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Fantasy Filmball is the podcast where we recast Hollywood's best (?) movies fantasy draft style. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice


    • Apr 21, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 59 EPISODES


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    (53.) AVENGERS WATCH ALONG

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 60:51


    we couldn't get a guest who was available at the very specific time we were able to record so we did this one watch along style. alexis denisoff has entirely too many thumbs in this flick.

    (52.) AIRBORNE (remastered) w/ Dan Kalwhite & Mike Nunes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 75:44


    so this was an episode we had technical difficulties with that was nearly unlistenable. i know a little more about audacity now and was able to make a pretty listenable version of this, our best podcast.

    (51.) CADDYSHACK w/ Pat Oates

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 65:16


    the episode starts with an apology from me for blowing the february recording. it was called The Black Lebowski and shawn recast ving rhames as john goodman's character and i said that pick was perfect because we've already seen what happens when a stranger f_cks him in the ass. everyone laughed and carried me on their shoulders. this one is caddyshack with pat oates.

    To Serve Man 14: Robits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2019 53:56


    Coury's Buddy Scooter "Scoot" McCavin joins the boys to discuss Steel, possibly the sweatiest episode of any show in television history. Season 5, Episode 2. Twitter: @TwilightZonePod Email: twilightpod@gmail.com

    To Serve Man 13: Almost ReBoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2019 59:32


    The boys return after a long hiatus to discuss the bleak existential terror that is Shadow Play. The boys return after a long hiatus to discuss the bleak existential terror that is Shadow Play. Twitter: @TwilightZonePod Email: twilightpod@gmail.com

    (50.) THE LAST DRAGON w/ Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 71:07


    dan kalwhite, coury brown and thomas drew all sit down to fantasy cast THE LAST DRAGON. also, i take a bunch of needless shots at my friend, comic kenny williams.

    (49.) HOME ALONE w/ Thomas Drew

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 53:01


    it's december so we did a xmas movie. it's home alone.

    (48.) THE THING w/ Peter Angelo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 60:50


    Peter Angelo comes by to recast JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING. #FireShawn

    (47.) BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA w/ Dan Kalwhite & Thomas Drew

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 83:22


    This is our Halloween episode. Make sure you stay tuned until the end to hear Dan Rice's Dracula adventure. 

    (46.) THE LOST BOYS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018 52:36


    (45.) FORREST GUMP w/ Dan Kalwhite, Coury Brown & Tom Drew

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 67:29


    Sorry this is late. We recorded it last week and then I completely forgot about it. Always the pinnacle of professionalism. Anyway, we recasted FORREST GUMP while our friend Coury was working on a nice blackout drunk.

    (44.) ROCKY III w/ Pat Oates & Dan Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2018 53:41


    Shawn and Dan are away this week, working with Mariah Carey on the set of GLITTER 2D, so I'm fantasy drafting ROCKY III with Pat Oates and Dan Brown. This was one of the 7 movies guest Dan has seen, and it's got a wrestler in it, which makes it a perfect movie for Pat.

    (43.) DIED AND GONE BOWLIN' w/ Matt Heath

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2018 56:44


    On this week's episode instead of a movie, we chose to revisit one of the greatest comedy specials of all time. A forgotten gem, Matt Heath's DIED AND GONE BOWLIN' stands out as one of the most influential and experimental works of the eighties, and to be honest, ever.

    (42.) NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN w/ Dan Kalwhite

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2018 66:52


    We've got series regular Dan Kalwhite here to remake NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. Stosh changes the location of the movie and Shawn Murray rebrands himself as The Diamond, so it's a very controversial episode.

