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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 157 - KeanuEpisode 157 - KeanuIs this the cutest cat ever put on film? We debate this and other important questions as we discuss the 2016 Key and Peele movie KEANU KEANU RELEASED: April 29, 2016 DIRECTED BY: Peter Atencio STARRING: Jordan Peele, Keegan Michael Key, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man, Nia Long, Will Forte BUDGET: $15M BOX OFFICE: $20.7M ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M NEXT EPISODE: Of all the Tarantino clones from the 90s, this one stands up. It’s 1999’s GO SHOW NOTESJon's favorite K&P sketch - Gremlins 2...
2025-09-031h 04Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 153 - Bubba Ho-TepAre you an Elvis fan? What about JFK? Cuz this movie kinda has those guys in it. It’s 2002’s cult classic BUBBA HO-TEPBUBBA HO-TEPRELEASED: June 9, 2002DIRECTED BY: Don CoscarelliSTARRING: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Bob IvyBUDGET: $1M BOX OFFICE: $1.2MESTIMATED LOSS: TotalNext episode: Let's get this over with. It's X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX. 0:00 Intro 2:32 Show & tell7:27 This week's movieSHOW NOTES: Jack of All Trades intro (Old Bruce Campbell pirate show Ian was talking about)
2025-07-0251 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 152 - Miller's CrossingHold onto your (high) hat, cuz we’re going to MILLER’S CROSSING! MILLER’S CROSSINGRELEASED: September 22, 1990DIRECTED BY: The Coen Brothers STARRING: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Albert Finney, Jon Polito BUDGET: $10M - $14M BOX OFFICE: $5M ESTIMATED LOSS: total NEXT EPISODE: Put on your blue suede shoes, cuz it’s time for BUBBA HO-TEP0:00 Intro 3:12 Show & tell9:14 This week's movie
2025-06-111h 02Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 150 - Hot RodWe're joined by (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island's bizarre and beloved debut movie, 2007's HOT ROD. HOT RODDIRECTED BY: Akiva SchafferRELEASED: August 3, 2007STARRING: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Ian McShane, Sissy SpacekBUDGET: $25M BOX OFFICE: $14.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M NEXT EPISODE: We're going to the future with George Clooney or something. IDK I never saw it. It's TOMORROWLAND. 0:00 Intro 4:52 Show & tell11:34 This week's movie
2025-05-141h 15Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 141 - MegalopolisIt’s megaloppin’ time! We continue our 2024 retrospective with one of the most bizarre movies we’ve ever covered—it’s MEGALOPOLIS MEGALOPOLISRELEASED: September 27, 2024 DIRECTED BY: Francis Ford Coppola STARRING: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Jon VoigtBUDGET: $120M BOX OFFICE: $13.9M EST. LOSS: All of it NEXT EPISODE: Pull out your favorite checkered sweaters cuz we’re doing ARGYLLE0:00 Intro 3:41 Show & tell9:39 This week's movie
2025-01-151h 18Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 137 - The Manchurian CandidateWith so much turmoil in the world, we picked a movie that didn’t have any frightening parallels to the real world. This is THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004).THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE DIRECTED BY: Jonathan Demme RELEASED: July 30th, 2004STARRING: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Jon Voigt, Kimberly Elise BUDGET: $80M BOX OFFICE: $96.1MESTIMATED LOSS: $40M 0:00 Intro 3:39 Show & tell10:00 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: Let’s take a break from the real world with 2012’s CLOUD ATLAS
2024-11-201h 08Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 102 - Gone in 60 SecondsThe Blast Boys put it in gear with Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to boost 2000's GONE IN 60 SECONDS GONE IN 60 SECONDS DIRECTED BY: Dominic Sena RELEASED: June 9th, 2000 BUDGET: $103MBOX OFFICE: $242MESTIMATED LOSS: $92MSTARRING: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Christopher Eccleston, Robert Duvall, Vinnie Jones, Delroy Lindo, Timothy Olyphant, Chi McBride, Will Patton0:00 Intro6:14 Show & tell13:04 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: We enlist for a term of service with 1997's STARSHIP TROOPERS Show Notes:Pic of Calitri's chair-like thing
2023-05-311h 19Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 100 - Heaven's GateIt’s the big one! 100 episodes! We’re covering maybe the most notorious bomb of all time with HEAVEN’S GATE! HEAVEN’S GATE DIRECTED BY: Michael Cimino RELEASED: November 19, 1980BUDGET: $44MBOX OFFICE: $3.5MESTIMATED LOSS: TotalCAST: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, Sam Waterston, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt0:00 Intro1:30 Show & tell7:23 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: We’re getting ready for BARBIE by talking about BIRDS OF PREYShow Notes:The Cimino biography that Jon readhttps://www.abramsbooks...
2023-05-101h 13Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 94 - Lord of WarWe’re back on our international arms dealer thing after a brief intermission with the Nicolas Cage cult favorite LORD OF WAR LORD OF WAR DIRECTED BY: Andrew Niccol RELEASED: September 16, 2005 BUDGET: $50M BOX OFFICE: $72.6MESTIMATED LOSS: $10MSTARRING: Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynihan, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker, Ian Holm 0:00 Intro2:48 Show & tell7:58 This week's movieSHOW NOTES:Nic Cage made of bulletshttps://imgur.com/a/kutn5hzNEXT EPISODE: Surfs up, dudes! We’re going all the way back...
