The Test of Time Posts

The Shawshank Redemption was a flop when it was first released in theaters, but it’s now the top rated movie on IMDb. 

Special guest “Andrew” Mehler joins us as we discuss who would play old man Brooks in a Shawshank remake, the best video rental store in Fort Lauderdale, and the business model of Red’s prison smuggling operation. We also chat about 4D movies and the best Stephen King adaptations before being obtuse enough to ask if The Shawshank Redemption stands the Test of Time. 

Leave a Comment

Al Pacino plays a blind, retired soldier who’s determined to experience life’s greatest pleasures before killing himself in the 1992 movie, Scent of a Woman.

This week, we’re joined by special guest Eddie Perez-Cortes for a conversation about how this movie can impress the ladies at fraternity formals (or not), why you shouldn’t let a suicidal blind man drive a car, and if it’s worse to be rude to a family member or a stranger. In the end, we find out if Scent of a Woman stands the Test of Time. HOO-AH!

Leave a Comment

Jim Carrey proved that he was more than just a comedy actor with his turn as an unwitting reality star in the 1998 movie, The Truman Show. 

This week, we chat about some very strange behavior, like crossing your fingers on your wedding day, holding a six-pack of beer next to your face, and watching an obscene amount of television from the bathtub. And that’s before we even get into The Truman Show Delusion, a real life condition where people don’t believe in real life. Plus James tells the story of the worst blind date ever before we reveal if The Truman Show stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

In 1998, there was something about There’s Something About Mary that propelled Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz to the A-list. 

As we chat about the movie, we discuss the bizarre layout of Mary’s house, which Dillon brother is more famous, and the very real fear of getting “caught” in your zipper. Plus Alan describes a very Ted-like moment when he met Cameron Diaz in person, and we ponder the promotion of the next Spider-Man movie before deciding if There’s Something About Mary stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

In 1998’s second movie about the end of the world, humanity can only be saved by Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck… and the music of Aerosmith.

This week, we’re talking about Armageddon, a flick that’s heavy on emotional manipulation and meteor showers that only hit major cities (thanks, Michael Bay!) We also discuss the Tunguska event, if space dementia is real, and how this movie ruined animal crackers forever. You don’t want to miss a thing (#sorrynotsorry) as we find out if Armageddon stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

Twenty years ago, we were graced with two movies, released just months apart, about celestial objects threatening to end life as we know it on Earth. The first, Deep Impact, explores how the U.S. President, a group of astronauts, a news reporter, and a horny teenager respond to the crisis. 

In our chat about the movie, we discuss rampant MSNBC product placement, terrible parenting decisions, and a total disregard for saving women and children first. We also ponder what would happen if a comet was coming our way while Trump was President (yup, we’d all be screwed) and we discuss our feelings about Solo: A Star Wars Story (yup, we geek out about parsecs). In the end, we find out if Deep Impact stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

An adventure 65 million years—and 103 podcast episodes—in the making.

Jurassic Park is the movie that made dinosaurs cool, put Laura Dern in a whole lotta denim, killed Samuel L. Jackson off-screen, and turned Jeff Goldblum into… a sex symbol? We also discuss the movie’s lame original ending, and why 1993 was a great year for Michael Crichton but an amazing/awful year for Steven Spielberg. Hold on to your butts as we find out if Jurassic Park stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

Before Animal House and The Blues Brothers, John Landis directed the 1977 independent comedy, The Kentucky Fried Movie.

As we chat about a flick that’s filled with wordplay and gratuitous nudity, James gets sepia confused with black and white, Alan reveals what he would name his first studio album, and we both admit that we know nothing about Leave it to Beaver. We draw parallels between this film and Saturday Night Live, The Onion, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Die Hard with a Vengeance (?), and Citizen Kane (??) before deciding if The Kentucky Fried Movie stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

George Clooney leads a team of Hollywood’s hottest actors in the 2001 heist flick, Ocean’s Eleven. 

This week, we talk about the actor with an extremely punchable face, movies that could be gender-flipped in the future, and we try (unsuccessfully) to name all the members of the Rat Pack. Plus, we break the record for the most number of times the word “cool” is said in a single podcast as we find out if 2001’s Ocean’s Eleven stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

Tom Hanks plays a 12-year-old boy who wished to be big. We’re adults who act like we’re 12-years-old and wished for 100 podcast episodes. Spoiler alert: everyone’s wishes came true. 

Join us for a conversation that includes baby corn trivia, dumb things to ask Zoltar for, and why you shouldn’t put your life in the hands of carnival workers. Plus, we celebrate our centennial episode with *two* major show announcements before finding out if the 1988 movie Big stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

Our hero is too cool for school in the 1986 flick, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

This week, we discuss the difference between a principal and a dean, the way Sloane sometimes talks with a British accent, and what it means to be “The Sausage King of Chicago.” All the kids may think Ferris Bueller is a righteous dude, but does his movie stand the Test of Time?

Leave a Comment

The first Karate Kid centered around two rivals going head to head in a karate tournament. The sequel culminated in a fight to the death. And the third film, the climax of this blockbuster trilogy… all leads up to… another karate tournament. 

