MARS ATTACKS! Welcome to Episode 5 of Season 4 Show Notes We’ve sent probes and rovers but now they’re sick of our crap and Mars Attacks!!...the CastOFF with Steve Kondrick (@eilfmovies on twitter) and Tami Anderson (@tamimakesmovies) If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey". You can als...
Mar 31, 2022
SPACEBALLS In a distant galaxy, planet Spaceball has depleted its air supply, leaving its citizens reliant on a product called "Perri-Air." In desperation, Spaceball's leader President Skroob orders the evil Dark Helmet to kidnap Princess Vespa of oxygen-rich Druidia and hold her hostage in exchange for air. But help arrives for the Princess in the form of renegade space pilot Lone Starr and his half-man, half-dog partner, Barf. Craig and guest co-host Cary Gordon (@metalgeeks on twitter) talk a...
Mar 26, 2022
BATMAN RETURNS Welcome to Episode 4 of Season 4 Show Notes We go live in the past to LA Comic Con as two contestants recast Batman Returns in front of a live audience! If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey". You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twi...
Mar 24, 2022
HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART 1 From a crazy spoof of 2001 to the Roman Empire, to the French Revolution, where our beloved hero Mel Brooks plays a stand-up philosopher in Caesar's Palace, is King Louis XVI, and the Grand Inquisitor during the Spanish inquisition, but this time, singing monks and swimming nuns perform fabulous musical numbers! Craig and guest co-host Rob Ervin (@YesTHATRobErvin on twitter) talk about sketch movies, wrestling, the awesomeness of Gregory Hines and the movie “History o...
Mar 19, 2022
MYSTERY MEN Welcome to Episode 3 of Season 4 Show Notes It’s a mystery who will win the castoff when Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) and Richard Jensen (@TheRagingCelt) recast Mystery MEN!! If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey". You can also watch the CastOFF! live every ...
Mar 17, 2022
BLAZING SADDLES A corrupt governor grants a reprieve to an African American convict if the condemned man agrees to serve as sheriff of a small Western town, believing that new sheriff will only live long enough to serve the needs of the governor and his nefarious railroad-baron backer. Craig and Alan welcome guest Craig Lindsey to discuss racial double standards, getting banned on twitter, “woke” society and the movie “Blazing Saddles” on this week’s Matinee Heroes. Show Notes 1:23 Craig, Alan a...
Mar 12, 2022
ARMAGEDDON Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 4 Show Notes The #1 competitive recasting show in the world has Cary Gordon (@metalgeeks) vs Rob Ervin (@YesTHATRobErvin) recasting ARMAGEDDON! If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey". You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm E...
Mar 10, 2022
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather's estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfather's experiments with the help of servants Igor, Inga and the fearsome Frau Blücher. After he creates his own monster, new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor's fiancée, Elizabeth. Craig, Alan and guest Derek McCaw (@fanboyplanet on twitter) kickoff a mo...
Mar 05, 2022
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Welcome to Episode 1 of Season 4 Show Notes We're back, baby!!! And we have the biggest movie of 2021 - Spider-Man: No Way Home. If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey". You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/matineeh...
Mar 03, 2022
THE COLOR OF MONEY Fast Eddie Felson, he still believes that "money won is twice as sweet as money earned." To prove his point, he forms a profitable yet volatile partnership with Vince, a young pool hustler with a sexy, tough-talking girlfriend. But when Vince's flashy arrogance leads to more than a few lost matches, all bets are off between Eddie and him. Craig and Alan discuss the ego, legacy sequels, the Oscar nominations and the movie “The Color of Money" on this week’s Matinee Heroes! Show...
Feb 26, 2022
VANILLA SKY Young, handsome and wealthy, publishing tycoon David Aames can have anything his heart desires. Still, David’s charmed life seems incomplete. One night, David meets the woman of his dreams and believes he may have found the missing piece. But a fateful encounter with a jealous lover suddenly sends David’s world out of control, rocketing him on a roller-coaster ride of romance, sex, suspicion and dreams Craig, Alan and guest Joe Scott (@downlowdpod on twitter) talk about strange dream...
