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Center of Weirdness

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A podcast about all things weird (but mostly weird, obscure TV shows). We used to be Predict-O-Cast!
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151. The Final Sanction (1990) - Part 1

On today's episode, Awesome Action August rolls on with David A. Prior's The Final Sanction. In the first two minutes, nuclear bombs are launched and tens of thousands of people die and no one seems that concerned... so not that different from today. We also get bad computer voices, prison brawls, and killer garden tools. It's a little slow-going but we're hoping for some collusion between America and Russia before it's all over. Part 2 drops on Thursday! Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of b...

Aug 24, 202036 minSeason 4Ep. 151

Mini Ep 77

On today's mini episode (recorded yesterday!), we reveal the next film in our Action August line-up. Also, one of us reveals his love of some of the director's prior work, the other pushes a button that changes the fabric of reality, and we both get tongue-tied. Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p...

Aug 17, 202021 min

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Hot Dog University #3 (CLIP)

In this clip from our latest episode on Pup Academy, we look ahead to the rest of the season and prepare ourselves for what's coming. Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Aug 16, 20205 min

150. Firepower (1993) - Part 2

We welcome back friend of the show Kip Reed to discuss the rest of 1993's Firepower! Hey, it's weird for a movie to set up a fake AIDS vaccine but actually just be about cage-fighting, right? Yeah, super weird. We also talk videos games, knock-off ninja weapons, impressive male physiques, the Lovely Lisa, and how this movie is definitely not copying RoboCop. Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on ...

Aug 13, 20201 hr 12 minSeason 4Ep. 150

149. Firepower (1993) - Part 1

We kick off Action August with Part 1 of our discussion on 1993's absolutely wild Firepower. We get SO MUCH information on this not-so-distant future in the first 10 minutes: there's a joint U.S.-Japanese manned mission to Mars, AIDS was cured but is back due a fake vaccine, and there are lawless zones around the country where all crime is legal. But we're mostly tickled by the wild driving. Part 2 drops Thursday! Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rat...

Aug 10, 202039 minSeason 4Ep. 149

Mini Ep 76

On today's mini episode, we reveal the awesomely action-packed month we have planned for August! Things are gonna get real dumb around here. Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Check out our entire back catalogue at predictocast.com Drop us a line at predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Aug 03, 202018 min

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Phone Booth (CLIP)

In this clip from our Patreon-exclusive episode on Joel Schumacher and Larry Cohen's taut single-location thriller Phone Booth, we discuss how long it took this particular idea to come to fruition. To hear the full episode, sign up at patreon.com/predictocast . Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Jul 31, 20205 min

148. Special Effects (1984) - Part 2

We close out Larry Cohen Month with the rest of our discussion on the less-than-stellar Special Effects. It's a movie that wallows in sleaze and wears its love of Hitchcock and DePalma on its sleeves. It's a bit too meta for its own good in ways that don't totally make sense, and it also wants us to care about Keefe, the dumbest man on the planet (this might be the film's biggest crime). Still, it's a fun discussion and we still love Larry Cohen, despite this misstep. Sign up for Patreon to unlo...

Jul 30, 20201 hr 38 minSeason 4Ep. 148

147. Special Effects (1984) - Part 1

We're closing out Larry Cohen Month this week with 1984's Special Effects, a movie that is sure to be an exercise in film commentary and sleaziness. In the first ten minutes, we find ourselves in a niche peep show, meet a woman whose voice is dubbed by Rue McClanahan, and see a cowbaby (a cowboy baby). Also: Josh is consumed by the notion of J.J.'s Apricot Lot, which sends him down an interesting rabbit hole. Come back on Thursday for Part 2. Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content!...

Jul 27, 202040 minSeason 4Ep. 147

UNLOCKED: The Ambulance (1990)

As part of Larry Cohen Month, we're unlocking our Patreon episode on the Larry Cohen-directed Eric Roberts-starring The Ambulance. This movie is an absolute blast! Things we love: James Earl Jones's simmering hatred of Eric Roberts. Red Buttons's over-the-top newspaperman. Stan Lee as himself. Random street toughs. Bulletproof ambulance. Seriously, this movie is everything we wanted. This episode was previously released on Patreon on April 24, 2020. For more bonus content, sign up at patreon.com...

