Stay ConnectedTripp has rejected mainstream comedies for most of his life.
Now, Ross is taking him film by film through the movies he sadly missed (or smartly avoided) until now.
Join us as we look at studio comedies from the late 90s and early 2000s. Week by week, we will tackle one (or two) films as Tripp tries to figure out what made them so funny and Ross explains the context Tripp avoided.
Our exit today has us singing the praises of the Lizard King. This week, we are talking about The Banger Sisters, written and directed by Bob Dolman.
Along the way, we talk a lot about Hawn and Sarandon, as well as Almost Famous and Bull Durham , and the need for female voices in a movie like this. We also talk about Broadway proshots, Cynthia Plaster Caster, David Byrne, Exit the King, the Got Milk campaign, Led Zeppelin, Robert Altman, fandom, some horrible movie families, and of course, Bowfinger.
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Our exit today has us scamming our way to pay for and get through college. This week, we are talking about a pair of films that vaguely look at the college experience. First, we are going to talk about Slackers, written by David H. Steinberg and directed by Dewey Nicks. Next, we will talk about Stealing Harvard, written by Martin Hynes and Peter Tolan and directed by Bruce McCulloch.
Along the way, besides all the college talk, we touch on Jason Schwartzman, The Count of Monte Cristo, Tom Greene, The Odyssey, game shows, biopics, Jason Segal, Bloomington/Normal, Wes Anderson, and stay for the credits for a musical number!
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Our exit today has us trying to relocate a crocodile. This week, we are talking about The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course, written by John Stainton and Holly Goldberg Sloan and directed by John Stainton.
And we picked up frequent guest and Steve Irwin superfan to help out with the episode!
Along the way, we discuss Irwin and other shows, movies that aren't really movies, TV personalities on screen, the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, That's My Bush, Babe, plus more Reign of Fire talk AND we spoil the Halloween franchise for Taylor.
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Our exit today has us getting our hair cut. This week, we are talking about Barbershop, written by Mark Brown, Don D. Scott and Marshall Todd and directed by Tim Story.
Along the way, we talk Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, TV shows, Car Wash, hang movies, the Fab Five, one-legged tap dancers, and Ross even sings some Lin-Manuel Miranda!
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Our exit today has us talking about the moment we fell in love with hip hop. This week, we are talking about Brown Sugar, written by Michael Elliot and Rick Famuyiwa and directed by Rick Famuyiwa.
Along the way, we talk New York movies, Anne Hathaway, When Harry Met Sally..., hip hop, City Center Encores!, Tripp's senior musical in high school, proposals gone bad, Hannibal Lecter, pork chops, and we recommend some Chicago movies ahead of Filmspotting Fest.
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Our exit today has us saving the world and saving our Christmas presents. This week, we are looking at a pair of threequels to successful franchises. First, we are going to talk about Austin Powers In Goldmember, written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers and directed by Jay Roach. Next, we will talk about Friday After Next, written by Ice Cube and directed by Marcus Raboy. Both films have so far been the last films in their respective franchises, despite them being fairly commercially successful.Along the way, we talk about how these films fit into their series, what makes a good threequel, and whether or not we will get a fourquel to either. Plus, the MTV movie awards, Christmas threequels, 80s horror, Mike Myers, Beyonce, ensembles, stale jokes, and lots of potty humor!
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Our exit today has us finally getting into the Turtle Club. This week, we are talking about The Master of Disguise, written by Dana Carvey and Harris Goldberg and directed by Perry Andelin Blake.In our longest journey yet, we manage to talk about Carvey (and his eponymous TV show), Jennifer Epsosito, Mike Meyers, an odd cast, The Golden Girls, and how this film fits into the Happy Madison mold. However, we also go off on more side roads than normal, including the Kids Choice Awards, Optimus Prime, favorite childhood movies, Dr. Seuss, scary movies, Adam Sandler, the slap, and Rotten Tomatoes critics.
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Our exit today has us smuggling products on the moon and losing tons of money in the process. This week, we are talking about The Adventures of Pluto Nash, written by Neil Cuthbert and directed by Ron Underwood.
Along the way, we talk a lot of Eddie Murphy. But we also discuss H.G. Wells, Afrofuturism, Blade Runner, Harlem Renaissance night at the school cafeteria, Rosario Dawson, worldbuilding, wasted opportunities, and one of the most disturbing performances Tripp has ever seen.
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Our exit today has us dissecting government conspiracies on our local radio show. This week, we are talking about Eight Legged Freaks, written by Ellory Elkayem, Randy Kornfield and Jesse Alexander, and directed by Ellory Elkayem.To talk about a film this big, we brought along two guests from our favorite bad film podcast Filmjitsu: Mike Merrigan and Jay Santo. And along the way, we cover everything: 50s creature features, David Arquette, Remote Control, Gremlins, directing scandals, Eddie Murphy bombs, Mars Attacks!, bad covers of children's songs, French cinema, young Scarlett Johansson, Dick Miller, dragons, and the one thing Mike Merrigan is deathly afraid of.
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Our exit today has us trying to avoid a subpoena. This week, we are talking about Serving Sara, written by Jay Scherick and David Ronn and directed by Reginald Hudlin.After Tripp blows Ross' mind by having some patience for the film, they talk Matthew Perry and his history of abuse, why Amy Adams can't win an Oscar, the reality of process servers, the legacy of Midnight Run, Iranian cinema, Reginald Hudlin's career, Toy Story 2, and the emerging comedic chops of Terry Crews.
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