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Johnny Spoiler breaks down this bizarre 1995 mystery-thriller about a drifter, a nervous salesman, a deadly hitchhiker, and a serial killer known as the Hatchet Man. When Dusty (Eric Roberts) convinces Jack (Lance Henriksen) to give him a ride, the psychological games begin — and the movie keeps asking one big question:

And honestly, that's part of what makes this movie so interesting. Eric Roberts gets to play against expectations while Lance Henriksen — usually the guy you expect to be lurking in the shadows — is strangely subdued and ordinary. The casting alone makes you question everything.

Johnny Spoiler gets into the movie's desert atmosphere, Dusty's relentless button-pushing, the bizarre blackmail setup, the buried-alive sequence, the infamous neck injection, Brian James' wasted cameo, and an ending that left Johnny wondering why the hell he spent his time getting there in the first place.

Plus, we've got Home Video Headlines, including the new werewolf horror comedy Howl from Kumail Nanjiani, Lionsgate's upcoming Leprechaun movie, and Mel Gibson talking about the long-awaited Lethal Weapon 5.

Then Johnny gives you his Staff Pick: Rush (1991), the gritty undercover narcotics drama starring Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

The Nature of the Beast (1995) Horror Movie Reaction
SUMMER SLASH 8
Eric Roberts as Dusty the drifter
Lance Henriksen as Jack the salesman
The Hatchet Man mystery
Buried alive, murder, blackmail & desert paranoia
Victor Salva's controversial history
Home Video Headlines
Kumail Nanjiani's Howl
The new Leprechaun movie
Mel Gibson & Lethal Weapon 5
QR Hunter
Staff Pick: Rush (1991)
Fan comments & Johnny Spoiler's takes
Next Week: Fingers