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How Did This Get Made?

Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukaswww.siriusxm.com
The award-winning comedy podcast that celebrates bad movies. Comedians and actors Paul Scheer (The League), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), and Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth) break down the very best of the worst films ever made—we’re talkin’ blockbuster flops, cheesy 80s action movies, Lifetime thrillers, obscure cult classics, and if we’re honest… most Nic Cage and Jason Statham movies. Plus, sometimes they’re even joined by hilarious guests like Seth Rogen, Conan O’Brien, Amy Schumer, Nicole Byer, Nick Kroll, and Charlize Theron. And the best part? They watch these bad movies so you don’t have to! New episodes every Friday. Classic episodes re-released every Tuesday.
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Episodes

The Avengers LIVE! w/ Tom Scharpling (Classic)

Don't worry Marvel fans, we're talkin' about the 1998 spy movie The Avengers starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery. LIVE from Vulture Festival in NYC, The Best Show's Tom Scharpling joins Paul, June, and Jason to discuss Sean Connery's "evil" plan to control the weather, the 2ma Thurman clone, the bizarre bear costumes, the lack of extras in the movie, and so much more. Plus, an audience member asks a very special question and we hear our first ever 4th Opinion Review! Check out ...

Mar 10, 20261 hr 17 min

Last Looks: Shoot 'Em Up

Are Zouks and Tall John changing this podcast's name to "How Did This Ass Get Eaten?" Find out in this week's Just Chat, where Jason and Paul also recommend TV shows/movies they're currently loving and discuss an amazing script about the ghost in Three Men and a Baby written by Severance creator Dan Erickson. But first, Paul answers a slew of A+ corrections & omissions on last week's Shoot 'Em Up episode. And as always, we announce next week's new movie. Hint: It's a Gerard Butler gem... PAU...

Mar 06, 202651 min

Escape from L.A. LIVE! w/ D’Arcy Carden & Dan Levy (Classic)

John Carpenter brings back Kurt Russell's Snake Plissken to surf on a tsunami in the 1996 sci-fi action sequel Escape from L.A. LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place) and Dan Levy (The Goldbergs) join Paul and Jason to discuss Snake Plissken possibly being immortal, Cuervo Jones, playing basketball to save your life, and so much more. (Ep. #153 Originally Released 01/06/2017) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/h...

Mar 03, 20261 hr 23 min

Shoot 'Em Up

Clive Owen and Monica Bellucci have a mid-intercourse gunfight in the 2007 action-comedy Shoot 'Em Up —a movie picked by YOU the fans! Paul, June, and Jason discuss Paul Giamatti's wonderfully creepy performance as the villain, if a lactation fetish is the least-desirable kink, the brothel with oddly themed rooms, Clive Owen's endless supply of carrots, and so much more. But first, Paul chronicles the discord movie vote controversy to explain why the Bellucc is loose instead of the Tucc! • Go to...

Feb 27, 20261 hr 9 min

88 Minutes w/ Pete Holmes (Classic)

Hooah! Al Pacino stars in the 2007 thriller 88 Minutes —a movie told in real-time that's mostly just Pacino making phone calls. Pete Holmes (You Made It Weird) joins Paul, June, and Jason in our "most secure files area" to suffer through this crime mystery and the accompanying false leads, bonkers character names, first draft dialogue, and so much more. (Originally Released 03/13/2012) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit ...

Feb 24, 202645 min

Last Looks: Date with an Angel

The discord fan-picked movie poll results are finally revealed! But first, Jason & Paul chat about Wonder Man and other TV shows they're currently loving, Paul answers all your corrections & omissions on Date with an Angel, and we play a bonus deleted scene from the Date with an Angel live show. PAUL & JASON'S RECS: Wonder Man Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins 30 Rock Girls5Eva Astro City by Kurt Busiek • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs...

Feb 20, 202640 min

Double Dragon LIVE! (Classic)

Alyssa Milano's bizarre pants and a weather man Andy Dick are just a couple things Paul, June, and Jason discuss about the 1994 video game adaptation Double Dragon . LIVE from Philadelphia, they also cover how Robert Patrick's Koga Shuko is essentially a Charlie Sheen impression, the roided out monstrosity that is Bo Adobo, what the cat saw in the videogame, and a whole lot more. (Ep. #227 Originally Released 11/21/2019) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicem...

