Classic Film Jerks

Determining if all these so called classic films are indeed just that.

Black Christmas 12/05/2024

Black Christmas CFJ founding member Michael DiGiovanni is home for the holidays filling in for Evan for this episode as he and Jeff watch the 1974 cult classic Black Christmas. Listen as the fellas determine if this qualifies as a Christmas movie, discuss the films influence and try to properly pronouce Hussey. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/34292480

Stop Making Sense 11/24/2024

Stop Making Sense This month the Classic Film Jerks do something a little different as Jeff and Evan watch what has been called the "greatest" concert film, 1984's Stop Making Sense. Listen to hear Jeff's feelings about the Tom Tom Club. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/34127966

Nosferatu 10/29/2024

Nosferatu Evan and Jeff celebrate Halloween by sinking their teeth into the first great(?) horror movie, 1922's Nosferatu. Is it great? Is it a classic? Does Jeff have very strong feelings on personal hygiene? Listen to find out. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/33669022

Solaris 10/01/2024

Solaris It's a little late or is it? Who know what's reality? Certainly not Evan and Jeff as they bend their minds and start their exploration of the greatest genre films of all time with 1972's Solaris. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/33284527

After The Thin Man 08/30/2024

After The Thin Man It's New Years in September as Evan and Jeff do a sequel to Mike and Andrew's "controversial" Thin Man episode with 1936's After The Thin Man. Will you be confused by this mystery as much as the Jerks? Also featuring terrible news for fans of top hats. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/32811892

Duel 07/26/2024

Duel This month Evan and Jeff get lost in the desert with 1971's Duel. Written by Richard Matheson and directed by a young Steven Spielberg, does this movie hold up or will it fall apart like an early 70s Plymouth Valiant? Download today to find out. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/32311317

The Elephant Man 05/30/2024

The Elephant Man This month the Classic Film Jerks overcome microphone and connection issues to travel to Victorian England with David Lynch's The Elephant Man. Is it a classic? Why did it take 44 years for Evan to watch this film? Listen to find out. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/31534477

Gold Diggers of 1933 05/03/2024

Gold Diggers of 1933 Evan and Jeff partake in a little Pettin' in the Park as they watch 1933's Gold Diggers of 1933. Is it a classic? Does one jerk deny being a vintage pornography connoisseur? How much did hats cost in 1933? All will be revealed on this months episode. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/31102343

8 1/2 03/30/2024

8 1/2 This month Evan and Jeff travel to Italy to tackle Federico Fellini's magnum opus 8 1/2. Grab your cigarettes and smash your hat, this one is going to be fun and maybe a little controversial. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/30605753

Laura 02/29/2024

Laura Evan and Jeff go off the rails early as they discuss the 1944 noir mystery thriller Laura. Is it confusing? Is it a classic? Does Evan grant interviews in the bathtub? Is Jeff really Hungarian? All of these questions will be answered. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/30176088

Doctor Zhivago 01/29/2024

Doctor Zhivago Evan's back and this month he and Jeff head to Russia with 1965's Doctor Zhivago. Will this be the classic romance we were promised or will the Jerks get Zhivagoed? Listen to find out. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/29700808

A Christmas Story 12/14/2023

A Christmas Story We watched 1983's A Christmas Story and now we are really concerned that Andrew's son didn't know that Santa Ho Ho Ho's? /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/29066528

The Time Machine 11/16/2023

The Time Machine We watched 1960's The Time Machine and now we really want to know where the hell that scale model of the time machine went? /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/28658093

The Blob 10/16/2023

The Blob We watched 1958's The Blob and and now we are really concerned with the rise in movie ticket prices. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/28311194

1931's M 08/31/2023

1931's M This month the jerkiness is on full display as Evan, Jeff and special guest Michael May, wach 1931's M, starring Classic Film Jerks favorite Peter Lorre. The phrase crotch shot is featured far more than you would expect for a movie about the hunt for a child murder. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/27907341

Fiddler On The Roof 07/07/2023

Fiddler On The Roof This month Evan and Jeff are joined by original Classic Film Jerk Michael DiGiovanni. The guys get traditional with 1971's Fiddler On The Roof. So settle in for an extra long podcast episode about an extra long movie complete with bottle dances, possibly diseased chickens and of course, Motel's sewing machine. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/27400734

Fast Times At Ridgemont High 06/10/2023

Fast Times At Ridgemont High Meet Evan, Jeff and special guest Paxon Holley at the All American Burger as they watch 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High, plus a discussion of Hamiltonian versus Jeffersonian visions of society. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/27105321

Stormy Weather 05/05/2023

Stormy Weather This month Evan and Jeff try to figure out why there's no sun up in the sky as they watch 1943's Stormy Weather and a secret love of tap dancing will be revealed. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/26758125

The Last Temptation of Christ 04/07/2023

The Last Temptation of Christ Break out your carpentry tools and join Jeff and Evan as they watch Martin Scorsese's 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ. Is it a classic? Listen and find out. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/26472081

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 03/10/2023

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House We watched 1948's Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Drop by to smoke your pipe and find out if two naive New Yorkers can build their dream house in Connecticut. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/26187513

Do The Right Thing 02/10/2023

Do The Right Thing New Classic Film Jerks hosts Evan and Jeff settle in for a sweaty watch of Spike Lee's 1989 film Do The Right Thing. Grab a slice of pizza and join them as they count how many Aiello's are in this movie. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/25893135

The Post Mortem 01/13/2023

The Post Mortem We ended the podcast and now we are going to talk about it...and quite possibly some other stuff. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/25592088

Babes in Toyland (March of the Wooden Soldiers) 12/09/2022

Babes in Toyland (March of the Wooden Soldiers) We watched 1934's Babes in Toyland (aka March of the Wooden Soldiers) with our pal Jeff Somogyi and now we are all terrified of those pig masks! /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/25271034

Rashomon 11/16/2022

Rashomon We watched 1950's Rashomon and now we are really questioning our eyebrows. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/25034232

The Invisible Man 10/21/2022

The Invisible Man We watched 1933's The Invisible Man and now we really want that woman to stop screaming, like REALLY want her to stop. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/24754353

Dr. No 09/16/2022

Dr. No We watched 1962's Dr. No and now we think they maybe should have just run away from the Dragon tank. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/24395376

Sullivan's Travels 08/18/2022

Sullivan's Travels We watched 1941's Sullivan's Travels with guest Nate Ryan and now we really need to take a ride on the slapstick land yacht! /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/24087963

Sophie's Choice 07/29/2022

Sophie's Choice We watched 1982's Sophie's Choice and now we realized that Stingo really liked Spam didn't he? /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/23895123

The Muppet Movie 06/16/2022

The Muppet Movie We watched 1979's The Muppet Movie with our pal Carlin Trammel and now we really don't want to put our hand up Kermits butt while being underwater. /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/23441561

Swing Time 05/13/2022

Swing Time We watched 1936's Swing Time and now we really want to involve a police officer with an issue about a friggin' QUARTER! /episode/index/show/classicfilmjerks/id/23104100

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