The first and last movie Stephen King ever directed, it’s 1986’s MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. Did he give up directing because he nailed it so perfectly the first time? No. No he didn’t. 

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
DIRECTED BY: Stephen King 
RELEASED: July 25, 1986
STARRING: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Christopher Murney 
BUDGET: $9M
BOX OFFICE: $7.4M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $5M 

NEXT EPISODE: We’re joined by friend of the show (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island’s first foray into movies, HOT ROD

0:00 Intro 
2:44 Show & tell
7:56 This week's movie

We've had four FANTASTIC FOUR movies so far and none of them could be described as fantastic. We dive deep into the 2015 Josh Trank grimdark reboot of the franchise this week.

FANTASTIC FOUR
DIRECTED BY: Josh Trank
RELEASED: August 7, 2015
STARRING: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey
BUDGET: $120M
BOX OFFICE: $167.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $80M

Early Teaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BVs-KCSiA

Quizno's "Put It In Me" Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LQpRQh2KSQ

NEXT EPISODE: We're getting real silly in an extremely 1980's fashion with Stephen King's directorial debut (and finale) MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE.

0:00 Intro 
2:46 Show & tell
7:26 This week's movie

We are the law (when it comes to movies that bombed). Finally, a genuinely good movie! It’s 2012’s DREDD

DREDD
RELEASED: September 21, 2012
DIRECTED BY: Pete Travis
STARRING: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris
BUDGET: $45M 
BOX OFFICE: $41.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $25M

NEXT EPISODE: Let’s dig in to a fantastic piece of garbage with 2015’s FANTASTIC FOUR

0:00 Intro 
2:58 Show & tell
6:37 This week's movie

We're pretty sure Jake Gyllenhaal would like you to forget about this movie, but that's not our problem. It's 2001's BUBBLE BOY

BUBBLE BOY
RELEASED: August 24, 2001
DIRECTED BY: Blair Hayes
STARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal, Marley Shelton, Swoosie Kurtz, John Carroll Lynch, Danny Trejo
BUDGET: $13M 
BOX OFFICE: $5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $TOTAL 

NEXT EPSIODE: We are the law. It's 2012's DREDD

0:00 Intro 
2:30 Show & tell
9:10 This week's movie

We’re going on a journey into the most dangerous place in the world—1980’s SoHo. It’s AFTER HOURS

AFTER HOURS
RELEASED: September 13, 1985
DIRECTED BY: Martin Scorsese
STARRING: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, John Heard, Catherine O’Hara 
BUDGET: $5M 
BOX OFFICE: $10.6M 
ESTIMATED LOSS: $2M

NEXT EPISODE: Ever wish you could hide from the outside world? Us too. So we’re covering BUBBLE BOY

0:00 Intro 
2:56 Show & tell
7:21 This week's movie

We're back with our second-ever mailbag episode--BLAST ME ANYTHING! We take listener questions about our favorite movies, how the show got started, and much more! 

NEXT EPISODE: We're finally spending some time with ol' Marty as we talk about 1985's AFTER HOURS. 

0:00 Intro 
1:52 Show & tell
8:27 Blast Me Anything

Alright, we made it to the end of our January 2024 retrospective and we’re closing it out with MADAME WEB. This movie is so weird. I don’t even know how to describe it. 

MADAME WEB
DIRECTED BY: S.J. Clarkson
RELEASED: February 14, 2024
STARRING: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim 
BUDGET: $100M
BOX OFFICE: $100.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $75M

NEXT EPISODE: We’re dipping into the mail bag for a special “BLAST ME ANYTHING” episode 

0:00 Intro 
2:44 Show & tell
7:56 This week's movie

We’re almost done with 2024. So close we can taste it. But first, it’s one of the year’s biggest misses in ARGYLLE.

ARGYLLE
DIRECTED BY: Matthew Vaughn
RELEASED: February 2, 2024
STARRING: Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Brian Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Samuel L Jackson
BUDGET: $120M
BOX OFFICE: $96.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M

NEXT EPISODE: We wrap up the 2024 year in review with MADAME WEB

Show Notes:
Whirlybird Cam
https://imgur.com/a/UgHIt9W

0:00 Intro 
4:01 Show & tell
9:08 This week's movie

It’s megaloppin’ time! We continue our 2024 retrospective with one of the most bizarre movies we’ve ever covered—it’s MEGALOPOLIS 

MEGALOPOLIS
RELEASED: September 27, 2024 
DIRECTED BY: Francis Ford Coppola 
STARRING: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voigt
BUDGET: $120M 
BOX OFFICE: $13.9M 
EST. LOSS: All of it 

NEXT EPISODE: Pull out your favorite checkered sweaters cuz we’re doing ARGYLLE

0:00 Intro 
3:41 Show & tell
9:39 This week's movie

Did you know there was a BORDERLANDS movie? In 2024? Well there was. And we watched it because we love you. 

BORDERLANDS 
DIRECTED BY: Eli Roth 
RELEASED: August 9, 2024
STARRING: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black
BUDGET: $120M 
BOX OFFICE: $33M 
EST LOSS: All of it 

NEXT EPISODE: Lord help us, we tackle MEGALOPOLIS. 

0:00 Intro 
3:05 Show & tell
8:21 This week's movie