Movie Meltdown

Movie Meltdown - Episode 141 Join us this week as we bring you our geek activities and this week's Sofa Theater feature: Charley Varrick. An interesting and under-seen movie directed by Don Siegel that features... a bank robbery, Joe Don Baker, an airplane vs. car chase scene, Joe Don Baker, explosions, Joe Don Baker, great supporting characters, Joe Don Baker, and a slightly disturbing James Bond-like sex scene featuring Walter Matthau?? WTF indeed. Plus we talk to the film's co-star Andrew Robinson about his thoughts on the movie! And somewhere before the serious examination of misogyny in film, we discuss…Hatchet, Il Posto, Conan the Destroyer, Harry Dean Stanton, an inspiring educational movie, Olivia D'abo, Norman Fell, Playboy…the wickedest magazine of all, the generations of the suburbs, Wes Craven, Ice Cube’s mom, Rory Gallagher, Super, a little person giving out Halloween candy, keeping you boss’s picture on your nightstand, the first time I saw a full-grown naked woman, Movie Meltdown as therapy, Ba

Movie Meltdown - Episode 140 We’re back! With the ridiculous news we’ve all come to know and loathe. Plus the return of The Grind where we answer the question “What cliches in movies drive you crazy?” And as we coolly stride away from the explosion, we mention…Mel Gibson, Joe Eszterhas, it’s so Nabokovian, the fourth wall, George Foreman Grills, being a famous spy, hacking in movies, robots are the new zombies, kung fu vampires, Tom Sawyer, Judah Maccabee, charred by a fireball, alternate reality, hitting a fire hydrant, Bil Dwyer, jive-talking Jar Jar, falling off a building, Sucker Punch, The Dilemma, Mohicans with shotguns, poetry groupies, the least practical weapon, robot Zombie Aliens, what’s his name…John Updike, Shutter Island, the L-shaped sheet, Powder, the simultaneous orgasm, we’re almost in!, Diablo Cody, Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Williamson, Quentin Tarantino, Beetlejuice, the singing knife, evil twins, The Passion Of The Christ, Real Steel, switching bodies, Mean Girls, the relationship montage, Meme

Movie Meltdown - Episode 139 This week we go “off -the-rails” with ridiculous discussions that may or may not have anything to do with this week’s Sofa Theater feature: The Thing with Two Heads! Plus we wrap up with a truly heroic Marlena moment! And while we discuss the Faulknerian exercise of having two heads, we also mention…loving cake balls, Harold and Maude, Final Destination 5, Johnny Suede, Columbo or Mannix? Kill Bill Part 1, Scream, old-time strong man, Bunny and the Bull, Jason Bateman and Ryan Renolds, W. Earl Brown, Mel Brooks, missing fairy tales, deep-fried Derby Pie, MST3K-ing your own movie, THE Siamese twins, the cop from the Village People, Tangled, a two-headed gorilla, what do mashed potatoes not go with?, Sam Rockwell, Archie Bunker, bending stuff, Joey Lawrence, Hobo with a Shotgun, a Yoda backpack, curry burrito, Cillian Murphy, hatin’ on Monk, there are rules at a tractor pull!, pistachios and bananas, Black Dynamite, why not finish out the basement?, a sideshow, Young Frankenstein, T

Movie Meltdown - Episode 138 This week we are back at our home base coffee shop for another addition of “The Caffeinated Movie Geek“. And yet somehow we still manage to get out of hand while talking about movies and other geeky activities. Plus we get a call from Reese Witherspoon!! Yes, THE Reese Witherspoon! Or we think so, hmmm?? You’ll just have to hear this one. Plus any episode that works in a spit-take - must be a good episode! Plus as we devolve into talking about the TV wasteland, at some point we mention… Insidious, Dogtooth, the official “The Caffeinated Movie Geek” mug, The Planet of the Apes, The Orphanage, Stanley Tucci, the Santa Claus myth, Spaceballs, one of the greatest lost voicemails ever, Tarantino on King King, Tomorrow with Robert Duvall, the voice-over from beyond the grave, the awesomeness of Gilligan's Island, the Helena Bonham Carter factor, The Lovely Bones, willingness = sexy, Annette Bening, Sweet Sixteen, Marky Mark, the Rachel haircut, the principles of Hollywood negotiations a

