DeRazzled

Whadaya mean it's been a while? Didn't we just post on Halloween? We're jumping back in and keeping that energy going by trying to define just what makes that spooky spirit that we feel during our favorite time of the year. Look, if people can do Christmas in July, then we can do this. We break down various movies, shows, and cultural phenomenon, present our own 31 Days of Halloween list for your enjoyment, and talk a little bit about where we've been and where we're going. In all seriousness, thank you to everyone who kept listening to us and sharing the show during our hiatus. You're all amazing and we're thrilled to be back. Stuff Discussed In This Episode: Resident Evil, Halloween, Trick Or Treat, haunted houses, Nightmare Before Christmas, Over the Garden Wall, Gravity Falls, Evil Dead, Hellraiser, The Exorcist, Samhain, A Wish For Wings That Work, Late Night With The Devil, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, Rob Zombie, Louie Zong, Michael Eisner, Jim Henson, Mike Flanagan, Rahul Kohli, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

We wrap up Spooky Season activities by wrapping up our coverage of 2016's Ghostbusters: Answer The Call! Special guest and Ghostbusters-superfan Matt (AKA Toaster) walks us through the lengthy development hell that got us from Ghostbusters II to now, Jack presents his fix for this film, we get sad about celebrity deaths that had particularly large impacts on us, and we have a thorough discussion about the state of franchise filmmaking and whether nostalgic legacy sequels can actually work as good narratives. Buckle up to learn more than you could have expected! For more information about the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival, visit derazzled.com/festival. To submit a film, email it to derazzledpodcast@gmail.com and put "Willem Dafoe" in the subject line. Stuff Mentioned in This Episode: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, Rick Moranis, Groundhog Day, Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters: Hellbent, Ghostbusters: The Videogame, Ben Stiller, Chris Farley, Will Smith, Chris Pratt, Emma Stone, Ann Faris, Anne Hathaway, The Black Fire House Podcast, Arm The Animals, Razor's Edge, Some More News, Lex Luthor, Donald Trump, Back to the Future 2, Robert Zemeckis, Alien, IDW, Route 88, Extreme Ghostbusters, Lorenzo Music, Stan Lee, Amy Pascal, Michael Linton, MCU, Spider-Man, Channing Tatum, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Black Cat, Gwen Stacy, Dane deHaan, The Interview, Cecily Strong, William Atherton, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, David Bowie, Robin Williams, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Sandra Bullock, Keke Palmer, NOPE, Scream Queens, The Love Guru, Bill Pullman, Casper the Friendly Ghost, The Blindside, Andy Garcia, The Matrix Resurrections, Jonathan Groff, Keanu Reaves, Star Wars, Tron, J. J. Abrams, Oscar Wars, Ike Perlmutter, New Hollywood, Finn Wolfhard --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

This year for SPOOKY SEASON, we decided to do something a little different. Instead of talking horror movies or covering a Razzie-winner, we decided to let a friend talk us into covering something particularly controversial -- 2016's Ghostbusters: Answer the Call! Our friend and life-long Ghostbusters superfan Matt (AKA Toaster) joins us to talk about what did and didn't work about this Paul Feig film (spoilers: more than you might remember, considering this didn't get a single Razzie nomination). Jack gets talked into changing his mind on something, Matt reminds us of some of the awful nonsense held within the Sony Pictures email leak, everyone reveals embarrassing childhood stories surrounding the original Ghostbusters, and Joe forgets who was in this movie for second. Join us for this episode, but maybe leave the lights on if there's something strange in your neighborhood... CW: mention of racism dredged from the leaked Sony emails For more information about the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival, check out derazzled.com/festival or email us at derazzledpodcast@gmail.com. If you're submitting a film, email it with "Willem Dafoe" in the subject line by June 16, 2024. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Channing Tatum, Chris Hemsworth, Zach Woods, Charles Dance, Karan Soni, Neil Casey, Daniel Ramis, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts, Amy Pascal, Our Flag Means Death, St. Vincent, Crystal Head Vodka, Tobin's Spirit Guide, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, This is 40, Ghostbusters: Afterlife --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

For the first 2nd Unit episode of the season, we brought back friend, collaborator, and IATSE-member Scott McGrath to talk about the latest regarding the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Did we record this a long time ago and have to splice in a more relevant update? You bet! Plus Jack pitches us an idea for the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival! Join us for a story pitch, a lesson about Carvel Cakes (yes, we know Joe says Marvel, don't @ us), fond memories of long-gone restaurants, and an overwhelming number of labor puns. CW: mention of weird sex stuff related to Caligula, because we just can't help ourselves, apparently For more information on the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival, check out derazzled.com/festival. To submit a short film, email us at derazzledpodcast@gmail.com and put "Willem Dafoe" in the subject line by 6/16/2024. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher, David Zaslav, Bob Iger, Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Ted Sarandos, Michael Mann, Ferrari, Adam Driver, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Myers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Strike Force Five, Deadline, Knife-Bricker, Fudgie the Whale, Cookiepus, Cookie O'Pus, the Venture Bros --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

We wrap up our season premiere and coverage of Mike Myers' 2008 Worst-Picture winner, The Love Guru! Joe's mom joins us once again as Jack recounts the legal trouble that impacted Myers' career leading up to this movie, somehow hallucinates parts of Jean-Claude Van Damme's Sudden Death, and shows us how it's possible for a movie to be too stupid to be culturally insensitive. Join us for this ridiculous example of what happens when Jack tries to write while seriously ill! CW: Discussion of cultural appropriation, sex jokes For more information about the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival, visit derazzled.com/festival or email us at derazzledpodcast@gmail.com. If you're submitting a film, please put "Willem Dafoe" in the email subject line. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Austin Powers, Wayne's World, So I Married An Axe Murderer, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Saturday Night Live, Dieter, Sprockets, Will Ferrell, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, The Cat in the Hat, Jim Carrey, The Grinch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

WELCOME TO SEASON 3! We kick things off with a good ol' fashioned Razzie-winner for Worst Picture, 2008's The Love Guru. Joining us to inaugurate the season is our favorite Mike Myers fan, Joe's mom Linda! We talk about our favorite Mike Myers films, Joe gets forced to do some impressions, Jack learns about hockey and the very real Toronto Maple Leafs, and Jack tells Joe to pound sand. Join us for this ridiculous recording from Joe's birthday and get ready for all the nonsense season 3 has to offer. For more information on the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival, check out derazzled.com/festival. CW: sex stuff, puerile humor, inappropriate use of elephants in a movie, mention of Eyes Wide Shut, secondhand embarrassment Stuff mentioned in this episode: Wayne's World, Austin Powers, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels, Second City, Jessica Alba, Romany Malco, John Oliver, Stephen Colbert, Jim Gaffigan, Oprah, Samantha Bee, Deepak Chopra, Sir Ben Kingsley, The Daily Show, Strangers With Candy, Los Angeles Kings, Justin Timberlake, Trolls World Tour, Verne Troyer, Pittsburgh Penguins, Community --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

If you're listening to this episode, then YOU DID IT! YOU HEARD EVERYTHING SEASON 2 HAS TO OFFER! Check out the last of our S2 deleted scenes, in which we discuss state university fire alarm protocols and off-campus housing shenanigans, critical crying techniques to preserve your makeup, birds with impeccable comedic timing, Antonio Palacios' experience in filmmaking and the DVD censorship business, the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival (derazzled.com/festival), the cacophonous struggles of recording a podcast, how true crime feels so much harder to take in as a documentary as opposed to a podcast, suspicions of butter, and additional thoughts about AI in film. We hope you enjoy! All Hail The Egg! For more information on ways you can support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, check out https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ Stuff Mentioned In This Episode: Marvel Studios, AMPTP, IATSE, Stitcher, Tom Hanks, The Whale, Brendan Fraser, Marmaduke, Elvis, Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, The Great Gatsby, Oddjob, The Blue Lagoon, Flowers In The Attic, Castaway, Jake Lloyd, Assassin's Creed, Johnny Depp, Sleepy Hollow, Caligula, Bob Guccione, CleanFlix, Geoff Johns, Batman, Grant Morrison, DC Comics, Scooby Doo, Peanuts, Winnie The Pooh: Blood & Honey, James Gunn, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr, Matthew Lilliard, Linda Cardellini, The Impact, F.I.S.T., Hearts Of Fire, Bob Dylan, Showgirls, Olivia Newton-John, Sandra Day O'Connor, Last Podcast on the Left, Behind the Bastards, The Thief and the Cobbler, Harvey Weinstein, Don Hertzfeld, The Simpsons, NOPE, Get Out, Us, Jordan Peele, Midsommar, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Beau is Afraid, Lolita, Tenet, From Beyond, Bloodsport, Christopher Nolan, Stanley Kubrick, Donald Trump, Forest Whitaker, Inception, David Lynch, Hank Azeria, Mel Blanc, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Bloodrayne, Twin Peaks, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, LOST, Zeus, Hades, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Halt and Catch Fire, Lee Pace, Scoot McNeary, Marilyn Monroe, Mulholland Drive, Ana de Armas --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

