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Counting down the most successful films of the 1980's one beer at a time. Also jokes...and insight...and insightful jokes. Updates every Monday!

Blockbuster Nostalgia


    • Dec 25, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 213: BN Special - "Family Switch"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2023 69:11


    We return with a massive 5 person pod to celebrate the holiday season. New Blockbuster Nostalgia, it's a Christmas miracle!

    Episode 212: BN Special - "Falling For Christmas"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 74:38


    Like most traditions we begrudgingly follow through on our annual Netflix Christmas Rom-Com pod with 2022's Lindsay Lohan comeback vehicle. Erica rejoins and even she had a hard time with this one. Fortunately we provide you, the listener, with a myriad of changes and what ifs to make this movie 1000 times better. 

    Episode 211: Season 2: Episode 44 - "The Green Mile"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 119:13


    We maybe cry a little, maybe talk about the X-Men a little too much, and discuss the best possible way to be executed. We talk the 1999 powerhouse Tom Hanks drama from Steven King and Frank Darabont.

    Episode 210: BN Shorts: How We Fix It! - "Clueless"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 7:08


    Condiment King, Circus Trains, and sexy, sexy giraffes. Obviously we're talking the 1995 hit "Clueless". 

    Episode 209: Season 2: Episode 43 - "101 Dalmatians" (1996)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 75:46


    The best video game we've ever seen, the importance of talking animals, and "The Searchers" ending that should have been. All that and the most emotional "How We Fix It" yet!

    Episode 208: BN Shorts: How We Fix It! - "Clueless"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 7:08


    Giraffe's on trains, sun in their eyes, wind in their hair, clueless, one might say, to what's going on. Also unaware of the classic 1995 RomCom. 

    Episode 207: BN Shorts: How We Fix It! - "Predator 2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 10:42


    Alien & human team ups, getting made fun of by other Predators, and getting a respectable job in insurance sales.

    Episode 206: Season 2: Episode 41 - "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" 1990

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 81:41


    We cover ourselves in green ooze, eat 18 pounds of pizza, and totally disobey our parents, cause they just don't get what we're going through!!!.....as we discuss this childhood classic. 

    Episode 206: Season 2: Episode 41 - "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" 1990

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 49:25


    We cover ourselves in green ooze, eat 18 pounds of pizza, and totally disobey our parents, cause they just don't get what we're going through!!! ......As we discuss this childhood classic. 

    Episode 205: Season 2: Episode 40 - "Patch Adams"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 96:25


    It's like the old saying the best clowns make the worst doctors. What's that? It's not an old saying? It's just something that seems apparent when you watch Robin Williams commit many crimes all while doing prop comedy? Okay.

    Episode 204: Season 2: Episode 39 - "The Rock"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 101:43


    Take a bunch of great actors, make stuff explode around them, add a great Hans Zimmer score, and wa-la, a hit 90s movie. We talk Bay, Nic Cage, Video Games, 90s wrestling, and of course Sean Connery, and, I don't know, probably a bunch of other nonsense. 

    Episode 203: Season 2: Episode 38 - "The Silence of the Lambs"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 98:02


    John Woo gets the idea for "Face/Off", we debate what is and is not cannibalism, and Jesus Christ finally gets his long awaited PHD. 

    Episode 202: Season 2: Episode 37 - "The Flintstones" 1994

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 88:41


    Francisco is deep into shrooms, E.G. is deep into practical effects, and everyone is deep into 1994 Halle Berry.

    Episode 201: Season 2: Episode 36 - "American Beauty"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 55:20


    We discuss the former best picture winner about the beauty and tragedy of mundane life... and also boobs. 

    Episode 200: Season 2: Episode 35 - "Lethal Weapon 4"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 91:25


    Once again share in our awe and wonder remembering that action movies used to have actual practical effects and stunt people and explosions. It was pretty rad. Also E.T.s vs Predators. 

    Episode 199: Season 2: Episode 34 - "Nutty Professor" 1996

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 89:33


    We make one little mistake in this episode...also very hurtful jokes about fat people. So 2 little mistakes but only one of them can in any way be seen as racist so, I think, we're going to be okay....................................................................................................................................................

