Total Movie Recall
Total Movie Recall is a free-wheeling film nostalgia podcast in which hosts Steve Albertson & Ryan Mixson each have painstakingly assembled a list of movies that have touched them in some way at a specific moment in their lives. The hosts alternate rolling dice at the end of each show to determine which film will be explored in the following episode. TRM is produced independently in Los Angeles and Denver.
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TMR 066 – Full Metal Jacket
05/04/2021
TMR 066 – Full Metal Jacket
This week on Total Movie Recall, we go to the suck. Steve develops a thousand yard stare reserved for veterans of nightmare wars and mediocre podcasts. Ryan chalks up another point in the Irresponsible Father column, reflecting on his father’s prudent decision to let him watch this vision of insanity at a tender age yet again. If you listen to this episode, you can go to my house and fornicate with my sister. Full Metal Jacket (1987) d. w. based on his novel Starring: as as as as as as as Stanley Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War follows smart-aleck Private Davis, quickly christened "Joker" by his foul-mouthed drill sergeant, and pudgy Private Lawrence, nicknamed "Gomer Pyle," as they endure the rigors of basic training. Though Pyle takes a frightening detour, Joker graduates to the Marine Corps and is sent to Vietnam as a journalist, covering -- and eventually participating in -- the bloody Battle of Hué. Things discussed in the show: (, , , ) (Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, Cyborg, , , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) 2004 (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) - new Napoleon film (, , , ) - Dutch painter Visual Tone Poem (, , , ) by (, , , ) Next week: UHF
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TMR 065 – Harold and Maude
04/27/2021
TMR 065 – Harold and Maude
This week on Total Movie Recall, we watch the first Manic Pixie Dream Girl ever on screen, who is not a girl at all, but is most decidedly a woman. It’s the perfect post-2020 movie, and not just because of the constant suicides. It’s twee and precious and we absolutely loved it. Harold & Maude (1971) d. w. Music by: Starring: Cult classic pairs Cort as a dead-pan disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a loveable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old eccentric. They meet at a funeral, and develop a taboo romantic relationship, in which they explore the tired theme of the meaning of life with a fresh perspective. Things discussed in the show: (, , , , , ) (70mm, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (Vietnam POWs, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (documentary, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) Streaming services (, (short story), , , , ) King , monarch of Chicago Suicide (, , , ) Next week: Full Metal Jacket
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TMR 064 – The Neverending Story
04/18/2021
TMR 064 – The Neverending Story
This week on Total Movie Recall, we learn that while some stories never end, mothers do, and that’s the beginning of how a serial killer is made in this unflinching look inside the mind of one disturbed little boy. Hang in there with us, listen to this, and watch it again and try to tell us you didn’t witness a psychotic break as this poor boy retreats inside the dark fantasies of his mind. The Neverending Story (1984) d. w. , Music by Starring: as Atreyu as Bastian as The Childlike Empress as Teeny Weeny On his way to school, Bastian ducks into a bookstore to avoid bullies. Sneaking away with a book called "The Neverending Story," Bastian begins reading it in the school attic. The novel is about Fantasia, a fantasy land threatened by "The Nothing," a darkness that destroys everything it touches. The kingdom needs the help of a human child to survive. When Bastian reads a description of himself in the book, he begins to wonder if Fantasia is real and needs him to survive. Things discussed in the show: (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) 's memoir - (, , , , ) (, , , , , , and (, , ) Natural Born Killers ( JFK ( Any Given Sunday ( The Disaster Artist ( The Room ( Rocky Horror Picture Show ( Midnight screenings of Rocky Horror and The Room The Crown ( Repo Man Dangerous Liaisons ( Downton Abby The Remains of the Day - novel ( Conan, Lovecraft, Edgar Rice Burroughs George Miller Next week: Harold and Maude
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TMR 063 – Wild Things
03/31/2021
TMR 063 – Wild Things
Ah, the good ole days of passing around R rated spank tapes. This movie is so trashy, it gave Charlie Sheen HIV. (1998) d. Starring: When teen debutante Kelly fails to attract the attention of her hunky guidance counselor, Sam, she cries rape, igniting a scandal that results in his arrest. Sam appeals to Ken, a hack personal-injury lawyer who has never handled a case that couldn't be helped by a prop neck brace. Soon, a second victim, Suzie, comes forward, and Detective Duquette discovers that the unfolding case is far from what it seems. Things discussed in the show: Passing around R rated spank tapes Porn in the 90s and holograms (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (Not the Mama, , , , , ) (, , , , ) – (, , , , ) (, , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) () () (SVU, , , , ) , , (, , , , , , , , ) PEN15 (, , ) (, , , , ) Swamp vs. bayou , , Next week: Black Cat White Cat
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TMR 062 – From Dusk Till Dawn
03/15/2021
TMR 062 – From Dusk Till Dawn
