30something Movie Podcast

After winning the fight of his life against Ivan Drago, Rocky Balboa returns home a broken man. Swindled out of his fortune, he and his family have to return to their humble roots. Rocky decides to train a young boxer but soon finds himself blinded to what's happening to those most important to him. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Tommy Morrison star in Rocky V. This concludes our "Action & Adventure" month, which includes: Dances With Wolves, The Hunt for Red October, Navy SEALS, and Rocky V. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2_k8p3RQx4 

A battle-hardened SEAL Team sets off on a mission to destroy a shipment of US-built Stinger missiles that have fallen into terrorist hands. Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, and Joanne Whalley star in Navy SEALs. This continues our "Action & Adventure" month, which includes: Dances With Wolves, The Hunt for Red October, Navy SEALS, and Rocky V. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Ygd0lpqVg 

Ramius is a Lithuanian-born Russian submarine commander with a Scottish accent who is planning to take the experimental submarine he just stole from the Soviet Union and defect to the United States. Jack Ryan is an analyst who doesn't know when to keep his big mouth shut. Now he has to convince the U.S. military not to kill Ramius. Sean Connery, Sam Neill, Alec Baldwin, and Tim Curry star in The Hunt for Red October. This continues our "Action & Adventure" month, which includes: Dances With Wolves, The Hunt for Red October, Navy SEALS, and Rocky V. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxL8uBmdulY 

Lt. John Dunbar begins the first case of post-Civil War social distancing when he's assigned to an abandoned outpost. Once there, he begins to make friends with his horse, a wolf, and a Lakota Sioux tribe who ultimately accepts him as one of their own. Unfortunately, the U.S. military doesn't feel the same. Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, and Rodney Grant star in Dances With Wolves. This begins our "Action & Adventure" month, which includes: Dances With Wolves, The Hunt for Red October, Navy SEALS, and Rocky V. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0obOvGGb1U 

Joey O'Brien has to sell 12 cars in 24 hours to save his job, but he's also got to contend with an ex-wife, a missing daughter, a girlfriend, another girlfriend who's married, and he owes money to the mob. The brightest point of his day is that he's just been taken hostage. Robin Williams and Tim Robbins star in Cadillac Man. This concludes our "Planes and Trains" month, which included: Air America, Memphis Belle, Days of Thunder, and Cadillac Man. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbsHR7_dScg 

You have to have a bit of a crazy death wish to strap yourself into a vehicle that rockets down a track at breakneck speeds. Either that, or just be crazy good at it. Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Nicole Kidman and Michael Rooker star in Days of Thunder. This continues our "Planes and Trains" month, which includes: Air America, Memphis Belle, Days of Thunder, and Cadillac Man. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nweW-D0qAU8 

There's one last mission and then a ticket home. They just have to make it back alive. Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and John Lithgow star in Memphis Belle. This continues our "Planes and Trains" month, which includes: Air America, Memphis Belle, Days of Thunder, and Cadillac Man. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7e_vAvW0ac 

If you need something delivered with very few questions asked, there is a select group of pilots you can call. Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson star in Air America. This begins our "Planes and Trains" month, which includes: Air America, Memphis Belle, Days of Thunder, and Cadillac Man. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPc3QVCcVT8 

Families are all a little different. In Charlotte's family, they never stay in one place too long, her mother never stays with one man for too long, and dinner consists of finger sandwiches with marshmallow kabobs. Catholicism-obsessed teenager Charlotte tries to navigate a new home and new school with the added bonus of being more mature than her own mother... who just so happens to be attracted to anything male that moves. That may also include the local boy that's got Charlotte ready to lose her religion.  Cher, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, and Bob Hoskins star in Mermaids. This concludes our "Love is in the Air" month, which included: Pretty Woman, Ghost, Wild at Heart, and Mermaids. Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUSPGXmZQbM 

Have you ever thought: I'd really love to view a Romeo and Juliet/Bonnie and Clyde kind of story through the macabre lens of a David Lynch love story that features Nic Cage, Laura Dern, and Willem Dafoe? If so, you may really enjoy Wild At Heart. If not... well, listen on and you'll be in good company. Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Dianne Ladd, Willem Dafoe and Harry Dean Stanton star in Wild At Heart. This continues our "Love is in the Air" month, which will include: Pretty Woman, Ghost, Wild at Heart, and Mermaids. The Episode: **I'm removing timestamps for now... the last few times I've included them, once the file is uploaded, the times do not seem to match up correctly. Looking into it and apologies if you typically rely on them!**  Intro Wild At Heart background info/trailer Wild At Heart discussion 3 Questions Wrap-up Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCQwumNQL9E 

We've seen enough movies by now to know that you should never walk down a dark street at night after leaving the theater. It didn't work for the Waynes and it didn't work for Sam Wheat. A promising young man with a good job and a woman who loves him, cut down in his prime. Oh, but he's not done yet. He's going to go all Jason Lee Crow on his buddy who betrayed him. Okay, maybe not. But that sounds fun too. I wonder how The Crow would sound with Unchained Melody playing in the background...? Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg star in Ghost. This continues our "Love is in the Air" month, which will include: Pretty Woman, Ghost, Wild at Heart, and Mermaids. The Episode: Intro Ghost background info/trailer Ghost discussion 3 Questions  Wrap-up Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIy3MDzPyKg 

