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   Number 1: #277 John Carpenter's Vampires (1998): Did Critics Get It Wrong?

   John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) storms the Bad Movies Rule table after Dwayne from Tennessee cashed in his Full Dudikoff pick. James Woods leads a Vatican-backed slayer squad that hunts bloodsuckers the hard way: cable-gun, Jeep winch, and enough F-bombs to bless a whole motel. First-time guest Luke joins James, Clint, and Dave as they rip into dirt-nap masters, a 48-hour “romance” that starts with a punch, a priest who won’t stay in his lane, and a plot that keeps inventing new vampire rules just so it can break them. Crosses don’t work. Garlic gets you bent over. And somebody really wants to know who got a boner. Grab a stake and hit play. Support Us: patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email Us: [email protected] Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

   August 28, 2026·2h 10min
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   Number 2: #274 Payback (1999):Scene By Scene Riff

   Live from Smokey Tony’s in North Carolina: Mel Gibson wants his 70 grand back. James, Charles, and Ryan drove through half the country, cracked open some Cheerwine, and settled in at a public restaurant to riff scene-by-scene through Payback (1999)—the Mel Gibson revenge thriller that somehow became the “family-friendly” choice on the July schedule. What could go wrong? They dig into the alleyway surgery that opens the movie, the “root for the bad guy” marketing (and the Australian poster problem), Val Resnick’s all-time slimeball performance, Lucy Liu’s unforgettable first-film energy, the Outfit vs. Syndicate naming committee, and every terrible decision that somehow still works. Production chaos, reshoots, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn’s alligator suitcases, and the eternal question of whether anyone in this city will just take Porter seriously for once. Awards, recasts, live crowd energy, and pure BMR mayhem follow. It’s a little dicey, a lot of fun, and exactly the kind of night you only get when the crew takes the show on the road. Support Us: patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email Us: [email protected] Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

   August 07, 2026·1h 49min
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   Number 3: #278 Teen Wolf (1985): Did Critics Get It Wrong?

   Patron Jim D hand-picked this one and the crew, so the pressure is on. Michael J. Fox turns into a basketball werewolf in the most 1985 movie ever made, and James, Joe, Bob, and Curt are here to ride the Wolfmobile straight through it. We break down the free-throw panic, the locker-room “changes,” van surfing with sandpaper on the roof, the liquor-store keg heist, Seven Minutes in Heaven gone feral, a dad who is the cutest werewolf alive, a dance that invents “The Wolf,” and a championship game that somehow still has referees. Also: red rockets, Beavers, breakdancers who don’t go to this school, and whether Pamela actually wanted the wolf. Plus Arnold recasts, the awards (intensity, trash-can performance, one-scene wonder, best supporting), and the official BMR verdict… which we will not spoil here. Due to Jim D. Come howl with us. We’re pushing for 1,000 patrons by October 15. Calendar, trading cards, and Bob’s care package are on the line. Support Us: patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email Us: [email protected] Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

   September 04, 2026·2h 23min
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   Number 4: #268 - Over the Top (1987)

   Sylvester Stallone climbs into the cab, flips his hat backwards, and turns into a truck for the ultimate arm-wrestling father-son redemption tour in Over the Top (1987)! We’re hauling a full load of sweaty truck stops, Kenny Loggins montages, military school attitude, and real-life arm wrestling legends as we finally tackle the movie you’ve been begging us to cover. Join James, Mel Vande, Danger Dave, and Brian as they break down Stallone’s poignant (and completely ridiculous) dramedy about deadbeat dads, Bowflex pull-downs in the cab, and one very determined grandpa. Expect plenty of “meet me halfway across the sky” sing-alongs, debates over whether the kid is a prick or just misunderstood, and way too much discussion about tuna salad and lot lizards. Bad movies rule. This one might actually rule a little too hard. Listen now and tell us: did Lincoln Hawk change your life, or are you still Team Grandpa? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

   June 26, 2026·2h 24min
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   Number 5: #280 Terminal Velocity (1994): The Best Skydiving Movie of the 90s?

   Charlie Sheen is Ditch Brodie: Olympic gymnast, flying penis, and the only skydiving instructor who thinks “I hooked her in like I always do” is a solid alibi. Nastassja Kinski shows up wanting lessons and immediately vanishes mid-flight. James Gandolfini plays the world’s least convincing deputy DA. Christopher McDonald (Shooter McGavin himself) brings rubber gloves, a knife for a business card, and enough intensity to win the Will Patton award in a landslide. Joe, Rachel, and Dr. Ryan Mattila join James for a full scene-by-scene roast of this Point Break knockoff that Hollywood built around stunts first and a plot later. Expect dummy bounces that look like MythBusters rejects, a Cadillac driven out the back of a plane, night jumps into silos, a rocket car that has never been tested, and more one-liners than a movie like this has any right to deliver. Is it a good movie? Is it a bad movie that rules? The table is split. The patrons who voted it in are even more split. We talk gymnastics backstory that nobody needed, gold bars on a commercial flight, windmills in canyons, and why you should never send gold in the mail. September Patreon push is on — extra shows going out for free so you can see what you’re missing. Strap in. We’re going terminal. Support Us: patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email Us: [email protected] Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

   September 18, 2026·2h 47min
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