Feb 17, 20261 hr 26 min

Date with an Angel LIVE!

Phoebe Cates, Michael E. Knight, and Emmanuelle Béart star in 1987's Date with an Angel —a rom-com about an engaged guy who falls in love with a voiceless angel who loves to smoochy smoochy. LIVE from Minneapolis (in Nov 2023!), Paul, Jason, and June discuss the party ninjas, the love bug singing telegram, the usage of the word "heinie", the engagement party that was almost an elderly bloodbath, and so much more. Plus, June and Paul reminisce about their own date with a personal sushi chef who l...

Feb 13, 20261 hr 26 min

Disclosure w/ Nick Kroll & Emily Altman (Classic)

Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, and a lot of loose 90s fabric star in 1994's Disclosure —an erotic thriller directed by Barry Levinson and based on a novel by Michael Crichton. Big Mouth's Nick Kroll and Emily Altman join Paul and Jason to talk all about the virtual reality CD-ROMs, the big sex scene, all the Dennis Miller-isms, and so much more. (Ep. #223 Originally Released 09/26/2019) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit y...

Feb 10, 20261 hr 13 min

Last Looks: Return to Oz

Jason & Paul chat about the polarizing reactions to our Return to Oz episode, Taskmaster Live in NYC, and movies/TV shows they're currently loving. Plus, Paul answers all your corrections & omissions on Return to Oz and announces next week's new movie! PAUL & JASON'S RECS: Send Help Landman Frieren: Beyond Journey's End The Apothecary Diaries • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit your Last Looks theme song to us...

Feb 06, 202642 min

Hard Target LIVE! (Classic)

Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in the 1993 John Woo masterpiece Hard Target . LIVE from the Fillmore Theater in New Orleans, Paul, Jason, and June discuss the shocking lack of JCVD buns, the snake punch, JCVD unholstering his leg like a gun, if Lance Henriksen is the biggest anti-mullet villain in movie history, and so much more. Are you ready, Daddy? (Ep. #300 Originally Released 09/01/2022) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Sub...

Feb 03, 20261 hr 17 min

Return to Oz

Disney's 1985 semi-sequel to The Wizard of Oz is more horror movie than children's movie and has more in common with Pan's Labyrinth than the 1939 original film. So what did Paul, June, and Jason think of all the dark oddities in Return to Oz ? Tune in to hear them discuss the Wheelers, Tik-Tok the robot, Jack Pumpkinhead calling Dorthy "Mom", Billina the chicken being a total downgrade from Toto, and so much more. Plus, Jason shares his feelings on the Nome King's death by egg. • Go to hdtgm.co...

Jan 30, 20261 hr 2 min

Body Rock LIVE! w/ Alison Brie (Classic)

Alison Brie (Glow, Mad Men) joins Paul, June and Jason to discuss the 1984 breakdance drama Body Rock starring Lorenzo Lamas. LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, they talk about Chilly’s hairy chest, all the breakdance moves, post shower roast beef, and breaking the fourth wall. Plus, June believes she can breakdance with no practice. (Ep. #188 Originally Released 05/11/2018) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit your Last Look...

Jan 27, 20261 hr 15 min

Last Looks: Monkeybone w/ Brad Meltzer

Nicolas Cage, Bingo Wings, and another Paul nudity flashback?! All this and more when Paul answers YOUR corrections & omissions on our Monkeybone episode. Plus, Jason & Paul chat with NY Times Best-Selling Author Brad Meltzer about his new book THE VIPER , his inside access to the witness protection program, favorite comic books, and a lot more. Paul also shares a bonus deleted scene from our Monkeybone live show and announces next week's new movie! PAUL, JASON, & BRAD'S COMIC BOOK R...

Jan 23, 202652 min

Cool World (Classic)

This episode delves into the insanity of "Cool World," a film where Brad Pitt is a cop preventing Gabriel Byrne from having sex with a cartoon Kim Basinger. The hosts discuss the movie's convoluted plot, inconsistent animation, and notoriously troubled production, comparing it unfavorably to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" while acknowledging its unique, chaotic charm. Despite its many flaws, they ultimately recommend experiencing this perplexing cinematic "failure."

