Fighting Over The VCR

For Chris.

Rebellious teens define so much of what we watched growing up. This week is no exception. We look at the serious issues of overbearing religion, censorship, unwanted pregnancies, and being disruptive in Mr Hand’s History class. These movies will make you laugh, cringe and get up and dance! (And do the #BaconHoedown.) On deck this week are “Footloose” and “Fast Times At Ridgemont High”

Greetings, Podfighter. You have been recruited by FOTV to defend the frontier against The Last Starfighter and The NeverEnding Story.

We've hit the 50 episode milestone and we celebrate with some really great 90's nostalgia. Join us and our guest for a look back and laughter at Wayne's World 1 and 2 and rock out to the Seattle music scene in the Rom-Com Singles. Don't forget to leave your comments because "A compliment for us, is a compliment for you."

Life just doesn't always turn out how you planned in these two hits from the 90's. While Robert Redford runs from his past and the Feds in Sneakers, our buddy John Cusack revisits his past and questions his future in the dark comedy Grosse Point Blank.

This week we travel back to July 1991 and re-watch two movies that we saw together in the theater - Point Break and T2.  Matt wanted to impress the teacher and did a ton of extra credit.  Nancy was very overwhelmed by all the messy timelines but continues to swoon over FBI Agent Johnny Utah. Get a bowl of popcorn and enjoy our supersized action packed episode.

Special thanks to friend of the pod, Jack, for editing this episode.

Samuel L. Jackson's career has evolved over the past 40 years from bit parts to leading man. So why did we pick these movies with Sam Jackson and not some of his more defining roles? Take a listen and you'll hear why we chose Jurassic Park and the Long Kiss Goodnight. Here's a hint, it's not because of Sam Jackson.

Being bullied or the underdog is never a good position to be in. But watching young people overcome adversity is always a feel good story. We touch upon this along with a few fun tidbits as we talk about the comedy classic Meatballs and fish out of water story of the Karate Kid.

James Cameron is one of the biggest action movie directors of the last 40 years. His films pushed film making technology and have inspired today's film makers. We discuss 2 of his early films:The Terminator and Aliens.