Remember the innocent 90s, when white directors thought they had the N-word pass for some reason? What do you think their “woke” movie would look like? Probably like this, where the N-word is replaced by horrific rape and Mexican jokes. This proto-edgelord movie was looked at as such a good time romp that it was considered the perfect vehicle to transition from the hit network show ER to the big screen. What a simpler time… From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) d. w. (story), (screenplay) Starring: On the run from a bank robbery that left several police officers dead, Seth Gecko (George Clooney) and his paranoid, loose-cannon brother, Richard (Quentin Tarantino), hightail it to the Mexican border. Kidnapping preacher Jacob Fuller (Harvey Keitel) and his kids, the criminals sneak across the border in the family's RV and hole up in a topless bar. Unfortunately, the bar also happens to be home base for a gang of vampires, and the brothers and their hostages have to fight their way out. Things discussed in the show: Sex Machine and Santanico Pandemonium () (, , , , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) 2021 (, , , ) (, , , ) 2020 (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , , ) - and (, , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) Lapdog of Satan (, , , , ) by - (, , , , ) Dirk Diggler of (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) Next week: Wild Things
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TMR 061 – Napoleon Dynamite
03/09/2021
TMR 061 – Napoleon Dynamite
This week on Total Movie Recall, we try to decide whether this is a charming, unique film about staying true to yourself, or a nightmarish descent into the insanity that comes with living in a barren, desolate landscape like rural Idaho, where the Uncle Ricos of the world keep subterranean dungeons for unsuspecting Debs. This might say more about where our heads are at right now than about this beloved comedy. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) d. w. , Starring: In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely nostalgic uncle, Rico, shows up to keep an eye on him. With no safe haven at home or at school, Napoleon befriends the new kid, Pedro, a morose Hispanic boy who speaks little English. Together the two launch a campaign to run for class president. Things discussed in the show: (, , , ) (Disney, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) season 3 (, , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) Atlanta local spots: , (, , , ) (, , , ) High school dances as ritual, an anthropological study (, , , , , , , , , , ) - and - (, , , , ) from and and Next week: From Dusk Till Dawn
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TMR 060 – Dolemite
03/02/2021
TMR 060 – Dolemite
This week on Total Movie Recall, these two born-insecure honkies break down the seminal Blaxploitation movie of 1975 and do a pathetic job of trying to reconcile its progressive vision of black empowerment with the misogyny of the pimp game. It gets complicated. Dolemite (1975) d. Story by: Starring: Dolemite is released from jail after being wrongfully convicted to take on rival pimp Willie Green, corrupt police officers who framed him and even the mayor! With the help of his friends: Queen Bee (the madame of his brothel), Creeper (the heroin addict Hamburger Pimp), Reverend Gibbs (the gun-running preacher), and his gang of female prostitute karate experts, Dolemite takes back his turf and club through martial arts prowess and sheer oratory showmanship. Things discussed in the show: (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) 1971 (, , , ) (, , , ) season 1 (, , , ) - (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) ( (as G.W. Pabst), , , ) (, , , ) Song: (, , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , , , ) - (, , , ) / / / (, , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) albums (Eat Out More Often, This Pussy Belongs To Me, and The Dirty Dozens) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) Top quotes: "That rat-soup-eatin', insecure honky motherfucker!" "Ghosts? If you ever see a ghost, cut the motherfucker." "Dolemite is my name, and fuckin' up motherfuckers is my game!" "Man, move over and let me pass 'fore they have be to pullin' these Hush Puppies out your motherfuckin' ass!" "I'm waitin' for Dolemite! - For who? - Dolemite, motherfucker, you heard her." Next week: Napoleon Dynamite
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TMR 059 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
02/21/2021
TMR 059 – Who Framed Roger Rabbit
This week on Total Movie Recall, things get Freudian as they did for every little boy who stared confusedly at Jessica Rabbit and wondered what was happening to them. Handsome, chiseled leading man Bob Hoskins soldiers on in spite of the bleeding ulcer all that booze gave him, and Christopher Lloyd goes to eleven with his unhinged, terrifying performance. Did hentai exist before this movie? Because it sure as hell did after it. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) d. Starring: Down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon to investigate an adultery scandal involving Jessica Rabbit, the sultry wife of Maroon's biggest star, Roger Rabbit. But when Marvin Acme, Jessica's alleged paramour and the owner of Toontown, is found murdered, the villainous Judge Doom vows to catch and destroy Roger. Things discussed in the show: (, , , ) (, , , ) documentary (, , , ) season 4 (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) season 15 (, , , , , , ) Lobo vs. God in () (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) Baby Herman, Eddie Valiant, The Ink and Paint Club, Paddy Cakes, Toon Town, Judge Doom, Herman's Shermans, Pistol Packin' Possum or as the recast Roger Rabbit Hollywood Babylon (, ) (, , , , ) Mickey Mouse 2013 ("Gulp" is the best episode, Disney, , , ) - Board game about getting a seat on the rocket fleeing Earth. (, , , ) - (, , , ) is the voice of Shoe in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) - Wilma & Betty (, , , , , ) - Velma & Daphne (, , , , , ) - Lois Griffin (, , , , ) - Leela (, , , , ) - April O'Neil (, , , , , ) - Ursala (, , , , ) - Lana (, , , ) - Janine Melnitz (, , ) - Rebecca (, , ) - Marge Simpson (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) - Gadget (, , )
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TMR 058 – The Princess Bride
02/16/2021
TMR 058 – The Princess Bride
