High School Slumber Party

Are you ready for your summer to get a little bit crazier? Brian is joined by first time guest Christian Larson (Monkey Club) to exorcise some John Cusack demons as this week's slumber party movie is One Crazy Summer. Directed by Better Off Dead creator Savage Steve Holland, and featuring Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait and Curtis Armstrong, One Crazy Summer is a wacky summer comedy about recent high school grads vacationing on Nantucket. Listen to find out if our guest was able to deliver on his campaign promise of donkey basketball after winning his high school class presidency, as well as what VHS tapes he would rent alongside of One Crazy Summer for the ultimate August sleepover.

Join Brian and first time guest Chris Podcasts (Now and Again) as they dissect The Myth of the American Sleepover, a 2010 indie darling about a group of young people navigating the final 24 hours before a new school year begins. Helmed by It Follows director David Robert Mitchell — and starring a cast of first-timers and unknowns — The Myth of the American Sleepover is a film that exists in the negative spaces of more typical teen stories. Also, the Foodie Films Man himself, Kyle Reinfried, steps up to the chalkboard to give a little advice on bullying.

Alexandra Schroeder is back at the slumber party, but this time, she's not talking about Kevin (or any other murder film for that matter); she's talking about the 1974 Roger Corman-produced b-movie Summer School Teachers. This saucy summer film is a great lesson in a long forgotten genre that highlighted sex, schlock, and good campy fun. Also, Brian reviews a new film this week, gets a surprise social media rallying cry from a Hollywood star, and a visit from the resident CageClub historian!

Blast off with returning guest Dan Ferrara as we chat about Starship Troopers. Is it a cheesy sci-fi b-film? Is it a fascist, war glorifying propaganda film? Or is it a satire more timely than ever in 2019? What we know for sure is that the only good bug is a dead bug, and that this high school film is perfect for deep slumber party conversation. Starship Troopers features Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Michael Ironside, and Neil Patrick Harris. Would you like to know more?

She's alive! And it's all in the name of science... Weird Science, that is. Walt Hickey (Numlock News) is back to experiment with this wacky John Hughes creation. Does Weird Science, a film about two teenagers who can't get a date so they create a woman through the use of their computer, stand the test of time? Well... tune in for the answer to that equation! Also, find out which famous film composer wrote and performed the theme song with his hip 1980s band, while a special guest raises his hand in the classroom to share his take on last week's homework.

Grab your deck because we're headed for some big air this slumber party, as we're chatting about the skate classic, Gleaming the Cube! Returning guests (and former high school skaters) Chris Carroll and Dan Ferrara dive deep into this strange film that's half a post-Vietnam War murder thriller and half a skateboarding showcase, starring returning hero Christian Slater and a young Tony Hawk. We look back at the skate culture of the 80s, 90s, early 2000s.

Stop by the slumber party and feel like Just One of the Guys! Brian welcomes back guest Kate Hudson (Pajiba) to chat about this surprisingly re-watchable and underrated movie! How could a film with a dated gender swapping premise feel so topical? Is Billy Zabka the greatest High School bully of all time? Also: find out Kate’s take on today’s hard-hitting issues, such as The Night King’s sex appeal and the Jojo Siwa craze!

Field trip time! Not just for Spider-Man, but also for Brian and guests Kyle Reinfried (P.S. I Love Hoffman) and Mike Manzi (#KeanuClub) as they swung by the theater this week to see Spider-Man: Far From Home. In this second film of the Tom Holland-led, high school-based series, our webslinger and his classmates find themselves in Europe. Listen for Brian, Kyle, and Mike’s first impressions of the summer blockbuster, including their take on Peter’s romance with M.J. (Zendaya), Jake Gyllenhaal, and those shocking post credit scenes!

Not only does Spider-Man come home, but he’s trying his best to make it through high school less than heroically. Kyle Reinfried (Foodie Films) and Michael Manzi (Third Time’s A Charm) swing by to dive into the web that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe and chat all about Spider-Man: Homecoming in preparation for next week’s release of Spider-Man: Far From Home!

The freshman superlatives are here! Welcome to a unique episode of High School Slumber Party: our Freshman Yearbook Special. Brian reveals your picks of your favorite high school films and characters from what’s been covered so far on the podcast. The Godfather, Joey Lewandowski (2 Fast 2 Forever), stops by to give his esteemed opinion on the slumberers’ picks, as well as a recommendation for whether or not our freshman class will need to go back to summer school!