Review Rewind

Batman struggles with the duality of his life and if he can really be Batman, Forever in the 1995 Joel Schumacher film, Batman Forever.DirectorJoel SchumacherProducerPeter Macgregor-Scott, Tim BurtonScreenwriterBob Kane, Bill Finger, Lee Batchler, Akiva Goldsman, Janet Scott BatchlerDistributorWarner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.Production CoWarner Brothers, PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentRatingPG-13GenreAction, Adventure, FantasyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jun 16, 1995Budget$100,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$184,069,126Opening weekend US & Canada$52,784,433Jun 18, 1995Gross worldwide$336,567,158StarringVal KilmerTommy Lee JonesJim CarreyNicole KidmanChris O'DonnellMichael GoughPat Hingle

Batman Returns in this 1992 Tim Burton gothic-superhero film...Batman Returns DirectorTim BurtonProducerTim Burton, Denise Di NoviScreenwriterBob Kane, Bill Finger, Sam Hamm, Daniel WatersDistributorWarner Bros.Production CoWarner Brothers, PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentRatingPG-13GenreAction, Adventure, FantasyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jun 19, 1992Budget$80,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$162,924,631Opening weekend US & Canada$45,687,711Jun 21, 1992Gross worldwide$266,941,512Starring Michael KeatonDanny DeVitoMichelle PfeifferChristopher WalkenMichael GoughPat HingleMichael Murphy

DON DON DON DONNNNNNN DONNNNNNNN DONIf you know - you know. We start our Batman Marathon with the 1989 classic - BatmanDirectorTim BurtonProducerJon Peters, Peter GuberScreenwriterSam Hamm, Warren SkaarenDistributorWarner Bros. PicturesProduction CoWarner Brothers, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Guber-Peters CompanyRatingPG-13GenreAction, Adventure, FantasyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jun 23, 1989Budget$35,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$251,409,241Opening weekend US & Canada$40,489,746Jun 25, 1989Gross worldwide$411,569,241Starring Jack NicholsonMichael KeatonKim BasingerRobert WuhlPat HingleBilly Dee WilliamsMichael GoughJack Palance

No loop or dying needed - we watch Edge of Tomorrow DirectorDoug LimanProducerErwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, Jason Hoffs, Gregory Jacobs, Jeffrey SilverScreenwriterChristopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry ButterworthDistributorWarner Bros. PicturesProduction Co3 Arts EntertainmentRatingPG-13 (Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Action|Brief Suggestive Material|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Violence|Language)GenreSci-Fi, Action, AdventureOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jun 6, 2014Budget$178,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$100,206,256Opening weekend US & Canada$28,760,246Jun 8, 2014Gross worldwide$377,044,245StarringTom CruiseEmily BluntBill PaxtonBrendan Gleeson

MULTI-PASS and a movie! Join us as we talk about the weird and fun world of the 1997 film The Fifth ElementDirectorLuc BessonProducerPatrice LedouxScreenwriterLuc Besson, Robert Mark KamenDistributorColumbia PicturesProduction CoGaumontRatingPG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Brief Nudity|Some Sexuality)GenreSci-Fi, Adventure, Action, FantasyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)May 9, 1997BudgetFRF 75,210,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$63,820,180Opening weekend US & Canada$17,031,345May 11, 1997Gross worldwide$263,920,1801 million+ units home salesBruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker, Milla Jovovich

We got a golden ticket! We're watching the 2005 adaptation Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryDirectorTim BurtonProducerBrad Grey, Richard D. ZanuckScreenwriterJohn August, Roald DahlDistributorWarner Bros. PicturesProduction CoWarner Bros., Zanuck Company, Village Roadshow Pictures, Plan B FilmsRatingPG (Mild Language|Action|Quirky Situations)GenreKids & Family, Fantasy, ComedyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jul 15, 2005Budget$150,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$206,459,076Opening weekend US & Canada$56,178,450 Jul 17, 2005Gross worldwide$474,968,763Starring Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee

Escape the mundane and join us as we chat about Office Space a movie about... the mundane... DirectorMike JudgeProducerDaniel Rappaport, Michael RotenbergScreenwriterMike Judge, Mike JudgeDistributor20th Century FoxProduction CoCubicle, Inc.RatingR (Language|Brief Sexuality)GenreComedyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Feb 19, 1999Budget$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$10,827,810Opening weekend US & Canada$4,231,727Feb 21, 1999Gross worldwide$10,829,894Several Million in home salesRon LivingstonJennifer AnistonStephen RootGary Cole

