The How Dare You Awards celebrate the biggest wastes of valuable production dollars in Hollywood each year. The How Dare You Podcast celebrates those movies in full with hosts Michael Shantz and Michelle Chu. Each episode they will take on a new terrible movie and discuss each movie fully including which awards it was or could have been nominated for from our awards show. In addition, Lady Chu will often upset Shantz due to the lack of movies she has seen and they will have an occasional How Dare You Teachable Moment in which they declare how dare you Chu not seen this great movie. Join us as a movie fanatic and a movie novice dissect mostly the worst but also the best that Hollywood has to offer.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1998 film Hard Rain. You'll hear how much Lady Chu knows about Ed Asner which is, sadly, not a lot, how unprepared we believe this group of thieves are compared to John Travolta in Broken Arrow, and a tangent about the freeze frame ending to the song "Flood" by Jars of Clay. In addition we will have the final sign off from Lady Chu as she leaves the podcast after this, her last episode.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1996 film Broken Arrow. You'll hear whether one of us or both of us are enamored with this crazy film, exactly how crazy we think the acting choices of John Travolta are and how nice it is to talk about endangered dirt.
Listen as Shantz and Chu announce the winners of the How Dare You Awards and make an announcement regarding the future of the podcast. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll listen.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2001 film Swordfish. You'll hear how heavy your hosts go in terms of grievances against the movie, a discussion on the pros and cons to golfing in your bath towel, and the number one insane thing this movie decides to do to one of their actors.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1983 film Krull. You'll hear which of us nearly had the same amount of grievances as positive points for this movie, what we think of the heroes pants, and several conversations about the necessity of mountaineering skills in order to be in this film.
We couldn't get our act together this week so enjoy one of our most downloaded talks, the Van Helsing episode!
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1989 teachable moment The Abyss. You'll hear Shantz take credit for another teachable moment gone well, a conversation about how everyone involved in the movie had a bad time, and just a few mentions about the problems with the end of an otherwise fantastic film.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1989 underwater monster movie Leviathan. You'll hear how much Shantz and Chu think this movie is exactly like DeepStar Six and how different it is than that movie too, if Chu can come up with another nickname for the monster of this film, and which of these first two monster movies we like the most.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1989 film Deep Star Six. You'll hear how much this movie was made for as well as how much your hosts think it was made for, the nickname Chu gives the underwater monster of this movie, and our plan for the other underwater monster movies will watch from 1989.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2019 film Cats. You'll hear how frustrating this movie was to watch, many discussions involving how confusing the film is, and a declaration from Chu that Shantz is a cat which he finds infuriating.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1984 film The Ice Pirates. You'll hear which of us loves this movie and which of us has no love for it, whether Chu knows who John Matuszak or Bruce Vilanch are, and whether Chu can remember why we're watching this movie in the first place.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2021 film Malignant. You'll hear Chu's messages to Shantz that prompted them to do this episode in the first place, the nickname Chu gives to the malignant Gabriel during plot description, and why everything that's bad in this movie makes it an even better watch.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the How Dare You nominations for the biggest wastes of valuable production dollars in Hollywood the past year. You'll hear the nominees for each category including a new category this year, Chu's gut reaction to each category and where her vote may lie, and stick around until the end to hear your hosts ponder if a UFO was traveling back and forth from their houses during the recording.
Chu has company this week so listen to this classic episode of Lake Placid. We'll be back with an all new episode soon.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1984 film A Nightmare on Elm Street. You'll hear whether or not Chu even realized that this was a teachable moment movie, why it is a teachable moment movie, whether or not Shantz keeps his record in tact, and what exactly was Chu's biggest grievance against this picture.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1991 sequel Mannequin: On the Move with Tom Steward from The Everything Sequel Podcast. You'll hear whether or not this sequel actually has a number in it's title, a discussion as to whether there really is a mannequin in this movie, our dislike of the German beefcake characters, and why despite all of that, this movie is still kinda fun.
