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Elliot + Keith reach into the slimy, stinking refuse of cinematic history and give discarded gems a second chance.

The Trash Heap Podcast


    • Apr 7, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 101 EPISODES


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    Episode 100: Demolition Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 68:21


    Sylvester Stallone wakes up in an extremely clean future where everyone's a nerd and it's his job to take down history's coolest criminal in Demolition Man (1993). Plus: Madame Web, Robodoc, and more. 100 episodes!

    Episode 99: The Keep

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 46:14


    Just what is a Keep, exactly? We spent roughly 5 seconds investigating and devoted the rest of our time to talking about a golem killing Nazis in Michael Mann's The Keep (1983).

    Episode 98: Angus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 63:51


    Ready to have all the fun ripped out of your favorite coming-of-age, off-beat comedy? Proceed with caution as we take Angus (1995) to the cleaners. Sorry, in advance.

    Episode 97: Bottoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2024 76:43


    The time has finally come for us to talk about a teen lesbian sex comedy and it's everything we hoped for. You guessed it, it's Bottoms (2023). Plus: PTA, Licorice Pizza, and a fun round of What Would You Do?

    Episode 96: Deja Vu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 58:49


    Denzel Washington is on a quest to find someone to explain time travel to him in simple terms...and fails in Deja Vu (2006). Plus: the sandwich debate of our lives rages on.

    Episode 95: The Good Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 62:35


    Sorry for the technical difficulties this week. For those who possess the intestinal fortitude to sit through a sub-par listening experience, a look back at Macaulay Culkin's dark & twisted journey through The Good Son (1993) awaits. Next episode: we're plugging in both ends of the mic cord.

    Episode 94: Sudden Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 58:19


    JCVD is a single dad battling terrorists at the Stanley Cup Finals in Sudden Death (1995). Can he win back the respect of his kids and still have time to save the Vice President of the United States? Also: Elliot spills the beans on the Secret Service.

    Episode 93: Mystery Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 63:05


    Now that Donald Glover is an award-winning mega-star and creative juggernaut, it's time to exhume his first film and see how it measures up. Does Mystery Team (2009) live on as a cult classic or should it stay buried? We're on the case.

    Episode 92: Trashoween World Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 86:04


    Happy Trashoween! Join us for a terrifying trip around the world as we round up some of our favorite international horror picks to take your October view to a new level. Can you survive long enough to make it home? Let's find out.

    Episode 91: Elvira

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 64:22


    Our pre-Trashoween kickoff is off to a rocky start with the occult insanity of The Church (1989) and the salacious hijinks of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). It couldn't possibly get any worse, right...RIGHT!?

    Episode 90: The Island Of Dr. Moreau

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 64:58


    The Doctor is in! We're headed to the middle of the ocean to meet a hyena wearing pants, a monkey in a tuxedo, and a genius with a bucket on his head as we take a fresh look at The Island of Doctor Moreau (1996). Plus: vampires, the secrets of licorice revealed, and more.

    Episode 89: Gremlins II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 53:44


    Nobody listened. Nobody followed the rules. Joe Dante's Gremlins II is untethered insanity of the highest order and we've got a few things to say about it.

    Episode 88: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 76:32


    Mutants, mayhem, martial arts...and more mutants. It's finally time to bust out of our shells and revisit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). Don't forget the penicillin.

    Episode 87: Big Top Pee Wee

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 71:42


    Paging Mr. Herman...Mr. Herman to the front desk. We remember the late Paul Reubens with a nice chat about the often overlooked Big Top Pee Wee (1988).

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    Episode 86: Orca the Killer Whale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 66:03


    Can a whale hold a grudge? We take a deep dive into Orca the Killer Whale (1977) to find the answer. Plus: Italian zombies, Jaws sequels, and more.

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    Episode 85: Kneejerk Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 44:52


    Join us on a trip to Hot Take City as we react to the latest trailers for The Meg II, Five Nights at Freddy's, Kraven the Hunter and more. Kneejerk reactions is back.