We see 1999 supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense... and dead people I guess?DirectorM. Night ShyamalanProducerKathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Barry MendelScreenwriterM. Night ShyamalanDistributorBuena Vista PicturesProduction CoHollywood Pictures, Spyglass EntertainmentRatingPG-13 (Violent Imagery|Intense Thematic Material)GenreMystery & ThrillerOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Aug 6, 1999Budget$40,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$293,506,292Opening weekend US & Canada$26,681,262Aug 8, 1999Gross worldwide$672,806,432Bruce WillisToni ColletteOlivia WilliamsHaley Joel Osment

"I didn't watch the Fugitive.""I don't care."Well, we care and we hope you join us in talking about The Fugitive!DirectorAndrew DavisProducerArnold KopelsonScreenwriterJeb Stuart, David TwohyDistributorWarner Bros. PicturesProduction CoWarner BrothersRatingPG-13GenreAction, Mystery & ThrillerOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Aug 6, 1993Budget$44,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$183,875,760Opening weekend US & Canada$23,758,855 Aug 8, 1993Gross worldwide$368,875,760

A spectacle  of 90s movie magic... no - just kidding - this movie kinda sucked - we watched Double Dragon... Mike also gets mad and swears a bit Directed by James YukichScreenplay byMichael Davis, Peter GouldStory by Paul Dini, Neal ShustermanBased on Double Dragonby Technōs JapanProduced by Sunil R. Shah, Ash R. Shah, Alan Schechter, Jane Hamsher, Don MurphyProduction CoGreenleaf Productions, Imperial EntertainmentRatingPG-13GenreSci-FiOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Nov 4, 1994StarringRobert PatrickMark DacascosScott WolfJulia NicksonAlyssa MilanoBudget$7,850,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$2,341,309Opening weekend US & Canada$1,376,561Nov 6, 1994Gross worldwide$2,341,309

As Doctor Zoidberg has said "wooooobloobloobloobloooo - what robutt?" and in that same vain, we contemplate the moral implications of robots and Will Smith's continued ability to pick roles that suck at talking to women in the 2004 sci-fi flick i, RobotDirectorAlex ProyasProducerJohn Davis, Topher Dow, Wyck Godfrey, Laurence Mark, Michael Lee BaronScreenwriterIsaac Asimov, Jeff Vintar, Akiva GoldsmanDistributor20th Century FoxProduction Co20th Century Fox, Laurence Mark Productions, Davis Entertainment, Overbrook EntertainmentRatingPG-13 (Intense Stylized Action|Brief Partial Nudity)GenreSci-Fi, Action, Mystery & ThrillerOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jul 15, 2004Budget$120,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$144,801,023Opening weekend US & Canada$52,179,887Jul 18, 2004Gross worldwide$353,133,898StaringWill SmithBridget MoynahanBruce GreenwoodJames CromwellChi McBrideAlan Tudyk

Somewhere over the rainbow Mike and Tristan watch The Wizard of OzDirectorVictor FlemingProducerVictor Fleming, Mervyn LeRoyScreenwriterL. Frank Baum, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan WoolfDistributorMetro-Goldwyn-MayerProduction CoMetro Goldwyn MayerRatingGGenreKids & Family, Fantasy, MusicalOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Aug 25, 1939Budget$2,777,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$24,668,669Opening weekend US & Canada$5,354,311Nov 8, 1998Gross worldwide$25,637,669Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, The Munchkins

Is this a love letter to Kung Fu movies or a terrible mistake? Take a ride with us as we watching John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little ChinaDirectorJohn CarpenterProducerLarry J. FrancoScreenwriterGary Goldman, David Weinstein, W.D. RichterDistributor20th Century FoxProduction CoTAFT Entertainment, SLM Production Group, Twentieth Century FoxRatingPG-13GenreAction, FantasyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)May 30, 1986Budget$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$11,100,000Opening weekend US & Canada$2,723,211Jul 6, 1986Gross worldwide$11,107,720Kurt Russell - Jack BurtonKim Cattrall- Gracie LawDennis Dun -Wang ChiJames Hong - David Lo PanVictor Wong - Egg ShenKate Burton - MargoDonald Li - Eddie Lee

