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The Gen X Files
For all things Gen X, check out The Gen X Files! With your hosts, Jim and Adam, The Gen X Files covers a single topic every week that resonates with Generation X. Covering movies, tv, technology, and social issues that resonate with today, it's the most Gen X hour of the week. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegenxfiles/support
Join us as we cover one of the forgotten horror movies of the 80s: House!
The 1985 movie stars William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll, and Kay Lenz, with a story by Fred Dekker, screenplay by Ethan Wiley, and directed by Steve Miner, who directed Friday the 13th Part II!
It's a great haunted house tale with some amazing practical effects.
What do horse head bookends, a gangly super bendy Gumby-like dude, and heavy breathing have in common? They're all parts of Student Bodies, the the first horror spoof movie, in the nature of Friday the 13th and Airplane!. Released in 1981 and written and directed by Mickey Rose, childhood friend of Woody Allen, it does a good send-up of the young slasher genre.
Join your ol' Stepdads as we discuss the new movies, TV, and video games that have been entertaining us this month, including Alien Earth on FX, Brightburn on Peacock, Haunted Hotel on Netflix, and Gotham Knights, No Man's Sky, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. We also have a very special guest to discuss Tron, Tron Legacy and Tron Ares!
This week, we cover one of the most ill-advised, weirdest adaptations of any kind: Super Mario Bros.! Released in 1993, this movie was a travesty of an adaptation of the NES Super Mario Bros games. Based on Super Mario World, having been recently released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the movie barely resembles the bright, colorful world that everyone knew with the original Super Mario Bros, released in 1985 on the NES. Brought to the screen by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, starring Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Samantha Mathis, and Dennis Hopper.
Join us as explore a sadly underrated gem, The Last Starfighter. It's every video game kid's dream: get so good at a video game that an alien comes down and asks you to save the universe. It also featured a ton of early CGI sequences. Directed by Nick Castle, starring Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Robert Preston.
We dive head first into CompuKids month with our first entry: the original Tron from 1982! Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, and Cindy Morgan. Written and directed by Steve Lisberger. Find out the history of Tron before Tron Ares hits the theaters.
We wrap up our When Animals Attack month and welcome in a special guest. We also discuss the movies we've seen (we went to the theater!), TV shows we've been watching, and games we've been playing.
NO, NOT THE BEES!!!! Sorry, wrong movie. But the sentiment stands. The '70s were fraught with Killer Bee Phobia and The Swarm was the movie that ended it all. And the disaster genre. At least for a while. All orchestrated by Irwin Allen, master of The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno. The Swarm is a good indicator of how one needs to grow and change with society. Starring Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant, José Ferrer, Patty Duke Astin, Slim Pickens, Bradford Dillman, Fred MacMurray, and Henry Fonda.
Today, we explore a world of runaway spiders, mostly tarantulas, that are killing everyone in sight! It's the super-weird Kingdom of the Spiders, starring William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode, Altovise Davis, and Marcy Lafferty.
How do you make cute little bunnies terrifying? You don't. Or at least, the makers of Night of the Lepus never figured it out. But hey, they're huge and in slow motion and completely adorable. It's the eco-horror movie that couldn't: Night of the Lepus. Starring Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, and DeForest Kelley.
For our first entry into When Animals Attack, we're featuring Frogs, a movie that doesn't have giant frogs nor frogs actually killing anyone. It's a great eco-horror film from 1972 starring Ray Milland, Sam Elliot (almost unrecognizable without his mustache), and Joan Van Ark.
Join your ol' Stepdads this week as we discuss kids in trouble, what movies we've been watching, TV shows we're excited to see, and what video games are worth playing.
For our third entry into Kids in Trouble, we're covering one of the best indie movies of the '80s: River's Edge. An amazing study on death, apathy, and friendship, this movie is a phenomenal look into what it is to be a kid and have to grow up, quickly. Written by Neal Jimenez, directed by Tim Hunter, with incredible performances from Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Roxana Zal, Daniel Roebuck, Joshua Miller, and Dennis Hopper.
This week, we explore some Bad Boys, including Sean Penn, Esai Morales, Eric Gurry, Alan Ruck, and Clancy Brown, with help from Ally Sheedy, Reni Santoni, Jim Moody, and John Zenda. It's the Hollywood version of bored high school kids and the consequences of their actions. It's gritty and tough and filled with good lookin' Hollywood actors, directed by Rick Rosenthal, with a screenplay from Richard DiLello.
Join us as we start our Kids in Trouble month with Over the Edge, the 1979 masterpiece about a subdivision that didn't remember that kids made up 25% of their population, leading to a ton of kids in trouble. Written by Charles Haas and Tim Hunter, directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Michael Kramer, Matt Dillon and Vincent Spano, along with a bunch of unknown actors. It's one of the best movies depicting the disaffected youth, ever made.
Join your ol' stepdads as we discuss how close we actually were to June Doom, along with the awful, not bad, and disappointing movies from this month. We chat a little about movies, a lot of really good TV (Netflix is killing it), and if video game subscriptions are worth it.
Join us as we dive into one of the most disappointing movies ever made: Nothing but Trouble. With Chevy Chase phoning it in (again), Demi Moore seeming completely out of her depth, John Candy (successfully) playing two completely different twins, and Dan Aykroyd playing two characters (both in heavy makeup!), directing, writing on set, and producing, Nothing but Trouble is a hot mess. Add in really bad studio notes and you get one of the biggest flops in modern movie history.
Join us as we cover the greatest movie about a talking horse giving a loser stock tips: Hot to Trot! Surprisingly, this movie is way way better than we were expecting (which isn't saying much). It was the only starring vehicle for Bobcat Goldthwait, but also stars Dabney Coleman, Virginia Madsen, and John Candy!