Jan 20, 20261 hr 16 min

Monkeybone LIVE! w/ Rob Huebel

Brendan Fraser stars in 2001's Monkeybone —a dark comedy based on a child's erection that's a Drop Dead Fred situation wrapped in a Jacob's Ladder scenario. LIVE from NYC, HDTGM all-star Rob Huebel helps Paul and Jason discuss Stu's flabby arm fetish, if Bridget Fonda was an unethical doctor, Chris Kattan's electric performance as a reanimated corpse of a gymnast, all the weird characters in Down Town, Monkeybone's sex scene with Julie, and so much more. Plus, special guest Griffin Newman from t...

Jan 16, 20261 hr 32 min

Grease 2 w/ Anna Faris (Classic)

Actress Anna Faris (Mom, Scary Movie) welcomes Paul, June, and Jason into her home recording studio to discuss the 1982 musical rom-com Grease 2. They talk about the return of Frenchy, how horny this film is, and June shares why she knows every word of this movie. (Ep. #150 Originally Released 12/09/2016) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit your Last Looks theme song to us here • Join the HDTGM conversation on Discord: di...

Jan 13, 20261 hr 4 min

Last Looks: My Secret Santa

Ted Danson chats with Jason about working together on Netflix's A Man on the Inside and the Good Place in an excerpt from Jason's recent guest appearance on Ted's podcast, Where Everybody Knows Your Name . But first, Paul answers all your Corrections & Omissions on My Secret Santa before we announce next week's new movie! Listen to Jason's full episode of Where Everybody Knows Your Name on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . Watch Paul's short documentary Swiftie Dads . • Go to hdtgm.com for tour da...

Jan 09, 202638 min

Ultraviolet LIVE! w/ Nick Wiger & Mike Mitchell (Classic)

The Doughboys Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell join Paul and Jason to cover the 2006 Milla Jovovich sci-fi action flick Ultraviolet . LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, they talk about vampire diseases, dreads in a fight, changing hair and outfit color at will, and much more. Plus, the gang go off on a tangent about Josh Gad's inappropriate relationship with Q*bert in the movie Pixels. (Ep. #175 Originally Released 11/10/2017) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicema...

Jan 06, 20261 hr 29 min

The 3rd "Annual" Howdie Awards (Part 2)

Will Jason finally take home a prize for his empty Howdie sack?! Find out as we conclude the 3rd "Annual" Howdie Awards with banger categories like Best Paul Childhood Story, Best Jason Rant, Best Second Opinion Song, and Best Guest Appearance. Plus, the Howdie Academy proudly awards a special Lifetime Achievement Howdie for Best Nerd in the Audience. And remember, make sure to view the photo of young Paul kissing his mom at www.paulscheer.com/pervert • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQ...

Jan 02, 202650 min

The 3rd "Annual" Howdie Awards (Part 1)

9 years in the making... THE HOWDIES ARE BACK! Roll out the red carpet 'cause it's time for our "annual" end-of-year celebration of the best How Did This Get Made moments. There's A LOT to cover since the 2nd Howdie Awards, so eligible moments for this year's ceremony include anything from Ep. 139 Simple Irresistible through Ep. 376 Driven. Who will fill their Howdie sack with awards like Best Catchphrase, Most Bonkers Flying Entity, June's Most Savage Dislike, Best Second Opinion Review, and Mo...

Dec 30, 20251 hr 3 min

My Secret Santa

Jason demanded we gift you all one last holiday movie treat in the form of the new 2025 Netflix rom-com My Secret Santa —a movie that asks, "What if instead of a dad disguising himself as Mrs. Doubtfire to see his kids, a mom disguises herself as Santa to get half-price snowboard lessons?" Paul, June, and Jason discuss if Matthew wants to bone Hugh Mann, the movie's obsession with hot cocoa, the locker room nudity scene, how two guys who merely like Halloween can create Mission Impossible style ...

Dec 26, 20251 hr 12 min

Babes in Toyland LIVE! (Classic)

Fire up your Suzuki Sidekicks 'cause Paul, Jason, and June are covering the 1986 made-for-TV Christmas musical Babes in Toyland starring Keanu Reeves and Drew Barrymore. LIVE from Largo for the first time post-pandemic, Jason puts Cincinnati on blast, Paul digs into the Georgie Porgie mythos, and we have a very special Second Opinions guest that blows June’s mind. (Ep. #283 Originally Released 12/30/2021) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe...