We're on a hunt to see if National Treasure deserves its abysmal reviews... and to steal the Declaration of Independence DirectorJon TurteltaubProducerOren Aviv, Jerry BruckheimerScreenwriterTed Elliott, E. Max Frye, Jim Kouf, Marianne Wibberley, Cormac WibberleyDistributorBuena Vista PicturesProduction CoDeclaration Productions Inc., Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, JunctionRatingPG (Some Scary Images|Action/Violence)GenreAdventure, ActionOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Nov 19, 2004Budget$100,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$173,008,894Opening weekend US & Canada$35,142,554Nov 21, 2004Gross worldwide$347,512,530Nicolas CageHarvey KeitelJon VoightDiane KrugerSean BeanJustin BarthaChristopher Plummer

The guys finally watch an actual movie of old in the 1957 classic Twelve Angry MenDirectorSidney LumetProducerHenry Fonda, Reginald RoseScreenwriterReginald RoseDistributorCriterion Collection, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.Production CoOrion-Nova PicturesGenreDramaOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Apr 20, 1957Budget($335,000) uncertain box officeStarring (and their age)Martin Balsam(Juror 1, 38), John Fieldler(Juror 2, 32), Lee J. Cobb(Juror 3, 46), E.G. Marshall(Juror 4, 43), Jack Klugman(Juror 5, 35), Edward Binns(Juror 6, 41), Jack Warden(Juror 7, 37), Henry Fonda(Juror 8, 52), Joseph Sweeney(Juror 9, 73), Ed Begley(Juror 10, 56), George Voskovec(Juror 11, 52), Robert Webber(Juror 12, 32)

This week, Mike and Tristan watch the seminal 1995 Michael Mann film Heat. DirectorMichael MannProducerArt Linson, Michael MannScreenwriterMichael MannDistributorWarner Bros.Production CoNew Regency Productions, Warner Brothers, Regency Enterprises, Forward PassRatingRGenreCrime, DramaOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Dec 15, 1995Budget$60,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$67,436,818Opening weekend US & Canada$8,445,656Dec 17, 1995Gross worldwide$187,436,818

Take a journey back to the distance past of 2004 where Hugh Jackman, in his budding stardom stars in the Horror(?) spectacle Van Helsing DirectorStephen SommersProducerStephen Sommers, Bob DucsayScreenwriterStephen SommersDistributorUniversal PicturesProduction CoUniversal Pictures, The Sommers Company, Carpathian PicturesRatingPG-13 (Nonstop Creature Action Viol.|Frightening Images|Sensuality)GenreFantasy, Adventure, ActionOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)May 3, 2004Budget$160,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$120,177,084Opening weekend US & Canada$51,748,040May 9, 2004Gross worldwide$300,157,638Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Will Kemp, Kevin J. O'Connor, Shuler Hensley

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's three guys getting their butts kicked throughout Champion City! Mike and Tristin talk about the 1999 superhero parody Mystery MenDirectorKinka UsherProducerLawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike RichardsonScreenwriterBob Burden, Neil CuthbertDistributorUniversal PicturesProduction CoLawrence Gordon Productions, Dark Horse EntertainmentRatingPG-13GenreFantasy, Comedy, ActionOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Aug 6, 1999Budget$68,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$29,762,011Opening weekend US & Canada$10,017,865Aug 8, 1999Gross worldwide$33,461,746Starring Ben Stiller,Hank Azaria, Claire Forlani, Janeane Garofalo, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Greg Kinnear, William H. Macy, Kel Mitchell, Lena Olin, Paul Reubens, Geoffrey Rush, Wes Studi, Tom Waits

You've got the shinning - no - Shining and Tristan and Mike are going to try to help you see... Look, I got distracted  - we talk about Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film, The ShiningDirectorStanley KubrickProducerRobert Fryer, Stanley KubrickScreenwriterStephen King, Stanley Kubrick, Diane JohnsonDistributorWarner Bros. PicturesProduction CoProducers Circle, Warner Brothers, Peregrine, Hawk FilmsRatingRGenreHorror, Mystery & ThrillerOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)May 23, 1980StaringJack NicholsonShelley DuvallScatman CrothersDanny LloydBudget$19,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$45,634,352Opening weekend US & Canada$622,337May 26, 1980Gross worldwide$47,962,534

