Episodes

  • 'Crusade' [1994] - C.E. Garcia & Ben Gonzalez.
    Dec 20 2024

    Meant to be both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Paul Verhoeven's magnum opus, 'Crusade' was a one half historical epic, and one half ultra-violent satirical action movie in the likes of Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers. Listen as we touch onto some of the behind the scenes turmoil that caused this film to be cancelled in the 11th hour.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 'Return to Oz' [1985] - C.E. Garcia, Mike Cuevas, and Ben Gonzalez.
    Dec 6 2024

    Before Tim Burton & Guillermo Del Toro brought their dark visions of fantasy to the big screen, Academy Award winning Sound & Film Editor Walter Murch attempted to deliver a dark sequel to a technicolor masterpiece from the 1930's unto the world, and failed miserably. Listen as we take a look at how a troubled production completely missed the mark for Disney and one of the biggest literary properties of the 20th Century.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 'Logan's Run' [1976] - C.E. Garcia, Mike Cuevas, and Ben Gonzalez.
    Oct 11 2024

    Before there was Star Wars, Alien, and even Battlestar Galactica, there was Logan's Run. In this episode, learn how this movie is so ahead of its time, that it languished in development hell for nearly a decade, and how this movie became so influential that it's been next to impossible to get a 21st century remake off the ground.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 'Cursed' [2005] - C.E. Garcia, Mike Cuevas, and Ben Gonzalez.
    Sep 27 2024

    After the success of the Scream Trilogy, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson re-teamed for what was originally supposed to be "The Silence of the Lambs" meets "The Wolf Man," which is light years from what we got. Listen as we find out what truly makes the early 2000's era Dimension Films release a "Movie In Trouble."

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 'World War Z' [2013] - C.E. Garcia & Ben Gonzalez.
    Sep 13 2024

    Find out how a movie with a budget that was hemorhaging out of control, and was in production for almost a decade, became one of the most expensive, and most successful zombie movies of all time.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' [2018] - C.E. Garcia, Mike Cuevas, and Ben Gonzalez.
    Aug 23 2024

    Originally modeled after the likes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Top Gun, and elements from the height of the "Cold War," Solo: A Star Wars Story originally had a completely different look, from a completely different set of directors, with a completely different villain… Let’s find out why it was a “Movie In Trouble.”

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 'Tango & Cash' [1989] - C.E. Garcia, Mike Cuevas, and Ben Gonzalez.
    Aug 12 2024

    Not all 1980's action movies have aged very well, and particularly those mega-budget spectacles that were seemingly controlled by the "Action Heroes" of that decade. In our return episode, find out how passing on 'Beverly Hills Cop,' and the commercial failure of Stallone's passion project 'Cobra,' lead us to this Frankenstein of an action movie, better known as 'Tango & Cash.'

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 'The Lone Ranger' [2013] - C.E. Garcia and Mike Cuevas.
    Feb 23 2024

    As the show's format continues to evolve, we passionately discuss Johnny Depp and Jerry Bruckheimer's actiion, comedy, western vehicle, "The Lone Ranger," and how Gore Verbinski sought to turn the classic genre on its head.

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    56 mins