30something Movie Podcast

When Luke's parents die in an accident, he travels with an elderly mentor and is pursued by an evil black-clad villain with a penchant for cutting off appendages. I just realized this movie is a copy of Star Wars! Not really... but it is the film adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic The Witches. Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, and Rowan Atkinson star in The Witches. Trailer: https://youtu.be/7mmbKELT2VU?t=12 

Ben Healy is a nice guy. It's hard to imagine how he ended up that way with the father who raised him or why he ever married Flo... basically everyone else around him are horrible people. When Ben and Flo adopt Junior, they think a gap has been filled in their lives. Instead, that gap becomes more like a portal sucking them all into a world of pain and misery as Junior causes one disaster after another. John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Richards, and Gilbert Gottfried star in Problem Child. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxFT8zYZ3dU 

Scrooge McDuck has searched for the treasure of Collie Baba for years and it's finally within his grasp. A dusty old lamp is in with the treasure and Scrooge doesn't see much value in it, so he gives it to Webby to keep. Along with Huey, Dewey, and Louie, she quickly discovers that the lamp may be the real treasure since it contains a magical genie ready to grant three wishes to each person. They may want to wish they had never found it, though, when the evil sorcerer Merlock comes looking for it. Alan Young, Christopher Lloyd, and Rip Taylor star in DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcpCapjKT9I 

Kevin just had one of the worst nights of his life as his entire family — and I mean ENTIRE family — ganged up on him and blamed him for pretty much everything. His worst night turns into a kid's dream and a parent's worst nightmare as his family leaves for their Paris vacation and forgets Kevin at home! Now he's got to contend with an elderly neighbor that may or may not be a serial killer, two morons who are the worst criminals ever, and aftershave. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, and Catherine O'Hara star in Home Alone. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2Btk6Ybm0 

Undercover cop John Kimble is used to dealing with the dregs of the criminal underworld. They steal, they're obsessed with death, and he's always striving to keep them under control. Now he's dealing with the same issues... from a group of five year olds. Kimble has to go undercover as the most unlikely of kindergarten teachers to save the life of a mother and son while trying to stop one of the worst criminals he's faced. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, and Pamela Reed star in Kindergarten Cop. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeH_fzD5W8w 

It's Bleek's band and he won't have it any other way. Shadow's not putting up with that anymore, though and makes it pretty clear he's angling for everything Bleek has: the band, the girl... Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, and Spike Lee star in Mo' Better Blues. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io8Jw9BRRFY   

When a bunch of inept Martians mistakenly think they've missed the invasion of Earth, they arrive on Halloween night just in time for Big Bean, Illinois's rebroadcast of Orson Welles' War of the Worlds. Chaos ensues thanks to the lack of intelligent life in the universe and the Martian empire's penchant for micromanaging their navy. Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, Ariana Richards and Gregg Berger star in Spaced Invaders. This concludes our "Time & Space" Month which also includes Back to the Future Part III and "Star Trek The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds." Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK9hWU_7DNk 

When Captain Picard is kidnapped and assimilated into the IKEA Börg collection, Commander Riker must grab his allen wrench and learn to get along with Commander Shelby so they can complete the bookcase that will stop the Börg before they can destroy Earth. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and Michael Dorn star in Star Trek The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds. This continues our "Time & Space" Month which also includes Back to the Future Part III and Spaced Invaders. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYy8o4nXZEY   

Last time Marty got back from the past just in time to head to the future where he would need to go back to the past in order to save the present. When Doc Brown was lost in time he needed to go further back in the past in order to bring Doc to the present... future... wow. This is heavy. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson and Lea Thompson star in Back to the Future Part III. This kicks off our "Time & Space" Month which also includes Spaced Invaders and "Star Trek The Next Generation: The Best of Both Worlds" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C8c3EoEfw4 

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water... 45 years later it's still just as terrifying. Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss star in Jaws.   Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fu_sA7XhE 

Dick Tracy has worked to put Big Boy Caprice behind bars for good and he might finally have the chance to do it. He'll have to take on the entire gang of goons while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend Tess Trueheart. Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, and Madonna star in Dick Tracy. July is “Crime” month, which includes: The Godfather Part III, Goodfellas, Miller's Crossing, Quick Change and Dick Tracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4rzqSsqaqA 