This week on Total Movie Recall, we take a hard pivot from all the toxic masculinity of weeks past and Steve shows his gentle, romantic side. Somehow, Ryan makes this about his sad sack heartache but in the end, everybody calms down and moves on with a nice mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. The Princess Bride (1987) d. w. Starring: A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride" which earned its own loyal audience. Things discussed in the show: The sadness of (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) saviors & 2020 (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) and (, , , ) (, , , ) vs. (, , , , ) () () (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , ) Guilder, The Cliffs of Insanity, Shrieking Eels, Six-fingered Man, The Pit of Despair The Grandson: , , , , , , and (who played the Grandson in the 1987 movie). The Grandfather: , , , , , , and . Mother: Westley/The Man in Black/: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and (who played the role in the 1987 film). Princess Buttercup: , , , , , , , , , , , Alice Oswalt, , , , , and (who played Princess Buttercup in the 1987 film). Prince Humperdinck: , , , , , , , , , , and (who played Westley in the 1987 film). : , , , , , , , , , , and . Fezzik: , , , , , , , , and . Vizzini: , , , , and . Count Rugen: , , , , , and . Miracle Max: Valerie: The Impressive Clergyman: The Albino: The Ancient Booer: Yellen the Messenger: R.O.U.S.: Leo James Routh (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) coffee table book (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) Next week: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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TMR 057 – Heat
02/07/2021
TMR 057 – Heat
This week on Total Movie Recall, Ryan stares out the window of his furniture-less modernist home at the endless, uncaring ocean while Steve sleeps on the floor with his hand gripped around his pistol. The pseudo-philosophy of this movie seems deeper than it is because it’s endlessly reflected in all the glass buildings of Michael Mann’s uber-masculine vision. Sure, it may be pretentious, but that’s the point, and if you’ve got a problem with that, I will take you down, because we ain’t exactly doin’ thrill-seeker podcasts with “Born to Lose” tattoos on our chests. (1995) d. Starring: AND as RALPH! Master criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is trying to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last big heist before retiring. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Hanna (Al Pacino) attempts to track down McCauley as he deals with the chaos in his own life, including the infidelity of his wife (Diane Venora) and the mental health of his stepdaughter (Natalie Portman). McCauley and Hanna discover a mutual respect, even as they try to thwart each other's plans. Things discussed in the show: (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) 2020 (, , , , , ) (Pixar, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) or The 1934 (, Madame Guillotine & the Reign of Terror, , , , , ) (, Daffy Duck, , ) (the re-edit, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , (book), , , , ) t and his character music videos: " (, , , ) (, , ) (, , , , ) , , and the franchise ( as , as , as , as , as , as , and as ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) as inspiration for Heat scene (, , , , , ) - Next week: The Princess Bride
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TMR 056 – House Party
02/01/2021
TMR 056 – House Party
This week on Total Movie Recall, two white guys talk about hip hop culture in a totally convincing way when they put on their mustard-colored overalls to go to the House Party. Steve, a sentient walking issue of Pitchfork, schools Ryan on the infinite subgenres of hip hop while Ryan, to no one’s surprise, gets a little weepy at touching father-son relationships. House Party (1990) d. Starring: Kid decides to go to his friend Play's house party, but neither of them can predict what's in store for them on what could be the wildest night of their lives. Things discussed in the show: (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) vs. (board games) (game) (, , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) podcast / (, , , ) (, , , ) , Anthony Meloro) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, (characters), , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, (characters), , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , ) (, , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, (book), , , , ) (, , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) Happy Rap, , , , , , , , , , , , , , DJ , (, , , , ) (, , , , ) and (, , , ) (2019, , , , , ) Next week: Heat
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TMR 055 – Any Given Sunday
01/24/2021
TMR 055 – Any Given Sunday
This week on Total Movie Recall, the pressures of competing at a professional level with all the concussions, cocaine, infidelities, and painkillers almost make Steve request to be traded during the free agency period after he and Ryan bicker about Oliver Stone’s divisive 1999 film, Any Given Sunday. Does Steve’s complete lack of interest in professional sports bring this episode to a screeching halt? Yes. Can you tell who’s writing these summaries yet? Probably. Any Given Sunday (1999) d. Starring: Four years ago, DAmato's (Al Pacino) Miami Sharks were at the top. Now, his team is struggling with three consecutive losses, sliding attendance, and aging heroes, particularly 39-year-old quarterback Jack "Cap" Rooney (Dennis Quaid). Off the field, DAmato is struggling with a failed marriage and estranged children, and is on a collision course with Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the young president/co-owner of the Sharks organization. Things discussed in the show: (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , ) 1932 (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) and (, , , ) (, , , , ) 1968 (, , , ) (, , , ) 1961 (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) () (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) Football degenerates in the NFL UK football hooligans Fake teams in Any Given Sundays: Albuquerque Aztecs California Crusaders Chicago Rhinos Colorado Blizzard Dallas Knights Houston Cattlemen Kansas Twisters Los Angeles Breakers Miami Sharks Minnesota Americans New York Emperors Oregon Pioneers Orlando Crushers San Francisco Knights Seattle Prospects Texas Rattlers Washington Lumbermen Wisconsin Icemen Next week: House Party
