Eric Roberts is the Man

Everybody must get stoned! On Episode 7 of ERITFM we are joined by Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada’s Jason Whyte to chat about two MORE illustrious Eric Roberts performances. First we discuss the late 80s hippy-dippy comedy RUDE AWAKENING which involves huge, ridiculous beards, talking fish and a CRAZY ending that almost redeems the whole big barrel of nonsense. Then we TIME HOP back to 1996 and the ill-fated DOCTOR WHO TV MOVIE which was meant to launch a new era for The Doc, but instead it went over like a wet balloon. Or a broken TARDIS. Or something. It DOES feature Eric Roberts hamming it up as THE MASTER, though, so YAY!

As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter, or come chat ER (or anything else) on our Facebook group.

 

Check out more of Jason on his CinemaSpiel podcast, and keep up on his latest writing, promotions and radio appearances on his Twitter feed.

Lots of great ERIC ROBERTS news on this week’s ROBERTS REPORT, including talk about:

This brand spankin’ new FUNNY OR DIE sketch featuring ER as Donald Trump’s lawyer:

Donald Trump’s Lawyer Apologizes with Eric Roberts from Funny Or Die

 

John Depew’s upcoming crime thriller LAZARUS RISING about a hit man on the run and a woman with a secret try to evade teams of assassins headed by the lethal and relentless Mr. Gray.

 

And the upcoming TV series SANGRE NEGRA, which should be hitting VOD any time now. Featuring Eric Roberts and Erik Estrada! THE TWO ERIC/Ks!

Music for this episode:

Break #1 – “Rude Awakening” by Bill Medley

Break #2 – “Doctorin’ The TARDIS” by The KLF

Break #3 – “Success” by Sigue Sigue Sputnik

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The summer wind’s been blowin’ in and they TOOK MY THUMB! On Episode 6 of ERITFM we are joined by the stupendous Leslie Moore to talk about one of the goofiest – and very best – Eric Roberts performances in 1984’s THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, as well as his blink-and-you’ll-miss-it part in 1996’s dark comedy THE CABLE GUY. Sacred cows are slaughtered left and right, and we pitch the idea of a great Eric Roberts-themed prank show. It’ll be the talk around the water-cooler all week so DON’T MISS OUT!

As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter, or come chat ER (or anything else) on our Facebook group.

 

Check out much more of Leslie’s work over at http://popshifter.com/, as well as her writing on Hannibal and many other topics at Rue Morgue, Everything is Scary and modernhorrors.com. And, of course, check her out on Twitter @popshifter.

Lots of great ERIC ROBERTS news on this week’s ROBERTS REPORT, including talk about:

Currently missing a release date is the film WRONG NUMBER directed by AnnaRose King which is “A comedic romance about two people who “meet” on a wrong number phone call at a pivotal moment in their lives.” Written by and starring Rectify’s Abigail Spencer and – of course – ERIC ROBERTS as.. dad! Yes. Dad.

We also discuss the FAST AND THE FURIOUS meets PAINTBALL action-sports-drama #SPEEDBALL, which may or may not ever actually get made. Don’t take MY word for it, though. Here’s the director describing it:

And last, but not least, Martin Kove revealed an upcoming screening of the supernatural-western SIX GUN SAVIOR featuring Eric Roberts as THE DEVIL.

 

Music for this episode:

Break #1 – “Summer Wind” by Frank Sinatra

Break #2 – “Somebody To Love” by Jim Carrey

Break #3 – “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” by Primitive Radio Gods

Don’t forget to head over to iTunes to subscribe and rate the show. If you like it.. tell a friend! Our theme song is (unofficially) officially endorsed by ERIC ROBERTS!

Nothing’s gonna stop us now! That’s right, despite famine, pestilence, and a broken laptop, Episode 5 arrives ON TIME. This go around Todd and Doug are joined by the wonderful Christine Makepeace to chat about the extremely unusual 1985 romantic(?) comedy(?) THE COCA-COLA KID directed by Dusan Makavejev – who also brought us SWEET MOVIE and W.R. MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM – as well as Season 3, Episode 3 of the reality show WIFE SWAP where Eric and Eliza Roberts swapped wives (and lives) with LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS host Robin Leach and his wife Joan Severance. There are squirrels, tears, unexpected jam sessions, silly string and much, much more.

 

We implore you to check out Christine’s wonderful novel WAKE UP MAGGIE on Amazon.com in both digital and physical form. You can also find her on Twitter @paraXtine and you can find The Feminine Critique Podcast right here.

