Thor's Hour of Thunder

New month, new theme! It's Cinco de Thoro, and the theme is The Spy Who Loved May.  We know now that Gina Carano is a bad person, but she was sure fun to watch kick ass in 2011. Note from McFly: he waited all episode for Thor to bring up that Gina Carano and Ewan McGregor were both in the extended Star Wars Universe as bad ass characters that faught Mandalorians, but it never happened. Chibi hosts the Unidentified Flying Obsession podcast. The next spy topic is Three Days of the Condor (1975).

This was a rare episode that wasn't tied to a specific monthly theme. If you'd like to suggest a movie or theme, e-mail us at hourofthunder@gmail.com. Check out our friends at Dads From the Crypt, Unidentified Flying Obsession, and Bad For Me. Coming up will be 2 months of spy films, starting with Haywire (2011).  

Ben from Cats And Cats And Cats and Fly Fly Triceratops guest starred this week. For more band related topics, check out our original 3-part radio play about the Spice Girls called "Spicy Burgers" (episodes 270-272) and 853: Bill & Ted Face the Music. This concludes Marching Band month. Next week will be a special birthday pick, The Return of the Living Dead (1985).

Matt's various projects can be found at KittySneezes.com, including an upcoming M.A.S.H. watchalong podcast. End song by Cats And Cats And Cats. Check out their UK tour dates and upcoming remasters. Lebby can be found on the Game Link Podcast.   Next week will be The Return of the Living Dead (1985).

Døuble Identity is back to kick off March-ing Bands month. Check out their new Spotify account. They also have a new song out May 2nd called "The Party", and here is the presave link.   The next musical treat is Airheads (1994).

The Thor's pantheon is saddened by the news of Val Kilmer's passing. If you wish to relisten, below are our past discussions celebrating the actor that inspired 2 years worth of "VALentines" months. Introducing: VALentines Month 956: Batman Forever (1995) 957: Tombstone (1993) 958: The Doors (1991) 959: Top Secret! (1984) 960: The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) 1008: Real Genius (1985) 1010: Top Gun (1986) 1011: The Super (2017)

Find out what the newest themed month is! Here's a hint, the first topic will be Lemonade Mouth (2011). If you are looking for a few innings of baseball, check out episodes 962 - 964.

Content Warning for X-rated adult situations, particularly sexual violence. We've re-uploaded our 2020 conversation with a different panel, and it can be found at episode 747. Following this pattern, we will cover it again as episode 1393. Mr. Monopoly co-hosts Bad For Me.   Are you looking for more content? Did you know this podcast started as a college radio show, with original parody radio plays of The Shadow? We backfilled our library with many of these classics: 067: The Return of the Shadow 071: The Shadow in The Race Towards Death 072: The Shadow in The Wrath of Magnon 107: The Shadow in The Man Made of Man-made Knifes Part 1 225: The Shadow in The Man Made of Man-made Knifes Part 2

Tori from Pajiba joined this week. The last topic of March Radness is Crimes of Passion (1984).

We are joined by Jon Schnaars, co-host of Bloody Good Horror and co-founder of The Horror Section. Keep your eye on horrorsectionstudios.com. Next up on the Rad Wheel is The Night Comes for Us (2018).  

Check out our other Arnold Schwarzenegger topics: 965: Last Action Hero, 1004: Predator, and 1014: Terminator 2. We briefly touch upon the ethical use of AI and the recent Writers Guild of America strike, which you can learn more about from our episode Inside View of the 2023 media strikes. Next week on The Rad Network: we'll feature Crank (2006), and a friend of the podcast has BIG NEWS!

New month who dis? We now present the newest month theme, March Radness (movies that go hard). Mr. Monopoly describes this film as "If Leon from 'Leon the Professional' was trying to retell his story to a smaller child." We reference 840: Halloween Kills and 1035: Cats. Next week's rad topic will be Crank (2006).

