Episode 30: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Podcast!
Release Date: 01/29/2021
Episode 53: The Film Freaks Watching the Detectives!
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Your Film Freaks, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan, take you down an alley, up a creaky staircase and into an old, worn-down office with Venetian blinds as they discuss one of their favorite genres, the detective flick! The Film Freaks highlight six of their favorites—some famous, some obscure, but all damn good movies. Everyone from Bogart to Denzel Washington to Val Kilmer to Paul Newman are part of the episode. Fascinating, fun facts are shared alongside entertaining audio clips. So as we take a slug of bourbon and tell you our fee (plus expenses), we hope you enjoy the latest episode,...
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Episode 52: The Film Freaks Honor Gene Hackman
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The terrific multiple Oscar-winning actor passed away recently and Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan wanted to pay tribute to this incredible performer—a five-decade career filled with critically acclaimed box office hits like “The French Connection”, “Bonnie & Clyde,” “The Poseidon Adventure,” “The Conversation,” “Unforgiven,” “Get Shorty,” and the list goes on and on. The Film Freaks take you on a fascinating tour through his early days as a TV guest star to Academy Award-winning work. The episode is filled with some unique and rare audio clips. So come join us...
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Episode 51: The Film Freaks Meet Cute!
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With February being the month of Valentine’s Day, your Film Freaks Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan decided to take a moonlit stroll at the beach and fall madly in love…with the romantic comedy genre! Six wonderful, sexy, witty comedies are discussed, starting with the very first American romantic comedy from 1932 all the way up to now. Everyone from Claudette Colbert to Jack Lemmon to Hugh Grant to Ali Wong to Maya Erskine are part of the cavalcade of cuties that shine in these charming, whimsical rom-coms. Give it a listen and laugh and love and cry and recklessly text old flames!...
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Episode 50: The Film Freaks Get Rushed to the Hospital!
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In this entertaining episode, the Film Freaks put a stethoscope up to the hospital movies genre and luckily have found a very healthy heartbeat! Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan discuss six films—covering four different decades. Everyone from Laurel & Hardy to George C. Scott to Michael Douglas to Robert Mitchum come along a fun ambulance ride. Comedies, melodramas, searing satire, thrillers, and even a slasher movie are highlighted. Fascinating films with terrific audio clips and the usual amazing Film Freaks trivia are featured. So, turn your head, cough, and give this new episode a...
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Episode 49: The Film Freaks Get Naughty With Pre-Code Hollywood!
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The Film Freaks gladly go back to the hard-boiled and raunchy 1930s when Hollywood was making movies that adults flocked to see—gritty films full of violence, sex, drug abuse, questioning religion, and giving it to the system…you know, like college. But as talkies came in, the studio writers decided to have fun with this new thing called dialogue so these flicks crackle with quips, come ons, and frank talk about infidelity and breaking the law. The Great Depression was happening so audiences looking for escape embraced these bawdy, raw movies and enjoyed the wild, reckless rides it took...
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Episode 48: The Film Freaks Meet Jim Beaver!
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The Film Freaks are honored and thrilled to interview film historian, writer and incredible actor, Jim Beaver to the podcast. Beaver has been so good in so many things - especially as Ellsworth in the amazing series “Deadwood,” Bobby Singer on “Supernatural,” Shelby Parlow on “Justified,” Lawson the Gun Dealer on “Breaking Bad,” and more recently as “Dakota Bob” on “The Boys.” Listen to Jim tell us tales from his fascinating life and career. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, Jim starts his acting career and discusses working with everyone from Bruce Willis to Chris...
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Episode 47: The Film Freaks Take to the Skies - Window or Aisle?
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Yes, your Film Freaks Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton fly straight into the Airline Disaster Movies genre and have a thrilling time. Come join us in First Class as we highlight six fun, fascinating, and freaky films—everyone from Jimmy Stewart to Lucille Ball to John Wayne to Samuel L. Jackson are discussed along with many others. We dive deep into the history of the genre that starts all the way back into the 1930s and we soar through the decades sharing with you amazing fun facts and beguiling behind the scenes stories along with entertaining audio clips. So take your seat, buckle your...
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Episode 46: The Film Freaks Meet Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski!
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Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan, your Film Freaks have the honor of sitting down and interviewing the terrific writing team of Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (“Ed Wood,” “The People v. Larry Flynt,” “Man on the Moon,” “1408,” “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” “Dolemite Is My Name,” etc.). Scott and Larry are also true Film Freaks and we hope you enjoy this free-wheeling, fun, fascinating discussion where they discuss how they met as college freshmen at USC. The four of us share weird and wild cinema and pop culture trivia—everyone from Mel Brooks to Dom DeLuise...
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Episode 45: The Film Freaks Go Long - Pro Athletes Who Tried Acting!
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In this exciting, last-minute, long-touchdown-pass-to-win-the-game-type of episode, your Film Freak hosts, Phoef Sutton and Mark Jordan Legan, guzzle Gatorade, draw up some plays, and take the field to shine stadium lights on a wonderful, fun, interesting topic: pro athletes who went into acting. Some crashed and burned, but others showed real talent and became successful box office/TV ratings stars! Everyone from Babe Ruth to Jim Brown to Alex Karras to the late, great Carl Weathers are discussed as your Film Freaks bring you in-depth trivia and, of course, many terrific and entertaining...
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Episode 44: The Film Freaks Hide in the Shadows of Noir!
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Your Film Freaks put their feet up on their private eye desk, slip a gat in their pocket, and light a Chesterfield, see? Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton discuss six of their favorite crime noirs—some well known and some rather obscure—the films cover the time period of 1940 through 1959. Everyone from Peter Lorre to Ida Lupino to Robert Ryan to Lucille Ball show up in these tough, fast-talking flicks where bad guys and dangerous dames stay back in the shadows and plan their next moves. Directors like Henry Hathaway, Richard Fleischer, Nicholas Ray, and even producer John Houseman are...
info_outline2020 was a dumpster fire in so many ways, so we figured everyone could use a good laugh. So, in Episode #30 of Film Freaks Forever!, we shine a light on six of our favorite film comedies. Hilarious movies that are guaranteed to make you chuckle, guffaw, belly laugh, chortle, roll in the aisles…you get the idea.
We take you from the 1930's through the 1960's/1970's, into the new millennium, and then we end with a very recent comedy from 2019. Everyone from W.C. Fields to Carole Lombard to Peter Cook to Elaine May to Eugene Levy to Kaitlyn Dever are discussed with many other cohorts of comedy.
We hope you enjoy the latest edition of Film Freaks Forever! Take care and happy 2021!