Press Play Action

This week, we're traveling from Metropolis to Mongo as we revisit two blockbusters from the dawn of the modern superhero era: Superman (1978) and Flash Gordon (1980)!

🦸‍♂️ Superman — "You'll believe a man can fly." Christopher Reeve puts on the cape in Richard Donner's landmark superhero adventure, taking us from the destruction of Krypton and Clark Kent's childhood in Smallville to his arrival in Metropolis. We discuss Reeve's iconic performance, Gene Hackman's Lex Luthor, Margot Kidder's Lois Lane, John Williams' legendary score, and how Superman helped establish the blueprint for the superhero movies that followed.

⚡ Flash Gordon — FLASH! AHH-AHH! Sam J. Jones blasts off for the planet Mongo in one of the most gloriously over-the-top sci-fi adventures of the '80s. We dive into Ming the Merciless, Brian Blessed's unforgettable Prince Vultan, the outrageous costumes and production design, the campy performances, and—of course—Queen's legendary soundtrack.

Two heroes. Two unforgettable soundtracks. Two completely different visions of comic-book adventure.

Creators and Guests

Host
Brandon Tew
Ops Associate @SIS_Baseball with some 🏈 | 📺 & 🎥 🍿 Lover | App State ‘17
Host
Mitchell Lea
The New York Jets will win a Super Bowl in my lifetime.
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Host
Tommy Grant
Founder of Jersey Nerds Productions

What is Press Play Action?

Press Play Action is a movie review podcast produced by Jersey Nerds Productions and hosted by Jersey Nerd Mitchell Lea! Mitchell and his cohort of die hard movie nerds take a look at cinema in all forms, from cult classics, guilty pleasure films, whats currently on in theatres and everything in between. If you are a movie fan than this is where you need to be!