We're joined for a second Shocktober by Edgar Award-winning bestselling author, screenwriter, and secret bad movie fan Gillian Flynn , to discuss The Unholy , a horror movie about a Three's Company-level name misunderstanding. Paste https://feeds.simplecast.com/EOAFriME into iTunes (or your favorite podcatching software) to have new episodes of The Flop House delivered to you directly, as they’re released. Wikipedia entry for The Unholy Movies recommended in this episode: Grizzly II: Revenge Dea...
Oct 23, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 354
Those who woke up early this morning got the wrong episode -- due to a glitch, Dan ended up with a duplicate of an old file on his desktop, and that old episode is what he accidentally uploaded. This is just a note to let you know that if you delete the old file, and re-download today's episode, you will get the proper version of Episode #354 – The Unholy, with Gillian Flynn. It's a great episode that we're really excited about, so we'd hate for you to miss it! Thank you for bearing with us!...
Oct 23, 2021•1 min
Stuart's most ostentatiously-named mini format makes a triumphant return, as he talks to us about the Emmys, and current TV in general.
Oct 16, 2021•44 min
The star of the show has returned, to answer all of our questions about ghost-sightings, but also to discuss the somehow both boring and wild adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw , The Turning . Learn more about Max Fun's Block Party here ! Wikipedia entry for The Turning Movies recommended in this episode: The Fly To Live and Die in L.A. Breakdown We Need to Talk About Kevin...
Oct 09, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 353
The Super Mario Bros. live show had a thrilling, good-humored, and completely unexpected special guest in Parker Bennett, one of the film's (many) writers, who showed up in the chat purely to enjoy the show, but was happy to join us for a few minutes to talk about his experience making the movie. Time constraints prevented us from talking to him as long as we'd like, so we decided to have him on a minisode, where he could dish about the behind-the-scenes details at greater length. A NOTE: since ...
Sep 30, 2021•50 min•Ep. 379
Smalltember concludes with a doozy: Black Easter (previously titled Assassin 33 AD , in a slightly different edit) -- the movie that dares ask "What if someone killed Jesus? ...But not like, the people who ORIGINALLY killed Jesus. What if they were TIME TRAVELING MUSLIMS?" Content warning for all sorts of islamophobic and religious stuff, but honestly, this movie is WAY too silly for much of it to land. Mostly it makes for some great Flop Housing. The streaming LIVE SHOW is TONIGHT!!! — Tune in ...
Sep 25, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 352
Dan the infernal gamemaster returns to quiz Elliott and Stu on big Hollywood movies that the world has mostly forgotten.
Sep 18, 2021•32 min•Ep. 378
America's foremost hedgehog expert , Jamelle Bouie , returns to usher in Smalltember (vember) 2021, with our discussion of the make-work project for Dean Cain and Tara Reid, Andy the Talking Hedgehog . 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 questions via Twitter, and other assorted nonsense...
Sep 11, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 351
Elliott asks Stu and Dan questions about video game movies in the form of a retro video game of the mind. Don't worry; it makes sense when you listen. Mostly. And if you want more talk about video game movies, get tickets for our streaming live show about Super Mario Bros . by clicking HERE ! Extra thanks this week to our producer and musical genius Alex Smith for the video game soundscape, and the 8-bit Flop House theme! Thank you to Lumi Labs for sponsoring this episode, along with all you won...
Sep 04, 2021•59 min•Ep. 377
If the boss baby from The Boss Baby: Family Business can enlist her family for their wacky adventures, then why can't Elliott make this a little more interesting by turning the podcast into his own little family business? His eldest son, Sammy, joins us for the movie discussion portion of the show! 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 M...
Aug 28, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 350
Stuart asks his friends a bunch of questions about themselves, and Dan and Elliott answer surprisingly sincerely. But don't worry-- there are still jokes.
Aug 21, 2021•55 min•Ep. 376
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, 2021•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 349
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?...
Aug 10, 2021•3 min
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, 2021•39 min
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, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 348
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, 2021•1 hr 33 min
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, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 347
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, 2021•55 min•Ep. 375
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, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 346
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, 2021•29 min
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, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 374
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, 2021•54 min
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, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 373
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, 2021•50 min
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, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 343
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, 2021•54 min•Ep. 372
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, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 342
Dan the game-master is back with another of his infernal quizzes -- this one focused on the delightful trash-heap that is Tubi.
May 01, 2021•43 min
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, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 341
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, 2021•29 min
