Episodes

April 22, 2020

Episode #295: "I didn't hear no bell" | Rocky V (1990)

After winning the fight of his life against Ivan Drago, Rocky Balboa returns home a broken man. Swindled out of his fortune, he and his family have to return to their humble roots. Rocky decides to train a young boxer …

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April 15, 2020

Episode #294: "You never saw us. This never happened." | Navy SEALs (…

A battle-hardened SEAL Team sets off on a mission to destroy a shipment of US-built Stinger missiles that have fallen into terrorist hands. Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, and Joanne Whalley star in Navy SEALs. This continues our "Action & Adventure" …

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April 10, 2020

Episode #293: "One Ping Only" | The Hunt For Red October (1990)

Ramius is a Lithuanian-born Russian submarine commander with a Scottish accent who is planning to take the experimental submarine he just stole from the Soviet Union and defect to the United States. Jack Ryan is an analyst who doesn't know …

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April 2, 2020

Episode #292: "My Place is With You" | Dances With Wolves (1990)

Lt. John Dunbar begins the first case of post-Civil War social distancing when he's assigned to an abandoned outpost. Once there, he begins to make friends with his horse, a wolf, and a Lakota Sioux tribe who ultimately accepts him …

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March 25, 2020

Episode #291: "How many girls you got?!" | Cadillac Man (1990)

Joey O'Brien has to sell 12 cars in 24 hours to save his job, but he's also got to contend with an ex-wife, a missing daughter, a girlfriend, another girlfriend who's married, and he owes money to the mob. The …

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March 18, 2020

Episode #290: "Rubbing, son, is racing" | Days of Thunder (1990)

You have to have a bit of a crazy death wish to strap yourself into a vehicle that rockets down a track at breakneck speeds. Either that, or just be crazy good at it. Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman …

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March 11, 2020

Episode #289: "One last time" | Memphis Belle (1990)

There's one last mission and then a ticket home. They just have to make it back alive. Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and John Lithgow star in Memphis Belle. This continues our "Planes and Trains" month, which includes: Air America, Memphis …

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March 5, 2020

Episode #288: "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Professionally" | Air Ame…

If you need something delivered with very few questions asked, there is a select group of pilots you can call. Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson star in Air America. This begins our "Planes and Trains" month, which includes: Air …

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Feb. 26, 2020

Episode #287: "Care to dance, Mrs. Flax?" | Mermaids (1990)

Families are all a little different. In Charlotte's family, they never stay in one place too long, her mother never stays with one man for too long, and dinner consists of finger sandwiches with marshmallow kabobs. Catholicism-obsessed teenager Charlotte...

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Feb. 19, 2020

Episode #286: "And Wicked On Top" | Wild At Heart (1990)

Have you ever thought: I'd really love to view a Romeo and Juliet/Bonnie and Clyde kind of story through the macabre lens of a David Lynch love story that features Nic Cage, Laura Dern, and Willem Dafoe? If so, you …

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Feb. 13, 2020

Episode 285: "Ditto" | Ghost (1990)

We've seen enough movies by now to know that you should never walk down a dark street at night after leaving the theater. It didn't work for the Waynes and it didn't work for Sam Wheat. A promising young man …

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Feb. 5, 2020

Episode #284: "Impossible Relationships" | Pretty Woman (1990)

What's your dream? Welcome to Hollywood! Everybody's got a dream. Vivian's is to make some money and eventually get out of the life she landed in. Edward's is to buy things, break them apart, then sell them for more money. …

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Jan. 29, 2020

Episode #283: "Lions and tigers and bears... Oh My!" | Predator 2 (19…

Picture this... you're on a vacation in Los Angeles. You're far away from home and surrounded by a lot of unfamiliar people and places. All you want to do is enjoy a little time to yourself, see the city, and …

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Jan. 29, 2020

Episode #282: "I'll make ya famous" | Young Guns 2 (1990)

They're wanted dead or alive, but if they go down it'll be in a blaze of glory. Trying to escape to Mexico, they're halfway there and basically livin' on a prayer. Yeah... it's Young Guns 2. Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, …

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Jan. 22, 2020

Episode #281: "I'm having... Trouble." | RoboCop 2 (1990)

Jesus... had days like this. Okay, not really. But that's just one of the many moments that make RoboCop 2 what it is. And we're not sure what that is. We just know it is. And maybe it didn't need …

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Jan. 15, 2020

Episode #280: "We hope you've enjoyed... life" | Gremlins 2: The New …

Gremlins: The Untamed Element, Oldest of Asia's Mysteries, Giver of mischief, Destroyer of everything, right now *this* building is filled with Gremlins. Yes! The building is filled with Gremlins! And they're all genetically modified now! Enact the Age O...

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Jan. 8, 2020

Episode #279: "Another basement, another elevator" | Die Hard 2 (1990)

You might ask yourself how the same crap can happen to the same guy twice... if so, you and John McClane are pretty much on the same page. Welcome to the 90s and we start the year off with a …

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Dec. 31, 2019

Episode #278: "A dare to be great situation" | Say Anything (1989)

Welcome to our final entry for 1989... and our final 80s movie of the 30Something Movie Podcast! It's bittersweet ending to the decade we love so much, but in many ways this is the perfect movie to end it with. …

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Dec. 24, 2019

Episode #277: "'Tis the Season to be Merry" | Christmas Vacation (198…

The holidays can be a stressful time. Whether you're hosting family you enjoy spending time with... or your own personal Cousin Eddie, we all have our holiday horror stories. Clark Griswold's may just top them all, but it's also guaranteed …

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Dec. 20, 2019

Episode #276: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

I was able to see The Rise of Skywalker last night on opening day. I have a lot of thoughts and a lot of feelings about this one. Join me and together… We can discuss this movie and bring order …

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Dec. 19, 2019

Episode #275: "I'll Have What She's Having" | When Harry Met Sally (1…

Maybe men and women can't be friends, but podcasters can be friends... and we are. My friends Pat and Bo hop in the podcasting car with me and roadtrip our way through the Rob Reiner romantic comedy classic: When Harry …

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Dec. 11, 2019

Episode #274: "Part of Our World" | The Little Mermaid (1989) & Disne…

Join us as we dive into a whole new world... wrong movie... a kingdom under the sea and talk about the history and impact of Disney's The Little Mermaid. We also spend some time talking about what's got us most …

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Dec. 1, 2019

Episode #273: "Oh, for God's Sake" | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier …

"Well... that's disappointing" seemed to be the regular refrain in this episode. We all love Star Trek, and we even enjoy watching Star Trek V... but we recognize the hot mess that it is. Come... share your pain with us …

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Nov. 27, 2019

Episode #272: "Strange Things Are Afoot" | Bill and Ted's Excellent A…

Fourscore and...seven minutes ago... we, your podfathers, were brought forth upon a most excellent adventure conceived with our new friends, Bo... and Pat. These two great gentlemen are dedicated to a proposition which was true in my time, just as …

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