The Raft with Dan Trachtenberg
Episode 137, Aug 03, 2022, 08:00 AM
Who better to lead us into this extremely disturbing story and it's entertaining, if not problematic, adaptation in Creepshow 2 than 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Boys and the upcoming Predator film, Prey, director Dan Trachtenberg? All the important questions are asked, like what was it with '80s movies and melting/dissolving things? What makes a Predator movie a Predator movie? How would you survive a Raft-like experience? And what the hell kind of thought process went into *that* moment in the adaptation?
The topic is The Raft, with a focus on both the short story and its adaptation in Creepshow 2. It's a fun little ditty about some horny college friends who take a swim where they're not supposed to and are picked off by a malevolent and very hungry oil slick in the water.