Episode 693: The Top Ten of 1985

All things must come to an end, and that's our mantra as we head into the fall with the final snippet of our Summer Series... joining Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl to wrap up the summer long Top 10s is non other than the Podfather himself, the reason GOLverse exists, its Steve Glosson!

We spend a few finding out how the GOLverse is doing, Glosson fills us in on what's next, then we take a look at 1985... which celebs are turning 40 this year... who died in October of 1985... then a quick rundown at the box office winners and Oscar winners.

And then - the top ten of the year.  We got Coen Brothers... Albert Brooks... James Bond... Michael J Fox doing double duty... visiting the Goondocks... Garrison's recommendations... a vampire Chris Sarandon... wanting your two dollars... catching up with Mark Holton... Mahoney and his crew... ending the Cold War... Harrison Ford and the Amish... and debating on whether Adrian Balboa was a great inspiration or the worst thing in Rocky IV.

Here are the movies discussed, and where to find them at time of recording:

• Back to the Future - STARZ in TimeLoop
• Better Off Dead - HBO Max
• Blood Simple - HBO Max; Criterion Channel
• Brazil - rental
• The Breakfast Club - Starz in Teen Angst
• Fright Night - rental
• The Goonies - rental
• The Heavenly Kid - MGM+
• Ladyhawke - TubiTV
• Legend - rental
• The Legend of Billie Jean - TubiTV
• Lost in America - rental
• National Lampoon's European Vacation - rental
• Pee Wee's Big Adventure - rental
• Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - rental
• Police Story - HBO Max
• Rambo First Blood Part 2 - rental
• Real Genius - TubiTV
• Rocky IV - Amazon Prime
• St. Elmo's Fire - rental
• Summer Rental - rental
• A View to Kill - rental
• Witness - MGM+

Episode 691: The Top Ten of 1989

The summer series has crested the movie hill and is on the downslope with only a few years remaining in our top tens... but tonight is a pivotal one to Mikey & Dave - 1989 is on the docket and we have lots to talk about! 

And helping us out is Friend of the Show and Almost Pulitzer Prize winning Radio Guru DJ Scotty "Father of Garrison 'Pride of Albany' Ryfun" Ryfun! 

In this episode, the trio chat about Michael Douglas and the Yakuza... Patrick Swayze doing tai chi while smoking a cig... Steve Martin and all the kids... Michelle Pfeiffer on a piano... Tom Hanks in the suburbs... Dave's William Hickey voice... M'Lynn's brown football helmet... Rick Moranis in several films... why 20 minutes in crucial to The Abyss... Audrey Hepburn's last role... and of course DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY

Movies discussed and where to find them at time of recording

• The Abyss (Hulu; Disney+)
• Always (for rental)
• Back to the Future II (Hulu: Starz in Time Travel)
• Batman (HBO Max)
• Black Rain (Paramount+)
• The Burbs (for rental)
• Cinema Paradiso (for rental)
• The Fabulous Baker Boys (not available)
• Field of Dreams (Peacock Premium+)
• Ghostbusters II (for rental)
• Glory (for rental)
• Honey I Shrunk the Kids (Disney+)
• Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (Paramount+; Disney+)
• Lethal Weapon 2 (TubiTV)
• Major League (Paramount+; MGM+)
• Parenthood (for rental)
• Road House (for rental)
• Say Anything (Hulu)
• Sea of Love (for rental)
• Steel Magnolias (TubiTV)
• The War of the Roses (for rental)
• When Harry Met Sally (for rental)

Episode 688: The Top Ten of 2001

It was a year of Hobbits on screen, a year of Playa to Playa Pimp to Pimp, a year of animated monsters,a year of Mogadishu on screen, a year of math on the window and a year of Seann William Scott getting work - the year was 2001.

So goes the latest in our summer series of Top Tens, with our guest, the Food For Thoughtcast host and Friend of the Show Melissa the Chef!

Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl invite in Melissa to talk about movies 24 years ago - the Best Picture winner, the Fannings first movies (Elle yes!) and the hot topics of the year. Plus, a countdown of all of our faves - everything from Wes Anderson to lamenting the non-work of Orlando Jones to why Mikey hates Lord of the Rings.

• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (rental)
• Amelie (rental)
• American Pie 2 (Starz in horny teens)
• A Beautiful Mind (rental)
• Black Hawk Down (Netflix)
• Bridget Jones Diary (MAX)
• Computer Chess (rental)
• Evolution (rental)
• Ghost World (Amazon Prime: TubiTV)
• Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (MAX; Peacock Premium)
• Heist (rental)
• Jay & Silent Bob Strikes Back (Paramount+)
• Legally Blonde (MGM+ Peacock Premium)
• Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Rings (MAX; Amazon Prime)
• Memento (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)
• Monsters Inc (Disney+)
• Oceans Eleven (TBS)
• On the Line (rental)
• The Princess Diaries (Disney+)
• Rat Race (rental)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (Hulu; Criterion Channel)
• Shrek (Peacock Premium)
• Training Day (Paramount+; MGM+)
• Waking Life (rental)
• Wet Hot American Summer (Starz in Horny Campers)
• Zoolander (Netflix; Paramount+)

Episode 687: The Top Ten of 1988

 Back for another week, as July kicks off and Happy 249th Birthday, 'Merica! 

This week's episode has nothing to do with July 4th or patriotism, but instead, the Top 10 Summer Series continues!  This week, Miss Independent, Jeremy Burgess, joins Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl take a look at the late 80s, in the year 1988! 

It was a year that saw Tim Allen and Annette Bening get their big break... Bill Murray go Christmas... Monty Python win an Oscar... Tom Hanks get seduced by an older lady... Tom Cruise outshine Dustin Hoffman... The Coreys peak... a double dose of Kevin Dillon... space Klowns... and of course, its Die Hard in a building! 

Episode 684: The Top Ten of 1984

The year is 1984... Mikey and d$ were kids... Dr Earl was a young dude. And Aussie Nate wasn't even born... but it was a very, very good year! 

Its the second week of our Summer Series as we look back at many years past, and the greatest movies from those years... and today, we invite in Friend of the Show Aussie Nate, who picks the year 1984. 

When we did our Greatest Movie Year Tourney back in the day, 1984 was the winner and this year is stacked!

From fake band mockumentarys to movies that are pretty much be canceled to Indy trilogy to Axel Foley's first appearance to Daniel Sahn's first appearance (and did Johnny actually win? or cheat?) and the trouble with not feeding them after midnight, plus multiple Toxie movies and a neverending franchise, and the truth about Scotty Schwartz and Kidco... 

Next week!  2000!!

Movies Discussed & Where to find them currently

• Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai (Amazon Prime; TubiTV)
• Amadeus (for rental)
• Beverly Hills Cop (AMC+)
• Dune (Netflix)
• Firestarter (for rental)
• Ghostbusters (for rental)
• Gremlins (TubiTV)
• Greystoke (for rental)
• Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (Disney+; Paramount+)
• The Karate Kid (for rental)
• Kidco (for rental)
• The Killing Fields (TubiTV)
• Muppets Take Manhattan (Disney+)
• The Neverending Story (TubiTV)
• Red Dawn (Amazon Prime; AMC+)
• Romancing the Stone (for rental)
• Sixteen Candles (HBO Max)
• The Terminator (MGM+; HBO Max)
• This is Spinal Tap (for rental)
• The Toxic Avengers (Amazon Prime; Peacock Premium)
• Voyage of the Rock Aliens (TubiTV)

Episode 637: My Favorite Summer... The Comedies

My favorite summer continues and this week, it's time to get funny with the ha-ha... because comedies are one of the most important genre of all. Because we love to laugh at the stupid, at the smart, at the dark, at the iconic, and at the silly. 

Returning to the show after being our co-announcer and narrator at this year's Deucie Awards, The Amish Girl herself Jenn Novotny brings all the smile and humor... as well as a rant on an innocent actress and her Oscar winning performance.

First up, a little Denzel game, and catching up with Jenn and her world travels. 

Then, Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl, along with Jenn, give their own top ten fave comedies of all time, from movies they grew up with to recent flicks to the legendary to the downright dumb.  

Mo Money?  You're welcome. 

I.E., E.G., F.U.

Here are the movies we discussed and where to find them streaming at the time of recording:

• Animal House (Animal House)
• Being There (The Criterion Channel)
• Best in Show (for rental)
• The Big Lebowski (for rental)
• Blades of Glory (Hulu; Paramount+)
• Caddyshack (Paramount+)
• Cannonball Run (unavailable)
• Clerks (Netflix)
• Couples Retreat (Hulu)
• Dazed and Confused (The Criterion Channel)
• Duck Soup (Amazon Prime)
• A Family Affair (Netflix)
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amazon Prime)
• A Fish Called Wanda (MGM+)
• 40-Year-Old Virgin (Amazon Prime)
• Get Shorty (MAX)
• Groundhog Day (AMC+)
• Grown-Ups (for rental)
• Gross Pointe Blank (for rental)
• Happy Gilmore (STARZ)
• Les Miserables (for rental)
• Liberal Arts (AMC+)
• Major League (MAX)
• Mo' Money (TubiTV)
• Monty Python & the Holy Grail (Netflix)
• Napoleon Dynamite (Hulu)
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (for rental)
• National Lampoon's Vacation (for rental)
• O Brother Where Are Thou? (Hulu)
• Office Space (Hulu; Paramount+)
• Roxanne (for rental)
• Rushmore (Hulu; Paramount+)
• Ruthless People (for rental)
• A Shot in the Dark (MAX; TubiTV)
• State and Main (The Criterion Channel)
• Tommy Boy (PlutoTV; for rental)
• Trading Places (Paramount+)
• The Wedding Crashers (for rental)

Episode 634: My Favorite Summer... The Actors

The heat is on, and summer isn't even officially here yet! Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl are here for another edition of My Favorite Summer - and this time, we look at the scope of actors across movie history, and each pick out their ten faves.

From older gents like Jimmy Stewart to newer names like Tom Hardy, with Hollywood legends like Leo, Denzel, Harrison, Bobby D, and even more.  

Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl each give their top ten fave actors and why they are such a big deal to them. 

Plus, Rotten Tomatoes, the 2024 Box Office edition, takes place to kick off the show! 

Movies we recommend featuring our fave actors:

• The Aviator (Amazon Prime)
• Becky (Showtime)
• Birdman (for rental)
• Changing Lanes (PlutoTV)
• Collateral (Paramount+; Criterion Channel)
• The Devil Wears Prada (MAX)
• The Edge (MAX)
• Forrest Gump (Paramount+)
• The Fugitive (for rental)
• Glory (Amazon Prime; AMC+)
• Home Alone (Disney+)
• Inside Man (Netflix; Starz)
• It's a Wonderful Life (Amazon Prime; FreeVee)
• The Last of the Mohicans (for rental)
• Marathon Man (Starz)
• Matchstick Men (for rental)
• The Mission (for rental)
• Morning Glory (for rental)
• A Perfect World (for rental)
• Philadelphia (for rental)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (Disney+; Paramount+)
• Raising Arizona (Starz)
• Rear Window (Amazon Prime)
• Robin and Marion (for rental)
• The Rundown (Hulu; Peacock Premium)
• Silence of the Lambs (MGM+)
• There Will Be Blood (Paramount+)
• Toy Story (Disney+)
• Trading Places (for rental)

Episode 633: My Favorite Summer... The Dramas

The second part of My Favorite Summer brings the drama this week -- as the Deucecast Movie Show crew gives their own list of the serious stories from the world of cinema.

Joining Mikey, d$, and #XLessDrEarl is the co-host of the Good Day 4 a Movie Podcast, Jacob Roth, aka Roth from Wyoming, as they chit-chat and then play a round of a game not played in these here parts in a while -- The Ryan Phillippe Game returns for the first time since 2022.

Then, the Top Ten Fave Dramatic Films... everyone has their own description, as some movies may be more of a dramedy than a drama... or maybe it's listed under drama for one, but will be in another category for another.

Legendary films like The Godfather make a few lists, 90s capers like True Romance is discussed, a tragedy unfolds in one film, a fort is defending in another, and movies from as far back as 1966 are covered, all the way up to last year.

Episode 545: Follow the Science!!!

The Deucecast chooses to pod smarter, not harder, this time as the word of the day is SCIENCE!! Whether "she blinded me" with it, or its "My project" or just WEIRD, today #TwitterlessDrEarl and Mikey and d$ talk about "Science Movies".