Movie Meltdown - Episode 137 This week we continue on our trip to Chicago with our first ever roadtrip edition of The Caffeinated Movie Geek, as we visit "Bleeding Heart Bakery". Home of punk rock pastries and co-owner Vinny, who joins us for this week's Sofa Theater feature: Stake Land. And along the way we meet Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Paris Themmen (Mike TeeVee) and Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) from the classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory! Plus cakeballs!! And while we avoid the dead hooker under the bed in our hotel room, we mention…censoring music, Black and Tan Coffee, H.P. Lovecraft, Zombieland, the novelty of being in a film wore off, taking it to the next level, how do you make…a dragon?, killing an infant, Godzilla, Lady Gaga and Judas Priest, donating more money then you make, the arm of Disney, seeing the zipper in the rubber suit, crossing your H, what the hell is a macchiato??, Texas being it’s own country, punk rock, an innocent romp, what a bunch of assholes!, John Carpenter

Movie Meltdown - Episode 136 The Meltdown Gang returns to Chicago for our annual trip to Wizard World/Comic Con. All in an effort to hang out with one of our favorites...Noah Hathaway, also known as Atreyu!! Later we grab some super burgers at Super Dawgs and recap the day! All before snuggling into bed for this week's storybook adventure TROLL! And while we take photos of costumed dorks, we also mention…David Tennant, hold that elevator… for Robert Englund, chasing the bullies into the garbage can, mustache tattoos aren’t funny, Bastian is a dork, pinwheels, Wampires??, I would let Rutger Hauer mow our yard, sneaking around the transvestite, Dr. Who, Luckdragons, Sonny Bono, death by ice skate shoe, not a fan of Matt Smith, the agent of The Nothing, Dr. Slayer?, I yelled at a guy, rat burgers?, Dylan Dog, stunt troll, those kittens - they’re not sleepy, Hobo with a Shotgun, he killed the battery on his camera, Noah startled the bejeezus out of me, $5 shake, Lady Gaga look-a-likes, PG-13 kicking in, Noah Hat

Movie Meltdown - Episode 135 This week's version of "The Caffeinated Movie Geek", makes us examine our own teenage years and romantic endeavors as we discuss the indie feature "The Myth of the American Sleepover". Plus while we crossover into the age of enlightenment as we drink coffee all day, we also mention…wanting to be Sherlock Holmes, Freaks and Geeks, taking over the Earth, working in an ice factory, Dawson’s Creek, Monopoly without being Monopoly, Skyline, My So-Called Life, I believe he may be the only guy who switched twins, Cold Weather and your mom breaking up with your boyfriend. Spoiler Alert: Spoilers for all those awkward teenage moments (both in our lives AND this week‘s movie). “This is the one-sheet poster child for indie movies.”

Movie Meltdown - Episode 134 This week we are back at the Fright Night Film Fest/FandomFest with more crazy stories from our table, plus we interview our special guest - director Albert Pyun (The Sword and the Sorcerer, Cyborg, Captain America)! Plus he sits in for our Sofa Theater feature: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Plus in between the times Robert Carradine keeps bum rushing the mic, we discuss… Dar when he was younger, Asian-American directors, having a Captain America tattoo, a boring season of True Blood, bending the program around your head to mimic Cinerama, a gaggle full of hot guys, a slave to the comic book, The Misfits, Igor, Godard films, slammin’ nurses, Jean Claude Van Damme’s dad and Charlie Sheen’s mom, I swear to god if I hear that Pokemon theme song one more goddamned fucking time, the cheesy Nacho cheese joke, there was no place to develop film on the island, Wizards of Waverly Place, Jennifer Garner, you can’t buck the system, without paying a price, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Edward Furlong, di

