Tropical Hot Dog Night
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
|---|---|
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Starring | Robert Lorick |
| Written by | Thomas Lopez |
| Directed by | Thomas Lopez |
| Recording studio | United States |
| Original release | 2007 |
| Website | http://www.zbs.org/ |
Tropical Hot Dog Night is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation [1]. It is the nineteenth of the Jack Flanders adventure series and the third of the The Fantastic Voyages of Captain Jack Flanders sub-series. It combines elements of Old-time radio with psychic phenomena, supernatural beings and energies.
Plot
The crew are sailing towards Key Milagro - also known as Key Diablo by the neighbouring islands - where a mysterious fog descends each night and the inhabitants find the colour draining out of everything and being replaced by a rich, hard-boiled film noir fantasy life. The local crime bookshop owner, Johnny Seven, seems to have the answers but he's more interested in playing than talking. Sometimes however, being dressed to kill is more than just a turn of phrase…
Notes & Themes
Part other-worldly tale and part homage to the film noir era of the 1940s and 50s.
Quotes
Dominique: "It's you Jack. You think I'm skinny because you have such a fat head." [2]
Johnny: "You seem like the kind of woman who reads classics...Dostoevsky, Chekov guys like that. It's not the kind of books I sell."
Rose: "You mean books about tough guys?"
Johnny: "That's right."
Rose: "And tough babes who appear helpless and find some sap to buy their sob story and do their dirty work for them and the next thing you know she's skipped out with the dough, he's been framed, she's south of the border sipping Margaritas and the sap is wearing striped suits in the big house. Is that what you mean?"
Johnny: "Er.... why don't you just keep on browsing." [3]
Amanda: "You know, people say, I gotta get some work done but you never hear them say, I gotta get some fun done." [4]
Credits
- Jack Flanders - Robert Lorick
- Mojo Sam - Dave Adams
- Claudine - Pascale Poirier
- Dominique - Lindsay Ellison
- Rose - Laura Roth
- Johnny and Fritzy - Hank Heimark
- Danny - Nebaden Adams
- Wolf - Susan Brink
- Producer/Director - Tom Lopez
- Story and Script - M. Fulton
- Music - Tim Clark
- Illustration and Graphics - Jaye Oliver
Recorded at Froggy Acres Studios, Fort Miller, NY.
The title, Tropical Hot Dog Night, came from a song sung by Captain Beefheart from his album Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller).
The Fantastic Voyages of Captain Jack Flanders
Jack, Mojo, Claudine and Dominique sail around the Tropics encountering mysterious and other-worldly incidents.
- Orchids and Moonbeams (2005)
- The Ghost Islands (2006)
- Tropical Hot Dog Night (2007)
- The White Castle (2008)