How to define that? We ask our guest, the latest loser of #FanboySummer, "Chewbubba" Andy!

The topic tonight is all about the science, but first the crew takes on the Denzel Game for the first time in a while... a little chit-chat with Andy to find out who he is and what he's about...

Then tackling the broad spectrum of "Science Movies" (which is different than "Sci-Fi Movies"), the guys give their picks of their favorite movies about Science, Technology, Mathematics and more. 

We'll discuss the career of Andrew Niccol... dunking on Math teachers... Harland Williams whereabouts... Apollo films... Tesla v Westinghouse... storm chasers... life on Mars... the vision that is Jennifer Connelly... 

And more mentions of Jacqueline Bisset than all previous episodes combined... 

• Apollo 11 (Hulu)
• Apollo 13 (for rental)
• Awakenings (Netflix)
• A Beautiful Mind (Peacock Premium)
• Contagion (Netflix; HBO Max)
• The Current War (for rental)
• Gattaca (Netflix)
• The Imitation Game (Netflix)
• Jurassic Park (HBO Max)
• The Manhattan Project (for rental)
• The Martian (for rental)
• Moneyball (Hulu) 
• Real Genius (Starz)
• Rocketman (for rental)
• Se7en (Netflix)
• Short Circuit (Showtime)
• Something the Lord Made (HBO Max)

Episode 543: The Directors 1-2 Punch

The podcast takes another stop towards 500, and ultimately Episode 600 (circa Sept 2023), the losers winners of #FanboySummer continue! This time, Mikey, Dave, and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome in past and future guest, and Discord chatterbox Jacob Roth, aka, Roth from Wyoming, aka co-host of A Good Day for a Podcast to discuss 1-2 punches.

First up, July Birthday Movies, including both Men in Blacks (mens in black?),  a Katy Perry concert film, squealing like a pig, and the stacked July of 1987. 

Then, a quick chat about this past weekend's San Diego Comic Con, specifically the Marvel stage and all the upcoming titles and Phases.

Roth from Wyoming brings the topic this time, with the best 1-2 punches from directors... the best back to back, non-franchised films from the same director across movie history.

As usual, a little pretension but maybe not from #TwitterlessDrEarl... a John Landis love fest... which Spielberg do you choose... what is a Thanksgiving movie... forgetting George Lucas... and the best back to back to back Hitchcock... 

• American Hustle (Starz)
• Animal House (for rental)
• Blade Runner 2049 (HBO Max; Netflix)
• The Blues Brothers (for rental)
• The Bridge on the River Kwai (for rental)
• Children of Men (for rental)
• The Dark Knight (HBO Max)
• Deepwater Horizon (for rental)
• Dune (HBO Max)
• E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (for rental) 
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Paramount+)
• A Few Good Men (for purchase)
• The Fighter (Netflix; Amazon Prime; Paramount+)
• Gone with the Wind (HBO Max)
• Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (HBO Max; Peacock Premium) 
• H8ful Eight (Netflix) 
• Jurassic Park (HBO Max)
• Inception (Netflix; HBO Max)
• The Last of the Mohicans (for rental)
• Lawrence of Arabia (for rental)
• Lone Survivor (HBO Max) 
• Misery (Showtime) 
• The New World (for rental)
• North by Northwest (HBO Max)
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (for rental)
• Patriot's Day (for rental)
• Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (for rental)
• The Princess Bride (Disney+)
• The Prestige (for rental)
• Psycho (for rental)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (Showtime)
• Rear Window (for rental)
• Schindler's List (Starz) 
• Silver Linings Playbook (for rental)
• Stand By Me (for rental)
• To Catch a Thief (Amazon Prime; Paramount+; EPIX)
• The Tree of Life (for rental)
• Vertigo (for rental)
• When Harry Met Sally... (Netflix; HBO Max)
• The Wizard of Oz (HBO Max)

Episode 541: Deserted Island Movies

Another week, another #FanboySummer loser winner joining #TwitterlessDrEarl, Mikey, and d$ for another random Top Five topic.

Making his glorious return, DC Mike, aka, just Mike hits the Deucecast airwaves for the first time since June 2020, and catches the world up on the various projects he has going on.

