30something Movie Podcast

Bugsy Siegel — just don't call him that to his face — has always wanted to make it big. Now he's got his chance if he can only finance the building of a hotel in the barren desert that will one day become the Las Vegas strip. Warren Beatty, Ben Kingsley, and Annette Bening star in Bugsy.  

Tre Styles moves in with his father, Furious Styles, who is trying to be a father to his son in a neighborhood without fathers. Tre's friends, Doughboy and Ricky, are brothers but on the opposite ends of life — Ricky is on track to get a college football scholarship and Doughboy has just come home from prison. Each person has to find a way to keep moving forward when the deck seems stacked against them. Cuba Gooding Jr, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Ice Cube, and Morris Chestnut star in Boyz N the Hood.  

Jim Dodge can't seem to hold down a job — or at least a job that would provide him with the money he would need to live the life of leisure he would prefer — so he takes a job at the local Target. Locked in for the night he only has one job, but the beautiful Josie and a couple of burglars will make things hard for him. Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, and Dermot Mulroney star in Career Opportunities.  

Harris Telemacher is a TV weatherman who's not content with his job or his love life, but when he meets Sara, a reporter from London, he falls immediately in love. This is Steve Martin's love letter to the city of Angels that's a little bit Shakespeare with a lot of Sarah Jessica Parker energy! Steve Martin, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Victoria Tennant star in L.A. Story.  

Nick Lang is a Hollywood star who wants to land the role of the tough New York cop, but needs a little coaching along the way. When he goes undercover as John Moss' new partner, he might get more than he bargained for. He could have done things the easy way, but he chose... The Hard Way. Michael J. Fox, James Woods, and Stephen Lang star in The Hard Way.  

Dr. Ben Stone crashes his car in a small out-of-the-way town on his way to a new job as a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills. His punishment is to serve as the town doctor until he's repaid his debt. When he meets the beautiful ambulance driver, Lou, he questions whether this little town is a complete waste after all. Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, and Barnard Hughes star in Doc Hollywood.  

Celeste Talbert has been the star of The Sun Also Sets for years, but now her co-star Montana Moorehead wants top billing. As cast members conspire to supplant her, in typical soap opera fashion there are plenty of outrageous plot twists. Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr, and Elisabeth Shue star in Soapdish.  

Evelyn couldn't get Ed to pay attention to her. Food didn't work. Cellophane didn't work. Nothing worked until the story of Idgie and Ruth inspired her and brought her to the realization that she didn't need Ed to pay attention to her... SHE needed to pay attention to her. Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, and Mary Stuart Masterson star in Fried Green Tomatoes.  

What starts as a girl's weekend quickly turns deadly when Louise saves Thelma from an attacker. Now the two friends are on the run from the law and showing everyone along the way that they're mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore! Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, and Harvey Keitel star in Thelma & Louise.  

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Vada Sultenfuss is constantly dying of something... her doctor just refuses to agree with her. Maybe that's not surprising from someone who's grown up in a funeral parlor, but when death hits a little too close to home Vada is going to need her friends and family to realize that life will go on. Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Macaulay Culkin, and Anna Chlumsky star in My Girl.  

Paul Blake never got his shot at being a great college football quarterback, but now that he's old enough to be a teacher he's getting another chance.  Scott Bakula, Robert Loggia, Hector Elizondo, and Harley Jane Kozak star in Necessary Roughness. We're also happy to announce that we are now part of the Scene Stealers Podcast Network. Check them out at scenestealersglobal.com.

Uncle Fester has been gone for over two decades when he suddenly reappears. Is it really him, though? The Addams Family fortune may be at stake if they don't uncover this mystery. Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, and Christina Ricci star in The Addams Family.  

Henry is a high-powered attorney who has furthered his career by sacrificing his relationships. When a bullet to the head causes him to have to start life over from scratch, he finds that wealth and power may not be the meaning of life. Harrison Ford, Annette Bening, and Bill Nunn star in Regarding Henry.  

Sue Ellen doesn't really like her mom very much. She doesn't like her siblings. She doesn't like much of anything. When her mom heads to Australia with her new boyfriend for a couple of months, the babysitter abruptly dies and Sue Ellen takes the opportunity to get a job. Grown up life isn't quite what she bargained for... Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy and John Getz star in Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead.  

George and Nina Bonks... sorry, Banks... are prepping for their daughter's wedding. George may be struggling with the concept a little more than your average dad. Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short star in Father of the Bride. Trailer:

The Turtles return to battle evil once again when the Shredder, who they believed to be dead, shows up and has a couple of mutant monsters of his own. Paige Turco, David Warner, and Michelan Sisti star in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Trailer

Steven and Brian are brothers, but they don't always get along. This would be pretty normal for brothers, but when you're firefighters serving in the same company, you kinda need to be able to trust your partners. When a series of mysterious fires begins killing people across the city, Brian will take on a new role and try to help determine who is starting these deadly backdrafts. Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, and Robert De Niro star in Backdraft. Trailer: Trailer:

Chad and Alex were separated as babies and grew up not knowing they each had a twin brother, but when Chad travels to Hong Kong and accidentally meets Alex they have to work together to avenge their parents' deaths and try not to kill each other in the process. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Alonna Shaw, and Bolo Yeung star in Double Impact.  

Welcome to 1991! Our first episode rockets into your podcast app of choice as Cliff Secord finds a mysterious jetpack and is soon catapulted into a conflict between the feds, the mob, and the Nazis... oh my! Billy Campbell, Timothy Dalton, Jennifer Connelly, and Alan Arkin star in The Rocketeer. The Trailer: