A 140-minute Viking epic with Bjork is still somehow Robert Eggers' most accessible movie. It’s THE NORTHMAN
THE NORTHMAN
DIRECTED BY: Robert Eggers
RELEASED: April 13, 2022
BUDGET: $90M
BOX OFFICE: $69.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $50M
STARRING: Alexander Skarsgärd, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke
0:00 Intro
2:28 Show & tell
6:18 This week's movie
NEXT EPISODE: Exploring Scorsese-lite with WAR DOGS
Show Notes:
Nicole Kidman for AMC
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEeIxZJ9x0
Amleth's daughter the girlboss Maiden King
https://imgur.com/a/r7SacMz
The internet. We obviously know it’s a series of tubes, but what else? We try to find out as we discuss 2001’s SWORDFISH
SWORDFISH
DIRECTED BY: Dominic Sena
RELEASED: June 8, 2001
BUDGET: $102M
BOX OFFICE: $147M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $60M
STARRING: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard
0:00 Intro
1:55 Show & tell
5:54 This week's movie
NEXT EPISODE: We’re getting weird with THE NORTHMAN
War(craft)! What is it good for? We find out on this weeks episode
WARCRAFT
DIRECTED BY: Duncan Jones
RELEASED: June 10, 2016
BUDGET: $160M
BOX OFFICE: $439M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $40M
STARRING: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Toby Kebbel, Ben Schnetzer, Dominic Cooper
NEXT EPISODE: The early 00s hacker cheese fest SWORDFISH
From that era in the 70s where directors went to the jungle and went over budget and made their masterpieces, it’s SORCERER
SORCERER
DIRECTED BY: William Friedkin
RELEASED: June 24, 1977
BUDGET: $22M
BOX OFFICE: $9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou
NEXT EPISODE: One of the most expensive video game movies ever made, it’s 2016’s WARCRAFT
Show Notes:
Pazuzu sightings
https://imgur.com/a/LnoCt3P
Marvin the Torch story
https://twitter.com/JFrankensteiner/status/1187912958879375360
CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE
DIRECTED BY: Neveldine/Taylor
RELEASED: April 17, 2009
BUDGET: $20M
BOX OFFICE: $34.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $8M
STARRING: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, Clifton Collins Jr.
NEXT EPISODE: We’re going all the way back to 1977 with SORCERER
Show Notes:
handsome Sam Hargrave
https://imgur.com/a/3Fh96Vv
Kicking off 2023 in a big way with one of the most beloved movies of all time, THE PRINCESS BRIDE
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
DIRECTED BY: Rob Reiner
RELEASED: October 9, 1987
BUDGET: $16M
BOX OFFICE: $30.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: break even
STARRING: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Andre The Giant, Christopher Guest
NEXT EPISODE: One of the trashiest action movies ever made, CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE
Bottle of Wits
https://imgur.com/a/s96Sg4x
We’re getting in the Hayleyday spirit with the homie @2Saddington joining us for the Michael Keaton snowman dad dramedy JACK FROST
JACK FROST
DIRECTED BY: Troy Miller
RELEASED: December 11, 1998
BUDGET: $85M
BOX OFFICE: $34.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $70M
STARRING: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Joseph Cross
NEXT EPISODE: We’re back in two weeks kicking off the New Year in a big way with THE PRINCESS BRIDE
It’s the onetime Guinness Book of World Records holder for biggest bomb, CUTTHROAT ISLAND
CUTTHROAT ISLAND
DIRECTED BY: Renny Harlin
RELEASED: December 22, 1995
BUDGET: $115M
BOX OFFICE: $10.1M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $140M
STARRING: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw
NEXT EPISODE: The homie Hayley (@2Saddington) is back to talk Michael Keaton haunted snowman family drama JACK FROST
Leprechaun Sketch
https://imgur.com/a/xIsX21V
Probably the most critically acclaimed movie we’ve covered so far? It’s CHILDREN OF MEN
CHILDREN OF MEN
DIRECTED BY: Alfonso Cuarón
RELEASED: December 22, 2005
BUDGET: $76M
BOX OFFICE: $70.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam
NEXT EPISODE: We’re taking a week off before we induct another movie into the -$100m club with CUTTHROAT ISLAND
Before John Wick but after Neo, there was CONSTANTINE
CONSTANTINE
DIRECTED BY: Francis Lawrence
RELEASED: February 18, 2005
BUDGET: $100M
BOX OFFICE: $230.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, Shia LaBeouf, Djimon Hounsou
NEXT EPISODE: Things are getting real bleak as we visit post-apocalyptic England with CHILDREN OF MEN
You know it’s old cuz a radio station was held hostage and people actually noticed. It’s AIRHEADS
AIRHEADS
DIRECTED BY: Michael Lehmann
RELEASED: August 5, 1994
BUDGET: $11.2M
BOX OFFICE: $5.8M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $8M
STARRING: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Amy Locane, Joe Mantegna, Michael McKean, Ernie Hudson
NEXT EPISODE: When there’s no more room in Hell, Keanu Reeves will hunt demons on Earth. It’s CONSTANTINE
We wrap up our Taylor Kitsch trilogy with 2012’s love triangle/cartel thriller SAVAGES
SAVAGES
DIRECTED BY: Oliver Stone
RELEASED: July 6, 2012
BUDGET: $45M
BOX OFFICE: $83M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $10M
STARRING: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Travolta
NEXT EPISODE: We check in on the mostly forgotten 1994 Heavy Metal comedy AIRHEADS
Show Notes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimetown/id1170959623
The Blast Boys are joined by Nash Flynn (@itsnashflynn) to wrap up Blastober with 2005’s HOUSE OF WAX
HOUSE OF WAX
DIRECTED BY: Jaume Collet-Serra
RELEASED: May 6th, 2005
BUDGET: $40M
BOX OFFICE: $70.1M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki
NEXT EPISODE: We complete the Taylor Kitsch trilogy with 2012’s SAVAGES
Show Notes:
Explanation of how wax burns from Howstuffworks
https://home.howstuffworks.com/question267.htm
Key excerpt - "Paraffin wax will burn on its own, but it is like cooking oil, motor oil and coal in that you have to get it very hot for combustion to begin. An oil fire is intense and very hard to put out. Paraffin is the same way. In a candle, this works great -- only the tiny amount of wax on the wick is hot enough to vaporize and burn."
