The mics are on, the raptors are out of the cage and even worse...Tanner is back into the elevator. We're also joined by Matt's roommate, Sigma Chi Brother 4 Life, and known Reddit paleontologist Noah Paradise to chat about all things Jurassic Park. We start with the newest instillation, Jurassic World: Rebirth before finding our way back to the original three (19:18). Goldblum. Raptors. Michael Chrichton. Nick Van Owen. Nothing's off the table. We lick the damn bowl clean. Then we toss out some other lab disasters. What makes for a good science gone wrong movie? Let's find out. We're gonna pitch our own (49:19).

We finally saw F1 so it's time to box for a quick two hour pod and change the pitch oil. But first, shall we chat about the blockbuster hit and its star? Why not. After all it's none other than thief/hotel manager, fight club entrepreneur, old man baby, Oakland A's GM, stunt double, forgotten silent film-era star, fake Italian film star, spy gamer, and personal trainer...Brad Pitt. So up top is our F1 chat. What works and what...almost works. Then we go full Pitt. Lot's of Oceans Twelve. Some Moneyball. Maybe a little Allied if you're lucky (38:57). Then we have our first pitch conversation (1:23:27). We'll explain all that. It's different. It's fun. IT'S PITT.

It’s time again for Tanner to call the shots. He had once simple request. Pitch fake movies to the pride of Long Island, Alec Baldwin. We thought it’d be best to take this one to 1997, smack in the middle of his go at leading man status. The Hunt for Red October. The Getaway. Malice. The MF Edge. Who was this guy anyway??? (1:02:43) But first, a few pieces of movie news. We just gotta talk Denis Villenueve returning to Earth for James Bond (unless he goes Moonraker) and Sorkin’s Social Network Part II. It’s a loaded episode. Billy and Stevie Baldwin would be proud of it. 

Wow...We've been waiting for this one. It's finally time to talk Celine Song's Materialists, her matchmaking follow-up to 2023's Past Lives, starring Pedro Pascal, Chris Evans, and this week's guest...Dakota Johnson. She's running fashionably late to the elevator, so we've got plenty of time up top to chat through what's surely one of the more interesting movies you'll see this year. No spoilers but let's just say Celine Song's got us in a damn TIZZY. Then we chat through some other Dakota favorites of ours and how her off-kilter performance style has evolved over the years (36:14). Then we PITCH fake movies to Dakota in whatever year we want (58:58).

For the release of the Phoenician Scheme (and because there's no new episode) [and cause the Stanley Cup is happenin'] we're re-releasing last year's Wes Anderson pitch-off with Empty Netters hosts Dan and Chris Powers!!

The Wes Chat - 00:00

The World Famous Pitch Off - 34:11

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It's getting HUMID in the elevator today. Cause we're talking Dazed. We're talking Jaws. We're talking Snack Shack. We're talking High School Musical 2. That's right. It's Summer Movie Week on Elevator Pitch. We chat through some of our favorites, what exactly defines a summer flick, and finally settle the debate on whether Anatomy of a Fall really qualifies. Then we piiiiiiitch two summer movies that damn well should be made tomorrow (1:00:42).

FINALLY....VIDEO EPISODES!

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You're gonna need to trust us...for one last pod. It's finally Cruise week in the elevator. Nay...it's FUTURE CRUISE WEEK in the elevator. We're joined by comedian Ryan Goldsher to chat Mission Impossible: The Final Dead Reckoning Part 2 and pitch movies to the only professional pilot, spy, deep sea diver, free solo climber, pool shark --- you know what? This bit doesn't work for Cruise. Simply too many hits. That's why we'd like to figure out what's next for the eternal movie star. So join us for a meeting of the minds and a pitch session (01:07:22) for the ages.

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Today we're joined by the co-host of the Almost Friday Pod Liam Cullagh for a chat about friends, chums, buds, and the movie FRIENDSHIP. It's a brilliant discussion on the new Tim Robinson/Paul Rudd broflick that finds its way to all of our favorite buddy comedies. Then we pitch our OWN buddy comedies (58:32). You're gonna wanna hear this. AND watch it on YOUTUBE.

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We're back pitching athlete movies for the first time since OJ. And this time we're talking hoops. That's right. It's basketball movie week in the elevator. We chat about the ones WITH actual NBA players and the ones WITH Omar Epps playing NBA players. The pickup movies. The high school movies. The college movies. And obviously the Lil' Bow Wow movie. Bron was in Trainwreck...Bet you didn't remember that shit...IT AIN'T BAD TOO. But I'm getting ahead of myself. After our chat, we PITCH fake movies starring real NBA players (36:03). This is our best work yet. Better than OJ.

Well...not that good.

Thunderbolts*: Live Die Repeat has been out for a week, so we're finally digging our teeth into some Marvel. Producer Tanner and Matt duel mics and provide their fastest 3 minutes in podcasting on whether or not the movie ripped or slipped. THEN we chat about actress turned spy, Lady Macbeth, WWE wrestler, cult tourist of Sweden, mortal enemy of Olivia Wilde, mistress of J. Robert Oppenheimer, and now the great Russian hope of the Marvel Cinematic Universe...Florence Pugh! (30:02) Finally we pitch Flo some future films that can take her into the generational conversation she deserves to be in. (54:34) We believe she's the truth...well sometimes.