High School Slumber Party

We can’t wait to talk about this 90s classic. Brian, forever senior Mike Manzi (#CruiseClub), and returning guest Dan Ferrera are back for the final party of the school year! The film this week is Can’t Hardly Wait and — trust us — the nostalgia is plentiful! From Smashmouth songs to Seth Green, from Trip McNeely to Paradise City, and from angle strippers to (of course) Jennifer Love Hewitt, Can’t Hardly Wait is sure to jog the memory of anyone who first saw it before the turn of the millennium. Also, Brian reveals the votable categories for extra special Freshman Yearbook episode coming next week!

Hello, winner. The Godfather, Joey Lewandowski (2 Fast 2 Forever) stops by to break down the brand new, critically-acclaimed Booksmart! Who allowed us to be this beautiful? Directed by Joey’s longtime crush (the powerful new filmmaker Olivia Wilde) and starring Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein, Booksmart was said by some to be this generation’s Superbad… but it is so much more. It very well could be THE high school film of 2019! Don’t knock it til you’ve seen it — or find out at the Slumber Party. Also, Billie Lourd needs all the roles in Hollywood ever. Just saying.

In August 2015, we released our very first podcast and proceeded to tear through Nicolas Cage’s filmography at a breakneck pace. We had no idea that we'd continue after we finished Cage’s filmography, but we asked, “What’s next?” and went from there. After nearly four years, we are releasing our 1,000th episode.

In this episode, Joey Lewandowski talked many of your favorite CageClub Podcast Network hosts: Mike Manzi of Third Time’s A Charm, Joe Two of 2 Fast 2 Forever, Chris Podcasts of Now and Again, Brian Rodriguez of High School Slumber Party, Kyle Reinfried of Foodie Films, Jordan Polan-Clarke and Cara Gael O’Regan of Wistful Thinking, Aislinn Addington of The Contenders, Lindsay Gibb of Winona Forever, Jonah Rubino of X is for Podcast, and Nico Vasilo and Kevo Risse of .html.

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Will you go to the prom with us? Again? Old flame Mike Manzi (Third Time’s A Charm) returns to the Slumber Party to take on Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II. In a departure from the original Prom Night (which we covered last week), Prom Night II features former Prom Queen Mary Lou Maloney, who is back from the dead to cause havoc at Hamilton High. Don’t miss the limo trip to the best night of our lives!

Will you go to the prom with us? Brian picks up returning guest Michael Manzi (Third Time’s A Charm, Tom Tom Club) to chat about the 1980 horror camp classic, Prom Night. This Canadian-produced film includes such wonderful goodies as a flaming van explosion, a very serious Leslie Neilsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, and A LOT of disco. Pack your favorite tuxedo and don’t forget your corsage!

Shawnee Mead returns to the Slumber Party to chat about a quirky (yet sobering) film, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Laughs are had and tears are shed as Brian and Shawnee dissect this 2015 indie darling about a high school slacker who befriends a dying classmate. Also, Brian peels back the curtain on his own high school filmmaking career.

We're back for a special birthday bonus episode of High School Slumber Party. Wake up and have a post-slumber Saturday pancake with Brian to find out who, if anyone, remembered to offer the podcast best wishes on this special occasion. Also, listen for the conclusion of Brian's discussion with Jenny O'Connell on the most famous teenage birthday movie of all, Sixteen Candles, starring Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall!

Happy birthday, High School Slumber Party! Brian celebrates the one-year anniversary of the most iconic teen film podcast this side of third period by welcoming guest Jenny O'Connell over to dissect one of the most treasured teen films of all-time: John Hughes's Sixteen Candles. Jenny and Brian talk about the greatness of Molly Ringwald -- as well as some classic moments that didn't age so well -- in this first episode of a two-part special birthday episode. Check back tomorrow for Part 2 of the Sixteen Candles Slumber Party Birthday Bash on a special day: Saturday!

For the 52nd episode of High School Slumber Party, Brian welcomes back one of his original guests, his partner on P.S. I Love Hoffman and the Foodie Films man himself, Kyle Reinfried, to discuss 1998’s Rushmore. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray and Olivia Wiliams, Rushmore is Wes Anderson in his purest form. To mark the occasion, Brian and Kyle recorded this episode from Kyle’s high school bedroom!

It takes two to chat about our film this week as Alexa Barikian stops by to help Brian break down the film that broke the Olsen Twins: New York Minute. Mary-Kate and Ashley play two sisters who look alike... but couldn't be more different! Consider our collective minds blown. New York Minute also stars Eugene Levy, Andy Richter, his offensive asian accent, and a cameo from punk rockers Simple Plan! Is this final (and only high school) film in the star duo's catalog a forgotten classic, or is it the reason the former Full House stars have never shared the screen again? Also find out how many other Olsen twin films we can all remember!