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The Flop House

MaximumFun, Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington, Elliott Kalanwww.flophousepodcast.com
The Flop House is a comedy podcast devoted to the worst in recent film. Your hosts (Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington) watch a questionable film, then engage in an unscripted discussion about the movie's shortcomings and occasional delights, while never being afraid of a pointless, silly digression or two hundred.

Episodes

Ep. #349 - Space Jam: A New Legacy

Look, you didn't think we were gonna let this one go by, did you? Does Space Jam: A New Legacy live down to the legacy of the original Space Jam, a film inexplicably loved by millennials everywhere? Or does it (gasp) manage to go even lower? ALSO: LIVE SHOW ALERT! -- We'll be doing another streaming live show, delivered directly to your computers or whatever you use for these things! Tune in on to watch us discuss the "classic" 1993 flop Super Mario Bros. , do a few presentations, take a few que...

Aug 14, 20212 hr 3 minEp. 349

FLOP HOUSE LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT

https://theflophouse.simpletix.com/ We're coming at you live with another ticketed online show! We’ll be discussing 1993's SUPER MARIO BROS. , the film that fulfilled Dennis Hopper's destiny of playing an evil dinosaur king, as well as bringing you exclusive-to-this-show PowerPoint presentations, audience polls, and a live Q&A "Ask the Floppers" session at the end. Chat with your fellow floppers as we ramble on about nonsense and, occasionally, talk about Super Mario Bros. Good-bad? Bad-bad? Or ...

Aug 10, 20213 min

FH Mini 35 - Moflopoly

Dan challenges the others to a game he's invented that has absolutely nothing to do with Monopoly, and everything to do with how quickly we forget the dreck we watch for this podcast.

Aug 07, 202139 min

Ep. #348 - Jiu Jitsu, with Jordan Morris

It's Cagemas in July! The second-cagiest time of year! So we invited Jordan Morris , creator of the Bubble podcast (available on Maximum Fun) and co-writer of the brand new Bubble graphic novel to come by and discuss the "aliens really like a good martial arts fight" action movie Jiu Jitsu , with a delightful turn by Mr. Cage as a wacky Yoda-like character. Wikipedia entry for Jiu Jitsu Movies recommended in this episode: The Fear Street Trilogy Blue Collar Season of the Witch Let Him Go...

Jul 31, 20212 hr 43 minEp. 348

FH Mini 34 - Missed That Movie: Invitation to Hell

While we're sad to say goodbye to beloved Producer Jordan, we're happy to welcome Producer Alex , as he drops by to tell us about a forgotten TV movie from horror icon Wes Craven, Invitation to Hell !

Jul 24, 20212 hr 33 min

Ep. #347 - Me You Madness, with Hallie Haglund

We'll level with all of you -- we ALSO prefer Hallie Haglund , and are at our happiest when she comes by to join us for some film talk. So we had to pick an extra-special movie to mark the occasion. And hoo boy. That movie? The wife of former Trump treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and controversial figure in her own right , Louise Linton's vanity project (as writer, director, producer, and star) Me You Madness . It's the movie that asks "if I make fun of myself REALLY HARD, then you're not allow...

Jul 17, 20212 hr 47 minEp. 347

FH Mini 33 - Elliott Explains The Eternals

With Black Widow in theaters this week, we talk about the Marvel property everyone's talking about! The Eternals! Elliott attempts to answer the important question: What's their deal?

Jul 10, 202155 minEp. 375

Ep. #346 - Locked Down

Whaaat? Our second Doug Liman movie in so many episodes? It's certainly hard to give Locked Down as much shit as we gave Chaos Walking -- especially when it co-stars Elliott's old flame Annie. Anyway, we hope you enjoy our usual shenanigans. Life seems to be looking up, right? Are we wrong? Wikipedia entry for Locked Down Movies recommended in this episode: The Neutral Ground The Sparks Brothers Thief...

Jul 03, 20212 hr 33 minEp. 346

FH 32 - The Underground Adventure

In the spirit of Stuart's tale about snakes, Dan shares some short fiction from his own childhood, filled with murder, moles, and an octopus with FANGS!

