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Doom Generation episodes

February 10, 2024 Say Anything (1989): "I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen."
Graduating class of 89's valedictorian, Diane Court "whoa" (Ione Skye) has worked so hard on her future she hasn't had time to enjoy her present. Enter Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), emotionally mature, kickboxing military brat who decides to just call her up and ask her out. Diane wins a fellowship and is set to leave for England and Lloyd just wants to spend as much time with her as possible, but her father (John Mahoney) warns her against distraction even as his life is falling apart. A pen, a boom box, and a years long IRS investigation later; Lloyd and Diane wait for the ding in Say Anything - this time on Doom Generation.

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1 hr 38 min
February 03, 2024 Popeye (1980): "Olive Oyl? Swee'pea? What're you doing, making a salad?"
A stranger who's never hurts nobody and only gots one eye called Popeye (Robin Williams) rows through stormy seas to a sailing village in search of an elusive father. He takes a room with the Oyl family (Roberta Maxwell, Macintyre Dixon, Donovan Scott) and attempts to befriend daughter, Olive (Shelley Duvall) who happens to be engaged to LARGE henchman, Bluto (Paul L. Smith). One night a mother leaves a baby in a basket for Popeye and everyone is happy until it becomes clear that lil Swee'pea (Wesley Ivan Hurt) is clairvoyant and that dick Wimpy (Paul Dooley), kidnaps the kid to the races and then to the mysterious Commodore who ends up being Popeye's long lost Poopdeck Pappy (Ray Walston). An octopus battle later we find our hero strong to the finish'k cuz he eats his spinich'k - it's Popeye (the sailor man) - this time on Doom Generation!
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1 hr 17 min
February 03, 2024 Ali G Indahouse (2002): "Wicked, wicked...follow me!"
When the Westside massive is in danger of losing its precious leisure center, Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) and his posse (Martin Freeman, Nabill Elouahabi, Tony Way) must find a way to save it. During an ill fated hunger strike, Ali draws the attention of unscrupulous DPM David Carlton (Charles Dance) and his aide, Kate (Rhona Mitra) who use him to set up the Prime Minister (Michael Gambon). Calls for the house to Keep it Real succeed until blackmail surfaces, casting the PM's position into doubt. Ali eventually learns that the world is bigger than Staines and he's got to save it, besides no one calls his Julie (Kellie Bright) a slag. Join us for Ali G Indahouse, this week on Doom Generation, innit?

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1 hr 13 min
January 20, 2024 Cabin Boy (1994): "Big girls have big appetites"
Recent Fancy Lad graduate, Nathaniel Mayweather (Chris Elliott) is meant to set sail aboard the Queen Catherine to Hawaii but since he can't stop being a huge dick to everyone he gets stranded and walks in the wrong direction to a small fishing village where Old Man, David Letterman sends him to board the Filthy Whore.
After he dupes simple Kenny (Andy Richter) he manages to stowaway and wakes to a drunken, stinkin' crew - Skunk (Brian Doyle Murray), Big Teddy (Brion James), Paps (James Gammon) and Captain Greybar (Ritch Brinkley) who are all now lost at sea. When Kenny goes overboard, the crew forces Nathaniel to take his place on the way thru Hell's Bucket where he draws the attention of the shark man, Chocki (Russ Tamblyn), plucks swimmer Trina (Melora Walters) out of the ocean and gets his pipes cleaned at Callies (Ann Magnuson).
Hopefully they can get off this cursed island before Callie's husband Mulligan gets to them in Cabin Boy, this week on Doom Generation.
56 min
January 13, 2024 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995): "Ready or not, here comes mama!"
After winning in a tie at the Ms. Drag Queen pageant, Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) are set to scandalize the country. But when Ms. Vida finds a little Latin boy in tears, she decides to adopt the young protégé, Chi-Chi (John Leguizamo). They trade their roundtrip plane tickets to LA for a cross country trip in a Jayne Mansfield fantasy car. After a run in with the law and breaking down, they find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere having to wait out the weekend for a car part. Our trio is soon tracked down by the previously dead sheriff Dullard (Chris Penn) for a showdown at the Strawberry Social. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar - this week on Doom Generation.

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1 hr 25 min
January 06, 2024 Patreon Exclusive: The Company of Wolves (1984)
Everyone knows that you don't stray from the path, never eat a windfallen apple, and never trust a man whose eyebrows meet in the middle. And you're about to find out that when a girl enters puberty, she has werewolf anthology nightmares. She must now choose, does she turn wolf, get boobies, or fellate a tree? Find out with us!
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46 min
December 30, 2023 200 Cigarettes (1999): "I hate you motherf*ckers."
We didn't hate this movie as much as Eddie Snips but for the last movie of the year, we're not impressed - Everybody is in it though -
Ben & Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Diaz, Elvis Costello, Angela Featherstone, Janeane Garofalo, Gaby Hoffmann, Kate Hudson, Catherine Kellner, Courtney Love, Brian McCardie, Jay Mohr, Nicole Ari Parker, Martha Plimpton, Christina Ricci and Paul Rudd
200 Cigarettes, a New Year's party, this week on Doom Generation.
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1 hr 16 min
December 23, 2023 The Exorcist (1973): "Do you know what she did, your c*nting daughter?"
Actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), while working on location in Georgetown, begins to notice strange noises in her home and bizarre behavior from her pre-teen daughter, Regan (Linda Blair). After a series of grueling medical tests that lead nowhere, the doctors send her to the church for help. At the end of her rope, she meets Damien Karras (Jason Miller), a Jesuit priest struggling in his faith. After granting an exorcism, the church sends Fr. Merrin (Max Von Sydow) who's battled these forces before in The Exorcist - a film that's terrified audiences for 5 decades, this time on Doom Generation.

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1 hr 56 min
December 16, 2023 Less Than Zero (1987): "Santa's gonna put a suntan in my stocking."
Time, time, time, see what's become of me....Three best friends, Clay (Andrew McCarthy), Blair (Jami Gertz) and Julian (Robert Downey Jr,) reunite at Christmas break after a disastrous Thanksgiving meeting. Blair has been worried about Julian, he owes Rip (James Spader) a whole lotta money, his family has had it with him, and he's freebasing in public spaces. Clay comes home hoping to repair these relationships, but finds a Hazy Shade of Winter instead. A cautionary tale that teaches us that just because you've lived fast and died young, it doesn't mean you're leaving a good looking corpse. Juggle some Jelly Bellies and unwrap a Ferrero Rocher, it's Less Than Zero - this week on Doom Generation.

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1 hr 18 min
December 09, 2023 The Princess Bride (1987): "I'm not a witch, I'm your wife!"
Lil' Fred Savage is unwell so naturally his Papa Columbo (Peter Falk) comes to pinch his cheeks read him a family favorite. A tale that sees a young farm boy, Westley (Cary Elwes) leaving the only eligible girl in Florin, Buttercup (Robin Wright) behind to seek an unspecified fortune abroad. During his 5 year absence, Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) snatches her up for his bride. His motives are far from noble as his plan is to hire Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), Fezzik (Andre the Giant) and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) to kidnap Buttercup, kill her, and frame Florin for it in order to start a war. Things get complicated when the Dread Pirate Roberts shows up, Inigo finds the 6 fingered man (Christopher Guest), and The Machine gets turned up to 50. A story of adventure, miracles, true love, and revenge. The Princess Bride, this week on Doom Generation.
1 hr 18 min