Hot Dog #56-This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched, 1995’s horror film “Evolver.” This film had us asking such questions as; why does this robot never stop asking questions? Why were we so obsessed with VR in the 90’s when we weren’t actually able to make it a reality? Are they expecting parents to spend tens of thousands of dollars to by their children a fully functioning artificially intelligent robot? Where is this VR arcade and why is there no staff? Do you have to buy extra darts an...
Sep 27, 2016•50 min
Hot Dog #55- This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched, 1983’s action comedy film, “Fantasy Mission Force.” This film had us asking such questions as; why is Jackie Chan top billed in a movie he is barely in? Why are the Japanese in Canada ? Why does Africa (the entire continent) have its own General? Why is the American General named Abraham Lincoln? Is the main character a Captain or a Lieutenant ? Why are the Japanese Nazis driving American Muscle Cars? Better question, why are there Jap...
Sep 21, 2016•49 min
Hot Dog #54- In celebration of the end of summer and going back to school, we are watching films that, for many, encapsulate that feeling of freedom and summer fun. That’s right, the forgone genre of the boob comedy! Films that were made in one week for almost no money, that were shown on basic cable late at night to an audience of mostly 12 to 16 year olds. And for our fourth and final week of this summer farewell, Matt (a different matt) and Reverend Zach watched, 1979’s sex/boob comedy “H.OT....
Sep 14, 2016•54 min
Hot Dog #53- In celebration of the end of summer and going back to school, we are watching films that, for many, encapsulate that feeling of freedom and summer fun. That’s right, the forgone genre of the boob comedy! Films that were made in one week for almost no money, that were shown on basic cable late at night to an audience of mostly 12 to 16 year olds. And for our third week of this summer farewell Matt and Reverend Zach watched, 1995’s satirical science fiction (soft core porn(?)) boob co...
Aug 31, 2016•56 min
Hot Dog #52- In celebration of the end of summer and going back to school, we are watching films that for many, encapsulate that feeling of freedom and summer fun. That’s right, the forgone genre of the boob comedy! Films that were made in one week for almost no money, that were shown on basic cable late at night to an audience of mostly 12 to 16 year olds. And for our second week of this summer farewell Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched, 1984’s Canadian boob comedy “Oddballs” (no relation to ...
Aug 23, 2016•57 min
Hot Dog #51- In celebration of the end of summer and going back to school, we are watching films that for many, encapsulate that feeling of freedom and summer fun. That’s right, the forgone genre of the boob comedy! Films that were made in one week for almost no money and were shown on basic cable late at night to an audience of mostly 12 to 16 year olds. And to start this summer farewell Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched, 1983’s Canadian boob comedy “Screwballs.” This film had us asking such ...
Aug 17, 2016•51 min
Hot Dog #50- This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched, 1984’s science fiction, romantic adventure, comedy film, “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!” This film had us asking such questions as; is Buckaroo Banzai the single most important human in the history of civilization? Why did Lord John Whorfin just not travel back to the 8th dimension in 1938? Why did John Lithgow not age a single day in 46 years? Why is Jeff Goldblum dressed like a cowboy? What was that wate...
Aug 10, 2016•56 min
Hot Dog #49- This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched, Neil Breen’s Magnum Opus, 2005’s “Double Down”. This film had us asking such questions as; Is he stopping a terrorist attack or conducting one? What is the story? Is there a story? What is the deal with that magic rock he got from the old man in the desert? Is Neil Breen a genius or a mad man? Why did he write out what is suppose to be such a bad ass character and then have him eat tuna out of the can while driving? Does he commit the ...
Aug 02, 2016•47 min
Hot Dog #48- This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1994’s “Angels in the outfield”. This film had us asking such questions as; who established the rules to dictate angelic influence over an American Baseball game? Why do such rules exist anyway? How on earth has Danny Glover not been fired yet ? What happened to the pitcher after Danny Glover punched him? Did Danny Glover kill the pitcher? Why did the writers feel the need to kill Tony Danzas; never mind that this fact is revealed to a ...
Jun 07, 2016•57 min
Hot Dog #47- This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1989’s American cinematic classic, “Roadhouse”. This film had us asking such questions as; how is it possible for Patrick “the swayz” Swayze to be so damn cool? Why is the comical fat guy afraid of a taxidermy polar bear? Why doesn’t Ben Gazara just shoot Patrick Swazyze in the head 10 minutes into the movie? Why does a movie about fist fights have 3 buildings explode? Why does no one call the state police, or do anything at all? And ot...
