Tatum O'Neal earned a hefty $1.9M for her supporting role as Amanda in the 1970's sports comedy, The Bad News Bears. The PG-rated romp gave us snot-nosed underdogs, politically incorrect dialogue, and one of the most satisfying bad endings in film history. Now, decades later, in a world where "everyone gets a ribbon," is bad sportsmanship any laughing matter? The Old Roommates take swings at all the action as they rewatch this beloved classic. Listen to this.
Bonus content including an interview on the Rich Eisen Show with Tatum O’Neal available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review!
#TheBadNewsBears #WalterMatthau #TatumO'Neal #VicMorrow #JackieEarleHaley

It's a...nice day for a...revisit of music videos of Mr. Billy Idol. "White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself" both featured post-apocalyptic settings, a sleeveless and snarling Billy, and infectious mixes of pop and punk. Now, 40 years later, are the vids still worth singing about? Is Billy just a pretty boy in punk clothing? And is this really punk at all? The Old Roommates slip on their barbed wire wedding bands and re-watch these 80's video classics. Listen to this.
Bonus episode featuring Billy Idol’s “Eyes Without a Face” available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening!
#BillyIdol #DancingwithMyself #WhiteWedding

And tiiime goes byyyy so slowly ... but did it make our hearts grow fonder? Yes, 1990's Ghost tried to be many things within its 2-hour runtime: a love story, a comedy, a mystery, and a supernatural thriller. Judging by its box office of $500 million, it succeeded. But now, over thirty years later, did the film just have a sheet pulled over our eyes? Did an Oscar-winning performance from Whoopi Goldberg get us to laugh away the plot holes? Or did this Jerry Zucker film earn every laugh and jerked tear? The Old Roommates warm up a pottery wheel from the past and take a shallow dive. Listen to this.
Bonus content including Christina and Brian’s favorite performances by Patrick Swayze available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review!
Correction: In this episode, Brian misidentifies actor Tony Goldwyn as "Sam Goldwyn" ... repeatedly. Brian apologizes for the error and emphasizes that this slip up in no way diminishes from his adoration of Tony's body. Er, um, body of work.
#Ghost #JerryZucker #BruceJoelRubin #PatrickSwayze #DemiMoore #WhoopiGoldberg #TonyGoldwyn #RickAviles #MauriceJarre

Season Premiere! The jock. The princess. The podcast. Oh yes, the Old Roommates are back and taking an oh-so-shallow dive into the iconic 1985 John Hughes classic, The Breakfast Club. Along with special guest and super fan, Naomi B., they'll discuss if the film makes the grade through their middle-aged lenses. Would Molly Ringwald have made a better Allison? Would all of them have really gotten high? And do we want to know what Brian Johnson did to get detention ... DO WEEEE? These and many more questions will be answered as The Old Roommates grab a seat before the bell rings. Listen to this!
Bonus content including our dramatic reading of a pivotal scene in The Breakfast Club is available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review! #TheBreakfastClub #JohnHughes #MollyRingwald #EmilioEstevez #AllySheedy #JuddNelson #AnthonyMichaelHall

Whatchu talkin' bout, Willis? They've been revisiting for three full years? No one is more surprised than Brian and Christina. Join them as they take a look back, answer listener questions, and more. Then, stick around for the 2nd Annual "Roomie" Awards where they honor and dishonor the last twelve months of revisits. What will win the coveted "Most Nostalgic" prize? Who will walk away with "Unfunniest Comedy"? Brian and Christina ... the envelopes, please. Listen to this.
Bonus content including our buzzfeed quiz “Are you a Brian or a Christina” available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review!

Would Steve Martin in any other nose smell as sweet? Back in 1987, Fred Schepisi's adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac romanced audiences with its comedic take on an oft-told tale, with Daryl Hannah as the titular astronomist. Now, 35 years later, does the 80s take on an 1897 story feel ... a little dated? Can Rick Rossovich still impress when he's not hitting a Top Gun volleyball around? And how big is this nose by our modern standards where cosmetic surgery battles self-love? The Old Roommates take a telescopic look back at this hit rom com. Listen to this.Bonus content including Christina and Brian’s pick for best nose on a leading actor available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review!
#Roxannemovie #SteveMartin #DarylHannah #RickRossovich #ShelleyDuvall

Cute animals + death = a family classic? Yes, the 1973 Debbie Reynolds-led cast of Charlotte's Web had us smiling and singing as innocent barnyard animals contemplated their own mortality. Perhaps our senses were muddied while we witnessed this tale of piglet survival. So, fifty years later, we revisited the wonder and the worry (so much worry, Wilbur) of this Hanna-Barbera classic. Is Charlotte too blunt in her life lessons? Is Wibur too much of a wuss? And why doesn't Brian remember any of these songs? The Old Roommates get down on the farm and revisit the beloved musical. Listen to this.
Bonus episode featuring Brian and Christina's favorite children's book available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening!
#DebbieReynolds #agnesmoorehead #dannybonaduce #paullynde #ebwhite

Stacked stones. Stick people. Blue...stuff. The mysteries of 1999's The Blair Witch Project were plentiful. The film's budget was not. Yes, this little indie put "found-footage horror" on the map. And speaking of maps, why did Mike toss theirs in the water? Why was there a tongue in a bundle of sticks? And why does Heather scream for 82% of this movie? The Old Roommates walk in circles and rewatch the madness. Listen to this.
Bonus content including Brian and Christina's own "found footage" from a 2002 trip to Quebec can be found at Patreon.com/oldroommates. Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening!
#Blairwitchproject

Bernie Lomax is dead. But hey, why should that stop the hilarity? Yes, 1989’s Weekend at Bernie’s was an odd comedy. Critics hated it. Audiences made it a hit on cable. Jonathan Silverman and Andrew McCarthy were certainly game for the grim plot, and even jumped back in for a sequel. Now though, over 30 years later, has comedic rigor mortis set in? Or were the laughs really dead on arrival even back then? And, is “I’m horny” an effective pick-up line? The Old Roommates grab a shovel and dig through the madness of this morbid little movie. Listen to this.
Bonus content including Christina and Brian’s pick for best “gross-out” movie available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review!
#JonathanSilverman #AndrewMcCarthy #TerryKiser #CatherineMaryStewart

Scary. Sporty. Baby. Posh. Ginger. Adjectives. Singers. Icons. Yes, in the mid-1990s, the Spice Girls were everywhere and everything to millions around the world with their playful anarchy, inspiring individuality, and pop-dream songs. But now, decades later, do their music videos feel more like...old Spice? For our special Pride episode, we revisit 2 of the music videos of this quirky quintet. The green-screen heavy “2 Become 1” and the Tarantino-esque “Say You’ll Be There” showcased very different flavors of our Girls. Do these Spice Girls videos still pass the “taste” test? The Old Roommates wanna make love to you, babyyyyyy... but first they wanna discuss their re-watches through their middle-aged lens. Listen to this.
Bonus episode featuring The Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at [email protected] and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening!
#SpiceGirls #EmmaBunton #MelanieBrown #MelanieChisholm #GeriHalliwell #VictoriaBeckham