Get your totum and check to see if you're dreaming because this week we talk about Christopher Nolan's 2010 mind bender InceptionDirectorChristopher NolanProducerChristopher Nolan, Emma ThomasScreenwriterChristopher NolanDistributorWarner Bros. PicturesProduction CoSyncopy, Warner Bros.RatingPG-13 (Sequences of Violence|Sequences of Action)GenreSci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, ActionOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jul 16, 2010Leonardo DiCaprioKen WatanabeJoseph Gordon-LevittMarion CotillardElliot PageTom HardyCillian MurphyTom BerengerMichael Caine

Our first stand alone sequel! The guys have Halloween in January and watch Ghostbusters IIDirectorIvan ReitmanProducerIvan ReitmanScreenwriterDan Aykroyd, Harold RamisDistributorColumbia PicturesProduction CoColumbia PicturesRatingPGGenreComedy, Fantasy, AdventureOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jun 16, 1989Budget$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$112,494,738Opening weekend US & Canada$29,472,894Jun 18, 1989Gross worldwide$215,394,738

Happy New Year with Happy Gilmore. Join us as we ring in the new year with this 1996 Adam Sandler sports comedy! DirectorDennis DuganProducerRobert SimondsScreenwriterTim Herlihy, Adam SandlerDistributorUniversal PicturesProduction CoUniversal Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions, Brillstein-Grey EntertainmentRatingPG-13GenreComedyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Feb 16, 1996Budget$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$38,824,099Opening weekend US & Canada$8,514,125Feb 18, 1996Gross worldwide$41,205,099

Happy New Year! As we end 2024 the guys figured they'd have a little fun. They talk about their favorite movies, the movies that started their love for movies, and they play a little movie game! 

Ho Ho Hum? It was a few nights before Christmas and all through the web, two buddies were watching a Christmas pic for a pod. They watched the whole thing, from the start to the end, and then checked if the reporters were spot on. Okay - that's all I got. We watched Jim Carrey torture himself for our entertainment.  DirectorRon HowardProducerBrian GrazerScreenwriterDr. Seuss, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. SeamanDistributorUniversal PicturesProduction CoImagine EntertainmentRatingPG (Crude Humor)GenreKids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy, ComedyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Nov 17, 2000Jim CarreyJeffrey TamborChristine BaranskiBill IrwinMolly ShannonTaylor MomsenBudget$123,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$261,415,800Opening weekend US & Canada$55,082,330Nov 19, 2000Gross worldwide$346,659,384

Yippie-Ki-Yay Mother Hubert - Today we discuss the 1988 action classic - Die Hard Director John McTiernanProducer Lawrence Gordon,  Joel SilverScreenwriter Roderick Thorp,  Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de SouzaDistributor 20th Century FoxProduction Co Gordon Company,  Silver PicturesRating RGenre Action,  Mystery & ThrillerOriginal Language EnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jul 15, 1988, Budget$28,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$85,892,546Opening weekend US & Canada$601,851Jul 17, 1988Gross worldwide$143,651,650Starring Bruce WillisAlan RickmanAlexander GodunovBonnie Bedelia

Happy Holidays and may the festivities begin with the Christmas 90s classic Home Alone!DirectorChris ColumbusProducerJohn HughesScreenwriterJohn HughesDistributor20th Century FoxProduction Co20th Century Fox, Hughes EntertainmentRatingPGGenreKids & Family, Holiday, ComedyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Nov 16, 1990StarringMacaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Catherine O'HaraBudget$18,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$285,761,243Opening weekend US & Canada$17,081,997Nov 18, 1990Gross worldwide$476,684,675

A month away from the 25th anniversary, Mike and Tristan talk about the sci-fi comedy, Galaxy QuestDirectorDean ParisotProducerMark Johnson, Charles NewirthScreenwriterDavid Howard, David Howard, Robert GordonDistributorDreamWorks SKGProduction CoDreamWorks PicturesRatingPG (Sensuality)GenreComedy, Sci-Fi, Adventure, ActionOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Dec 25, 1999Budget$45,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$71,583,916Opening weekend US & Canada$7,012,630Dec 26, 1999Gross worldwide$90,685,205Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell 

