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#209 - Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) May 09, 2025

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Eddie Murphy’s back as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), but this sequel’s a hot mess of ‘80s cheese! He’s chasing a boring villain (Jürgen Prochnow, yawn) through old barns, stolen mansions, and the flimsiest “Alphabet Crimes” plot ever. The synth music slaps, and Eddie is always amazing, but the script? Not so much. Is this a nostalgic gem or total trash?

Hosts: James Hauser, Ryan Mueller, Curt Mummer, and Chuck

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Death to Smoochy (2002) May 06, 2025

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Surprise Bonus Episode! We’re dropping a bonus roast of Death to Smoochy (2002) because… why not? Robin Williams plays a deranged kids’ TV host, Edward Norton is a purple rhino named Smoochy, and Danny DeVito directs this unhinged fever dream. It’s a dark comedy about kiddie show corruption—think ice-skating mob hits and penis-shaped cookies. Is this a misunderstood gem or a total disaster?

Hosts: James Hauser, JP Dozier, Ben Dozier, Nathaniel Dozier

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#208 - Immortals (2011) May 02, 2025

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Immortals wants to be 300 so bad—but it’s a CGI-soaked fever dream instead. Henry Cavill’s Theseus swings a sword, Mickey Rourke chews scenery as an evil king, and the gods (Luke Evans, really?) watch from the sidelines. It’s all slow-mo battles, sweaty abs, and a magic bow that… doesn’t matter? Is this mythic mess a hidden gem or total trash? We roast 2 hours of bronze-age nonsense with our trash loving family. Two weeks left in our 1K Patreon push—join the chaos!

Hosts: James Hauser, Brian Bzdawka, Stephanie Farrell

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Mailbag Madness: Bootleg Weiners, Trash Flicks, and Podcast Cheaters Apr 29, 2025

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Our trash loving BM-Rmy sent us mail—and it’s wild! We’re talking book-to-movie flops, listeners cheating with other pods, selling bootleg wieners from the studio, trash cinema gems, and tips for new podcasters. It’s a chaotic mailbag roast! James, Clint, Ryan, and Joe dive into your questions, rants, and weird ideas—60 minutes of pure BMR madness. Five weeks into our 1K Patreon push—join the fam!

Hosts: James Hauser, Clint Busch, Ryan Mueller, Joe Goratowski

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#207 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) Apr 25, 2025

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Bella’s back, and she’s moping harder than ever in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Edward (Robert Pattinson) dumps her, so she cries to Taylor Lautner’s abs—I mean, Jacob—for 130 minutes. Sparkly vampires, shirtless werewolves, and the Volturi’s glitter gang can’t save this slog. Is it a romantic mess or a brooding bust? We roast this teen angst fest with our 110k trash fam. Four weeks into our 1K Patreon push—join the chaos!

Hosts: James Hauser, Nicole Frier, Joe Goratowski, Jenna Hauser, Lauryn Mattila

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#206 - Action Jackson (1988) Apr 18, 2025

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Carl Weathers is Jericho “Action” Jackson—a Detroit cop with a mean right hook and meaner one-liners (“How you like your ribs?”). He’s up against Craig T. Nelson’s slimy mob boss in a B-movie bonanza of exploding taxis, mansion car chases, and Vanity’s… questionable musical numbers. This ‘80s flop swings big—does it land or crash? We roast even the ones we love for all of you! Three weeks into our 1K Patreon push—join the madness!

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#205 - The 13th Warrior (1999) Apr 11, 2025

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Antonio Banderas trades Zorro for Viking cosplay in The 13th Warrior—a medieval dark epic where an Arab poet battles bear-worshipping cannibals with Norsemen who scream louder than the plot holes. Directed by John McTiernan (then Michael Crichton, oops), this box office bomb swings hard. Is it a sword-slaying epic or a berserker bust? We hack through 90 minutes of mead-soaked madness—thh BMRmy picks the bones. Two weeks into our 1K Patreon push—join the fight!

Hosts: James Hauser, Brian Bzdawka, Curt Mummer, Joe Goratowski

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#204 - Hackers (1995) Apr 04, 2025

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Dial-up modems, rollerblades, and Angelina Jolie’s pixie cut collide in Hackers—a ‘90s cyberpunk fever dream where teen hackers battle a floppy-disk villain (Fisher Stevens, somehow oilier than the plot). Jonny Lee Miller’s Zero Cool hacks the planet, but can he hack this script? We shred this 90-minute time capsule—glowsticks and all. Is it a techno-trash masterpiece or a 404 error?

Hosts: James Hauser, Brian Bzdawka, Ryan Mattila, Stephanie Farrell

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Trash Talk Throwdown: Airheads Sparks a Fan War Apr 01, 2025

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On today's episode someone comes at us for our take on Airheads and for the supposed lack of actual bad movies on our show. We also discuss Rad Day, Jason Momoa's physique versus James, and a slew of other listener submitted questions.

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#203 - Hard Target (1993) Mar 28, 2025

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Jean-Claude Van Damme’s mullet meets John Woo’s slow-mo doves in Hard Target—a ‘90s action fever dream where rich psychos hunt homeless vets for sport. JCVD plays Chance Boudreaux, a Cajun drifter who kicks ass, punches snakes, and rocks denim like it’s a religion. Lance Henriksen chews scenery as the big bad, while Wilford Brimley’s moonshine uncle steals the show with an accent worse than the plot. We dive into this 90-minute explosion fest—does it hit the mark or miss like a drunk hunter? We'll decide if it's a keeper or trash.

Hosts: James Hauser, Clint Busch, Bob Hauser, David Hillestad

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