Cronos
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Sep 28, 2026
Robert LambHOST
I haven't seen this one yet, but I'm excited to at some point.
Robert LambHOST
He's in 1978's The Bees, and he's also in Guillermo del Toro's Cronos from 1992.
Robert LambHOST
In that film, uh, um, del Toro fans might remember him.
Robert LambHOST
He plays the aging Dieter de la Guardia, who is, uh, seeking the Cronos device in order to prolong his life.
Joe McCormickHOST
He's the villain, not the-
Robert LambHOST
Yeah
Robert LambHOST
He's, um, his henchman/I believe son is Ron Perlman's character.
Joe McCormickHOST
Okay.
Drusilla AdelineHOST
... there's more, there's more prestige and seriousness, you know, for better or worse to something like Nightmare Alley, Pinocchio, Frankenstein, and I'm sure that's gonna continue.
Drusilla AdelineHOST
But, like, Cronos has, like, jokes.
Joshua ConkelHOST
I guess it's been a long time-
Drusilla AdelineHOST
Cronos has a lot of jokes
Joshua ConkelHOST
...
Joshua ConkelHOST
since I've seen it, and I know that, um, what's it called, is getting re-released.
Rob LambHOST
I haven't seen this one yet, but I'm excited to at some point.
Rob LambHOST
He's in 1978's The Bees, and he's also in Guillermo del Toro's Cronos from 1992.
Rob LambHOST
In that film, uh, um, del Toro fans might remember him.
Rob LambHOST
He plays the aging Dieter de la Guardia, who is, uh, seeking the Cronos device in order to prolong his life.
Joe McCormickHOST
He's the villain, not the-
Rob LambHOST
Yeah
Rob LambHOST
He's, um, his henchman/I believe son is Ron Perlman's character.
Joe McCormickHOST
Okay.
KevHOST
... uh, Pan's Labyrinth, Shape of Water-
Anna GhoulHOST
Cronos
KevHOST
... which is not a...
KevHOST
Cronos, which is a '90s thing.
Anna GhoulHOST
Oh, that's right.
KevHOST
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Ryan RitterHOST
He's always been kind of like a beloved kind of international figure, and he has a, a lot of really great, like, like Mexican horror things.
Ryan RitterHOST
Um, there's a movie, Cronos, which I think is like a really, if you want like a horror Christmas mood thing-
Jimmy McShaneHOST
[laughs]
Ryan RitterHOST
... is a really, really, real, real great little film.