“I like pizza, Steve.”

This week on The VHS Club, we’re diving into peak 90s clone chaos with Multiplicity (1996).

Directed by Harold Ramis and starring Michael Keaton alongside Andie MacDowell, this campy comedy asks the ultimate question: what if you could clone yourself just to get through the day? What starts as a genius productivity hack quickly spirals into total mayhem when Doug Kinney’s duplicates begin developing personalities of their own — some helpful, some… not so much.

Join us as we:
🍕 Revisit Michael Keaton playing multiple wildly different versions of himself
😂 Quote the clone moments that still make us laugh
🧠 Talk work-life balance, 90s stress, and very questionable science
🎬 Break down Harold Ramis’ comedic touch
📼 Discuss why this movie is such a chaotic VHS-era comfort watch

It’s silly, surprisingly relatable, and powered entirely by Keaton’s commitment to the bit — the kind of movie that makes you wonder if having a few extra versions of yourself would really help… or just make things worse.

So grab your popcorn, pop in the VHS, and join us for a rewatch that proves sometimes one of you is already more than enough.

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This week on The VHS Club, we’re heading back to 1989 to revisit the movie that changed superhero cinema forever: Batman.

Directed by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, and Kim Basinger, this dark, stylish take on Gotham City redefined what a comic book movie could be. With Burton’s gothic aesthetic, Danny Elfman’s iconic score, and Nicholson’s unforgettable Joker performance, Batman felt massive — and still does.

Join us as we:
🦇 Revisit Keaton’s controversial (and now legendary) casting
😈 Break down Jack Nicholson’s scene-stealing Joker
🎬 Talk Tim Burton’s moody, gothic vision for Gotham
🎶 Celebrate that instantly recognizable score
📼 Discuss why this became a defining VHS-era blockbuster

It’s stylish, dramatic, and full of late-80s cinematic ambition — the kind of movie you’d rewind just to hear the music swell again.

So dust off your VCR (or DVD player), cue up the Bat-Signal, and join us as we bring the facts and revisit one of the most influential superhero films of all time.

SOURCES:

30 Interesting Facts About Batman (1989)
https://www.alltherightmovies.com/feature/30-interesting-facts-about-batman-1989/

19 Shadowy Facts About Batman
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/74124/19-shadowy-facts-about-batman

Things You Didn’t Know About Batman (1989)
https://www.cbr.com/things-you-didnt-know-about-batman-1989/

All the Batman Actors: Ranked and in Film Order
https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/who-played-batman-actors/

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This week on The VHS Club, we’re revisiting one of the most beloved Christmas movies of all time — and yes, it’s usually in everyone’s top three: Home Alone (1990).

Created by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus, this holiday classic stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister — the 8-year-old accidentally left behind when his family heads to Paris for Christmas. What follows? Booby traps, burglars, tarantulas, paint cans, and one of the most iconic kid performances of the 90s.

Join us as we:
🎄 Revisit Kevin’s ultimate solo Christmas adventure
😂 Break down Harry & Marv’s most outrageous injuries
🏠 Talk about the McCallisters’ very impressive house
🎬 Celebrate John Hughes’ signature heart and humor
📼 Discuss why this movie became a permanent VHS holiday staple

It’s funny, heartfelt, chaotic, and endlessly re-watchable — the kind of movie that instantly feels like Christmas the second it starts.

So grab some popcorn, decorate the tree, and join us for a rewatch that proves being home alone was never this much fun.

SOURCES:

Just how rich were the McCallisters?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/movies/home-alone-mccallisters-wealth.html

Daniel Stern talks about Barry the Tarantula:
https://www.facebook.com/RealDanielStern/photos/a.1517690651863729.1073741828.1514699992162795/1520291328270328/?type=3&permPage=1

Harry & Marv's Worst Injuries, Ranked
https://screenrant.com/home-alone-movies-harry-marv-injuries-ranked

Fun Facts:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/g3026/home-alone-fun-facts/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/60262/25-things-you-might-not-know-about-home-alone

https://www.insider.com/home-alone-fun-facts-2018-11

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This week on The VHS Club, we’re celebrating the greatest Christmas movie of all time (yes, we said it): Die Hard (1988).

It just doesn’t feel like the holidays until Hans Gruber falls off Nakatomi Plaza. Directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, and Bonnie Bedelia, this action classic gave us one of cinema’s greatest villains, one of the most quotable heroes of the 80s, and a holiday debate that will truly never die.

Fun fact: when we were first dreaming up this video podcast, Die Hard was the very first movie we knew we had to review. It’s our all-time favorite Christmas movie — and just an all-around iconic rewatch.

Join us as we:
🎄 Debate (again) why this is absolutely a Christmas movie
💥 Break down the Nakatomi Plaza takedown
😈 Celebrate Alan Rickman’s legendary Hans Gruber
👣 Talk bare feet, broken glass, and peak 80s action energy
📼 Revisit why this is the ultimate annual holiday watch

It’s explosive, quotable, and endlessly re-watchable — the kind of movie that makes you want to wrap presents while listening to machine gun fire in the background.

