If there's one thing we've learned in all our years of discussing bad movies, it's that vanity projects are often the creme de la creme of bizarre and terrible cinema. And hoo doggies, do we have something special for you. Made in 2006, then shelved for nearly a decade before getting quietly dumped to streaming in 2014, writer/director/star Stuart Paul's magnum opus, Deadly Lessons , is a fantasy self-help (?) thriller (?) that's impossible to describe, but lord, do we try. Movies recommended in...
Sep 26, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 323
The longtime anchor of the NBC Nightly News drops by to break down the new Dune trailer, and how he left his heart on Arrakis.
Sep 19, 2020•38 min
After a run of guests, we're celebrating Smalltember with just family. Because at a time like this, family is important, y'know? Almost as important as a movie where Kelsey Grammer menacingly smokes a cigar while telling a professional wrestler to rob a sky casino. That's right, we talked about Money Plane . You're welcome. Wikipedia summary of Money Plane Movies recommended in this episode: We Need to Talk About Kevin Da 5 Bloods Motherless Brooklyn...
Sep 12, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 322
Dan asks his co-hosts: do they want to play a game...?
Sep 05, 2020•43 min
We finally invited the boss over for dinner, so we'd better hide all those staplers we stole! Noted dog lover and the head of Maximum Fun himself, Jesse Thorn , joins us to discuss The Call of the Wild , based on that one book you probably read in middle school. Wikipedia synopsis of The Call of the Wild Movies recommended in this episode: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Host Ah Wilderness! A Thousand Clowns...
Aug 29, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 321
Stuart explains Warhammer to Dan and Elliott, and everything is 100% cleared up forever and ever.
Aug 22, 2020•29 min
The star of the show is back! We were SO happy to hang with the delightful and hilarious Hallie Haglund once more. And this time we didn't force her to discuss some fantasy bullshit she hates! Instead, we all watched what is surely one of the top three movies based on a Wham! song -- Last Christmas ! Also, if you're listening to this show on the day of release, you can also get another shot of Hallie by tuning into our table read of The Boy Next Door , starring Hallie, Dan, Stu, Elliott, Natalie...
Aug 15, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 320
What's this? An off-week FULL EPISODE? That's right -- as a li'l thank you for all of the support during the Max Fun Drive , we've reached into the vault and let loose this live episode, taped at Boston's CitySpace, on Alita: Battle Angel , so you can FINALLY learn the origin of Elliott's conviction that Dan loves backstory. ALSO! Two Flop House livestream events to put on your calendar for next week! On Thursday, August 13, at 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 pm ET, we'll be joining our Blank Check Podcast pa...
Aug 08, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 319
Did you think we wouldn't pull out all the stops for Max Fun Drive 2020 ? More fool you! Because in this episode, we discuss legendary Hollywood flop and Bruce Willis passion project, Hudson Hawk ! And to discuss this momentous film, we're joined by Roman Mars , of the blockbuster design podcast 99% Invisible , the man many have called "The Hudson Hawk of Podcasting."* (The character Hudson Hawk. Not the movie Hudson Hawk. Because the character is so good at his job. Like Roman. Who is good at p...
Aug 01, 2020•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 318
In perhaps our silliest episode yet, Elliott and Stuart try and pitch a Flop House movie to Dan, who... we guess owns a studio in this scenario? Whatever. Just listen.
Jul 25, 2020•47 min
The fuck is this? No really, the fuck is this? What is this fucking thing? What? This? From a major studio and established director? What? The fuck? This? Was made? THIS? We talk about Artemis Fowl with critic and filmmaker Scott Weinberg . Wikipedia synopsis of Artemis Fowl (good luck) Movies recommended in this episode: Lucky Grandma Monstrum The Old Guard The Watermelon Woman...
Jul 18, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 317
In honor of the passing of Ennio Morricone , we discuss movie scores, and some of our personal favorite composers.
Jul 11, 2020•50 min
It's Cagemas in July! That cherished Flop House tradition that Dan totally forgot about for the past couple of years. But he remembered this time! Lay off! Anyway, the wonderful Erin Foley-Chan (supervising producer of The Big Fib on Disney+) joins us to discuss the weird-ass supernatural sex thriller Between Worlds . Meanwhile, Dan has done some sex scene research, Erin offers a producer's perspective, Stuart's old comics collaborator makes a surprise appearance, and Elliott makes "kid flashbac...
Jul 04, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 316
Our pals John Hodgman and David Rees have an animated show called Dicktown, about an aging boy detective and his aging bully/partner, premiering on FXX's "Cake" on July 9. Thus, in a completely generous, non-promotional gesture, they dropped by to discuss private detectives in movies, and in fiction generally.