Dec 23, 20251 hr 35 min

Last Looks: Merry Kissmas

Jason & Paul gab about all the TV, documentaries, books, and music they're currently loving (scroll down for a list of all their recs!). But first, Paul answers all your Corrections & Omissions on Merry Kissmas before we announce next week's new movie! PAUL & JASON'S TV RECS: SNL's Calculator Christmas Gift Death By Lightning Fisk Landman The Lowdown PAUL & JASON'S DOCUMENTARY RECS: Corey Feldman vs the World It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between ...

Dec 19, 202548 min

The Star Wars Holiday Special w/ Matt Gourley & Eden Sher (Classic)

Celebrate Life Day with Paul, Jason, and special guests Matt Gourley (Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend) and Eden Sher (The Middle) as they discuss the infamous 1978 CBS TV film The Star Wars Holiday Special. They talk about Chewbacca being a bad father, the Diahann Carroll virtual reality porn, Harvey Korman being truly committed in all of his “comedic bits,” and so much more. Happy Life Day from HDTGM! (Ep. #126 Originally Released 12/25/2015) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more...

Dec 16, 20251 hr 3 min

Merry Kissmas w/ Jessica St. Clair

It ain't Christmas b*tch! Our favorite old crone Jessica St. Clair joins us for our annual holiday livestream to break down 2015's Merry Kissmas —a movie with a softly magical elevator filled with unwanted kisses. They discuss Doris Roberts' forceful smooch, the flirty cousins, Kayla's obsession with the Nutcracker doll, the eccentric German shopkeeper, Carlton's triangular facial hair, the worst Santa ever, and so much more. Is it ok to commit adultery with your elevator soulmate? Is it normal ...

Dec 12, 20251 hr 23 min

Toys w/ Drew McWeeny (Classic)

Robin Williams re-teaming with Barry Levinson, what could go wrong? Apparently, a lot! Film/culture critic Drew McWeeny joins Paul & Jason to discuss the 1992 surreal comedy Toys, where Robin Williams plays a less charming and more preachy Willy Wonka. They cover LL Cool J's interrogation, the bonkers reveal about Joan Cusack's character, and the strange tone and casting choices. Oh and don't worry, we don't forget about the sea monster! (Ep. #72 Originally Released 09/24/2013) • Go to hdtgm...

Dec 09, 202558 min

Last Looks: The Christmas Tree

Jason & Paul run through a huge list of TV and movie recs, we answer some choice Corrections & Omissions on The Christmas Tree, and engineer Devon returns to the pod to talk music and his new album "Blame It On My Zodiac." Plus, as always at the end of the show we announce next week's movie! Check out Devon's album "Blame It On My Zodiac" at: https://artists.landr.com/PTPZodiac PAUL & JASON'S RECS: Blank Check's Ballad of Buster Scruggs Episode "Grit, Spit, and Never Quit" by Rob Rig...

Dec 05, 202551 min

Reindeer Games w/ Howard Kremer (Classic)

It's a HDTGM all-time classic! Howard Kremer (Who Charted?) joins Paul, June, and Jason to break down the 2000 holiday crime-thriller Reindeer Games. They sound off on Ben Affleck’s love of pecan pie, the terrible open-mouth kissing, and the bonkers Ashton Kutcher cameo. Plus, a revelation about the character names blows everyone's minds and we learn about Paul’s intimate relationship history with his mom. (Ep. #52 Originally Released 12/25/2012) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, an...

Dec 02, 20251 hr 3 min

The Christmas Tree (1991)

Is this the worst animated holiday special of all time? Paul, Jason, and June brave the longest 43 minutes of their lives to find out! This week we're talkin' 1991's The Christmas Tree , a direct-to-video holiday cartoon about an orphanage owner with a gambling problem and a tree named Mrs. Hopewell. They discuss the bizarre narration, the kids who seem to be drugged with Benadryl, the Mayor's job responsibilities, Judy caring more about a tree than her missing daughter, what drives Mrs. Mavilda...

Nov 28, 20251 hr 13 min
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