Welcome to June Doom IV, our annual tradition of covering disaster movies. This month, we're covering movies that were literal disasters! First up is Under the Rainbow, the best example of creative artists making every wrong choice. It's an absolute mess of a movie that suffers from the worst cinema sin: it's boring as hell. Listen to the podcast so that you don't have to watch it! Starring Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Billy Barty, Adam Arkin, and Mako!
Crack open that High Life and join us as we discuss the brilliance of Monty Python, The Last of Us season 2, Mickey 17, and if video game DLCs are worth it.
For their final film outing, the Pythons went back to their roots: a sketch show that's loosely connected, but now with a bigger budget and no censors to tell them their material is too risky. The Meaning of Life is the perfect endcap to an incredible 14-year run for Monty Python. Written and Starring John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, and Michael Palin.
With the show behind them and plenty of time to focus on writing, the Pythons put together their most ambitious film yet: the story of the guy who lived next to Jesus. It's Monty Python's Life of Brian! The movie that was banned in a number of countries, yet is still considered to be one of the funniest films of all-time. Written by Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam, with directing duties from Terry Jones. It's the Pythons at their best.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail was the first movie that the Pythons wrote to be an actual movie and is an absolute classic. Written by Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam, with direction from the Terrys. Also, we do deep dives into the life and histories of John Cleese and Graham Chapman, who wrote together for decades.
Welcome to Monty Python May! First up is the one that started it all: Monty Python's Flying Circus. From the genius minds of John Cleese, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam. The show was insanely groundbreaking and inspired an amazing amount of sketch comedy shows that followed.
In this episode, we wrap up our McNerdy tribute to the early films of Patrick Dempsey, along with discussing a couple of movies, TV shows, and how it's a great time for the Gen Xer to get back into gaming!
For our third entry into McNerdy month, Patrick Dempsey must go on the run when he accidentally kills a mob boss's son. It's a thrill ride that made the director quit the movie business! Co-starring Kelly Preston.
For our second entry into McNerdy month, we bring you Loverboy, quite possibly the worst movie we've covered on the show. It's a weird, vapid mess. Starring Patrick Dempsey, Carrie Fisher, and Kirstie Alley.
We'll give you all we've got to give because we don't care too much for money, cuz money Can't Buy Me Love. It's the beginning of McNerdy month, as we dive into the early films of Patrick Dempsey, Dr. McDreamy (or McSteamy, or whatever he was called). First up is Can't Buy Me Love, co-starring the amazing Amanda Peterson and underutilized Courtney Gains. It's a high school tale of be careful what you wish for.
Join your ol' stepdads as we discuss Steve's Hot Carl, have a spirited debate about a movie we both watched (channeling the spirits of Siskel & Ebert), how replaying video games can be better than playing new games, and Jim's love of a show that NO ONE saw coming.
For our last foray into Steve's Hot Carl, we're presenting perhaps the best of the bunch: All of Me. Directed by Carl Reiner, written by Phil Alden Robinson and Henry Olek, and starring Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Richard Libertini, and Victoria Tennant. It's the last time that Martin and Reiner worked together, but is just possibly their best effot.
Steve Martin and Carl Reiner team up again for the third time in their spoof of classic sci-fi movies. Starring Martin, Kathleen Turner (in only her second feature film!), and David Warner (with an uncredited cameo from Sissy Spacek). It's everything you want from Steve's Hot Carl.
Take 1 Steve Martin, 1 Carl Reiner, add in a ton of old film noir stars in clips from some of their most famous movies, blend it up, and what do you get? Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, a fun experiment of a film from Martin and Reiner to see if they could come up with a new story by inserting Martin into old clips. It not only works, it's funny as hell. Co-starring Rachel Ward, Reni Santoni, and Carl Reiner (in a hysterical send-up of stupid Nazis).
Join your ol' Stepdads as we discuss one of our greatest heroes, John Candy, what we've been watching and what we've been playing over the course of a short February month.
We finish out our Sweet Candy month with one of the best, most down-to-earth romantic comedies: Only the Lonely, written and directed by Chris Columbus. Starring John Candy, Maureen O'Hara as his overbearing mother, and Ally Sheedy as Candy's love interest, Only the Lonely shows just how good John Candy could be and what his amazing acting career could've been, if he hadn't been robbed from us at such a young age.
It's time to take a trip to The Great Outdoors! Written by John Hughes, directed by Howard Deutch, starring John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, and Bart the Bear. It's a fun, down-to-earth comedy about dealing with family.
We kick off February in style, with the start of our Sweet Candy month, focusing on the softer, more down-to-earth side of the late, great John Candy. First up is Summer Rental, directed by Carl Reiner. It's a fun movie pitting Candy against a wonderfully mean Richard Crenna. There's boats and beaches and it's a fun summer!
Pull up a stool and listen to your ol' Stepdads ramble on about the crazy adventures they've been on, the movies and TV shows they've been watching, and what video games they've been playing.
It's time to open your mind and let your imagination run wild, as we cover The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, the near-perfect film from Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Winston Dennis, Charles McKeown, Jack Purvis, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman, and the incredible Oliver Reed! (Oh, and a rather weird cameo from Robin Williams.)
Adventure month continues as we delve into the mundane world of babysitting... unless you're Elizabeth Shue and have a crazy friend Brenda who tries to unsuccessfully run away from home. That's right, it's Adventures in Babysitting, the feature film debut of Chris Columbus, co-starring Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Maia Brewton, Ron Canada, George Newbern, and Vincent D'Onofrio.
Orion Pictures wanted a 'red, white, and blue-collar Bond' in Remo Williams, but budget cuts didn't allow the movie to truly bloom. It's still a rollicking good time, even if you don't think it's as good as it was when you first saw it. Starring Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, J. A. Preston, and Kate Mulgrew.
Welcome to Adventure month! First up the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension! Written by Earl Mac Rauch, directed by W. D. Richter, and starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, Lewis Smith, Christopher Lloyd, Clancy Brown, Vincent Schiavelli, Dan Hedaya, Robert Ito, Pepe Serna, and Carl Lumbly. It's a weird movie that deserved to be seen by so many more people when it debuted.
