Episode description

Michael Lombardi is and actor, director and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of the Probationary (Probie) firefighter Mike Silletti in the critically acclaimed hit television show Rescue Me. He has a fun new horror movie out now (in select cities) called The Retaliators that features a lot of really cool cameos. The soundtrack features Motley Crue, Papa Roach, and Five Finger Death Punch. We discuss the true story that inspired this film, working & learning from Denis Leary, future projects and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Retaliators Cameos & References
06:17 - Retaliators Plot & True Story
12:41 - Rescue Me & Retaliators Tie In
15:28 - Justice & Morality in Film
17:34 - Production of Film & Script 
18:53 - Working & Learning From Denis Leary
23:05 - Retaliators Sequel & Other Projects
25:45 - The Other Michael Lombardi
25:10 - Last Knights with Morgan Freeman
29:50 - Leary Firefighters Foundation
31:43 - Outro

The Retaliators Movie website:
https://www.retaliatorsmovie.com/

Leary Firefighters Foundation website:
https://learyfirefighters.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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