Blast Zone

Today(land) on the pod we're talking about Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, and George Clooney's infamous love letter to Walt Disney, futurism, and those scolding news reports that were telling you to use paper straws around the time this movie came out. It's TOMORROWLAND! TOMORROWLANDDIRECTED BY: Brad Bird RELEASED: May 22, 2015STARRING: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Hugh Laurie BUDGET: $190M BOX OFFICE: $209M ESTIMATED LOSS: $150M NEXT EPISODE: We're getting our noir on with our first ever Coen Brothers movie! It's 1990's MILLER'S CROSSING0:00 Intro 2:53 Show & tell8:10 This week's movie

We're joined by (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island's bizarre and beloved debut movie, 2007's HOT ROD. HOT RODDIRECTED BY: Akiva SchafferRELEASED: August 3, 2007STARRING: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Ian McShane, Sissy SpacekBUDGET: $25M BOX OFFICE: $14.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M NEXT EPISODE: We're going to the future with George Clooney or something. IDK I never saw it. It's TOMORROWLAND. 0:00 Intro 4:52 Show & tell11:34 This week's movie

The first and last movie Stephen King ever directed, it's 1986's MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. Did he give up directing because he nailed it so perfectly the first time? No. No he didn't. MAXIMUM OVERDRIVEDIRECTED BY: Stephen King RELEASED: July 25, 1986STARRING: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Christopher Murney BUDGET: $9MBOX OFFICE: $7.4MESTIMATED LOSS: $5M NEXT EPISODE: We're joined by friend of the show (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island's first foray into movies, HOT ROD0:00 Intro 2:44 Show & tell7:56 This week's movie

We've had four FANTASTIC FOUR movies so far and none of them could be described as fantastic. We dive deep into the 2015 Josh Trank grimdark reboot of the franchise this week. FANTASTIC FOURDIRECTED BY: Josh TrankRELEASED: August 7, 2015STARRING: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. CatheyBUDGET: $120MBOX OFFICE: $167.9M ESTIMATED LOSS: $80M Early Teaserhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BVs-KCSiAQuizno's "Put It In Me" Commercialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LQpRQh2KSQNEXT EPISODE: We're getting real silly in an extremely 1980's fashion with Stephen King's directorial debut (and finale) MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE.0:00 Intro 2:46 Show & tell7:26 This week's movie

We are the law (when it comes to movies that bombed). Finally, a genuinely good movie! It's 2012's DREDDDREDDRELEASED: September 21, 2012DIRECTED BY: Pete TravisSTARRING: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood HarrisBUDGET: $45M BOX OFFICE: $41.5MESTIMATED LOSS: $25MNEXT EPISODE: Let's dig in to a fantastic piece of garbage with 2015's FANTASTIC FOUR0:00 Intro 2:58 Show & tell6:37 This week's movie

We're pretty sure Jake Gyllenhaal would like you to forget about this movie, but that's not our problem. It's 2001's BUBBLE BOYBUBBLE BOYRELEASED: August 24, 2001DIRECTED BY: Blair HayesSTARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal, Marley Shelton, Swoosie Kurtz, John Carroll Lynch, Danny TrejoBUDGET: $13M BOX OFFICE: $5MESTIMATED LOSS: $TOTAL NEXT EPSIODE: We are the law. It's 2012's DREDD0:00 Intro 2:30 Show & tell9:10 This week's movie

We're going on a journey into the most dangerous place in the world—1980's SoHo. It's AFTER HOURSAFTER HOURSRELEASED: September 13, 1985DIRECTED BY: Martin ScorseseSTARRING: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, John Heard, Catherine O'Hara BUDGET: $5M BOX OFFICE: $10.6M ESTIMATED LOSS: $2MNEXT EPISODE: Ever wish you could hide from the outside world? Us too. So we're covering BUBBLE BOY0:00 Intro 2:56 Show & tell7:21 This week's movie

