Episode 6: Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl - Megaforce - Blade Runner - The Thing: June 25, 1982

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06/29/20 • 95 min

Things get dark and gritty this week as the boys travel back to June 25, 1982 to reappraise a couple of sci-fi classics, and to ruminate on the most dystopian vision of them all: Barry Bostwick in a Lycra jumpsuit... It’s Opening Weekend’s first quadruple bill — BLADE RUNNER, JOHN CARPENTER’S THE THING, MEGAFORCE, and MONTY PYTHON LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL!

LEARN... all about the new dance craze sweeping the nation (or, at least, the podcast booth): The Persis Khambatta Love Jump!

DECIDE... if THE THING is an allegory for disease, a meditation on the breakdown of society, or just an excuse to kill a bunch of dogs and make a guy’s head plop off of his body like a doody and then grow spider-legs and stuff!

FEEL... Fred’s horror as Jason and Dan admit that they (shudder) actually dig Harrison Ford’s Naked Gun-style voiceover in BLADE RUNNER!

DISCOVER... Sheila’s true feelings for Dan!

FIND OUT... how many times Jason can work variations on the phrase “Gurrera’s Dry Bed” into a conversation!

And MAKE SURE... to listen allllllll the way to the end of the episode for a call-in from a VERY special guest!

It’s time for something completely different: Episode 6 of OPENING WEEKEND!

LEARN... all about the new dance craze sweeping the nation (or, at least, the podcast booth): The Persis Khambatta Love Jump!

FEEL... Fred’s horror as Jason and Dan admit that they (shudder) actually dig Harrison Ford’s Naked Gun-style voiceover in BLADE RUNNER!

DISCOVER... Sheila’s true feelings for Dan!

FIND OUT... how many times Jason can work variations on the phrase “Gurrera’s Dry Bed” into a conversation!

And MAKE SURE... to listen allllllll the way to the end of the episode for a call-in from a VERY special guest!

It’s time for something completely different: Episode 6 of OPENING WEEKEND!

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Episode 5: Honey I Shrunk the Kids - Batman: June 23, 1989

Tonight we’re gonna dance with the devil in the pale moonlight and party like it’s 1989 as Jason, Fred, and Dan fire up the Batmobile (and power up the um... shrink machine thingy, I guess?) to revisit the two big releases of June 23rd: BATMAN and HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS!

The weekend marked the dawn of many now-common cinematic occurrences: It was the first time Disney flicks and superhero movies ruled the box office simultaneously... the first time The Joker became the “go-to” role for status-obsessed Oscar nominees to play... AND the first time Rick Moranis appears to have been considering retirement!

Questions abound! When should Michael Keaton rub another man’s rhubarb? Were Matt Frewer and Jim Carrey separated at birth? How will the boys conjure Gabe Kaplan this week? Will Sheila ever put down some roots? Will Dan and Fred ever finish that Arms of Steel workout they started back in New Jersey? And most importantly, will we ever truly know how Jason feels about Jack Nicholson? Find out on Episode 5 of OPENING WEEKEND!

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Episode 7: Baby’s Day Out - Blown Away - The Shadow: July 1, 1994

This Fourth of July, the boys travel back to 1994 and celebrate their independence from logic, comprehension, and good taste with a trio of holiday head scratchers -- BABY’S DAY OUT, BLOWN AWAY, and THE SHADOW!

...If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a baby crawled across a highway, then you don’t know how highways work! Neither does BABY’S DAY OUT!

...If you’ve ever assumed that Irish people sound like cereal mascots eating colorful marshmallows in enchanted forests, then you’ve never met an Irish person! Neither has BLOWN AWAY!

...If you’ve ever believed that you could be a superhero by wearing Carmen Sandiego’s hat, Harry Potter’s scarf, and Sam The Eagle’s nose, then you don’t know what makes a hero super! Neither does THE SHADOW!

Remember, kids — Listening to Jason and Fred’s blood pressure go up as they disagree with Dan about Joe Mantegna’s acting is as American as apple pie! So do your patriotic duty (not to be confused with Mantegna’s idiotic doody) and pledge allegiance to Episode 7of OPENING WEEKEND!