Jun 26, 202129 min

Ep. #345 - Chaos Walking

It's just back to the OP's this episode, for the discussion of the talent-packed, but passion-lite YA adaptation Chaos Walking , which honestly seems like a pretty heart-healthy way for Chaos to travel, but maybe it should check out public transit. Wikipedia entry for Chaos Walking Movies recommended in this episode: Polyester Seance The Joke...

Jun 19, 20211 hr 21 minEp. 374

FH Mini 31 - Stu Sees Saws

Stu's always asking if we'd like to play a game, so it was probably only a matter of time before he'd turn to the topic of Saw. He recently ran the series, and wants to talk to Dan and Elliott about it. And what would any Saw-related media be without a twist? In this case, a radical shift in the episode after the ads. We hope you enjoy!

Jun 12, 202154 min

Ep. #344 - Mortal Kombat, with Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman

Comedy couple Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman of the Couples' Therapy podcast , and performing/writing/starring in many wonderful things join us to discuss Mortal Kombat and also mortal-ity, given how sick Dan sounds in this one. Wikipedia entry for Mortal Kombat Movies recommended in this episode: The Castle of Cagliostro Plan B Picture Snatcher Can't Get You Out of My Head Little Shop of Horrors...

Jun 05, 20212 hr 57 minEp. 373

FH Mini 30 - The Sleuth About Cats and Dogs

In honor of Housebroken , the TV show that's kindly employed Mr. Elliott Kalan for part of this lousy quarantine (premiering 5/31 on Fox), Elliott quizzes the others about their preferences, to determine Dan and Stu's perfect pop culture pets

May 29, 202150 min

Ep. #343 - North, with Matt Singer

Editor of ScreenCrush , Matt Singe r stops by The Flop House, and weirdly, he didn't want to talk about Gymkata . Instead, he forced us to experience North, the movie that Roger Ebert hated SO much that he named his book of bad movies after his review . Wikipedia entry for North Movies recommended in this episode: Out of the Past Jakob's Wife The Creamator Multiple Maniacs...

May 22, 20212 hr 53 minEp. 343

FH Mini #29 - Ask Us Anything

For our Max Fun Drive-ending mini, Stu collected some of your most burning questions, and we did our best to answer. Things get VERY silly. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to become a Max Fun member!

May 15, 202154 minEp. 372

Ep. #342 - The Country Bears

Hello everyone. We did The Country Bears . For you. THE COUNTRY BEARS. For YOU. It's PURE JOY. Pure joy for MAX FUN DRIVE 2021. If you have the inclination and the means, please become a member at maximumfun.org/join ! We love you, listeners! Wikipedia entry for The Country Bears . Movies recommended in this episode: The Joining Max Fun Movie 2021...

May 08, 20212 hr 42 minEp. 342

Ep. #341 - Godzilla vs. Kong, with Zander Cannon

From the dawn of time, humankind has dreamed of watching a giant lizard wrestle a big ape. Well, now humankind has Godzilla vs. Kong . Did it live up to our dreams? We enlisted the creator of Kaijumax , Zander Cannon , to help untangle our thoughts, as we spin along on this hollow Earth. BTW: we know we promised you the Dark Phoenix live episode on our Twitter and IG, but technical issues stood in the way (those technical issues are that Dan somehow lost the file). In the unlikely event anyone h...

Apr 24, 20212 hr 4 minEp. 341

FH Mini #27 - Video Games Killed the Movie Star

Stuart tells us about the Hitman video games and the associated movies. At least, we think that's what this one is about. Honestly, it takes us a while to stay on topic.

Apr 17, 202129 min

Ep. #340 - The Final Programme, with Joel Hodgson and Matt McGinnis

The prophecy has been fulfilled. The Flop House got to sit down and discuss a bad movie with the godfather of "bad movie comedy" as a genre, Joel Hodgson , as well as Matt McGinnis , who works with Joel on a little show you may know as Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return -- and they would like to return AGAIN -- this time beholden to no network -- so please check out their just-announced Kickstarter for all-new episodes of MST3K ! ...but also please enjoy us trying to puzzle our way through...