We're back with our second-ever mailbag episode--BLAST ME ANYTHING! We take listener questions about our favorite movies, how the show got started, and much more! NEXT EPISODE: We're finally spending some time with ol' Marty as we talk about 1985's AFTER HOURS. 0:00 Intro 1:52 Show & tell8:27 Blast Me Anything

Alright, we made it to the end of our January 2024 retrospective and we're closing it out with MADAME WEB. This movie is so weird. I don't even know how to describe it. MADAME WEBDIRECTED BY: S.J. ClarksonRELEASED: February 14, 2024STARRING: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Tahar Rahim BUDGET: $100MBOX OFFICE: $100.5MESTIMATED LOSS: $75MNEXT EPISODE: We're dipping into the mail bag for a special “BLAST ME ANYTHING” episode 0:00 Intro 2:44 Show & tell7:56 This week's movie

We're almost done with 2024. So close we can taste it. But first, it's one of the year's biggest misses in ARGYLLE.ARGYLLEDIRECTED BY: Matthew VaughnRELEASED: February 2, 2024STARRING: Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Brian Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, Samuel L JacksonBUDGET: $120M BOX OFFICE: $96.2MESTIMATED LOSS: $100MNEXT EPISODE: We wrap up the 2024 year in review with MADAME WEBShow Notes:Whirlybird Camhttps://imgur.com/a/UgHIt9W0:00 Intro 4:01 Show & tell9:08 This week's movie

It's megaloppin' time! We continue our 2024 retrospective with one of the most bizarre movies we've ever covered—it's MEGALOPOLIS MEGALOPOLISRELEASED: September 27, 2024 DIRECTED BY: Francis Ford Coppola STARRING: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Jon VoigtBUDGET: $120M BOX OFFICE: $13.9M EST. LOSS: All of it NEXT EPISODE: Pull out your favorite checkered sweaters cuz we're doing ARGYLLE0:00 Intro 3:41 Show & tell9:39 This week's movie

Did you know there was a BORDERLANDS movie? In 2024? Well there was. And we watched it because we love you. BORDERLANDS DIRECTED BY: Eli Roth RELEASED: August 9, 2024STARRING: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack BlackBUDGET: $120M BOX OFFICE: $33M EST LOSS: All of it NEXT EPISODE: Lord help us, we tackle MEGALOPOLIS. 0:00 Intro 3:05 Show & tell8:21 This week's movie

More like Folie à Dud! We're kicking off our 2024 retrospective with one of the biggest sequel failures in history, JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX.0:00 Intro 2:46 Show & tell7:26 This week's movieJOKER: FOLIE À DEUX DIRECTED BY: Todd Phillips RELEASED: October 4, 2024 STARRING: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener BUDGET: $200M BOX OFFICE: $206.4MEST LOSS: $110MNEXT EPISODE: We keep the bad times rolling with another of 2024's biggest bombs, BORDERLANDS

It's one of the most expensive independent films ever made. It's ambitious. But is it any good? We dig into CLOUD ATLAS to see what we find. 0:00 Intro 3:27 Show & tell9:08 This week's movieCLOUD ATLASRELEASED: October 26, 2012DIRECTED BY: Lana Wachowski, Lily Wachowski, Tom Tykwer STARRING: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doona, Hugo Weaving, James D'Arcy BUDGET: $145MBOX OFFICE: $130.5M ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M NEXT EPISODE: We begin our 2024 retrospective with the very expensive and very reviled Joker: Folie á Deux 

With so much turmoil in the world, we picked a movie that didn't have any frightening parallels to the real world. This is THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004).THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE DIRECTED BY: Jonathan Demme RELEASED: July 30th, 2004STARRING: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Jon Voigt, Kimberly Elise BUDGET: $80M BOX OFFICE: $96.1MESTIMATED LOSS: $40M 0:00 Intro 3:39 Show & tell10:00 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: Let's take a break from the real world with 2012's CLOUD ATLAS

