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JFD670: Don't Open Till Christmas, ALF's Special Christmas, Siskel & Ebert's 1989 Holiday Gift Guide

Dec 23, 2023

ALF, a TV alien star, features in a depressing holiday episode with dying children and suicidal Santas. Siskel & Ebert provide a holiday gift guide in 1989, discussing Nintendo, Game Boy, and Roger Ebert's video game addiction.

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Don't Open Till Christmas is a sleazy slasher film from 1984 featuring a series of killings targeting people in Santa suits, providing a fun and festive watch for fans of the genre.

Critics Cisco and Ebert discuss the latest trends in holiday gifts for 1989, exploring the popularity of Nintendo and Game Boy, Canon Zap shot camera, widescreen format for TVs, and video karaoke technology, offering a nostalgic look at the trends and technology of the time.

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Don't Open Till Christmas

Don't Open Till Christmas is a British slasher film from 1984 directed by Edmund Purdom. The movie follows a series of killings in London targeting people wearing Santa suits. The victims include a couple having sex, a man at a costume party, a nude model, and more. The daughter of one of the victims teams up with a chief inspector to investigate the murders. Despite some plot holes, the film is a straightforward and sleazy slasher, perfect for fans of the genre. It's not a feel-good Christmas movie, but it delivers on the violent and lurid nature that fans of this genre love. The movie has gained a cult following over the years and has been recently restored and made available on various streaming platforms. Overall, it's a fun and festive watch for those looking for a Christmas-themed slasher experience.

Introduction

2min

Nostalgic Christmas Gifts

8min

Recent Movies and Preferences

25min

Kevin's Late Submission and Bouvier Sisters

5min

Discussing 'Destroy All Neighbors' and 'What We Do in the Shadows'

4min

A Discussion on Stephen King's Dollar Baby Program and Movie Adaptations

8min

Energetic encouragement

2min

Don't Open Till Christmas: A Sleazy British Santa Slasher Film

21min

Analyzing the Alf Christmas Special

25min

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Discussion on the Saddest Film and Love for Opera

2min

11.

YouTube User, VHS Squeal, and Holiday Gift Guide

8min

12.

Discussion on Ebert's photos, digital cameras, celebrity endorsements, and Robert England's strange pick

2min

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The Origin of the Footage

21min

The JFD crew is back for our final episode of the year, and as is tradition, it's our annual Christmas special, featuring Santa slashers, alien life forms and the hottest gifts of 1989!

Up first, in jolly old England, someone is murdering anyone in a Santa suit around the holiday season in the sleazy slasher Don't Open Till Christmas from 1984.

Then, everyone's favorite TV alien, ALF, stars in a surprisingly depressing hour-long holiday episode that features dying children and suicidal Santas in ALF's Special Christmas from 1987.

And finally, we travel back to the late 80's to see what tech gifts two film critics recommend for Christmas in Siskel and Ebert's 1989 Holiday Gift Guide.

All this plus the hottest films of 2023 that we have been catching up on, Christmas typewriter memories, the Snake Mountain microphone, Junk (voice)Mails, new splatter comedies, drive-in bumper stickers and so much more holiday cheer!

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JFD670: Don't Open Till Christmas, ALF's Special Christmas, Siskel & Ebert's 1989 Holiday Gift Guide

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Don't Open Till Christmas

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