So grab your popcorn, queue up the VHS, and join us for the episode that started it all.

SOURCES:

Die Hard Trivia & Facts
https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/die-hard-trivia-facts/

20 Facts You Might Not Know About Die Hard
https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/20_facts_you_might_not_know_about_die_hard_122223/s1__26772467

20 Interesting Facts About Die Hard
https://alltherightmovies.com/feature/20-interesting-facts-about-die-hard/

36 Facts About the Movie Die Hard
https://facts.net/movie/36-facts-about-the-movie-die-hard/

AL POWELL / CARL WINSLOW FAN THEORY:

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM6kcpebk/

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM6kcG119/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FanTheories/comments/12u7ff/sgt_al_powell_al_from_die_hard_and_carl_winslow/

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This week on The VHS Club, we’re heading back to a snow-covered small town (sometime in the 1940s… or is it?) to revisit the endlessly quotable holiday classic A Christmas Story (1983).

At the center of it all is young Ralphie Parker and his one Christmas wish: a Red Ryder BB gun. The problem? Every adult in his life seems convinced he’ll shoot his eye out. From frozen flagpoles and leg lamps to bunny suits and department store Santas, this movie is packed with moments that have become permanent fixtures of the holiday season.

Join us as we:
🎄 Revisit Ralphie’s epic Christmas quest
💡 Celebrate the leg lamp that launched a thousand decorations
😂 Quote the scenes we wait all year to hear again
🏠 Talk nostalgia, family chaos, and holiday traditions
📼 Discuss why this one plays on repeat every December

It’s cozy, hilarious, and wildly relatable — the kind of movie that feels like flipping channels on Christmas Day and landing on something familiar and perfect.

So dust off your VCR, grab your popcorn, and join us for a rewatch that proves some holiday traditions never fade.

🎤 And do yourself a favor — check out one of our Tater Tots (Val!) singing backup for Lenny Kravitz on Jimmy Kimmel:

https://youtu.be/qjJcrSvlPpY?si=nB5FALE97Tw9GlDM

SOURCES:

Weird Facts About A Christmas Story
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/christmas-ideas/g4974/weird-facts-a-christmas-story

A Christmas Story Trivia
https://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/a-christmas-story-movie-facts/trivia/

Making Of & Trivia
https://screenrant.com/a-christmas-story-trivia-making-of/

10 Amazing Fun Facts
https://www.fandango.com/movie-news/10-amazing-fun-facts-a-christmas-story-753962

20 Facts You Might Not Know
https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/20_facts_you_might_not_know_about_a_christmas_story_121423/s1__36675317

Fun Facts About the Movie Classic
https://collider.com/a-christmas-story-fun-facts-about-movie-classic/

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“Why is the carpet all wet, Todd?”
“I don’t know, Margo.”

This week on The VHS Club, we’re stringing up 25,000 imported Italian twinkle lights and revisiting one of our all-time favorite Christmas movies: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989).

Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Johnny Galecki, and Juliette Lewis, this holiday classic captures the joy, chaos, and absolute unpredictability of family Christmas. From giant trees and fried turkeys to surprise relatives and squirrel-related disasters, the Griswolds somehow turn every holiday dream into a beautifully wrapped catastrophe.

Join us as we:
🎄 Revisit Clark Griswold’s over-the-top Christmas ambitions
💡 Talk iconic quotes we wait all year to say
🐿️ Break down the most chaotic holiday moments
🎬 Celebrate the stacked cast and John Hughes’ holiday magic
📼 Discuss why this one is a permanent December rewatch

It’s loud, ridiculous, endlessly quotable, and somehow still heartwarming — the kind of movie that feels like family, for better or worse.

So dust off your VCR, grab your popcorn, and join us in the live studio audience for a rewatch that proves Christmas doesn’t have to be perfect to be memorable.

SOURCES:

27 Things You Might Not Know About Christmas Vacation
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/60330/27-things-you-might-not-know-about-christmas-vacation

20 Facts You Might Not Know
https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/amp/20_facts_you_might_not_know_about_national_lampoons_christmas_vacation_120623/s1__36676013

27 Fun Facts
https://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/2015/12/22/27-fun-facts-about-national-lampoons-christmas-vacation/

Making Of & Trivia
https://screenrant.com/national-lampoon-christmas-vacation-movie-facts-trivia-making-of/

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This week on The VHS Club, we’re swooning our way back to the 90s with the ultimate romantic comfort watch: the BBC’s Pride & Prejudice (1995) miniseries.

Starring Colin Firth as the brooding, perfectly repressed Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as the sharp and spirited Elizabeth Bennet, this six-part adaptation has become the gold standard for Austen lovers everywhere. From longing glances to dramatic proposals and that lake scene heard ‘round the world — this one is pure period-drama perfection.

Join us as we:
💌 Revisit the slow-burn romance that defines the genre
🌧️ Talk that Darcy moment (you know the one)
🎭 Celebrate the chemistry between Firth and Ehle
📖 Break down what makes this adaptation so timeless
📼 Discuss why this is peak 90s BBC prestige television

It’s witty, romantic, beautifully paced, and endlessly re-watchable — the kind of series you start “just one episode” of and suddenly it’s midnight and you’re fully invested in Regency-era drama.

