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We're pretty sure Jake Gyllenhaal would like you to forget about this movie, but that's not our problem. It's 2001's BUBBLE BOY
BUBBLE BOY
RELEASED: August 24, 2001
DIRECTED BY: Blair Hayes
STARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal, Marley Shelton, Swoosie Kurtz, John Carroll Lynch, Danny Trejo
BUDGET: $13M
BOX OFFICE: $5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $TOTAL
NEXT EPSIODE: We are the law. It's 2012's DREDD
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2:30 Show & tell
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We’re going on a journey into the most dangerous place in the world—1980’s SoHo. It’s AFTER HOURS
AFTER HOURS
RELEASED: September 13, 1985
DIRECTED BY: Martin Scorsese
STARRING: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, John Heard, Catherine O’Hara
BUDGET: $5M
BOX OFFICE: $10.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $2M
NEXT EPISODE: Ever wish you could hide from the outside world? Us too. So we’re covering BUBBLE BOY
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We're back with our second-ever mailbag episode--BLAST ME ANYTHING! We take listener questions about our favorite movies, how the show got started, and much more!
NEXT EPISODE: We're finally spending some time with ol' Marty as we talk about 1985's AFTER HOURS.
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1:52 Show & tell
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Alright, we made it to the end of our January 2024 retrospective and we’re closing it out with MADAME WEB. This movie is so weird. I don’t even know how to describe it.
MADAME WEB
DIRECTED BY: S.J. Clarkson
RELEASED: February 14, 2024
STARRING: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim
BUDGET: $100M
BOX OFFICE: $100.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $75MNEXT EPISODE: We’re dipping into the mail bag for a special “BLAST ME ANYTHING” episode
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2:44 Show & tell
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We’re almost done with 2024. So close we can taste it. But first, it’s one of the year’s biggest misses in ARGYLLE.
ARGYLLE
DIRECTED BY: Matthew Vaughn
RELEASED: February 2, 2024
STARRING: Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Brian Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Samuel L Jackson
BUDGET: $120M
BOX OFFICE: $96.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M
NEXT EPISODE: We wrap up the 2024 year in review with MADAME WEB
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4:01 Show & tell
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It’s megaloppin’ time! We continue our 2024 retrospective with one of the most bizarre movies we’ve ever covered—it’s MEGALOPOLIS
MEGALOPOLIS
RELEASED: September 27, 2024
DIRECTED BY: Francis Ford Coppola
STARRING: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voigt
BUDGET: $120M
BOX OFFICE: $13.9M
EST. LOSS: All of it
NEXT EPISODE: Pull out your favorite checkered sweaters cuz we’re doing ARGYLLE
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3:41 Show & tell
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Did you know there was a BORDERLANDS movie? In 2024? Well there was. And we watched it because we love you.
BORDERLANDS
DIRECTED BY: Eli Roth
RELEASED: August 9, 2024
STARRING: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black
BUDGET: $120M
BOX OFFICE: $33M
EST LOSS: All of it
NEXT EPISODE: Lord help us, we tackle MEGALOPOLIS.
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3:05 Show & tell
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More like Folie à Dud! We’re kicking off our 2024 retrospective with one of the biggest sequel failures in history, JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX.
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2:46 Show & tell
7:26 This week's movie
JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX
DIRECTED BY: Todd Phillips
RELEASED: October 4, 2024
STARRING: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener
BUDGET: $200M
BOX OFFICE: $206.4M
EST LOSS: $110M
NEXT EPISODE: We keep the bad times rolling with another of 2024’s biggest bombs, BORDERLANDS -
It’s one of the most expensive independent films ever made. It’s ambitious. But is it any good? We dig into CLOUD ATLAS to see what we find.
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3:27 Show & tell
9:08 This week's movie
CLOUD ATLAS
RELEASED: October 26, 2012
DIRECTED BY: Lana Wachowski, Lily Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
STARRING: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doona, Hugo Weaving, James D’Arcy
BUDGET: $145M
BOX OFFICE: $130.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M
NEXT EPISODE: We begin our 2024 retrospective with the very expensive and very reviled Joker: Folie á Deux -
With so much turmoil in the world, we picked a movie that didn’t have any frightening parallels to the real world. This is THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004).