As part of our break before season 3, we have more deleted material from season 2 to share with you! We talk action figures that look like they're covered in lube, Dario Argento's Dracula being watched at work, horse noises run amok, bots attempting to scam our stream, Adobe Premiere shortcuts, a grossly unethical use of AI, white actors with good and bad Mandarin pronunciation, how great it can be to walk through cemeteries, and a potential pitch for Erotic Clue (just in case Rian Johnson is listening). Joe also offers an update on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes at the top. Deleted scenes come from the following episodes (Joe made a mistake in the recording): -The Mummy (2017), Part 2 - But Which Museum, Henry?! -Starship Troopers & Satire -Showgirls -Guilty Pleasures 2 -Best of 2022 -Fantastic Four (2015) -2022 Razzie Nominations -Mac & Me For more information on the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival, visit our website at derazzled.com/festival. Stuff mentioned in this episode: Anton Lavey, Kenneth Anger, Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, Ultraman, Dennis Hopper, Neil Patrick Harris, Jake Busey, Four Rooms, Tim Roth, Madonna, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Elon Musk, Perfect Blue, Black Swan, Joe Eszterhas, Paul Verhoeven, the Venture Bros, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Tilda Swinton, Ludacris, Janet Jackson, Todd Howard, Timothee Chalomet, Ethan Hawke, Moon Knight, Among Us, The Menu, Pinocchio, Clue, Janelle Monae, Lupita Nyong'o, Edgar Allen Poe, John Cusack, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Heidegger, Arrested Development, Will Arnett, Burning Man, Watership Down --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

We wrap up season 2 by wrapping up our coverage of 2022's Blonde, the Netflix production directed by Andrew Dominik based on the creatively-embellished "bionovel" by Joyce Carol Oates. We address those responsible for the production, touch on the history of films based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Jack discusses theater training and culture, Joe upholds our standards of scientific rigor, and we reminisce about one of our original podcast ideas before covering more specifics about the Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival. We hope you enjoy this season finale as much as we did. CW: Misogyny, Abuse, Drugs Learn more about the rules of the Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival on our website: https://www.derazzled.com/festival Stuff Mentioned In This Episode: Ana de Armas, Viola Davis, Danielle Deadwyler, David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Barry Lyndon, My Weekend With Marilyn, Marilyn & Me, Naomi Watts, Batman, Adam West, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, The Batman, Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, To Leslie, Michelle Yeoh, Star Wars, Alejandro G. Iñárritu --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

The end of season 2 begins! We finally begin our coverage of the latest winner of Worst Picture, 2022's Blonde! We pick apart what worked and didn't work about Andrew Dominik's bewilderingly problematic take on the "bionovel" originally written by Joyce Carol Oates. We break down some of the biggest historical fabrications in this story, Jack tells us some theater stories, we gush over how great Toby Huss is, and we may or may not do JFK impressions. Also, we talk more about the Unofficial Willem Dafoe Bad Art Short Film Festival we're organizing for next year! CW: Sexism, misogyny, domestic violence, abuse, historical inaccuracies, miscarriages, abortion Check out that Willem Dafoe interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dSRzxg7p1E Stuff Mentioned In This Episode: Marilyn Monroe, Ana de Armas, Charlie Chaplin, Cass Chaplin, Edgar G. Robinson, Edgar G. Robinson Jr, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Joe Dimaggio, Arthur Miller, Robert Mitchum, Hugh Heffner, The Venture Bros, Midori, Tiddy Sphinx, Clone High, Killing Them Softly, Where Are You Going Where Have You Been --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

The Writers' Guild of America is on STRIKE! What does that mean? What's happening with the Directors' Guild and Screen Actors' Guild? We delve into all the ins and outs with our friend, fellow Ramming Speed Pictures collaborator, and card-carrying IATSE member Scott McGrath. We discuss the history of WGA strikes, the demands being made, the interplay between the different unions' negotiations, and the role AI is playing in these latest rounds of negotiations. Also, Jack walks us through his experiences playing with ChatGPT. We hope this helps some folks understand what's at stake with this strike, and we hope you enjoy. We support the members of the WGA in their efforts for fair compensation and the protection of their craft. If you'd like to support their efforts, you can learn how through the following links: -No Film School coverage of the strike and suggestions for how to support: https://nofilmschool.com/support-the-wga-strike-2023 -Mashable's coverage of how to donate to help those impacted: https://mashable.com/article/how-to-support-wga-writer-strike Stuff mentioned in this episode: WGA, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP, Batman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Deadpool 3, Mission: Impossible, ABC, Disney, clowns, baking, Ryan Reynolds, Jon Peters, Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, Conan O'Brien, David Zaslav --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

We return to address some of the nerdier and more bizarre aspects of 2016's Assassin's Creed and the game series that it is based on! We explore the idea of epigenetic memory more closely (or as closely as two artsy dudes who know science-minded people possibly can), consider possibilities for other time periods this series could visit, explore the genuinely weird truth of what's going on with the Macguffins in the AC universe, and finally get around to Joe's fix for this movie. We talk about which of our ancestors we would want to see the experiences of, Jack's head nearly explodes, and we manage to also turn this episode into a love letter to the John Wick films. Join us as we try to make this expensive pseudo-art film a little better. CW: Violence, discussion of fictional conspiracy nonsense that some might consider blasphemous, mention of Henry Kissinger Podcast Plugged in this Episode: I Hate It Let's Watch It (@ih8itletswatch on Twitter) Stuff Mentioned in this Episode: Jack the Ripper, Robert Evans, Behind the Bastards, the Mafia, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Al Capone, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Justin Kurzel, Sesame Street, Ron DeSantis, the Holocaust, Netflix, Resident Evil, the Third Crusade, the Renaissance, the American Revolution, the Golden Age of Piracy, the French Revolution, the Victorian Era, World War I, Ptolemaic Egypt, the Peloponnesian War, Asgard, the Islamic Golden Age, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, MK Ultra, Sandinistas, Bay of Pigs, Ben Affleck, Argo, Ajax, HBO's Watchmen, the United States Civil War, World War II, the Dulles Brothers, the Troubles, the Boxer Rebellion, Feudal Japan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Isu, Celestials, Prometheus Myth, Adam and Eve, Mayan Apocalypse, LOST, Kevin Spacey, Jeffrey Jones, Howard the Duck, Alicia Vikander, Jason Bourne, Jordana Brewster, The Fast & The Furious, Adam Arkapaw, Chad Stahelski, John Wick, Derek Kolstad, Haley Berry, Hitman: Agent 47, Timothy Oliphant, Zachary Quinto, Captain America: Civil War, The Brothers Grimsby --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