Love is in the air! Oh wait that's murder. It's a bonus Halloween drop with the 2001 slasher VALENTINE0:00 Intro3:37 Show & tell9:19 Trailer talk11:44 This week's movieVALENTINEDIRECTED BY: Jamie BlanksRELEASED: February 2, 2001STARRING: Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Katherine Heigl, Jessica CapshawBUDGET: $29m BOX OFFICE: $36.7mEST LOSS: $20mNEXT EPISODE: Politics are a drag in 2004's MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

Hope you're thirsty, cuz we've got lots of water this week. Arguably too much. For the second episode of Blastober, it's UNDERWATER UNDERWATERDIRECTED BY: William Eubank RELEASED: January 10, 2020 STARRING: Kristen Stewart, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr, TJ Miller, Vincent Cassel, Mamoudou Athie BUDGET: $65MBOX OFFICE: $40.9MESTIMATED LOSS: $50M 0:00 Intro2:01 Show & tell10:44 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: Wouldn't you like to know?! Stay tuned for another spooky treat 

It's the first Blastober in 2 years!! We're kicking it off with the gnarly punk rock horror thriller GREEN ROOM 0:00 Intro3:42 Show & tell7:53 This week's movieGREEN ROOMDIRECTED BY: Jeremy SaulnierRELEASED: April 15, 2016 STARRING: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Macon Blair, Mark WebberBUDGET: $5M BOX OFFICE: $3.8M ESTIMATED LOSS: $4M NEXT EPISODE: The spooky hits keep coming! You'll have to tune in to see what they are

May the Schwartz be with you! We're staying in space this week for an 80s classic, SPACEBALLS0:00 Intro2:33 Show & tell7:21 This week's movieSPACEBALLSDIRECTED BY: Mel Brooks RELEASED: July 24, 1987STARRING: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, Joan RiversBUDGET: $23M BOX OFFICE: $38MEST LOSS: $5MNEXT EPISODE: It's BLASTOBER! You'll have to tune in to see which movies we cover 

Why be sad on earth when you can be sad in space? This is AD ASTRA 0:00 Intro2:58 Show & tell7:34 This week's movieAD ASTRADIRECTED BY: James GrayRELEASED: September 20, 2019STARRING: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler BUDGET: $110MBOX OFFICE: $135.4MEST LOSS: $80MNEXT EPISODE: We're staying in space but it's slightly less morose as we finally cover SPACE BALLS

Off with your head! This week we're covering David Lowery's retelling of the 14th-century Arthurian myth THE GREEN KNIGHTTHE GREEN KNIGHTDIRECTED BY: David Lowery RELEASED: July 30, 2021 STARRING: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Sarita Choudhury, Ralph Ineson BUDGET: $15MBOX OFFICE: $18.9MEST LOSS: $10M0:00 Intro1:41 Show & tell6:52 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: Let's go to space and contemplate absentee fathers. It's AD ASTRA

This week, it's our first venture into the insane mind of Michael Bay with 2005's clone action-thriller THE ISLAND 0:00 Intro3:23 Show & tell8:29 This week's movieTHE ISLAND DIRECTED BY: Michael BayRELEASED: July 11, 2005STARRING: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Sean BeanBUDGET: $126MBOX OFFICE: $162.9M EST LOSS: $80M NEXT EPISODE: We're going on an adventure! It's 2021's THE GREEN KNIGHTThe Prom Kings - Blow aka dive bar butt rock https://youtu.be/O-t7_uSepCM?si=wH-pAKku_YG77lag

Everybody loves Robert Pattinson. Wanna watch him sit in a limo and have pseudo-philosophical conversations for 2 hours? Then you're in luck! It's COSMOPOLIS 0:00 Intro2:40 Show & tell8:57 This week's movieCOSMOPOLISDIRECTED BY: David Cronenberg RELEASED: June 8, 2012STARRING: Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche, Kevin Durand, Sarah GadonBUDGET: $20.5M BOX OFFICE: $7.5MESTIMATED LOSS: $15M NEXT EPISODE: We're gonna go hang out with some clones on THE ISLAND 

Another big budget comedy that flopped super hard and was almost universally hated? Don't mind if we do. It's LAND OF THE LOST (2009)0:00 Intro2:04 Show & tell7:56 This week's movieLAND OF THE LOST DIRECTED BY: Brad SilberlingRELEASED: June 5, 2009STARRING: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone BUDGET: $100MBOX OFFICE: $68.8MEST. LOSS: $75MNEXT EPISODE: It's our first Cronenberg AND first Pattinson! We're doing the 2012 Don DeLillo adaptation COSMOPOLIS. 