Then, a rousing game of Chronology, calling out the movies in order of their theatrical release. Finally, the five movies you want with you on a deserted island... or as DC Mike, aka Just Mike, says, when you are in a LOST style hatch all by your lonesome. 

Also discussed... loving Kevin Smith... the joys of Dane Cook... Maximus for life... needing Christmas Vacation... movies that make d$ happy... the joys of Top Gun Maverick... Earl's Gere Pretention... and of course, much more... 

Movies discussed and where they are streaming (at time of recording)

• Caddyshack (HBO Max)
• Captain America: Civil War (Disney+)
• Clerks (Paramount+)
• Days of Heaven (rental)
• Employee of the Month (HBO Max)
• Ghostbusters (rental)
• Gladiator (Amazon Prime; Paramount+)
• Independence Day (Amazon Prime; Hulu)
• Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (Paramount+; Showtime)
• The Karate Kid (rental)
• Lawrence of Arabia (rental)
• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Netflix)
• The Royal Tenenbaums (rental)
• Spotlight (Showtime)
• Top Gun (Amazon Prime; Paramount+)
• Top Gun Maverick (in theaters)
• The Town (HBO Max)
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Disney+)
• You've Got Mail (Netflix; HBO Max)
• Zombieland (rental)

Episode 537: Non Musical Music Movies

It's Week 2 of #FanboySummer, and Dave, Mikey, and #TwitterlessDrEarl seek to improve the show by bringing on people better than all of us... and when its about music, when its about movie music, when its about movies about music but aren't musicals, what better person to bring in than Mississippi's Finest, guitar player and worship leader and podcast host and Discord Datcord fellow Matt Mink, aka, The Mink Panther.

The fellas talk about Matt and where he's from, where he's going, and why he loves music. The discussion leads to some of the group's fave music influences, including some old country like The Statlers, Jamie Johnson, and more Kentucky Headhunters than any podcast has talked about in recent memory. And, of course, the Forrester Sisters, because of course.

Then, the return of Birthday Movies, including the absolute murderer's row of films released in June 1987, then the Top Five movies about music, but are not actually musicals... films with the beloved Anna Kendrick and films with Pixar and films with a non Danielsan Ralph Macchio but not the early Britney Spears and films with Michelle Pfieffer on a piano and films with George Clooney lip syncing and a Fountains of Wayne shout out and d$ in touch with his heritage on a golf cart in Cancun and of course, Christopher Guest.

And a ton more. Stick around in the aftershow segment to hear who gets #3 on FanboySummer!

The movies discussed, and where streaming at the time of recording:

• Amadeus (for rental)
• The Commitments (for rental)
• Coco (Disney+)
• Control (TubiTV; FreeVee)
• Crazy Heart (for rental)
• Crossroads (the good one) (TubiTV)
• Crossroads (the crap one) (unavailable)
• The Fabulous Baker Boys (unavailable)
• La Bamba (Starz)
• A Mighty Wind (HBO Max)
• Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist (HBO Max; TubiTV)
• O Brother Where Art Thou? (Amazon Prime)
• Once (for rental)
• Pitch Perfect (for rental)
• Sing Street (TubiTV)
• Teen Spirit (Hulu)
• That Thing You Do! (Starz)
• This is Spinal Tap (for purchase)

Episode 536: Deuce Got Game

It's the first episode of #FanBoySummer, featuring one of the show listeners not only joining the show, but picking the topic!

Today, Mikey, d$ (returning from his death bed), and #TwitterlessDrEarl welcome back Friend of the Show and Mr Independent himself, Jeremy Burgess. 

First up, a gangsta' game of Rotten Tomatoes, honoring one we lost too soon -- Ray Liotta, and his best (and not so best) films. Then, Burgess' topic pick, figuring how we've done football and baseball centric themes, and so this time, it's all round ball.... Top Five Best Basketball movies.

And it makes for an even better time when two of the four have only seen a marginal amount of hoops films, one has seen mostly documentaries, and the fourth being the only true basketball cinematic expert. 