It’s a horror cult classic for a new generation with 2020’s THE EMPTY MAN
THE EMPTY MAN
DIRECTED BY: David Prior
RELEASED: October 23, 2020
BUDGET: $16M
BOX OFFICE: $5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total
STARRING: James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Stephen Root, Ron Canada, Robert Aramayo, Sasha Frolova
NEXT EPISODE: The 3rd Blasteteer NASH FLYNN is back to discuss 2005’s HOUSE OF WAX
It’s our second round with Edgar Wright as we’re talking about LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
DIRECTED BY: Edgar Wright
RELEASED: October 29, 2021
BUDGET: $43M
BOX OFFICE: $23M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M
STARRING: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Michael Ajao, Terrence Stamp
NEXT EPISODE: We fill your ears with THE EMPTY MAN
Let’s head back to the Overlook with 2019’s hidden gem DOCTOR SLEEP
DOCTOR SLEEP
DIRECTED BY: Mike Flanagan
RELEASED: November 8, 2019
BUDGET: $55M
BOX OFFICE: $72.3M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Zahn McLarnon, Carl Lumby
NEXT EPISODE: Blastober continues with Edgar Wright’s LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
Show Notes:
Dr. John dazzles on Top Chef
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uOQ01QKcfTA
Abra Stone's favorite anime, RWBY
https://www.inverse.com/article/60695-doctor-sleep-anime-dream-scene-rwby-explained
Maybe the best example of a live action cartoon ever made, it’s SPEED RACER
SPEED RACER
DIRECTED BY: The Wachowskis
RELEASED: May 9, 2009
BUDGET: $120M
BOX OFFICE: $93.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M
STARRING: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Scott Porter
NEXT EPISODE: We’re kicking Blastober off in a big way, literally, with the extremely long director’s cut of DOCTOR SLEEP
The dream of the 90s is alive at EMPIRE RECORDS
EMPIRE RECORDS
DIRECTED BY: Allan Moyle
RELEASED: September 22, 1995
BUDGET: $10M
BOX OFFICE: $303,841
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total
STARRING: Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Lapaglia, Ethan Embry, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Maxwell Caulfield
NEXT EPISODE: Go, SPEED RACER, Go!
Show Notes:
Jessie Spano Is So Excited
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1QBHO6ek2mU
We’re back talking about Peter Jackson’s first big(ish) budget Hollywood production THE FRIGHTENERS
THE FRIGHTENERS
DIRECTED BY: Peter Jackson
RELEASED: July 19, 1996
BUDGET: $30M
BOX OFFICE: $29.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $12M
STARRING: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Jake Busey, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Chi McBride
NEXT EPISODE: Remember record stores? Not the mom and pop, local hipster ones but the big chain ones? We’re going for a stroll down memory lane with EMPIRE RECORDS
Show Notes:
Excalibur waiter - Tree of Gondor?
https://imgur.com/a/QTkSZvA
In a hole in the ground, there lived a movie nobody ever saw. This is TOLKIEN
TOLKIEN
DIRECTED BY: Dome Karukoski
RELEASED: May 3, 2019
BUDGET: $20M
BOX OFFICE: $9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi
NEXT EPISODE: We’re talking about probably the biggest movie Peter Jackson has ever been involved in: That’s right, it’s THE FRIGHTENERS
Show Notes:
Professor Tolkien or Judge Doom?
https://imgur.com/a/TKF9Exb
Eddie Izzard on US vs UK cinema
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TjC3R6jOtUo
We went alllllll the way back to 2019 for this weeks episode as it’s the Deep Impact to Widows’ Armageddon with THE KITCHEN
THE KITCHEN
DIRECTED BY: Andrea Berloff
RELEASED: August 8, 2019
BUDGET: $38M
BOX OFFICE: $16M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M
STARRING: Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish, Domnhall Gleeson, Bill Camp, Margo Martindale
NEXT EPISODE: Before the Lord of the Rings, there was just TOLKIEN
It’s another bonafide cult classic with the sci-fi noir epic DARK CITY
DARK CITY
DIRECTED BY: Alex Proyas
RELEASED: February 27, 1998
BUDGET: $27M
BOX OFFICE: $27.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt, Richard O’Brien
NEXT EPISODE: Hope you’re hungry, cuz it’s 2019’s THE KITCHEN
Show Notes:
Shell Beach Sun vs. Super Mario Sun
https://imgur.com/a/Q3NdLoD
Patton Oswalt on Blade: Trinity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8rCtzKA9tQ
A polarizing indie classic that’s still causing debates today, it’s THE BOONDOCK SAINTS
THE BOONDOCK SAINTS
DIRECTED BY: Troy Duffy
RELEASED: January 21, 2000
BUDGET: $6M
BOX OFFICE: $30,471
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total
STARRING: Willem Dafoe, Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Connolly, David Della Rocco
NEXT EPISODE: If you like noir and sci-fi and creepy kids in fedoras you’ll love DARK CITY
Show Notes:
Russian Mob Boss
https://imgur.com/a/91V0Ojf
NYT Weinstein Movie
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14807308/
Celebrating this really hot summer by looking back on another really hot summer, it’s SUMMER OF SAM
SUMMER OF SAM
DIRECTED BY: Spike Lee
RELEASED: July 2, 1999
BUDGET: $22M
BOX OFFICE: $19.3M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $9M
STARRING: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Rispoli
NEXT EPISODE: We’re staying in the late 90s with butt rock action classic THE BOONDOCK SAINTS
All-star cast, great writer/director, good reviews. Why didn’t anybody go see BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE?