The big news of the week involves Eric Roberts’ appearance in the Rihanna music video for her song “Bitch Better Have My Money”. Check it – and him – out right here:

We also discuss the recently released trailer for the upcoming film LOVE ME TRUE. And here THAT is:

Finally, we also briefly discuss the upcoming film 3 SOLITUDE. Read about it on Facebook right here.

Music for this episode:

Break #1 – “Home For My Heart” by Tim Finn

Break #2 – “Coca-Cola Jingle” by Tim Finn

Break #3 – “My Wife” by The Who

Don’t forget to head over to iTunes to subscribe and rate the show. If you like it.. tell a friend! Our theme song is officially endorsed by ERIC ROBERTS!

Welcome to Episode 4 of Eric Roberts is the Man! This time we’re up to our necks in COMICS as we look at Larry Cohen’s 1990 thriller THE AMBULANCE – featuring Eric Roberts as a Marvel artist – and 2008’s THE DARK KNIGHT – which is about a guy who dresses like a BAT! I KNOW! If you’re wondering if there are filthy Stan Lee impressions here’s a spoiler: YES! THERE ARE! Listen, love, and tell your friends. But don’t tell Eric Roberts. That would be awkward.

This episode’s special guest is the INDESTRUCTIBLE Rockie Juarez, who writes for Isle of Cinema, is half of takeOne, and is a regular contributor to The Talk Film Society Podcast. He’s also a hell of a guy, so give him a follow on Twitter at @RockieWarAntz.

This episode’s Roberts Report covers:

BLACK MOON RISING

LORD OF THE FREAKS

WILD THINGS IN EUROPE 3D

Music for this episode:

Break #1 – “The Ambulance Opening Theme” by Jay Chattaway

Break #2 – “A Dark Knight” by Hans Zimmer

Break #3 – “Batman” by The Who

So get the family together; gather around the ol’ computer box and listen to the greatest thing going: ERIC ROBERTS IS THE  MAN!

Welcome to Episode 3 of Eric Roberts is the Man! This time around we’re taking a look at the taekwondo action classic BEST OF THE BEST starring James Earl Jones’ voice, the late (pudgy) Chris Penn, Sally Kirkland for some reason and Eric Roberts’ hair. Lots of people get kicked while great/terrible synthy rock music plays. It’s hard to beat. We follow that up with Christ-tastic faith film REVELATION ROAD: THE BEGINNING OF THE END which is sort of THE BOURNE IDENTITY meets A THIEF IN THE NIGHT except not nearly as interesting as that would imply. Our man ER is only in this one for a scene, so we instead chat about the Christian film industry, Ray Wise and whatever else we can think of.

This episode’s special guest is Jon Hueber, an Associate Editor at The Inquisitr News, Games Editor at thehdroom.com and a contributing writer and recurring co-host of the Animation Fascination podcast. You can find him on Twitter at @wullbinkle.

This episode’s Roberts Report covers:

STAR TREK: CAPTAIN PIKE

A HITMAN IN LONDON

CHARLIE, TREVOR AND A GIRL SAVANNAH

THE SUMMONING

Music for this episode:

Break #1 – “Something So Strong” – Jim Capaldi

Break #2 – “Best of the Best” – Stubblefield and Hall

Break #3 – “Holiday Road” – Lindsay Buckingham

So get the family together; gather around the ol’ computer box and listen to the greatest thing going: ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN!

It’s Episode 2 of the #1 ranked Eric Roberts-based podcast on iTunes!

This time around we’re graced with our VERY FIRST GUEST – friend of the show and ERITFM theme song composer Lucas “Roo” Raymond! And Roo’s in luck, since Doug and Todd are chatting about two stone-cold ER classics: the 1985 train-on-the-loose action film RUNAWAY TRAIN and the 2006 cheesecake martial arts video-game adaptation DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE!

But that’s not all! Get a straight-shot of Eric Roberts news right into your brain-stem, including this new series of commercials from Kerastase featuring Roberts as a hair-obsessed therapist! Nothing weird about that!

So get the family together; gather around the ol’ computer box and listen to the greatest thing going: ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN!

 

It’s EPISODE 1 of the ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN podcast! On this episode our hosts Doug Tilley and Todd Rigney meet for the first time and soon begin to understand the immensity of their task. Everything Eric Roberts must be watched: interviews, reality show appearances, soap operas, and – of course – MOVIES. Forgive the haphazardness of things, as they are still finding their feet. By Episode 2 they’ll be off to the races.

On this episode they discuss 1983’s STAR 80 featuring Eric Roberts as the unbelievably sleazy Paul Snider, as well as 2009’s FIRST DOG featuring Eric Roberts as the (less sleazy) President of the United States. ITunes feed will be arriving soon, so until then just relax. We have a long, long way to go.

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