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The How Dare You Podcast

Michael Shantz & Michelle Chuwww.howdareyouawards.com
The How Dare You Awards celebrate the biggest wastes of valuable production dollars in Hollywood each year. The How Dare You Podcast celebrates those movies in full with hosts Michael Shantz and Michelle Chu. Each episode they will take on a new terrible movie and discuss each movie fully including which awards it was or could have been nominated for from our awards show. In addition, Lady Chu will often upset Shantz due to the lack of movies she has seen and they will have an occasional How Dare You Teachable Moment in which they declare how dare you Chu not seen this great movie. Join us to see what happens when the unstoppable force of a movie fanatic meets the immovable object that is a movie novice as they dissect what Hollywood has to offer.
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Episodes

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. You'll hear Chu reiterate her feelings about movies that don't follow the timeline for the industrial revolution, how delighted Shantz was upon seeing the invisible man try to wash off his face paint during a critical battle, and you'll find out exactly how many Hollywood careers this movie ended.

Dec 09, 20211 hr 17 minEp. 57

Green Lantern

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2011 film Green Lantern. You'll hear the many questions they both have for this film including wondering who these characters are as well as what their jobs are, many musings about the nature of the CGI in this movie, and a discussion as to whether Green Lantern can work on screen at all.

Dec 02, 20211 hr 22 minEp. 56

Masters of the Universe

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1987 film Masters of the Universe. You'll hear whether or not Chu is mad at this movie, what Shantz thinks of the acting of the central villain as played by Frank Langella, and how quickly Shantz will reverse his promise to not get mad at Chu for being a movie novice.

Nov 27, 20211 hr 26 minEp. 55

Howard the Duck

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1986 famous flop, Howard the Duck. You'll hear exactly how angry Chu is at Shantz for having been made to watch this movie, a digression on the appropriateness of sex with a duck along with other crimes both real and imagined, and what George Lucas had to give up in order to make this movie happen.

Nov 18, 20211 hr 13 minEp. 54

Catwoman

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2004 film Catwoman! You'll hear which of us had no positive points and which of us enjoyed this sloppy mess of a movie more than they thought they would, whether or not we think the movie's director is in league with our fictional Jenkins, and how many cat puns we can come up with during this podcast.

Nov 11, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 53

Sneakers (A Teachable Moment)

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1992 film Sneakers. You'll hear what set them on the path towards this teachable moment, what the joke hit rate is for the movie, and discussions about how perfectly cast the movie is.

Nov 04, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 52

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. You'll hear if we feel the same way about this movie as we did when we first saw it, how happy we are to have watched an actual Robin Hood movie instead of the nonsense we watched before this, and exactly how much we love Alan Rickman as well as whether or not this would be a good movie without him.

Oct 28, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 51

Robin Hood (2010)

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2010 film Robin Hood. You'll hear if we were at all surprised by this movie, how we're not sure that this is a Robin Hood movie, and the wisdom of including mini ponies in your battle plans.

Oct 21, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 50

Robin Hood (2018)

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2018 film Robin Hood. You'll hear what started their need to watch several Robin Hood movies, what they think of a modern day Robin Hood movie not set in a modern setting, and a discussion about how many times they've seen Ben Mendelsohn die.

Oct 14, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 49

Rhinestone

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1984 film Rhinestone. You'll hear whether or not Shantz' love for this movie is shared by Chu, whether or not Chu knows director Bob Clark, a discussion as to whether or not Sylvester Stallone is funny, and a debate as to what percentage the final number is a grievance or positive point.

Oct 07, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 48

Cobra

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1986 movie Cobra. You'll hear if Chu is mad at Cobra or not, how much we don't understand how the Night Slasher can convince so many people to follow him, and the reckless disregard for witnesses, citizens, groceries, traffic, towns, and people all the characters have in this film.

Sep 30, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 47

First Blood (A Teachable Moment)

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1982 classic First Blood. You'll hear whether or not Shantz keeps his record in tact for teachable moments Chu likes, how much we don't like the cops in this movie, and how surprised Chu will be with the subject matter of this film.

Sep 23, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 46

Over the Top

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1987 film Over the Top. You'll hear us discuss how exactly Chu knows of Robert Loggia, how amazing we find the interviews of the arm wrestlers to be, and what an amazing piece of melodrama this film is.

Sep 16, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 45

Waterworld

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1995 movie Waterworld. You'll hear us discuss how many people Chu knows from this movie, how Dennis Hopper is the only person that knows what movie he is in, and exactly how this movie proves it was made in the mid 90's.

Sep 09, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 44

Let it Ride

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1989 film Let it Ride. You'll hear Shantz try to convince Chu that this movie is awesome, whether or not Chu actually was able to finish watching the film, and an argument about the heritage of Jennifer Tilly.

Sep 02, 20211 hr 5 minEp. 43

The Tomorrow War

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2021 film The Tomorrow War. You'll hear them discuss what Chu's response would be to being caught by a neighbor while beating up her own trash can, if this movie understands whether it's an action movie or a comedy, and exactly how jacked J.K. Simmons is for his role as a grandfather.