Apr 10, 20212 hr 54 minEp. 340

Ep. #338 - Zack Snyder's Justice League

Look, it was probably inevitable that we'd end up discussing Zack Snyder's Justice League , and we'll say this -- it is certainly the most Zack Snyder-y Justice League we've ever seen (check out of our discussion of the theatrical cut here ). In fact, it's SO Zach Snyder-y that it's four hours long... so we've split our ZSJL episode in TWO! That's double the discussion of this already over-discussed movie. YOU'RE WELCOME, WORLD! Wikipedia entry for Zack Snyder's Justice League . Movies recommend...

Mar 27, 20212 hr 46 minEp. 338

FH Mini 26 - Oscar Noms

Elliott gets us to talk about the Oscar nominations in the dumbest way possible.

Mar 20, 202142 min

Ep. #337 - Tom & Jerry

I don't know if this modern world has broken us, or what, but the clever podcast show notes just aren't flowing right now. This movie is bad and it should feel bad. Get the fuck outta here, Tom & Jerry . From hell's heart, we stab at thee. Wikipedia entry for Tom & Jerry . Movies recommended in this episode: Lucky 12 Hour Shift The Devils Born in Flames...

Mar 13, 20212 hr 40 minEp. 337

FH Mini #25 - Stuart Telly-ton

Stuart leads Dan and Elliott in a quiz game, which -- to the untrained eye -- might seem to just be an excuse to do goofy shit and talk about television.

Mar 06, 202154 min

Ep. #336 - Supergirl, with Glen Weldon

If we have Glen Weldon , co-host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast and author of the marvelous Superman: The Unauthorized Biography on as a guest, you'd better believe we're gonna go down one of the many fascinating cul-de-sacs in the "super" cinematic universe -- in this case 1984's " Supergirl ," or -- as we prefer to think about it -- The Adventures of Faye Dunaway's Fabulous Witch and Her Companions. Wikipedia entry for Supergirl . Movies recommended in this episode: Saint Maud Synchroni...

Feb 27, 20212 hr 1 minEp. 336

FH Mini #24 - Goofs Twofs

Insidious game-master Dan yet again challenges Stu and Elliott to a battle of wits, and unleashes a torrent of the movies' most embarrassing GOOFS!

Feb 20, 202147 min

Ep. #335 - Hillbilly Elegy

Oof, y'all. Oooof. Hillbilly Elegy ? More like Who'll-Kill-Me Smellogy! Got 'em! The Peaches discuss the controversial book-turned-apolitical and emotionally incomprehensible Oscar-bait sob-fest / catalog of yells. Also, if you missed the Teen Wolf live show, but wish you'd seen, you still can! Access to the recorded version is available until 12PM ET on Sunday 2/14! https://theflophouse.simpletix.com Wikipedia entry for Hillbilly Elegy Movies recommended in this episode: The Florida Project Sel...

Feb 13, 20212 hr 39 minEp. 371

FH Mini #23 - Flop Etiquette

We talk with Joel Church-Cooper , creator of the show Brockmire , about what it's like to talk to actors about their less successful projects. Also, the Flop House VIRTUAL LIVE SHOW, is TONIGHT, Saturday, February 6th, at 9 pm Eastern! Just $10! Buy a ticket HERE ! And if you want exclusive, only available for a limited time TOUR SHIRTS, go HERE !...

Feb 06, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 370

Ep. #334 - The New Mutants, with Arnie Niekamp

Yeah, but what if the mutants... were NEW? Hello from the Magic Tavern' s Arnie Niekamp joins the Peaches to talk about the long-anticipated, long-troubled, X-Men universe teen horror movie, The New Mutants ! PLEASE NOTE! The audio at the beginning of the episode is pretty bad, due to technical problems that had our guest's audio dropping out occasionally, but it DOES clear up fairly quickly, so please bear with us. Also, we’re doing a new Flop House VIRTUAL LIVE SHOW! On Saturday, February 6th,...

Jan 30, 20212 hr 48 minEp. 334