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
DIRECTED BY: Jonathan Demme
RELEASED: July 30th, 2004
STARRING: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Jon Voigt, Kimberly Elise
BUDGET: $80M
BOX OFFICE: $96.1M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $40M0:00 Intro
3:39 Show & tell
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Love is in the air! Oh wait that’s murder. It’s a bonus Halloween drop with the 2001 slasher VALENTINE
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3:37 Show & tell
9:19 Trailer talk
11:44 This week's movieVALENTINE
DIRECTED BY: Jamie Blanks
RELEASED: February 2, 2001
STARRING: Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Katherine Heigl, Jessica Capshaw
BUDGET: $29m
BOX OFFICE: $36.7m
EST LOSS: $20mNEXT EPISODE: Politics are a drag in 2004’s MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
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Hope you’re thirsty, cuz we’ve got lots of water this week. Arguably too much. For the second episode of Blastober, it’s UNDERWATER
UNDERWATER
DIRECTED BY: William Eubank
RELEASED: January 10, 2020
STARRING: Kristen Stewart, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr, TJ Miller, Vincent Cassel, Mamoudou Athie
BUDGET: $65M
BOX OFFICE: $40.9M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $50M
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2:01 Show & tell
10:44 This week's movie
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It’s the first Blastober in 2 years!! We’re kicking it off with the gnarly punk rock horror thriller GREEN ROOM
0:00 Intro
3:42 Show & tell
7:53 This week's movie
GREEN ROOM
DIRECTED BY: Jeremy Saulnier
RELEASED: April 15, 2016
STARRING: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Macon Blair, Mark Webber
BUDGET: $5M
BOX OFFICE: $3.8M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $4M
NEXT EPISODE: The spooky hits keep coming! You’ll have to tune in to see what they are
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May the Schwartz be with you! We’re staying in space this week for an 80s classic, SPACEBALLS
0:00 Intro
2:33 Show & tell
7:21 This week's movieSPACEBALLS
DIRECTED BY: Mel Brooks
RELEASED: July 24, 1987
STARRING: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers
BUDGET: $23M
BOX OFFICE: $38M
EST LOSS: $5MNEXT EPISODE: It’s BLASTOBER! You’ll have to tune in to see which movies we cover
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Why be sad on earth when you can be sad in space? This is AD ASTRA
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2:58 Show & tell
7:34 This week's movie
AD ASTRA
DIRECTED BY: James Gray
RELEASED: September 20, 2019
STARRING: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler
BUDGET: $110M
BOX OFFICE: $135.4M
EST LOSS: $80M
NEXT EPISODE: We’re staying in space but it’s slightly less morose as we finally cover SPACE BALLS -
Off with your head! This week we’re covering David Lowery’s retelling of the 14th-century Arthurian myth THE GREEN KNIGHT
THE GREEN KNIGHT
DIRECTED BY: David Lowery
RELEASED: July 30, 2021
STARRING: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Sarita Choudhury, Ralph Ineson
BUDGET: $15M
BOX OFFICE: $18.9M
EST LOSS: $10M
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1:41 Show & tell
6:52 This week's movie
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This week, it’s our first venture into the insane mind of Michael Bay with 2005’s clone action-thriller THE ISLAND
0:00 Intro
3:23 Show & tell
8:29 This week's movieTHE ISLAND
DIRECTED BY: Michael Bay
RELEASED: July 11, 2005
STARRING: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean
BUDGET: $126M
BOX OFFICE: $162.9M
EST LOSS: $80MNEXT EPISODE: We’re going on an adventure! It’s 2021’s THE GREEN KNIGHT
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Everybody loves Robert Pattinson. Wanna watch him sit in a limo and have pseudo-philosophical conversations for 2 hours? Then you’re in luck! It’s COSMOPOLIS
0:00 Intro
2:40 Show & tell
8:57 This week's movie
COSMOPOLIS
DIRECTED BY: David Cronenberg
RELEASED: June 8, 2012
STARRING: Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche, Kevin Durand, Sarah Gadon
BUDGET: $20.5M
BOX OFFICE: $7.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
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Another big budget comedy that flopped super hard and was almost universally hated? Don’t mind if we do. It’s LAND OF THE LOST (2009)
0:00 Intro
2:04 Show & tell
7:56 This week's movie
LAND OF THE LOST
DIRECTED BY: Brad Silberling
RELEASED: June 5, 2009
STARRING: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone
BUDGET: $100M
BOX OFFICE: $68.8M
EST. LOSS: $75M
NEXT EPISODE: It’s our first Cronenberg AND first Pattinson! We’re doing the 2012 Don DeLillo adaptation COSMOPOLIS. -
Join us on the latest episode of the Blast Zone Podcast as we welcome back the legendary Regular M1ke (@RegularM1ke) to discuss one of the forgotten 90s sports thrillers, THE FAN. Directed by Tony Scott and featuring an all-star cast including Wesley Snipes, Robert DeNiro, John Leguizamo, Ellen Barkin, and Benicio Del Toro, this 1996 film had a budget of $55 million but unfortunately only grossed $42 million, resulting in an estimated loss of $35 million. In this episode, we break down what went wrong and why this movie remains a cult classic for some. Don't miss our in-depth analysis starting at 8:01, along with a fun "Show & Tell" segment at 3:20. Plus, stay tuned for our next episode where we tackle another big-budget comedy, LAND OF THE LOST (2009). Subscribe now for the best movie and comedy podcast content!
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