2023-03-151h 03Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 90 - SwordfishThe internet. We obviously know it’s a series of tubes, but what else? We try to find out as we discuss 2001’s SWORDFISH SWORDFISHDIRECTED BY: Dominic Sena RELEASED: June 8, 2001BUDGET: $102MBOX OFFICE: $147MESTIMATED LOSS: $60M STARRING: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard 0:00 Intro1:55 Show & tell5:54 This week's movieNEXT EPISODE: We’re getting weird with THE NORTHMAN
2023-02-011h 16Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 89 - WarcraftWar(craft)! What is it good for? We find out on this weeks episode WARCRAFTDIRECTED BY: Duncan Jones RELEASED: June 10, 2016BUDGET: $160M BOX OFFICE: $439M ESTIMATED LOSS: $40MSTARRING: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Toby Kebbel, Ben Schnetzer, Dominic CooperNEXT EPISODE: The early 00s hacker cheese fest SWORDFISH
2023-01-251h 11Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 88 - SorcererFrom that era in the 70s where directors went to the jungle and went over budget and made their masterpieces, it’s SORCERER SORCERERDIRECTED BY: William Friedkin RELEASED: June 24, 1977 BUDGET: $22MBOX OFFICE: $9MESTIMATED LOSS: $20MSTARRING: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, AmidouNEXT EPISODE: One of the most expensive video game movies ever made, it’s 2016’s WARCRAFT Show Notes:Pazuzu sightingshttps://imgur.com/a/LnoCt3PMarvin the Torch storyhttps://twitter.com/JFrankensteiner/status/1187912958879375360
2023-01-181h 00Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 87 - Crank: High VoltageOne of those late 90s edgy action movies except it’s from 2009. It’s CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGECRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECTED BY: Neveldine/Taylor RELEASED: April 17, 2009 BUDGET: $20MBOX OFFICE: $34.6MESTIMATED LOSS: $8MSTARRING: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, Clifton Collins Jr. NEXT EPISODE: We’re going all the way back to 1977 with SORCERER Show Notes:handsome Sam Hargravehttps://imgur.com/a/3Fh96Vv
2023-01-1159 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 86 - The Princess BrideKicking off 2023 in a big way with one of the most beloved movies of all time, THE PRINCESS BRIDE THE PRINCESS BRIDE DIRECTED BY: Rob Reiner RELEASED: October 9, 1987BUDGET: $16M BOX OFFICE: $30.9M ESTIMATED LOSS: break even STARRING: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Andre The Giant, Christopher Guest NEXT EPISODE: One of the trashiest action movies ever made, CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE Bottle of Wits https://imgur.com/a/s96Sg4x
2023-01-041h 13Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 85 - Jack FrostWe’re getting in the Hayleyday spirit with the homie @2Saddington joining us for the Michael Keaton snowman dad dramedy JACK FROST JACK FROST DIRECTED BY: Troy Miller RELEASED: December 11, 1998BUDGET: $85MBOX OFFICE: $34.6M ESTIMATED LOSS: $70M STARRING: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy, Joseph Cross NEXT EPISODE: We’re back in two weeks kicking off the New Year in a big way with THE PRINCESS BRIDE Paul F Tompkins cameo https://imgur.com/a/4XEhLy0
2022-12-211h 00Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 84 - Cutthroat IslandIt’s the onetime Guinness Book of World Records holder for biggest bomb, CUTTHROAT ISLAND CUTTHROAT ISLAND DIRECTED BY: Renny Harlin RELEASED: December 22, 1995 BUDGET: $115MBOX OFFICE: $10.1MESTIMATED LOSS: $140MSTARRING: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin, Stan Shaw NEXT EPISODE: The homie Hayley (@2Saddington) is back to talk Michael Keaton haunted snowman family drama JACK FROST Leprechaun Sketch https://imgur.com/a/xIsX21V
2022-12-141h 12Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 83 - Children of MenProbably the most critically acclaimed movie we’ve covered so far? It’s CHILDREN OF MEN CHILDREN OF MEN DIRECTED BY: Alfonso CuarónRELEASED: December 22, 2005BUDGET: $76M BOX OFFICE: $70.5MESTIMATED LOSS: $20M STARRING: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam NEXT EPISODE: We’re taking a week off before we induct another movie into the -$100m club with CUTTHROAT ISLAND
2022-11-3058 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 82 - ConstantineBefore John Wick but after Neo, there was CONSTANTINECONSTANTINEDIRECTED BY: Francis LawrenceRELEASED: February 18, 2005BUDGET: $100MBOX OFFICE: $230.9MESTIMATED LOSS: $20MSTARRING: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, Shia LaBeouf, Djimon HounsouNEXT EPISODE: Things are getting real bleak as we visit post-apocalyptic England with CHILDREN OF MEN
2022-11-231h 05Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 81 - AirheadsYou know it’s old cuz a radio station was held hostage and people actually noticed. It’s AIRHEADSAIRHEADS DIRECTED BY: Michael Lehmann RELEASED: August 5, 1994 BUDGET: $11.2MBOX OFFICE: $5.8MESTIMATED LOSS: $8MSTARRING: Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Amy Locane, Joe Mantegna, Michael McKean, Ernie Hudson NEXT EPISODE: When there’s no more room in Hell, Keanu Reeves will hunt demons on Earth. It’s CONSTANTINE
2022-11-161h 09Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 80 - SavagesWe wrap up our Taylor Kitsch trilogy with 2012’s love triangle/cartel thriller SAVAGESSAVAGESDIRECTED BY: Oliver StoneRELEASED: July 6, 2012 BUDGET: $45MBOX OFFICE: $83MESTIMATED LOSS: $10MSTARRING: Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John TravoltaNEXT EPISODE: We check in on the mostly forgotten 1994 Heavy Metal comedy AIRHEADS Show Notes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimetown/id1170959623
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 79 - House of WaxThe Blast Boys are joined by Nash Flynn (@itsnashflynn) to wrap up Blastober with 2005’s HOUSE OF WAX HOUSE OF WAX DIRECTED BY: Jaume Collet-Serra RELEASED: May 6th, 2005 BUDGET: $40MBOX OFFICE: $70.1MESTIMATED LOSS: $15MSTARRING: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki NEXT EPISODE: We complete the Taylor Kitsch trilogy with 2012’s SAVAGES Show Notes:Explanation of how wax burns from Howstuffworkshttps://home.howstuffworks.com/question267.htmKey excerpt - "Paraffin wax will burn on its own...
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 78 - The Empty ManIt’s a horror cult classic for a new generation with 2020’s THE EMPTY MAN THE EMPTY MAN DIRECTED BY: David Prior RELEASED: October 23, 2020 BUDGET: $16MBOX OFFICE: $5MESTIMATED LOSS: Total STARRING: James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Stephen Root, Ron Canada, Robert Aramayo, Sasha Frolova NEXT EPISODE: The 3rd Blasteteer NASH FLYNN is back to discuss 2005’s HOUSE OF WAX
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 77 - Last Night In SohoIt’s our second round with Edgar Wright as we’re talking about LAST NIGHT IN SOHO LAST NIGHT IN SOHODIRECTED BY: Edgar Wright RELEASED: October 29, 2021 BUDGET: $43MBOX OFFICE: $23MESTIMATED LOSS: $30M STARRING: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Michael Ajao, Terrence StampNEXT EPISODE: We fill your ears with THE EMPTY MAN
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 76 - Doctor SleepLet’s head back to the Overlook with 2019’s hidden gem DOCTOR SLEEP DOCTOR SLEEPDIRECTED BY: Mike FlanaganRELEASED: November 8, 2019 BUDGET: $55MBOX OFFICE: $72.3MESTIMATED LOSS: $20MSTARRING: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Zahn McLarnon, Carl Lumby NEXT EPISODE: Blastober continues with Edgar Wright’s LAST NIGHT IN SOHOShow Notes:Dr. John dazzles on Top Chefhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uOQ01QKcfTAAbra Stone's favorite anime, RWBYhttps://www.inverse.com/article/60695-doctor-sleep-anime-dream-scene-rwby-explained
2022-10-051h 11Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 75 - Speed RacerMaybe the best example of a live action cartoon ever made, it’s SPEED RACER SPEED RACER DIRECTED BY: The Wachowskis RELEASED: May 9, 2009BUDGET: $120MBOX OFFICE: $93.9M ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M STARRING: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Scott Porter NEXT EPISODE: We’re kicking Blastober off in a big way, literally, with the extremely long director’s cut of DOCTOR SLEEP
2022-09-281h 03Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 74 - Empire RecordsThe dream of the 90s is alive at EMPIRE RECORDS EMPIRE RECORDS DIRECTED BY: Allan MoyleRELEASED: September 22, 1995BUDGET: $10MBOX OFFICE: $303,841 ESTIMATED LOSS: Total STARRING: Liv Tyler, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Lapaglia, Ethan Embry, Rory Cochrane, Johnny Whitworth, Robin Tunney, Maxwell Caulfield NEXT EPISODE: Go, SPEED RACER, Go! Show Notes:Jessie Spano Is So Excitedhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1QBHO6ek2mU
2022-09-211h 15Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 73 - The FrightenersWe’re back talking about Peter Jackson’s first big(ish) budget Hollywood production THE FRIGHTENERS THE FRIGHTENERS DIRECTED BY: Peter Jackson RELEASED: July 19, 1996 BUDGET: $30MBOX OFFICE: $29.6MESTIMATED LOSS: $12MSTARRING: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Jake Busey, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Chi McBride NEXT EPISODE: Remember record stores? Not the mom and pop, local hipster ones but the big chain ones? We’re going for a stroll down memory lane with EMPIRE RECORDS Show Notes:Excalibur waiter - Tree of Gondor?https://imgu...
