High School Slumber Party

From the beach, to the pool, to the golf course! Brian and Kyle Reinfriend's summer on Sam Emilio Island continues as they talk the comedy classic; Caddyshack. Is Caddyshack a teen film? Starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray, and a puppet gopher; the film's origins as a coming-of-age story remain the backbone of this wacky slapstick comedy classic. Also, Christian Larson phones in to share his thoughts on Caddyshack and to educate us on what exactly yacht rock is. 

Co-Professors Aislinn Addington and Brian Rodriguez drop this special surprise episode of High School Slumber Party AP as they chat about 2019's The Last Summer. Starring KJ Apa and Maia Mitchell among other contemporary teen stars the film tells the story of a bunch of intertwined teens living their last summer before college. SPOILER ALERT: Brian and Aislinn are not big fans of this movie but the episode is still very fun!

An important chapter in the history of this podcast comes to a close today as Shawnee Mead is back to slam the door on The Kissing Booth 3. For the conclusion of the widely successful yet critically panned Netflix Kissing Booth franchise Shawnee and Brian discuss the fates of Elle (Joey King aka the future Julia Roberts), Noah (Jacob Elordi), Lee (Joel Courtney) and the rest of the cast and characters like High School Slumber Party Hall-of-Famer Molly Ringwald! Could the Kissing Booth 3 clear the very low bar to become the best film in the franchise? Listen and find out what a rumpus room is and more!

We're hopping from the beach to the pool as Kyle Reinfried of Foodie Films guests once again to chat about a film almost nobody saw; Staten Island Summer. Written by Colin Jost and staring Graham Phillips,Bobby Moynihan, Will Forte, Fred Armisen, Cecily Strong, and Ashley Greene; this Lorne Michaels produced coming-of-age comedy about a public pool on (you guessed it) Staten Island is largely unknown despite it's "A" list comedy cast. Kyle and Brian dive into the deep end and discuss what hit and what missed as well as their favorite ice cream trucks selections. 

Our beach movie series moves south of the border for the latest slumber party as the Foodie Films Man Kyle Reinfried and Brian chat up the sexually charged coming-of-age road movie Y Tu Mamá También. This masterpiece of Mexican cinema is directed by Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón and stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna and Maribel Verdu. Kyle and Brian discuss the works of Cuarón as well as the other Three Amigos (Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro) and chat about what exactly makes the film so beautiful. Find out how close the movie's plot is to Kyle and Brian's real life high school experience! 

The summer of beach films continues as Kyle Reinfried of Foodie Films joins Brian once again to chat a Beach Party Movie. This time they're chatting 1964's Bikini Beach! Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello are back as Frankie and Dee Dee they are joined by drag racers, a surfing ape, a Beatle knockoff (also played by Frankie Avalon) and Boris Karloff among other surprises. Don Rickles returns...kind of...and so does "Little" Stevie Wonder. Will Kyle and Brian enjoy all the silly fun or has the Beach Party Franchise finally jump the shark?

Surfs up from San Emilio Island, USA as the conversation moves to Beach Party's direct sequel; 1964's Muscle Beach Party. Frankie and Dee Dee are back! Kyle and Brian are still here! Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello return as the franchise continues to impress us with a cast including comedy legends Don Rickles and Buddy Hackett, Bond Girl Luciana Paluzzi, and introducing for the first time on screen "little" Stevie Wonder! The plot about a team of body builders invading the gangs beach spot while a divorced Italian Contessa tries to find love doesn't make a ton of sense but it really doesn't matter. The film is tons of fun and Kyle and Brian have even more fun talking about it! 

High School Slumber Party AP Co-Professors Aislinn Addington and Brian Rodriguez dive into Soleil Moon Frye's Hulu Documentary: Kid 90. Assembled from her personal video recordings, answering machine messages and journal entries, Soleil Moon Frye takes us on a very intimate journey through her own eyes growing up as a famous teenager in the 1990s. Featuring interviews from David Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Brian Austin Green, Stephen Dorff, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Danny Boy O'Connor and more; the Punky Brewster star pulls back the curtain on some of her darker and most trying days. 

Cousin Pumkin gets his reward as we're watching American Pie together! After receiving his slumberer approved tattoo, Cousin Pumkin's one request was to talk American Pie on the podcast. Since we already covered the #iconic teen sex comedy of the late 90's earlier in our run, we're doing a commentary and rewatch so queue up the movie, fill your plastic cup with beer and rewatch the movie as Pumkin and Brian talk Jim (Jason Biggs), Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy), Stiffler (Sean William Scott), Oz, Finch, Brian's favorite character Jessica (Natasha Lyonne), Nadia and everything else that makes American Pie a classic in the genre. 

If Beach Party started an entire genre of teen film in 1963, it has one film to thank! 1959's Gidget was not only super influential in the history of high school movies but according to many experts; it's the single biggest reason for the popularity surge of surf culture around the world. Starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson; Gidget is the tale of a teenager's discovery and initiation into the surf society. Kyle Reinfried joins Brian from their house on San Emilio Island, USA to break down everything that makes Gidget so formative.