This week Mike and Tristan race into a conclusion neither one was expecting as they discuss the 2001 hit The Fast and the FuriousDirectorRob CohenProducerNeal H. MoritzScreenwriterGary Scott Thompson, Erik Bergquist, David Ayer, Gary Scott ThompsonDistributorUniversal PicturesProduction CoUniversal Pictures, Neal H. Moritz Productions, Original FilmRatingPG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Violence)GenreAction, AdventureOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jun 22, 2001Budget$38,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$144,745,925Opening weekend US & Canada$40,089,015Jun 24, 2001Gross worldwide$207,517,995Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg, Johnny Strong, Ted Levine

"Somebody stop me!" - but don't stop us from watching this movie! This week, the fellas talk about Jim Carrey's break out movie The Mask(1994)DirectorChuck RussellProducerRobert EngelmanScreenwriterMike WerbDistributorLaurenfilm S.A., New Line CinemaProduction CoNew Line Cinema, Dark Horse EntertainmentRatingPG-13GenreComedyOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jul 29, 1994Staring: Jim Carrey, Peter Riegert, Peter Greene, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Jeni, Cameron DiazBudget$23,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$119,938,730Opening weekend US & Canada$23,117,068Jul 31, 1994Gross worldwide$351,583,407

DirectorJared HessProducerMike White, Jack Black, David Klawans, Julia PistorScreenwriterJared Hess, Jerusha Hess, Mike WhiteDistributorParamount PicturesProduction CoParamount Pictures, Black & White Productions, Nickelodeon MoviesRatingPG (Including Dialogue|Crude Humor|Some Rough Action)GenreComedyRelease Date (Theaters)Jun 16, 2006Runtime1h 31mBudget$35,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$80,197,993Opening weekend US & Canada$28,309,599Jun 18, 2006Gross worldwide$99,255,460StaringJack Black, Héctor Jiménez, Ana de la Reguera, 

Get your orange dancing shoes on, because orange is the new pick, and get your tickets to the concert! Josie and the Pussycats are about to play. A fun sound track and a misunderstood film. Join Mike and Tristan as the chat about the 2001 comedy. DirectorDeborah Kaplan, Harry ElfontProducerMarc Platt, Tracey Edmonds, Tony DeRosa-GrundScreenwriterDeborah Kaplan, Harry ElfontDistributorUniversal PicturesProduction CoMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Marc Platt Productions, Universal Pictures, Riverdale ProductionsRatingPG-13 (Sensuality|Language)GenreComedy, MusicRelease Date (Theaters)Apr 11, 2001Budget$39,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$14,271,015Gross worldwide$14,866,444____________________________Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming, Gabriel Mann, Paulo Costanzo, Missi Pyle, Parker Posey

The boys wrestle on some tights and watch one of Mel Brooks' last directorial films "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" DirectorMel BrooksProducerMel BrooksScreenwriterMel Brooks, J.D. Shapiro, Evan ChandlerProduction CoGaumontRatingPG-13GenreComedyRelease DateJul 28, 1993Budget$20,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$35,739,755Opening weekend US & Canada$6,841,830Aug 1, 1993Gross worldwide$35,739,755Cary Elwes, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck, Dave Chappelle, Isaac Hayes, Tracey Ullman

Who you gonna call? Mike and Tristan, to talk about the 1984 classic, Ghostbusters! 

The boys are back and this time - uhhhhhh - Michael Keaton plays a dead guy who is only in the movie for like 17 minutes of movie named after that character. Anywaaaaaaay Welcome Back Rewinders. 

