School of Schlock

School of Schlock

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School of Schlock episodes

  • Episode 8 - Big Boy Rides Again
    "Big Boy" Williams stars in the first B-western that Tom and Ryan have managed to rustle up. Listen in as our brave posse of two talk about horse rescues, poisoned pudding, and offensive caricatures! So open a trap door, knock over a few tables, and settle in for Big Boy Rides Again!  
    Episode Time Stamps:
     
     
    0:02:51 - Film Summary
      0:29:20 - Film Background 
     
    0:52:09 - The Good
      1:01:11 - The Bad
      1:09:06 - The Ugly
      1:21:00 - Improving the Film
    1 hr 34 min
  • Episode 7 - The Cosmic Man
    A giant white ball! An invisible man! A whole lot of people talking for a very long time! Tom and Ryan are here to tell you about it all, and they even find time to fit in discussions about murder-by-shot-put, drugged-out scientists, and atom-bomb-related conservational faux pas. Put down your telescopes and your chess games and come give a listen to The Cosmic Man! Episode Time Stamps: 0:02:40 - Film Summary 0:34:44 - Film Background 0:51:30 - The Good 1:03:20 - The Bad 1:14:10 - The Ugly 1:36:31 - Improving the Film
    1 hr 46 min
  • Episode 7 - The Cosmic Man
    A giant white ball! An invisible man! A whole lot of people talking for a very long time! Tom and Ryan are here to tell you about it all, and they even find time to fit in discussions about murder-by-shot-put, drugged-out scientists, and atom-bomb-related conservational faux pas. Put down your telescopes and your chess games and come give a listen to The Cosmic Man!
        Episode Time Stamps:    
    0:02:40 - Film Summary  
    0:34:44 - Film Background
        0:51:30 - The Good  
    1:03:20 - The Bad  
    1:14:10 - The Ugly  
    1:36:31 - Improving the Film
    1 hr 46 min
  • Episode 6 - The Giant Claw
    What do you do when a giant, awful puppet is terrorizing the skies? Turn to the scientific experts, Tom and Ryan, who can give you all the information you need about French-Canadian folklore, anti-matter screens, smaller-than-normal atoms, and flirting using baseball analogies. Keep your shirt on and follow these instructions to the letter, and you'll be able to defeat The Giant Claw! Episode Time Stamps: 0:03:03 - Film Summary 0:32:47 - Film Background 0:54:40 - The Good 1:02:35 - The Bad & The Ugly 1:21:55 - Improving the Film
    1 hr 34 min
  • Episode 6 - The Giant Claw
    What do you do when a giant, awful puppet is terrorizing the skies? Turn to the scientific experts, Tom and Ryan, who can give you all the information you need about French-Canadian folklore, anti-matter screens, smaller-than-normal atoms, and flirting using baseball analogies. Keep your shirt on and follow these instructions to the letter, and you'll be able to defeat The Giant Claw!
        Episode Time Stamps:   0:03:03 - Film Summary   0:32:47 - Film Background   0:54:40 - The Good   1:02:35 - The Bad & The Ugly   1:21:55 - Improving the Film
    1 hr 34 min
  • Episode 5 - The Intruder
    It is with greatest pride and deepest pleasure that we welcome you to The Intruder, featuring everything you would expect in a good mystery: a boat, an ape, and skeletons! Listen in as Tom and Ryan solve a murder, chastise a detective, speak fluent French, and determine which character in the film should have their own HGTV show. Episode Time Stamps: 0:03:16 - Film Summary 0:29:14 - Film Background 0:46:05 - The Good 0:52:14 - The Bad 1:02:45 - The Ugly 1:17:46 - Improving the Film
    1 hr 27 min
  • Episode 5 - The Intruder
    It is with greatest pride and deepest pleasure that we welcome you to The Intruder, featuring everything you would expect in a good mystery: a boat, an ape, and skeletons! Listen in as Tom and Ryan solve a murder, chastise a detective, speak fluent French, and determine which character in the film should have their own HGTV show.   Episode Time Stamps:   0:03:16 - Film Summary   0:29:14 - Film Background   0:46:05 - The Good   0:52:14 - The Bad   1:02:45 - The Ugly   1:17:46 - Improving the Film
    1 hr 27 min
  • Episode 4 - The Screaming Skull
    This film is more fun than a pack of wild skulls! This week Tom and Ryan talk about decorative ponds, bad paintings, creepy folktales, and...oh yeah, a greedy husband's nefarious murder plot and the heroic skeleton ghost that stops it from happening! At least, I think that's the plot of The Screaming Skull. (WARNING: THIS EPISODE MAY KILL YOU!) Episode Time Stamps: 0:02:22 - Film Summary 0:25:13 - Film Background 0:45:15 - The Good 0:54:40 - The Bad 1:06:46 - The Ugly 1:16:42 - Improving the Film
    1 hr 31 min
  • Episode 4 - The Screaming Skull
    This film is more fun than a pack of wild skulls! This week Tom and Ryan talk about decorative ponds, bad paintings, creepy folktales, and...oh yeah, a greedy husband's nefarious murder plot and the heroic skeleton ghost that stops it from happening! At least, I think that's the plot of The Screaming Skull.  
    (WARNING: THIS EPISODE MAY KILL YOU!)     Episode Time Stamps:
    0:02:22 - Film Summary
    0:25:13 - Film Background
    0:45:15 - The Good
    0:54:40 - The Bad
    1:06:46 - The Ugly
    1:16:42 - Improving the Film    
    1 hr 31 min
  • Episode 3 - Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

    Science tells us that Venus's idyllic oceans are practically littered with blonde women and dinosaurs! Join Tom, Ryan, and special guest Claudia as they watch rockets blast off, drag rubbery pterodactyls around a beach, and use their robot John to dig deep into the volcano of masculine fantasy that is Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women.

    Episode Time Stamps:

    0:03:13 - Film Summary

    0:13:48 - Film Background

    0:21:43 - The Good

    0:33:04 - The Bad

    0:43:25 - The Ugly

    1:02:54 - Improving the Film

    1 hr 13 min

About School of Schlock

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A twice-monthly podcast for B-movie discussion. Every episode focuses on a specific cheesy, schlocky film which we dissect, discuss, and laugh at.