George Lucas’ 1973 coming-of-age cruising film, American Graffiti is our focus this week. We talk about Lucas as a filmmaker, early 60s car culture, the radio as a character, the influence of the film on early 60s nostalgia, and much more!

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Jonathan Mostow’s 1997 suspense thriller starring Kurt Russell searching for his missing wife is up for discussion. We talk Kurt’s intensity, the late great character actor JT Walsh, the 90s thriller genre, and much much more!

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This week Mark Rydell’s 1981 film, On Golden Pond is up. We talk Jane Fonda acting opposite her father Henry Fonda and how the film mirrored their rocky real life relationship. We also discuss the Katherine Hepburn, the comedy, the fascination with death, and the themes at the film’s core. This is a fun one.

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This week Curtis Hanson’s 1994 river thriller, The River Wild is in our sights. We talk Meryl Streep, the birth of 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon, the stunts, the plot holes, and so much more. Let’s hit the rapids and dive in!

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This week we dip into the childhood nostalgia that is 1993’s THE SANDLOT from writer/director David Mickey Evans. We discuss the iconic dialogue, the baseball history, the story behind the story, and so much more! Don’t be a spazz, tune in to the best movie podcast going today!

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Finally, the Broken VCR returns and this week we honor James Caan with a discussion all about Michael Mann's 1981 film debut, THIEF. We dive into the criminal craftsmanship, the look and feel of Chicago, Robert Prosky's big bad "Leo", and much much more! If you need movie recommendations, look no further than The Broken's VCR!

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Roger Corman’s psychedelic 1967 freak out, THE TRIP, is up. We talk Peter Fonda’s bad acting and why it’s good, capturing psychedelics through the filmmaking, the prelude to Easy Rider, Roger Corman’s influence, and much much more. Turn on, tune in, and drop out.

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The 1999 film, GO, is up for discussion this week. We talk capturing a certain time in the late 90s, Rave Culture, Doug Liman, the Pulp Fiction rip off subgenre, the young cast, story and much more.

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This week writer/director Ron Shelton’s 1988 baseball movie, Bull Durham, is up to bat. We talk Shelton’s sports anthology, Baseball films, Kevin Costner, Mickey Mantle’s reaction to the film, Susan Sarandon as “Annie”, and much more! Swing batter batter!

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This week we travel to a dystopic crime-ridden Detroit where a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories. Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film ROBOCOP is on deck. We discuss Rob Bottin’s special FX, the themes of the film, Monte Hellman’s involvement, the contentiousness on set, Peter Weller’s mime work, and much more!

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