Grimm and his friends just pulled off a daring bank heist and are going to make a clean getaway... if they didn't live in New York City and need to get to the airport on time, that is. Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid, and Jason Robards star in Quick Change. July is “Crime” month, which includes: The Godfather Part III, Goodfellas, Miller's Crossing, Quick Change and Dick Tracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcap30hydUY 

Tom Reagan is willing to become a human punching bag to protect his friend and mob boss, Leo. In the process, he sleeps with Leo's girl Verna, pretends to kill Verna's brother Bernie, gets double-crossed at least four times, and we get to witness Leo — an "artist" with a Tommie gun — unleash a hail of bullets with the accuracy of a cross-eyed Imperial stormtrooper. Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro and Marcia Gay Harden star in Miller's Crossing. July is “Crime” month, which includes: The Godfather Part III, Goodfellas, Miller's Crossing, Quick Change and Dick Tracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkJIcFMN_pc 

Ever since he was a kid, Henry wanted to be a gangster. Personally, I wanna be an airborne ranger. I wanna be put in danger... but that's a different kind of club. Henry enjoys the allure of the gangster life for a while, but eventually it catches up with him and threatens to destroy his life and family in the process. Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro and Lorraine Bracco star in Goodfellas. July is “Crime” month, which includes: The Godfather Part III, Goodfellas, Miller's Crossing, Quick Change and Dick Tracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo5jJpHtI1Y

Michael Corleone is getting too old for this stuff. He's worked to keep his family safe and the business legit, but every time he thinks he's out... you know the rest. Complicating matters is his nephew Vincent who is interested in overseeing the less-reputable parts of the family business... and he's interested in Don Corleone's daughter. Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia and Talia Shire star in The Godfather Part III. This kicks off our “Crime” month, which includes: The Godfather Part III, Goodfellas, Miller's Crossing, Quick Change and Dick Tracy. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQyM43P6y0      

Peyton Westlake is a scientist working on a formula to create synthetic skin. His biggest problem is that the skin only lasts for 100 minutes when exposed to light. His biggest problem soon becomes a document that his girlfriend accidentally brought home and blabbed about. Cue the gangsters who show up and trash his lab and leave him for dead. Horribly disfigured, he uses his newfound strength and experimental synthetic skin to exact revenge on those who wronged him. Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, and Colin Friels star in Darkman. This concludes our “Experiments Gone Wrong” month, which includes: Flatliners, Total Recall, Awakenings, and Darkman. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L58rdhCfDIU   

Dr. Malcolm Sayer is not what you'd call a people person. Mostly because he's not very good around people. His biggest problem is that he's just been hired to treat patients in a psych ward at a Bronx hospital. He soon makes a connection with his catatonic patients and begins to realize that they may be more "awake" than anyone realizes. Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, John Heard, and Julie Kavner star in Awakenings. This continues our “Experiments Gone Wrong” month, which includes: Flatliners, Total Recall, Awakenings, and Darkman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAz-prw_W2A 

You're a hulking physical specimen who's married to Sharon Stone and living a pretty good life. Of course, any one of us would immediately start looking to upend that life and head to the backwater colonies on Mars. Right? This time around we're joined by Jason Colvin and Dee Graves of the Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast. Check them out and subscribe to their show! Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone star in Total Recall. This continues our "Experiments Gone Wrong" month, which includes: Flatliners, Total Recall, Awakenings, and Darkman. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFMLGEHdIjE&t=24s 

Let's say you want to become the best doctor possible. Then let's say you decide the best way to do that is to kill yourself and have your friends revive you a few minutes later. Let's just say most of us don't ever want you as our general practitioner. Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, and Julia Roberts star in Flatliners. This kicks off our "Experiments Gone Wrong" month, which includes: Flatliners, Total Recall, Awakenings, and Darkman. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCm_NMU6Phw 

The gang is all back together again to talk about our favorite movies that we are constantly quoting... across the genres of action, comedy, drama, sci-fi/horror, fantasy and 90s movies we give each one a quote that the "average joe" would know and one that's an "expert level" quote that only the most discerning minds may know.