Ruined Childhoods

Go up the stairs! On this episode, Jon & Dan explore the Hitchcock classic, Vertigo, and imagine how it could be brought back today.

Next episode: Rock Star (2001)

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Dan & Jon summon the ghost with the most to celebrate this star-packed 1988 classic. But with a broadway musical, theme park live shows, an animated series, video games, and more, Dan & Jon attempt to find new ways to exorcise this film from beyond the grave.

Next episode: Vertigo (1958)

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Dan & Jon are feelin’ lucky as they cover the 5-film Dirty Harry series. Though there are issues with depictions of race, sex, law enforcement, and Clint Eastwood that are certainly problematic, Dan and Jon focus on what these films did well, notably coining phrases that are ripe for parody.

Next episode: Beetlejuice (1988)

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No idea why it’s taken so long to cover this Weird Al classic on the podcast.

Next episode: Dirty Harry (1971)

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Adapted from a 1930s comic strip, Flash Gordon pulls no punches and neither do Dan & Jon as they determine how this classic character can be brought back.

Next episode: UHF (1989) * RIP John Paragon

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In the years following the Watergate scandal, pop culture echoed the citizens’ of the US feeling of betrayal by the government, and books like Six Days of the Condor came about, along with its film adaptation, Three Days of the Condor. On this episode, Dan & Jon consider new ways to follow up the 1975 Robert Redford / Faye Dunaway CIA thriller.

Next episode: Flash Gordon (1980)

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Honestly, how has it taken this long to cover a John Waters movie?

Dan & Jon discuss their personal histories with the iconic director and focus on the strange 1994 thrillomedy™, Serial Mom .

Next episode: Three Days of the Condor (1975)

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Though this movie was wildly overlooked and panned when it came out in 1994, Cabin Boy lives on to become a cult comedy classic. On a mission to figure out how to bring this movie back in the 21st century, Dan and Jon have a shockingly rare moment of parallel thought.

Next episode: Serial Mom (1994)

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Chevy Chase is a lot of things, and in Fletch, he is also a lot of people. On this episode, Dan and Jon break down the iconic comedy noir and its 1989 sequel to figure out how this property could be brought back today.

Next episode: Cabin Boy (1994)

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Perhaps the most accurate courtroom film to date, My Cousin Vinny lives in the minds and hearts of many. Dan and Jon discuss their personal histories with this classic comedy and imagine new worlds for these iconic characters.

Next episode: Fletch (1985)

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