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TMR 054 – Kung Fu Cult Master
01/18/2021
TMR 054 – Kung Fu Cult Master
This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan discover that there’s actually an antidote to getting punched really, really hard. The cultural divide proves too much for Ryan in this wild, fantastic, hallucinatory Kung Fu epic of many names. The story is incomprehensible, the fights are nonsensical, but Steve still finds it defensible, while Ryan finds the editing reprehensible. There’s no reason for this rhyme. Kung Fu Cult Master (1993) d. , Starring: Set during the Yuen Dynasty, many sects compete for possession of the two golden swords which contain the secret to dominance of the world of martial arts. The first faction, led by Shaolin, consists of Shaolin, Wu Tang, Ngo Mai, Kun Lun, Hung Tung and Wah Shan. The second is the Ming Sect, otherwise known as the Fire Sect or Evil Sect, led by branch leaders Queen of Purple Dragon, King of White Eagle, King of Gold Lion and King of Green Bat. A student of Wu Tang, befriends Gold Lion and marries the daughter of White Eagle. He is killed for the secret of the location of the missing sword. His infant son witnesses this and vows revenge on the heads of the sect. Unfortunately he has a jinx which prevents him from learning martial arts. Things discussed in the show: & vs World War 3 (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (documentary, , , , , ) (, , , , ) 1968 (, , , ) (Texas Holdem, , , , ) (, (novel), (screenplay), , , ) (, , , ) (, (short story), (screenplay), , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, (screenplay by), (based on the novel by), , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) & (NXIVM, , , , ) (, , ) (, , , ) (NES video game) (video game) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) / (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) & Archive in Los Angeles (Shoutout to Paul!) (, Steve Albertson, Jacob Elijah aka Oh Oozi, ) (, , , ) (, , , ) ( Things discussed in the show: & vs World War 3 (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (documentary, , , , , ) (, , , , ) 1968 (, , , ) (Texas Holdem, , , , ) (, (novel), (screenplay), , , ) (, , , ) (, (short story), (screenplay), , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, (screenplay by), (based on the novel by), , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) & (NXIVM, , , , ) (, , ) (, , , ) (NES video game) (video game) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) / (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) & Archive in Los Angeles (Shoutout to Paul!) (, Steve Albertson, Jacob Elijah aka Oh Oozi, ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , ) Chinese history () Star Crossed Lovers The Golden Lion (, , , ) (, , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (director) (director) (, , , ) (, , , ) Dirty Gambler genre of Hong Kong crime cinema vs. vs. (Star Wars) vs. vs. vs. (Persia) () - The aka the (, , , ) Next week: Any Given Sunday
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TMR 053 – The Devil's Advocate
01/10/2021
TMR 053 – The Devil's Advocate
This week on Total Movie Recall, it’s Steve’s turn to not get it when Ryan forces him to snooze this way through the 1997 hambone, The Devil’s Advocate. This movie has it all -- a grand guignol of sex, violence, operatic depictions of Hell and Satan, Keanu swinging and missing, Pacino putting his blood pressure medication to the test -- and yet, somehow, it’s still boring! Please don’t waste Steve’s time with these faux-provocations. Show him something really controversial, like a basketball game. The Devil's Advocate (1997) d. Based on the novel by Starring: Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a high-powered position at a New York law firm headed by legal shark John Milton. As Kevin moves up in the firm's ranks, his wife, Mary Ann, has several frightening, mystical experiences that begin to warp her sense of reality. With the stakes getting higher with each case, Kevin quickly learns that his mentor is planning a far greater evil than simply winning without scruples. Things discussed in the show: Psychedelic horror (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) 1960 (, , , , ) 2021 (, , , ) The political divide: Boogaloo boys & Antifa making out (, , , ) (, , , ) and the Catalina Island wine mixer (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , of Motorhead) (, , , , ) This iconic photo of Monica Bellucci and Leonardo DiCaprio (Othello, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) & (, , , , ) 1961 (, (screenplay), (novel), , , ) (, , , , ) (NXIVM, , , , ) (, , , ) – Redux (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) Pedophilia in Hollywood yet again (, , , ) Villains based on Trump (, , , ) and and the (, , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) Next week: Kung Fu Cult Master
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TMR 052 – Cabin Boy
01/04/2021
TMR 052 – Cabin Boy