We're back with OG Blast Zone guest Regular M1ke (@RegularM1ke) talking about one of the forgotten sports thrillers of the 90s- THE FAN0:00 Intro3:20 Show & tell8:01 This week's movieTHE FAN DIRECTED BY: Tony Scott RELEASED: August 16, 1996 STARRING: Wesley Snipes, Robert DeNiro, John Leguizamo, Ellen Barkin, Benicio Del Toro BUDGET: $55MBOX OFFICE: $42M EST. LOSS: $35M NEXT EPISODE: We're doing another big budget comedy with the 2009 LAND OF THE LOST 

The sequel nobody asked for and almost nobody saw... it's EVAN ALMIGHTYEVAN ALMIGHTYDIRECTED BY: Tom Shadyac RELEASED: June 22, 2007 STARRING: STEVE CARELL, MORGAN FREEMAN, LAUREN GRAHAM, JOHN GOODMANBUDGET: $175m BOX OFFICE: $174.4MEST. LOSS: $80m 0:00 Intro2:04 Show & tell6:57 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: Mike check 1,2, you know the vibes... REGULAR M1KE is back. We're talking 1996's baseball thriller THE FAN

We're back! Talking about one of the most 90s of 90s movies in David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB FIGHT CLUB RELEASED: October 15, 1999 DIRECTED BY: David Fincher STARRING: Ed Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared LetoBUDGET: $67MBOX OFFICE: $101.2M (including re-releases) ESTIMATED LOSS: $25M NEXT EPISODE: The most expensive comedy ever made is also one of the least funny- it's EVAN ALMIGHTY0:00 Intro3:01 Show & tell10:49 This week's movieSHOW NOTESBrad Pittoishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnBupO_KjtoLimehouse Lye Scene from Justifiedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOG0ZVNftE

We're getting super earnest and old-timey with one of the original superhero movies, 1991's THE ROCKETEER 0:00 Intro2:50 Show & tell8:52 This week's movieTHE ROCKETEER DIRECTED BY: Joe Johnston RELEASED: June 21, 1991 STARRING: Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Timothy Dalton, Alan Arkin, Terry O'Quinn BUDGET: $40MBOX OFFICE: $46.5M ESTIMATED LOSS: $25M NEXT EPISODE: This one is a doozy- we're doing FIGHT CLUB 

Oh hey didn't see you there. We were over here being edgy career criminals. It's THE WAY OF THE GUN 0:00 Intro2:01 Show & tell5:42 This week's movieTHE WAY OF THE GUN DIRECTED BY: Christopher McQuarrie RELEASED: September 8, 2000 STARRING: Ryan Philippe, Benicio Del Toro, Juliette Lewis, James Caan BUDGET: $8.5M BOX OFFICE: $13.1M ESTIMATED LOSS: $5M NEXT EPISODE: How about some sincerity for a change? We're doing 1991's THE ROCKETEER

We're back! And we're doing a highly requested one this week with 2016's Civil War drama FREE STATE OF JONES0:00 Intro1:48 Show & tell7:20 This week's movieFREE STATE OF JONES RELEASED: June 24, 2016DIRECTED BY: Gary Ross STARRING: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri RussellBUDGET: $50M BOX OFFICE: $25M ESTIMATED LOSS: $40M NEXT EPISODE: We're doing a cult classic Tarantino ripoff with 2000's THE WAY OF THE GUN

We're joined by the homie Nash Flynn (@ItsNashFlynn) of Death & Friends to talk about an extremely historically accurate movie: 2017's THE MUMMY. 0:00 Intro3:47 Show & tell9:25 This week's movieTHE MUMMY RELEASED:  June 9, 2017 DIRECTED BY: Alex Kurtzman STARRING: Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Sofia Boutella, Russell Crowe, Courtney B. VanceBUDGET: $195MBOX OFFICE: $410M ESTIMATED LOSS: $90M NEXT EPISODE: We're going way back to the civil war to check out the FREE STATE OF JONES. 