We finish the Ethan Hunt Sage on a cliffhanger. Dead Reckoning is the part one of the finale of the Ethan Hunt Ark - or is it?DirectorChristopher McQuarrieProducerTom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, Leifur B. DagfinnssonScreenwriterChristopher McQuarrie, Erik JendresenDistributorParamount PicturesProduction CoParamount Pictures, Skydance Media, Tom CruiseRatingPG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Action|Some Language|Suggestive Material)GenreAction, Adventure, Mystery & ThrillerOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date (Theaters)Jul 12, 2023, Budget$291,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$172,135,383Opening weekend US & Canada$54,688,347Jul 16, 2023Gross worldwide$567,535,383Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving RhamesSimon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Henry Czerny

The guys continue their journey through the Ethan Hunt Sage with FalloutDirectorChristopher McQuarrieProducerTom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, Jake Myers, J.J. AbramsScreenwriterChristopher McQuarrieDistributorParamount PicturesProduction CoTom Cruise, Bad RobotRatingPG-13 (Intense Sequences of Action|Brief Strong Language|Violence)GenreAction, Adventure, Mystery & ThrillerRelease Date (Theaters)Jul 27, 2018, WideBudget$178,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$220,159,104Gross worldwide$791,658,205Starring Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Alec Baldwin

A so begins the BIG story. Ethan is finally face to face with the illusive Syndicate - the only problem is, no one believes him. Director: Christopher McQuarrieProducer: Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don GrangerScreenwriter: Christopher McQuarrieDistributor: Paramount PicturesProduction Co: Tom Cruise, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Bad RobotRating: PG-13 (Sequences of Action & Violence|Brief Partial Nudity)Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & ThrillerRelease Date (Theaters): Jul 31, 2015Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Alec BaldwinBudget: $150,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada: $195,042,377Gross worldwide: $682,716,636 

After a 5 year break, Ethan Hunt is back but this time it's Brad Bird behind the wheel. How will this movie rank against the first three?Director: Brad BirdProducer: Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams, Bryan BurkScreenwriter: Josh Appelbaum, Andre NemecDistributor: Paramount PicturesProduction Co: TC Productions, Bad Robot, Skydance Media, Paramount PicturesRating: PG-13 Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & ThrillerRelease Date (Theaters)Dec 21, 2011Budget: $145,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada: $209,397,903Gross worldwide: $694,713,380Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton

Six years after the mixed(but generally panned) MI2, J.J. Abrams takes a whack at the Ethan Hunt story. Was it a good change or does it self-destruct in five seconds?Director: J.J. AbramsProducer: Tom Cruise, Paula WagnerScreenwriter: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, J.J. AbramsDistributor: Paramount PicturesProduction Co: Cruise-Wagner Productions, Paramount PicturesRating: PG-13Genre: Action, AdventureRelease Date (Theaters): May 5, 2006Budget: $150,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada: $134,029,801Gross worldwide: $398,479,497Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keri Russell, Maggie Q, Laurence Fishburne

After the success of the Tom Cruise led reboot, director John Woo take the reigns in this 2000 sequel Mission: Impossible II - Does it hold up or does it fall flat? Will Mike and Tristan agree with the original reviews or find a fresh perspective?Director: John WooProducer: Tom Cruise, Paula WagnerScreenwriter: Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Robert TowneDistributor: Paramount PicturesProduction Co: Paramount Pictures, Cruise-Wagner ProductionsRating: PG-13Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & ThrillerRelease Date: May 24, 2000Budget: $125,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada: $215,409,889Gross worldwide: $546,388,108Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleeson, Rade Šerbedžija, Ving Rhames

Summer is here and the fellas accept the impossible mission of watching all 7 Mission: Impossible movies and see if they can rank them, if they hold up, or if they agree or disagree with the reviewers. Mission: Impossible(1996)Director: Brian De PalmaProducer: Tom Cruise, Paula WagnerScreenwriter: David Koepp, Robert TowneProduction Co: Paramount Pictures, Cruise-Wagner ProductionsRating: PG-13Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & ThrillerRelease Date: May 22, 1996Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Henry Czerny, Emmanuelle Béart(B-R), Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave

HOLY SCHNIKES! It's been almost 30 years since this Chris Farley release so Mike and Tristan talk about the cult classic buddy comedy - Tommy BoyDirector: Peter SegalScreenwriter: Bonnie Turner, Terry TurnerProduction Co: Paramount PicturesRating: PG-13Genre: ComedyRelease Date: Mar 31, 1995, Runtime: 1h 38mBudget$20,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$32,679,899Gross worldwideDid not release international Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Bo Derek, Brian Dennehy, Rob Lowe, Dan AykroydMusic By: David Newman