This week on Total Movie Recall, Ryan gets his hipster comedy credentials revoked after Steve makes him pay $3.99 to watch the 1994 not-so-classic comedy, Cabin Boy. Ryan simply cannot understand the cache this movie has in the “alt-comedy” world, or as he likes to call it, the “non-comedy” world (now that’s funny!). Steve would explain it, but you just, like, don’t get it man. Cabin Boy (1994) d. Starring: Nathanial Mayweather is a spoiled rich kid whose plans for a ritzy Hawaiian cruise backfire, finding him lost at sea with a gang of salty old sailors. When his crusty cabin mates get a whiff of his highfalutin attitude, they give him every rotten chore on the boat -- and take him on an absurdist adventure through Hell's Bucket! Things discussed in the show: (, , , , ) Klonopin and coffee or Codeine and syrup The dumb politics of 2020: QAnon and conspiracy nonsense (, , , ) - "The Final Cut" (, , , , ) George Lucas constantly meddling with old Star Wars films (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) Democracy in Chicago (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) Tangerine (, , , , ) (, , , , ) v. v. v. David Byrne's lyrics (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) () The Neon Demon (, , , ) (, , , , ) , Twitch streamers, mystery boxes from the dark web (NXIVM, , , , ) (, , , , ) Conflict in scenes through love not anger (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) / Absurdist, Surrealist dreamscapes (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) () (, , (of ), , , , (of ), (of the ) and (as ) (, , , , , , , , , , ) (, ) Next week: The Devil's Advocate
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TMR 051 Holiday Special – The Nightmare Before Christmas
12/29/2020
TMR 051 Holiday Special – The Nightmare Before Christmas
This week on the Total Movie Recall Holiday Special, Steve and Ryan visit the mopey, gothy early 90s when Generation X looked to the high school Gloom King Tim Burton to express their so dark vision of Christmas. Stop motion animation is such a labor intensive craft that creates beautiful visions that aren’t all that interesting, which is going to enrage a bunch of high school Wiccans that love this movie. It does look great, though. 's (1993) d. Starring: The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the "real world." When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life -- he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry. Things discussed in the show: (, , , ) (, , ) (, , ) Yule logs, holiday presents and the Krampus 's final season (, , , ) Armageddon and kaijus (, , , ) power ranking episodes (, , ) The internet turning on (, , , , , ) and (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) Season 2 (, , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) season 4 (, , , , , ) 2021 (, , , , ) (, , , , ) - (, , , ) Meow-Meow Beans - - Season 5, Episode 8 (, , , , , , , , , , , , ) - (Disney, , , , ) Stop Motion Animation Goth Girls and the mall (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) (, , , , Oingo Boingo, Danny Elfman) (, , , ) Necromancy reindeer & documentary - the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to sacrifice one of their friends to Slenderman in a rutal attack () The Movie (, , , ) Next week: Cabin Boy
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TMR 050 – Children of Men
12/07/2020
TMR 050 – Children of Men
This week on Total Movie Recall, things get grim and a little too close to 2020 reality for comfort. Definitely don’t watch this movie if you’re fresh out of rehab, which Ryan can tell you all about. The future is bleak, but if it’s also as ruggedly handsome as Clive Owen is and has the greatest single-take of all time, it might not be so bad. This is also one of the greatest movies of all time, just to be clear about it. Children of Men (2006) d. Starring: When infertility threatens mankind with extinction and the last child born has perished, a disillusioned bureaucrat (Clive Owen) becomes the unlikely champion in the fight for the survival of Earth's population; He must face down his own demons and protect the planet's last remaining hope from danger. Things discussed in the show: (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) ( , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , ) (, , , , ) (1980, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) - 2016 (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) - 1990 (, (book), (screenplay), , , ) - 2020 (, , , ) (, , , ) vs. (, , , ) - 1974 (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, (novel), (screenplay), , , ) (documentary, overpopulation, climate change, the rise of fascist powers, , , ) (The Thanos Snap, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) Allegories to the - with () (, , , ) “There’s no such thing as an anti-war film,” is a quote often attributed to the late French filmmaker . (, , , ) Next week: Cabin Boy
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TMR 049 – Thriller & An American Werewolf in London
11/29/2020
TMR 049 – Thriller & An American Werewolf in London
This week on Total Movie Recall, our bodies go through some changes that we don’t know how to deal with as we take in a John Landis double feature with Thriller & An American Werewolf in London. We really just need somebody to talk to about it. What’s that, Dad? You’re busy? Okay, I’ll just go on the internet and learn some deeply ingrained, problematic attitudes about Michael Jackson, Nazi monsters and Van Morrison tantric sex cults. d. Special Effects: The Making of Thriller (1983) Starring: The Making of “Thriller” is a behind the scenes look at the King of Pop and his groundbreaking and Grammy award-winning video. An American Werewolf in London (1981) Starring: David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he's plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast. Things discussed in the show: The Reagan '80s (, ) Brazil's love of Michael Jackson Social media grief poachers (, , ) and 's cancelled () Jackson family: (b. May 29, 1950) (b. May 4, 1951) (b. October 15, 1953) (b. December 11, 1954) (b. May 29, 1956) (b. March 12, 1957) Brandon David Jackson (March 12, 1957 – March 12, 1957); 2 months premature (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) (b. October 29, 1961) (b. May 16, 1966) Joh'Vonnie Jackson (b. August 30, 1974) Gary, Indiana (, ) Most expensive music videos: & / / ( & ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) - Dance in pop music: , - did the titles for Thriller (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) - - Superbowl Halftime shows with , and & and are just as hard as The oldies station. , and are grandpa music. How Spotify algorithmic playlists work (, , , , , , ) and Waukegan, IL celebrities & & (, , , , ) (, , , , ) Yugoslavian werewolves (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) & - - werebears, werecats, wererats (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) & (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) () (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) Dumpster Diving for VHS (, , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) 's adamantine foreskin Next week: Children of Men