Feb 19, 2022
ARGO On Nov. 4, 1979, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran, taking 66 American hostages. Amid the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge with the Canadian ambassador. Knowing that it's just a matter of time before the refugees are found and likely executed, the U.S. government calls on extractor Tony Mendez smuggle the six embassy workers to safety in a daring rescue Craig and guest cohost Mark Woodring (@VSMoviePodcast on twitter) discuss credibility, government re...
Feb 12, 2022
QUIZ SHOW When the network decides to bring in a more telegenic contestant, the WASP-ish Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), to replace Queens-born Herbie Stempel. Stempel takes aim at the show, announcing that the game is rigged. An idealistic young lawyer working for a Congressional subcommittee Dick Goodwin is brought in to examine the claim that winners were given the answers. Craig, Alan and guest Bryan Richards (@FirewaterCast on twitter) discuss entitlement, making a name for yourself, the...
Feb 05, 2022
ALMOST FAMOUS 15-year-old William Miller’s writing talent and earnest passion for rock music earns him an assignment for Rolling Stone, interviewing and touring with Stillwater. Penny Lane is the young groupie who guides him through the wild world of rock heroes, all-night parties, and the most dangerous intensity of all—love. Craig, Alan, and guest Sam Mattos (@mevsyoupodcast on twitter) discuss dad rock, orbiting around celebrity, Sam’s podcast Me vs. You and the movie "Almost Famous" on this ...
Jan 29, 2022
OUT OF SIGHT When a bank robber and his partner escape from prison, they soon find US marshals hot on their trail. Unexpectedly, however, the robber soon finds himself falling for one of the cops trying to arrest him. Craig and Alan discuss movies for adults, getting over Covid, Elmore Leonard and the movie "Out of Sight" on this week’s Matinee Heroes. Show Notes 0:47 Craig and Alan discuss Alan's recent bout with Covid and looking forward to 2022 13:53 Craig and Alan discuss the movie "Out of S...
Jan 22, 2022
CONTACT Dr. Ellie Arroway races to interpret a possible message originating from the Vega star system. Once first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence is proven, Arroway contends with restrictive National Security Advisors and religious fanatics bent on containing the implications of such an event. An incredible message is found hidden in the signal, but will Arroway be the one to answer its call? Craig and guest co-host Mark Woodring (@vsmoviepodcast on twitter) discuss are we alone, s...
Jan 15, 2022
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS The last members of a dying Native American tribe, the Mohicans -- live in peace alongside British colonists. But when the daughters of a British colonel are kidnapped by a traitorous scout, they must rescue them in the crossfire of a gruesome military conflict of which they wanted no part: the French and Indian War. Craig, Elisabeth Rappe (@elisabethrappe on twitter) and Brendan Agnew (@blcAgnew on twitter) discuss frontier life for women, hunky Daniel Day-Lewis, hopes ...
Jan 08, 2022
TRUE GRIT Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshall with an affinity for drinking and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney. Despite their differences, their ruthless determination leads them on a perilous adventure that can only have one outcome: retribution. Craig is joined by Movies Tha...
Jan 01, 2022
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Frank Abagnale, Jr. worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a major airline -- all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger, whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame: At the age of 17, Frank became the most successful bank robber in the history of the U.S. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty makes it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him. Craig, Alan and Brendan Ag...
Dec 25, 2021
JURASSIC PARK Paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. While the park's mastermind, billionaire John Hammond, assures everyone that the facility is safe, they find out otherwise when various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt. Craig, Alan and guest Charlie Brigden (@filmsonwax on twitter) discuss the brilliance of John Williams, CGI with weight, cinematic scores an...
Dec 18, 2021
AI: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE In the not-so-distant future an advanced prototype robot child named David is programmed to show unconditional love, but his human family find themselves unprepared for the consequences. Suddenly, David is on his own in a strange and dangerous world. Befriended by a streetwise Mecha, David embarks on a spectacular quest to discover the startling secret of his own identity. Craig and Alan are joined by Drew McWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny on twitter) to discuss the responsibilit...