The movies discussed, and where they are streaming at time of recording: 

• The Air Up There (Hulu)
• Blue Chips (Prime, Paramount Plus, EPIX)
• Celtic Pride (for rental)
• Crimes of the Future (rental)
• Disappearance at Clifton Hills (Netflix)
• Duel (AMC+)
• The Fish that Pittsburgh (for rental)
• Glory Road (Disney+)
• He Got Game (TubiTV)
• High Flying Bird (Netflix)
• Hoosiers (for rental)
• Just Wright (for rental)    
• Last Days of Knight (Disney+)
• Lenny Cooke (for rental)
• One on One (for rental)
• Phi Slama Jama (Disney+)
• Scooby Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (for rental)
• Semi-Pro (HBO Max)
• Slam Dunk Ernest (TubiTV; Crackle)
• Survive and Advance (Disney+)
• Tower (PLEX; AMC+)
• Uncut Gems (for rental)
• The Way Back (for rental)
• White Men Cant Jump (Amazon Prime; Paramount+; EPIX)
• Without Bias (Disney+)

Episode 494: The Summer Movie Tournament

The summer is winding down, the Deucecast Movie Show is headed toward 500, and another ReFlicktions is right around the corner... but first, the cherry atop the summer series.

And what better way to cap off the award winning, acclaimed, BET Source Award nominated Summer Movie Series than to pick out some of the biggest roles and make it a full on, official Big Bracket Movie Role Tournament... with the winner joining Castor Troy, Jerry Maguire, Indiana Jones, and more in the Big Bracket coming... later. Much later.

Thirty two roles, matched up one by one, until there is only one. 

And what better way to make this happen than to bring on The Spawn of Ryfun, the one and only Son of the Pride of Bainswick, Georgia, Lil G Ryfun!  

McLovin gets tons of McLove... which Goldblum is better... how much does Mikey love My Big Fat Greek Wedding... can Pee Wee move on... who's the real Patriot... will Connor4Real never stop? or Never stop never stopping?... and the first real life person in the movie role tourney!  

And a vicious battle between a high school Emma and a ghost seer... 

Plus... we have ourselves a tiebreaker... a special guest who comes roaring in like a wrecking ball. 

Episode 493: Top Summer Movies 2015-2019

The series finale of The Summer Series takes hold this week, as movies from 2015 to 2019 wrap up a look in the last fifty years of summer films.

First, d$ jumps in to clarify the movie release window -- just to make sure there are no bus tread on his own sunburned by the Cancun heat back.

Then, Mikey kicks off the show with #TwitterlessDrEarl and Lil Garrison as they give their fave films from the last five (normal) years 

Amongst the topics:

the expanded summer debate... Terence Malick's Skyscraper... the love of Ant-Man & the Nice Guys... The Batman trailer with Nirvana... a New Bond... unfortunate baby drivers... Mikey's summertastic tropes... Tarantino's final films... Oscar talk from Nic Cage... 

Movies discussed and where to find them at time of recording:

• Ant-Man (2015) - Disney+
• Ant-Man & the Wasp (2018) - Disney+
• Baby Driver (2017) - FX Now
• Crazy Rich Asians (2018) - HBO Max
• Dope (2015) - for rental
• Dunkirk, son (2017) - HBO Max
• Love & Mercy (2015) - Hulu; Peacock
• Midsommar (2019) - Amazon Prime
• Mission: Impossible: Fallout (2018) - Paramount+ / FX Now
• Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) - Starz
• Operation Finale (2018) - Netflix
• Pop Star Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) - for rental
• Skyscraper (2018) - for rental 
• Wind River  (2017) - Chicken Soup for the Soul's Crackle

Episode 492: Top Summer Movies 2010 to 2014

 Only a few weeks left in the vaunted, critically acclaimed Summer Series! This time around it's Dave and #TwitterlessDrEarl holding down the fort as Mikey misses for only the 3rd time in 492 episodes - the going rumors is that it's a muscle strain after saving the orphans from the burning building, so that's what we'll go with.

As it stands, to fill out the show, making their very first appearance on the show.... Matt & Susie, the hosts of The Imagineears Podcast! Both movie fans, they take a break from Disney 24/7 to chit chat about fave films in the summer from 2010 to 2014!

Amongst the discussions, Susie's love of Twilight... Cap getting lots of love... Matt dreams of Sushi... more Harry Potter chatter... being fans of Nolan.... plus, Bad Batch talk!