Movie Meltdown - Episode 133 Join us live from Fright Night Film Fest/FandomFest where we immediately meet The Fonz (Henry Winkler), then we hang out and watch the passers-by, as well as a quick session with C. Thomas Howell and one of the crew tells not one - but two babysitter stories from their childhood. You wouldn’t think you could hear a cooler story then the first one…until you hear the second one. Seriously, terrific stories…don’t miss them! Plus as we ponder just how many multi-sided die a person can have, we mention…a girl with cat ears endlessly dancing, masonic vampires, Wolf fanny packs, working with Spielberg and Coppola, eating cake at a convention?, bothering a vendor, is that zombie make-up, or just really bad acne?, the little girl from The Walking Dead, a Jacob's Ladder of horror fandom, Cinderella’s on!!, Southland, sleeping in a coffin as a child, topless girl werewolf, a stunt kid who could act, rebuilding a hippie girl in your garage from spare parts and your outfit would be complete wi

Movie Meltdown - Episode 132 Coming to you live from the 10th Annual Lebowski Fest, we hang out (mostly in the parking lot) and discuss movies and other geeky activities. Then we interview James Hoosier, aka Liam from “The Big Lebowski“!!! Then in our usual askew fashion our movie discussion this week is…Raising Arizona. But not before a One from the Vaults memory from William Forsythe himself!! Then we attempt to do Raising Arizona justice as we spiral into an examination of the Coen Brothers entire career. Then bowling! Plus as we rub elbows with a sea of Dudes and Walters, we eventually mention…passing geeky activities on to your children, Woody Allen surrogates, Red Road, drilling holes in sheet metal, throw the bunny in the box, Midnight in Paris, mom’s different reality plane, being a John Huston uber-fan, Party Down, beating Charles Grodin’s feet with a baseball bat, reading Harry Potter, Con Air, The Return of Martin Guerre, Fight Club, running over a goose, daddy’s skull-crushingly depressing favorit

Movie Meltdown - Episode 131 So our road trip to “Days of the Dead” continues as we recap all the happenings of the day, and well as bust into this week’s mobile Sofa Theater feature: Drive Angry. Plus we sit down and talk to Marc Price and the adorable PJ Soles!!! And while reminiscing about the cookie story, we also address… Tom F. Wilson, Nicholas Cage, he best be f-ing sharing them cookies, a kid on the Merv Griffin Show, running the spotlight, we are the guinea pigs, mustache dad, there was a whole lot of cookie action this weekend, William Fichtner, taking a role away from Keanu Reeves, dimming the lights, Patrick Lussier, Paradise Lost, Jake Busey, Amber Heard is hot (duh), growing up in other countries, bringing a tuba on stage, the return of fat Ash, Tom Sizemore’s ass or lack thereof, Michael J. Fox - Jerk?, Funny By Nature, playing Carrie, shoddy welds on the Freddy glove, turn up the AC, Green Collar Comedy, doing a parody of yourself, Grace Under Fire and no killing babies for The Situation? Spo

Movie Meltdown - Episode 130 Join us for our drive to the Days of the Dead fest in Indianapolis. Plus our interview with Michael Kenworthy, star of Return of the Living Dead 2 and The Blob. And while we count the flattened animals on the roadside, we comment on… Foamy the Squirrel, living in a carnival town, Twilight: Eclipse, The Expendables, pissing off Aaron Spelling, Rod Serling, Wargames, when your supervisor makes you feel uncomfortable, SpaceBalls, Donald Sutherland, an unsanitary tattoo parlor, Good Will Hunting, Julia Stiles’s face, hating on IMDB, Apocalypse Now - in space!, Commodore Vic 20, Jennifer Aniston is gonna die alone, you know how bad I wanted super powers in High School?, getting offered a role in 90210, deflated deers, The Warriors Way, Phil Collins‘s hidden hot gene, Cary Elwes, one-liners, a plastic surgery disaster, digging a lowered expectations hole, smoking four packs a day, clan terrorists, Dolph Lundgren, The Bourne trilogy, Mad Scientist Monster Toys, Wil Wheaton, animals bein

