Today(land) on the pod we’re talking about Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, and George Clooney’s infamous love letter to Walt Disney, futurism, and those scolding news reports that were telling you to use paper straws around the time this movie came out. It’s TOMORROWLAND! 

TOMORROWLAND
DIRECTED BY: Brad Bird 
RELEASED: May 22, 2015
STARRING: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Hugh Laurie 
BUDGET: $190M 
BOX OFFICE: $209M 
ESTIMATED LOSS: $150M 

NEXT EPISODE: We’re getting our noir on with our first ever Coen Brothers movie! It’s 1990’s MILLER’S CROSSING

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2:53 Show & tell
8:10 This week's movie

We're joined by (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island's bizarre and beloved debut movie, 2007's HOT ROD. 

HOT ROD
DIRECTED BY: Akiva Schaffer
RELEASED: August 3, 2007
STARRING: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Ian McShane, Sissy Spacek
BUDGET: $25M 
BOX OFFICE: $14.4M 
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M 

NEXT EPISODE: We're going to the future with George Clooney or something. IDK I never saw it. It's TOMORROWLAND. 

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4:52 Show & tell
11:34 This week's movie

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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. 

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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 

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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

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