The Flop House

We welcome singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton and Paul Sabourin of Paul and Storm to talk about cruise ship movies, in honor of their annual seagoing nerdfest, the JoCo Cruise! Check out FLOP TV! You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund, to support those still affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike.

We're having an absolutely legendary Smalltember. First we covered The Legend of the Titanic, and now we're looking into The Legend of the Roller Blade Seven. Apparently they're legendary, but forgive us for being unfamiliar until now. It was made using a system RB7 star/co-writer/producer Scott Shaw dubbed "Zen Filmmaking." According to his wiki, this is a "style of filmmaking where no screenplay and scripts are used in the creation of a movie." We'll see if getting zen delivers a good movie, or whether it's better to... y'know... write things out and plan them ahead of time. If you live in Los Angeles, you can get tix for your choice of TWO live shows at Vidiots on 10/19. And if you prefer watching us from the comfort of home, check out more info about our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV! Due to the ongoing WGA – SAG/AFTRA strikes, we’re hitting pause on current releases, and focusing on some films 90’s kids might remember. If you want to help out crew members and others supported by the entertainment strikes, you can Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here. The Wikipedia page for The Roller Blade Seven Recommended in this episode: The Dark Backward (1991) Root (board game) American Boy (1978) Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

Elliott quizzes Dan and Stu on cinematic treasures. We’ve changed how we’re running FLOP TV — now all of the shows will be up until late January, so that even if you buy a season pass late in the season, you’ll have access to EVERY episode until then. You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund, to support those affected by the WGA strike.

Due to the ongoing WGA - SAG/AFTRA strikes, we’re hitting pause on current releases, and focusing on some films 90’s kids will remember. And while we doubt most Smalltember(vember?) movies are union signatories, we decided to keep the train a rollin' anyway and make this a 90s flashback Smalltember! We kick it off with 1999's Italian-Korean-American co-production The Legend of the Titanic -- a bizarre attempt to cash in on James Cameron 1997 mega-blockbuster Titanic, in the form of an animated film featuring a similar star-crossed romance, but with a lot more talking animals. Check out more info about our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike. The Wikipedia page for The Legend of the Titanic Recommended in this episode: Doctor Death (1989) Blow Out (1981) The Murder of Mr Devil (1970) Rouge (1987)

Stuart provides puzzling problems to perplex his perspicacious pals. We’ve changed how we’re running FLOP TV — now all of the shows will be up until late January, so that even if you buy a season pass late in the season, you’ll have access to EVERY episode until then. You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund, to support those affected by the WGA strike.

Due to the ongoing refusal of the AMPTP to negotiate in good faith with the WGA or with our union brothers and sisters in SAG/AFTRA, we’re hitting pause on discussing current releases, and focusing on some films 90’s kids will remember. This week, we talk Wild Wild West (the 1999 movie version of the 60's sci-fi western TV show) a blockbuster mega-bomb that nearly ended multiple careers! Check out more info about our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike. The wiki-wild Wikipedia page for wiki-Wild Wild West Recommended in this episode: Caché (2005) How To Blow Up A Pipeline (2022) Marjoe (1972)

Dan walks Elliott and Stuart through some of the 90s output of critically-reviled actor Jim Belushi, trying to answer the question, "what would make a Jim Belushi movie appealing to you?" We've changed how we're running FLOP TV -- now all of the shows will be up until late January, so that even if you buy a season pass late in the season, you'll have access to EVERY episode until then. You can buy tickets here! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund, to support those affected by the WGA strike.

Due to the ongoing refusal of the AMPTP to negotiate in good faith with the WGA or with our union brothers and sisters in SAG/AFTRA, we've decided to hit pause on discussing more current releases, since (in our own bizarro way) it could promote that work. Instead, we're using this opportunity to go back in time and discuss some silly releases from the past, starting out with some films 90's kids will remember. This week, we're discussing 1995's Sandra Bullock techno-thriller The Net, a movie about the horrors of the internet that seemed prescient and terrifying at the time, and now just seems kind of goofy, considering that the horrors of the internet were way different than those it imagines. Check out more info about our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike. Wikipedia page for The Net Recommended in this episode: Camera Man, by Dana Stevens (a cultural biography of Buster Keaton) Dressed to Kill (1980) Sing and Like It (1934) Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

Elliott points out that, pre-Barbenheimer, two big movies had frequently been released on the same day. It's true! You can look it up! He runs Dan and Stu through a battle of wits, exploring other mismatched matchups from cinema past. Tonight's the premiere night of FLOP TV, and you can buy tickets here! If you can't watch tonight, you have a two week viewing window to catch up at your leisure! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike.