    (41.) DIRTY DANCING w/ Kelly Miffitt and Harper Liles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 45:04


    This week we're recasting the iconic feminist masterpiece DIRTY DANCING so I put on my best NPR voice and I brought out my Bechdel Test cuz we're getting woke as hell, my G's.  Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (40.) JAWS w/ Mike Finoia & Dan Kalwhite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 61:50


    this week we had past guest Dan Kalwhite as well as first time guest comedian, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS producer, amigo: Mike Finoia. this is our first time having a guest with credits and hopefully we didn't blow it.  Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (39.) ROADHOUSE w/ no guest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2018 60:15


    no guests this week. just the 3 white dukes settling in to talk about the number 2 all time patrick swayze movie, ROADHOUSE. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (38.) AVENGERS INFINITY WARS w/ Josh Levinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 56:40


    We decided to do a movie that is still in theaters. Josh Levinson joins us with the type of nerdy picks you'd expect. I like this one. Love, Stosh

    MOTHER! (WATCH ALONG) w/ Stosh Only

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2018 121:19


    shawn and dan were out of town this weekend and my guest fell through and i couldn't fantasy draft against myself, so instead i decided to punish myself and you by watching mother and commenting over it. this is only for brave boys, girl brave boys, and masochists.

    (37.) INDEPENDENCE DAY w/ Andrew Morgan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 71:15


    this week Andrew Morgan suggested INDEPENDENCE DAY to celebrate the actual independence day. he also took exception to the lack of females on my cast list, and shawn murray plans his newest project JUNETEENTH. we're pretty woke now, except for me and dan.

    (36.) CASABLANCA w/ no guest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2018 52:01


    On this week's episode we fantasy casted Dylan McKay's favorite film, CASABLANCA. The D-Man has real good taste too for a fictional high school student. Stosh rhymes Casablanka with Blanka from Street Fighter during our Freestyle A Theme Song To The Movie segment. Tweet us a better name for that segment @fantasyfilmball Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (35.) A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE w/ Gero Alberino & BONUS WEDDING RECAST

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018 69:52


    Our guest is Engineer Gero, who chose A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE. At the end of the episode there is audio of me at Dan Rice's wedding getting comedians/wedding guest to recast Dan in his own wedding. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (34.) PREDATOR w/ no guest (RECOVERED AUDIO)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2018 75:09


    this weekend was Dan Rice's wedding so we couldn't record, but we had the first episode we tried to record with the zoom. it's a little echoey and Shawn's tinny, but through the magic of youtube tutorials i managed to take something completely unintelligible and make it somewhat listenable. tweet us who you would recast as Dan Rice in his wedding.

    (33.) FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING w/ Dame FK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 39:27


    this week Shawn Murray was camping on Woke Bae Island so we got his best friend Dame FK to come draft LOTR: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING with us. it was real hot in the studio and we were delirious from sweat. that's the official joke for any problematic jokes you may not like. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (32.) L.A. CONFIDENTIAL w/ Dan Kalwhite

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 65:38


    this week we've got returning guest Dan Kalwhite who chose to fantasy cast L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. watch DEADWOOD on HBO GO. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (31.) BOOGIE NIGHTS w/ Frankie Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 70:57


    I figured out how to use the Zoom and now the podcast sounds really good. No more shitty sounding episodes until we eventually release Predator, which sounds absolutely awful. Anyways, Frankie Hill is our guest and he chose Filmball Favorite BOOGIE NIGHTS. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (30.) TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES w/ An Old Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 68:28


    This week's episode is delayed due to technical difficulties. As a placeholder please enjoy this podcast from 2015 that Shawn, Dan, and myself were a part of. I play 3 characters on it: Carl Dollarshave, of the Dollar Shave Club empire, Tony Stravaganza, and Jean Claude Van Damme. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice  

    (29.) HIGH FIDELITY w/ Penina Beede

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2018 65:46


    This week we recorded on a nuclear submarine as we are on our way to rescue Dan Rice, who is being hunted for sport on Weinstein Island. So if you hear some echo during parts of this episode that's why. It's definitely not because I did something wrong on the mixer. Our guest is comedian Penina Beede. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (28.) STRANGE DAYS w/ Josh Levinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018 67:58


    Josh Levinson is back on the podcast this week to recast STRANGE DAYS, and insane movie about overdosing on compact discs. Dan Rice's job at The Weinstein Company finds him stranded on island and unable to make the podcast. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita, & Dan Rice

    (27.) TITANIC w/ Laura Manasewich

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 66:34


    On this week's episode we have Sea Tea Comedy Theater's house improviser and stand-up comic Laura Manasewich, who chose to draft Titanic. Dan Rice's job at The Weinstein Company continues to put a strain on the podcast.