We're joined by “friend” of the show Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the first video game movie. Ever! It's Super Mario Bros. (1993)0:00 Intro5:11 Show & tell11:27 This week's movieSUPER MARIO BROS RELEASED: May 28, 1993 DIRECTED BY: Rocky Morton and Annabel JankelSTARRING: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Samantha Mathis, Dennis Hopper, Fiona ShawBUDGET: $48M BOX OFFICE: $38.9M ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M NEXT EPISODE: We're talking about the 3rd failed attempt to start a Universal Pictures “Dark Universe” with 2017's THE MUMMY 

We went all the way back to 1995 for this week's movie, with one of Russell Crowe's first American movies and maybe Denzel's silliest movie ever, VIRTUOSITY. 0:00 Intro2:08 Show & tell7:16 This week's movieVIRTUOSITY DIRECTED BY: Brett Leonard RELEASED: August 4, 1995STARRING: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch, Stephen Spinella, William ForsytheBUDGET: $30MBOX OFFICE: $37MESTIMATED LOSS: $20MNEXT EPISODE: Grab your mushrooms and head for the sewers, we're doing the 1993 SUPER MARIO BROS. 

Another movie where the film itself wasn't the story, it's the creepy musical DEAR EVAN HANSEN.0:00 Intro2:33 Show & tell7:32 This week's movieDEAR EVAN HANSENDIRECTED BY: Stephen Chbosky,RELEASED: September 24, 2021STARRING: Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Amy Adams, Julianne MooreBUDGET: $28MBOX OFFICE: $19.1MESTIMATED LOSS: $20MNEXT EPISODE: We're going back to the 90s for a movie that definitely understands what computers are, VIRTUOSITY.SHOW NOTESBlast Zone Movie List on Letterboxdhttps://letterboxd.com/jdrake602/list/blast-zone-episode-list/Fiddler, Pleasehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb9m7HdBCW0

THE HUNT controversy was probably the biggest news story of 2020. Can't think of anything else that happened that was quite as important. 0:00 Intro2:59 Show & tell7:19 This week's movieTHE HUNTDIRECTED BY: Craig Zobel RELEASED: March 13, 2020 STARRING: Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Wayne Duvall, Ethan Suplee, Ike BarinholtzBUDGET: $14MBOX OFFICE: $12.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $8MNEXT EPISODE: We're doing our first musical since CATS as we dive in to DEAR EVAN HANSEN. 

We wrap up our 2023 series with maybe the biggest bomb of the year, and also every year, with THE MARVELS. 0:00 Intro1:47 Show & tell6:36 This week's movieTHE MARVELS DIRECTED BY: Nia DaCosta RELEASED: November 10, 2023 STARRING: Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Teyonah Parris, Zawe Ashton BUDGET: $275MBOX OFFICE: $206.1MESTIMATED LOSS: all of it NEXT EPISODE: We're going down memory lane to the early days of Covid with 2020's controversial THE HUNT. 

We're back with another 2023 bomb and this time we're getting real French with it.0:00 Intro3:35 Show & tell8:41 This week's movieNAPOLEONDIRECTED BY: Ridley Scott RELEASED: November 22, 2023 STARRING: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby BUDGET: $200M BOX OFFICE: $218.4ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M NEXT EPISODE: Trouble in the MCU as we're covering THE MARVELS

It's week 2/4 of our 2023 Retrospective and we're covering the ambitious original sci-fi movie THE CREATOR 0:00 Intro2:12 Show & tell6:42 This week's movieTHE CREATORDIRECTED BY: Gareth EdwardsRELEASED: September 29, 2023STARRING: John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Allison Janney, Madeleine Yuna VoylesBUDGET: $80MBOX OFFICE: $104MESTIMATED LOSS: $50M NEXT EPISODE: Destiny has brought us this lamb chop! We're covering Ridley Scott's utterly bizarre NAPOLEON 