2022-09-141h 15Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 72 - TolkienIn a hole in the ground, there lived a movie nobody ever saw. This is TOLKIEN TOLKIEN DIRECTED BY: Dome Karukoski RELEASED: May 3, 2019BUDGET: $20MBOX OFFICE: $9MESTIMATED LOSS: $15MSTARRING: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi NEXT EPISODE: We’re talking about probably the biggest movie Peter Jackson has ever been involved in: That’s right, it’s THE FRIGHTENERSShow Notes:Professor Tolkien or Judge Doom?https://imgur.com/a/TKF9ExbEddie Izzard on US vs UK cine...
2022-08-311h 11Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 71 - The KitchenWe went alllllll the way back to 2019 for this weeks episode as it’s the Deep Impact to Widows’ Armageddon with THE KITCHENTHE KITCHENDIRECTED BY: Andrea Berloff RELEASED: August 8, 2019 BUDGET: $38MBOX OFFICE: $16MESTIMATED LOSS: $30MSTARRING: Melissa McCarthy, Elisabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish, Domnhall Gleeson, Bill Camp, Margo Martindale NEXT EPISODE: Before the Lord of the Rings, there was just TOLKIEN
2022-08-241h 14Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 70 - Dark CityIt’s another bonafide cult classic with the sci-fi noir epic DARK CITY DARK CITY DIRECTED BY: Alex Proyas RELEASED: February 27, 1998BUDGET: $27MBOX OFFICE: $27.2MESTIMATED LOSS: $15MSTARRING: Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt, Richard O’BrienNEXT EPISODE: Hope you’re hungry, cuz it’s 2019’s THE KITCHENShow Notes:Shell Beach Sun vs. Super Mario Sunhttps://imgur.com/a/Q3NdLoDPatton Oswalt on Blade: Trinityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8rCtzKA9tQ
2022-08-171h 13Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 69 - The Boondock SaintsA polarizing indie classic that’s still causing debates today, it’s THE BOONDOCK SAINTS THE BOONDOCK SAINTS DIRECTED BY: Troy Duffy RELEASED: January 21, 2000BUDGET: $6MBOX OFFICE: $30,471ESTIMATED LOSS: Total STARRING: Willem Dafoe, Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Connolly, David Della RoccoNEXT EPISODE: If you like noir and sci-fi and creepy kids in fedoras you’ll love DARK CITY Show Notes:Russian Mob Bosshttps://imgur.com/a/91V0OjfNYT Weinstein Moviehttps://m.imdb.com/title/tt14807308...
2022-08-101h 22Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 68 - Summer of SamCelebrating this really hot summer by looking back on another really hot summer, it’s SUMMER OF SAM SUMMER OF SAM DIRECTED BY: Spike Lee RELEASED: July 2, 1999 BUDGET: $22MBOX OFFICE: $19.3MESTIMATED LOSS: $9MSTARRING: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito, Michael RispoliNEXT EPISODE: We’re staying in the late 90s with butt rock action classic THE BOONDOCK SAINTS
2022-07-271h 20Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 67 - Bad Times at the El RoyaleAll-star cast, great writer/director, good reviews. Why didn’t anybody go see BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE? BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALEDIRECTED BY: Drew Goddard RELEASED: October 12, 2018BUDGET: $32MBOX OFFICE: $31.9MESTIMATED LOSS: $15MSTARRING: Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Cynthia Erivo, Jon Hamm, Lewis Pullman, Cailee Spaeny, Chris Hemsworth NEXT EPISODE: It’s the dog days of summer but at least it’s not the SUMMER OF SAMShow Notes:The real life Cal Neva Lodgehttps://en.wikipedia...
2022-07-201h 15Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 66 - DownsizingMaybe the blandest main character in a major motion picture, it’s DOWNSIZINGDOWNSIZINGDIRECTED BY: Alexander PayneRELEASED: December 22, 2017BUDGET: $76MBOX OFFICE: $55MESTIMATED LOSS: $35MSTARRING: Matt Damon, Hong Chau, Christoph Waltz, Kristen WiigNEXT EPISODE: Let the bad times roll with BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE
2022-07-131h 13Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 65 - MorbiusThe movie so nice it bombed twice! We’re talking MORBIUSMORBIUSDIRECTED BY: Daniel Espinosa RELEASED: April 1, 2022 BUDGET: $85MBOX OFFICE: $163MESTIMATED LOSS: $30MSTARRING:Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Jared Harris, Adria Arjona, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal NEXT EPISODE: The people are small but the financial losses aren’t, it’s DOWNSIZINGShow Notes:Tyrese Morbstachehttps://imgur.com/gallery/7pAZZY6Morbin' Time Tweethttps://twitter.com/RANK10YGO/status/1510361009621450761?s=20&t=aMH4bBHWTjgSfg6sSDZkow
2022-07-061h 21Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 64 - Independence Day: ResurgenceThey had 20 years to work on this so you know it's gonna be good! Right?! Right? .... right? This is INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCEINDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCEDIRECTED BY: Roland EmmerichRELEASED: June 24, 2016BUDGET: $165MBOX OFFICE: $389.7M ESTIMATED LOSS: $50MSTARRING: Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, Jesse T Usher, Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Fichtner NEXT EPISODE: I guess we're really doing this. It's MORBIUS.Show Notes:Soul Nate Wes Anderson Tweethttps://twitter.com/MNateShyamalan/status/1246617213458579456?s=20&t=QItXgEq2Wb9-_faNIIRbYQ
2022-06-291h 12Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 63 - EvolutionGood thing Duchovny got away from playing a wisecracking government employee investigating extraterrestrials so he could make EVOLUTION where he plays… a wisecracking FORMER government employee investigating extraterrestrials. EVOLUTIONDIRECTED BY: Ivan Reitman RELEASED: June 8, 2001 BUDGET: $80M BOX OFFICE: $98.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $40MSTARRING: David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, Dan Aykroyd NEXT EPISODE: We’re celebrating the 4th of July with the thoroughly mediocre INDEPENDENCE DAY RESURGENCE Show Notes:“Hell or High Water” by David Duchovnyhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2...