    Episode 84: Eraser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 61:19


    FIRST TIME WATCH. We're checking out Eraser (1996) for the very first time. Should it be protected at all costs or disappear forever without a trace? Also, prepare your brain for a bafflingly incorrect timeline of Arnold Schwarzenegger's political career, chicken wings, a livestock toddler, and so much more.

    Episode 83: Gentlemen Broncos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 48:19


    It's time to take a trip back to the awkward and quirky year of 2009 to revisit the 3rd film from the creators of Napoleon Dynamite. Grab your favorite yeast, saddle up your battle stag, and prepare yourself for Gentlemen Broncos.

    Episode 82: The Guardian

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2023 56:01


    Druid nannies, chainsaw dismemberments, coyote wolves, unchecked references and so much more. Why don't you make like a tree and listen while we unpack William Friedkin's The Guardian (1990).

    Episode 81: Reign Of Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 53:47


    A post apocalyptic future? Grimy hunks? Dragons? Tomatoes? That can only mean one thing: Reign of Fire (2003).

    Episode 80: The Batman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 100:00


    Was The Batman (2022) a bat-flop or a bat-triumph? Take a wild bat-guess.

    Episode 79: John Wick Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 78:01


    Join us for a healthy amount of grieving as we lay to rest one of the great modern action film franchises with John Wick: Chapter 4. Hang out with us April 16th as Belltown Film Society presents Alien Resurrection: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/alien-resurrection-ft-special-guest-here-after-tickets/13111185

    Episode 78: John Carpenter's Vampires

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 59:11


    The time has come to find out who sucks more: James Woods or an unholy monster that's walked the earth for centuries. Brace yourself for the shocking conclusion. Plus: catholic conspiracies, blood style tips, and more with John Carpenter's Vampires (1998).

    Episode 77: Vampires

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 67:16


    This one really bites. Prepare yourself for a brief exploration of everyone's favorite undead bloodsuckers.

    Episode 76: Lifeforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2023 57:56


    Why did Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (1985) bomb at the box office? We put in minimal effort to speculate while also pondering space vampires, zero gravity beard growth, and more.

    Episode 75: Conan The Destroyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 56:01


    Can our hero Conan vanquish the ugly wizard dude, save a most excellent princess, and get a passing grade on his history report or will his god Crom send him off to military school? Listen to find out.

    Episode 74: Strange Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 54:27


    Memory trafficking. Murder. Deception. Y2K. Keanu. Clones. This episode has more than you could have ever dreamed of but it starts with Strange Days (1995). ...you know you want it.

    Episode 73: Freddy VS Jason

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 66:00


    World's collide, titans clash, and we pull no punches with the life-altering, culturally-significant 2003 crossover Freddy VS Jason. We're back from holiday exile and our first show of the new year is a real doozy.

    Episode 72: Albert Pyun

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 53:28


    We discuss our favorite films by the late director Albert Pyun, including Cyborg and Nemesis.

    Episode 71: Daylight

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 47:06


    Hide out for the holidays with your old pals Elliot + Keith as we bring Slyvember to a screeching halt.

    Episode 70: Cop Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 71:00


    This time we've got scorpions, human jerky, a cabinet full of curiosities, and an island paradise where cops get to do anything they want. Is this the start of Slyvember? You decide.

    Episode 69: Halloween Ends

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 68:36


    Celebrate a very special Trashoween with us as we mourn the passing of professional stabber Michael Myers. OR DO WE??

    Episode 68: Exorcist Prequels

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 50:06


    Harmless prequels or godless works of unfathomable cinematic evil? We unearthed Paul Schrader's Dominion: the prequel to the Exorcist and Renny Harlin's Exorcist: The Beginning to find the answer. Trashoween officially starts with the episode The Vatican never wanted you to hear.

    Episode 67: Candyman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 61:51


    We're saying his name 5 times so you don't have to. October has arrived and we're starting things off right by talking a ton of Candyman shit, plus thoughts on urban legends, horror icons, sequels, and more. Happy Trashoween!

    Episode 66: Sleepaway Camp II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 52:54


    Summer finally comes to its frightening conclusion. Sing a song, shed a tear, and spill some blood as Vicky Clerici joins us to chop it up about Sleepaway Camp II. P.S. Sorry about the echo. It's probably Elliot's fault somehow. Check out Vicky's work: https://makeupbilly.com

    Episode 65: Deep Blue Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 60:05


    Summer isn't over until we say a prayer with Saint L.L. Cool J and get eaten by hyper-intelligent, genetically-engineered sharks.

    Episode 64: Remakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 47:14


    Does this episode just seem like a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy? We're taking on the divisive phenomenon of movie remakes and no one is coming out unscathed.

    Episode 63: PREY

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 90:24


    You may have survived the trailer, but now it's time to come face to face with PREY(2022) in its entirety and bring hunting season to a close. Enjoy an extra large bounty of botching character names, tasteless insults, and grown adults drooling over an alien in a loincloth.

    Episode 62: The Seventh Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 62:20


    If you're looking for 7 good reasons to run off to the jungle to join a worm cult, then you're in the right place. Sit back, relax, and remove the glowing magic orb from your boob as we unravel The Seventh Curse (1986).

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    Episode 61: The 6th Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 53:15


    This episode was originally scheduled for a few weeks ago but was bumped due to lack of impulse control. Join us for a locker room seance with Marlon Wayans in The 6th Man (1997), plus a mouthful of banter about Tubi, Ray Liotta, and more.

    Episode 60: Stranger Things 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 91:16


    Just when we think we're out those damn Duffer Brothers find a way to pull us back in for another round with the misfits and maniacs of Hawkins, Indiana.

    Episode 59: Cursed Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 64:35


    Listen at your own risk as we get knee deep into Shudder's Cursed Films series and give the infamous Cannibal Holocaust a proper wringing.

    Episode 58: Prey Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 68:36


    After watching the trailer for the new Predator film series entry Prey, we had to slam on the breaks and stop everything for the triumphant return of Kneejerk Reactions. Plus, we cackle about Rob Zombie's The Munsters and Elliot discovers the Dark Web.

    Episode 57: Brainscan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 61:40


    Let's take a trip back to the magical land of the 90's when Edward Furlong was a god and CD-ROMs could kill you. Grab some Doritos and crack open a Mountain Dew because it's time to play Brainscan.

    Episode 56: Yes, Madam

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 62:38


    After a brief hiatus, we're back with legal calamities, cursed films, and Michelle Yeoh's first starring role.

    Episode 55: The Protector

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 53:01


    It's Jackie Chan versus everybody(even the writer/director of his movie) in The Protector (1985). We're talking fashion, frame-rates, food metaphors, New York City after dark and more.

    Episode 54: Blanks, Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 41:29


    It's double the disaster as Elliot and Keith watched completely different movies with similar titles featuring the iconic team up of Billy Blanks and Roddy Piper. Back In Action (1994) and Tough And Deadly (1995) bring the Billy Blanks experiment to a nerve-shredding conclusion.

    Episode 53: Showdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 54:02


    Thanks to the overwhelming positivity of Billy Blanks and juicy high school drama, we can't stop yelling about Karate Kid copycat Showdown (1993).

    Episode 52: Sidekicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 60:28


    When asthma bullies a young boy's social life into submission, Chuck Norris answers the call and invades his dreams to end the conflict once & for all in the 1992 coming of age tale Sidekicks.

    Episode 51: King Shit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 87:39


    The sparrows are flying again and that means we're here to talk Stephen King movies...the best of the rest. We scoured the deep dark for a few of our overlooked favorites and found a few others that should have stayed buried.

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    Episode 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 62:52


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