Oh my goodness we're back. Do you all still remember us? We missed you. We're doing 4 episodes on 2023's bombs, and first up is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES0:00 Intro2:18 Show & tell6:16 This week's movieDUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVESDIRECTED BY: Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis DaleyRELEASED: March 31, 2023STARRING: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Regé-Jean Page, Sophia Lillis, Hugh GrantBUDGET: $150MBOX OFFICE: $208.2MESTIMATED LOSS: $70MNEXT EPISODE: We're taking on the AI armies as we cover Gareth Edward's THE CREATOR

No Oscar noms here, but there were definitely some noms! Nom nom nom nom. It's 2015's IN THE HEART OF THE SEA IN THE HEART OF THE SEA DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard RELEASED: December 11, 2915 STARRING: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Michelle Fairley, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw BUDGET: $100M BOX OFFICE: $93.9M ESTIMATED LOSS: $40M 0:00 Intro2:16 Show & tell5:39 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: We're taking a week off to prep for BLASTOBER! It's about to get spooky scary. We're not spoiling the episodes for Blastober this year so tune in in two weeks! 

“I've never even heard of this. Must be one of those obscure movies from the 80s or 90s” wrong. Try 2019. It's alien invasion thriller CAPTIVE STATE CAPTIVE STATEDIRECTED BY: Rupert Wyatt RELEASED: March 15, 2019 STARRING: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Vera Farmiga BUDGET: $25M BOX OFFICE: $8.8M ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M 0:00 Intro2:58 Show & tell7:58 This week's movieNEXT WEEK: A bunch of dudes fight a whale. It's IN THE HEART OF THE SEA 

Big dragons. Bale. Mcconegh… McConeghaue… the “alright alright alright” guy. So why didn't anybody see it? It's REIGN OF FIRE REIGN OF FIRE DIRECTED BY: Rob Bowman  RELEASED: July 12, 2002BUDGET: $60MBOX OFFICE: $82.2MESTIMATED LOSS: $25MCAST: Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Gerard Butler, Izabella Scorupco 0:00 Intro2:24 Show & tell7:45 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: Aliens are here and they don't seem friendly. It's 2019's massive bomb CAPTIVE STATE.Show Notes:Mad at Gravity: butt rock or dragon rock?https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cFZyAy88vgo

We're finally getting around to one of the greatest movies of the 2000s, David Fincher's ZODIAC ZODIAC DIRECTED BY: David Fincher RELEASED: March 2, 2007 BUDGET: $85MBOX OFFICE: $84.7MESTIMATED LOSS: $45MCAST: Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr, Chloe Sevigny, Anthony Edwards 0:00 Intro3:12 Show & tell7:40 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: BURNINATING THE COUNTRYSIDE! It's 2002's moody dragon epic REIGN OF FIRE Show Notes:Arthur Leigh Allen in his casualwearhttps://imgur.com/a/oqhki0p

Panic! At the Mutual Benefit Life Building. It's 1989's apocalyptic freak out MIRACLE MILE MIRACLE MILE DIRECTED BY: Steve De Jarnatt RELEASED: May 19, 1989BUDGET: $3.7MBOX OFFICE: $1.1M ESTIMATED LOSS: $3MCAST: Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, Mykelti Williamson, Robert DoQui0:00 Intro2:26 Show & tell6:41 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: We tackle one of the big ones with one of the best movies of the 21st century, ZODIAC Show Notes:Great trailer for Only God Forgiveshttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YqAeVosG4zI&pp=ygURb25seSBnb2QgZm9yZ2l2ZXM%3DStriking looking actor Brian Thompsonhttps://imgur.com/a/a0MjH8T