Listen as Shantz and Chu from the How Dare You Podcast are joined by Tom from the Everything Sequel Podcast to chat about the 1987 film Mannequin. You'll hear which of us love this movie and which of us aren't sure about this movie, what we think of the actors playing the secondary characters in the film, and how amazing it is that this movie revolves around window displays.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1988 film Cocktail. You'll hear whether or not they like or love or hate this film, pontifications on why a movie would make it's heroes such terrible people, and how Elizabeth Shue's character Jordan Mooney is the only character in the entire movie who gets it. She. Gets. It. Except for choosing Tom Cruise.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1986 horror, comedy House. You'll hear how funny and scary your dynamic podcasting duo think this movie is, what Lady Chu thinks of the nosy neighbors constantly butting into this movie, and whether or not Shantz can keep his promise to not get mad at Chu for a lack of movie knowledge.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2010 film Valentine's Day. You'll hear what Chu can remember about Gary Marshall, whether or not we think anything in this movie works, and Chu will reveal a secret about her own life.
Shantz and Chu are taking a small break for a couple of weeks. In the meantime, enjoy some of our classic episodes like Action Jackson! This is our second most popular episode ever. So listen to it to hear Chu talk about the handsomeness of Carl Weathers, to figure out who the hell the murder magicians are, and to hear what we think of Craig T. Nelson as the baddie.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1982 teachable moment The Thing. You'll hear whether or not Lady Chu can forgive a movie that kills so many dogs, if our movie novice recognizes anyone other than Kurt Russell, and what we think of the blood test scene which is one of the all time great scenes ever.
Chu has the in-laws in town which makes recording impossible so here's a throwback to our most downloaded episode ever, The Black Christmas episode! Enjoy!!
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1997 horror Jack Frost. You'll hear how neither of them are angry about watching this Jack Frost, the lack of pros and all the cons about including a snowman rape scene in your movie, and exactly when it's okay to kill your own child simply because they're too stupid to keep on living.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1998 film Jack Frost. You'll hear why Shantz started rooting for the lead character to die at the beginning of this film, a conversation about the frightening nature of the title character, and who can be counted as the best actor in the movie.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2011 film New Year's Eve. You'll hear what we think of a million actors in one story type movies, which were are favorite and least favorite stories in the film, and exactly how much Lady Chu knows about the director Gary Marshall.
Listen as Shantz asks Chu a series of conundrums designed to put her to the test. You'll hear which movies she'd rather watch all day and the rest of her life, which fictional character she would like most to make out with, which robbery she would participate in, and many more confounding conundrums which drive Lady Chu to a point of madness.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2006 film Deck the Halls. You'll hear whether or not Chu likes this movie or Christmas with the Kranks better, how fed up Chu is with Christmas movies involving terrible neighbors, and how much the both think this movie should have ended with divorce papers.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2004 film Christmas with the Kranks. You'll hear Lady Chu's angry first and first mostly thoughts about this movie, whether or not we believe anything in this movie could actually happen in real life, what the hell the burglar tangent was about, and exactly how much of a waste of time this movie may have been for the actors involved.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1980 film Flash Gordon. You'll hear the extent to which this teachable moment is actually a teachable moment, how insane the first act of this movie is, and why it's the best of the crazy bad comic/ hero movies we've been watching this past month.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. You'll hear Chu reiterate her feelings about movies that don't follow the timeline for the industrial revolution, how delighted Shantz was upon seeing the invisible man try to wash off his face paint during a critical battle, and you'll find out exactly how many Hollywood careers this movie ended.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2011 film Green Lantern. You'll hear the many questions they both have for this film including wondering who these characters are as well as what their jobs are, many musings about the nature of the CGI in this movie, and a discussion as to whether Green Lantern can work on screen at all.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1987 film Masters of the Universe. You'll hear whether or not Chu is mad at this movie, what Shantz thinks of the acting of the central villain as played by Frank Langella, and how quickly Shantz will reverse his promise to not get mad at Chu for being a movie novice.