    (26.) JURASSIC PARK w/ Craig Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2018 52:25


    This week we're fantasy drafting the cast of Jurassic Park. Our guest is comedian Craig Taylor whose dad didn't let him watch this movies because "dinosaurs are gay." What a rube. Also, I'm getting good at freestyling. Hosts: Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita, and Dan Rice Engineer: Gero Alberino

    (25.) TREMORS w/ Peter Angelo

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 57:51


    This week our guest is comedian and metal boy Peter Angelo. We got into some real B movie territory with 1990's Tremors and had our best freestyle to date. hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (24.) BIG w/ Dan Kalwhite

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2018 52:38


    This week we are down one host, but we are plus one classic movie to draft. We had past guest Dan Kalwhite back on because he himself might just be a 13 year old who got Bigged by a rouge Zoltar. Vote for your favorite draft on Twitter @fantasyfilmball

    (23.) SUPERMAN 2 w/ no guest and bad audio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 51:51


    Schedules didn't allow us to record this week, but we've been sitting on this one because it was recorded at too loud a volume. Now we have been forced to release it. Anyway, here's Superman 2. Apologies all around. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (22.) ZARDOZ w/ last-time guest Dan Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018 59:25


    This week we drafted 1974's ZARDOZ. This is the last episode with Dan Rice as a guest because I bought a fourth microphone and me and Shawn asked him to be a regular co-host. So say goodbye to Dan Rice, and say hello to Dan Rice. Hosted by Shawn Murray, Stosh Mikita & Dan Rice

    (21.) AIRBORNE w/ Dan Kalwhite & Mike Nunes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 75:44


    On this week's episode our guests were comedian Dan Kalwhite and fun-loving party boy Mike Nunes. Stosh chose to fantasy draft 1993's extreme sports classic, AIRBORNE. Dan and Mike are the only other fans of the movie in existence, which probably means not many people will listen to this episode. You should listen, though, because it's super fun. There's even a couple of hacky Mr. Miyagi impressions if you're not sold. Don't forget to vote for the best draft on Twitter @fantasyfilmball. Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita

    (20.) THE RIVER WILD w/ Kathryn Gironimi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 62:02


    This week we have comedian Kathryn Gironimi on and she chose THE RIVER WILD, a white water rafting thriller starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. Look at that description and realize how badly your life has been missing this movie. Don't forget to vote for your favorite draft on Twitter @fantasyfilmball hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita

    (19.) GET RICH OR DIE TRYING w/ Dame FK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2018 39:23


    We've got comedian slash music blogger slash Twitter personality slash scenester Dame FK on the podcast this week and he chose to Fantasy Draft GET RICH OR DIE TRYING, the 50 Cent vehicle that introduced the world to Terrance Howard's tiny penis. We decided to freestyle rap at the end of the episode and it went so bad we're turning it into a regular segment. Take that, listeners. Hosted by Shawn Murray and Stosh Mikita

    (18.) ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK w/ Steven Christina Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 42:11


    On this week's episode we have on Steven Christina Jr. the host of Super Retro Throwback reviews. Steven picked ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, a move neither of the movie boys had seen before. This was a tough one to fantasy draft due to how iconic most of the original cast was, but I tried to make up for it by giving a lesson in hip hop history and babbling about OVERBOARD. Everyone had good picks, which sucks, because I like to be the only one with good picks. Don't forget to vote for your favorite draft on Twitter @fantasyfilmball. Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita

    (17.) FIGHT CLUB w/ Jerry Morgan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 67:49


    This week's episode is a road game so we didn't have the finesse and expertise of engineer Gero, but thank you to Jerry Morgan for both recording and guesting on this Podcast. Jerry chose Fight Club (1999) to fantasy draft, which was fun to look back at 19 years later. Remember to vote for the draft you thought was the best on twitter at @fantasyfilmball. Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita

    (16.) HANCOCK w/ Dan Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 62:18


    This week we had Dan Rice on and we tried to clean up the Peter Berg mess "Hancock." This movie stinks, but in theory it had the potential to be great. We put that theory to the test. Even if you hate this movie, don't worry; so do we. Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita 