I guess somebody has a case of the Wednesdays, cuz this week we're covering OFFICE SPACE OFFICE SPACEDIRECTED BY: Mike Judge RELEASED: February 19, 1999BUDGET: $10MBOX OFFICE: $12.2MESTIMATED LOSS: $8MCAST: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Stephen Root, Gary Cole, David Herman, Ajay Naudi0:00 Intro2:33 Show & tell6:44 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: The world is ending! And also we're covering the apocalyptic 1980s thriller MIRACLE MILE 

It's our first, but definitely not our last, pod covering Paul Thomas Anderson, this time with his hippie private eye crime comedy INHERENT VICE INHERENT VICE DIRECTED BY: Paul Thomas Anderson RELEASED: December 12, 2014 BUDGET: $20M BOX OFFICE: $14.7M ESTIMATED LOSS: $10MCAST: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon 0:00 Intro2:30 Show & tell6:33 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: A true cult classic as we talk about the undisputed champion of workplace comedies, OFFICE SPACEShow Notes:Katherine Waterston's Logan Lucky haircuthttps://imgur.com/a/XXd8y6F

We're joined by the hilarious Django Gold (@django on Twitter) to talk about ANOTHER near $200m loser in THE LONE RANGER. THE LONE RANGER DIRECTED BY: Gore Verbinski RELEASED: July 3, 2013BUDGET: $250M BOX OFFICE: $260.5MESTIMATED LOSS: $190MCAST: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Ruth Wilson, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson 0:00 Intro1:52 Show & tell8:42 This week's movieDon't forget to follow Django @DjangoIndustries on all platforms, but especially YouTube ahead of the release of his standup special BAG OF TRICKSNEXT EPISODE: We dance with PTA for the first time as we cover INHERENT VICE

Maybe the audience was in a moving city that moved them away from the theaters? It's MORTAL ENGINES MORTAL ENGINES DIRECTED BY: Christian Rivers RELEASED: December 14, 2018 BUDGET: $150MBOX OFFICE: $83.7ESTIMATED LOSS: $175MCAST: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang0:00 Intro3:09 Show & tell8:54 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: We dance with PTA for the first time as we cover INHERENT VICE Show Notes:Pic of Cheetos Checkershttps://imgur.com/a/1dc1DE4

We're back from vacation (along with special guest Small Cat) with a highly requested episode, it's the fascist satire/gnarly action movie STARSHIP TROOPERSSTARSHIP TROOPERS DIRECTED BY: Paul Verhoeven RELEASED: November 7, 1997BUDGET: $110M BOX OFFICE: $121MESTIMATED LOSS: $70M CAST: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown 0:00 Intro1:44 Show & tell7:00 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: Another entry in the $100M losers club with MORTAL ENGINES 

The Blast Boys put it in gear with Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to boost 2000's GONE IN 60 SECONDS   GONE IN 60 SECONDS DIRECTED BY: Dominic Sena RELEASED: June 9th, 2000 BUDGET: $103MBOX OFFICE: $242MESTIMATED LOSS: $92MSTARRING: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Christopher Eccleston, Robert Duvall, Vinnie Jones, Delroy Lindo, Timothy Olyphant, Chi McBride, Will Patton0:00 Intro6:14 Show & tell13:04 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: We enlist for a term of service with 1997's STARSHIP TROOPERS Show Notes:Pic of Calitri's chair-like thinghttps://imgur.com/a/fTCSSyIWood-paneled Lamborghini (not pictured because we couldn't find one)----------Blast Zone: Movies that Bombed is not a podcast about bad movies, it's a podcast about movies that did badly. Join comedians 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.

It's episode 101 and we're going to Gotham to check out the BIRDS OF PREY BIRDS OF PREY DIRECTED BY: Cathy Yan RELEASED: February 7, 2020 BUDGET: $100MBOX OFFICE: $205.3M ESTIMATED LOSS: $70M CAST: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett, Ewan McGregor, Chris Messina 0:00 Intro2:39 Show & tell6:58 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: We're joined by Ron Iver (ronnui_) to talk the most 2000 movie of all time, GONE IN 60 SECONDS Show Notes:Info on the upcoming Scott Pilgrim animehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim_The_Anime