The Throwback Show

Aaron and Dan join Matt for a trip back to Nantucket circa 1986, and a wistful/amused/horrified look back at One Crazy Summer (directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Joel Murray, Curtis Armstrong, Bobcat Goldthwait). www.thethrowbackshow.com

Aaron Cohen (and Dan Fleschner, sort of) join Matt Stroup for our third-ever Throwback Show documentary: American Movie, a movie about a guy (Mark Borchardt) trying to make a movie. It is funny, sad, possibly profound, and also sad. Check it out as we revisit our favorite quotes from the movie and much more. www.thethrowbackshow.com 

Aaron Cohen joins Matt Stroup for a look back at some of our favorite past episodes, a run that takes us from Patriot Games (Harrison Ford) to Tremors (Kevin Bacon) to Memento to Independence Day (Will Smith) to the ensemble spy movie Sneakers (starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix and a host of others). www.thethrowbackshow.com

Matt runs a 1-on-2 fast break against Aaron and Dan in an attempt to defend the honor of 2004's Along Came Polly (starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Debra Messing, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria). We talk ferrets, loofahs, greasy pizza and of course re-live the unforgettable basketball scene. Also: Some updates on past episodes (including The Warriors and Midnight Run), and the announcement of Episode 52: a certain summer film starring John Cusack. 

On the occasion of our 50th episode, Aaron and Dan join Matt for a deep dive (sorry) into The Hunt for Red October (Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill). We revisit the movie's bizarre choices with regard to language (including Sean Connery's accent), try to make sense of weird submarine stuff and recall all our favorite quotes. Side note: The website that used to say "You're the man now dog" on repeat appears to no longer exist. www.thethrowbackshow.com

Just in time (accidentally) for the 35th anniversary of the movie, Aaron and Dan join Matt for our first ever viewing of Diner, a movie starring Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Ellen Barkin, Daniel Stern, Paul Reiser and Tim Daly (directed by Barry Levenson). We revisit our favorite quotes, consider why this movie is iconic and take a guess at where these characters would be 20 years in the future (a hint, in at least one case: dead). More reading on the movie: S.L. Price's article from Vanity Fair

Inspired by the recent sequel (T2: Trainspotting), Aaron and Dan join Matt to revisit the original Trainspotting (Ewan McGregor, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Danny Boyle) in all its thrilling (and haunting) insanity. We dive into the worst toilet in Scotland, break down all our favorite quotes and scenes, and explain why a couple of us (Aaron and Dan) won't be in any hurry to watch this again. www.thethrowbackshow.com

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup for a chorizo and eggs-fueled look back to Midnight Run (starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, Joe Pantoliano and Dennis Farina). We break down everything from Jack Walsh's array of legal transgressions to the enigma that is The Duke. Plus, we respond to some of your comments about Swingers and Blue Chips in Listener Mail. www.thethrowbackshow.com

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup for a March Madness-themed Throwback special: the remarkable collaboration between Nick Nolte, Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway (and to a far lesser extent, Bobby Hurley) in the 1994 movie Blue Chips. We explore the basketball scenes (good), the rules of who plays on what team (bizarre) and the movie's morals (tiresome). www.thethrowbackshow.com

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup for a kidney stone-infused trip back to '96, where we bathe ourselves, once again, in the movie Swingers (Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Heather Graham, directed by Doug Liman). We talk Vegas, calling cards, pixelated Wayne Gretzky, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Dresden and much more. Plus, a look back to the '96 World Series, which saw an agonizing (for Matt) Braves collapse against the Yankees. Also: You can check out Grantland's Oral History of Swingers right here.

Aaron Cohen (and Dan Fleschner) join Matt Stroup to revisit the old school video game documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (directed by Seth Gordon). It's the story of the epic battle for the Donkey Kong world record between Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe, and please don't tell us anything that has happened after the movie because we don't want to know. Also: We answer your questions about The Fugitive and Edward Scissorhands in the first installment of Throwback Listener Mail. MORE ON KING OF KONG IN THE A.V. CLUB HERE www.thethrowbackshow.com

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup to duct tape some shears to their hands and revisit the strange world of Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin, directed by Tim Burton). We break down the best quotes, the movie's morals, Anthony Michael Hall's wardrobe choices and much more. www.thethrowbackshow.com

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup to relive The Fugitive in all its glory (starring Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pantoliano and Juliane Moore). It's our second straight visit to Chicago circa 1993 (see Episode 41 - Judgment Night), and also happens to be Aaron's favorite movie. Join us as we discuss everything from runaway trains to Big Pharma. And for more, check out www.thethrowbackshow.com.

Mike Camerlengo and Zack Verhoff join Matt Stroup for the first-ever mobile edition of The Throwback Show, as we revisit Judgment Night (1993) in the next-closest thing to an RV: a car. We discuss everything from the movie’s rich cast (Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven, Stephen Dorff, Denis Leary) to its memorable (if horribly underused) soundtrack. For more, check out www.thethrowbackshow.com.

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup to revisit the movie Go (directed by Doug Liman of Swingers, starring Katie Holmes, Taye Diggs and Timothy Olyphant, among others). It's an insane movie that goes from a rave to a failed police sting, with a vicious case of indigestion in between. Also on this episode: We briefly reminisce about the pilot episode of The Sopranos, and test Aaron and Dan's knowledge in a lights-out round of Sopranos trivia. For more, check out www.thethrowbackshow.com.

Aaron, Dan and Matt travel to Lake Winnipesaukee revisit the somewhat forgotten Bill Murray movie What About Bob? (also starring Richard Dreyfuss and Julie Hagerty of Airplane fame). Plus, a look back to the show Herman's Head, starring William Ragsdale and Hank Azaria, and featuring a cameo by a pre-Friends Jennifer Aniston. For more, visit www.thethrowbackshow.com.

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup to study the methods of professional trucker / arm wrestler Lincoln Hawk(es) -- played by Sylvester Stallone -- in the irresistibly awful Over the Top. Plus, we revisit an iconic TV show that debuted in 1987 -- 21 Jump Street, starring Johnny Depp -- and specifically, a weird outlier episode entitled Orpheus 3.3. For more, check out www.thethrowbackshow.com.

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup to spend some time in the bizarre world of the 1988 movie Heathers (Winona Ryder, Christian Slater). We break down our favorite quotes, break out some questionable Christian Slater impressions, and much more. Also on this episode: We accidentally land in 1989/1990 to relive "The Boogieman" episode of Quantum Leap (starring Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Valerie Mahaffey and a goat).

Aaron Cohen and Dan Fleschner join Matt Stroup to reconsider the significance and silliness of Gremlins (starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Corey Feldman; directed by Joe Dante). We discuss everything from the movie's bizarre inventions (Bathroom Buddy, anyone?) to the Gremlins' obscene behavior. Plus, a look back at our favorite movies, songs and TV shows from the year 1984. For more, check out www.thethrowbackshow.com. 

Mike Camerlengo and Zack Verhoff join Matt Stroup as we travel back to early 1990's Chicago to revisit the highly enjoyable movie Backdraft (Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro, Billy Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donald Sutherland, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay). Plus, Mike administers an all-out test of how well we know the year 1991. For more, check out www.thethrowbackshow.com/blog.