Jul 23, 20201 hr 53 min

Mini Ep 75

Larry Cohen Month continues in this mini episode, where we reveal the next possibly movie-centric movie we're covering on the show, plus we come up with a great, not-at-all-hard to say name for your garage band. Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictoca...

Jul 20, 202017 min

146. Deadly Illusion (1987) - Part 2

On today's episode, we finally unravel the mystery at the center of Deadly Illusion, and folks... it makes no sense at all. It's one of the most unnecessarily convoluted plots in cinema history, but honestly it doesn't matter because there's a scythe fight, a helicopter opening fire on a posh restaurant, and two men fighting inside a Christmas tree. Plus Billy Dee Williams strutting around in a blazer with no shirt. This movie gave us a thrill like so few do. This one is a real dumb gem. Sign up...

Jul 16, 20202 hr 2 minSeason 4Ep. 146

145. Deadly Illusion (1987) - Part 1

We kick off Larry Cohen Month by bringing along Billy Dee Williams to explore a Deadly Illusion. Hamberger (don't make fun of his name, okay?) is a crack-shot private investigator who is hired to kill a man's wife. Since things aren't always as they seem in a Larry Cohen movie, what's really going on? Do the rich folks live on Plum Island? Will they solve the JFK Assassination in this movie? Will Hamberger deflect a killing blow with a head of lettuce. We'll know for sure in Part 2 on Thursday. ...

Jul 13, 202038 minSeason 4Ep. 145

Mini Ep 74

On this week's mini episode, we launch our newest theme month, celebrating a filmmaker we love around these parts: Larry Cohen! Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Jul 06, 202019 min

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Hot Dog University #2 (CLIP)

In this clip from our Patreon-exclusive trip to Pup Academy, we talk a lot more about toilet travel because of course we do. Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Jul 04, 20204 min

UNLOCKED: Dangerous Men (2005)

We're taking the week off to but we didn't want to leave you without an episode so we're opening up the Patreon vault and releasing our episode on the oddity that is Dangerous Men, originally released on December 26, 2018. We'll be back next week with a mini episode setting up an exciting theme month for July. See you then! Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocas...

Jun 29, 20201 hr 56 min

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Stone Cold (CLIP)

In this clip from our Patreon-exclusive episode on the Brian Bosworth biker gang action classic Stone Cold, we discuss the racist biker gang's plan and how even if they are successful (they are), they'll be dead by the end of the day (they are). We recorded a commentary track for the opening scene of Stone Cold! Check it out on our YouTube channel ! To hear the full episode, sign up at patreon.com/predictocast . Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find...

Jun 26, 20204 min

144. Lady Ice (1973) - Part 2 (w/ Dan McCoy!)

This week on the show, we're joined by Dan McCoy, cohost of the Maximum Fun podcast The Flop House, to discuss 1973's Lady Ice! Dan is back to discuss the rest of the film, and we are just unexplainably laughing uproariously. Along the way we discuss the somewhat convoluted plot, George Lucas's almost involvement in the film, and some of Donald Sutherland's intimidation tactics. Listen to Dan's podcast The Flop House where you get podcasts! Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! p...

Jun 25, 202053 minSeason 4Ep. 144

BONUS EP: Hot Diggity Dog: Angel Dog (2011)

Please enjoy this full episode of Hot Diggity Dog - now available on its own podcast feed! Find us wherever you get podcasts or listen to the show at hotdogpod.libsyn.com ! Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Jun 24, 20201 hr 14 min

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Hot Dog University #1 (CLIP)

In this clip from our brand-new Patreon-exclusive show Hot Dog University, we explore the wild world of acronyms, toilet travel, and predict who's going to die in this kid's show. Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Jun 23, 20205 min

143. Lady Ice (1973) - Part 1 (w/ Dan McCoy!)

This week on the show, we're joined by Dan McCoy, cohost of the Maximum Fun podcast The Flop House, to discuss 1973's Lady Ice! On this prediction episode, we discuss the first 10 minutes of the film, which Donald Sutherland ASMR, a man in a coat three sizes too small, and The Cigarette Motel. We then predict what happens next, which could include twin Donald Sutherlands, a trip to the Cuban diamond mines, and a man being chained to a toilet for weeks. Dan is back on Thursday for part 2! Listen ...