This week we return to the coffee shop for another installment of the Caffeinated Movie Geek, including geek activities, a look at the new book “Crazy 4 Cult - Cult Movie Art” and a return to Movie Fan Freakshow, as we tell the freaky tales of three unusual characters. And if that wasn’t enough, somewhere along the way we mention…The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made, being Steve Zahn’s publicist, Erin Cummins, The American, making hand motions, Black Dead, a trip to Florence, Clay Pigeons, brushing up against everything you envy and resent, Mario Kart, Paul Rudd‘s street cred, Macon County Line, a Charlie horse in her throat, Howard the Duck, The Thing With Two Heads, Boardwalk Empire, Gore Vidal, Bitch Slap, The Bicycle Thief, being worried about Clooney’s back, Godfather reboot, ghost boobs, writing a check in Italy, Smokey and the Bandit, most disappointing movie, if you like people dieing, Party Down, Vince Vaughn… are you making fun of me?, those Hemingway girls, penises and pretty faces, the doctor punched O

Movie Meltdown - Episode 128 This week, in addition to fine Italian dining, we also discuss the infamous movie - Rockula, starring the likes of Thomas Dolby, Toni Basil and Bo Diddley. Plus a One from the Vaults segment from the film's star Dean Cameron as he comments on his feelings towards Rockula. Plus somewhere during or before the ice cream social we bring up…True Grit, pilgrims and pirates, The Triplets of Belleville, Com-promised, The Ten, missing the grand Hanna theme, vig-nett, Forcing myself to watch My Soul to Take, From Paris with Love, What’s up jiggles??, Solomon Kane, The State, Glamour Shots, Hailee Steinfeld, a displaced teacher from Pennsylvania, David Wain, Hoarders, slam and beat poetry, amazing kid actors, John Travolta, a hodge podge of everything, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the cheesy vampire version of Howard the Duck, our podcast full of hoarders, hippy juice, what do you do after being an actor, Winnie Cooper, Bo Diddley dressed in yellow spandex - rapping, I love werewolves, but I hate b

Movie Meltdown - Episode 127 This week we head back out for our third annual coverage of Flyover Film Festival. Our opening night excursion includes discussions of the films "The Lie" and "Another Earth". Plus an interview with Jess Weixler (Teeth) and Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project) from "The Lie". And while trying to not spoil these movies that haven’t even officially been released yet, we mention… pushing play and record at the same time, Brit Marling, Dear Mr. Gacy, Bryce Dallas Howard, The Fighter, kids recording in their basement, Surrogates, Matt Damon, T.C. boyle, Star Wars, using a cheat code to get out of work, How lame the human race is, Amy Adams, Hereafter, getting health care for your baby, Stripes, it’s one big Grand Theft Auto world, Marky Mark, William Mapother, The New Yorker, The Wonder Years, selling out your ideals, Get Smart, Jay Mohr, a society of Agoraphobics, William Forsythe, niche films, Christian Bale, Enchanted, “good” serial killers?, and being totally awesome at playing

Movie Meltdown - Episode 126 This week we interview author Dave Conover about his book: War Eagles - The Unmaking of an Epic. This is the amazing story of a film that never happened and the greatest story NEVER told…until now. And somewhere along the way, we mention…Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine, Merian C. Cooper, RoboTech, the world is on the brink of war, John Wayne, Peter Jackson, a secret weapon, a German P.O.W. camp, Flying Aces Magazine, a circumpolar flight, the Death Star of 1939, Clash of the Titans, calling Forry Ackerman at home, dinosaurs, Raiders of the Lost Ark, a giant zeppelin, MGM, John Ford, dropping a nuclear bomb on New York, the summer of ‘77, Hitler invades Poland, Willis O'Brien, King Kong Lives, the alternate script for Dracula’s Daughter, Ray Harryhausen, fighting Nazis, Mighty Joe Young, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, giant eagles, Technicolor, The Searchers, the death ray, tracking down clues, fighting allosauruses, copyrighting Mickey Mouse, a lost tribe of Vikings,

