Travoltas and Tribulations: Recent Episodes
Amy n' Davey!
Do we remember this one? Ehhh...not really. It's 2004's Basic!
Ramblings include: "Well, actually", Davey's increasing fame, a personal apology to Terry Crews, "poser", I did eat that persimmon btw, two well-kept swimming pools
CW: bug infestations, being bullied
Why were 2000's action movies so teal and orange? It's terrible!
Ramblings include: Social security talk with Devon!, the trolley problem, Good Davey vs Evil Amy, 8th grade DC field trips
CW: mentions of 9/11, terrorism, anti-middle east sentiments
It's a fart of a film, gang. Just an absolute dusty stinker we got here.
CW: murder, being a dick to a child, stabbing, kidnapping, miscarriage
Ramblings include: Ass-film, Vince Vaughn: Human Monster, crowbar vs chair, John's really very quite good ideas, kidnapping 101, ancient de-boning techniques, Bruce Willis
This episode has it all! Peak-a-boo, fame, and fortune. Can you hang with the cool kids?
Ramblings include: Jason's great and we love him so so much, "fuckin' nerd" (lovingly), Amy's lying through their teeth, WEEWOO WEEWOO, is there actually a difference between true story and real event?
CW: bad sex jokes, murder? murder
We really thought were going to have a blast with this one, we really did. It's 2001's flop Battlefield Earth!
Ramblings include: Jason has a very good mic, a $40 investment, mini golf, blow the dome, info dumping, "10 fuckin' million", Jason basically does our jobs in this one
CW: Scientology, eugenics
Were Amy n' Davey able to make an episode longer than the 60 minute film they watched? No, they weren't. It's 1998's Our Friend, Martin
CW: racism, sexism, assassination
Ramblings include: "Loo-buh", the letter B, it was more like 5 breaths than 3, muscular babies, We're Back
This is where a little snippet about our general feelings about the film goes but we barely remembered this one, or talked about it. It's 1999's General's Daughter!
CW: sexual assault, violence against women, murder
Ramblings include: where we have been, interviewing for MLMs, Davey cashing in on his new found fame, kittens, "Hello, Mr. President!?", saying Burger King a lot, Davey's glorious legacy, Disney's deadly drinking glasses, Exciting Opportunities!
Amy n' Davey try to understand the rave reviews for 1998's Primary Colors!
Ramblings include: white houses, explaining a joke, a likable dipshit, Davey's really cool and super effective marathon training methods, poking, forgetting that you're being recorded
CW: sexual harassment and assault, death by suicide, statutory rape
Y'know what? I can't think of a funny, quippy thing to introduce this film with. It was boring, brutal, and far too long. It's 1998's Thin Red Line!
Ramblings include: Amy projecting onto Davey, one more button, twirling, 5 o'clock shadow, "Marines the water...", Amy's no good very bad day
CW: war, death, suicide
Amy n' Davey try and fail to discuss 1998's flop A Civil Action.
Special guest: Amy's wheezing laugh
Ramblings include: Trabolbas!, plaintiff was the correct word FYI, John C. Reilly tearin' it up, a startling confession, civil suits: the nice clothes, $22
CW: child death, cancer, drug use
Look! Up in the sky! It's a dramedy! It's a romcom! No! It's 1997's She's So Lovely!
Buckle in, boys, we have an extra strong CW for this one.
CW: sexual and physical assault, attempted suicide, drug/alcohol abuse. drinking while pregnant, gun violence
Ramblings include: Davey's high, Nancy Drew and her best friends the Hardy Boys, a confusing reference to 'mallows (ok, I was trying to say maybe they should have worked on this film a bit more before sending it out but whatever)
Amy n' Davey invite their only friend Ben back to witness the greatest movie of all time: Face/Off
Ramblings include: fake Travolta, ignoring Davey trying to end the show, Steven Segal, idk if they actually cried for hours, slap vs smack, John Woo is fascinating, assbergs
CW: sexual assault, surgery, sort of incest(?), dead children, neglect
Amy n' Davey get some really super good, just terrific commentary on society from 1997's flop Mad City
Ramblings include: cookie voice, mouth sounds, finding your center, Amy's Celebrity Hate Corner, uggos, hooded falcons
CW: death by suicide, hostage situations, using someone's personal tragedy to your own benefit
Did Amy n' Davey do it? Did they actually manage to find a film that's worse than Devil's Rain!? Well you'll just have to listen to the episode, wontcha?
Ramblings include: Being fathers, nukes ahoy!, the anticipation of another table, the Naked Gun
CW: nukes, mentions of Hitler
Amy n' Davey are back at again with their buddy John! It's 1996's hit: Phenomenon!
Is it good?
Eh.
Is it bad?
Not really.
Is it earnest?
Oh baby, yes.
Ramblings include: Rosie time!, eating spiders, the most athletic language, Sean Penn's very real life of crime, very milk
CW: death, tumors, surgery, horrifying medical practices, domestic abuse, attempted murder
It's the 20th episode spectacular! Amy n' Davey host special guest and angel expert Ben Fosselman. It's 1996's slog of a film, Michael!
Ramblings include: Ben's superior mic, finding anime in the woods and becoming a man, things being almost funny (like this podcast), Roger Rabbit
CW: alcoholism, animal death, drugs, you can google the Omegaverse
Amy n' Davey have done it! They've finally done it, y'all. It's a movie they both ENJOYED and RECOMMEND (with no caveats either!). It's 1995's hit Get Shorty!
Ramblings include: coat policy, strawberry drinks, Amy nails a summary, the awe inspiring power of minivans, the superiority of Thor Ragnarok, Danny Devito: the human bullet
CW: physical assault, racism, breaking and entering
What? A movie both hosts are engaged in? We're focused, we're listening...we're centered. It's Pulp Fiction ('94) everybody!