    (15.) KILL BILL VOL. 1 w/ Kendra Dawsey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 78:43


    Episode 15 finds the Duke Boys fantasy drafting against New Haven-based comedian slash Yale alumni slash fun hang Kendra Dawsey. Kendra picked Kill Bill volume 1, which may be the best guest pick yet. She gives us a feminist's eye view of a movie where lots of women die, which I feel lets me off the hook for a lot of my problematic jokes. I'm woke now dude. Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita

    (14.) THE FIFTH ELEMENT w/ Coury Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2018 64:23


    This episode is a road game as The Duke Boys are on location in Coury Brown's Mom's basement with special guest Coury Brown. Coury chose to draft Luc Bessom's cult classic The Fifth Element, which lead to a bunch of objectification, obviously. Apologies in advance. Don't forget to vote fot the best draft on Twitter @fantasyfilmball.  Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita AKA The Thin Black Duke and The Thick White Duke. You guys can figure out who's who.

    (13.) BOONDOCK SAINTS w/ Sean Hennessey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 51:17


    This week we have comedian/felon Sean Hennessey in to fantasy draft a movie so bad it convinced Irish people they were cool: Boondock Saints. We try to turn this crud into a good movie. Let us know if we succeeded on twitter @fantasyfilmball  Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita

    (12.) MONSTER SQUAD w/ Dan Kalwhite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018 58:38


    On this week's episode special guest Dan Kalwhite chose to draft one of the world's greatest bad movies, 1987's The Monster Squad. Stosh fills his cast with literal monsters, and Shawn tries to keep it on the rails. Don't forget to vote for your favorite draft on Twitter @fantasyfilmball    Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita 

    2017 Top 10 Battle Royale (pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018 59:15


    This week's episodes are a little different. No guest; just Shawn and myself putting our top 10 movies of 2017 up against each other. Really, this was just an excuse for us to gush and nerd out over a year filled with some great movies. As always don't forget to vote on twitter @fantasyfilmball  Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita

    2017 Top 10 Battle Royale (pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2018 61:06


    This week's episodes are a little different. No guest; just Shawn and myself putting our top 10 movies of 2017 up against each other. Really, this was just an excuse for us to gush and nerd out over a year filled with some great movies. As always don't forget to vote on twitter @fantasyfilmball  Hosted by Shawn Murray & Stosh Mikita

    (11.) SILENCE OF THE LAMBS w/ Dan Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2017 61:21


    On this week's episode Hard Times writer Dan Rice is back on the show to help us draft Silence of the Lambs. We also have a semen toss to get in the spirit. Merry Christmas. Don't forget to vote for who had the best draft on twitter @fantasyfilmball  Hosted by Shawn Murray and Stosh Mikita 

    (10.) STAR WARS EPISODE 1: ENTER THE BUG JEW w/ Craig Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 57:27


    In this episode our guest is comedian/gooner Craig Taylor. Together Craig and The Dukes fantasy draft Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. We also make fun of the movie so hard that Engineer Gero was compelled to defend it, despite not being on mic, so we had to edit out about 20 minutes of podcast. We still managed to make an hour though somehow. Praise Jeepers.

    (9.) DIE HARD w/ Gero Alberino

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2017 93:06


    This episode was recorded during a snow storm and our guest couldn't make it, so Filmball sound engineer and movie lover Gero Alberino stepped up to help us fantasy draft 1988's Die Hard. Gero and Shawn have been arguing with each other about movies since high school and it came out hard at the end of the episode. Enjoy the chaos. Hosted by Shawn Murray and Stosh Mikita Special Guest Gero Alberino

    (8.) E.T. w/ Dan Rice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2017 61:46


    Howdy ya'll. This week the dukes are joined by our first ever returning guest, Dan Rice, and we're fantasy drafting the 1982 Steven Speilberg classic E.T.: The Extraterrestrial. It was a super competitive draft, Stosh loses another one of his picks, Dan Rice introduces us to his lyrics for the Mad Men theme song, and we all try to recast the movie's iconic monster, the titular E.T.

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