As we wrap up our series on the Karate Kid franchise, we discuss good hair styles for bad guys, the stupidest thing you can force someone to do under duress, and a guerrilla marketing stunt gone horribly wrong. Along the way, we also give our thoughts on the new YouTube Red series Cobra Kai, and offer our spoiler-filled take on Avengers: Infinity War, before ultimately deciding if 1989’s The Karate Kid Part III stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

Daniel-san and Mr. Miyagi travel to Okinawa for the fight of their lives—literally—in the 1986 sequel, The Karate Kid Part II.

This movie contains a ridiculously traumatic breakup story, what might be the first fight club ever, and a super sharp hook that totally killed dozens of fishermen for no good reason. After discussing how Bill Maher kinda threw shade at us, we see if The Karate Kid Part II stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

You’re the best! Around! Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down!!! That’s right — this week, we’re talking about the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid.

Listen as we chat about the “best friend” who disappears after three scenes, Daniel’s utterly brilliant Halloween costume, the subtle difference between wax-on/wax-off and sand the floor, and the one tournament rule that could totally kill someone. Don’t sweep the leg as we find out if The Karate Kid stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

A baby is destined to destroy an evil queen, and a farmer must lead an epic quest to protect the child in the 1988 fantasy film, Willow.

This week, Sweetie and Sweety from the Large Marge Sent Us podcast come by to talk about Ron Howard’s (alleged) ginger conspiracy, the one character in this movie with a semi-normal name, and how George Lucas “borrowed” ideas from Star Wars and Indiana Jones when he came up with this story. In the end, we find out if Willow stands the Test of Time.

Listen to the Large Marge Sent Us podcast at https://largemargesentus.libsyn.com

Leave a Comment

Super Troopers, about a group of cops who’d rather prank each other than write speeding tickets, was a surprise hit when it was released in 2002. 

This week, we discuss what this stoner comedy has in common with both Police Academy 3 and the works of William Shakespeare, we wonder if real Vermonters would ever actually chug syrup, and Alan mocks James for not knowing how to laugh. As the long-awaited sequel finally hits theaters (on 4/20, of course), we find out if Super Troopers stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

Two pissed off teenagers wreak havoc on their town with murders and forged suicide notes in 1989’s Heathers.

This movie left us with a lot of questions. Like, why do cool high school girls hook up with loser college guys? Did anyone ever really go cow tipping? What’s up with all the croquet? And, most important of all, does Heathers stand the Test of Time?

Leave a Comment

A kid who’s obsessed with action movies gets transported into a world of gratuitous explosions and cheesy one-liners in the 1993 flick, Last Action Hero.

Join us as we discuss a terrible way to end a fictional blockbuster, how to get teenagers interested in Shakespeare, and why it’s ridiculous that famed illusionist Harry Houdini would have an actual magic ticket. We also rant about the latest season of The X-Files before deciding if Last Action Hero stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

When a dead couple needs help scaring the yuppies who move into their house, they turn to Michael Keaton’s ghost with the most in 1988’s Beetlejuice.

This week, we discuss Tim Burton’s bureaucratic vision of the afterlife, the oddly spelled star that’s Beetlejuice’s namesake, and the deus ex machina that ultimately saves the day. Plus Alan sings Harry Belafonte, and James talks about his Star Wars experience at South by Southwest as we see if Beetlejuice stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

The stars of a sci-fi TV show find themselves on an actual space adventure in 1999’s Galaxy Quest.

Tim Allen loses his shirt, Tony Shalhoub has the munchies, and Alan Rickman does what he does best: exude exasperation. And did you ever hear about the Star Trek actor who changed the course of American history? Join us as we discuss all that, and find out if Galaxy Quest stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal spend Saturday detention together in the 1985 flick, The Breakfast Club.

This movie is full of important life lessons: how not to pronounce “elephantiasis,” how not to mold young minds, and how not to eat pixie sticks. And it proves that Anthony Michael Hall is the greatest actor of our lifetime. Well… maybe that’s a stretch. We discuss what this movie *should* have been called (there’s no eggs or cereal or anything!) before deciding if The Breakfast Club stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

Back from the dead, a young man seeks revenge against the goons who killed him and his fiancée in the 1994 flick, The Crow.

Special guest Dominic Monfre (who is totally “the goth” of our friends) is back as we chat about how Devil’s Night is similar to The Purge, if it’s ever okay for a musician to quote his own lyrics, and if the crow is actually kinda sexist. We also discuss the late Brandon Lee, and other actors who died before their productions wrapped, as we find out if The Crow stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

In The Big Lebowski, a laid back Californian known as The Dude gets mixed up with a shady philanthropist, nihilists, and a porn kingpin, all because someone peed on his rug… which really tied the room together. 

This week, special guest Dominic Monfre drops in to see what condition his condition is in, and to chat about the difference between being waterboarded and getting a swirly, what it means to find a stranger in the Alps, and how The Dude was a pioneer in car phone safety. We also discuss the (over)reaction to Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss joining the Star Wars universe before finding out if The Big Lebowski stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment

 

Falling Down is the story of a seemingly normal man’s descent into violence and madness over the course of a single day. 

This movie’s “hero” looks like Frank Grimes, has terrible trigger control, and doesn’t want to believe he’s a bad guy… despite the fact that he’s a racist who shoots up a fast food restaurant. If you wrote a think piece about the “forgotten white voter” after the 2016 election, do yourself a favor and listen to see if 1993’s Falling Down stands the Test of Time.

Leave a Comment