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1986 famous flop, Howard the Duck. You'll hear exactly how angry Chu is at Shantz for having been made to watch this movie, a digression on the appropriateness of sex with a duck along with other crimes both real and imagined, and what George Lucas had to give up in order to make this movie happen.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2004 film Catwoman! You'll hear which of us had no positive points and which of us enjoyed this sloppy mess of a movie more than they thought they would, whether or not we think the movie's director is in league with our fictional Jenkins, and how many cat puns we can come up with during this podcast.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1992 film Sneakers. You'll hear what set them on the path towards this teachable moment, what the joke hit rate is for the movie, and discussions about how perfectly cast the movie is.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. You'll hear if we feel the same way about this movie as we did when we first saw it, how happy we are to have watched an actual Robin Hood movie instead of the nonsense we watched before this, and exactly how much we love Alan Rickman as well as whether or not this would be a good movie without him.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2010 film Robin Hood. You'll hear if we were at all surprised by this movie, how we're not sure that this is a Robin Hood movie, and the wisdom of including mini ponies in your battle plans.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2018 film Robin Hood. You'll hear what started their need to watch several Robin Hood movies, what they think of a modern day Robin Hood movie not set in a modern setting, and a discussion about how many times they've seen Ben Mendelsohn die.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1984 film Rhinestone. You'll hear whether or not Shantz' love for this movie is shared by Chu, whether or not Chu knows director Bob Clark, a discussion as to whether or not Sylvester Stallone is funny, and a debate as to what percentage the final number is a grievance or positive point.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1986 movie Cobra. You'll hear if Chu is mad at Cobra or not, how much we don't understand how the Night Slasher can convince so many people to follow him, and the reckless disregard for witnesses, citizens, groceries, traffic, towns, and people all the characters have in this film.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1982 classic First Blood. You'll hear whether or not Shantz keeps his record in tact for teachable moments Chu likes, how much we don't like the cops in this movie, and how surprised Chu will be with the subject matter of this film.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1987 film Over the Top. You'll hear us discuss how exactly Chu knows of Robert Loggia, how amazing we find the interviews of the arm wrestlers to be, and what an amazing piece of melodrama this film is.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1995 movie Waterworld. You'll hear us discuss how many people Chu knows from this movie, how Dennis Hopper is the only person that knows what movie he is in, and exactly how this movie proves it was made in the mid 90's.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1989 film Let it Ride. You'll hear Shantz try to convince Chu that this movie is awesome, whether or not Chu actually was able to finish watching the film, and an argument about the heritage of Jennifer Tilly.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2021 film The Tomorrow War. You'll hear them discuss what Chu's response would be to being caught by a neighbor while beating up her own trash can, if this movie understands whether it's an action movie or a comedy, and exactly how jacked J.K. Simmons is for his role as a grandfather.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1988 cult classic They Live. You'll hear Chu declare how much anger she has for Shantz during the first half hour of the movie, exactly how much they disagree about the long fight between Roddy Piper and Keith David, and whether or not Chu comes around to how great this movie is.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1991 film Point Break. You'll hear them discuss what Chu knows about Kathryn Bigelow, how dysfunctional the L.A. branch of the FBI appears to be, the great acting of Patrick Swayze in this movie, and whether or not Chu can guess which line from the movie is the greatest of all time.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1988 teachable moment A Fish Called Wanda. You'll hear them discuss Chu's confusion over Monty Python, how drop dead gorgeous Jamie Lee Curtis is, how irresistibly funny the entire cast is including the masterful performance from Kevin Kline, and you'll find out if it's the killing of pets in this movie that makes Chu go into a rage or if it's just lavender.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1990 film Hard to Kill. You'll hear us discuss whether we like this movie more than Out for Justice, why in the world hallways are bathed in red light, how our hero murders people right in front of his own child, and one of the all time great and terrible lines in movie history.
Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1991 film Out for Justice. You'll hear them discuss what a terrible person Steven Segal just might be, how deliciously terrible he is as an actor, his terrible accent for the movie, the pajamas he wears as a police officer at the beginning, and a story that may or may not include a time in which Steven Segal accidentally shit his pants.