Being an aficionado of schlocky horror movies from the 80's, Cheryl picked Waxwork when it was her turn to select the subject for an installment of Reel Deep Dive. While digging up background info on the film for his notes, Ryan stumbled across the fact that Waxwork is supposedly a remake of Waxworks, a German Expressionist film from 1924. He asked Cheryl if it'd be cool if they compared and contrasted the two movies for the episode. Cheryl was keen on the idea, setting up a dilemma over the fact that, aside from the title, these two movies don't actually have all that much in common.

Ryan and Cheryl attempt to make the best of it anyways. Talking points include the interesting career paths of David Warner and Conrad Veidt, the necessity of making creative cinematography and set design choices when the budget is laughably small, the struggles of writing a believable romantic subplot into a horror movie, and why the tuxedo became an iconic sartorial choice for lesbians...

Yes, most of those topics are (at least sort of) relevant to the two films being dissected in this episode.

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