2022-06-221h 13Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 62 - True RomanceIt’s not exactly Danielle Steel, but we’re diving into a TRUE ROMANCE this week TRUE ROMANCE DIRECTED BY: Tony Scott RELEASED: September 10, 1993 BUDGET: $12.5MBOX OFFICE: $12.6MESTIMATED LOSS: $5MSTARRING: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Michael Rapaport, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt NEXT EPISODE: We’re going back to 2001 for the sci-fi horror comedy EVOLUTION
2022-06-151h 08Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 61 - SunshineIf you’ve never seen SUNSHINE, you’re missing out. Join us as we discuss Danny Boyle’s 2007 sci-fi epic.SUNSHINEDIRECTED BY: Danny Boyle RELEASED: July 20, 2007 BUDGET: $40MBOX OFFICE: $32MESTIMATED LOSS: $15MSTARRING: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis, Mark Strong, Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada, Troy GarityNEXT EPISODE: Christian Slater is Quentin Tarantino, sorry, “Clarence Worley” in 1993’s blood soaked TRUE ROMANCE Show Notes:Requiem For A Towerhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZMgnNLNzuI
2022-06-0859 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 60 - The Punisher (2004)Marvel movies used to lose money sometimes! This is one of those times. Let’s get punished by 2004’s THE PUNISHER THE PUNISHERDIRECTED BY: Jonathan Hensleigh RELEASED: April 16, 2004 BUDGET: $33MBOX OFFICE: $54MESTIMATED LOSS: $10MSTARRING: Tom Jane, John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Ben Foster, John Pinette, Will Patton, Laura Harring NEXT EPISODE: It’s warming up so seems like a good time to talk about Danny Boyle’s 2007 sci-fi epic SUNSHINEShow Notes:Theme Song https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Np2_9JcVZaA
2022-06-011h 27Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 59 - Wayne's World 2“How accurate is this Jim Morrison impression?” and other unanswerable questions abound as we’re talking about 1993’s WAYNE’S WORLD 2WAYNE’S WORLD 2DIRECTED BY: Stephen Surjik RELEASED: December 10, 1993BUDGET: $40MBOX OFFICE: $72MESTIMATED LOSS: $8MSTARRING: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere, Christopher Walken, James Hong, Kim BasingerNEXT EPISODE: Before the MCU, there were standalone Marvel movies without post-credits scenes, and we’re talking about one: 2004’s The Punisher
2022-05-251h 06Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 58 - Malignant (w/ Hayley @2Saddington)Let’s get spooky as we’re joined by our friend Hayley (@2Saddington) to talk about 2021’s totally bananas MALIGNANT MALIGNANT Release Date: September 10, 2021 Budget: $40MBox office: $34MEstimated loss: $15MDirector: James Wan Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, Jacqueline McKenzieNEXT EPISODE: We’re back in two weeks with an underrated sequel to a beloved 90s comedy with WAYNES WORLD 2 Show Notes:Lin-Manuel lip bite pichttps://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lin-manuel-miranda-lip-bite
2022-05-1153 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 57 - Solo: A Star Wars StoryIt’s Star Wars Day so we’re covering the only movie that qualifies for this podcast with 2018’s SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard RELEASED: May 25, 2018BUDGET: $275M BOX OFFICE: $393.2MESTIMATED LOSS: $80MSTARRING: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Paul Bettany NEXT EPISODE: Our friend Hayley (@2Saddington) is back to talk about 2021’s mindf*ck MALIGNANT
2022-05-041h 12Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 56 - ElizabethtownThis movie has it all: overly chipper Kirsten Dunst, monologues about boners, and the rarest thing of all: Orlando Bloom in jeans. It's 2005's ELIZABETHTOWN! ELIZABETHTOWNDIRECTED BY: Cameron CroweRELEASED: October 14, 2005BUDGET: $45MBOX OFFICE: $52MESTIMATED LOSS: $20M STARRING: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy GreerNEXT EPISODE: Celebrating Star Wars day with the only Star Wars movie that qualifies for our podcast, it's SOLO: A STAR WARS STORYShow Notes:Orlando Bloom throws punch at Justin Bieber in...
2022-04-271h 17Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 55 - Big Trouble In Little ChinaWe are joined by our 5th (3rd?) Beatle NASH FLYNN (@itsnashflynn) to talk about one of THE cult classics of the 80s, John Carpenter’s BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINABIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINADIRECTED BY: John Carpenter RELEASED: July 2, 1986 BUDGET: $25MBOX OFFICE: $11.MESTIMATED LOSS: $20MSTARRING: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Dennis Dun, Victor Wong NEXT EPISODE: We’re back in two weeks talking about Cameron Crowe’s romantic tragicomedy ELIZABETHTOWN Show Notes:Jack Burton boots by Soul Pathhttps...