The world is covered in water and Mike and Tristan try to find land and talk about the 1995 blockbuster - WaterworldWaterworldDirector: Kevin ReynoldsProducer: Charles Gordon, John Davis, Kevin CostnerScreenwriter: Jonathan Levine, Peter Rader, David TwohyProduction Co: Universal PicturesRating: PG-13Genre: Sci-Fi, ActionRelease Date: Jul 28, 1995Budget: $175,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada: $88,246,220Gross worldwide: $264,218,220Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter

They fellas grow staches and awe in the wonder of Kurt Russell kicking ass. Well - that's kinda true. The check on the 1993 film Tombstone. TombstoneDirector: George P. CosmatosProducer: Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Bob MisiorowskiScreenwriter: Kevin Jarre (The Mummy)Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Hollywood PicturesProduction Co: Hollywood PicturesRating: RGenre: Western, ActionOriginal LanguageEnglishRelease Date: Dec 25, 1993Budget: $25,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada: $56,505,065Gross worldwide: $56,505,065Kurt Russell as Wyatt EarpVal Kilmer as Doc HollidaySam Elliott as Virgil EarpBill Paxton as Morgan EarpPowers Boothe as "Curly Bill" BrociusMichael Biehn as Johnny RingoCharlton Heston as Henry Hooker

"second star to the right, and straight on till morning" as Mike and Tristan discuss Stephen Spielberg's take on Peter Pan with his 1991 film "Hook"HookDirector: Steven SpielbergProducer: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gerald R. MolenScreenwriter: James V. Hart, Malia Scotch MarmoDistributor: TriStar PicturesRating: PGGenre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, AdventureRelease Date(Theaters): Dec 11, 1991Budget: $70,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada: $119,654,823Gross worldwide: $300,854,823(Almost 700 million by today's money)

“So don't blink be what was there is now goneBlack suits with the black Ray Bans on” to talk about the 1997 sci-fi comedy “Men In Black” Men In BlackDirector: Barry SonnenfeldProducer: Steven Spielberg Screenwriter: Lowell Cunningham(Comic Book), Ed Solomon Staring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Rip TornStudio: Columbia(Sony) PicturesRatingPG-13Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-FiRelease Date (Theaters) July 4, 1997

Mike and Tristan are back from the dead to talk about the blockbuster hit “The Mummy”The MummyDirector Stephen SommersProducerKevin JarreScreenwriterNina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer, John L. Balderston, Stephen Sommers, Lloyd Fonvielle, Kevin Jarre, Stephen SommersStaring:Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor, Jonathan Hyde, Oded Fehr, Erick Avari Studio: Universal PicturesRatingPG-13GenreAdventure, Action, FantasyRelease Date (Theaters)May 7, 1999

Ta-ta-today Mike and Tristian examine the absurdity of Adam Sandler's break out film, Billy Madison. Director: Tamra DavisScreenwriter: Tim Herlihy, Adam SandlerDistributor: Universal PicturesProduction: Universal Pictures, Robert Simonds ProductionsRatingPG-13Genre: ComedyRelease Date (Theaters)Feb 10, 1995Budget: $10,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada: $25,588,734Gross worldwide: $26,488,734 

This week Mike and Tristan take a look at the buddy-cop comedy, Rush Hour, staring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. (Please excuse some technical issues - we were trying a new program and it didn't turn out the way we'd hoped!)Rush HourDirectorBrett RatnerScreenwriterJim Kouf, Ross LaMannaProduction Co New Line CinemaRating PG-13Genre Action, ComedyRelease Date: Sep 18, 1998, Budget: $33,000,000Box Office (Gross USA): $141.2MWorldwide: $244,721,064

This week the guys discuss Jumanji staring Robin Williams. JumanjiRating: PGGenre: Kids & family, Fantasy, AdventureDirector: Joe JohnstonWriter: Chris Van Allsburg, Greg Taylor, Jim StrainStarting: Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Neuwirth, Release Date: Dec 15, 1995  OriginalBudget: $65,000,000 Gross worldwide: $262,821,940

Mike welcomes a new cohost, Tristan Drew, and they discuss The Truman Show staring Jim Carrey The Truman ShowRating: PGGenre: Comedy, DramaOriginal Language: EnglishDirector: Peter WeirWriter: Andrew NiccolRelease Date (Theaters): Jun 5, 1998  Runtime: 1h 42mBudget$60,000,000 (estimated)Gross US & Canada$125,618,201Gross worldwide$264,118,712