Pull up a piece of carpet and take a secret sip of beer with your ol' stepdads as we discuss the Christmas movies we've covered this month, along with new TV, movies, and video games we've been playing.
While this is definitely a Christmas movie, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York should not have been made. It's a remake of Home Alone that came out 2 years before, but with worse pacing and less stakes. Written by John Hughes, directed by Chris Columbus, and starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, Brenda Fricker, and Catherine O'Hara.
Well, look at that, it's our 200th episode! We're celebrating by having a Christmas Vacation, courtesy of National Lampoon, John Hughes, and Chevy Chase! Also starring Beverly D'Angelo, Johnny Galecki, Juliette Lewis, Brian Doyle-Murray, Randy Quaid, William Hickey, Mae Questal, Miriam Flynn, Diane Ladd, John Randolph, E.G. Marshall, and Doris Roberts!
Is it a Christmas movie? Not in the conventional sense, but yes, it takes place over Christmas and culminates with a bunch of New Yorkers singing on New Year's Eve: it's the return of the Ghostbusters in the underrated Ghostbusters II! Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, and Peter MacNicol.
These four epic comedies range from the most amazing comedy ever made (It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World) to a fantastic British historical comedy (Those Fantastic Men in their Flying Machines) to a waste of talent (Scavenger Hunt) to the best modern epic comedy, which is saying a lot, since it came out 43 years ago (The Cannonball Run). We'll also discuss movies and tv and video games!
We close out our epic comedies month with the most successful epic comedy (after the perfection of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, of course): The Cannonball Run. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, Adrienne Barbeau, Mel Tillis, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Elam, Jackie Chan, and Jamie Farr having a ton of fun on screen. Written by Brock Yates, who created the actual race the movie is based on and directed by Hal Needham, a stuntman-turned-director.
Today, we cover and overlooked gem that had the best cast of actors, doing their best with a pretty dreadful script.
It's Scavenger Hunt, a wannabe It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, from 1979!
Starring Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Roddy McDowall, Robert Morley, Richard Mulligan, Tony Randall, Dirk Benedict, Willie Aames, Stephanie Faracy, Stephen Furst, Richard Masur and cameos from Meat Loaf, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Vincent Price! Directed by Michael Schultz, who also directed Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Last Dragon!
-or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours and 11 Minutes (for the completists).
For our second epic comedy, we have this fantastic period comedy about the early days of men trying to fly.
Starring Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Alberto Sordi, Robert Morley, Gert Frobe, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Irina Demick, Eric Sykes, Terry-Thomas, Red Skelton, Benny Hill, and Yujiro Ishihara. Written and directed by Ken Annakin. Produced by Daryl F. Zanuck.
Join us as we delve into the greatest, most epic comedy of all time: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, from Stanley Kramer, starring dozens of the greatest comedians of all time: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, and Dorothy Provine. Including an insane amount of cameos and guest stars in the epic 197-minute run time. It's 60 years old, but is still one of the funniest movies ever made.
Pull up a spot on the floor on listen to your old stepdads talk about body horror, the movies and tv shows we've been watching this month, what video games we've been playing, and a special guest (for real this time)!
This isn't your mama's werewolf movie... in fact, it isn't a werewolf movie at all! It's Wolfen, based on the Whitley Streiber novel, directed by Michael Wadleigh, in his only feature film directing foray. Starring Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, and Dick O'Neill.
Strap yourself in for a trippy mindbender from the one and only intensely insane director, Ken Russell. Featuring psychedelic drugs and sensory deprivation tanks, it's the feature film debut of William Hurt and also stars Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, and Charles Haid. The production was so intense, it might have just killed Paddy Chayefsky.
While appearing to be a 'remake' of a beloved 1956 thriller, based on a 1955 novel, but much like the Pod People, there's way more to the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers than what appears on the surface. Starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, and Veronica Cartwright and Directed by Philip Kaufman. It's one of the best movies we've ever covered and deserves to be watched in the Halloween season.
In this episode, we wrap up Bill Pullman Month by talking to Bill Pullman! But really, we discuss his early movies, how much he means to us, and what movies, TV shows, and video games caught our attention during the month.
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For our third Bill Pullman movie, we're covering one of his best performances in one of the weirdest movies we've ever seen: Brain Dead. Also starring Bill Paxton, Bud Cort, Nicholas Pryor, and Patricia Charbonneau. Written by Charles Beaumont 27 years prior and directed by Adam Simon. It's a wild and wacky movie that you have to see to believe.
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Today, we celebrate Friday the 13th by exploring our second Bill Pullman film, and his first leading role: The Serpent and the Rainbow, directed by Wes Craven. It's a weird fever dream of drugs and zombies and voodoo and the political turmoil of Haiti in the mid-'80s. It's a hell of a journey.
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With this episode, we start our most unexpected month, honoring the early movies of one of our favorite actors: Bill Pullman. He's a brilliant comedic talent, and our first Bill Pullman movie proves it. It's Ruthless People, from ZAZ (Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker), the guys who brought you Airplane!, Top Secret!, and The Kentucky Fried Movie. Co-starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, and Helen Slater.
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Join us as we close out another Dog Days of Summer! We reminisce about Oh! Heavenly Dog, K-9, Turner & Hooch, and Top Dog (which we wish we hadn't watched). We also discuss games, movies, and TV shows we've been watching this past month. It's been a great, hot, month, and it officially ended with a cat randomly showing up on the studio's balcony.
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Our last Dog Days of August film is also perhaps the worst film we've ever covered: Top Dog. It was so bad, it killed Chuck Norris's theatrical career. A mish-mash of genres with a tone that jumps around more than a kid in a bouncy castle, it's mostly noted because it came out 9 days after the Oklahoma City bombing... and features a terrorist group attempting to bomb a Unity rally. It's just bad. But the dog is good! Reno is a good boy! And a Briard, which is a breed of dog we didn't know existed.