2022-04-131h 14Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 54 - Blue ChipsWe're back and it's still technically March so we're celebrating March Madness with the OTHER College Basketball movie, Blue Chips DIRECTED BY: William Friedkin RELEASED: February 18, 1994 BUDGET: $35M BOX OFFICE: $26M ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M STARRING: Nick Nolte, JT Walsh, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, Bob Cousy, Anfernee Hardaway, Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Nover, Alfre WoodardNEXT EPISODE: The wonderful Nash Flynn joins to discuss 1986's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA Show Notes:SI's Oral Historyhttps://www.si.com/nba/2019/07/08/blue-chips-movie-oral-history-25-year-anniversary-basketballNo Diggity Music Video
2022-03-301h 12Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 53 - Batman & RobinWe’re back from hiatus with a doozy! The movie that stole Jon’s innocence and made him realize moves could be bad BATMAN & ROBIN DIRECTED BY: Joel Schumacher RELEASED: June 20, 1997 BUDGET: $160M BOX OFFICE: $238.2M ESTIMATED LOSS: $90M STARRING: George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone NEXT WEEK: We’re tapping into March Madness with the college basketball drama BLUE CHIPS
2022-03-161h 09Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 52 - The 13th WarriorAnother installment in the $100M club! This Michael Crichton adaptation is the rare movie to lose $100,000,000 and we're here to find out whyTHE 13TH WARRIORRELEASED: August 27, 1999DIRECTED BY: John McTiernanBUDGET: $160M (Rumored)BOX OFFICE: $61.7MESTIMATED LOSS: $129MSTARRING: Antonio Banderas, Diana Venora, Omar Sharif, Vladimir Kulich, Dennis StorhøiNEXT EPISODE: Just in time for THE BATMAN, we're talking about a movie that almost killed the character and maybe superhero movies for good with BATMAN & ROBIN
2022-02-231h 03Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 51 - Draft DayIt’s Super Bowl week so we’re covering a recent Hail Mary that missed the mark with DRAFT DAY DRAFT DAYRELEASED: April 7, 2014DIRECTED BY: Ivan ReitmanBUDGET: $25MBOX OFFICE: $29.5MESTIMATED LOSS: $10MSTARRING: Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, Chadwick Boseman, Frank Langella NEXT WEEK: It’s one of the biggest bombs of the 90s as we’re covering THE 13th WARRIOR
2022-02-091h 14Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 50 - WaterworldIt’s the 50th episode extravaganza! We’re talking one of the most infamous blockbusters of all time with WATERWORLD WATERWORLDRELEASED: July 28, 1995DIRECTED BY: Kevin Reynolds BUDGET: $175MBOX OFFICE: $264.2MESTIMATED LOSS: $60MSTARRING: Kevin Costner, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dennis Hopper, Tina Majorino, Michael JeterNEXT WEEK: Just in time for the Super Bowl we’ve got another Costner bomb with DRAFT DAY
2022-02-021h 23Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 49 - Cowboys & AliensHow did this many talented people make such a boring movie? We try to figure it out as we discuss COWBOYS & ALIENS COWBOYS & ALIENS RELEASED: July 29, 2011 DIRECTED BY: Jon Favreau BUDGET: $163MBOX OFFICE: $174MESTIMATED LOSS: $80MSTARRING: Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano, Clancy Brown, Ana De La Reguera, Keith Carradine NEXT WEEK: Our 50th episode will be a big expensive spectacle so we needed a movie to match and we found one with WATERWORLD
2022-01-261h 19Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 48 - Tank GirlWe're rolling into the Outback for one of the quintessentially 90s bombs with TANK GIRLTANK GIRLRELEASED: March 31, 1995 DIRECTED BY: Rachel Talalay BUDGET: $25MBOX OFFICE: $6MESTIMATED LOSS: Total STARRING: Lori Petty, Malcolm McDowell, Naomi Watts, Ice-T NEXT WEEK: Is it a western? Is it sci-fi? Is it any good? We're talking COWBOYS & ALIENSStill from SNL animated Bjork sketchBjork and swan dress from SNL - Imgurhttps://imgur.com/gallery/laJcZHOKessler Whiskey/Pete Postlethwaite comparison Uncanny - Imgu...
2022-01-191h 13Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 47 - Death to SmoochyA star-studded cast comes together for an R-rated cynical look at the children’s television industry in DEATH TO SMOOCHY DEATH TO SMOOCHY RELEASED: February 28, 2002 DIRECTED BY: Danny Devito BUDGET: $50M BOX OFFICE: $8M ESTIMATED LOSS: Total STARRING: Ed Norton, Robin Williams, Catherine Keener, Jon Stewart, Danny Devito, Michael RispoliNEXT WEEK: We’re heading down under for 1995’s swing-and-a-miss TANK GIRL
2022-01-121h 03Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 46 - The Dark TowerJoin us for a palaver about 2017’s kind of adaptation of Stephen King’s epic book series THE DARK TOWER RELEASED: August 4, 2017BUDGET: $66MBOX OFFICE: $113.2MESTIMATED LOSS: $15MSTARRING: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaghuey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, Katheryn Winnick, Jackie Earle Haley Next Week: We resurrect the rhino and break down DEATH TO SMOOCHY
2022-01-051h 10Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 45 - Reindeer GamesAffleck! You were the bomb in Reindeer Games, yo! REINDEER GAMES - Release date: February 25, 2000- Budget: $42M- Box office: $32.2M - Estimated loss: $30M- Director: John Frankenheimer - Starring: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron, Danny Trejo, Clarence Williams III NEXT WEEK: We’re taking a week off but we’ll be back in the new year with THE DARK TOWERShow Notes:John Lithgow in Bombshell https://m.imgur.com/a/QmRUnBu
2021-12-221h 17Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 44 - Semi-ProIt’s our first (but not last) Ferrell flop as we’re talking the basketball bomb SEMI-PRO SEMI-PRO- Release date: February 29, 2008 - Budget: $55M- Box office: $43.9M- Estimated loss: $25M- Director: Kent Alterman- Starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, Andy Daly NEXT WEEK: We get in the holiday spirit and play some REINDEER GAMES
2021-12-151h 02Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 43 - The Black DahliaWe’re doing a whole noir thing this week with Brian De Palma’s THE BLACK DAHLIA THE BLACK DAHLIA - Release date: September 15, 2006 - Budget: $50M- Box office: $49.3M- Estimated loss: $20M- Director: Brian De Palma- Starring: Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlet Johansson, Hilary Swank, Mia KirshnerNEXT WEEK: Will Ferrell does sports for the last time (so far) with the 2008 flop SEMI-PROShow notes: Can’t find the Patton Oswalt clip for free but it’s from Werewolves and Lollipops Man Who L...
2021-12-081h 21Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 42 - Across The UniverseCome Together, Right Now as we talk about Julie Taymor's ambitious Beatles Jukebox Musical/Romance/Drama/other stuff epic from 2007: ACROSS THE UNIVERSEACROSS THE UNIVERSE- Release date: October 12, 2007- Budget: $70.8M- Box office: $29.6M - Estimated loss: $50M- Director: Julie Taymor- Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther McCoy, T.V. CarpioNEXT WEEK: We're talking about Brian De Palma's studio swan song with 2006's THE BLACK DAHLIASHOW NOTES:The Babadookhttps://imgur.com/g...
2021-12-011h 03Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 41 - Wild Wild West🎶 We’re heading straight To The dumpster🎶Cuz that’s where this movie belongs. WILD WILD WEST - Release date: June 30, 1999 - Budget: $170M- Box office: $222.1M - Estimated loss: $85M- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld - Starring: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Ted Levine, M. Emmet Walsh NEXT WEEK: Just in time for Peter Jackson’s epic Beatles documentary GET BACK, we’re checking in on Julie Taymor’s Beatles jukebox musical ACROSS THE UNIVERSE SHOW NOTES:Will Smith "Wild Wild West" live...
