classic 28 Days Later (listen), it’s time to wrap up June with a look at director Bryan Spicer’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995).
This is a nostalgia trip for the ages as we dip back into the popular kids TV show, which featured six teenagers selected by alien Zordon (Nicholas Bell; voiced by Robert L. Manahan) to protect Earth from super villains like Rita Repulsa (Julia Cortez; voiced by Barbara Goodson) and Goldar (Kerry Casey, voiced by Kerrigan Mahan).
When a power adversary named Ivan Ooze (Paul Freeman) is accidentally released back into Angel Grove and the Power Rangers are stripped of their abilities, they must travel to a distant world, befriend warrior Dulcea (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick), and battle their way to the monolith containing The Great Power before time runs out.
Will the parents of Angel Grove perish over a cliff? Will Ivan Ooze use terrible CGI to win the day? And will any of the Rangers other than Tommy (Jason David Frank) and Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson) get something to do? You’ll have to listen to find out!
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Episode 340: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) feat. Mike Muncer
Stick your fingers in the ooze and prep your one-liner because we are “celebrating” the 30th anniversary of Trace fave with Bryan Spicer’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995).
Piloting the Falcon Zord alongside us is Evolution of Horror‘s Mike Muncer, who was also a fan of the show as a kid.
Plus: a troubled production, a homophobic crew, Arne Olsen’s terrible script, ’90s CGI, a queer-coded villain and…why is Joe putting Zordon on a watchlist?
Cross out Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie!
Coming Up Next: Just in time for July 4th (but a week after Bruce’s big 50th), we’re checking out Steven Spielberg’s aquatic horror blockbuster, Jaws (1975).
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