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Now for perhaps the best dog movie of the month (let's not discuss the ending): Turner & Hooch, starring Tom Hanks, Craig T. Nelson, Reginald VelJohnson, Mare Winningham, and John McIntire. Almost directed by Henry Winkler, but actually directed by Roger Spottiswoode.
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Take the younger brother of a famous comedian trying to make his own name and a police dog that doesn't play by the rules, and you get K-9, the 1989 film starring James Belushi and Rando the German Shepherd as Jerry Lee. It's a mystery that James Belushi needs to solve, and only Jerry Lee can help.
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What happens when you ask Chevy Chase to make a dog movie? You make him a P.I. and kill him off, only to be reborn as BENJI! It's Oh! Heavenly Dog, the weirdest Benji movie ever made. Starring Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif, and Benji! Written and directed by Joe Camp.
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Gather round the campfire with your ol' Stepdads, as we discuss the Blockbuster Bombs, Howard the Duck, Hudson Hawk, and Last Action Hero. We also discuss some great movies we've watched, TV shows we're into, and Video Games we just can't put down. Oh, and Jim has a rant about some words that he LOATHES.
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Regarded as one of the biggest bombs of the '90s, we dive into Last Action Hero, Arnie's first real disappointment in Hollywood. (Yes, we know Red Sonya was a flop, but he was a Hollywood baby at that point.) From John McTiernan and Shane Black, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Anthony Quinn, Charles Dance, F. Murray Abraham, Tom Noonan, Frank McRae, Bridgette Wilson, Mercedes Ruehl, Art Carney, and a ton of cameos.
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What happens when an actor gains too much celebrity? You get Hudson Hawk, a Bruce Willis vehicle that had just a little too much Bruce Willis in control. It's a perfect example of how not saying no to someone can make a movie so so so much worse. It's our second Blockbuster Bomb: Hudson Hawk!
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Howard the Duck was a pet project for George Lucas, who, upon realizing that doing a live-action adaptation with a CGI lead wasn't going to work, lost interest and handed it over to Will Huyck and Gloria Katz, who wrote American Graffiti with Lucas. This was just the beginning of a long mess of a production, leading to one of the biggest Blockbuster Bombs of all time. Starring Lea Thompson, Ed Gale, Chip Zien, Tim Robbins, Jeffrey Jones (ugh), Liz Sagal, Dominique Davalos, Holly Robinson, David Paymer, and the voice of Richard Kiley.
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Grab a stool and sit next to your ol' Stepdads, as we wrap up June Doom III by discussing Independence Day, Mars Attacks, and Armageddon, our '90s apocalypse movies featuring loads of cities being destroyed.
We also discuss our movie picks of the month, which TV shows we'd been watching, and the video games we've been playing.
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It's Armageddon, the popcorniest doom flick ever filmed. Written by 9 different writers, directed by Michael Bay, and starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Will Patton, William Fichtner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Keith David, and soo soo many more! Grab that bucket and turn off your brain as we dive deep into Armageddon!
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What better way to experience the end of the world than through the eyes of Time Burton? It's Mars Attacks! the sci-fi throwback starring Jack Nicholson, Jim Brown, Danny DeVito, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Annette Bening, Glenn Close, Rod Steiger, Pierce Brosnan, Michael J. Fox, Sarah Jessica Parker and so many more!
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Today is our Independence Day! And it's the start of June Doom III: Revenge of the Doom, where we dive into apocalyptic movies. First order of destruction: alien invasion! From Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, Brent Spiner, Adam Baldwin, and about a billion other people.
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We wrap up Classic Connery month by discussing just how fabulous Sean Connery is, the movies and tv shows we've been watching, and the video games we've been playing. Join us for a rollicking good time!
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For our last entry into Classic Connery month, we present The Untouchables, a change in direction for Sean Connery's career. Directed by Brian De Palma, written by David Mamet, and starring Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro.
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It's a monastic murder mystery for our third entry into Classic Connery month. This one, too, is a historical drama. A tale that sounds kind of boring on paper but is phenomenal on screen: The Name of the Rose. Starring Sean Connery, Christian Slater, and F. Murray Abraham. Based on the novel from Umberto Eco. Directed Jean-Jacques Annaud.
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For our second entry into our Classic Connery month, we get another crime thriller: Outland, written and directed by Peter Hyams, starring Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James B. Sikking, and Clarke Peters.
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First up in our Classic Connery month is a movie that you probably haven't seen in a long time: The Great Train Robbery (aka The First Great Train Robbery in the UK). Written and directed by Michael Crichton, based on his novel, starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down.
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Join your Stepdads as we discuss the Other Buddies movies from this month. We also discuss the movies and TV shows we've watched and video games we've played this month.
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It's the last entry into our Other Buddies month is an early entry into the '90s: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, a movie that should've worked better with Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson as the leads, but ultimately falls flat.
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One of the last movies released in the '80s, it's the apogee of '80s action movies, and the second installment of our Other Buddies month: Tango & Cash! Starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell, with no less than four directors, and a writer that refused to put his name on the movie, it's a feature that shouldn't work, but does... so, so well.
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First up for our Other Buddies month is the unlikely duo of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, playing Chicago cops that want to quit and move to the Florida Keys. Directed by Peter Hyams and written by Gary DeVore, it's good cops who do bad things, sometimes.
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We close out our Haterade month with a review of the awful movies we forced ourselves to watch, what movies and TV shows we've been watching, and the video games we've been playing. Let us know what you've been consuming!
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For our last entry into our Haterade month, we explore Jim's second choice: Clerks, the low budget black and white debut film from Kevin Smith! Will Jim still hate it? Give it a listen and find out!
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More than meets the eye! And the eye suffers from the constant barrage of flashing lights and bad music, as we cover The Transformers: The Movie. It was The Transformers TV show, but on the big screen! It had rock and roll music! The Transformers swore! The Transformers died! It all added up to a lot of boring nonsense.