May 31, 2016•49 min
Hot Dog #46- This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1988’s “The Stuff”. This film had us asking such questions as; why would you put something in your mouth that you find on the ground? Why does every member of Jason’s family hate him with such a red hot passion? What is the deal with the creepy movie in the commercial? Do you have to refrigerate the stuff or not? Does frank-cis’s home not have atmospheric pressure in it? Why did Jason think eating shaving cream would be a good idea? If ...
May 25, 2016•57 min
Hot Dog #45- This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1988’s “Cheerleader Camp”. This film had us asking such questions as; what exactly is the reason for the entire screen turning bright red? Are we supposed to be suspicious of Allison, even after we know for a fact she is not the killer? Does this movie contain the absolute worst example of two white people rapping? Why does it take 50 minutes for someone to get slashed in a slasher movie? Why does no one call the police, ever!?!? How ha...
May 19, 2016•56 min
Hot Dog #44- This week, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1990’s “A Gnome Named Gnorm”. This film had us asking such questions as; is this children’s movie? If it is, why is Gnorm so frightening? Why does Anthony Michael Hall, a cop in LA in the 90’s, not carry a gun? Why is Gnorm’s one magic power so lame? How do a horse and a dog talk to each other? Why would they name the bad guy “Z’Dar” when the bad guy’s henchman is the actor Robert Z’Dar!?!? Why does Robert Z’Dar think Gnorm is a human b...
May 04, 2016•45 min
Hot Dog #43- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1996’s “The Phantom”. This film had us asking such questions as; how does a horse and a dog talk to each other? Why, in the 90’s, were we obsessed with making 1930’s comic strips into major Hollywood motion pictures? Why does The Phantom, a super hero set mostly in the green jungle, have a costume that is bright purple? Why does Catherine Zeta-jones become a good guy at the end? Why does The Phantom have two long barreled .45’s and never...
Apr 27, 2016•55 min
Hot Dog #42- This week, as requested by Ethan, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1985’s “Ninja Terminator”. This film had us asking such questions as; how many movies were spliced together to create this semi-movie? Why is there a guy in a white suit wearing a blond female wig? Why did they dub the chinese pawn shop owner to have an American southern accent? How many red ninjas are there? Is the red ninja the one who is in charge of the ninja empire? What is the ninja empire? Why do the bad gu...
Apr 20, 2016•56 min
Hot Dog #41- This week, as requested by Don from North Cape May NJ, Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1998’s “Godzilla”. This film had us asking such questions as; why is Godzilla French? Why is Matthew Broderick such a wienie? Who the hell is Maria Patillio? Why is half the cast of the Simpsons in this movie? Why is Godzilla carrying so many boats with him? Did things used to be “on an internet”? Can a director really rip off Jurassic Park this much? Why is the source of most of the destructi...
Apr 05, 2016•1 hr 2 min
Hot Dog #40- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1992’s “Sidekicks”. This film had us asking such questions as; is this secretly a horror movie? Was the whole movie in Barry’s head? Why is nobody disturbed by the behavior of this loner child who is not only hearing voices, but taking the advice that the voices offer? Did Barry ever really have asthma? Why would you go through all the trouble of training for a karate tournament and never bother to read the flyer!?!? Once Barry is finall...
Mar 31, 2016•52 min
Hot Dog #39- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1994’s “Double Dragon”. This film had us asking such questions as; did they decide to play or even look at the video game before making the movie? What genre of movie is this supposed to be? Why in this goofy kids movie is Abobo something out of a David Crohnenburg horror film? Why is their station wagon rocket car so slow? What exactly is Robert Patrick’s plan? Did the federal government just abandon LA after an earthquake? Why did they...
Mar 23, 2016•51 min
Hot Dog #38- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1995’s “Virtuosity”. This film had us asking such questions as; did somebody black mail Denzel Washington? Why are the matrix future cops wearing weird leather baseball caps? Why does Denzel Washington have a robot arm when it never really matters? Did Kelly Lynch go to the salon and say “give me the Laura Dern Please !” ? Why is Hitler not the strongest personality in Russel Crowes head? Why is no one impressed by the fact that we can u...
Mar 11, 2016•46 min
Hot Dog #37- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1994’s “Class of 1999 II: The substitute”. This film had us asking such questions as; did they really think America was going to descend into post-apocalyptic dystopian madness in just 5 years? Why do they show us a paintball gun used to set people on fire and then never set anyone on fire? Is this set in a crumbling city, a government controlled dystopia, or the woods? Why are all of these high school student 40 years old? Why would you...