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE
DIRECTED BY: Drew Goddard
RELEASED: October 12, 2018
BUDGET: $32M
BOX OFFICE: $31.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Cynthia Erivo, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pullman, Cailee Spaeny, Chris Hemsworth
NEXT EPISODE: It’s the dog days of summer but at least it’s not the SUMMER OF SAM
Show Notes:
The real life Cal Neva Lodge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Neva_Lodge_%26_Casino
Maybe the blandest main character in a major motion picture, it’s DOWNSIZING
DOWNSIZING
DIRECTED BY: Alexander Payne
RELEASED: December 22, 2017
BUDGET: $76M
BOX OFFICE: $55M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $35M
STARRING: Matt Damon, Hong Chau, Christoph Waltz, Kristen Wiig
NEXT EPISODE: Let the bad times roll with BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE
The movie so nice it bombed twice! We’re talking MORBIUS
MORBIUS
DIRECTED BY: Daniel Espinosa
RELEASED: April 1, 2022
BUDGET: $85M
BOX OFFICE: $163M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M
STARRING:Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal
NEXT EPISODE: The people are small but the financial losses aren’t, it’s DOWNSIZING
Show Notes:
Tyrese Morbstache
https://imgur.com/gallery/7pAZZY6
Morbin' Time Tweet
https://twitter.com/RANK10YGO/status/1510361009621450761?s=20&t=aMH4bBHWTjgSfg6sSDZkow
They had 20 years to work on this so you know it's gonna be good! Right?! Right? .... right? This is INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE
DIRECTED BY: Roland Emmerich
RELEASED: June 24, 2016
BUDGET: $165M
BOX OFFICE: $389.7M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $50M
STARRING: Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, Jesse T Usher, Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Fichtner
NEXT EPISODE: I guess we're really doing this. It's MORBIUS.
Show Notes:
Soul Nate Wes Anderson Tweet
https://twitter.com/MNateShyamalan/status/1246617213458579456?s=20&t=QItXgEq2Wb9-_faNIIRbYQ
Good thing Duchovny got away from playing a wisecracking government employee investigating extraterrestrials so he could make EVOLUTION where he plays… a wisecracking FORMER government employee investigating extraterrestrials.
EVOLUTION
DIRECTED BY: Ivan Reitman
RELEASED: June 8, 2001
BUDGET: $80M
BOX OFFICE: $98.4M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $40M
STARRING: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Dan Aykroyd
NEXT EPISODE: We’re celebrating the 4th of July with the thoroughly mediocre INDEPENDENCE DAY RESURGENCE
Show Notes:
“Hell or High Water” by David Duchovny
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2izQyHiTc
Old school "7-Up guy" and bond villain Geoffrey Holder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Holder
It’s not exactly Danielle Steel, but we’re diving into a TRUE ROMANCE this week
TRUE ROMANCE
DIRECTED BY: Tony Scott
RELEASED: September 10, 1993
BUDGET: $12.5M
BOX OFFICE: $12.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $5M
STARRING: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Michael Rapaport, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt
NEXT EPISODE: We’re going back to 2001 for the sci-fi horror comedy EVOLUTION
If you’ve never seen SUNSHINE, you’re missing out. Join us as we discuss Danny Boyle’s 2007 sci-fi epic.
SUNSHINE
DIRECTED BY: Danny Boyle
RELEASED: July 20, 2007
BUDGET: $40M
BOX OFFICE: $32M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Mark Strong, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Troy Garity
NEXT EPISODE:
Christian Slater is Quentin Tarantino, sorry, “Clarence Worley” in 1993’s blood soaked TRUE ROMANCE
Show Notes:
Requiem For A Tower
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZMgnNLNzuI
Marvel movies used to lose money sometimes! This is one of those times. Let’s get punished by 2004’s THE PUNISHER
THE PUNISHER
DIRECTED BY: Jonathan Hensleigh
RELEASED: April 16, 2004
BUDGET: $33M
BOX OFFICE: $54M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $10M
STARRING: Tom Jane, John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ben Foster, John Pinette, Will Patton, Laura Harring
NEXT EPISODE:
It’s warming up so seems like a good time to talk about Danny Boyle’s 2007 sci-fi epic SUNSHINE
Show Notes:
Theme Song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Np2_9JcVZaA
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry short film
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpK0wsnitc
Ponytail Lollipop mustache henchman
https://imgur.com/gallery/IFJC7ul
Ashley Schaefer Henchman
https://imgur.com/gallery/PriTMy7
“How accurate is this Jim Morrison impression?” and other unanswerable questions abound as we’re talking about 1993’s WAYNE’S WORLD 2
WAYNE’S WORLD 2
DIRECTED BY: Stephen Surjik
RELEASED: December 10, 1993
BUDGET: $40M
BOX OFFICE: $72M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $8M
STARRING: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere, Christopher Walken, James Hong, Kim Basinger
NEXT EPISODE: Before the MCU, there were standalone Marvel movies without post-credits scenes, and we’re talking about one: 2004’s The Punisher
Let’s get spooky as we’re joined by our friend Hayley (@2Saddington) to talk about 2021’s totally bananas MALIGNANT
MALIGNANT
Release Date: September 10, 2021
Budget: $40M
Box office: $34M
Estimated loss: $15M
Director: James Wan
Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzie
NEXT EPISODE: We’re back in two weeks with an underrated sequel to a beloved 90s comedy with WAYNES WORLD 2
Show Notes:
Lin-Manuel lip bite pic
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lin-manuel-miranda-lip-bite
It’s Star Wars Day so we’re covering the only movie that qualifies for this podcast with 2018’s SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard
RELEASED: May 25, 2018
BUDGET: $275M
BOX OFFICE: $393.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $80M
STARRING: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Paul Bettany
NEXT EPISODE: Our friend Hayley (@2Saddington) is back to talk about 2021’s mindf*ck MALIGNANT
This movie has it all: overly chipper Kirsten Dunst, monologues about boners, and the rarest thing of all: Orlando Bloom in jeans. It's 2005's ELIZABETHTOWN!