Movie Meltdown - Episode 125 Recorded live at the Beatersville Car and Bike Show…First off, Marlena has a monumental moment of self discovery. Well, sort of. Then we check in with Eddy from Th' Empires and hear his harrowing tales of the road. Knife-ings, rattlesnakes and hitchhiking ensues. Then our full group discussion of this week’s Sofa Theater feature…the Robert Mitchum moonshinin' classic - Thunder Road! All that - plus a sizable bonus track for those who like to rock! And from the outskirts of the parking lot we discuss…The Descent 2, Eliza Doolittle, Chevy vs. Ford, the spirit lives on, Black Dynamite, tall crazy slut, Phil Alvin, rapey ex-Army guy, getting hopped up on Kerouac, an acid-version of Tokyo, J.D. Salinger, cassette singles, drugs and bugs, being encouraged to be an asshole, Pulling, do you think I’m sweater girl?, a lot of strippers a lot of colors, Slags, getting knifed in Memphis, a lot of oddly sexual insects, Big Trouble in Little China, Shitty Shitty Bang Bang, remember craft night?

Movie Meltdown - Episode 124 As we welcome our friend Lucy into the mix, we return to the coffee shop for another edition of The Caffeinated Movie Geek. And once we get rolling, it’s hard to get us to stop. And so that leads to… Black Swan, Surrogates, Bridesmaids, women are scary, Trick ‘r Treat, robotic acting, more love for Rutger Hauer, not watching TV when it’s on, kung fu vampires, believably dumb Steve Zahn, the chain of cutting off arms, more remakes, Legends of the Guardians, Treme, the Water for Elephants throw-down, Neil Jordan, Eric Overmyer: Lead Suspect, Jay Leno’s bastard daughter, Columbo, a documentary on pinkie toe cancer, Blade Runner, The Virgin Springs, the economy of movement, Scatalogical humor, John Goodman, Rashomon, Kristen Stewart‘s acting style, Kristen Wiig, Rocket Science, Fight Club, this was a kitten-torturing movie, Penthouse Forums without the sex, commie smurfs, the least appealing human being that’s ever been captured in cinema, Ed Asner is pretty hot, the very distinct fea

Movie Meltdown - Episode 123 This week we hang out at one of our favorite stops - WonderFest. A sci-fi, horror & movie special effects convention that features the largest model contest in the U.S. Join us as we talk to amazing artist Belle Dee. You've seen her featured in Rue Morgue and Little Shop of Horrors magazines - plus she just received the Rondo Award for “Fan Artist of the Year”. Then we sit down with the “First Lady of Classic Fantasy and Horror”, actress Caroline Munro! As if being a Hammer babe and a Bond girl wasn’t enough, she also appeared in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Starcrash and the Dr. Phibes films. Plus we talk to miniature and modeler royalty - Lorne Peterson. He was primary modeler and model shop supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic in a career that lasted 33 years! Lorne literally helped create the Star Wars universe we came to know and love, as well working on the Indiana Jones series, Men in Black, Jurassic Park and countless other films. And somewhere in the middle of loo

Movie Meltdown - Episode 122 Right off the bat, we remind you what things are like in the real world, with one of our more disgusting Marlena Moments. From there we stay on the hard core path of the real world, as we discuss this week’s Sofa Theater feature: The Last American Virgin. A movie that presents itself as a standard “sex comedy”, but as we find out, “It takes a dark turn….” Yes, this movie scarred one, (if not all) of our cast members for life. Plus a One from the Vaults memory from actress Diane Franklin about making The Last American Virgin. All that plus…82 Jonah Hill, Rose wins you over, 9 ½ , creepy doctors, wearing tighty-whities, snorting Pixie Stix, G.I. Joe figures, hooking up without a condom, Amanda Seyfried gets naked, you got screwed over by life, price check on crabs medicine, pining away for a chick, Karen is spelled with a K, waiting for the Last American Virgin 2..., the joke of the universe, pretty people having ugly kids, a very disturbing After-School Special, Michael Winslow, do