Check out other Zombie content: 1013: Zombeavers, Plug It Up: Rec 3 and Plug It Up: The Substance. That concludes February Made Me Shiver. Next month will be March Radness (movies that go hard), starting with The City of Lost Children (1995). Looking for more episodes? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as Movie Songs Better Than The Movies They Were Written For (443 - 445) and our fully produced Scrooged Radioplay (581 - 582). If you want to check out the full list of topics covered, it can be found here, and we'd love to take requests for re-upload.

Our friends over at Plug It Up discussed the monstrous feminine side of this film. There's a point where the pantheon transitions from Demi Moore's voice over career to the problematic parts of 90s Disney films, and McFly kept it all in! This final topic of February Made Me Shiver will be Train to Busan (2016).

Spoiler Alert, Thor ruins the ending immediately. Special theme song by Colin Tribe. Co-host is Tori from Pajiba. This movie is compared to 839: The Witch (2015). The next horror topic will be The Substance (2024).

CONTENT WARNING: we discuss attempted suicide and the harsh treatment of those experiencing mental illness. Elon Thrust references his article on Bloody Good Horror called Unsane and the Representation of Mental Illness Facilities. It's a new month, and we continue our tradition of Thor coming up with the theme, while McFly makes a punny name. This new theme is February Made Me Shiver, containing horror films. Next week's topic is Apostle (2018).

We reference McFly's 70s rock podcast Tequila Sunrise and Judi Dench's role in the James Bond Franchise (Episodes 217 - 223). Jazzy theme by Iain Farrington. Need more made for TV Movies? Check out 907: Phantom of the Megaplex and 933: Ghostwatch. Next month's theme is February Made Me Shiver, containing all horror films, starting with Unsane (2018).  

It went from traditional Muppets adaptation to WTF real fast. Check out these other Muppet properties we covered: 819: Labyrinth, 823: Muppet Treasure Island, & 1006: The Great Muppet Caper. The final topic of TV Dinner Theatre month is The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000).

Jody of Dads From the Crypt picked this week's TV Dinner Theatre. We reference 847: Serial Mom, 1001: Fargo, 1026: Wild Wild West and 1041: Big Trouble in Little China. Speaking of Scarecrows, next week's made-for-TV topic will be The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005).

Thor's newest theme month is TV Dinner Theatre, featuring made-for-TV movies. The Day After originally aired on ABC. The next TV Dinner Theatre course will be Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981).

We compare the film to 845: Ghost Rider and 911: Morbius. 2025 will kick off with a month of Made for TV Movies, starting with The Day After (1983).

This is part 2 of THOR CON 2024. Joe from Films at First Sight gave us an amazing tour of Phoenixville PA, home of the famous Colonial Theatre and The Blob. We reference 614: Lifeforce, 806: Witness, and 906: Under the Skin. The next topic will be Kraven the Hunter (2024).

It's the holiday season, time for another radio play by the silly pantheon! This time, we performed the 1985 film Clue (wonderfully trascribed by Jack Witzig). The publish date of this behind-the-scenes bonus episode falls on the birthday of our wonderful Mrs. White herself, the Scarlet Witch! You can find the full LIVE recording of our zoom session with costumes, props, and minimal editing on YouTube. Check out the below for related content. 250 - 253: Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps 270 - 272: Spicy Burgers, an original Radio Play 536: Thor's Improvised Christmas Commercial Special 683: Jason Statham Holiday Album 850: The Muppet Christmas Carol (edited with sfx) BONUS: Live reading of Muppet Christmas Carol on Zoom   The next traditional episode will be Enemy Mine (1985).

We reference 825: Dune (1984), 958: The Doors and 1023: Fallen. Elmer picked this topic but was unable to join us. His thoughts on the best and worst roles for kyle mclachlan: "Best is Agent Dale Cooper. Worst is the guy who's a doppelganger at our local tire shop and hasn't gotten back to me in a week, and we have one car with a full-size spare"   This concludes BM Month of Action Films Before The Matrix. Next week will be a special Zoom recording of the pantheon performing Clue as a radio play (with minimal editing).

Original title: Hung fan kui. We fumbled in the Bronx, but mostly throughout Vancouver. Chibi can be found on the Unidentified Flying Obsession. The next Before Matrix action topic is The Hidden (1987).