Jun 27, 2020•1 hr 27 min
"Hollywood" Kalan really worked his connections this episode, to bring us the utterly wonderful Felicia Day (of The Guild, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, MST3K: The Return, and much more) to discuss seminal high fantasy, low budget epic " Hawk the Slayer ." Meanwhile Dan drops a crazy Pink Panther fact, Elliott launches an insulting guess-by-mail contest, Felicia is intrigued by some fish-eating prowess, and Stuart's in this fantasy discussion like a fuckin' fish in water. Also, we're n...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 315
Our delightful Flop House friend Chris Weitz returns to the show to talk about his career, and also continue to be unfailingly good-natured about our ribbing of Twilight: New Moon . ALSO the whole video livestream show for charity is available for viewing on our YouTube page , and we're still accepting charity receipts for the raffle through the end of the day 6/13/20. Details HERE !...
Jun 13, 2020•1 hr 2 min
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 pr...
Jun 06, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 314
Somebody gave Stuart a movie , and he watched it! And now he's telling us about it! Also, watch The Flop House LIVE show LIVESTREAM for CHARITY in your OWN HOME next Saturday, JUNE 6!
May 30, 2020•39 min
You can't have one of #TheTwoFriends without the other! In this episode, we're joined by David Sims of the Blank Check Podcast and film critic for The Atlantic , to talk about Robert Downey Jr.'s next iconic blockbuster character, Dolittle . Meanwhile Dan makes a pitch for fart acceptance, Stuart forgets our mission statement, David gives us a taste of what it was like to see Dolittle in the theater, and Elliott does an extremely aggravating bit with a raccoon finger puppet. Also - EXCITING NEWS...
May 23, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 313
Dan joins in the missed movie fun with his report on "Geteven" (yes, all one word) AKA " Road to Revenge ," a passion project that's more passion than project.
May 16, 2020•40 min
How can we follow up heavy-hitting guests like Griffin Newman and Chris Weitz, you may ask? Uh, well how about with JAMELLE BOUIE , New York Times columnist and guy you've definitely seen saying smart things on the news. Why does he like us? Who knows! But he stopped by to discuss Sonic the Hedgehog , about some sort of hedgehog who has definitely never been pregnant on the internet. Meanwhile, Jamelle gives us his history with SEGA, Stuart uses literary terms correctly, Dan only has old man ref...
May 09, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 312
Stuart tries for extra credit (no one tell him that Flop House extra credit isn't a thing), by checking out the puppy-kidnapping family comedy Rusty: A Dog's Tale and reporting back to the guys.
May 02, 2020•33 min•Ep. 366
Guys, we're so excited for our guest this episode. He's a big-time Hollywood gent who's worn many hats -- and to name just a few: he wrote and directed About a Boy. As an actor, he co-starred as "Chuck" in Chuck and Buck. He was one of the producers of The Farewell. The man co-wrote a Star War (Rogue One), for Pete's sake! And, as we never get tired of reminding him, he directed Twilight: New Moon . But up until now, he's been missing one line on his resume -- Flop House guest. I'm sure now he w...
Apr 25, 2020•2 hr•Ep. 311
Griffin Newman came back (for reals, not one of these "we actually recorded it at the same time") to chat for a bit about Watto, Star Wars in general, his career, and, of course, Tom Selleck.
Apr 18, 2020•22 min•Ep. 364
First off, how are you guys? Everyone doing okay? We hope so. Take care of yourselves. Secondly, my lord were we excited to have Griffin Newman , of many, many things, including the Blank Check podcast and Amazon's The Tick , but MOST IMPORTANTLY, the world's #1 Vin Diesel fan, join the show to discuss Vin's latest vinsanity, Bloodshot . Meanwhile Elliott takes us on a tour through the 4th most popular comics publisher of the 90's, Griffin offers a unified Diesel theory, and Stu and Dan do some ...
Apr 11, 2020•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 310
Elliott gives us a preview of his son Sammy's novel, and then things take a turn.
Apr 04, 2020•21 min•Ep. 362
In our first episode recorded after shit got real, we take a change of pace, and discuss your aunt's favorite movie, Book Club . Can a cast of wonderful old pros elevate the world's most banal script? Meanwhile, Elliott presents his Golden Girls hypothesis, Dan's a huge crybaby, and Stu bravely soldiers on, through his COVID-19. Wikipedia synopsis of Book Club Movies recommended in this episode: Tommy Come to Daddy The World, the Flesh and the Devil The Music Man...
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 309
Please read... bear with us on this one -- this was originally intended to be our Maximum Fun Drive episode, before the world exploded. So it may seem a little choppy in places, where we chopped out some fairly extensive MFD talk* (also there's some minor equipment/audio interference toward the end -- sorry). Thank you to our intrepid editor Jordan Kauwling for going above and beyond. Anyway, even though this would normally not be a full episode week, we thought we'd post it now anyway, to help ...
Mar 21, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 308
Is Holmes & Watson somehow an even worse version of the Sherlock Holmes stories than Sherlock Gnomes ? Will Elliott and Stu be able to console Dan about the latest insult to his beloved hero? Join us for this live show, taped last year in Portland, Oregon, to find out! Wikipedia synopsis for Holmes & Watson Like this live show? Join us in the future! – The Flop House in Toronto – April 18!...
Mar 14, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 307
In this minisode we take on the topic of teams of specialists, like you might find in heist films. If you want to dictate a future minisode, tweet at us @theflophousepod.
Mar 07, 2020•18 min•Ep. 358