2021-11-241h 02Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 40 BONUS - Dune (2021) w/ Michael TannenbaumTaking a quick break from the bombs as we’re joined by our friend Michael Tannenbaum (@iAmTannenbaum) to talk about Denis Villenueve’s DUNE! Next Week: KING RICHARD is getting rave reviews for its lead performance so we go back to 1999 and check in on Will Smith's first big miss with WILD WILD WEST
2021-11-1749 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 39 - GhostbustersJust in time for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, we’re covering a little movie you may have heard of: the $150M lightning rod that was 2016’s reboot of GHOSTBUSTERSGHOSTBUSTERS - Release date: July 15, 2016 - Budget: $144M - Box office: $229.1M - Estimated loss: $75M - Director: Paul Feig - Starring: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Neil Casey NEXT WEEK: Who knew giant mechanical spiders could be so lame? We’re checking out 1999’s WILD, WILD WEST
2021-11-101h 10Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 38 - Mailbag (Blast Me Anything)We’re taking a quick break from covering Bombs to answer your questions! Next week: Just in time for GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, we’re talking a movie that came and went without any controversy at all in 2016’s GHOSTBUSTERS
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 37 - The Cabin in the WoodsEnter the control room with us as we wrap up Blastober by breaking our own rules covering CABIN IN THE WOODS, a movie that didn’t quite bomb but also didn’t really make any money in theaters CABIN IN THE WOODS - Release date: April 13, 2012 - Budget: $30M - Box office: $66.5M - Estimated loss: Broke even - Director: Drew Goddard - Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley WhitfordNEXT WEEK: We break up the schedule a little bit with a MAILBAG
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 36 - Event HorizonWe're going to hell and back talking up 1997's Haunted House in Space horror extravaganza EVENT HORIZONEVENT HORIZON - Release date: August 15, 1997 - Budget: $60M - Box office: $42M - Estimated loss: $30M - Director: Paul W.S. Anderson - Starring: Sam Neil, Laurence Fishburn, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason IsaacsNEXT WEEK: We wrap up Blastober with the not-quite-a-bomb/not-quite-a-success CABIN IN THE WOODS
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 35 - Jason X (w/ Nash Flynn)We are joined by @itsnashflynn to talk about the movie where Jason finally (?) goes to space with JASON XJASON X - Release date: April 26, 2002 - Budget: $14M - Box office: $17.1M - Estimated loss: $5M - Director: Jim Isaac - Starring: Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Lisa Ryder, Chuck Campbell, Melyssa Ade, Peter Mensah NEXT WEEK: We open a dimension to box office hell as we’re talking 1997’s EVENT HORIZON
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 34 - The ThingWe’re kicking off Blastober with John Carpenter’s legendary sci-fi horror classic THE THING! THE THING - Release date: June 25, 1982 - Budget: $15M - Box office: $19.6M - Estimated loss: $7M - Director: John Carpenter - Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard DysartNEXT WEEK: @itsnashflynn is back as we grab our space machetes for JASON X
2021-10-061h 08Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 33 - The Happytime MurdersOne of the most critically reviled films of 2018, THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS sure is... something. Let's get into itTHE HAPPYTIME MURDERS- Release date: August 24, 2018- Budget: $47M- Box office: $27.5M- Estimated loss: $30M- Director: Brian Henson- Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Bill Baretta, Joel McHale, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker, Elizabeth BanksNEXT WEEK: Our Halloween Month of nothing but horror movies kicks off with 1982's alien-invasion classic THE THING
2021-09-291h 09Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 32 - ClueWho is the murderer? Why are they doing this? Who thought showing a different ending at different movie theaters was a good idea? We unravel these mysteries and more as we dive in to 1985’s CLUE CLUE - Release date: December 13, 1985- Budget: $15M- Box office: $14.6- Estimated loss: $7M- Director: Jonathan Lynn- Starring: Tim Curry, Lesley Ann Warren, Lee Ving, Eileen Brennan, Michael McKean, Colleen Camp, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Martin Mull NEXT WEEK: We get silly string everywhere talking about 2018’s puppet noir comedy THE HAPP...
2021-09-221h 04Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 31 - The Chronicles of RiddickThis week, it's the sequel to PITCH BLACK that's BIGGER, MORE EXPENSIVE and... better? That's debatable but we get into it as we discuss 2004's CHRONICLES OF RIDDICKCHRONICLES OF RIDDICK- Release date: June 11, 2004- Budget: $120M- Box office: $115.8M- Estimated loss: $70M- Director: David Twohy- Starring: Vin Diesel, Colm Feore, Keith David, Karl Urban, Thandiwe Newton, Alexa Davalos, Judi DenchNEXT WEEK: We go all the way back to 1985 to talk about the cult classic murder-mystery comedy CLUERiddick's soul h...
2021-09-151h 10Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 30 - Addams Family Values (w/ Rosa Escandón)Is this a rare case of a sequel that's better than the original? We're joined by the very funny Rosa Escandón (@humancomedian) to discuss 1993's ADDAMS FAMILY VALUESADDAMS FAMILY VALUES- Release date: November 19, 1993- Budget: $47M- Box office: $48.9M- Estimated loss: $20M- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld- Starring: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Joan Cusack, Carol Kane, David KrumholtzNEXT WEEK: It's our first Vin Diesel movie (not our last) as we talk about his ambitious sci-fi epic CHRONICLES O...
2021-09-0855 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 29 - IshtarIs one of the most notorious bombs of all time as bad as we’ve been told? We break down the movie ISHTAR and also dive into some of the behind-the-scenes drama and intrigue that may have affected the movie’s performanceISHTAR- Release date: May 15, 1987 - Budget: $55M- Box office: $14.4M- Estimated loss: $50M- Director: Elaine May - Starring: Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani, Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Tess Harper, Carol KaneNEXT WEEK: We are joined by the wonderful Rosa Escandon to cover a seque...
2021-09-011h 10Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 28 - This Is Spinal Tap (w/ Angel Garcia)We’re walking the fine line between clever and stupid as we are joined by the excellent Angel Garcia (@GuerrillaJokes) to talk 1984’s generation-defining mockumentary THIS IS SPINAL TAPTHIS IS SPINAL TAP- Release date: MARCH 2, 1984- Budget: $2M- Box office: $4.7M- Estimated loss: $500K- Director: Rob Reiner - Starring: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Tony Hendra, June ChadwickNEXT WEEK: This is a doozy as we’re taking on one of the Mt. Bombsmore movies with 1987’s ISHTAR Aerosm...
2021-08-251h 02Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 27 - The Nice GuysOne of our favorite movies we've covered so far, it's 2016's criminally underseen in theaters but immediate cult classic neo-noir comedy THE NICE GUYSTHE NICE GUYS- Release date: May 20, 2016- Budget: $50M- Box office: $62.8M- Estimated loss: $15M- Director: Shane Black- Starring: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, Kim BasingerNEXT WEEK: We're turning the podcast up to 11 as we're joined by comedian Angel Garcia (@GuerillaJokes) to talk THIS IS SPINAL TAP
2021-08-181h 06Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 26 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within w/ @JeffIsTallGuyWe’re going back to 2001 to visit the Uncanny Valley as we’re joined by @JeffIsTallGuy to talk about the tech demo pretending to be a movie called FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHINFINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN- Release date: July 11, 2001- Budget: $137M- Box office: $85.1M- Estimated loss: $94M- Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi - Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Donald SutherlandNEXT WEEK: Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe team up in 2016’s criminally underseen noir comedy THE NICE GUYS
2021-08-1159 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 25 - Lady in the WaterForget about the beach that makes you old, this movie aged us exponentially. It’s M. Night Shyamalan’s first appearance in the Blast Zone, and we’re talking 2006’s LADY IN THE WATERLady In The Water - Release date: July 21, 2006- Budget: $70M - Box office: $72.8M- Estimated loss: $45M- Director: M. Night Shyamalan - Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey Wright, Sarita Choudhury, Cindy CheungNEXT WEEK: We’re joined by a very tall and very funny Jeff to talk about the studio-destroying catastrophe F...