    Episode 198: Season 2: Episode 33 - "The World Is Not Enough"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 82:20


    Betrayal, kinks, batman, and the most sexualy active pokemon. We must be talking about James Bond. 

    Episode 197: Season 2: Episode 32 - "Sleepless in Seattle"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 85:20


    Watch out for Leatherfaces. They're everywhere when internet dating. 

    Episode 196: Season 2: Episode 31 - "The Truman Show"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 75:11


    Have people been watching a TV show of my life this whole time?!? Man they have seen me masturbate a disturbing number of times...disturbing number.

    Episode 195: Season 2: Episode 30 - "Dumb & Dumber"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 86:11


    Two idiots telling jokes about two idiots telling jokes. It's like Inception if Inception was really stupid, and also a podcast.

    Episode 194: Season 2: Episode 29 - "My Best Friend's Wedding"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 88:22


    Julia Roberts continues her run of playing bad people in surprisingly successful movies. People in the 90s were into femdom and/or tsundere is what we're saying. 

    Episode 193: BN Shorts: How We Fix It! - "Home Alone"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2021 8:04


    In this episode, Escape from Christmas Polka Hell! The cult classic Christmas movie that didn't exist until 3 minutes in to us hitting record. 

    Episode 192: BN Shorts: How We Fix It! - "Jingle All The Way"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 7:57


    Episode 191: Season 2: Episode 28 - "Tomorrow Never Dies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 80:44


    We talk about James Bond in this super timely episode that is what, 2 months too late to capitalize on "No Time to Die". 

    Episode 190: Season 2: Episode 27 - "The Birdcage"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 82:49


    E.G. doesn't know Saved By the Bell, Francisco doesn't know sports, nobody knows Richard Nixon's wife, but we all know that this is a pretty darn good movie. 

    Episode 189: Season 2: Episode 26 - "City Slickers"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 94:44


    I want someone to look at me the way Billy Crystal looks at that baby cow. 

    Episode 188: Season 2: Episode 25 - "Clear and Present Danger"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 76:06


    After a slow start we talk Toy Story 8, Jonny Quest, Presidential pardons, and all the Harrison Fords. 

    Episode 187: BN Shorts: How We Fix It! - "Candyman"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 8:53


    Bees. My God. Plus, good candy is important; almost important as putting on your human suit and putting in a solid hour work week. 

    Episode 186: BN Shorts: How We Fix It! - "The Matrix"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 9:09


    Celebrate the release of the new trailer with two drunk guys talking about the Sex Matrix and John Matrix all American action hero.

    Episode 185: Season 2: Episode 24 - "The Hunt for Red October"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 88:35


    Hello Dads. Welcome to our podcast. Sorry about all the bad language. While not all of our episodes are about naval battles or submarines we think you'll still enjoy them. 

    Episode 184: Season 2: Episode 23 - "The Bodyguard" (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 72:12


    What is romance? Is it singing? It's probably singing. Can a man know love after he failed to prevent a president from being in no way killed? No! No I say. If only Kevin Costner was there the president may not have died 23 years later. 

    Episode 183: BN Shorts: How We Fix It! - "Space Jam"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 8:44


    Come on and slam and welcome to this nightmare world of body horror and gritty underground 70s comics that we have created. 

    Episode 182: BN Shorts: Notes to Remember 3: Tucson Drift

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 14:45


    The game show sweeping the nation. It's Francisco's Note-World, the rest of us just get to live in it.  

    Episode 181: Season 2: Episode 22 - "Wayne's World"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 81:16


    It was party time, it was excellent, it was the 90s and we were young. Listen as we talk SNL movies, embarrassing high school times, and the perfect pitch for Wayne's World 3.

    Episode 180: BN Shorts: Notes 2 Remember

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 7:37


    Another little taste of silly. Try and guess the movie (it's one we've covered) based on the most random of Francisco's preparation notes. 

