Jerks In the 4th Row

DING DING! Round 1: Talk! In this episode the Jerks go round for round in discussing what makes sports stories so compelling in cinema! Round 1, the boys cover boxing films, in the 2nd Quarter we talk love and basketball, in the 3rd inning we toss ideas back and forth on baseball films, and in the 4th we huddle up and talk about football! With a special half-time game-show featuring our cousins, Putt and Eddie Daley, this podcast is sure to... boom boom ROCK YOU!

What could be more entertaining watching than a hijacked plane full of convicts, each with their own zany nicknames, try to evade capture while Nick Cage heroically and inexplicably sacrifices his own chance at freedom to thwart their attempts?! Jerks answer: nothing. In this episode we discuss the absurdity of the concept of Con Air and how 'the absurd' is really entertaining to watch on screen, especially when accentuated by Nick Cage!

The Jerks dissect the importance of movie soundtracks on and off screen and how and why we think they were implemented the way they were.

With music being one of the Jerks' biggest passions in life, the boys have fun reminiscing about the movie soundtracks they grew up with and the major influences they've played in our lives!

The Jerks continue to talk "blockbusters" and speculate why blockbuster movies are changing along with our expectations for them!

The Jerks unpack all that goes into a "blockbuster" film by going through the blockbuster's from decade to decade and creating a definition they think would be widely agreeable!

In our first episode under the title, "The Jerks in the 4th Row," the Jerks discover the definition of the term "cameo" is more subjective than they initially thought and, through their top 5 lists, eventually reach a collective understanding!

In this episode, The Jerks discuss the actors that have come to define what 'commitment to a role' means to us by selecting our top 5 instances of extreme commitment to a role in a movie!

Ace, Stanley, Lloyd, Andy, Carl, Grinch, Mr. Popper....Jim Carrey has had a huge impact on the Jerks' sense of humor over the years, but as Phil and Tim put together their 'top 5' lists they discover that Jim's influence spans outside the realm of comedy.  

The Jerks breakdown why Tropic Thunder is one of our favorite comedies and how it not only pushed the boundaries of what a comedy could be but also helped set the precedent for what topics can be tackled in a blockbuster comedy!