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There can be only one! Unless it's Highlander, then there's a bunch of movies, TV shows, and animated media, and... they're all terrible. It's the second week of our Haterade month and Adam really, really hates Highlander. Listen to see if he's totally wrong or can sway you away from liking an incredibly stupid movie.
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Welcome to Haterade month! First up, a movie that Jim hated in the theater, in 1985, and a movie that Adam learned to hate from watching it for this episode. It's Explorers, showcasing the wasted talents of Joe Dante, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, and Ethan Hawke. Well, Ethan Hawke is perfect for this movie.
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We're at the end of our First Loves month, so join your stepdads as we discuss The Six Million Dollar Man, Quantum Leap (the original series and the newer one), Stephen King, what movies and TV shows you should check out, and fun new video games to play.
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In our third installment of First Loves, we're chatting about the writer that made Jim and Adam voracious readers, the master of horror, description, and word count: Stephen King!
We cover his books from the '70s and '80s and the many, many adaptations of his work.
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Take a leap with us back to 1989, as we join Sam Beckett try to get home with the help of his hologram best friend, Al Calavicci. Quantum Leap, created by Donald P. Bellisario, starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
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For our first episode in our First Loves series, we're exploring the first show that made Jim fall in love with TV: The Six Million Dollar Man! Starring Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Martin E. Brooks, Darren McGavin, Allen Oppenheimer, and Martin Balsam! Based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin.
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Franchises are great ways to delve into the universe of a good movie... until the movies start getting BAD. Join us as we discuss the best of the bunch: Alien, First Blood, and The Terminator! Along with what we've been watching and playing and our recommendations for the month.
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James Cameron is a franchise machine! Join us as we explore The Terminator, the first in the long running Terminator franchise. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, and Lance Henriksen.
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They drew first blood! Despite the ridiculousness that the Rambo franchise became, First Blood is one of the best movies of the '80s and is possibly Sylvester Stallone's finest acting of his career. It's First Blood, directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Sylvester Stallone, Brian Dennehy, and Richard Crenna.
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We've had a lot of fun the last year covering all things Gen X. We hope you have too! Listen to this supercut of us not knowing how to speak properly.
Thanks for listening!
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The Alien franchise has not only produced movies, comics books, books, and video games, it made the alien a cultural icon. Join us as we explore Alien, the one that started it all, from the brilliant mind of Ridley Scott and the birth of a new hero: Sigourney Weaver. Just remember: in space no one can hear you scream.
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It's our 150th episode! It just happens to fall at the end of the year, so your ol' Stepdads are going to chat about their favorite movies, TV shows, and video games of the year.
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It wasn't the first home gaming console, and it might not have been the best, but it was by far the most popular console before the Video Game Crash in 1983. Join us as we dive into the history and impact of the Atari 2600 Video Computer System!
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It allowed you to listen to any song on an album at any time, and if taken care of correctly, would last forever, unlike a cassette. Join us as we explore the origins of the CD.
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It was a revolution in independence, allowing you to remove the shackles of the radio and listen to what YOU wanted: join us as we dive into one of the greatest Tech Toys of the '80s, the Walkman from Sony.
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It's the piece of technology that was better than any other format when it was released, but it never really caught on with the majority of the public: follow the journey of the LaserDisc! (Also known as DiscoVision!)
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Crack open that Bud Light and join your surrogate stepdads as they discuss their favorite Hitchcockian comedies and what new movies, TV shows, and video games they've been enjoying!
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Do you know everything about your significant other? Are they hiding any deep, dark secrets? Could they be... an axe murderer? (I mean, probably not.) Tomorrow, we dive into the Mike Myers' comedy that didn't perform as well as it should've: So I Married an Axe Murder. Written by Robbie Fox (with uncredited re-writes from Mike Myers and Neil Mullarkey). Directed by Tommy Schlamme. Starring Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Anthony LaPaglia, Amanda Plummer and a huge cameo cast.
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Have you ever wanted to kill someone? A friend? A family member? Maybe... throw them from a train? Join us as we explore the Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito (with a dash of the amazing Anne Ramsey) Hitchcockian comedy, Throw Momma From the Train. Written by Stu Silver. Directed by Danny DeVito.
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Today, we cover the love letter to Alfred Hitchcock, Foul Play, written and directed by Colin Higgins, starring Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Eugene Roche, and many, many more.
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Today, we discuss our favorite '90s horror movies, along with new TV, movies, and video games we're playing. Give it a listen!
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Today we cover the '90s horror movie that gave new life to the genre: Scream! Written by Kevin Williamson, directed by Wes Craven, and starring Drew Barrymore, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowen, and Jamie Kennedy.
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In this episode we explore the Candyman urban legend, as brought to you by Bernard Rose in 1992, starring Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen, based on the novella, The Forbidden by Clive Barker.
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What if you couldn't touch the ground? What if you wanted to play a grown up version of the ground is lava? What if you threw in Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, and Finn Carter? You'd get Tremors, the little movie that could (and spawned six sequels).
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Crack open that Shotz, pull up a folding chair, and join your Stepdads as we discuss movie musicals, movies, tv shows, and video games!
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The best-selling musical movie of all-time (until recently), join us as we explore the phenomenon that is the musical, Grease! Starring Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta, and Stockard Channing (along with a ton of folks who were well past their high school years).
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It's the Beatles movie that didn't have the Beatles in it, but instead, Peter Frampton and The Bee Gees. It's a weird cult masterpiece that needs more attention. It's got Earth Wind & Fire, and Steve Martin, and Alice Cooper, and Aerosmith, and George Burns, and Stargard, and just about everyone that was even somewhat popular in the late '70s. This may be the most Gen X movie ever made.
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It started as a way to cash in on the Roller Disco craze, but no one told them that NO ONE WANTED A ROLLER DISCO MOVIE. It is more than that, and the soundtrack is BANGING, by ELO and Olivia Newton-John. Join us as we explore the fantasy musical, Xanadu!