    Episode 179: Season 2: Episode 21 - "Speed"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 73:53


    Every time you watch John Wick, The Matrix, or Miss Congeniality, remember to give thanks to that plucky little 1960s GM Bus that could not be stopped or even slowed down regardless of how many cars it hit, tires it had, gas it lost, or gaps it jumped. 

    Episode 178: Season 2: Episode 20 - "Mulan" 1998

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 75:02


    With Disney's new Mulan being all the rage we revisit the 90's animated hit. Wait, the new Mulan was last year? No one really cared? Dang. Well we talked about the old one anyhow.

    Episode 177: BN Shorts: Notes To Remember 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 11:04


    We unveil a new segment in which Francisco reads his insane notes from old episodes much to E.G.'s confusion and consternation. Try and guess the movie he's talking about. Also a lot of talk about time traveling drug dealers.

    Episode 176: Season 2: Episode 19 - "The Mask"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 76:46


    The 1994 psychological thriller about a man (Jim Carrey) with split personalities, robbing a bank, tangling with the mob, assaulting local business owners. Introducing Cameron Diaz as the sexy femme fatale that tempts him down a path to ruin.

    Episode 175: Season 2: Episode 18 - "Hook"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 76:21


    The 90's not your daddy's Peter Pan that now is totally your daddy's Peter Pan. Bangarang.

    Episode 174: Season 2: Episode 17 - "Total Recall" (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 93:17


    The questioning of memories, experience, and reality...of girls with 3 boobs. Verhoeven & Schwarzenegger so get ready for bad accents galore!

    Episode 173: Season 2 - Episode 16: "Basic Instinct"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 57:32


    Fans of Drunk Francisco rejoice! Fans of T & A double rejoice...maybe triple rejoice there's a lot of nudity in this one. And there's nudity in the movie too! *rimshot* The 1992 Paul Verhoeven classic with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone.

    Episode 172: Season 2 - Episode 15: "Double Jeopardy"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 75:52


    Do you know law things about how law works? Cause this movie definitely does not. Unfortunately this movie is not "Double Impact" the movie with 2 Jean-Claude Van Dammes which is the movie Francisco thought we were going to talk about.

    Episode 171: Season 2 - Episode 14: "Notting Hill"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 91:33


    Producer and Casting Director Margo Barrera joins us for the 1999 Rom-Com classic that's heavy on the Com but maybe not so much on the Rom. Is Hugh Grant pretty Woody Allen? Is Julia Roberts the villain? Is Horse & Hound a great name for a magazine? Listen to find out! (Yes; yes is the answer.)

    Episode 170: Season 2 - Episode 13 - "Die Hard 2"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 74:17


    The underrated sequel that confirmed that Bruce Willis was indeed, hard to kill. His carrer on the other hand, surprisingly easy to kill! *rimshot* ........he makes a lot of bad movies now.

    Episode 169: Season 2 - Episode 12: "You've Got Mail"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 83:37


    Internet dating begins. But where was the long flashback wherein Liam Neeson teaches dating the keys of internet. Fake pictures and misleading information are powerful agents to the uninitiated.

    Episode 168: Season 2 - Episode 11: "Wild Wild West"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 79:33


    Will Smith's c$@k and balls. Seriously. Also in the end the end we legitimately fix this movie.

    Episode 167: Season 2 - Episode 10: "The Addams Family" (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 98:50


    The Duncans are back to talk about all the bdsm undertones of this classic family comedy.

    Episode 166: Season 2 - Episode 9: "Face/Off"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 89:42


    We kept exchanging faces with each other until we're no longer sure who is who. Where is the soul? Is it in the face? It's probably in the face. We talk John Woo's insane 1997 action movie staring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage.

    Episode 165: Season2 - Episode 8: "Enemy of the State"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 101:15


    The episode where we get really old and all our young fans stop listening all together. Luckily Will Smith and Gene Hackman understand and agree with our crochety antics.

    Episode 164: Season 2 - Episode 7" A Time to Kill"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 75:18


    Enjoy this episode where we have to take breaks from talking about this very serious film about race and the justice system by also talking about Daredevil comics, heavy metal, Joel Schumacher's weird career, and, of course, Clint Howard.

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