So dust off your VCR, grab your popcorn (or tea), and join us in the live studio audience for a swoon-worthy rewatch.

SOURCES:

IMDb Trivia — Pride & Prejudice (1995)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/trivia/

Details You Might Have Missed
https://screenrant.com/bbc-pride-prejudice-details-hidden/

20 Fastidious Facts About BBC’s Pride and Prejudice
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/92938/20-fastidious-facts-about-bbcs-pride-and-prejudice

41 Facts About the 1995 Miniseries
https://www.factinate.com/things/41-bosom-heaving-facts-1995-pride-prejudice-miniseries

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This week on The VHS Club, we’re diving headfirst into one of the most gloriously unhinged action movies of the 90s: Face/Off (1997).

Directed by John Woo and starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta, this sci-fi action spectacle takes “identity crisis” to an entirely new level. When an FBI agent and a terrorist literally swap faces, what follows is peak slow-motion gunplay, doves, dramatic stares, and performances dialed all the way up to eleven.

Fun fact: sometimes Katie randomly whispers “face… off…” while pretending to pull her face off. This movie is exactly that level of ridiculous — and we love it for that.

Join us as we:
🔥 Break down Cage vs. Travolta (and Travolta as Cage… and Cage as Travolta)
🎭 Talk over-the-top performances and iconic 90s action energy
🕊️ Celebrate John Woo’s slow-mo, doves, and dual pistols
😂 Laugh at just how preposterous this premise truly is
📼 Discuss why this is such a chaotic, unforgettable VHS-era watch

It’s dramatic, absurd, explosive, and somehow deeply committed to the bit — the kind of movie that only the 90s could deliver.

So grab your popcorn, dust off your VCR, and join us for an episode that fully embraces the madness.

SOURCES:

20 Facts You Might Not Know About Face/Off
https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/20_facts_you_might_not_know_about_faceoff/s1__37715001

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This week on The VHS Club, Katie & Nat are joined by Tater Tot (yes, we’re committing to it) Hank to review Hank’s all-time favorite movie: Con Air (1997).

This gloriously over-the-top action flick features an ex-con with a heart of gold, a U.S. Ranger in hot pursuit, a prisoner transport plane full of the worst criminals imaginable, John Cusack doing government things, and Nicolas Cage with that hair. What could possibly go wrong?

Directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Con Air is peak late-90s blockbuster chaos — loud, dramatic, and absolutely committed to the spectacle.

Join us as we:
✈️ Break down the most unhinged in-flight movie ever made
🔥 Celebrate Nicolas Cage’s Southern drawl era
💣 Talk villain roll call (because this cast is stacked)
🎬 Revisit that explosive third act
📼 Discuss why this is such a quintessential VHS-era action watch

It’s ridiculous, quotable, explosive, and somehow deeply sincere — the kind of movie that makes you miss when action films were just pure adrenaline and vibes.

So grab your popcorn, pop in the VHS, and prepare for a landing that absolutely does not go according to plan.

SOURCES:

20 Facts You Might Not Know About Con Air
https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/20_facts_you_might_not_know_about_con_air

High-Flying Facts About Con Air
https://www.eightieskids.com/high-flying-facts-you-didnt-know-about-con-air/

15 Things You Might Not Know About Con Air
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64643/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-con-air

47 Facts About the Movie Con Air
https://facts.net/movie/47-facts-about-the-movie-con-air/

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“It was Ms. Peacock in the Library with the Knife!”
…Or was it?

This week on The VHS Club, we’re revisiting the delightfully chaotic 80s whodunit Clue (1985) — yes, based on the board game.

Directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Leslie Ann Warren, Eileen Brennan, and more, this cult classic turns a simple murder mystery into rapid-fire comedy chaos. With secret identities, double-crosses, ridiculous alibis, and multiple endings, Clue is a movie that somehow gets funnier every time you watch it.

Join us as we:
🔪 Break down the stacked comedic cast
🏃‍♂️ Celebrate Tim Curry’s all-time performance
🎭 Talk the rapid pacing, physical comedy, and iconic one-liners
🎲 Explore how the film adapted the board game into a full-blown farce
📼 Discuss why this one became a beloved VHS-era cult favorite

It’s clever, frantic, endlessly quotable, and packed with twists — the kind of movie you can rewatch just to catch the jokes you missed the first time.

So dust off your VCR, grab your popcorn, and join our live studio audience as we try to solve the mystery all over again.

SOURCES:

Things You Didn’t Know About Clue
https://www.vh1.com/news/ptud7t/things-you-didnt-know-about-the-movie-clue

49 Facts About the Movie Clue
https://facts.net/movie/49-facts-about-the-movie-clue/

Clue Trivia (1985)
https://creepycatalog.com/clue-trivia-1985/

13 Mysterious Facts About Clue
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72462/13-mysterious-facts-about-clue

Unknown Facts & Filming Trivia
https://screenrant.com/clue-unknown-facts-trivia-filming/

The History of Clue
https://acrosstheboardcafe.com/the-history-of-clue

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