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Based on the hit Broadway play, which is a retelling of an American classic, you'll be scratching your head, wondering what happened to the movie adaptation of The Wiz. Directed by Sidney Lumet, with Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, and Richard Pryor, with music supervised by Quincy Jones and Luther Vandross, what happened to this movie? We explore the many missteps as we cover The Wiz!
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Crack open that SunnyD Vodka Seltzer and join us as we discuss... SunnyD Vodka Seltzer, Gene Hackman, new movies, video games, and TV shows!
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For the last film during our Gene Hackmonth, we dive into the sordid history of the South, and the people who are trying to ensure equality for everyone.
Mississippi Burning stars Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, and Frances McDormand, with appearances from Michael Rooker, Brad Dourif, Darius McCrary, Stephen Tobolowsky, Pruitt Taylor Vince, R. Lee Ermey, and the debuts of Kevin Dunn and Tobin Bell.
Directed by Alan Parker.
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In this episode, we cover one of the greatest movies of all time (and perhaps Francis Ford Coppola's best film [yes, we said it]), The Conversation. It's our second movie during our Gene Hackmonth and perhaps Hackman's greatest performance. Written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola between The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, it's a genius character study into the paranoia and regret of a man who is at the top of his game.
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See the birth of the cinema verite style with William Friedkin's The French Connection, based on the true story of New York detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, and how they brought down a decades old heroin smuggling ring. Gene Hackman plays Popeye Doyle and Roy Scheider plays his partner, Cloudy.
It's our first episode of Gene Hackmonth! Join us!
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Join us as we chat about the great '70s Stoner Sci-Fi flicks, along with new TV shows, movies, and video games.
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Lace up those skates. Grab the back of that motorcycle. Punch the opponent with the ball with your spiked glove. Score.
Join us as we explore the most violent sport ever conceived: Rollerball!
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It's your birthday tomorrow. You're turning 30. You're scheduled to visit the Carrousel and be 'reborn'. You suspect that being 'reborn' is a sham. What do you do?
YOU RUN.
Welcome to '70s Stoner Sci-Fi month.
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What happens when you make a movie while heavily on drugs? You get the opposite of the Sean Connery James Bond and lots of half-naked immortals who just want to die. Confused? So is everyone else!
'70s Stoner SciFi Month starts now, with Zardoz!
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Join us as we discuss nukes, cannibalism, asteroids, and more nukes (duck and cover drills, anyone?)! We also discuss video games, TV, and movies, to round out the month.
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Would you like to play a game? Join us as we explore the home of the WOPR: WarGames! It's the end of the world as we know it, and WOPR wants to play a game. Starring Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Barry Corbin, Dabney Coleman, John Spencer, and a very, very young Michael Madsen.
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Look up and what do you see? A giant meteor coming to get me! But not if Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Martin Landau, Brian Keith, and Joe Campanella have anything to say about it. Join us as we explore the end of the '70s disaster movie era with Meteor!
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It's 2022. The planet is overpopulated. The heat is unbearable. Food is scarce. How do you feed the world? Welcome to Soylent Green. A warning for the future. From 1973.
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We explore the massive television event of the '80s, the TV movie that everyone remembers as being a miniseries (it wasn't): The Day After, the most realistic nuclear annihilation film, up to that point.
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We discuss all things Star Wars! The original trilogy! The prequel trilogy! The sequel trilogy! All of it! Plus all the things we've been watching and playing for the month. Crack open a Schlitz and join us!
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The original trilogy wraps up with daring rescue attempts, broken love triangles, and a boy just needing to talk to his dad. Join us as we cover Return of the Jedi!
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It was a long three years for more Star Wars, but George Lucas and his talented cast and crew delivered with a bigger and more emotional second installment. Join us as we explore the creation of The Empire Strikes Back!
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Join us as we explore the origins of the film that started the insane craze that is the Star Wars universe.
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Join us as we discuss Richard Matheson, new TV, movies, and video games, as your surrogate Stepdads guzzle beers and burp real loud*.
*Disclaimer: we don't actually do this.
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It's the movie you thought you hated but haven't seen in a long time (and is better than you remember), starring Dan Aykroyd, Gene Hackman, Dom DeLuise, and Nancy Travis: it's Loose Cannons!
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Considered the Grandfather of the X Files, join us as we explore the insanely popular 1972 TV movie, The Night Stalker, starring Darren McGavin!
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Based on the Richard Matheson novel, I Am Legend, The Omega Man is the most '70s Charlton Heston movie, ever.
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Be careful what you wish for, as we discuss Steve Martin, Martin Short, what movies we're watching, what TV is blowing us away, and what video games are garnering our attention.
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We continue our loving tribute to our Steve Martin Short month with their latest venture, Only Murders in the Building!
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Today we explore the first collaboration (of many) between Steve Martin and Martin Short. It's a tale of silent movie stars and Mexican gangs and an invisible swordsman and a talking turtle. It's Three Amigos!
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Join us as we dive into 'The Jerk', the stellar breakout for Steve Martin, during our Steve Martin Short Month!
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Join us as we explore the origins of SCTV and the impact that Martin Short made in the sketch comedy world, for the start of our Steve Martin Short Month!
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What happens when you can't keep it in your pants? Glenn Close boils your bunny. Join us as we explore the terrifying world of Fatal Attraction.
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Join us as we do a deep dive into our sordid love lives, chat about some great TV shows, some not-so-great movies, and the hubbub about Hogwarts Legacy.
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Harrison Ford in an understated performance, proving he's not just an action movie star. Lies, deceit, judges, murder charges, Bonnie Bedelia! This movie has everything!
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Love hurts. Especially when you're an attractive jazz radio DJ in Carmel-by-the-Sea. This is Clint Eastwood's directorial debut. We compare him to Hitchcock. That's pretty awesome for a first effort. Whatever happened this to this Eastwood kid, anyway?