ELIZABETHTOWN
DIRECTED BY: Cameron Crowe
RELEASED: October 14, 2005
BUDGET: $45M
BOX OFFICE: $52M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer
NEXT EPISODE: Celebrating Star Wars day with the only Star Wars movie that qualifies for our podcast, it's SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
Show Notes:
Orlando Bloom throws punch at Justin Bieber in Ibiza
https://www.tmz.com/2014/07/29/orlando-bloom-justin-bieber-ibiza-fight-bar-miranda-kerr/
Rusty's Learning to Listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-g-ZHqt4ZE
We are joined by our 5th (3rd?) Beatle NASH FLYNN (@itsnashflynn) to talk about one of THE cult classics of the 80s, John Carpenter’s BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
DIRECTED BY: John Carpenter
RELEASED: July 2, 1986
BUDGET: $25M
BOX OFFICE: $11.M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Dennis Dun, Victor Wong
NEXT EPISODE: We’re back in two weeks talking about Cameron Crowe’s romantic tragicomedy ELIZABETHTOWN
Show Notes:
Jack Burton boots by Soul Path
https://www.soulpathshoes.com/shop/moccasin-boots/kurt-russell-style-moccasin-boots/
Mac and Me wheelchair clip
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K5le9sYdYkM
We're back and it's still technically March so we're celebrating March Madness with the OTHER College Basketball movie, Blue Chips
DIRECTED BY: William Friedkin
RELEASED: February 18, 1994
BUDGET: $35M
BOX OFFICE: $26M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Nick Nolte, JT Walsh, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, Bob Cousy, Anfernee Hardaway, Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Nover, Alfre Woodard
NEXT EPISODE: The wonderful Nash Flynn joins to discuss 1986's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
Show Notes:
SI's Oral History
https://www.si.com/nba/2019/07/08/blue-chips-movie-oral-history-25-year-anniversary-basketball
No Diggity Music Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KL9mRus19o
We’re back from hiatus with a doozy! The movie that stole Jon’s innocence and made him realize moves could be bad
BATMAN & ROBIN
DIRECTED BY: Joel Schumacher
RELEASED: June 20, 1997
BUDGET: $160M
BOX OFFICE: $238.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $90M
STARRING: George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone
NEXT WEEK: We’re tapping into March Madness with the college basketball drama BLUE CHIPS
Another installment in the $100M club! This Michael Crichton adaptation is the rare movie to lose $100,000,000 and we're here to find out why
THE 13TH WARRIOR
RELEASED: August 27, 1999
DIRECTED BY: John McTiernan
BUDGET: $160M (Rumored)
BOX OFFICE: $61.7M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $129M
STARRING: Antonio Banderas, Diana Venora, Omar Sharif, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis Storhøi
NEXT EPISODE: Just in time for THE BATMAN, we're talking about a movie that almost killed the character and maybe superhero movies for good with BATMAN & ROBIN
It’s Super Bowl week so we’re covering a recent Hail Mary that missed the mark with DRAFT DAY
DRAFT DAY
RELEASED: April 7, 2014
DIRECTED BY: Ivan Reitman
BUDGET: $25M
BOX OFFICE: $29.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $10M
STARRING: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, Chadwick Boseman, Frank Langella
NEXT WEEK: It’s one of the biggest bombs of the 90s as we’re covering THE 13th WARRIOR
It’s the 50th episode extravaganza! We’re talking one of the most infamous blockbusters of all time with WATERWORLD
WATERWORLD
RELEASED: July 28, 1995
DIRECTED BY: Kevin Reynolds
BUDGET: $175M
BOX OFFICE: $264.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $60M
STARRING: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter
NEXT WEEK: Just in time for the Super Bowl we’ve got another Costner bomb with DRAFT DAY
How did this many talented people make such a boring movie? We try to figure it out as we discuss COWBOYS & ALIENS
COWBOYS & ALIENS
RELEASED: July 29, 2011
DIRECTED BY: Jon Favreau
BUDGET: $163M
BOX OFFICE: $174M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $80M
STARRING: Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano, Clancy Brown, Ana De La Reguera, Keith Carradine
NEXT WEEK: Our 50th episode will be a big expensive spectacle so we needed a movie to match and we found one with WATERWORLD
We're rolling into the Outback for one of the quintessentially 90s bombs with TANK GIRL
TANK GIRL
RELEASED: March 31, 1995
DIRECTED BY: Rachel Talalay
BUDGET: $25M
BOX OFFICE: $6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total
STARRING: Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell, Naomi Watts, Ice-T
NEXT WEEK: Is it a western? Is it sci-fi? Is it any good? We're talking COWBOYS & ALIENS
Still from SNL animated Bjork sketch
Bjork and swan dress from SNL - Imgur
https://imgur.com/gallery/laJcZHO
Kessler Whiskey/Pete Postlethwaite comparison
Uncanny - Imgur
https://imgur.com/gallery/Fjz70fl
A star-studded cast comes together for an R-rated cynical look at the children’s television industry in DEATH TO SMOOCHY
DEATH TO SMOOCHY
RELEASED: February 28, 2002
DIRECTED BY: Danny Devito
BUDGET: $50M
BOX OFFICE: $8M
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total
STARRING: Ed Norton, Robin Williams, Catherine Keener, Jon Stewart, Danny Devito, Michael Rispoli
NEXT WEEK: We’re heading down under for 1995’s swing-and-a-miss TANK GIRL
Join us for a palaver about 2017’s kind of adaptation of Stephen King’s epic book series THE DARK TOWER
RELEASED: August 4, 2017
BUDGET: $66M
BOX OFFICE: $113.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaghuey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, Katheryn Winnick, Jackie Earle Haley
Next Week: We resurrect the rhino and break down DEATH TO SMOOCHY
Affleck! You were the bomb in Reindeer Games, yo!