Mar 02, 2016•44 min
Hot Dog #36- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1987’s “Masters of the Universe”. This film had us asking such questions as; can Dolph Lundgren speak English? The answer is no. Why is half of this movie a teen drama? Better yet, why is this movie set on earth at all? Why does the whole “Courtney Cox’s parents are dead” subplot even exist? What does being “The Master of The Universe” actually entail?And other questions! Join us for this Hot Dog! Edited by- Zach, Music by Nick April.
Feb 25, 2016•43 min
Hot Dog #35- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1986’s “Terror Vision”. This film had us asking such questions as; what does Brett Garret do for a living to be able to afford this ridiculous mansion? Why is Ricardo Montalban not concerned that the indoor heated pool is filled with lube? Whey are there so many roman statue fountains in this house? What exactly is the point of the Boob Medusa lady being in this movie? Is the daughter the 80’s personified? Is there a satellite in space f...
Feb 17, 2016•43 min
Hot Dog #34- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched 1990’s “Captain America”. Yes, there was a Captain America movie in the 90's. This film had us asking such questions as; why is Captain Americas go to superhero move to steal a car and leave people stranded? Why is the President of the United States always wearing jeans? Why did they say the scientist who created the super soldiers never wrote anything down when in fact she wrote everything down? Why does the Red Skull cut his own arm of...
Feb 03, 2016•50 min
Hot Dog #33- This week Frank-cis and Reverend Zach watched the 1985 teenage science fiction comedy “My Science Project.” This film had us asking such questions as; why does Fischer Stevens have such a long neck? Why does President Eisenhower, upon learning of intelligent beings in a spaceship, immediately decide to just destroy it? Why is there so much drinking and driving by minors? In the 80s were you allowed to smoke in class? Why do the main characters treat accidental time travel as nothing...
Jan 27, 2016•52 min
Hot Dog #32- Happy New Year!! Frank-cis and I are back after a holiday break. This week we ease into 2016 with a brief discussion of “The Force Awakens”, including reviews from people who absolutely hated the movie. We also talk about some of the movies we are excited to see in 2016, and we answer a fan letter. Join us for this Hot Dog! Edited by- Zach, Music by Nick April.
Jan 18, 2016•49 min
Hot Dog #31- This week my and Matt’s pandering to you the audience, and playing into the Star Wars hype machine finally comes to an end. We finish the prequel trilogy by watching 2005's “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith", directed by the devil himself aka George Lucas. This film had us asking such questions as; did we all go see this movie in the theater because we felt obligated to? How have the 1.3 million clone soldiers not all died yet? Why is Count Dooku even in this movie? What t...
Dec 16, 2015•1 hr 20 min
Hot Dog #30- This week Matt and I pander to you the audience, by playing into the Star Wars hype machine by watching 2002's “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the clones", directed by George Lucas aka “The Devil Himself”. This film had us asking such questions as; did no one learn anything from episode I? Is 1.3 million soldiers enough to fight a war against like 10,000 planets? Why are Jedi nothing more than space cops? Why is there an American 1950’s diner a long time ago in a galaxy far, far aw...
Dec 09, 2015•1 hr 21 min
Hot Dog #29- This week Matt and I pander to you the audience, by playing into the Star Wars hype machine by watching 1999's “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", directed by George Lucas aka “The Devil Himself”. This film had us asking such questions as; how exactly does a 14 year old girl become the elected queen of entire planet? Why is the fact that Anakin is a “Force Jesus” not nearly as important to the characters as it seems? Why is the return of a sith not really worrying anyone? Why...
Dec 01, 2015•1 hr 13 min
Hot Dog #28- This week Frank-cis and I watched 1986's teen sex comedy, “Hamburger: The Motion Picture,” directed by Mike Marvin and starring Leigh McCloskey. This film had us asking such questions as; does this fast food 12 week managerial course really count as a “University” just because it’s called “Hamburger University”? Why does the guy who is turning into a chicken, just sort of stop turning into a chicken? Is a nun also allowed to own and operate a fast food franchise, while still being a...
Nov 17, 2015•47 min
Hot Dog #27- This week Frank-cis and I watched 1986's “Redneck Zombies", which is *technically* a movie! This film had us asking such questions as; can you really call something like this a “film” if it was shot on VHS, what parts of this movie are supposed to intentional funny, and what parts are just bad in a silly way? That last question is serious, I really can’t tell. What do people find appealing about Troma films? Does the image of children drinking alcohol only get funnier the more times...
Nov 09, 2015•44 min