2021-08-041h 14Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 24 - Walk Hard (w/ Andrew Nadeau)The wrong film died (at the box office) This week we’re joined by Andrew Nadeau (Spitfire Comedy, Netflix Family, Here’s Where It Went Wrong) to talk 2007’s send-up of music biopics WALK HARD: THE DEWEY COX STORYWALK HARD- Release date: December 21, 2007- Budget: $35M- Box office: $20.6M- Estimated loss: $25M- Director: Jake Kasdan - Starring: John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Kristen Wiig, Raymond J BarryNEXT WEEK: It’s our first time talking M. Night Shyamalan as we dive into his 2006 misfire LA...
2021-07-281h 09Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 23 - The RundownWe’re revisiting the early days of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s movie stardom with 2003’s THE RUNDOWNThe Rundown- Release date: September 26, 2003- Budget: $85M - Box office: $80.9M- Estimated loss: $30M- Director: Peter Berg- Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Sean William Scott, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken, Ewen Brenner, Jon Gries, A lot of cowsNEXT WEEK: You DO want a part of this shit as we’re joined by the hilarious Andrew Nadeau (@TheAndrewNadeau) to talk 2007’s beloved cult classic WALK HARD! Cool Guys Don’t Look At Explosio...
2021-07-211h 05Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 22 - The Meteor Man w/ Regular M1ke (@regularm1ke)We’re going all the way back to 1993 with Regular Mike (@RegularM1ke) to talk about the star-studded, groundbreaking superhero cult classic THE METEOR MANTHE METEOR MAN - Release date: August 6, 1993 - Budget: $20M- Box office: $8M- Estimated loss: $17.5M- Director: Robert Townsend- Starring: Robert Townsend, Eddie Griffin, Marla Gibbs, Robert Giullaume , James Earl Jones, Don CheadleNEXT WEEK: Welcome to the jungle, we’re going back to the humble beginnings of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s movie star career with 2003’s THE RUNDOWNFollow Mike on T...
2021-07-1454 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 21 - Treasure PlanetWe’re going back to 2002 for the animated adventure romp TREASURE PLANET. Treasure Planet- Release date: November 27, 2002- Budget: $140M- Box office: $109.6M- Estimated loss: $60M- Director: Ron Clements and John Musker- Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, Emma Thompson, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short, Michael Wincott, Laurie Metcalf, Roscoe Lee BrowneNEXT WEEK: We’ve got Regular Mike (@RegularM1ke) here to talk 1993’s superhero bomb THE METEOR MAN
2021-07-071h 01Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 20 - That's My Boy w/ Hayley (@2Saddington)What to say about this movie... It's definitely a movie and it definitely bombed. BUT we are joined by the amazing Hayley (@2Saddington) to talk about it and Adam Sandler as a wholeTHAT'S MY BOY- Release date: June 15, 2012- Budget: $70M- Box office: $57.7M- Estimated loss: $40M- Director: Sean Anders- Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, James Caan, Vanilla Ice, Milo VentimigliaNEXT WEEK: We talk about the cult classic space pirate adventure romp TREASURE PLANET
2021-06-3059 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 19 - BattleshipPeople like playing Battleship right? But what they really love is the LORE behind the game. JK this movie is dumb. BATTLESHIP- Release date: May 18, 2012- Budget: $250M- Box office: $303M- Estimated loss: $150M ($100,000,000 club member!)- Director: Peter Berg - Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgaard, Rihanna, Hamish Linklater, Tadanobu Asano, Jesse PlemonsNEXT WEEK: We’re joined by the wonderful Hayley (2Saddington) to talk about the Adam Sandler/Andy Samberg catastrophe THAT’S MY BOYREREMY JENNERhttps://twitter...
2021-06-231h 05Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 18 - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (w/ Josh Flitter)This week we are joined by special guest Josh Flitter (@FLITTER) to examiner the 2016 cult classic POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING so let’s see that Donkey Roll POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING- Release date: June 3, 2016- Budget: $20M- Box office: $9.7M - Estimated loss: $15M- Director: Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer - Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Tim Meadows, Imogen Poots, Sarah Silverman, Maya Rudolph, Chris Redd, Joan Cusack, Adam Levine’s hologramNEXT WEEK: It’s the middle chapter of our Taylor Kitsch trilogy t...
2021-06-161h 12Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 17 - WarriorLet the blood and the tears flow as we break down 2011’s family drama/MMA movie WARRIOR. Warrior- Release date: September 9, 2011- Budget: $25M- Box office: $23.3M- Estimated loss: $10M- Director: Gavin O’Connor- Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank GrilloNEXT WEEK: We’re joined by the hilarious Josh Flitter (@FLITTER) to talk about the beloved 2016 cult comedy POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPINGShow Notes:Buff Harry Connick Jr
2021-06-0954 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 16 - Funny People (w/ Wenzler Powers)We are joined by the hilarious Wenzler Powers (@WenzlerPowers) to talk about the ambitious 2009 comedy/drama Funny PeopleFunny People- Release date: July 31, 2009- Budget: $75M- Box office: $71.6M- Estimated loss: $40M- Director: Judd Apatow- Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Aubrey Plaza, Jonah Hill, Jason SchwartzmanNEXT WEEK: We step into the octagon and throw down with the 2011 sports drama WARRIOR
2021-06-021h 01Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 15 - Army of the Dead (BONUS)🧟♂️ BONUS EPISODE🧟♂️We’re dropping a snack-sized bonus episode as the boys sink their teeth into Zack Snyder zombie heist action comedy Army of the Dead. Does it satisfy our event-movie hunger or does it bite off more than it can chew? Tune in to find out but BEWARE SPOILERS
2021-05-3035 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 14 - R.I.P.D.Before the first Deadpool movie, Ryan Reynolds was... a cop named Nick. We’re talking the uninspired 2013 bomb that is a borderline member of the prestigious $100m loss club, R.I.P.D.! R.I.P.D.- Release date: July 19, 2013- Budget: $154m- Box office: $78.3M- Estimated loss: $90M- Director: Robert Schwentke - Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephanie Szostak NEXT WEEK: We’re joined by the hilarious Wenzler Powers (@WenzlerPowers) to talk about 2009’s ambitious Adam Sandler dramedy Funny People!