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To close out our Not-So-Terrible 2s month, we cover one of the best sequels ever made: Lethal Weapon 2!
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Another great sequel! Danny Glover is badass. Bill Paxton is awesome. Ruben Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, and so much more! We don't need no Arnie for a good sequel!
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IT'S OUR 100TH EPISODE
Listen to your surrogate Stepdads talk about the history of the show, the things we missed in Gremlins 2, and the future!
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Sequels are usually a disappointment, but when they hit, they're phenomenal. Join us as we explore Gremlins 2: The New Batch, the sequel to end all sequels.
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Join us as we discuss the year's past movies, tv shows, and video games!
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Join us as we let your imaginations run wild and deconstruct the history of Lego!
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Yo Joe! Join us as we explore the Real American Hero, G.I. Joe, from it's early giant foot-tall origins to it's smaller insanely popular incarnation in the '80s.
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It's Nerf or Nothin'! as we cover the toy that allowed you to play ball inside! Before creating more and more realistic dart shooting guns. A lot has changed since Nerf created the 4-inch ball that wouldn't hurt if someone threw it at your face.
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Grab your Redline Custom Camaro and a piece of orange track and race us!
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Bear with us as we work off the 8 pounds of turkey, mashed potatoes, and beer we drank yesterday.
STEPDADS!!!
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It's the ultimate who's zoomin' who movie, The Thing! Greatly misunderstood and way ahead of its time, take a ride with us down to the Antarctic as we try and figure out which one of us is infected.
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Join Arnie and over 40 drafts of screenplays as we explore the ultimate '80s movie: Total Recall!
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Who's zoomin' who? In this case, it's aliens and everyone on the planet is getting zoomed. Join us as we explore John Carpenter's classic: They Live!
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Join your surrogate stepdads as we discuss movies, TV, video games, and books. Yes, we even talk about books!
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Prepare for the Gen X Files to enter your dreams as we explore the original horror classic, Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street!
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"Hi, I'm Chucky. Wanna play?" Join us as we explore the movie that started the Chucky craze: Child's Play!
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Welcome to Spooktober! Today we're going to cover the original Hellraiser to prepare for the remake dropping today!
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Pull a chair to the adult table and join your Stepdads on a whirlwind discussion of movies, TV, video games, and John Cusack.
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We absolutely love this movie. One Crazy Summer is a great movie to make you feel better and forget about the weirdness of the world.
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John Cusack, Wendy Gazelle, Robert Loggia, Keith David, Steve Lisberger, Pierre David... what could possibly go wrong making this movie? A lot, it would seem.
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Mix a music video director, two up-and-coming young stars, and a ton of musicians and what do you get?
TAPEHEADS
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Sometimes, we're all 'Better Off Dead'. Join us as we start our Cusack-y month with the first collaboration between Savage Steve Holland and John Cusack.
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Join us as we delve into the incredible Rankin/Bass feature film: Mad Monster Party?! Is it a Party? We'll find out!
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Grab a cold one and cozy up with your surrogate stepdads as we discuss our favorite weirdo movies, video games, and tv shows!
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What do Truman Capote, David Niven, Peter Falk, Eileen Brennan, Maggie Smith, Peter Sellers, James Coco, James Cromwell, Elsa Lanchester, and Richard Narita have in common? They were all in Neil Simon's murder mystery spoof: Murder By Death!
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Join us for a Weirdo Genre Flick, and perhaps the weirdest musical every made: Bugsy Malone!
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Lace up those boxing gloves and join us as we explore Sylvester Stallone taking on the USSR in Rocky IV!
'Merica F' Yeah!
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Pop open that Zodiac beer and sit down with your surrogate stepdads as we chat about video games, tv, movies, and being in Russia during the Cold War.
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Live out all of your foreign invasion, guerrilla tactics dreams as you repel the enemy with Red Dawn!
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It's the Highway to the Danger Zone, as we cover the speediest 'MERICA F' YEAH! movie: Top Gun.
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Watch how John James Rambo transforms from a stressed-out Vet to a POW-releasing killing machine!
'MERICA F YEAH!
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Join your surrogate stepdads as we discuss current film, tv, movies, and video games!
Oh, and the end of the world, too.
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Join us for our third installment into June Doom with Big Trouble in Little China!
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Continuing our June Doom is The Golden Child, the movie that changed Eddie Murphy's career.
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Welcome to June Doom! First up is a great cult classic: Night of the Comet!
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Do you remember the first time you saw Star Wars? Join us as we discuss Star Wars, new movies, video games, and tv shows!
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This episode, we cover the best of the Star Wars rip-offs (albeit an intentional rip-off): Spaceballs!
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This week, we cover the best of the Star Wars cash-ins: Battle Beyond the Stars!
From Roger Corman, the king of the B movies, comes an action-adventure that is better than it has any right to be.
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Maybe not the first, maybe not the best, but definitely the worst Star Wars rip-off movie. Welcome to 'May the Farce Be With You' as we cover the worst (and best) attempts to cash-in on the incredible success of Star Wars.
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Join this open conversation on all of the other game shows we love but haven't discussed.
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What's it like to be on a game show? How easy is it to get selected to be a contestant? Listen to this episode for some insider information.
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Join the celebrity party with your host, Gene Rayburn, and us, Jim and Adam, as we cover the best part of your day: Match Game!
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Come on down! as we delve into the history of America's Favorite Game Show, The Price is Right!
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What is the smartest game show on television? JEOPARDY! Join us as we explore the history of the premier answer-and-question game show!
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Slowly stir that 7 & 7 and join us as we discuss our favorite aspects of growing up in the glory days of animation.
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Join us as we explore the life and creations of Matt Groening!
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This episode covers the master of animated sight gags, colorful characters, and a duck, Chuck Jones. We explore his life and career and what made him so darn good at his job.
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Join us as we explore the life and career of Charles M. Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip!
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Join us for another stepdad show that delves into the standup of Eddie Murphy, our reaction to the Oscar nominations, and just about everything else that's going on in the world of entertainment.
