Burnt Popcorn

Burnt Popcorn

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Burnt Popcorn episodes

  • Episode 39 – The Mask

    From one liners of the 80s last week right into 90s one liners this week! We've got one SMOKIN' movie for ya! Surprising it took us this long to get to a Jim Carrey movie, but we're starting with a spicy meatball! Will Mike and Laura find The Mask as charming as they did in the 90s? Or are the green faced fool's antics a little too much to handle? One thing is for sure, it is a P-A-R-T-Y!

    Release Date: July 29, 1994

    Directed by:

    Chuck Russell

    Starring: 

    Jim Carrey
    Cameron Diaz
    Amy Yasbeck
    Peter Greene

    59 min
  • Episode 38 – Predator

    The ultimate testosterone fest is finally here and ready for Mike and Laura's critiques. Will this masculine romp through the jungle prove just too manly for our podcast hosts? Or will they be throwing one liners at each other and comparing bicep sizes on air? Let's tune in and find out!

    Release Date: June 12, 1987

    Directed by:

    John McTiernan

    Starring: 

    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Carl Weathers
    Kevin Peter Hall
    Bill Duke

    58 min
  • Episode 37 – Scream 2

    What's that? Another sequel? Fair's fair! This week Mike and Laura are looking at Scream 2, the follow-up to Laura's all time favorite film. Will it slice its way into the double butter all of fame? Or can only the OG Ghostface survive the dregs of the dreaded "burnt" rating?

    Release Date: December 12, 1997

    Directed by:

    Wes Craven

    Starring: 

    Neve Campbell
    Courtney Cox
    David Arquette
    Timothy Olyphant

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 36 – The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    Our first back to back episode is here! That's right, Mike and Laura are doing an immediate follow-up to Jurassic Park, with The Lost World: Jurassic Park. With such a close viewing and retrospect from the first movie, will they still love it? Or will Mike's dreams of dinosaurs come crashing to a t-rex sized ending?
    Release Date: May 23, 1997

    Directed by:

    Steven Spielberg

    Starring: 

    Jeff Goldblum
    Julianne Moore
    Pete Postlethwaite
    Vince Vaughn

    1 hr 14 min
  • Episode 35 – Jurassic Park

    It took 35 episodes, but we finally reached Mike's favorite movie of all time - Jurassic Park! The big question is, will it live up to his memory? Or will the animatronics and early 90s CG fall flat on today's flat screen TVs? There's only one way to find out! Listen along, won't you?
    Release Date: June 11, 1993

    Directed by:

    Steven Spielberg

    Starring: 

    Sam Neill
    Laura Dern
    Jeff Goldblum
    Richard Attenborough

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 34 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

    What happens when you mix Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM, Paramount, and more? You get one heck of a rascally rabbit. No, not that rabbit. You get the one wrongly accused of murder! This week Mike and Laura rewind to 1988 to discuss the classic cartoon infused caper, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
    Release Date: June 22, 1988

    Directed by:

    Robert Zemeckis

    Starring: 

    Bob Hoskins
    Christopher Lloyd
    Joanna Cassidy

    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode 33 – Commando

    The ultimate eighties action movie is here! It has everything you want - explosions, fast cars, fight scenes, and a whole lot of impeccably delivered one liners from the man himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger! That's right, we're looking back at Commando, the movie that took Arnold into the stratosphere of action stardom. Does it hold up? Of course it does! But it's fun to talk about.
    Release Date: October 5, 1985

    Directed by:

    Mark L. Lester

    Starring: 

    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Rae Dawn Cong
    Don Hedaya
    Vernon Wells

    54 min
  • Episode 32 – Swordfish

    Is it a cyber thriller? A crime thriller? An action movie? A sex thriller? Who knows! This week Mike and Laura look at Swordfish, the mishmash of twists and turns that was truly famous for two things: John Travolta's weird goatee and Halle Berry taking her top off. Join us, won't you?
    Release Date: June 8, 2001

    Directed by:

    Dominic Sena

    Starring: 

    John Travolta
    Halle Berry
    Hugh Jackman
    Don Cheadle

    1 hr 2 min
  • Episode 31 – Scream

    The slasher genre was all but slashed when Scream stabbed its way into theatres in 1996. Still remembered to this day as one of the best of the horror genre. But that was twenty-five years ago, does Scream still have the guts to stand the test of time? Or is Ghostface a thing of the past? Let's take a look!
    Release Date: December 20, 1996

    Directed by:

    Wes Craven

    Starring: 

    Neve Campbell
    Drew Barrymore
    Courtney Cox
    David Arquette
    Skeet Ulrich
    Matthew Lillard
    Rose McGowan

    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 30 – Face/Off

    You know all those crazy Nic Cage gifs on the internet? Yeah, a solid 50% of them came from Face/Off, so you know we're in for a wild ride. The big question isn't if Face/Off is completely bonkers. It's if it's so bonkers it's good, or so bonkers it's awful. Listen in and find out!
    Release Date: June 27, 1997

    Directed by:

    John Woo

    Starring: 

    John Travolta
    Nicolas Cage
    Joan Allen

    1 hr 3 min

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