Ramblings include: really good GIFs, a really fun guessing game, explaining a joke 2 Davey, a very enthusiastic Burger Watch!, Danny Devito being a quick little guy
CW: sexual assault, drug abuse, overdose, gun violence, lots of shouting...sorry
Amy n' Davey are pleasantly surprised by 1993's flop 'Look Who's Talking Now.'
Ramblings include: "Doggy executioner", Davey's love for a man in a sports jacket, what makes a Christmas movie, a really good synopsis of 'A Christmas Prince', BINGO, Santa shoving children into a chimney
CW: 90's brand of casual racism and transphobia, cheating
Amy and Davey crawl their way 1991's Eyes of an Angel! There are no angels in this film.
Ramblings include: one hundred American dollars, Davey not understanding what being in the closet means and totally misses all the bad jokes and Amy doesn't bother clarifying or explaining it to him, bananas, calling parents' by their first name, don't google knotting
CW: drug overdose, alcoholism, animal abuse, dog fighting, bad parenting
In this week's belated episode, Davey nudges along a yawning Amy into watching 1991's most forgettable film: Shout. There is no shouting in this movie.
Ramblings include: Good Boys, what is a Boys' Home?, Davey's impeccable memory, Amy accidentally digging themselves into a hole (or, more fittingly, a ditch), Amy desperately wishing that the inevitable marching of time would flippin' speed it along
CW: mentions of suicide, hints of child abuse, racism, murder, meaningless hard manual labor, underage drinking
Amy n' Davey grit their teeth and force themselves to watch the creatively titled sequel: Look Who's Talking Too.
Ramblings include: shit talking doctors, eupha...eu...eeuupha...mizz..mms, Davey's dark origins, Arthur's shaking fist, airhorns, Mike fandom corner, Davey accidentally digging himself into a hole, the Reagan administration
CW: sex, c sections, doctors not listening to their AFAB patients, open wounds, surgery, really gross sex jokes being relayed by literal babies
Amy n' Davey get very uncomfortable watching the wonders of conception, birth, and childhood in 1989's smash hit: Look Who's Talking!
Rambling's include: "NO!", uncomfortable unhappy sounds from the hosts, being very disappointed in the lead actress, other movies
CW: Eating disorders, mentions of abortion, cheating
Amy n' Davey barely get through their viewing of 1989's the Experts!
CW: the Cold War, uh...sex?
Ramblings include: "culturally", drooling, being very tired, origins of Children of the Corn, everything's a tongue twister in this one
Note from Davey: I don't mind Amy ribbing me for drooling. It's cool gang. It's how we roll.
Amy n' Davey trudge on through 1985's flop: Perfect! Sit on down and listen to our sanities slowly wax away :)
Ramblings include: lying to children, reading stage directions out loud, that's no moon-that's that one guys balls, really awful pillow talk. seriously, just the worst. Davey's incredible editing, Amy's infatuation with Jamie Lee Curtis
CW: disordered eating, mentions of miscarriage, cheating, slut shaming
Amy n' Davey crash head first into 1983's flop Two of a Kind!
Ramblings include: the Cult of Jarrell, "fog makers", God being a bitch, parrots, Dog Talk!, saying hearsay when you actually meant speculation, the phrase "make love"
CW: uh, death I guess?
Amy and Davey get their groove back with their review of 1983's Stayin' Alive!
Ramblings include: stallions, loose cannons, respecting your womanhood, the shithole that was 1980s Time Square, STRUT!
CW: cheating
Amy and Davey go on an emotional rollercoaster with 1981's Blowout!
Ramblings include: hating fun, super dependable Jeeps, "assashanayshun attempt"
CW: murder of sex workers, attempted assault
Yeeeehaww! Amy and Davey go full country reviewing the 1980 flick Urban Cowboy!
Ramblings include: self-sabotaging bodies, indulgence on the lord's day, staring, Davey's incredible insight, the quaint small town of Houston, caterpillars
CW: physical assault, alcohol abuse
Amy and Davey check out the 1978 flop 'Moment by Moment.'
And boy, were there a lot of moments in this one!
Ramblings include: ruining parties, the angel of death, hating a bad metaphor, becoming very self-conscious and looking up what a metaphor is, literally anything other than Moment by Moment
CW: mentions of roofies, large age gap in a romantic relationship, mentions of incest
Note: Amy does actually have OCD and wasn't just saying that
Amy and Davey groovy on into Grease!
CW: fatphobia, roofies, mentions of the KKK, attempted assault
Ramblings include: our general disdain for this film, slumber parties, Muhammad Ali, very old teenagers, like, incredibly old. old as balls.
Amy and Davey dive into 1977's smash hit** Saturday Night Fever!
CW: sexual assault, homophobia, racism, drug and alcohol abuse, misogyny...it's a rough one, gang
Ramblings include: Sissy Spacek's illustrious career, "discotheque", other movies that came out in 1977 because we really needed to pad this baby out, priestly brother fathers.
**it actually was a smash hit
Amy and Davey get serious with Carrie!
But for real.
We're going to strongly recommend checking out the CWs before popping this episode on.
CW: physical and verbal abuse, abuse dynamics, sexual assault, Very Bad™ first periods, blood (in general), drunk driving
Ramblings include: disco, realizing you've been out of your teens for over a decade mid-conversation and no long know what constitutes a prom dress any more, forgetting characters names, pieces of shit, making sure you understand that this movie takes place in the 70s, smoochin'
Davey and Amy explore the smash hit Boy in the Plastic Bubble!**
Ramblings include: Devil's Rain, the Ford Pinto, getting distracted by poor note taking, John Travolta's eyes
CW: Gross age gap, mentions of cancer
We do some cussin'.
**It was not a smash hit