Give It 5

"You're aware of the name of this podcast, aren't you Mr. COB?"
"Very aware, sir!"
"It bears a proud name, doesn't it, Mr. COB?"
"Very proud, sir!"
"It represents fine people."
"Very fine people, sir!"
"Who live in fine, outstanding states."
"Outstanding, sir!"
"In the greatest country in the entire world."
"That's..debatable."

Two line officers disagree over their orders and the fate of the world hangs in the balance...but could it happen? Matt & Frank start Subtember with a nuclear bang, tapping  submariners Tom Hanley & Jim Combs from the USS George Washington Carver to tell us which parts float, and which are consigned to the deep!

...EMERGENCY ACTION MESSAGE...

FROM: GIVE IT 5 PODCAST - NEW YORK, N.Y.
TO: USS PODCATCHER (SSBN-2020)

SUBJECT: SUBTEMBER

1. WATCH FOUR (4) SUBMARINE FILMS
2. LISTEN TO NEW EPISODES OF GIVE IT 5 PODCAST
3. TAKE NOTES WHEN VETERAN SUBMARINER GUESTS
4. SUBMERGE YOURSELF IN A SEA OF FICTION

AUTHENTICATION: GOLF INDIA VICTOR ECHO INDIA TANGO FIVE

Just so you understand what we're dealing with here....there is no I or II.

We assume the majority of you have never even heard of this. We certainly had it until first time guest of the pod Asta Paredes brought it to our attention. For your benefit, we suggest at least checking out the trailer.

The Dude Bros have survived two murder sprees of the vicious killer known as Motherface. But now, blood spills once more, this time with the Dude Bros off at a secluded party lake. This one has it all, at stunning VHS quality, the very best the early 90s have to offer. Blood. Guts. Beer. Vintage commercial breaks. Patton fucking Oswalt for some reason.

Asta is an actress and producer out of New York City. You can follow her on Instagram at @astaparedes. And don't forget to check out Chatting with Asta on YouTube.

Some of this is legend, but at least this much is fact: in the Margeride Mountains of south-central France during the 1760s, "The Beast of Gévaudan" killed over a hundred people until it was finally hunted down. Descriptions of the beast (or beasts) vary, but we'll never truly know what it was...

France’s genre-bending action flick might not be the most accurate portrayal of the legend, but it sure was fun to watch. The said, the ultimate question must be answered: sub or dub? Find out on this week’s episode!

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Gene Hackman in the 1970s sure was something. We're joined by first-time-on-the-pod guest Clay Von Carlowitz, who comes bearing gifts in the form of 1975's Night Moves - a film neither Frank or Matt had ever seen before (nor had Frank even heard of before) which always makes for a treat of an episode. It's a grizzly, tangled web of a mystery story where things are not what they seem (I know they always say that, but in this case the things that don't seem what they seem don't even seem what they seem to seem, you get me?)

Night Moves is something of a commentary on the detective noir genre popularized in the 1930s and 40s. Gene Hackman stars as Harry Moseby. If you ever asked yourself...I wonder what it looks like to see Gene Hackman legitimately try to flirt with someone then this is the episode for you.

Clay is an actor and screenwriter out of New York City, co-founder of Abandoned House Productions and fellow lover of all the hidden gems of cinema. Follow him on IG @clayvoncarlowitz and check out his work at www.clayvoncarlowitz.com.

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"We came in peace for all mankind..."

Happy Independence Day, listeners! Here's a special episode just for the occasion, back before the 4th of July became a day where the world cried out WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY INTO THE NIGHT! You know the rest.

Matt and Frank sit down with Michael Ludwig, recently returned from the UK to talk about the all-American classic, ID4 (yes, we even debate when "ID4" became a thing). It's the alien invasion movie that changed Hollywood forever, and became one of the biggest event films of all time. But other than one - dare I say, borderline made-for-TV - sequel back in 2016, there really aren't many other echoes of this film on pop culture. Despite crushing dozens of box office records, Independence Day was, basically a one-hit-wonder. 

But we get into all that and more. So pop open a beer, flip those burgers, and get to listening before the fireworks start!

Bigger. Faster. Smarter. Meaner.

This episodes features first time guest Jackson Marshall ( @marshallfilm_ ) of the We Watched This Movie Podcast ( @wewatchedthispodcast ), joining us all the way from Australia to talk about Deep Blue Sea, an action-horror film (in that order) where a group of scientists must escape a sinking underwater research base while being pursued by genetically modified mako sharks. Not exactly Grapes of Wrath, but we're in quarantine and need that dopamine hit! Starring a blonde Thomas Jane, a religious LL Cool J, a stoically-forgettable Saffron Burrows, a one-armed Stellan Skarsgård, and an inspirational, cannibalistic Samuel L. Jackson, Deep Blue Sea is director Renny Harlin's love letter to Jaws, a film better in all ways but one.

Be sure to give the boys from Down Under some love and check out Jackson along with his co-host Dan at:
https://linktr.ee/wewatchedthispodcast

Not gonna lie, this one burned us.

We're joined by first-time-guest of the pod Mike Lacy to talk about 1991's Backdraft, a William Baldwin pryo-vehicle that is so in love with Kurt Russell, they cast him in it twice. Join us as we talk about the two films - the cliche-ridden brotherly drama about a family of firefighting, and the thrilling detective story where Robert Deniro and Alec Baldwin's brother hunt down a vicious arsonist hellbent on 'backdrafting' his victims. Join us as we talk about fireman axe duels, Robert Deniro's scorched back (and self-healing gate wound), the horror that the opening scene inflicted on Frank, how only 2 of the 3 people have seen Apollo 13, and what, exactly, even is a backdraft.

Mike Lacy is the co-creator of whoisamericasdaddy.com and co-hosts a weekly quiz show called Quiz Prison, available on Twitch at twitch.tv/quiz_prison. Follow him on IG at @jonclaudevanhamm.

As always we're Give it 5. Follow us on Instagram at @giveit5 and Twitter at @giveit5podcast.com. Got a movie you want to talk about that nobody's talking about? Hit us up.

HEY YOU GUYS!

It's time to talk all things Goonies. The kids. The Fratellis. The Sloths. All of it. Join us as we venture back to Astoria, Oregon in 1985, where a ragtag group of, well, basically losers, spend their last night together hunting the legendary lost treasure of One Eyed Willy.

We have the absolutely pleasure to welcome back Peter and Connor, the lovely hosts of the Fix-a-Flick podcast to recap the magic of our Masters of the Universe episode (definitely one you don't want to miss). Join our conversation where we talk through the wacky and wild 80s film, quote the behind-the-scenes of the Star Wars prequels, discern the difference between Brockmire and Longmire, vex ourselves on the menstruation of chickens, and ignore Peter's insistence that we travel to the lone-star state (during a pandemic, no less). How wude!

It's a pirate adventure for the whole family!

It's a fact, sure as day follows night, sure as eggs is eggs, sure as every odd-numbered Star Trek movie is shit.

The fifth entry in Gene Roddenberry's franchise is generally considered the worst, but excuse us? I’d just like to ask a question. What does God need with a starship? Also: is Star Trek V: The Final Frontier a great Trek film, or the greatest Trek film? I know, you're thinking we've cracked under the quarantine pressure. You're right, but that has no baring on our opinion of this movie.

Matt & Frank celebrate their first year podcasting by extolling the virtues of a film they truly believe deserved better than it got. So, go to Red Alert, raise shields, and set a course for the next episode of Give it 5!