2021-05-261h 02Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 13 - Dune (w/ Michael Tannenbaum)This week we are joined by the hilarious Michael Tannenbaum (@iamTannenbaum) to try to make sense of 1984’s psychedelic sci-fi clusterfuck DUNE! Dune- Release date: December 14, 1984- Budget: $42M- Box office: $30.9M- Estimated loss: $20M- Director: David Lynch - Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Patrick Stewart, Sean Young, Jose Ferrer, Virginia Madsen, Kenneth McMillan, Paul L SmithNEXT WEEK: Send your brain to the afterlife as we’re talking about 2013’s colossal misfire R.I.P.D. Show Notes:Zendaya is Meechee - https...
2021-05-191h 16Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 12 - The Shawshank RedemptionThis week we’re covering one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time, it’s The Shawshank Redemption! The Shawshank Redemption- Release date: September 23, 1994- Budget: $25M- Box office: $16M (before re-releases)- Estimated loss: $15M- Director: Frank Darabont - Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James WhitmoreNEXT WEEK: The spice is right as we dive into 1984’s sci-fi epic DUNE with special guest Michael Tannenbaum
2021-05-121h 08Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 11 - Life (w/ Niles Abston)This week we’re joined by hilarious comedian Niles Abston (@NILES100) to talk about 1999’s sprawling prison epic/comedy Life. Life - Release date: April 16, 1999- Budget: $80M- Box office: $73.3M- Estimated loss: $30M- Director: Ted Demme - Starring: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Ned Beatty, Bernie Mac, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Clarence Williams III, Barry Shabaka HenleyNEXT WEEK: The highest rated movie of all time (on IMDb) was a flop?! We’re talking the 1994 classic The Shawshank Redemption
2021-05-0546 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 10 - Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldOne of our most highly requested episodes is LIVE! Just in time for the theatrical re-release, it's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Is the character of Scott kinda the worst? Isn't the soundtrack amazing? And listen to us rant about some of the other 2010 releases that made more moneyScott Pilgrim Vs. The World - Release date: August 13, 2010- Budget: $85M- Box office: $48.1M- Estimated loss: $20M- Director: Edgar Wright- Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Allison Pill, Aubrey Plaz...
2021-04-281h 00Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 9 - Last Action HeroMore like BLAST ACTION HERO. This week the fellas break down the 1993 action/parody(?) movie that Arnold called the beginning of the end of his movie career. Last Action Hero- Release date: June 18, 1993- Budget: $85M- Box office: $137M- Estimated loss: $26M- Director: John McTiernan - Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, Robert Prosky, Tom Noonan, Frank McRae, Anthony Quinn, Bridgette Wilson, F. Murray AbrahamNEXT WEEK: Just in time for the 10th (and change) anniversary re-release, the boys cover one of their most req...
2021-04-211h 02Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 8 - MacGruber (w/ Pallavi Gunalan)We’re gonna rip some throats this week as we are joined by comedian Pallavi Gunalan (@PallaviGunalan) to talk about 2010 cult classic MacGruber! MacGruber- Release date: May 21, 2010- Budget: $10m- Box office: $9.3m - Estimated loss: $8m- Director: Jorma Taccone- Starring: Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Maya Rudolph Coming up next week: The fellas get a magic ticket from an old weirdo and find themselves transported to 1993 for Last Action Hero!
2021-04-1454 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 7 - CATS (w/ Nash Flynn)Oh boy. This week, the guys are joined by comedian Nash Flynn (@itsnashflynn) to claw our way through the 2019 disaster CATS. They will never be the same. CATS - Release date: December 20, 2019- Budget: $90M- Box office: $75.5M- Estimated loss: $50- Director: Tom Hooper - Starring: Francesca Hayward, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Laurie Davidson, Robbie Fairchild, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Jason Derulo, Ian McKellan, Taylor SwiftComing up next week: Comedian Pallavi Gunalan joins us to rip some throats as we talk about 2010’s cult classi...
2021-04-0755 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 6 - Godzilla vs. Kong (BONUS)🚨 BONUS SURPRISE EPISODE ALERT! 🚨 You don’t have to wait until Wednesday this week! We’re back with a bonus episode to talk about Godzilla vs. Kong. Does this movie correct the mistakes of King of the Monsters? Who had the correct predictions? And did J.R.R. Tolkien write this movie?! All this and more on today’s episode Don’t forget to tune in Wednesday for our first guest appearance: CATS w/ Nash Flynn!
2021-04-0545 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 5 - Godzilla: King of the MonstersIan and Jon dig deep into the 2019 monster mash Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Why cram your movie full of monsters and then hide them in a lightning storm? Is the title a spoiler? And did the movie live up to that awesome trailer? We discuss all this and more Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Release date: May 31, 2019- Budget: $200M- Box office: $386.6M- Estimated loss: $100M- Director: Michael Dougherty - Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobbie Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middletich, Aish...
2021-03-3153 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 4 - DreamcatcherThis week, the 2003 film adaptation of Stephen King's alien-invasion fever dream DREAMCATCHER. We ask the important questions like: Why are these four guys so bad at using their telepathic powers? What does the military subplot add to this film? And can we come up with some better, less offensive names for the movie? Dreamcatcher - Release date: March 21, 2003- Budget: $68M- Box office: $75.7M- Estimated loss: $15M- Director: Lawrence Kasdan- Starring: Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Sizemore, Donnie WahlbergCom...
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Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 3 - The Snyder Cut (BONUS)EMERGENCY BONUS EPISODE - The Blast Boys watched the Snyder cut (AKA Zack Snyder’s Justice League) and give their thoughts on it while comparing it to the 2017 theatrical release.
2021-03-2150 minBlast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 2 - Justice LeagueThis week, just in time for the SNYDER CUT, the blast boys dig deep into the original version of 2017's Justice League. Did Joss Whedon help or hurt the movie? Is the Henry Cavill mustache situation as distracting as rumored? And couldn't they come up with a more interesting villain for their big team-up movie? All this and moreJustice League- Release date: November 17, 2017- Budget: $300M- Box office: $657.9M- Estimated loss: $60M- Director: Zack Snyder/Joss Whedon- Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gad...
2021-03-171h 10Blast Zone: Movies That BombedEpisode 1 - John CarterOn the first episode of the Blast Zone, Jon and Ian examine monumental box office flop John Carter! They dig into the story, the bizarre marketing choices, and examine whether Disney even wanted the movie to succeed. John Carter- Release date: March 9, 2012- Budget: $250M- Box office: $284M- Estimated loss: $200M- Director: Andrew Stanton- Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe , Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, and Dominic WestComing up next week: The ORIGINAL version of 2017's Justice League, just in time for the Sn...
2021-03-101h 06Blast Zone: Movies That BombedBlast Zone Trailer!Join comedians and friends Jon Drake (@DrakeGatsby) and Ian Dukes (@ianpauldukes) as they dig up the bombs that shook Hollywood and try to find out why they went up in flames. This is a quick preview of the podcast, tune in every Wednesday for new episodes!
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