Ep. #329 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters LIVE
Holiday hustle and bustle means it's finally time to release the OTHER episode, taped at Boston’s CitySpace, about Godzilla: King of the Monsters . CAN YOU HANDLE THE THRILLS?
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The Flop House
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
FH Mini #19: Miseed That Movie! - Brainstorm
Elliott gives us a report from the field about the Douglas Trumbull directorial effort Brainstorm !
Ep. #328 - Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo!, with Justin McElroy
Greeting boils and ghouls and gender non-kill-forming! For the spooookiest holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, we discuss the very appropriate Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo ! Why? Well, we ask our guest, the hilarious absolute sweetheart, Justin McElroy , that very question -- you may know him as one of the hosts of Max Fun's own My Brother My Brother and Me , T he Adventure Zone , Sawbones , and many other podcasts you should probably be listening to instead of our nonsense. See all that he's up t...
FH Mini 18 - Rattlesnake!
Renowned author Stuart Wellington gives us a reading from his early work: a stirring epic about snakes.
Ep. #327 - Men In Black: International, with Annabelle Gurwitch
And so we arrive at November, so named because it has no special theme. And, folks, we'll admit... this MIB: International episode is a weird one. Why? Well, finding out is part of the fun. But our guest for this show is Annabelle Gurwitch , from Max Fun's new Tiny Victories podcast, as well as TBS's Dinner and a Movie, countless acting roles, and quite a few books. Enjoy. Movies recommended in this episode: American Utopia His House Welcome to Sudden Death...
The Flop House Post Election Mood Enhancer - Bratz Commentary
Hi everyone. Was digging through the archives to see if there was anything we could release today, because it seems like maybe people could use a distraction right now. Anyway, found this old recording of the audio from one of our earliest live shows, way back in 2013, where we riffed over the movie Bratz, and decided to make it public (there are MP3s floating around, but we never put it on the main feed). In the past we were worried that you could hear the audio to the movie in the background, ...
FH Mini 17 - The Monster Mash
2020 may be miserable, but it's STILL HALLOWEEN DAMN IT. So we assembled a crack team of the Flop House gang, plus comedy writers Mike Reiss and Ken Keeler (who, between them, are responsible for much of the greatness of The Simpsons, The Critic, and Futurama) to discuss the most important and timely issue possible -- the 1962 novelty hit, The Monster Mash. Also, if you're reading this on the day of release, 10/31, you still have until midnight to donate to charity and be entered in our raffle t...
Ep. #326 - Uninvited, with Gillian Flynn
Our guest this week is Gillian Flynn , bestselling author of Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, and Dark Places, showrunner for Amazon's Utopia, screenwriter of Widows and adaptations of her own work, winner of the Edgar Award, and BAFTA nominee. We have no idea why she agreed to do this either. But we're happy she did, because for our second and final SHOCKTOBER 2020 movie, our horror-aficionado guest picked Uninvited , and it was amazing! (to be clear, this is not THE Uninvited from 2009, which The Flo...
FH Mini 16 - Jackie Chan?
Dan challenges Stu and Elliott to a Jackie Chan-related duel.
Ep. #325 - Fantasy Island
It's here! It's here! It's here! Did you get us any SHOCKTOBER presents? We got YOU something -- a discussion of this year's Fantasy Island , the goofy horror (?) movie based on the decidedly NOT horror 1970's light fantasy television anthology.
Ep. #324 - Hellboy LIVE
We couldn't get together for a mini this week, but our busy schedule is the listeners' gain, as we release this full-sized live show from the vault! It's a flashback to happier times, last July, when people could assemble to live comedy! Here's our live Hellboy (2019) show from The Parkway theater in Minneapolis, MN! Speaking of live shows -- mark your calendars for October 24, 6PT/9ET, when we'll be discussing Exorcist II: The Heretic over on our YouTube channel , in our socially-distanced live...
Ep. #323 - Deadly Lessons
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...
FH Mini 15 - Tom Brokaw's Dune
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.
Ep. #322 - Money Plane
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...
FH Mini 14 - Goofs!
Dan asks his co-hosts: do they want to play a game...?
Ep. #321 - The Call of the Wild, w/ Jesse Thorn
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...
FH Mini 13 - Warhammer, What is it Good For?
Stuart explains Warhammer to Dan and Elliott, and everything is 100% cleared up forever and ever.
Ep. #320 - Last Christmas, w/ Hallie Haglund
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...
Ep. #319 - Alita Battle Angel LIVE
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...
Ep. #318 - Hudson Hawk, w/ Roman Mars
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...
FH Mini 12 - Flop House: The Movie!
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.
Ep. #317 - Artemis Fowl, w/ Scott Weinberg
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...
FH Mini 11 - Score Tactics
In honor of the passing of Ennio Morricone , we discuss movie scores, and some of our personal favorite composers.
Ep. #316 - Between Worlds, w/ Erin Foley-Chan
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...
FH Mini 10 - Detectives! w/ John Hodgman and David Rees
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.
Ep. #315 - Hawk the Slayer, w/ Felicia Day
"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...
FH Mini 9 - Return to New Moon
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 !...
Ep. #314 - Gemini Man
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...
FH Mini 8 - Missed That Movie - Zombies Anonymous
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!
Ep. #313 - Dolittle
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...