Dec 11, 2021
LINCOLN With the Civil War raging, and the death toll rising, the president of the United States focuses his energies on passage of the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery in the untold story of the final four months of the man regarded as America's greatest President. Abraham Lincoln Craig, Alan and special guest James Oliphant (@JamesOliphant on twitter), the white house correspondent at Reuters, talk the power of compromise, politics, a whole month celebrating Steven Spielberg and the movie "Li...
Dec 04, 2021
PADDINGTON After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear makes his way to England in search of a new home. Although taken in by the Brown family who are charmed by Paddington's amazement at urban living, someone else has her eye on him: A taxidermist who has designs on the rare bear and his hide. Craig, Alan, Elisabeth Rappe (@ElisabethRappe on twitter) and Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on twitter)come together to celebrate the holidays as they discuss what they are...
Nov 27, 2021
APOLLO 13 Apollo 13 lunar mission, astronauts Jim Lovell Fred Haise and Jack Swigert find everything going according to plan after leaving Earth's orbit. However, when an oxygen tank explodes, their scheduled moon landing is called off. Tensions within the crew and mounting technical problems threaten both the astronauts' survival and their safe return to Earth. Craig and guest co-host Mark Woodring (@vsmoviepodcast on twitter) are joined by screenwriter and comic creator Blake Casselman (@blake...
Nov 20, 2021
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS In the early 1960s, during the height of the Cold War, a mutant named Charles Xavier meets a fellow mutant named Erik Lehnsherr. As the world teeters on the brink of a nuclear war, Charles and Erik with other mutants join forces to save humanity. However, a situation soon tears their friendship apart. Craig and guest co-host Zaki Hassan (@zakiscorner on twitter) discuss lost opportunities, binding comic books, Michael Fassbender's mutant abilities and the movie "X-Men: First C...
Nov 13, 2021
DUNE Welcome to Episode 30 of Season 3 Show Notes The spice must flow on the season finale of CastOFF as Steve Kondrick and Cary Gordon recast the original Dune. If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey". You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv...
Nov 11, 2021
DUNE In the year 10191, a spice called melange is the most valuable substance known in the universe, and its only source is the desert planet Arrakis. A royal decree awards Arrakis to Duke Leto Atreides and ousts his bitter enemies, the Harkonnens. However, when the Harkonnens violently seize back their fiefdom, it is up to Paul, Leto's son, to lead the Fremen, the natives of Arrakis, in a battle for control of the planet and its spice Craig Alan and Devin Pike (@justdevin on twitter) talk about...
Nov 06, 2021
DOCTOR WHO LIVE FROM FANX SALT LAKE Welcome to Episode 29 of Season 3 Show Notes Live from FanX Salt Lake, Robert Neal and Brandon Ushio recast Doctor Who!! If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey". You can also watch the CastOFF! live every Tuesday 9pm/6pm ET/PT on http://twitch.tv/mati...
Nov 04, 2021
SCREAM After a series of mysterious deaths, an offbeat group of scary movie fans become the target of a masked killer. As the body count begins, it's clear that the rules must be followed, and everyone's a suspect. Craig and guest co-host Brendan Agnew (@BLCAgnew on twitter) talk about the language of Horror, breaking the rules, the Great Pumpkin and the movie “Scream’ on this week’s Matinee Villains! Show Notes 0:43 Craig and Brendan talk about what scares Brendan as we approach Halloween. 11:0...
Oct 30, 2021
ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES Welcome to Episode 28 of Season 3 Show Notes They're crazy and they're kooky - Not our contestants Elisabeth Rappe and Jake Dietz - but the movie their recasting: Addams Family Values! If you want to watch the show, you can head over to matineeheroes.com/castoff where you’ll find all the links to past and current episodes. Feel free to email MHCastoff@gmail.com to offer up feedback, suggest movies for the Castoff or just to say "hey". You can also watch the CastOFF! live eve...
Oct 28, 2021
