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We’re back on our international arms dealer thing after a brief intermission with the Nicolas Cage cult favorite LORD OF WAR
LORD OF WAR
DIRECTED BY: Andrew Niccol RELEASED: September 16, 2005
BUDGET: $50M
BOX OFFICE: $72.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $10M
STARRING: Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynihan, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker, Ian Holm
0:00 Intro
2:48 Show & tell
7:58 This week's movie
SHOW NOTES:
Nic Cage made of bullets
https://imgur.com/a/kutn5hz
NEXT EPISODE: Surfs up, dudes! We’re going all the way back to ‘78 with BIG WEDNESDAY -
We traded anti-Russian Cold War propaganda for anti-Chinese propaganda but then got cold feet and made it about North Korea cuz why not. It’s the 2012 RED DAWN
RED DAWN
DIRECTED BY: Dan Bradley
RELEASED: November 21, 2012
BUDGET: $65M
BOX OFFICE: $50.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M
STARRING: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas
0:00 Intro
2:30 Show & tell
6:42 This week's movie
NEXT EPISODE: We’re going back to the world of arms dealing with 2005’s cult favorite LORD OF WAR -
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Todd Phillips’ first foray into Scorsese impersonator territory wasn’t JOKER, it was the stoner bros dealing arms crime comedy WAR DOGS
WAR DOGS
DIRECTED BY: Todd Phillips
RELEASED: August 19, 2016
BUDGET: $50M
BOX OFFICE: $86.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $10M
STARRING: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper
0:00 Intro
3:00 Show & tell
6:45 This week's movie
NEXT EPISODE: It’s the 2012 RED DAWN. That’s the bad one, in case you were wondering. -
A 140-minute Viking epic with Bjork is still somehow Robert Eggers' most accessible movie. It’s THE NORTHMAN
THE NORTHMAN
DIRECTED BY: Robert Eggers
RELEASED: April 13, 2022
BUDGET: $90M
BOX OFFICE: $69.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $50M
STARRING: Alexander Skarsgärd, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke
0:00 Intro
2:28 Show & tell
6:18 This week's movie
NEXT EPISODE: Exploring Scorsese-lite with WAR DOGS
Show Notes:
Nicole Kidman for AMC
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEeIxZJ9x0
Amleth's daughter the girlboss Maiden King
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The internet. We obviously know it’s a series of tubes, but what else? We try to find out as we discuss 2001’s SWORDFISH
SWORDFISH
DIRECTED BY: Dominic Sena
RELEASED: June 8, 2001
BUDGET: $102M
BOX OFFICE: $147M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $60M
STARRING: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard
0:00 Intro
1:55 Show & tell
5:54 This week's movie
NEXT EPISODE: We’re getting weird with THE NORTHMAN -
War(craft)! What is it good for? We find out on this weeks episode
WARCRAFT
DIRECTED BY: Duncan Jones
RELEASED: June 10, 2016
BUDGET: $160M
BOX OFFICE: $439M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $40M
STARRING: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Toby Kebbel, Ben Schnetzer, Dominic Cooper
NEXT EPISODE: The early 00s hacker cheese fest SWORDFISH -
From that era in the 70s where directors went to the jungle and went over budget and made their masterpieces, it’s SORCERER
SORCERER
DIRECTED BY: William Friedkin
RELEASED: June 24, 1977
BUDGET: $22M
BOX OFFICE: $9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou
NEXT EPISODE: One of the most expensive video game movies ever made, it’s 2016’s WARCRAFT
Show Notes:
Pazuzu sightings
https://imgur.com/a/LnoCt3P
Marvin the Torch story
https://twitter.com/JFrankensteiner/status/1187912958879375360 -
One of those late 90s edgy action movies except it’s from 2009. It’s CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE
CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE
DIRECTED BY: Neveldine/Taylor
RELEASED: April 17, 2009
BUDGET: $20M
BOX OFFICE: $34.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $8M
STARRING: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, Clifton Collins Jr.