What's your dream? Welcome to Hollywood! Everybody's got a dream. Vivian's is to make some money and eventually get out of the life she landed in. Edward's is to buy things, break them apart, then sell them for more money. In the end, they might just save each other. Julia Roberts and Richard Gere star in Pretty Woman. This kicks off our "Love is in the Air" month, which will include: Pretty Woman, Ghost, Wild at Heart, and Mermaids. The Episode: Intro [0:00] This Month in 1990 [4:45] Pretty Woman background info/trailer [8:23] Pretty Woman discussion [13:24] 3 Questions [52:30] Wrap-up [1:09:53] Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIAycsFfxFk 

Picture this... you're on a vacation in Los Angeles. You're far away from home and surrounded by a lot of unfamiliar people and places. All you want to do is enjoy a little time to yourself, see the city, and skin a few people before you remove their skulls and polish them for your collection. On second thought... Danny Glover, Bill Paxton, and Gary Busey star in Predator 2. This concludes our "Revenge of the Sequel" or "Who Does #2 Work For?!" month, which will include: Die Hard 2, Gremlins 2, RoboCop 2, Young Guns 2, and Predator 2. The Episode: Intro/News [0:00] Voicemail [24:08] Predator 2 background info/trailer [34:15] Predator 2 discussion [37:35] 3 Questions [1:08:33] Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciuvNsG10_E 

They're wanted dead or alive, but if they go down it'll be in a blaze of glory. Trying to escape to Mexico, they're halfway there and basically livin' on a prayer. Yeah... it's Young Guns 2. Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and William Petersen star in Young Guns 2. This continues our "Revenge of the Sequel" or "Who Does #2 Work For?!" month, which will include: Die Hard 2, Gremlins 2, RoboCop 2, Young Guns 2, and Predator 2. The Episode: Intro/News [0:00] Young Guns 2 background info/trailer [3:10] Young Guns 2 discussion [7:32] 3 Questions [32:28] Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-FmfxLy7fo 

Jesus... had days like this. Okay, not really. But that's just one of the many moments that make RoboCop 2 what it is. And we're not sure what that is. We just know it is. And maybe it didn't need to be. Peter Weller and Tom Noonan star in RoboCop 2. This continues our "Revenge of the Sequel" or "Who Does #2 Work For?!" month, which will include: Die Hard 2, Gremlins 2, RoboCop 2, Young Guns 2, and Predator 2.   The Episode: Intro/News [0:00] RoboCop 2 background info/trailer [5:26] RoboCop 2 discussion [11:00] 3 Questions [48:02] Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KcDRqNLNlk 

Gremlins: The Untamed Element, Oldest of Asia's Mysteries, Giver of mischief, Destroyer of everything, right now *this* building is filled with Gremlins. Yes! The building is filled with Gremlins! And they're all genetically modified now! Enact the Age Old drama of Self-Preservation! Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates and John Glover star in Gremlins 2: The New Batch. This continues our "Revenge of the Sequel" or "Who Does #2 Work For?!" month, which will include: Die Hard 2, Gremlins 2, Robocop 2, Young Guns 2, and Predator 2. The Episode: Intro/News/Rise of Skywalker [0:00] Gremlins 2 background info/trailer [28:24] Gremlins 2 discussion [33:40] 3 Questions [56:32] Wrap-Up [1:09:20] Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdCp0qLqnCY 

You might ask yourself how the same crap can happen to the same guy twice... if so, you and John McClane are pretty much on the same page. Welcome to the 90s and we start the year off with a bang... a really big cargo plane-sized bang. Bruce Willis, William Sadler and Bonnie Bedelia star in Die Hard 2: Die Harder. This begins our "Revenge of the Sequel" or "Who Does #2 Work For?!" month, which will include: Die Hard 2, Gremlins 2, Robocop 2, Young Guns 2, and Predator 2. The Episode: Intro/News [7:29] This Month in '90 [19:20] Die Hard 2 background info/trailer [23:00] Die Hard 2 discussion [28:42] 3 Questions [1:02:20] Wrap-Up [1:22:32] Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxfXQ4MGLQ 

Welcome to our final entry for 1989... and our final 80s movie of the 30Something Movie Podcast! It's bittersweet ending to the decade we love so much, but in many ways this is the perfect movie to end it with. As we have moved from the teen movies of the 80s and are "graduating" to the 90s, this movie feels like an 80s teen movie that's "growing up." John Cusack, Ione Skye and John Mahoney star in Say Anything.   Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFV7FnbhBRY 

The holidays can be a stressful time. Whether you're hosting family you enjoy spending time with... or your own personal Cousin Eddie, we all have our holiday horror stories. Clark Griswold's may just top them all, but it's also guaranteed to make you laugh!   Trailer(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLVd4ipC5Lc&t=50s 

I was able to see The Rise of Skywalker last night on opening day. I have a lot of thoughts and a lot of feelings about this one. Join me and together… We can discuss this movie and bring order to the galaxy! https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gke7vi/276-RiseOfSkywalker.mp3    Trailer(s): https://youtu.be/8Qn_spdM5Zg