Chef's do that. Welcome to Thor's newest (and dumbest named) month "Thor's BM". It is the most stressful time of the year for many of us and we are distracting ourselves with some action films from the 15 years before The Matrix set the new standard for the genre. Topics we reference include 962: A League of their Own and 1004: Predator. Next week's BM pick is Rumble in the Bronx (1995).

Scarlet Witch and McFly went to the dog show from the movie!!! For more Thanksgiving content, you can listen to 844: Alice's Restaurant. Join us in December for a month of action films from before The Matrix, starting with The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). You'll never guess what dumb month name we came up with.

Breathtaking stunts, pyrotechnics, flying props and the ultimate battle of good vs evil! Thank you for listening to Stuntvember. Tune in later this week for a special Thanksgiving related topic, Best in Show (2000).

There may have been some confusion regarding the topic assignment... Cover art is an AI summary of the discussion. The last item of Stuntvember will be the Universal Studios ride WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular!

Hooper is the greatest stuntman alive!... or is he? We reference episodes 945: Nope (2022) and 993: The X-Files - Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose. Mr. Monopoly co-hosts Bad For Me. Kool-Aid Guy can be found on Letterboxd and wrote the book Cinema Autopsy. Other mentioned projects by occassional pantheon members include sci-fi novel Galaxy Cruise by Your Old Pal Marcus and Caitlin's Plug It Up Podcast. Next up in Stuntvember month will be Stunt Rock (1978).

It's Thor's newest theme month, Stuntvember. According to Wikipedia, "A stunt is an unusual, difficult, dramatic physical feat that may require a special skill, performed for artistic purposes..." Well... this podcast sure has nailed the unusal part... In this episode, we touch upon topics that you can hear more about in 740: Edge of Tomorrow and 817: Timecop. You can find Chibi on the Unidentified Flying Obsession podcast. The next stunt topic will be Hooper (1978).

Mr. Monopoly & Old Tomato Face host Bad For Me and Chibi hosts the Unidentified Flying Obsession. Thank you for listening to us discuss some of our favorite Simpsons moments. Next month is Stuntvember, starting with The Fall Guy (2024). Looking for more content? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as The James Bond-athon (episodes 200 - 224)

Lebbi joined from the GameLink Podcast. Old Tomato Face and Mr. Monopoly host Bad For Me. The last episode of Thor's Long Halloween will be Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 6.

Newest pantheon member Jean Grey joins from The Silver Scream Podcast. Next week's topic is Simpsons Tree House of Horror 7 (Season 8).

For Thor's Long Halloween 2024, we are covering our favorite Simpsons Tree House of Horror episodes, starting with #5 (Season 6). You can check out the 24 minute episode of RAY BRADBURY THEATER -- A Sound of Thunder that inspired the 2nd Simpsons segment. Next week's topic is Simpsons Tree House of Horror 1 (Season 2).   If you're looking for the Simpsons & X-Files crossover, that was part of 2023's Long Halloween, Episode 990.  

The Drum of Dumb has spoken, and we discussed one of the most quoted films of all time. Is it so clever that its dumb? You be the judge! Content Warning: we discuss outdated themes in the film that would not be acceptable by today's standards. Old Tomato Face and Mr. Monopoly co-host Bad For Me. If you have a favorite dumb film, let us know at hourofthunder@gmail.com and it could be entered into a future Drum of Dumb. October will be all Simpsons Tree House of Horror episodes, starting with 5 (Season 6).

Elon Thrust is back with his dumb pick! Content Warning: we discuss outdated themes in the film that would not be acceptable by today's standards. Click here to see Thor's Drum of Dumb randomly select the last topic of Septdumber.   Check out the various projects of our pantheon members: Mr. Monopoly cohosts Bad For Me, Chibi hosts Unidentified Flying Obsession, and Ballarina Suzy is one of the panelists on Cinemondo.

Lotta is back with her dumb movie pick. The next dumb film is Chopping Mall (1986).

Oh my god, it's the drive bee! There's no surprise that Scarlet Witch's dumb pick is charming. Next up in Septdumber is Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

It's Septdumber month! Our podcast covers a lot of movies that people may consider dumb, but this month, WE DID IT ON PURPOSE! If you're looking for Rambo First Blood Part 2, that was episode 930. We also reference 952: Oscar and 1024: Rocky. The next dumb topic will be The Stupids (1996).