REINDEER GAMES
- Release date: February 25, 2000
- Budget: $42M
- Box office: $32.2M
- Estimated loss: $30M
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Starring: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, Danny Trejo, Clarence Williams III
NEXT WEEK: We’re taking a week off but we’ll be back in the new year with THE DARK TOWER
Show Notes:
John Lithgow in Bombshell
https://m.imgur.com/a/QmRUnBu
It’s our first (but not last) Ferrell flop as we’re talking the basketball bomb SEMI-PRO
SEMI-PRO
- Release date: February 29, 2008
- Budget: $55M
- Box office: $43.9M
- Estimated loss: $25M
- Director: Kent Alterman
- Starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, Andy Daly
NEXT WEEK: We get in the holiday spirit and play some REINDEER GAMES
We’re doing a whole noir thing this week with Brian De Palma’s THE BLACK DAHLIA
THE BLACK DAHLIA
- Release date: September 15, 2006
- Budget: $50M
- Box office: $49.3M
- Estimated loss: $20M
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Starring: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlet Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner
NEXT WEEK: Will Ferrell does sports for the last time (so far) with the 2008 flop SEMI-PRO
Show notes:
Can’t find the Patton Oswalt clip for free but it’s from Werewolves and Lollipops
Come Together, Right Now as we talk about Julie Taymor's ambitious Beatles Jukebox Musical/Romance/Drama/other stuff epic from 2007: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
- Release date: October 12, 2007
- Budget: $70.8M
- Box office: $29.6M
- Estimated loss: $50M
- Director: Julie Taymor
- Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy, T.V. Carpio
NEXT WEEK: We're talking about Brian De Palma's studio swan song with 2006's THE BLACK DAHLIA
SHOW NOTES:
The Babadook
https://imgur.com/gallery/0mulGEg
🎶 We’re heading straight
To
The dumpster🎶
Cuz that’s where this movie belongs.
WILD WILD WEST
- Release date: June 30, 1999
- Budget: $170M
- Box office: $222.1M
- Estimated loss: $85M
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Starring: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Ted Levine, M. Emmet Walsh
NEXT WEEK: Just in time for Peter Jackson’s epic Beatles documentary GET BACK, we’re checking in on Julie Taymor’s Beatles jukebox musical ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
SHOW NOTES:
Will Smith "Wild Wild West" live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLA1Fch2nnE
Will Smith's Credits Rap for GET OUT (Demi Adejuyigbe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo1zR9Jmiek
Taking a quick break from the bombs as we’re joined by our friend Michael Tannenbaum (@iAmTannenbaum) to talk about Denis Villenueve’s DUNE!
Next Week: KING RICHARD is getting rave reviews for its lead performance so we go back to 1999 and check in on Will Smith's first big miss with WILD WILD WEST
Just in time for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, we’re covering a little movie you may have heard of: the $150M lightning rod that was 2016’s reboot of GHOSTBUSTERS
GHOSTBUSTERS
- Release date: July 15, 2016
- Budget: $144M
- Box office: $229.1M
- Estimated loss: $75M
- Director: Paul Feig
- Starring: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Neil Casey
NEXT WEEK: Who knew giant mechanical spiders could be so lame? We’re checking out 1999’s WILD, WILD WEST
We’re taking a quick break from covering Bombs to answer your questions!
Next week: Just in time for GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, we’re talking a movie that came and went without any controversy at all in 2016’s GHOSTBUSTERS
Enter the control room with us as we wrap up Blastober by breaking our own rules covering CABIN IN THE WOODS, a movie that didn’t quite bomb but also didn’t really make any money in theaters
CABIN IN THE WOODS
- Release date: April 13, 2012
- Budget: $30M
- Box office: $66.5M
- Estimated loss: Broke even
- Director: Drew Goddard
- Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford
NEXT WEEK: We break up the schedule a little bit with a MAILBAG
We're going to hell and back talking up 1997's Haunted House in Space horror extravaganza EVENT HORIZON
EVENT HORIZON
- Release date: August 15, 1997
- Budget: $60M
- Box office: $42M
- Estimated loss: $30M
- Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
- Starring: Sam Neil, Laurence Fishburn, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs
NEXT WEEK: We wrap up Blastober with the not-quite-a-bomb/not-quite-a-success CABIN IN THE WOODS
We are joined by @itsnashflynn to talk about the movie where Jason finally (?) goes to space with JASON X
JASON X
- Release date: April 26, 2002
- Budget: $14M
- Box office: $17.1M
- Estimated loss: $5M
- Director: Jim Isaac
- Starring: Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, Melyssa Ade, Peter Mensah
NEXT WEEK: We open a dimension to box office hell as we’re talking 1997’s EVENT HORIZON
We’re kicking off Blastober with John Carpenter’s legendary sci-fi horror classic THE THING!