Our hosting switcheroo continues as Joe helms a full analysis and fix of 2016's Assassin's Creed, Justin Kurzel and Michael Fassbender's attempt to adapt the hit video game franchise to the silver screen. It didn't win any Razzies, but Jack got to do Caligula. In this 1st part, we breakdown what did and didn't work about the film, explore the connections between the film and games and briefly look into the series' history, and look into what some critics had to say. Jack laments his lack of virtual parkour skills, Joe gives a scattered overview of the games, and take a moment to laugh about cringeworthy presidential announcements. Join us as we explore what could have been a hit film series, where nothing is real and everything is permitted (as long as its PG-13, I guess). CW: Brief mention of the alleged sexual misconduct and misogynist culture within Ubisoft, violence, Christopher Columbus, a reminder that the Uwe Boll adaptation of Bloodrayne exists. Podcast Plugged In This Episode: Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter) Stuff Mentioned In This Episode: Lovecraft, Marion Cotillard, Michael K. Williams, Ariane Labed, Jeremy Irons, Patsy Cline, BioShock, Mass Effect, Portal, The Witcher, Rock Band, Clive Barker's Jericho, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Michael Madsen, Henry Kissinger, Tomas de Torquemada, Javier Gutierrez, Brendan Gleeson, Spanish Inquisition, Prince of Persia, Altair Ibn-La'Ahad, Quidditch, Shroud of Turin, Macbeth, WIlliam Shakespeare, Robert DeNiro, Dirty Grandpa, Order of Assassins, Hashishin, History Hit, vikings, Crusades, Leonardo da Vinci, Marvel Comics, SHIELD, Benjamin Franklin, Arno Dorian, John L. Beiswenger, Link, John Wilkes Booth, The Lion King, Inception, Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Sony Pictures, DMC Films, genetic memory, Ambush Bug, IDW Comics, Desmond Miles, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, X-Men, Oscar Isaac, The Matrix, Popcorn with Peter Travers, Rolling Stone, Snowtown, the Cold War, Michael Lesslie, Scott Frank, Minority Report, Logan, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, New York Minute, Accepted, The Transporter Refueled, Allegiant, Ely Catherdral, Damien Walters, Batman Begins, Sing, Passengers, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Gareth Edwards, WGA Strike, color theory, Alien Resurrection, Sigourney Weaver, Ron Perlman, Sin City, Umbrella Corp, Jackie Chan, American Horror Story, Casino Royale, Daniel Craig --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

Stay tuned to the end of this one, because you won't want to miss the announcement we have for you! We find ourselves in a Freaky Friday situation as Jack takes over the 2nd Unit to share a decade-and-a-half long obsession of his: Richard Williams' animated passion project, The Thief and The Cobbler! Never truly finished by Williams and released in a variety of cuts from different companies, this is a must-listen story for anyone even remotely interested in animation (and a heartbreakingly cathartic story for anyone with creative anxiety). Join us for the tale of arguably the longest production cycle in history (sorry, Mad God), the ways people like the Weinsteins absolutely ruin films, and the heights of achievement and acclaim you can reach (and what they can cost). Then, stick around for our thoughts about how this journey makes us think about our own creativity and goals for the podcast and beyond. CW: Spousal neglect, mention of the Weinsteins again, tyrannical working conditions Podcast plugged in this episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpodcast on Twitter) Stuff Mentioned In This Episode: Vincent Price, Sean Connery, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zimeckis, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Miramax, Warner Bros, Wile E. Coyote, "Bumping The Lamp," Disney, Aladdin, Arabian Knight, Space Jam, Tom and Jerry, Bob Hoskins, The Pink Panther, Christopher Lloyd, Se7en, David Fincher, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Phil Tippett, Fred Calvert, Terry Gilliam, The Princess and the Cobbler, Don Bluth, Matthew Broderick, Toni Collette, Eddie Carrol, Jonathan Winters, Froot Loops, Hey Arnold!, Nickelodeon, The Persistence of Vision, The Animator's Survival Kit, The Venture Bros, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Mike Lazzo, Dethklok: Metalocalypse, Lysistrata, Roy Disney, Michael Eisner, Salvador Dali, Destino, Wes Anderson, Garret Gilchrist, The Emoji Movie, Bugs Bunny, Loony Tunes, Alice In Wonderland --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

CW: This episode delves into the coercion, harassment, and sexual assaults committed by Harvey Weinstein throughout his career. If you wish to skip this portion of the episode, coverage starts at timecode 30:54 and ends at timecode 1:01:09. Further warning for sexism. We continue our deconstruction of Joe Esterhaz's An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, the winner of the 19th Annual Golden Raspberry for Worst Picture! We learn the history of the use of the Alan Smithee pseudonym for directors, cover Esterhaz's overall demeanor and public perception, and (unfortunately) shine a light on the awful deeds of Harvey Weinstein (who is in this damn movie for some reason), and attempt to fix this thoroughly flawed and confused mockumentary. Podcast Plugged In This Episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) Stuff mentioned in this episode: Paul Verhoeven, Showgirls, #MeToo, Rose McGowan, Mel Gibson, the Directors' Guild of America (DGA), Death of a Gunfighter, Robert Totten, Don Siegel, Robert Smith, The Simpsons, kayfabe, Mick Foley, Gone With The Wind, The Birds 2, National Lampoon's Senior Trip, The Twilight Zone, Vic Morrow, Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Dune, Judas Iscariot, John Wilkes Booth, Denis Villeneuve, Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Bill Cosby, The Cosby Show, Daredevil, D. G. Chichester, Metal Gear Solid 4, Hideo Kojima, Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, Gwenyth Paltrow, Brad Pitt, The 400 Blows, Shakespeare In Love, Elizabeth, Life Is Beautiful, The Thin Red Line, Saving Private Ryan, Lucia Evans, Asia Argento, Florence Pugh, Midsommar, Mira Sorvino, Emily Nestor, Miramax, The Weinstein Company, Amy Adams, Emma de Caunes, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, Silvio Berlusconi, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Hannibal Burress, Rian Johnson, Kate Beckinsale, Rosanna Arquette, Helena Bonham Carter, Daryl Hannah, Eva Green, Heather Graham, Angelina Jolie, Ashley Judd, Sarah Polley, Lupita Nyong'o, Madonna, Sean Young, Uma Thurman, Forest Whitaker, Charlie Kaufman, WGA Strike, Adam Scott, Hellraiser: Bloodlines, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Dan Aykroyd, Dragnet, David Duchovny, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Kyle McLachlan, Rosie Perez --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

We get back to covering actual Worst Picture Winners with 1998's An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn, winner at the 19th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards! You can tell how excited we were to talk about this one by how long we talk about whether Batman's a fascist in the opening. We break down what did and didn't work about the movie, marvel at how anyone could possible cast Harvey Weinstein in an on-screen role, dig into what went wrong with this film's bizarre soundtrack, lambast Joe Esterhaz's lazy writing while defending his Wookiee-like appearance, and try to grasp how a movie like this can be so bad that the director took an Alan Smithee credit himself unironically. We come up with film aliases for ourselves, Jack recounts a bathroom crime, and Joe struggles and fails to remember the title of Comedy Central's single-season adult animated series Kid Notorious about producer Robert Evans. Get comfy, enjoy the episode, and please let us know if you know anything about Michael Ovitz. CW: Brief mention of Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement; racism; sexism; Hollywood being obsessed with itself Link to our stupid short film, Knife-Bricker: The Brickening: https://youtu.be/JPkpfdmvlFU Podcast plugged in this episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) Things Mentioned In This Episode: Mark Waid, Alex Ross, Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Superman: Red Son, Knife-Bricker, Caligula, the Wu-Tang Name Generator, Joe Esterhaz, the Star Wars Christmas Special, Burt Reynolds, Demolition Man, Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, Jackie Chan, Richard Jeni, Ryan O'Neil, Eric Idle, Chuck D, Coolio, Spike Lee, La Brea Tar Pits, Robert Evans, Flashdance, Paul Verhoeven, Showgirls, Basic Instinct, Dark Knight Rises, The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, The Avengers, Sean Connery, Ralph Fiennes, Meet The Deedles, Spice World, Scary Spice, Ilya Kazan, the House Committee on Un-American Activities, Dalton Trumbo, Stanley Kubrick, Sparticus, Kirk Douglas, the Hollywood Blacklist, Inside Baseball, Kathleen Kennedy, Kevin Feige, Michael Eisner, Bruce Willis, Armageddon, Mercury Rising, The Siege, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Man In The Iron Mask, Gas Van Sant, Paris Texas, Milk, My Own Private Idaho, Keanu Reeves, Cinema Sins, Monty Python, Sean Penn, Jon Peters, Pinnochio, Dragnet, Dan Aykroyd, Leslie Nielsen, Miramax, Eric King, Dexter, Arthur Hiller, The Directors' Guild of America, Rugrats, Mark Mothersbaugh, DEVO, Wes Anderson, Asteroid City, Hoopla --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