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Join us as we explore Eddie Murphy's 2nd film: Trading Places! With Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ralph Bellamy, and Don Ameche.
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Join us as we explore Eddie Murphy's first film role as Reggie Hammond in 48 Hrs.!
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Join us as we explore the origins of Eddie Murphy's rise to stardom, starting with him getting on SNL (and saving it from cancellation) at the tender age of 19.
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Join us for our 50th episode spectacular, where we talk about our favorite things from last year, other awesome P.I.s, and a special preview of our upcoming shows!
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We delve into the tropical world of the greatest private detective of the '80s, Magnum, p.i.!
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Join us as we explore the greatest '70s PI of all time: Jim Rockford. The Rockford Files starred James Garner and ran for 6 seasons between 1974 and 1980, before coming back for 8 TV movies in the late '90s. The Gen X Files takes a dive into the creation and production of the iconic detective show.
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Join us as we delve into Columbo! No, not like that. In a safe way. Columbo was the shrewdest, most analytical detective on the LA police force. Celebrate Peter Falk and his statue in Budapest!
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How was your 2021?
Like most of us, our 2021 wasn't great, but we had a ton of fun entertainments to distract us. Join us as we explore our favorite movies, tv shows, and video games from 2021.
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The question isn't, is Die Hard the a Christmas movie, it's, is it the GREATEST Christmas movie?
Join us as we delve into the creation of Die Hard!
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What's your favorite Christmas story? Does it involve someone throwing a turkey out a window? Traveling 1,000 miles to realize that your family went on vacation without you?
Join us as we have a drink and chat about our favorite tales of Christmas Past.
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Who's getting too old for this? Not us, as we explore the best buddy cop action ever produced, Lethal Weapon. And it's set during Christmas!
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Repeat after me: they hate light (especially sunlight, it might kill them), they can't get wet, and most importantly, they can't be fed after midnight.
Which means they eat... when? WHEN? When does it stop being AFTER MIDNIGHT?
Join us as we explore one of the greatest horror Christmas movies ever, Gremlins!
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What's your favorite Thanksgiving story?
Join us as we chat about our favorite Thanksgivings from yesteryear.
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The greatest Thanksgiving movie also happens to be an incredible road trip movie.
Join us as we explore Planes, Trains and Automobiles, starring Steve Martin and John Candy!
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What's that one Thanksgiving show you watch every year? A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, of course! Join us as we explore the origins and impact of the most endearing Thanksgiving tradition.
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Isn't Home Alone a Christmas movie? Why are we covering it during Thanksgiving? It came out right before Thanksgiving and a LOT of people went and saw it at that time.
Join us as we dive deep into the creation of Home Alone!
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What better way to celebrate Halloween than with the movie named after the spooky holiday? Join us as we dive into the creation and production of John Carpenter's Halloween!
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Have you ever heard any bumps in the night? Any weird figures hanging out where they shouldn't be? Grab a cocktail and huddle with us around the campfire as we explore some pretty spooky stories from our younger years.
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What's your favorite day of the year? Friday the 13th just happens to be one of ours. Join us as we explore the origins of Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th!
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What's that sound? It's Leatherface, doing the dance of death with his chainsaw! Join us as we explore the creation of the cannibal classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
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They're coming to get you, Barbara! Witness the birth of the modern zombie with our dive into the granddaddy of horror movies: The Night of the Living Dead!
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Bullies, teachers, and food fights, OH MY! Join us as we discuss our favorite school stories from yesteryear. Crack open that Schlitz and guzzle one in the parking lot!
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Today we explore the criminally underrated high school throwdown, Three O'Clock High!
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From Amy Heckerling and Cameron Crowe, we cover the seminal '80s high school classic: Fast Times at Ridgemont High!
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Did you ever spend the weekend with your friends to go look at a dead body? Join us as we explore the Rob Reiner movie, based on the Stephen King novella, The Body: Stand By Me!
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Join your surrogate stepdads for a discussion of our favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons!
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Discover the origins of Scooby and the gang as we cover the original Scooby Doo mysteries: Scooby Doo, Where Are You!
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St. Bernard's are some of the nicest pups... unless you're bitten by a bat with rabies! Join us as we explore Cujo, the fantastic adaptation of the Stephen King novel!
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Have you ever seen the sweetest movie ever made? Join us as we dive into Benji, one of the most successful independent productions ever made!
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Crack up that Hamm's and jaw with us about our two favorite creators: George Lucas and Steven Spielberg!
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Join us as we explore the movie that spawned modern-day galeophobia, Jaws!
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Grab that whip and fedora and take an adventure with us as we explore Raiders of the Lost Ark!
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If you find a weird alien that looks like a dog (sort of), you may have found E.T. the Extraterrestial!
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Join us as we're blasted with cold air into the 25th century! We get to meet Buck and Twiki and Colonel Wilma Deering!
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Join us for our first Stepdads show as we discuss growing up as a Gen Xer!
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In this episode we explore the device that changed home entertainment, forever: the VCR!
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Join Axl Foley and his band of merry police officers in the movie that solidified the genius that is Eddie Murphy: Beverly Hills Cop!
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Who you gonna call? Jim and Adam to give you all the history and impact of Ghostbusters!
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Join us as we return from our vacation only to be subject to some of the greatest Disaster Movies the '70s and '80s had to offer: Airport, Earthquake, The Poseidon Adventure, and more!
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BANG YOUR HEAD
This episode is all about '80s Metal!
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His acting ushered in a new era. Join us as we explore the life and times of Robert De Niro.
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Sure there were video game systems before, but the NES made home gaming an obsession.
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Take a cruise with us, on the Love Boat!
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Today we cover the Queen of Comedy: Carol Burnett and her amazing sketch show, The Carol Burnett Show!
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Don those shades and pastel suits with rolled up cuffs as we delve into the creation and joy of Miami Vice!
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