Thank you for checking out Rock Musical Month. Coming up is Septdumber, where the topics are slightly dumber than usual, and way more September. First film will be Rambo III (1988). Looking for more content? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as our radio play of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (250 - 253) and Music Videos that Remind Us of Thor (754 - 759). If you want to check out the full list of topics covered, it can be found here, and we'd love to take requests for re-upload.

Poster Art was AI generated based on the prompt "Streets of Fire 1984 staring Elvis". We will conclude Rock Month with Rockula (1990).

Mr. Monopoly picked a Brian De Palma film for rock musical month... not to be confused with the first time he was on the podcast, and picked the Brian De Palma film 734: Bonfire of the Vanities. Next up in rock musical month is Streets of Fire (1984).

Don't worry, we do discuss the b-hole cut. The YouTube video essays we referenced were: Maggie Mae Fish's "The Baffling Politics of Cats (2019) and TS Eliot" and Lindsay Ellis's "Why is Cats?". We were joined by Ben and Eve, who played in the British math rock band Cats and Cats and Cats between 2005-2012. The band reformed recently for performances this summer, including the upcoming ArcTangent Festival near Bristol, England (Aug 14 – Aug 17, 2024). The next topic of Rock Musical Month is Phantom of the Paradise (1974).

The pantheon performed a LIVE reading of Labyrinth (1986). Here is a preview of the madness, and the entire performance can be watched on YouTube. If you're looking for a regular review of the movie, that can be found in Episode 819. Check out some other Rock Musical movies we've covered: 741: Shock Treatment 746: Rock & Rule 820: Rock 'n' Roll High School The first new review for Rock Musical Month will be Cats (2019).

If you want to play along at home while we discuss the various countries' entrance uniforms, here is The Cut article we reference: The Olympic Opening Ceremony Uniforms and Outfits, Ranked. Episode includes results of first few days of games and chat about corporate sponsorships. We also talk about the sport Banana Ball, check out our full episode on the ESPN+ documentary mini series, 963: Bananaland.

Shivers, also known as The Parasite Murders, They Came from Within, and, for Canadian distribution in French, Frissons. Editor of this film, Patrick Dodd, also worked on 913: Johnny Mnemonic. Mr. Monopoly has a book of hoaky Canadian radio plays that Cronenberg adapted for television. E-mail hourofthunder@gmail.com if you want us to do a reading of one of those in the future. This concludes Canada Month. Don't forget to change the easy units of measurement back to convoluted things like inches and fahrenheit. Rock Musicals are coming up next month, starting with a live reading of Labyrinth (1986).  

It's Canada Month and Thor's birthday week. Doctrette of Horror coincidentally picked the film Happy Birthday to Me, but the calendar event made some people think it was a Zoom birthday party for Thor. The conversation went exactly as you'd expect. End song by Riyandi Kusuma. Mr. Monopoly wrote a Bloody Good Horror article about the film. The next Canadian topic is Shivers (1975).

This movie had the same composer as 953: Oscar, 1022: Trading Places, & 1026: Wild Wild West. Next week's Canadian produced topic is Happy Birthday to Me (1981).

Double Identity is back to share kindness like sprinkles, and promote a free concert in McCook, Illinois on 07/21/24. Double Identity taps into the nostalgia of distorted 2000's pop rock guitars and sugarcoats it with confident and catchy vocal melodies, accumulating in a genre fans have affectionately dubbed “Disney pop-punk.”  7/21/24 SHOW DETAILS:  - This show is FREE to attend and lasts from 3PM-6PM on Sunday, July 21st  - RSVP at https://www.flowcode.com/page/doubleidentityband to get a FREE friendship bracelet when you come to the show (while supplies last)  - all ages  - CDs will be available for purchase  - ample parking  - 4740 Vernon Ave, McCook, IL 60525 ---------------------------------------------- Also discussed in this epiosde was 746: Rock & Rule. The next Canadian topic will be Meatballs (1979).