We bring the 2nd Unit back to dip our toes into Development Hell once again...kind of! As a pseudo-sequel of our Superman Lives episodes, we dig into the history of what was supposed to be Justice League: Mortal, the short-lived but fascinating first attempt at the superhero team-up. Directed by George Miller, written by Kieran and Michelle Mulroney, and starring a surprisingly young cast including Armie Hammer, Common, and Jay Baruchel, this goofy comic-book-accurate project met insurmountable obstacles on the way to production. We break down the full cast and story of this project (thanks in large part to cast interviews, articles from Collider, and the great work of the Canceled Movie Report podcast), go over a brief history of the Justice League, and explore the biggest reasons for this film's collapse: the Australian government and the 2007-2008 Writers' Guild of America strike. We marvel at the gambit of casting such young actors for such iconic adult roles, give a brief lesson on rabies symptoms, hypothesize future advancements in villainous tracking technology, have a fun discussion on currency conversion rates and tax credits, subject you to some truly awful Batman voices, remind you that Jack is still trying to track down a VHS copy of Nukie to torture Joe with, bring awareness to the pitfalls of bad acronyms/initialisms, Jack plugs his latest creative project, and we ask a question we've been wondering for some time: do the members of the Justice League all share a tailor? Suit up, settle into the Brother Eye console, and enjoy the show. CW: Brief mention of Armie Hammer's sexual misconduct allegations, terrible Batman voices Podcast Plugged In This Episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpodcast and @RaphaelMoran on Twitter) Things Mentioned In This Episode: Paul Dini, Grant Morrison, Elongated Man, Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, Guy Gardiner, Superman Lives, Superman Returns, Brandon Routh, Kevin Spacey, Christopher Reeve, Bryan Singer, Clerks 2, Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan, Christian Bale, Joel Schumacher, The Dark Knight, Batman Versus Superman, JJ Abrams, MCU, Iron Man, Hulk, David Goyer, Kieran Mulroney, Michelle Mulroney, Mr. And Mrs. Smith, Jason Reitman, Thank You For Smoking, Aaron Eckhardt, Juno, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, George Miller, Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road, Happy Feet, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Fat Joe, Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, Barry Osbourne, Merit Allen, Weta Workshop, Peter Jackson, Canceled Movie Report Podcast, Snyderverse, Wonder Woman 1984, Gal Godot, HappySadConfused Podcast, Joseph Cross, Strangers With Candy, Running With Scissors, Michael Angarano, Almost Famous, Sky High, Max Thieriot, The Pacifier, Nancy Drew, Minka Kelly, The Pumpkin Karver, The Kingdom, Adrianne Palicki, Friday Night Lights, Scott Porter, Music and Lyrics, Jessica Biel, 7th Heaven, The Illusionist, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Death Proof, Live Free or Die Hard, DJ Cotrona, Venom (2005), Windfall, Armie Hammer, Flicka, Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, Desperate Housewives, Megan Gale, Stealth, Teresa Palmer, The Grudge 2, December Boys, Talia al Ghul, Common, Smokin' Aces, Jon Stewart, Green Lantern, Adam Brody, The OC, In The Land of Women, Barry Allen, The Flash, Anton Yelchin, Charlie Bartlett, Wally West, Kid Flash, Santiago Cabrerra, Love & Other Disasters, Heroes, Aquaman, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Martian Manhunter, Jay Baruchel, Undeclared, Knocked Up, Maxwell Lord, Seth Rogen, Zoe Kazan, Stephen Tobolowsky, Mark Waid, OMAC, Starro, WGA, AMPTP, DGA, SAG, IATSE, Redbox, Netflix, Wolverine, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig, Babe: Pig In The City, Man of Steel, Dragonball Z, Pedro Pascal, Nick Cage, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Goon, Seann William Scott, Jamie Lee Curtis, 3000 Years of Longing, Jessica Alba, Fantastic Four, Shazam!, George Clooney, Alicia Silverstone, Ahmed Best, Jake Lloyd --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

CW: Sexual content, pornography, incest, violence, consent, sex work, frank discussion of human anatomy, murder, matricide, urine We conclude our coverage of 1979's Caligula with special guest Antonio Palacios of The Cultworthy Cinema Podcast! We hear more about the wild world of 5-star Amazon reviews, beg for you to sign Joe's petition to get Caligula into Kingdom Hearts instead of the one to get a 4K release of this film, allow Jack to continue his awareness campaign for Plague Dogs, explore why it's important to make sure everyone on your set is aware of and consenting to what is happening and to know when/when not to invite family to set, touch on the work of Gore Vidal (giving Joe a chance to reference The Venture Bros), look into more of Tinto Brass's history and works, get into the nitty gritty on Bob "The Gooch" Guccione and Penthouse Magazine, manifest one of Jack's Grant Morrison references to bring up The Filth, discuss the importance of extras that really stick out, pitch Santa Sangre but with sex carnies, cover some of Caligula's actual history and acknowledge the issues with that scholarship, reinforce the importance of having breakfast, briefly cover the trouble Nero got into on tour, emphasize the importance of letting artists be artists, and continue our bewilderment at the utter lack of professionalism on spy job sites in 19 CE. And, of course, we try to fix this decidedly unsexy mess of a film. Strap in and enjoy. #pissbae Podcasts Plugged In This Episode: Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter); The Cultworthy Cinema Podcast, The Cultworthy Classic, and The Milf & Me (@thecultworthy on Twitter) Things mentioned in this episode: Caligula, Tiberius, Nero, Rome, Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Tinto Brass, Gore Vidal, Bob Guccione, Penthouse Magazine, Penthouse Publishing, Kingdom Hearts, Goofy, Madam Kitty (1976), The Venture Bros., Grant Morrison, The Filth, Santa Sangre (1989), Golden Hour, Jeffrey Toobin, Zoom, Pulp Fiction (1994), Leon The Professional (1994), Paul Verhoeven, Phil Tippett, Final Draft, Goldschlager, Joe D'Amato, Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

One of the new features we wanted for season 2 is for us to pick something we want to cover regardless of it being a Razzie movie. Jack picked 1979's Caligula, which should be completely unsurprising if you've been listening to our show. To help us with this herculean task, we enlisted (perhaps conscripted) our friend Antonio Palacios (The Cultworthy Cinema Podcast, The Cultworthy Classic Podcast, and The Milf & Me Podcast), which probably counts as torture because we're somehow the second show to ask him to cover this. We take a surprise detour into the WILD world of Amazon movie reviews, learn the story of how Antonio first discovered this film (or, "How To Ruin Porn For Teenage Boys"), consider whether Tiberian punishments would be a good thing for some of today's politicians, ponder just how many penises it takes to destroy a film's messaging, get lost in the weeds over which pornographic scenes were added in post, hypothesize over inconsistencies in the production resulting from differences between director Tinto Brass's work and producer Bob Guccione's, take a moment to appreciate this film's poor editor, learn the secret origins of John Madden's teleprompter technique, cover the pitfalls of casting and dubbing over inexperienced non-English speaking actors for an English-language film, empathize with Helen Mirren's clear desire to be literally anywhere else on Earth, discuss the unsimulated sex in this film, address the ways historical inaccuracies can make for poor cinematic choices, and marvel at the weird ways this movie is reminiscent of certain Square-Enix RPGs. This one's not for the faint of heart. Get comfortable and prepare to never find anything sexy again. CW: sexual content, discussion of depictions of unsimulated sex/pornography, incest, violence, consent, sex work, frank discussion of human anatomy and cameras getting awfully close to things, horses with human jobs Podcasts Plugged In This Episode: The Cultworthy Cinema Podcast, Cultworthy Classic Podcast, and The Milf & Me Podcast (@thecultworthy on Twitter, or visit thecultworthy.com); Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/derazzled/support

In our efforts to add some more variety to the show, Jack leads us on a whirlwind historical tour through the directorial works of acclaimed Monty Python member Terry Gilliam and his likely unprecedented run of just absolutely horrendous luck. We cover his entire non-Python feature filmography: Jabberwocky (1977) Time Bandits (1981) Brazil (1985) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) The Fisher King (1991) 12 Monkeys (1995) Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998) The Brothers Grimm (2005) Tideland (2005) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) The Zero Theorem (2013) The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) Jack tries to get through all of this while trying to outrun his birthday hangover. We cover how not to watch Brazil, the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on Gilliam and likely an entire generation of poli-sci majors, the use of "gorilla" versus "guerilla," Gilliam's weaponization of the press and the consequences of his own actions, the importance of perspective when you're told you made someone feel unsafe, when a producer becomes a PROBLEM and why you should always get things in writing, the impact and loss of the massive talents of Robin Williams and Heath Ledger, the importance of context with focus groups, further evidence that horses are awful, a tangent about great WWE matches between the Undertaker and Mankind, the goddamn Weinstein Brothers, Matt Damon and whether or not he just has a thing for nose prosthetics, the invention of the "Dress Pattern Makers" film credit, Joe's favorite cheese, Gilliam's political inconsistencies in the face of the Me Too movement, an unexpected rant about Scientology, and the absolutely maddening events that lead to the documentary Lost In La Mancha (2002) and how none of that could account for the influence/interference of producer Paolo Branco. We also delve into some of our own film set misfortunes in our time as Ramming Speed Pictures. Take a seat away from any ladders or easily-breakable mirrors and enjoy this wild ride. Who knows, maybe one of these films will go just swimmingly! CW: Full spoilers for Brazil, descriptions of alleged unsafe working conditions and child endangerment, sexism, misogyny, discussion of the sexual assaults committed by Harvey Weinstein, mention of the deaths of Robin Williams, Heath Ledger, and Hunter S. Thompson. Podcast Plugged In This Episode: Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