Jun 22, 202030 minSeason 4Ep. 143

Mini Ep 73

We're back with a new mini episode to reveal next week's film AND to reveal the special, Flop-tastic guest who will be joining us for both episodes! Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Email: predictocast (at) gmail (dot) com...

Jun 15, 202018 min

142. The Telephone (1988) - Part 2

We're back to finally hang up The Telephone and rip it right out of the wall and throw it out the window. This is truly one of the most perplexing movies we've ever covered and as such, this isn't a usual episode of our show. Why? Well, it's not all that funny. We spend most of the episode just sort of puzzling out HOW and WHY this is a thing that exists. We discuss the making and distribution of the movie and how it would've been a failure even if Whoopi had stuck to the script. We even propose...

Jun 11, 20201 hr 15 minSeason 4Ep. 142

141. The Telephone (1988) - Part 1

This week on the show we're answering the call and talking about little-known Whoopi Goldberg oddity The Telephone. We get Whoopi dressed like she's attending Hogwarts (complete with tiny owl!) and her almost killing a goldfish for no reason. Not too much happens in these first 10 minutes, which sets up the possibility of a really dire rest of the film. We'll find out either way in Part 2 dropping on Thursday! Sign up for Patreon to unlock hours of bonus content! patreon.com/predictocast Rate an...

Jun 08, 202036 minSeason 4Ep. 141

Mini Ep 72

We do what you'd normally expect from a mini episode, setting up the next film we'll be talking about on the show, but first we want to make it explicitly clear where we stand on everything that is happening around the country right now: Black Lives Matter. We stand with the protestors against police violence against Black men, women, and children. Links below on places that could use whatever you're able to give: ActBlue has set up a site where your donation can be split among several organizat...

Jun 01, 202024 min

PATREON EXCLUSIVE: Mr. Boogedy (CLIP)

On this clip from our Patreon-exclusive episode on Mr. Boogedy, we speculate on what a Mr. Boogedy TV series would look like, and tie the town of Lucifer Falls to our other favorite spooky town: Eerie, Indiana. To hear the full episode, sign up at patreon.com/predictocast . Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: pr...

May 30, 20205 min

140. Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) - Part 2

This month, we're tackling the entire Darkman trilogy, plus some other fun things along the way. Join us for DarkMay! We bid a fond farewell to Dr. Peyton Westlake in our final discussion of Darkman and his various misadventures. Darkman III is perhaps the craziest film of the trilogy and features so many things that are absolutely ludicrous but so incredibly fun to watch on screen, including Jeff Fahey's over-the-top performance, Darkman outrunning a rocket, and the most abrupt ending credits i...

May 28, 20202 hr 7 minSeason 4Ep. 140

139. Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) - Part 1

This month, we're tackling the entire Darkman trilogy, plus some other fun things along the way. Join us for DarkMay! It's the beginning of the end of DarkMay as we discuss the first 10 minutes of the final Darkman movie and get something we've always wanted: Darkman impersonating a bad guy immediately. We also get a gnarly decapitation and a very specific quantifying of Darkman's strength... which may be important later on. We also get Jeff Fahey, and who doesn't love Jeff Fahey? Part 2 drops T...

May 25, 202034 minSeason 4Ep. 139

Hot Diggity Dog - May 2020 Selection

We're back to randomly select another dog movie to watch over on Patreon. To hear our full discussion, take your wrongly-accused dog over to patreon.com/predictocast. Predict-O-Cast is part of the Forge Audio Podcast Network. Find out more at forgeaudio.net Support us on Patreon! patreon.com/predictocast Rate and review us wherever you find the show! Follow us on social media: Twitter: @predictocast Instagram: @predictocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/predictocast Web: predictocast.com Em...

May 22, 202016 min

138. Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) - Part 2

This month, we're tackling the entire Darkman trilogy, plus some other fun things along the way. Join us for DarkMay! Robert G. Durant has returned... and he's got a laser gun? We're discussing Darkman II: The Return of Durant, a movie that embraces the comic book nature of the concept, except that it keeps Darkman from disguising himself like any of the bad guys until an hour in. We also talk about how many backup plans Darkman must've had, lament the way they treated reporter Jill, and wonder ...

May 21, 20201 hr 52 minSeason 4Ep. 138
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