Movies discussed and where to stream them

• Beast of the Southern Wild (2012) - Cinemax; for rental
  
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - Disney+ 
• Edge of Tomorrow Live.Die.Repeat Edge of Tomorrow (2014) - for rental
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Disney+
• Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) - Peacock Premium 
• Inception (2010) - HBO Max; Netflix
• Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) - for rental
• Magic in the Moonlight (2014) - for rental 
• Premium Rush (2012) - Starz
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - for rental
• Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010) - Netflix
• Super 8 (2011) - Paramount+
• Toy Story 3 (2010) - Disney+ 
• Twilight Eclipse (2010) - Netflix
• The Way, Way Back (2013) - for rental 

Episode 490: Top Summer Movies 2005-2009

The Summer Series has but a few time periods left as we approach the 2010s... but first, we have to finish out the 2000s -- that being movies released between Memorial Day and Labor Day in each 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009!

And our guest roster continues to shine, as Carnegie Hall icon and Mom of lots Jenn Kaufman joins the show once more. 

First, a new game called DEBUTS debuts, featuring a challenge to discover famous names who made their first appearances in this five year window. 

The, the top five films of that era, including a Donkey Kong doc... My Big Fat Greek Ruins... some Pixar love... a Harry Potter discussion... Julia vs Sandy B... the raunch in films of the time... Studio Ghibli name drops... Isla Fisher, the backup Amy... the fourth Die Hard... and then whether Heath Ledger wins the Oscar in a world in which he lives... and some hot Letterboxd talk... 

• Bangkok Dangerous (2008) - HBO Max
• Dark Knight (2008) - Hulu; HBO Max
• The Devil Wears Prada (2006) - Starz
• 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) - HBO Max
• Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - Peacock Premium
• Inglorious Basterds (2009) -  rental
• The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007 ) - rental
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007) - rental
• Mr. Brooks (2007) - rental
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) - HBO Max
• My Life in Ruins (2009) - rental
• Ponyo (2008) - HBO Max
• The Proposal (2009) - rental
• Ratatouille (2008) - Disney+ 
• Red Eye (2005) - rental
• Superbad (2007) - Netflix
• Up (2009) - Disney+
• Wedding Crashers (2005) - HBO Max

Episode 487: Top Summer Movies of 1990-94

The heat is hot, the years roll by, the summer movies pile up, and the list gets better and better? What does that all mean? Heck if we know... but we do know that after 486 episodes, it was time to have on local Ghostbusters expert and awesome southern boy Brock Parker, co-host of the Bama Geeks Podcast!

Brock joins Dave & Mikey (Dr Earl being away on medical missions... at the beach...) as they first do a little Box Office Mojo about money makers in the 1990s... then they move onto the Top Summer Films of 1990 to 1994, any movie released from Memorial Day to Labor Day in each of those years.

Amongst the random topics... 

The South Alabama Brock/d$ connection... The video wars between Blu Ray and HDDVD... Howie Long's acting prowess... Brock's Little Mermaid story... The Jack Ryan multi-verse... who returns for Young Guns III... seeing movies on Troy's campus... the Forrest Gump soundtrack... the best Alan Rickman??... the best Ghostbuster song??... are Ghostbuster superfans looking forward to the new film... and Wolverine's F bomb... 

And the infamous Mikey makes Ernie Hudson break down incident...
 

 Movies discussed and where to find them at the time of podcast recording:

• Back to the Future III (1990) - entire trilogy on Netflix 
• Broken Arrow (1996) - for rental 
• Cleaning Up the Town: Ghostbusters Remembered (2020) - Chicken Soup for the Soul's Crackle
• Dead Again (1991) - for rental 
• Dick Tracy (1990) - for rental
• Forrest Gump (1994) - for rental 
• The Fugitive (1993) - for rental
• Hard Target (1993) - for rental 
• Jurassic Park (1993) - Peacock
• Mo' Money (1992) - Amazon Prime
• Patriot Games (1992) - Peacock Premium
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) - HBO Max; TubiTV
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - Showtime
• So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) - Starz 
• T2: Judgement Day (1991) - for rental 
• TOMBSTONE!!! (1993) - for rental 
• Wyatt Earp - who cares. watch Tombstone instead
• Young Guns 2 - (1990) for rental 

Episode 485: Top Summer Movies of 1985-89

The heat is on, as Glenn Frey would say -- fitting that it's from Miami Vice, a TV show right in the era that Dave, Mikey, & Dr Earl take on tonight!  The summer films from 1985 thru 1989, any movie that came out from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend in those respective years.