Aug 26, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 42

They Live

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1988 cult classic They Live. You'll hear Chu declare how much anger she has for Shantz during the first half hour of the movie, exactly how much they disagree about the long fight between Roddy Piper and Keith David, and whether or not Chu comes around to how great this movie is.

Aug 19, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 41

Point Break (A Teachable Moment)

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1991 film Point Break. You'll hear them discuss what Chu knows about Kathryn Bigelow, how dysfunctional the L.A. branch of the FBI appears to be, the great acting of Patrick Swayze in this movie, and whether or not Chu can guess which line from the movie is the greatest of all time.

Aug 12, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 40

A Fish Called Wanda (A Teachable Moment)

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1988 teachable moment A Fish Called Wanda. You'll hear them discuss Chu's confusion over Monty Python, how drop dead gorgeous Jamie Lee Curtis is, how irresistibly funny the entire cast is including the masterful performance from Kevin Kline, and you'll find out if it's the killing of pets in this movie that makes Chu go into a rage or if it's just lavender.

Aug 05, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 39

Hard to Kill

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1990 film Hard to Kill. You'll hear us discuss whether we like this movie more than Out for Justice, why in the world hallways are bathed in red light, how our hero murders people right in front of his own child, and one of the all time great and terrible lines in movie history.

Jul 29, 20211 hr 10 minEp. 38

Out for Justice

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1991 film Out for Justice. You'll hear them discuss what a terrible person Steven Segal just might be, how deliciously terrible he is as an actor, his terrible accent for the movie, the pajamas he wears as a police officer at the beginning, and a story that may or may not include a time in which Steven Segal accidentally shit his pants.

Jul 22, 20211 hr 17 minEp. 37

Road House

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1989 film Road House. You'll hear Shantz defend this movie as a film with great depth, how disappointed Chu was that she watched an edited version with no boobs, and exactly how much they both love this modern day cowboy masterpiece.

Jul 15, 20211 hr 31 minEp. 36

Wild Wild West

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1999 misfire Wild Wild West. You'll hear exactly what Will Smith's mom told her son after seeing the movie, how wrong Shantz was when he thought this would be a fun bad movie to watch, and how angry Chu gets at the thought of a giant mechanical spider cruising around the desert.

Jul 08, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 35

Lake Placid

Happy almost 4th of July! Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1999 masterpiece(?) Lake Placid. You'll hear how much they love this movie, exactly how high the joke hit rate is for the film, and why Betty White is America's treasure.

Jul 01, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 34

The Hurricane Heist

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2018 film The Hurricane Heist. You'll hear as they discuss the The in the title of The Hurricane Heist, how convoluted the thieves plan to steal a lot of money is, and exactly how many cloud skulls are acceptable in a weather related heist film.

Jun 24, 20211 hr 8 minEp. 33

Raising Arizona (A Teachable Moment)

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 1987 Teachable Moment film, Raising Arizona. You'll hear Shantz take no responsibility for whether or not Chu likes this movie as it was her idea to watch it, how upsetting Chu finds all the yelling in this movie, and the sheer, pure magic of a scene in which a man robs a convenient store for Huggies.

Jun 17, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 32

Con Air

Listen as Shantz and Chu finish strong and discuss the 1997 masterpiece Con Air. You'll hear them discuss the level of greatness this movie achieves through the sheer number of great actors in it, whether or not there really is a federal agent who would wear socks with sandals, and the soaring number of lines of dialogue can that only be described as awesome. This episode isn't exactly Mai Tai's and Yahtzee but it's close.

Jun 10, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 31

The Wicker Man

Listen as Shantz and Chu finally switch up years and discuss the 2006 film The Wicker Man. You'll hear them compare this movie to the original and how the filmmakers decided to change the movie while keeping the dialogue the same, what a terrible police officer Nicolas Cage is in this film and the degree to which his character is out of his jurisdiction, and how hilarious it is to see Cage running around in his bear feet. Not his bare feet. His bear feet.

Jun 03, 20211 hr 10 minEp. 30

Trespass

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2011 film Trespass. What's that? Are you confused? That's right my friend, you'll hear Shantz and Chu discuss a third movie Nicolas Cage did in 2011, as well as hearing how many times we had to record this episode, how boring the movie is, how it stopped the film career of the director Joel Schumacher, and exactly how weird it is to hear the dialogue, "Serve me."

May 27, 20211 hr 6 minEp. 29

Season of the Witch

Listen as Shantz and Chu discuss the 2011 film Season of the Witch. That's right, you'll hear Shantz and Chu discuss a second movie Nicolas Cage did in 2011, how much less they like this movie than Drive Angry, how surprised they were to see and like Claire Foy in the movie, and exactly why the two lead characters sound like they're from New York.

May 20, 20211 hr 2 minEp. 28
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