The winners of the 43rd Annual Golden Raspberry Awards have officially been announced! Which movie will serve as our season finale? Will the Razzies' historical animus toward Sylvester Stallone continue? Will Morbius morb all over itself and somehow get released in theaters a third time? Will Andrew Dominik's weird issues with women in Blonde get their just desserts? Can Tom Hanks avoid Razzies coming from two different directions? Can anyone tell us literally anything about The King's Daughter and how they dragged Pierce Brosnan into that? Will Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun protect everyone else from ridicule? And will the Razzies do something...classy? Listen to find out! Also, in light of the Razzies' controversial nomination of 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong for her lead role in the remake of Firestarter, we cover the other children that have been nominated for Golden Raspberries over the years, including Brooke Shields, Mara Hobel, Macaulay Culkin, and Jake Lloyd. CW: Misogyny, discussion of abortion, discussion of schizophrenia and mental health issues, mention of fictional depictions of incest, discussion of encounters with police and potential, mistreatment by the judicial system Podcast plugged in this episode: I Hate It Let's Watch It (@ih8letswatch on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We wrap up our coverage of Mac And Me, everyone's favorite late-'80s legally-dissimilar E.T. brought to you begrudgingly by McDonalds! We say favorite because, somehow, it's not the only one. Before Jack can get to his fix for Mac, Joe dusts off our Lapsed Academic segment to break down 1987's South African late-Apartheid nightmare, Nukie. We dig into Mac And Me's production, break down who was responsible for this mess of a film and the director's later days as a jingoistic and Islamophobic author after 9/11, cover the basics of Apartheid (we're not a history podcast, but we swear this is relevant), ponder the reasons that Eric's dad isn't in the picture, and ask how the traumatizing animated film Plague Dogs should have ended. Oh, and we perhaps conjure a horrifying nightmare image melding Jack's fear of horses with possibly the worst person in American history. You're welcome/we're sorry. CW: Racism, Islamophobia, Henry Kissinger nightmare fuel Podcast Plugged In This Episode: I Hate It, Let's Watch It (@ih8itletswatch on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We fulfill our very first listener request by tackling the movie no one would know about if it weren't for Paul Rudd committing to a bit for like 30 years on Conan O'Brien: Mac And Me! It turns out this is more than just a single scene and is actually an entire ripoff of E.T. meant to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. That feels like a Mad Lib. We break down what did and didn't work about this movie (you may be surprised), discuss cinema's rampant anti-clown biases, ponder the potential max speed of Power Wheels back in 1988, and dissect one of the most troubling and accidentally hilarious deleted alternate scenes we've ever seen. But first, we get a little weirder than usual and touch on ways we want to expand the show beyond our previous scope. Come get weird with us and a movie that may or may not have been a breaking point for us! CW: Discussion of the fictional death of a child, Podcast plugged in this episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We completely forgot when the newest crop of Razzie nominations would be announced, so we're a bit late getting this episode out. As is tradition, we did our damnedest to avoid the actual nominations until we recorded to capture our real-time reactions. As a palette cleanser, we also talked about this year's Oscar nominations. Joe makes some predictions about the nominations before the reveal, we marvel at how weird it is that two major films this year feature an Oscar-nominated lead performance while being otherwise reviled, Jack unfortunately learns who Machine Gun Kelly is, we cover some truly bewildering nomination decisions, we revel in some truly outstanding performances/writing/directing that 2022 brought us, and Jack keeps things light with some dad jokes. Remember, whoever wins Worst Picture at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards will be our season 2 finale. Will it be morbin' time for us? Or will we be going Blonde? Let us know what film you think will win Worst Picture on Twitter (@DeRazzledPod)! Podcasts Plugged In This Episode: Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter); Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We continue breaking down Josh Trank's Fantastic Four (god, I really don't want to type Fant4stic) and attempt to fix it! Well, kinda. Instead of fixing this script, Jack pitches a page-one rewrite that should make longtime comic fans very happy. We go over some of Marvel's First Family's weird changes and variations through history, cover more details about Trank's Twitter drama, bemoan the folly of the seemingly-ubiquitous 3rd Act Massive Superhero Fight, emphasize the importance of respecting source material (instead of worrying about whether you're making something silly), and revel in our shared love of Portishead while lamenting some of this film's soundtrack choices. Jack continues his distaste for Mark Millar, Joe goes on a rant about bad science, and we ask the big question: Would Galactus spoon up planets like fancy French cuisine? But first, of course, we jus had to cover some weird superhero sex stuff. CW: Sex stuff (as mentioned above) and discussion of black characters being turned into things (seriously, if we need correcting over this, let us know by emailing us at derazzledpodcast@gmail.com) Podcast Plugged In This Episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpodcast on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We crack open the second half of season 2 by tackling the other, non-50-Shades film that co-won Worst Picture at the 2015 Golden Raspberries, Josh Trank's Fantastic Four (or is it Fant4stic?). We cover the history of film adaptations of Marvel's First Family, from the rights-hoarding Roger Corman attempt to this most recent version. Watching four movies repeatedly while adapting to a new job and multiple post-holiday season birthday celebrations made it hard to put together a full script, but thankfully Jack is a giant comic nerd and has a cornucopia of information to pull from regarding a wide variety of Fantastic Four stories from myriad writers, some tidbits about their creation by Jack Kirby, as well as the carousel of writers that were involved in this particular project. Will Jack and Joe be able to make heads or tails of this one? Will they end up revisiting weird superhero sex stuff? Will Jack finish the synopsis before the horses can catch up with him? All this and Josh Trank's Twitter decisions on another thrilling installment of DeRazzled! CW: Discussions of body horror and sex stuff Podcast Plugged In This Episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpod on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We ease back into things after our holiday break by doing something new: celebrating our favorite films from last year! 2022 was an excellent year for movies, and we dig into a bunch that we particularly loved (as well as some that we were disappointing), including: Everything Everywhere All At Once The Menu Prey The Batman NOPE Bullet Train WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story X Pearl The Banshees of Inisherin and many more! We also take some time to look at the films we're looking forward to for 2023 (Renfield, Dune 2, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, M3gan, Scream VI, etc), get into a surprisingly long discussion about the Martin Scorsese and the MCU's moment in film history, and Jack's annual existential artistic crisis and how he manages that. Also, we apologize in advance for our negative opinion of Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers. What were your favorite movies from 2022? Let us know on Twitter (@DeRazzledPod) or by email (derazzledpodcast@gmail.com) and we might share your answers in a future episode this season! Mild Spoiler Alert for the films we discuss throughout this episode. Podcasts plugged in this episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) and The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpodcast on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

