Episodes
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Episode 322 - Pretty in Pink (1986)
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
One of the vital "Brat Pack" films of the 1980s starring Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Andrew McCarthy, Annie Potts, James Spader, and Harry Dean Stanton. Written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch.
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Episode 321 - Christmas in July (1940)
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Friday Nov 18, 2022
Dick Powell stars as a lowly office worker whose life is suddenly changed after a prank played on him by his co-workers boosts his confidence and his bank account. Written and directed by Preston Sturges.
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Episode 320 - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
An iconic film that helped define 1980s culture and another example of the immense talent of writer/director John Hughes. Starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey, Jeffrey Jones, Mia Sara, and Charlie Sheen. This is a crossover episode with our friends from the Growin' Up Rock Podcast.
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Episode 319 - The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
A very fun screwball comedy starring Claudette Colbert as a creative-minded wife who decides the only way to save her marriage and allow her inventor husband (Joel McCrea) to succeed is to divorce him and find another husband who's rich to finance her ex-husband's inventions! Co-starring Rudy Vallée and Mary Astor. Written and directed by Preston Sturges.
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Episode 318 - National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
One of the best road-trip comedies ever made. Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Randy Quaid, John Candy, and Eugene Levy. Directed by Harold Ramis and written by John Hughes.
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Episode 317 - Halloween (1978)
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
The greatly influential horror classic written and directed by John Carpenter, which spawned numerous sequels about the crimes of psycho killer Michael Myers. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, and P.J. Soles.
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Episode 316 - True Grit (1969)
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
John Wayne stars as a hard-living US Marshall hired by a teenage girl (Kim Darby) to capture the man that killed her father. Co-starring Glen Campbell, Robert Duvall, Strother Martin, and Dennis Hopper.
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Episode 315 - Tin Cup (1996)
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Kevin Costner stars as a talented and gregarious golfer who can never seem to achieve greatness due to his self-destructive decisions. Co-starring Rene Russo, Cheech Marin, and Don Johnson. Directed by Ron Shelton.
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Episode 314 - Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
A fabulous satire about a successful film director (Joel McCrea) who decides to make a serious film for the era and prepares for his "masterpiece" by living as a hobo to gain street credibility and wisdom. Co-starring Veronica Lake. Written and directed by Preston Sturges.
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Episode 313 - That’s My Boy (2012)
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
In his raunchiest comedy (yes, really!) Adam Sandler stars as a derelict father trying to re-connect with his estranged son (Andy Samberg). Co-starring Leighton Meester, Vanilla Ice, James Caan, Milo Ventimiglia, Tony Orlando, Will Forte, Rachel Dratch, Nick Swardson, Ana Gasteyer, and Susan Sarandon.