THE THING
- Release date: June 25, 1982
- Budget: $15M
- Box office: $19.6M
- Estimated loss: $7M
- Director: John Carpenter
- Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Dysart
NEXT WEEK: @itsnashflynn is back as we grab our space machetes for JASON X
One of the most critically reviled films of 2018, THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS sure is... something. Let's get into it
THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS
- Release date: August 24, 2018
- Budget: $47M
- Box office: $27.5M
- Estimated loss: $30M
- Director: Brian Henson
- Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Bill Baretta, Joel McHale, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker, Elizabeth Banks
NEXT WEEK: Our Halloween Month of nothing but horror movies kicks off with 1982's alien-invasion classic THE THING
Who is the murderer? Why are they doing this? Who thought showing a different ending at different movie theaters was a good idea? We unravel these mysteries and more as we dive in to 1985’s CLUE
CLUE
- Release date: December 13, 1985
- Budget: $15M
- Box office: $14.6
- Estimated loss: $7M
- Director: Jonathan Lynn
- Starring: Tim Curry, Lesley Ann Warren, Lee Ving, Eileen Brennan, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Martin Mull
NEXT WEEK: We get silly string everywhere talking about 2018’s puppet noir comedy THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS
Clue TV commercial with the tagline, "It's a comedy with 3 different endings, who done it depends on where you see it."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpFRnCZZcws
This week, it's the sequel to PITCH BLACK that's BIGGER, MORE EXPENSIVE and... better? That's debatable but we get into it as we discuss 2004's CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
- Release date: June 11, 2004
- Budget: $120M
- Box office: $115.8M
- Estimated loss: $70M
- Director: David Twohy
- Starring: Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Keith David, Karl Urban, Thandiwe Newton, Alexa Davalos, Judi Dench
NEXT WEEK: We go all the way back to 1985 to talk about the cult classic murder-mystery comedy CLUE
Riddick's soul
https://imgur.com/a/YNKk4YY
Vin Diesel - Feel Like I Do
(1) Feel Like I Do - YouTube
Vin Diesel - Days Are Gone
(1) Days Are Gone - YouTube
Is this a rare case of a sequel that's better than the original? We're joined by the very funny Rosa Escandón (@humancomedian) to discuss 1993's ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES
- Release date: November 19, 1993
- Budget: $47M
- Box office: $48.9M
- Estimated loss: $20M
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Joan Cusack, Carol Kane, David Krumholtz
NEXT WEEK: It's our first Vin Diesel movie (not our last) as we talk about his ambitious sci-fi epic CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
Cast Joan Cusack More T-Shirt — THNK1994 Museum
The articles mentioned in the episode:
https://electricliterature.com/wednesday-addams-is-just-another-settler/
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara-kay-joking-about-roasting-white-racists-isnt-a-way-to-advance-reconciliation
Is one of the most notorious bombs of all time as bad as we’ve been told? We break down the movie ISHTAR and also dive into some of the behind-the-scenes drama and intrigue that may have affected the movie’s performance
ISHTAR
- Release date: May 15, 1987
- Budget: $55M
- Box office: $14.4M
- Estimated loss: $50M
- Director: Elaine May
- Starring: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Tess Harper, Carol Kane
NEXT WEEK: We are joined by the wonderful Rosa Escandon to cover a sequel bomb that is arguably better than the original when we go back to 1993 to talk Addams Family Values
We’re walking the fine line between clever and stupid as we are joined by the excellent Angel Garcia (@GuerrillaJokes) to talk 1984’s generation-defining mockumentary THIS IS SPINAL TAP
THIS IS SPINAL TAP
- Release date: MARCH 2, 1984
- Budget: $2M
- Box office: $4.7M
- Estimated loss: $500K
- Director: Rob Reiner
- Starring: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Tony Hendra, June Chadwick
NEXT WEEK:
This is a doozy as we’re taking on one of the Mt. Bombsmore movies with 1987’s ISHTAR
Aerosmith’s Rock In A Hard Place
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/Aerosmith_-_Rock_in_a_Hard_Place.jpg
One of our favorite movies we've covered so far, it's 2016's criminally underseen in theaters but immediate cult classic neo-noir comedy THE NICE GUYS
THE NICE GUYS
- Release date: May 20, 2016
- Budget: $50M
- Box office: $62.8M
- Estimated loss: $15M
- Director: Shane Black
- Starring: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, Kim Basinger
NEXT WEEK: We're turning the podcast up to 11 as we're joined by comedian Angel Garcia (@GuerillaJokes) to talk THIS IS SPINAL TAP
We’re going back to 2001 to visit the Uncanny Valley as we’re joined by @JeffIsTallGuy to talk about the tech demo pretending to be a movie called FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN
FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN
- Release date: July 11, 2001
- Budget: $137M
- Box office: $85.1M
- Estimated loss: $94M
- Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
- Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Donald Sutherland
NEXT WEEK:
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe team up in 2016’s criminally underseen noir comedy THE NICE GUYS
Forget about the beach that makes you old, this movie aged us exponentially. It’s M. Night Shyamalan’s first appearance in the Blast Zone, and we’re talking 2006’s LADY IN THE WATER
Lady In The Water
- Release date: July 21, 2006
- Budget: $70M
- Box office: $72.8M
- Estimated loss: $45M
- Director: M. Night Shyamalan
- Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Wright, Sarita Choudhury, Cindy Cheung
NEXT WEEK: We’re joined by a very tall and very funny Jeff to talk about the studio-destroying catastrophe FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN
The wrong film died (at the box office) This week we’re joined by Andrew Nadeau (Spitfire Comedy, Netflix Family, Here’s Where It Went Wrong) to talk 2007’s send-up of music biopics WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORY
WALK HARD
- Release date: December 21, 2007
- Budget: $35M
- Box office: $20.6M
- Estimated loss: $25M
- Director: Jake Kasdan
- Starring: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Kristen Wiig, Raymond J Barry
NEXT WEEK:
It’s our first time talking M. Night Shyamalan as we dive into his 2006 misfire LADY IN THE WATER
We’re revisiting the early days of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s movie stardom with 2003’s THE RUNDOWN
The Rundown
- Release date: September 26, 2003
- Budget: $85M
- Box office: $80.9M
- Estimated loss: $30M
- Director: Peter Berg
- Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Sean William Scott, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken, Ewen Brenner, Jon Gries, A lot of cows
NEXT WEEK: You DO want a part of this shit as we’re joined by the hilarious Andrew Nadeau (@TheAndrewNadeau) to talk 2007’s beloved cult classic WALK HARD!
Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosions
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz5dbs5zmo
We’re going all the way back to 1993 with Regular Mike (@RegularM1ke) to talk about the star-studded, groundbreaking superhero cult classic THE METEOR MAN
THE METEOR MAN
- Release date: August 6, 1993
- Budget: $20M
- Box office: $8M
- Estimated loss: $17.5M
- Director: Robert Townsend
- Starring: Robert Townsend, Eddie Griffin, Marla Gibbs, Robert Giullaume , James Earl Jones, Don Cheadle
NEXT WEEK: Welcome to the jungle, we’re going back to the humble beginnings of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s movie star career with 2003’s THE RUNDOWN
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Twitter: @RegularM1ke
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We’re going back to 2002 for the animated adventure romp TREASURE PLANET. Treasure Planet
- Release date: November 27, 2002
- Budget: $140M
- Box office: $109.6M
- Estimated loss: $60M
- Director: Ron Clements and John Musker
- Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, Emma Thompson, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short, Michael Wincott, Laurie Metcalf, Roscoe Lee Browne
NEXT WEEK: We’ve got Regular Mike (@RegularM1ke) here to talk 1993’s superhero bomb THE METEOR MAN
What to say about this movie... It's definitely a movie and it definitely bombed. BUT we are joined by the amazing Hayley (@2Saddington) to talk about it and Adam Sandler as a whole
THAT'S MY BOY
- Release date: June 15, 2012
- Budget: $70M
- Box office: $57.7M
- Estimated loss: $40M
- Director: Sean Anders
- Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, James Caan, Vanilla Ice, Milo Ventimiglia
NEXT WEEK: We talk about the cult classic space pirate adventure romp TREASURE PLANET
People like playing Battleship right? But what they really love is the LORE behind the game. JK this movie is dumb.
BATTLESHIP
- Release date: May 18, 2012
- Budget: $250M
- Box office: $303M
- Estimated loss: $150M ($100,000,000 club member!)
- Director: Peter Berg
- Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgaard, Rihanna, Hamish Linklater, Tadanobu Asano, Jesse Plemons
NEXT WEEK: We’re joined by the wonderful Hayley (2Saddington) to talk about the Adam Sandler/Andy Samberg catastrophe THAT’S MY BOY
REREMY JENNER
https://twitter.com/mnateshyamalan/status/1285256439129354241?s=21
This week we are joined by special guest Josh Flitter (@FLITTER) to examiner the 2016 cult classic POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING so let’s see that Donkey Roll
POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING
- Release date: June 3, 2016
- Budget: $20M
- Box office: $9.7M
- Estimated loss: $15M
- Director: Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
- Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Tim Meadows, Imogen Poots, Sarah Silverman, Maya Rudolph, Chris Redd, Joan Cusack, Adam Levine’s hologram
NEXT WEEK: It’s the middle chapter of our Taylor Kitsch trilogy that started with JOHN CARTER as we’re checking out 2012’s BATTLESHIP
BEE FLAMETHROWER BATTLE
https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/popstar-never-stop-never-stopping-limited-edition-steelbook?product_id=7033
Let the blood and the tears flow as we break down 2011’s family drama/MMA movie WARRIOR.
Warrior
- Release date: September 9, 2011
- Budget: $25M
- Box office: $23.3M
- Estimated loss: $10M
- Director: Gavin O’Connor
- Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo
NEXT WEEK: We’re joined by the hilarious Josh Flitter (@FLITTER) to talk about the beloved 2016 cult comedy POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING
Show Notes:
Buff Harry Connick Jr
We are joined by the hilarious Wenzler Powers (@WenzlerPowers) to talk about the ambitious 2009 comedy/drama Funny People
Funny People
- Release date: July 31, 2009
- Budget: $75M
- Box office: $71.6M
- Estimated loss: $40M
- Director: Judd Apatow
- Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Aubrey Plaza, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman
NEXT WEEK: We step into the octagon and throw down with the 2011 sports drama WARRIOR
🧟♂️ BONUS EPISODE🧟♂️
We’re dropping a snack-sized bonus episode as the boys sink their teeth into Zack Snyder zombie heist action comedy Army of the Dead. Does it satisfy our event-movie hunger or does it bite off more than it can chew? Tune in to find out but BEWARE SPOILERS
Before the first Deadpool movie, Ryan Reynolds was... a cop named Nick. We’re talking the uninspired 2013 bomb that is a borderline member of the prestigious $100m loss club, R.I.P.D.!
R.I.P.D.
- Release date: July 19, 2013
- Budget: $154m
- Box office: $78.3M
- Estimated loss: $90M
- Director: Robert Schwentke
- Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephanie Szostak
NEXT WEEK: We’re joined by the hilarious Wenzler Powers (@WenzlerPowers) to talk about 2009’s ambitious Adam Sandler dramedy Funny People!
This week we are joined by the hilarious Michael Tannenbaum (@iamTannenbaum) to try to make sense of 1984’s psychedelic sci-fi clusterfuck DUNE!
Dune
- Release date: December 14, 1984
- Budget: $42M
- Box office: $30.9M
- Estimated loss: $20M
- Director: David Lynch
- Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Patrick Stewart, Sean Young, Jose Ferrer, Virginia Madsen, Kenneth McMillan, Paul L Smith
NEXT WEEK: Send your brain to the afterlife as we’re talking about 2013’s colossal misfire R.I.P.D.
Show Notes:
Zendaya is Meechee - https://twitter.com/gabegundacker/status/1043666739274252288
This week we’re covering one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time, it’s The Shawshank Redemption!
The Shawshank Redemption
- Release date: September 23, 1994
- Budget: $25M
- Box office: $16M (before re-releases)
- Estimated loss: $15M
- Director: Frank Darabont
- Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore
NEXT WEEK: The spice is right as we dive into 1984’s sci-fi epic DUNE with special guest Michael Tannenbaum
This week we’re joined by hilarious comedian Niles Abston (@NILES100) to talk about 1999’s sprawling prison epic/comedy Life.