While we're on break we have another collection of deleted scenes from our second season! The clips in this episode are taken from the recordings of the following episodes: 2nd Unit - Superman Lives 2 - Shaloubin' Around Xanadu, Part 1 - Electric Zeus and Bluthland Xanadu, Part 2 - A Real Double Threat 2nd Unit - Halloween Jamborazzmatazz - Barrel of Shaves On-Location - Constellation Burn - The Anthony Bourdain of Perverts The Mummy (2017), Part 1 - But Why Hyde One Mummy? The Mummy (2017), Part 2 - But Which Museum, Henry?! Join us for some uncomfortable things to yell involving Tony Shaloub, Tim Burton's weird art style, esoteric recent history of bars in the East End of Pittsburgh, grocery delivery and bagel quality, a genuinely earnest discussion of highbrow horror versus lowbrow horror and what scares us, more on Jack's trip to Constellation Burn (including some deleted audiologs), and reminiscing on the Brendan Fraser Mummy movies. CW: Sexual discussions and situations, mention of a sexual assault allegation, actual audio of Jack peeing Podcast plugged in this episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We brought our dear friend Scott McGrath back on to 1) make each other watch another round of our guilty pleasure films, and 2) make up for the fact that his last guest appearance was for Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas. Scott brought Hackers (1995), Joe brought Gamer (2009), and Jack brought The Flintstones (1994). Jack learns something about how hacking and phone phreaking worked back in the 90s and also hears some other early Internet jargon, we all give Fisher Stevens' skateboarding prowess the appreciation it deserves, Joe causes permanent injury to his friends by uttering an unused working title for his movie, Scott reveals he would probably do whatever Ludacris told him to do, we gleefully revel in Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble nearly getting hanged by an angry mob, and we also lament the tendency of '90s filmmakers to end family movies with terrible musical choices. Get comfy for this one, and let us know what you think by rating and reviewing on iTunes, GoodPods, Spotify, or wherever you're listening. CW: Violence, racism, bodily autonomy, and fatphobia (all pertaining to Gamer) Podcasts plugged in this episode: Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter); The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpodcast/@RaphaelMoran on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We wrap up Verhoeven Month and our coverage of Showgirls! We take a new approach to how we fix this movie to bring it more in line with how one would pitch an actual film. Joe describes his one and only experience in a strip club, Jack gives us a closer look at screenwriter Joe Eszterhas and his Fleetwood-Mac-esque 90's love life (note: don't take relationship advice from psychics), we briefly touch on some more of Paul Verhoeven's weirdness as we further discuss the documentary You Don't Nomi, Jack delves into Hollywood sleaze and scandal as he describes Girl 27, and we finally present our idea for how to fix this movie and prevent it from winning Worst Picture at the 1995 Razzie Awards. Put on your best Versace, heat up some brown rice and vegetables, and join us for this surprisingly unsexy finale. CW: Sexual assault, misogyny, description of a male strip club, Jack jokes about being hit by a bus Podcast plugged in this episode: Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

Verhoeven Month continues as we begin our exploration of 1996's Showgirls, a movie that actively destroyed Jack's appreciation for breasts. Possibly the only NC-17 film we'll be covering on this show, we delve into what does and doesn't work about it, cover some of director Paul Verhoeven's background beyond what we did in our Starship Troopers episodes, marvel at the impact video rentals can have, make entirely too many references to Marvel Comics and Grant Morrison (but who is surprised?), talk about how poorly this film treats its black characters, and set the stage for part 2's coverage of screenwriter Joe Eszterhas. Kick back by the burning remains of your Andrew Carver record collection, lock up the chimpanzees somewhere safe, and have a medical professional on standby in case Elizabeth Berkley's writhing somehow throws out your back and hips just by watching. CW: Sexual assault, racism, homophobia, reference to a sex club Podcast plugged in this episode: Making A Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

Verhoeven Month continues as we bring you part 2 of our dive into 1997's Starship Troopers with friend and special guest Steve Luciano! We wrap up discussion of the production and the nightmarish on-location conditions, delve into some unfortunate setbacks during filming, cover the film's reception from test screenings and its official release, and marvel at just how wildly misunderstood this film was and how badly people failed to catch the satire. Join us and, at least for the next hour, forget about how a lot of this is still kind of a thing and increasingly distressing. CW: Fascism, xenophobia, violence, discussion of nudity, bad takes from professional film critics Podcast plugged in this episode: Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

HAPPY VERHOEVEN MONTH! With this November marking the 25th anniversary of Starship Troopers, we thought it would be a great time to bring on our friend and sci-fi enthusiast Steve Luciano on to talk about Paul Verhoeven's (formerly hated) satirical masterpiece. Joe presents some background on the film's production, Steve digs into Robert A. Heinlein and his book of the same title, Jack and Steve compare the film and the book, and we set the stage for how something can be so wildly misunderstood upon its release. Would you like to know more? EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to Joe being sick on the day of recording, we had to record remotely. Despite taking several precautions after what happened with our Battlefield Earth episode, we unfortunately had some audio issues with this episode as well. We apologize to you listening and to Steve for this unfortunate occurrence. Thankfully we were able to still use the majority of the audio. CW: Fascism, racism, xenophobia Podcasts plugged in this episode: Making A Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We return to wrap up our coverage of 2017's The Mummy, truly one of the worst performances of Tom Cruise's career. Jacks shares a truly horrendous anecdote about why Steven Spielberg won't work with Cruise anymore (allegedly), we dig into Universal's previous attempts to do Monster Universe crossovers and reveal all the known and rumored casting decisions that would have made up the Dark Universe, Joe goes on a bit of a tirade about the ethics of museum curation, and of course we attempt to fix this mess of a film -- but not before asking the question: Is The Mummy racist? Kick back and enjoy a tall glass of that awful black sarcophagus liquid as we finish this late Spooky Season journey. May Osiris (not Set) be merciful. CW: Racism, Cultural Appropriation and Theft, Alleged creepy/illegal behavior connected to the Church of Scientology Podcasts plugged in this episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpodcast on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

You can't convince us that it's not still Spooky Season! In that spirit we sift through the sands to deal with 2017's The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Sophia Boutella. Jack kicks us off with some updates on horror movies he's watched since our actual Halloween special (namely, Halloween Ends, Hellraiser (2022), and Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon). We dig into the writing of this film and the trouble that comes along long-running script reworks, bemoan the utter lack of Egypt in this thing, marvel at how relatively okay Russell Crowe was, and lament that we couldn't just be watching The Mummy (1999) starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss. Listen to find out what happens when you try entirely too hard to make a movie fit a star (who apparently wanted to channel Nathan Fillion) and also setup an entire cinematic universe with a bunch of shoehorned sequel bait. CW: Mention of Scientology Podcast plugged in this episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpodcast on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

Due to life-stress and an untimely loss of a pet, we're not up to doing a full episode this week. But we do have this excellent collection of high-quality deleted scenes from the first 6 episodes of this season, which includes: The Emoji Movie Development Hell: The Amory Wars Mommie Dearest Development Hell: The Six Million Dollar Man The Room Development Hell: Superman Lives, Part 1 We get into an unsurprising amount of comic book nonsense (including too many invocations of Alan Moore), bemoan Sony's childish leadership, wonder if polyamory or cell phones would fix CATS, delve into Jack's hatred of pop-punk, explore Jack's new career trajectory of shepherding actors into better final roles, ponder audio finger guns and the intricacies of podcast entrapment, and ask the age old question: did Zardoz give Connery a latex fetish? Enjoy as we continue to prep for next week's episode, which we promise will actually be part 1 of 2017's The Mummy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

Jack went to his first Burn (think Burning Man but smaller and not ruined by tech bros) so we thought we'd do something special and have him record his experiences and impressions of the event! In a first for the show, we have real on-location audio of a unique event, which Jack and Joe unpack together. If you've ever wondered what goes on at one of these things, check it out and learn from Jack's firsthand experience (or at least disabuse yourself of the idea that they're just drug rave orgies). Listen to get Jack's thoughts on mead, experience the immediate impact of a horrible pun on a mushroom trip, learn about fun medications you wish were real, and feel the fear of a sudden mannequin appearance. Sit back, get the best possible view of the stars, and pretend for a minute that this wasn't born out of the idea that Jack would be watching Morbius on drugs. If you like this and would like to hear more things like it, let us know at derazzledpodcast@gmail.com! CW: drugs, alcohol, references to nudity, loud-ass dance music, karaoke Podcasts plugged in this episode: Making A Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE! We've got a a nice, long relaxed-fit special for you, chock full of horror you may know and love or may be learning about for the first time! Jack offers his (potentially offensive) rankings of the Halloween franchise, and then we break down the best and worst films by the following directors: Jordan Peele Takashi Miike Karyn Kusama Mary Harron Clive Barker Ana Lily Amirpour Leigh Janiak Wes Craven We're also lucky enough to have some input to share from some friends and fellow podcasters: Tabbi Gray from the Happy Hour Podcast and Cam Sully from the Jacked Up Review Show!* We also got a fun, if off-prompt, bit of input from friend-of-the-show Matt Stoyanoff. Let us know your thoughts on these films/directors by emailing us at derazzledpodcast@gmail.com! Kick back and relax with your favorite candy and pumpkin-flavored beverage and enjoy/rage over our takes! CW: Sexism, violence against women, sexual assault, blood, gore, dismemberment, racism Podcasts plugged in this episode: Happy Hour Podcast (@HappyHourShow3 on Twitter); The Jacked Up Review Show (@JackedUpReview on Twitter); Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter) *EDITOR'S NOTE: There were supposed to be more audio messages from friends included, but the only one that would actually upload properly was Matt Stoyanoff's. We didn't discover this until it was too late to do anything about. Our apologies. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