And the lists of "could be in my Top Five" are growing every block of movie years, and so it was important we bring on someone who was in their movie prime as the guys are -- Nick, host of Podcast of The Whills (and the new MOM CU), joins the show for the first time to break it all down and list them all out.

First up, a little chat on what exactly Podcast of the Whills actually is (hint: its from a Star War), then a little Brat Pack guess 'em game -- think you know the 80s movies of Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, and Emilio Estevez? Think you know who woo'd Molly Ringwald in "Fresh Horses" or who was the plucky lawyer in "From the Hip"?  Play along, see if you can be the one in the group who dominated.

Then the Top Five Summer Films of 1985 thru 1989 -- some pretention of course... He-Man... Mel Brooks... Elisabeth Shue love... Dottie from Pee Wee love... Joey Pants mourns Ritchie... hot Cyrano de Bergerac talk... "I'll Buy THAT For a Dollar!"... d$'s pick for the best Vietnam movie ever made... and much more in a great discussion about the late 80s classics. 

Movies discussed and where they are streaming at the time of episode's recording:

• The Abyss (1989)... Amazon Prime
• Adventures in Babysitting (1987)... for rental
• Back to the Future (1985)... Netflix
• Big Trouble in Little China (1986)... for rental
• Die Hard (1988)... Hulu 
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)... AMC 
• Full Metal Jacket (1987) 
• Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989)
• Karate Kid II (1986)... for rental
• La Bamba (1987)... TubiTV
• License to Drive (1988)... MaxGo
• Masters of the Universe (1987)... Showtime
• Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)... HBO Max
• Robocop (1987)... Showtime
• Roxanne (1987)... Starz
• Sex Lies & Videotape (1989)... Showtime
• Spaceballs (1987).,. Showtime
• The Untouchables (1987)... Showtime

Episode 484: Top Summer Movies of 1980-84

Welcome back to Part 2 of the Summer Series -- last week, we ranked the summer movies of the 70s... this week, we jumped to the first half of the ME Decade -- 1980 to 1984! 

And gotta say, the harvest is massive.  Ranking any movie released from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day weekend in each of 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, and 1984, the film titles are legendary... Indiana Jones and Elliott and Kermit and Carol Anne and WOLVERINE and Shall We Play a Game and on and on and on... we've all got a list with a dozen or more names on it, and because the task is so daunting, what better way to tackle it than to bring on a podcasting legend and friend of the show SHAZBAZZAR!! 

We talk about where Shaz has been spending his time since the end of TechnoRetro Dads... avoiding Vic's Damone... playing a little IMDB Game... love of Marc Singer... the greatest fan film ever made... the 80s teens propensity to create world destroying technology... and so, so much more.

Settle in for one of the best episodes we've done in a long time!  

Here are the movies discussed, and where to find them at the time of recording:

• The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 5th Dimension (1984)... Amazon Prime
• Airplane! (1980)... Starz
• Airplane: The Sequel (1982)... Starz  
• The Beastmaster (1982)... Amazon Prime
• Blade Runner (1982)... for rental
• Blade Runner Directors Cut (1992)... unavailable
• Blade Runner The Final Cut (2007)... HBO Max
• Caddyshack (1980)... HBO Max
• Cannonball Run (1981)... unavailable
  
• Condorman (1981)... for rental
• Cloak & Daggar (1984)... Peacock & Peacock Premium
• E.T.:  The Extra Terrestrial (1982)... Amazon Prime
• The Great Muppet Caper (1981)... Disney+
• The Last Starfighter (1984)... rental
• National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)... HBO Max
• Poltergeist (1982)... HBO Max
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)... Paramount+
• Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015)... TubiTV
• Red Dawn (1984)... HBO Max
• Trading Places (1983)... Starz
• Tron (1982)... Disney+ 
• WarGames (1983)... Amazon Prime
• WarGames: The Dead Code (2008)... TubiTV