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TMR 048 – The Sixth Sense
11/23/2020
TMR 048 – The Sixth Sense
This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve holds Ryan’s hair back while he cries and dry heaves and rocks back and forth like his cat just died, because there has never been a movie more perfectly designed to make him cry like The Sixth Sense. Misunderstood children? Check. Put-upon mothers just trying their best? Check. An exasperated but committed psychologist just trying to figure out how to reach this kid? Double check. Get your tissues for this one. The Sixth Sense (1999) d. Starring: Young Cole Sear is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Cole is frightened by visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. He is too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe. As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the truth about Cole's supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something unexplainable. Things discussed in the show: season 2 (, , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) Cult of , and other and the (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) season 2 (, , , , , , , , , , , , , ) Radicalized shooters (, ) (, , , , , , , () () (, , , ) Losing and gaining weight as an actor () (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , , ) Child psychology and ghosts What's more scary, basements or attics (, , , , , , , , , ) () (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) (1980, , , , , , ) DJ Bruce Willis and his band (, , , , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , Stone Cold , , , ) - Mickey Mouse has sex with a bat of soundtrack (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) Get this ghost gone: () () () vs. () (, , , ) (, , , ) Next week: Thriller & American Werewolf in London
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TMR 047 – Return to Oz
11/16/2020
TMR 047 – Return to Oz
This week on Total Movie Recall, we acknowledge that The Wizard of Oz is, yes, a classic. However, it’s missing a certain je ne sais quoi, and we try to put our fingers on exactly what it needed. We conclude that classic, whimsical children’s film needed more childhood lobotomy, forced imprisonment, Queens pulling their own heads off, and Veruca Salt. Or Fairuza Balk? Potato potato. Return to Oz (1985) d. Based on books by Starring: as Dorothy as the Nome King as Mombi as Aunt Em as Jack Pumpkinhead Dorothy discovers she is back in the land of Oz, and finds the yellow brick road is now a pile of rubble, and the Emerald City is in ruins. Discovering that the magical land is now under the control of an evil empire, she sets off to rescue the scarecrow, the tin man and the cowardly lion with the help of her new friends. Things discussed in the show: - - (, , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) - 1984 (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) () Lifetime made for TV movies (, , , , , , , , ) (, , ) (, , ) (podcast, , ) How and the novel ruined lives. hated this movie (, , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) , , (, , , (, , , , killer plants) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) - "The General" (, , ) (, , , , , ) Punk archetypes (, punks in the , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) - "" & "" (, , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) Next week: The Sixth Sense
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TMR 046 – Leprechaun
11/09/2020
TMR 046 – Leprechaun
This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan wonder why kids are scared of the stupidest boogeymen. The Leprechaun haunted Ryan for his entire childhood, waiting in dark corners, making it unable for him to pee in the middle of the night. If only he had watched the movie when he was seven years old, and seen how stupid, unscary, unwitty, and half-assed this boring, lazy movie is, he wouldn’t have wasted another second being scared. The Leprechaun can’t even be bothered to turn limericks into dirty rhymes. Nantucket! It rhymes itself! Leprechaun (1993) d. Starring: Dan O'Grady steals 100 gold coins from a leprechaun while on vacation in Ireland. The leprechaun follows him home, but Dan locks the him in a crate, held at bay by a four-leaf clover. Ten years later, J.D. Redding and his daughter, Tory, rent O'Grady's property for the summer. When their new neighbors accidentally release the leprechaun, he goes on a murderous rampage to reclaim his gold. Things discussed in the show: The words "Cop Salon" sounds better than "" (, , , , , ) The difference between New Mexico, North Dakota and Los Angeles, California (, , , ) (, (novel), , , , ) (, , , , , ) (#metoo, , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , ) leading the next wave of sexy young Christians season 2 (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) vs. vs. vs. vs. (, , , , , , , , , ) ( (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, (book), , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, (book), (screenplay), , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , Chucky) - (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) Next week: The Return to Oz
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TMR 045 – Labyrinth
11/02/2020
TMR 045 – Labyrinth