Caleb Feigles of Making a Martini (now the official 2nd Best Podcast in Pittsburgh according to the City Paper!) joins us once again to explore what happened behind the scenes of 1980's Xanadu and attempt to fix it! Much like Jack's idea for Olivia Newton-John's character, we stretch our legs as a Double Threat by delving into both film history and true crime history. That's right, this one didn't just have divas backstage -- it also had a slew of horrible murders in its wake that could have ended up with Newton-John and Sandra Day O'Connor as victims. Get all the details as we polish off a bottle of 19 Crimes' Snoop Dogg Cali Red, dig into the production and the stage musical, imagine needlessly dangerous porn shoots on skates, take a fun detour into American Zoetrope, and wonder how Joe didn't have a worse night's sleep watching this movie after the Saturday that he had. CW: Violence against women and children, murder, misogyny Podcasts plugged in this episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter); F*** My Work Life! (@fmwlpod on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We were gonna cover this one later this season, but with Olivia Newton John's recent passing (R.I.P.) we decided to tackle this OG Razzie Worst Picture nominee much sooner than expected. And y'know what, we're glad we did, because Jack actually really liked this one to the surprise of Joe and special guest Caleb Feigles of Making a Martini. We roll out our new format by giving a rapid-fire synopsis of the film (lest Jack be punished with horse noises) and covering what worked and didn't work with this 1980 day-glo laser roller disco fever dream. We lament the camera work and fashion choices made for Gene Kelly's last feature film role, declare our love for the work of Don Bluth, and wonder at what happens when you get a bunch of Tron in your Greek mythology. Kick back and relax after a long day of roller skating to Electric Light Orchestra and enjoy part 1 of our journey into Xanadu! Check back next week for part 2, in which we take a closer look behind the scenes of this film and attempt to fix it. CW: alcohol, discussion of drug use, discussion of sex clubs and bathhouses, mention of All Dogs Go To Heaven Podcasts plugged in this episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter); Doom Generation (@DoomGenPod on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We continue our odyssey into Development Hell to wrap up our dissection of Tim Burton's unmade Superman Lives! Having covered the origins of Jon Peters and the beginnings of this project through Kevin Smith's role in this story, we now focus in on Burton's vision for Nick Cage as the Man of Steel in a story of the ultimate outsider. We cover the cavalcade of wildly talented artists involved, the utter pain in the ass that Jon Peters was for basically everyone involved, the panic spiral Warner Bros found themselves in, and just how the death of Superman Lives led to Superman Returns -- including as much as we could stomach of the absolutely buckwild idea J. J. Abrams had that cost us a Batman vs. Superman film written by the guy who wrote Se7en. We also touch on Warner Bros current woes following their merger with Discovery, as it seems like they've learned nothing from their mistakes. We hope that you enjoy the conclusion to this absurd story in which people are wildly in-character throughout, because sadly no one paid us $85 million not to do it. Settle in and wonder for yourselves whether Saved By The Bell's Zack Morris or Tony Shaloub would be your dream Superman. CW: Racism relating to Tim Burton, more Jon Peters, mention of Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey, mention of Brett Ratner and X-Men: The Last Stand Podcast plugged in this episode: The Geeky Dad (@geekydadpodcast on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

For our latest venture into Development Hell, we take on one of the biggest, most infamous examples of a film that never came to be: Tim Burton's Superman Lives. In the first part of our deepest dive yet, we start most people's first exposure to the story, Kevin Smith's story of getting hired to write the script. We examine Smith's story and dissect his script, but to really lay the groundwork for this tale we need to get to know the producer who hired Smith to begin with, Jon Peters. We relive the most intense and absurd of their filming experiences, revel in the early years of the View Askewniverse, ponder whether Jon Peters thinks Barbara Streisand can read, learn something new about sex worker hair trends of the 70s, and so, so much more. Listen as we rifle through the vast and numerous filing cabinets that hold this story, as we wish Warner Bros had done before Peters could get his hands on Supes' rights from the Salkinds. CW: Sexism, homophobia, violent behavior, comparisons to Donald Trump, mention of the Heidi Fleiss Hollywood Madame case -- and that's all just Jon Peters! Podcasts plugged in this episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpodcast on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

Welp, we finally did it. We broke Jack. Special guests/hosts Vince DeStefano and Emily Manno join us to help Jack claw his way back to some semblance to sanity and to (maybe) understand: what is The Room and who exactly is Tommy Wiseau? Armed with tons of great information from Greg Sestero & Tom Bissel's book The Disaster Artist, we do our best to answer Jack's questions. Emily shares what it's like to go to a midnight showing and actually meet Tommy Wiseau. Vince theorizes what's really going on with Tommy's history. And Joe tries to hold it all together, but hey, he's just the sound guy. CW: misogyny, abusive work environments, Tommy Wiseau impressions Podcasts Plugged In This Episode: Making A Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter) People & Stuff Mentioned In This Episode: The Room, Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, The Disaster Artist, Tom Bissell, 1UP, James Franco, Dave Franco, James Cameron, Avatar, Anne Rice, Interview With A Vampire, the Zodiac Killer, D.B. Cooper, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator, Mark Frost, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, Scoob!, John F. Kennedy, The Zapruder Tape --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We continue our exploration of films stuck in Development Hell with the many attempts to adapt The Six Million Dollar Man to the silver screen. After a successful television run, 3 made-for-TV movies as recently as 1994, and influence that can be felt all throughout US pop culture, shouldn't a big screen version have worked? Join us for a tale of writer's block, unexpected contributors, executive musical chairs, a Weinstein, and another appearance in this series for Mark Wahlberg. Actually, that begs the question: what's going on with Mark Wahlberg's career? Listen with your bionic ears to get the whole story! CW: mention of Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault charges; mention of Mark Wahlberg's racist attack on an Asian man; mention of Mel Gibson's racism and antisemitism. Podcasts plugged in this episode: The Happy Hour Podcast (@HappyHourShow3 on Twitter); Talking SMAC (@TalkingSMACpod on Twitter) Be sure to check out the Happy Hour Podcast's attempt at the world record for the longest podcast record, starting at 10:00 AM on Friday 8/26/2022! We'll be appearing as guests around 7:00 PM that night and there will be appearances from TONS of other amazing indie podcasts. People & Stuff Mentioned In This Episode: The Bionic Woman, Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, The Venture Bros, Punisher, Kevin Smith, Clerks, Mallrats, Kenner, Star Wars, The Toys That Made Us, Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, Lawrence Gordon, Paul W. S. Anderson, Steven E. de Souza, Event Horizon, Soldier, Resident Evil, K-Pax, Universal Pictures, Dimension Films, Miramax, Bob Weinstein, Mark Frost, David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan, Smallville, Chris Rock, the Farrelly Brothers, Jim Carrey, Kick-Ass 2, Uwe Boll, BloodRayne, Warner Bros, Peter Berg, Lone Survivor, Shooter, The Departed, Scoob!, Damian Szifron, Daddy's Home, The Beaver, Martin Scorsese, Silence, Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1894, Space Jam 2, The Green Knight, Simu Liu, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, David Hughes, Wario, Waluigi --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

Jack and Joe are joined by Dr. Becca Hayes (scientist, Pittsburgh improv comedian, and Joe's partner) to talk about the wildly troubling, weirdly campy, and terrifyingly not-supposed-to-be-funny Mommie Dearest (1981), winner of the second-ever Razzie Award for Worst Picture. But we don't just tackle the film -- Jack directly compares it to the memoir it's based on to highlight the differences between these accounts of Joan Crawford's problematic parenting. We dig into the life-threateningly glaring omissions, reminisce on Cabbage Patch dolls and other childhood toys, somehow manage to reference the Simpsons and F. Scott Fitzgerald multiple times, and accidentally provide Jack with a therapy session regarding narcissism and parenting through a conversation on the Internet with ACTUAL NUANCE! Also, in a DeRazzled first, we get an alternative fix for this movie from our guest! Pour yourself a Pepsi, throw out your wire hangers, and awkwardly strap yourself into bed as you enjoy this one. CW: Discussions of sexual assault, child abuse, narcissism and cluster B disorders, misogyny People & Stuff Discussed: Christina Crawford, Garbage Pail Kids, Mildred Pierce, What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?, hagsploitation, horror, It, Rashomon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, The Great Santini, Austin Powers, Mike Myers, Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Mara Hobel, Frank Perry, Last Summer, Surviving Mommie Dearest Podcasts Plugged in This Episode: If You Give A Dad A Podcast (@DadPodcast11 on Twitter); The Red Dove (@dove_podcast on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