NEXT EPISODE: We’re going all the way back to 1977 with SORCERER
Show Notes:
handsome Sam Hargrave
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Kicking off 2023 in a big way with one of the most beloved movies of all time, THE PRINCESS BRIDE
THE PRINCESS BRIDE
DIRECTED BY: Rob Reiner
RELEASED: October 9, 1987
BUDGET: $16M
BOX OFFICE: $30.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: break even
STARRING: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Andre The Giant, Christopher Guest
NEXT EPISODE: One of the trashiest action movies ever made, CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE
Bottle of Wits
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We’re getting in the Hayleyday spirit with the homie @2Saddington joining us for the Michael Keaton snowman dad dramedy JACK FROST
JACK FROST
DIRECTED BY: Troy Miller
RELEASED: December 11, 1998
BUDGET: $85M
BOX OFFICE: $34.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $70M
STARRING: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Joseph Cross
NEXT EPISODE: We’re back in two weeks kicking off the New Year in a big way with THE PRINCESS BRIDE
Paul F Tompkins cameo
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It’s the onetime Guinness Book of World Records holder for biggest bomb, CUTTHROAT ISLAND
CUTTHROAT ISLAND
DIRECTED BY: Renny Harlin
RELEASED: December 22, 1995
BUDGET: $115M
BOX OFFICE: $10.1M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $140M
STARRING: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw
NEXT EPISODE: The homie Hayley (@2Saddington) is back to talk Michael Keaton haunted snowman family drama JACK FROST
Leprechaun Sketch
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Probably the most critically acclaimed movie we’ve covered so far? It’s CHILDREN OF MEN
CHILDREN OF MEN
DIRECTED BY: Alfonso Cuarón
RELEASED: December 22, 2005
BUDGET: $76M
BOX OFFICE: $70.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam
NEXT EPISODE: We’re taking a week off before we induct another movie into the -$100m club with CUTTHROAT ISLAND -
Before John Wick but after Neo, there was CONSTANTINE
CONSTANTINE
DIRECTED BY: Francis Lawrence
RELEASED: February 18, 2005
BUDGET: $100M
BOX OFFICE: $230.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, Shia LaBeouf, Djimon Hounsou
NEXT EPISODE: Things are getting real bleak as we visit post-apocalyptic England with CHILDREN OF MEN -
You know it’s old cuz a radio station was held hostage and people actually noticed. It’s AIRHEADS
AIRHEADS
DIRECTED BY: Michael Lehmann
RELEASED: August 5, 1994
BUDGET: $11.2M
BOX OFFICE: $5.8M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $8M
STARRING: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Amy Locane, Joe Mantegna, Michael McKean, Ernie Hudson
NEXT EPISODE: When there’s no more room in Hell, Keanu Reeves will hunt demons on Earth. It’s CONSTANTINE -
We wrap up our Taylor Kitsch trilogy with 2012’s love triangle/cartel thriller SAVAGES
SAVAGES
DIRECTED BY: Oliver Stone
RELEASED: July 6, 2012
BUDGET: $45M
BOX OFFICE: $83M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $10M
STARRING: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Travolta
NEXT EPISODE: We check in on the mostly forgotten 1994 Heavy Metal comedy AIRHEADS
Show Notes:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimetown/id1170959623 -
The Blast Boys are joined by Nash Flynn (@itsnashflynn) to wrap up Blastober with 2005’s HOUSE OF WAX
HOUSE OF WAX
DIRECTED BY: Jaume Collet-Serra
RELEASED: May 6th, 2005
BUDGET: $40M
BOX OFFICE: $70.1M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
STARRING: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki
NEXT EPISODE: We complete the Taylor Kitsch trilogy with 2012’s SAVAGES
Show Notes:
Explanation of how wax burns from Howstuffworks
https://home.howstuffworks.com/question267.htm
Key excerpt - "Paraffin wax will burn on its own, but it is like cooking oil, motor oil and coal in that you have to get it very hot for combustion to begin. An oil fire is intense and very hard to put out. Paraffin is the same way. In a candle, this works great -- only the tiny amount of wax on the wick is hot enough to vaporize and burn." -
It’s a horror cult classic for a new generation with 2020’s THE EMPTY MAN
THE EMPTY MAN
DIRECTED BY: David Prior
RELEASED: October 23, 2020
BUDGET: $16M
BOX OFFICE: $5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: Total
STARRING: James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Stephen Root, Ron Canada, Robert Aramayo, Sasha Frolova
NEXT EPISODE: The 3rd Blasteteer NASH FLYNN is back to discuss 2005’s HOUSE OF WAX -
It’s our second round with Edgar Wright as we’re talking about LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
DIRECTED BY: Edgar Wright
RELEASED: October 29, 2021
BUDGET: $43M
BOX OFFICE: $23M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30M
STARRING: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Michael Ajao, Terrence Stamp
NEXT EPISODE: We fill your ears with THE EMPTY MAN -
Let’s head back to the Overlook with 2019’s hidden gem DOCTOR SLEEP
DOCTOR SLEEP
DIRECTED BY: Mike Flanagan
RELEASED: November 8, 2019
BUDGET: $55M
BOX OFFICE: $72.3M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M
STARRING: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Zahn McLarnon, Carl Lumby
NEXT EPISODE: Blastober continues with Edgar Wright’s LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
Show Notes:
Dr. John dazzles on Top Chef
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uOQ01QKcfTA
Abra Stone's favorite anime, RWBY
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Maybe the best example of a live action cartoon ever made, it’s SPEED RACER
SPEED RACER
DIRECTED BY: The Wachowskis
RELEASED: May 9, 2009
BUDGET: $120M
BOX OFFICE: $93.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M
STARRING: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Scott Porter
NEXT EPISODE: We’re kicking Blastober off in a big way, literally, with the extremely long director’s cut of DOCTOR SLEEP - Show more