This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan put on their codpieces and fret over the innocence of teenage girls around David Bowie. Don’t get us wrong, we love this movie, but why does this charming children’s tale have a character named after the part of the anatomy responsible for transporting sperm? And why do so many sequences resemble sperm? And if all of these things are symbols for sperm, what does the Bog of Eternal Stench represent? We shudder to think… Labyrinth (1986) d. w. Starring hundreds of puppeteers Teenage Sarah journeys through a maze to recover her baby brother from a goblin king in this '80s coming-of-age fairy tale. Things discussed in the show: (Disney, Ursula, , , , , ) - Season 3 (Art deco, morphine abuse, noir, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) Zoomer attention spans (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) Covid 19 talk (, , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) () (, , , , , , ) & (, , ) (, , ) and the social contract between Fraggle and Dozer (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) was directed by (, , , , ) (, , , , ) () () (, , , , ) / by & season one (, ) Teenage girls protecting their virginity at all costs Matthew 18:3 - “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." The Bog of Eternal Stench was up for the role of the Goblin King (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (1946) (, , , , ) in Atlanta / Steve's theory that Bowie ruined Iggy Pop (, , , , ) () and (, , , ) Next Week: Leprechaun
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TMR 044 – The Willies
10/26/2020
TMR 044 – The Willies
This week on Total Movie Recall, the age of innocence is over, and somehow what was supposed to be a fun episode about a trashy, campy, forgotten 90s horror movie becomes a despairing yawp into the empty air about the power structures that let abusive, predatory men get away with everything. Don’t worry, we still find time to talk about the golden age of Nickelodeon and this awful, awful movie. The Willies (1990) d. Brian Peck () Starring Things discussed in the show: Pedophilia in Hollywood (, , , ) on the set of Growing Pains (documentary) and Brian Peck Kevin Spacey - the film accuses Charlie Sheen of sexually abusing Corey Haim Charlie Sheen and Brian Peck Different Strokes molester episode Victor Salva (), director of Powder and the Jeepers Creepers franchise Nickelodeon: Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Solute Your Shorts (Donkey Lips), / the Fat shaming Next week: Labyrinth
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TMR 043 – Aladdin (1992)
10/19/2020
TMR 043 – Aladdin (1992)
This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan offend approximately 1/7th of the world’s population, which has historically gone very well. Ryan’s love of fairy tale settings don’t truck with Steve, who favors Disney’s gritty, street-level crime drama Aladdin. Ryan gets vulnerable about the deterioration of his mental health in this dumpster fire world we have, and Steve, ever a good man and a good friend, reaches out. We encourage you to reach out too. Because everything sucks right now, and you need to connect with your fellow humans to survive. Also, this is the worst Disney princess ever. Aladdin (1992) - Disney d. , Starring: When street rat Aladdin frees a genie from a lamp, he finds his wishes granted. However, he soon finds that the evil has other plans for the lamp -- and for Princess Jasmine. But can Aladdin save Princess Jasmine and his love for her after she sees that he isn't quite what he appears to be? Things discussed in the show: (Vice documentary) (book) , and (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) What is genius? (McDonald's, , , , , ) (, (screenplay), (book), , , ) (The Chicago Bulls, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ) (, (screenplay), (book), , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (video game, Super Nintendo, Super NES) (DC Comics, The Joker, Poison Ivy, Arkham Asylum, Bane, Legion of Doom, Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Robin, Clayface, King Shark, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , Genie impressions (, , , , , , , ) Next week: The Willies
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TMR 042 – Killer Klowns from Outer Space
10/12/2020
TMR 042 – Killer Klowns from Outer Space
This week on Total Movie Recall, one man’s fun trash is another man’s not-fun trash. Steve gets typically indignant at Ryan’s casual, cruel dismissal of somebody’s labor of love, and Ryan reaches heretofore unplumbed depths of his warped psyche, exploring the lingering effects of watching movies like Killer Klowns at too tender of an age. This is what happens when a little boy lets teenage girls bully him into watching movies. Ryan’s therapist has her work cut out for her this week. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) d. w. , , Starring: When teenagers Mike (Grant Cramer) and Debbie (Suzanne Snyder) see a comet crash outside their sleepy small town, they investigate and discover a pack of murderous aliens who look very much like circus clowns. They try to warn the local authorities, but everyone assumes their story is a prank. Meanwhile, the clowns set about harvesting and eating as many people as they can. It's not until they kidnap Debbie that Mike decides it's up to him to stop the clowns' bloody rampage. Things discussed in the show: Coulrophobia - The fear of clowns (Agoraphobia, Anablephobia, Triskaidekaphobia) and () () - (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) & hair doos (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) and The (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) - music (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) () (, , , , ) (, , , , ) from (, , , , ) Bad cops in () and (, , , ) (, , , , ) 's () & (punk record) () Next Week: Aladdin (1993)
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TMR 041 – The Sandlot
10/05/2020
TMR 041 – The Sandlot