To kick off our brand new 2nd Unit series exploring films and properties lost in Development Hell, Joe uses the release of Coheed & Cambria's latest album as an excuse to talk about the lost film adaptation of their long-running sci-fi epic, The Amory Wars. What was supposed to be a major feature produced by Mark Wahlberg turned into a lot of nothing despite a built-in audience. We try to get a grasp on why this project didn't come to fruition by delving into the finer details of the world built by Claudio Sanchez through songs and comics. Joe builds on material from the albums and graphic novels, as well as interviews with Claudio and narrative breakdowns from the sadly-defunct Cobalt & Calcium fan community, while Jack tries his best to follow along and make Star Trek and Grant Morrison jokes to cling to his sanity. Which is impressive, considering he's a time traveler from 1967 whose only musical touchstones are apparently Led Zeppelin and Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass. Pull up your Ten Speed and man your own jackhammer as we dive head-first into the well and unknowing, and Joe chuckles to himself as Jack tries to figure out what any of that means. CW: Sexual assault, misogyny, violence toward women and children, fictional blasphemy People & Stuff Mentioned: Coheed & Cambria, Claudio Sanchez, Chondra Echert, Peter David, Rags Morales, Grant Morrison, The Invisibles, The Matrix, Second Stage Turbine Blade, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: III, Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Vaxis II: A Window of a Waking Mind, Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown," Donny Wahlberg, Wahlburgers, Star Trek, Dance Gavin Dance, Moby-Dick, Boom! Studios, Netflix, HBO Max, Leverage Management Check out our special playlist for this episode, "Derazzled Presents Cambriheed & The Tijuana Brass" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NFixXpFLmMpMmNp3Gr00O?si=d2a5e0dee55b42a0 Podcast plugged on this episode: Making a Martini (@MartiniMaking on Twitter)  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

We're officially back for SEASON 2! We open things up by taking a fortunately short trip to Textopolis to break down The Emoji Movie (2017), the only animated children's film to ever win Worst Picture at the Razzie Awards. While we do have some ideas for how to fix this mess, we decided to try something different for our season premiere and examine Jack's writing tool of choice, the Hero's Journey, and how The Emoji Movie ignores the parts of the Journey it actually does engage with. Listen as we rant about how deeply this movie misunderstands basic technology, Jack learns where emojis even come from, Joe gushes about how great Jason Mantzoukas is, and we all become overly concerned with Jack's foot hygiene and overall bathroom cleanliness. CW: Sexual assault, intoxication, pee People & Stuff mentioned in this episode: Tony Leondis, TJ Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Stephen Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Maya Rudolph, Seth Rogen, Nick Kroll, Jason Mantzoukas, Gaten Matazarro, Sir Patrick Stewart, George Lucas, Joseph Campbell, Jordan Peele, Jared Leto, Morbius, Silicon Valley, Stranger Things, The Good Place, Parks & Recreation, Halloween, Chopping Mall, Mad Gods, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and more Podcast plugged in this episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpod on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

As promised, here's the rest of our deleted scenes from season 1! These bits were left over from the last 4 episodes of the season, and include: -Several bits with BeLinda Berry in which we try really hard to avoid talking about 50 Shades of Grey, including talk of hot or un-hot teachers, noisy squirrels, and more -Jack and Joe continuing to geek out over Everything, Everywhere, All At Once -Our willingness to sternly scold someone who is talking in a theater, and mitigating circumstances that might prevent you from doing so -The whiny opinions of fragile man-babies upset about the first glimpse of Natalie Portman's Mighty Thor in the first Thor: Love & Thunder teaser, and why they're wrong. (For the record, we're very much here for more women in the MCU getting better-written stories and being more front-and-center) -One last ending bit with Caleb Feigles of Making A Martini. CW: sex stuff, sexism, and generally content that would upset Jack's Mom. Sorry, Jack's Mom. Programming notes: As discussed at the start, we will be delaying the start of season 2 for health-related reasons. Season 2 will officially start on 7/5/2022 with our fix of The Emoji Movie, the winner of the 2017 award for Worst Picture. Podcasts featured in this episode: Making A Martini (@martinimaking on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

Welcome to the first set of deleted scenes from our first season! While we prep for season 2, we wanted to share some of our favorite bits from the cutting room floor. Scenes included: -Jack and Joe acknowledging the logical impact of Spider-Man: No Way Home on the past of the MCU -Antonio Palacios of the Cultworthy Podcast enlightening us to the wonders of Gilbert Gottfried's podcast -Instagram bookmark maker and literary influencer Jill Sheehe admiring the work of Bob Hoskins -Caleb Feigles of Making a Martini reminisces about post-dining mass bathroom emergencies in college with Jack, and his love of My Cousin Vinny -Raphael Moran of the Geeky Dad Podcast digging deeper into Alfred's possible creepiness or maybe extreme tailoring prowess in Batman & Robin -Mike Elliott and our recollections of movie rental places, presenting Knife-Bricker: The Brickening at a regional film festival, and an in-depth and possibly too serious discussion of some problems with the ending of WandaVision (note that this was recorded WAY before Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness came out) CW: discussion of consent and consequences of actions in relation to WandaVision We only started collecting these deleted scenes somewhere before the midpoint of the season, so we don't have material for the first handful of episodes. These bits are also not edited aside from some egregious background noise taken out of some clips, so we apologize for inconsistent volume or quality. Some of that is due to technical issues at the time of recording that we struggled to get around in the original episodes, and some of that is because Joe was recovering from COVID-19 while working on this and didn't have the brainpower to fix more. We'll have another of these episodes in two weeks, and soon after that we'll be back in earnest with season 2! Thank you all so much for listening and supporting us. We can't wait for you to see what's in store. If you have suggestions about films we should cover or broader film topics we should cover in 2nd Unit episodes, please email us at derazzledpodcast@gmail.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

For our season 1 finale, we finally tackle the movie that SHOULD have been named Worst Picture of 2021, Thunder Force. While it wasn't nominated for a single Razzie, Ben Falcone and Melissa McCarthy's latest collaborative effort is but one of a whole line of films that beg the simple question: Why? We don't just tear Thunder Force apart -- we go back through the entirety of On The Day Production's films (2014's Tammy, 2016's The Boss, 2018's Life of the Party, and 2020's Superintelligence) to show conclusively that Falcone has not learned much as a director, writer, or storyteller, and break down the bad habits he and McCarthy fall into in the process. But, really, are they ALL bad? Join us for an academic treatise comparing On The Day's work to that of Adam Sandler, the absolute worst super powers you've ever heard of, bewilderment over Octavia Spencer's utter lack of emotion, and more praise for one weird crab man than you probably needed to hear. We also take a moment to gush about how good The Batman and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once are, because we clearly needed to talk about anything other than these bad comedies for a bit. CW: brief mentions of mental illness and bad media portrayals thereof; minor spoilers of Everything, Everywhere, All At Once Podcast plugged in this episode: The Geeky Dad Podcast (@geekydadpod on Twitter) If you want to review our fix for this or any other movie, or if you would like to make a suggestion for season 2, please email us at derazzledpodcast@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support

When capitalism breaks your brain, sometimes you need to kick back with something relaxing. But when you're us and you're still recovering from 50 Shades of Grey and also neck deep in Thunder Force prep, you end up talking about whether or not Batman villains are good in bed. So instead of going to confession, we decided to apply a methodology to it and truly figure out who is the BEST CINEMATIC BATMAN VILLAIN (in bed). From 1968 to today, we judge each of these on-screen menaces based on their performance (scale of 1 to 5), comic book accuracy (scale of 1 to 3), character's sexual prowess (scale of 1 to 3), and the actor's inherent f*@$ability (scale of 1 to 3). Jack tabulated his scores in advance along with community pervert BeLinda Berry, and Joe did his live. Is this stupid? Yes. Did we think it would take this long? No. Is it fun? You bet your Bat-nipples it is! Check it out and we apologize in advance for any Burgess Meredith Penguin nightmares you may have. CW for sex stuff Podcast plugged in this episode: Making a Martini (@martinimaking on Twitter) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/derazzled/support