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Podcast: Retro Blood
Episode: Retro Blood 198: Night of the Sharks (1988)
Description: Join James Kline and J.H. Alison as Retro Blood wraps up our first-ever 1980s Shark Horror Month with the obscure Italian thriller Night of the Sharks—a film that tries to mix espionage, blackmail, and killer sharks, but ends up more James Bond than Jaws.
We kick off with our thoughts on the film’s bizarre tone, beachside antihero David Zeiger, and why this movie feels like a mash-up of Italian crime thrillers and a low-budget shark flick. Then it's time for our Weekly History Segment, covering what was happening in pro wrestling and heavy metal arou...