This week on Total Movie Recall, we take a big shit on Boomers and their cheap nostalgia for a “better time.” A time when a bunch of baseball-loving kids’ black friend would have had to walk home to his segregated neighborhood. A time of nuclear anxiety because our megalomaniacal leaders were determined to blow up the world. A time when women were openly sexually harassed with no consequences. But hey, wasn’t baseball fun? Don’t think about all that other stuff. The Sandlot (1993) d. Starring - Scotty Smalls - Bill (stepdad) - mom - Ben - Ham - Squints - Yeah-Yeah - Kenny DeNunez - Bertram Grover Weeks - Repeat - Timmy Timmons - Mr. Mertle - Babe Ruth (The Babe) When Scottie Smalls moves to a new neighborhood, he manages to make friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence. Things discussed in the show: (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) , & architecture (, , , ) (Polish painter) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , Knights Templar and kissing buttholes to awaking and your third eye. (, , , ) ( jerking off in a coffin, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) Next Week: Killer Klowns From Outer Space
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TMR 040 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
09/28/2020
TMR 040 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
This week on Total Movie Recall, Ryan takes us on a journey through time and memory to show us his origins as a film-lover, a man, and, lo, a human. Sure, he could have said his favorite movie was some snooty, intellectual piece of New Hollywood cinema, but that would be a lie. It’s a VHS that his father got him as part of a $5.99 Big Mac giveaway at McDonald’s, and he was never the same. He makes himself vulnerable before you, and of course, Steve makes him regret it. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) d. w. (screenplay), & (story) Starring The intrepid explorer Indiana Jones sets out to rescue his father, a medievalist who has vanished while searching for the Holy Grail. Following clues in the old man's notebook, Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, but they are not the only ones who are on the trail, and some sinister old enemies soon come out of the woodwork. Things discussed in the show: What it means to be a man. Avatar The Last Airbender, season 3 (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) / (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) - 2014 survival horror video game (, , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) "It belongs in a museum." (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) Yale's secret nazi alumni (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) , , , , and his plan to find a more Norse religion to replace Christianity. (, , , , , ) Stunts in , , , and (, , , , , , , , , , ) - dying fez with the blood of Christians and the worship of Baphomet superstition () (, , , , , ) (, , , , ) Next Week: The Sandlot
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TMR 039 – Scarface (1983)
09/21/2020
TMR 039 – Scarface (1983)
This week on Total Movie Recall, we destroy our nasal septums with 1983’s Scarface. Ryan presents a cogent, detailed thesis on this film’s central character as a metaphor for the all-eating, never-satiating, soul-crushing machine that is capitalism, and Steve counters with “No he’s not.” Touché Steve… touché.
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TMR 038 – Babe: Pig in the City
09/14/2020
TMR 038 – Babe: Pig in the City
This week on Total Movie Recall, we watched the Sophie’s Choice of talking pig movies — Babe: Pig in the City. You might remember it as a sweet children’s fantasy movie about cute talking animals, but that’s just your brain trying to protect you from the harrowing nightmare that is this film. Dogs are hung from chains and drowned in front of us. Crippled Jack Russell Terriers are killed and teased with the sweet release from their worldly limitations, only to be cruelly pulled back into their wheelchair prison. Ryan and Steve started this movie as boys, but left it as men. Depressed, traumatized men. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) d. Starring: When Babe accidentally puts farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) in traction, the debtors come looking for their payments. In order to pay their debt, Mrs. Hoggett (Magda Szubanski) sends Babe off across the ocean to the city to demonstrate his talents as a sheep herder. Along with his friends, Babe meets a lot of new friends and gets into new adventures. Things discussed in the show: (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , ) (Star Wars Rebels & Star Wars Clone Wars) (Piccolo, Goku, Krillin, Vegeta, Gohan, Hercule, Bulma) (, , ) (, , , , , ) (, (novel), (screenplay), , , ) (, , , ) (, (book), (screenplay), , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) Next Week: Scarface
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TMR 037 – Amelie
09/07/2020
TMR 037 – Amelie
This week on Total Movie Recall, we find a new zest for life in 2001’s Amelie. Steve gets wistful recalling his time working in a porn shop, and Ryan reveals his ignorance about Paris. But is it ignorance? Don’t we kind of all know what Paris is really like? Smelly and smoky and rude? Not according to Amelie. Paris is a place of magical realism, true love, and tastefully decorated porn shops. Amelie (2001) d. Starring: "Amélie" is a fanciful comedy about a young woman who discretely orchestrates the lives of the people around her, creating a world exclusively of her own making. Shot in over 80 Parisian locations, acclaimed director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicatessen"; "The City of Lost Children") invokes his incomparable visionary style to capture the exquisite charm and mystery of modern-day Paris through the eyes of a beautiful ingenue. Things discussed in the show: The vast emptiness of Kansas and Nebraska Paranoia and smoking weed at psych rock shows (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , ) (, , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) Star Wars: Rebels (, , , , , , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , , , , ) (, , , , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , ) (, , , , , , ) (, , ) / (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) , , (, , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , , ) (, , , ) Next Week - Babe: Pig in the City
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