The Flop House

An extra-special bonus episode for the MaxFun Drive, where we're joined by Mr. John Hodgman to talk about Steven Spielberg's legendary flop 1941.

Movies recommended in this episode:

I Wanna Hold Your Hand Manborg The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

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Due to the ongoing refusal of the AMPTP to negotiate in good faith with the WGA or with our union brothers and sisters in SAG/AFTRA, we've decided to hit pause on discussing more current releases, since (in our own bizarro way) it could promote that work. Instead, we're using this opportunity to go back in time and discuss some silly releases from the past, starting out with some films 90's kids will remember. This week, we're discussing 1995's Sandra Bullock techno-thriller The Net, a movie about the horrors of the internet that seemed prescient and terrifying at the time, and now just seems kind of goofy, considering that the horrors of the internet were way different than those it imagines.

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Wikipedia page for The Net

Recommended in this episode:

Camera Man, by Dana Stevens (a cultural biography of Buster Keaton)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Sing and Like It (1934)

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Before we start -- today, Saturday, June 6, at 6 pm Pacific / 9 pm Eastern, is our video livestream on our YouTube page, with presentations, a discussion of Howard the Duck, and some audience interaction. We’ll be encouraging viewers to donate to charity for Black Lives Matter, bail funds, and hunger relief, and those who donate $20 or more will be entered to win some Flop House prizes!

But you came here for a podcast! Our guest for this episode is the terrific Jordan Kauwling, Maximum Fun producer, the woman who has made our recent shows sound better than they ever have, and a sheer delightful delight. We talk about the Ang Lee-directed Will Smith would-be blockbuster, Gemini Man.

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Elliott ACTUALLY explains Adam Warlock.

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In honor of our upcoming 400th episode, we're picking some classics to revisit!

Elliott introduces NO DEPO$IT, the film that introduced us to Frank D'Angelo.

Originally released as episode 212 on 09.03.2016

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**apologies for any sound issues/wrongheaded past statements-- we hope to have improved since then!

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