Life
- Release date: April 16, 1999
- Budget: $80M
- Box office: $73.3M
- Estimated loss: $30M
- Director: Ted Demme
- Starring: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Ned Beatty, Bernie Mac, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Clarence Williams III, Barry Shabaka Henley
NEXT WEEK: The highest rated movie of all time (on IMDb) was a flop?! We’re talking the 1994 classic The Shawshank Redemption
One of our most highly requested episodes is LIVE! Just in time for the theatrical re-release, it's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Is the character of Scott kinda the worst? Isn't the soundtrack amazing? And listen to us rant about some of the other 2010 releases that made more money
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
- Release date: August 13, 2010
- Budget: $85M
- Box office: $48.1M
- Estimated loss: $20M
- Director: Edgar Wright
- Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Allison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman
NEXT WEEK: We're joined by the hilarious Niles Abston to talk about 1999's ambitious prison epic/comedy LIFE
More like BLAST ACTION HERO. This week the fellas break down the 1993 action/parody(?) movie that Arnold called the beginning of the end of his movie career.
Last Action Hero
- Release date: June 18, 1993
- Budget: $85M
- Box office: $137M
- Estimated loss: $26M
- Director: John McTiernan
- Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, Robert Prosky, Tom Noonan, Frank McRae, Anthony Quinn, Bridgette Wilson, F. Murray Abraham
NEXT WEEK: Just in time for the 10th (and change) anniversary re-release, the boys cover one of their most requested movies with Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
We’re gonna rip some throats this week as we are joined by comedian Pallavi Gunalan (@PallaviGunalan) to talk about 2010 cult classic MacGruber!
MacGruber
- Release date: May 21, 2010
- Budget: $10m
- Box office: $9.3m
- Estimated loss: $8m
- Director: Jorma Taccone
- Starring: Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Maya Rudolph
Coming up next week: The fellas get a magic ticket from an old weirdo and find themselves transported to 1993 for Last Action Hero!
Oh boy. This week, the guys are joined by comedian Nash Flynn (@itsnashflynn) to claw our way through the 2019 disaster CATS. They will never be the same.
CATS
- Release date: December 20, 2019
- Budget: $90M
- Box office: $75.5M
- Estimated loss: $50
- Director: Tom Hooper
- Starring: Francesca Hayward, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Laurie Davidson, Robbie Fairchild, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Jason Derulo, Ian McKellan, Taylor Swift
Coming up next week: Comedian Pallavi Gunalan joins us to rip some throats as we talk about 2010’s cult classic MacGruber.
🚨 BONUS SURPRISE EPISODE ALERT! 🚨
You don’t have to wait until Wednesday this week! We’re back with a bonus episode to talk about Godzilla vs. Kong. Does this movie correct the mistakes of King of the Monsters? Who had the correct predictions? And did J.R.R. Tolkien write this movie?! All this and more on today’s episode
Don’t forget to tune in Wednesday for our first guest appearance: CATS w/ Nash Flynn!
Ian and Jon dig deep into the 2019 monster mash Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Why cram your movie full of monsters and then hide them in a lightning storm? Is the title a spoiler? And did the movie live up to that awesome trailer? We discuss all this and more
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- Release date: May 31, 2019
- Budget: $200M
- Box office: $386.6M
- Estimated loss: $100M
- Director: Michael Dougherty
- Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobbie Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middletich, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr
Coming up next week: We’re joined by special guest Nash Flynn as we examine what went wrong and how anybody thought anything could have possibly went right with 2019’s CATS
This week, the 2003 film adaptation of Stephen King's alien-invasion fever dream DREAMCATCHER. We ask the important questions like: Why are these four guys so bad at using their telepathic powers? What does the military subplot add to this film? And can we come up with some better, less offensive names for the movie?
Dreamcatcher
- Release date: March 21, 2003
- Budget: $68M
- Box office: $75.7M
- Estimated loss: $15M
- Director: Lawrence Kasdan
- Starring: Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Sizemore, Donnie Wahlberg
Coming up next week: Just in time for Godzilla Vs Kong, it's a Kaiju battle royale in 2019's GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS
EMERGENCY BONUS EPISODE - The Blast Boys watched the Snyder cut (AKA Zack Snyder’s Justice League) and give their thoughts on it while comparing it to the 2017 theatrical release.
This week, just in time for the SNYDER CUT, the blast boys dig deep into the original version of 2017's Justice League. Did Joss Whedon help or hurt the movie? Is the Henry Cavill mustache situation as distracting as rumored? And couldn't they come up with a more interesting villain for their big team-up movie? All this and more
Justice League
- Release date: November 17, 2017
- Budget: $300M
- Box office: $657.9M
- Estimated loss: $60M
- Director: Zack Snyder/Joss Whedon
- Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielson, J.K. Simmons, Ciaran Hinds
Coming up next week: 2003's alien invasion fever dream DREAMCATCHER
On the first episode of the Blast Zone, Jon and Ian examine monumental box office flop John Carter! They dig into the story, the bizarre marketing choices, and examine whether Disney even wanted the movie to succeed.
John Carter
- Release date: March 9, 2012
- Budget: $250M
- Box office: $284M
- Estimated loss: $200M
- Director: Andrew Stanton
- Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe , Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, and Dominic West
Coming up next week: The ORIGINAL version of 2017's Justice League, just in time for the Snyder cut.
Join comedians and friends Jon Drake (@DrakeGatsby) and Ian Dukes (@ianpauldukes) as they dig up the bombs that shook Hollywood and try to find out why they went up in flames. This is a quick preview of the podcast, tune in every Wednesday for new episodes! Upcoming Episodes:
Sep 1 - Ishtar
Sep 8 - Addams Family Values w/ Rosa Escandon
Sep 15 - Chronicles of Riddick
Sep 22 - Clue
