Hammer Time at the House of Franklin-Stein! Chris and Cindy discuss the 1966 film The Reptile! A mysterious black death plagues the residents of a small Cornish village. What kind of creature could be behind it, and who will save the day? Why, none other than Hammer’s greatest supporting player, Michael Ripper!
Then they slither to the comic crypt to check out Spider-Man’s first encounter with Dr. Curt Connor’s reptilian alter-ego, the Lizard from Amazing Spider-Man #6 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko!
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Clip credits:
The Reptile (1966) directed by John Gilling
Spider-Man (1967) animated series theme composed by Paul Francis Webster and Bob Harris, sung by the Billy Van Singers and the Laurie Bower Singers.
Incidental music from Spider-Man (1967) by Ray Ellis
“The House of Franklinstein” by Terry O’Malley, of Stop Calling Me Frank https://www.facebook.com/rockSCMF
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I have a soft spot for THE REPTILE. Hammer didn’t really do *that* many full on monsters, and even though the make-ups are a little dodgy, they’re weird and creepy enough to make it work. Like HORROR EXPRESS, thanks for covering a more obscure title.
And Chris, love your plot idea for a Lizard/Kraven SPIDER-MAN movie! I think that would have worked really well and been timely subject matter. Dylan Baker is an awesome actor, it’s a real shame we didn’t get to see him more in the series. When they finally got to The Lizard, IMO he was too big and monster-y and didn’t have any of that humanity the character had. It was just a big digital effect, ho hum.
On a separate note, I’ve really been enjoying Cindy as Tala. I might need to ask Kelley if she’s willing to try the accent.