When last we saw our book club pals, they were getting all horned up and making life changes based on 50 Shades of Grey. Now that they're reading The Alchemist, we can only assume they're out there exerting their control over the elements. Join us as we explore this exciting new addition to the "Jane Fonda hangs out with 3 other elderly actresses" cinematic universe! Check out more info about our upcoming season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike. Wikipedia page for Book Club: The Next Chapter Recommended in this episode: The Girl Chewing Gum (1976) hammocks tank tops Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

Stuart brings back the Peach Pit, everyone's favorite after-show about The Flop House, to quiz The Original Peaches about our opinions on fine art and answer a few questions straight from Stu's DMs. Check out more info about our upcoming season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike. Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

It's a goddamn milestone -- 400 mainline episodes over 16 years of The Flop House! (And that's not counting all of the FH Minis, and the Movie Minutes of yore!) Thus, we took a break from our usual modus operandi of watching less-artistically-successful modern movies, and we treated ourselves with one of the classics of the bad movie canon (so much so that it's the topic of the extremely enjoyable documentary Best Worst Movie). That's right: we're talking about TROLL 2, the film that has absolutely nothing to do with the original Troll other than a title and a fondness for rubber creatures!! It's been memed! It's been giffed! And now it's been Flop Housed! Check out more info about our upcoming season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Wikipedia page for Troll 2 Movies recommended in this episode: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) No Hard Feelings (2023) Little Murders (1971) Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

In honor of our upcoming 400th episode, we're picking some classics to revisit! Dan introduces FATEFUL FINDINGS, the film that introduced us to Neil Breen. Originally released as episode 187 on 09.19.2015 -- **apologies for any sound issues/wrongheaded past statements-- we hope to have improved since then!

In honor of our upcoming 400th episode, we're picking some classics to revisit! Stu introduces STOLEN, one of our faves from St. Nicholas Cage. Originally released as episode 124 on 04.20.2013 -- **apologies for any sound issues/wrongheaded past statements-- we hope to have improved since then!

In honor of our upcoming 400th episode, we're picking some classics to revisit! Elliott introduces NO DEPO$IT, the film that introduced us to Frank D'Angelo. Originally released as episode 212 on 09.03.2016 -- **apologies for any sound issues/wrongheaded past statements-- we hope to have improved since then!

Dan leads Elliott and Stuart in a discussion of the non-movie things they do to stay happy and sane. (But don't worry, film fans -- there's still plenty of movie talk scattered around. We can't help ourselves!) Check out more info about our upcoming season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike, if you’re so inclined. Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

Is this the most popular, highest-grossing movie we've ever done? Possibly! We're too lazy to put in the legwork to check. Why don't YOU do it, for a school project about statistics or economics or some shit. Anyway, the point is, we used the "or CRITICAL flop" loophole (42 on Metacritc) so we could watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Don't at us. Or do, whatever, we're not your dad. Wikipedia page for The Super Mario Bros. Movie Movies recommended in this episode: Women Talking (2022) We Are Who We Are (2020) Larks on a String (1969) Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

Executive Producer of the all-new animated series Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (and our pal) Brendan Hay joins us, for Elliott's canonical sexiness rankings of those compact green snacks, the grembleings. Check out more info about our upcoming season of streaming shows, FLOP TV, and buy tickets! Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike, if you’re so inclined. Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

We've talked about the Sony corner of Marvel more than once, but the relative high quality of MCU movies has saved them from our scrutiny... until now! What did we make of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, a film whose very title is a pain in the ass to type out for these show notes? Listen to find out! Wikipedia page for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Movies recommended in this episode: Torque (2004) What's Love Got To Do With It (1993) Miami Blues (1990) Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.

It's exactly what it says in the title. What could possibly be clearer? Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here, to support those affected by the WGA strike, if you’re so inclined. Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use FLOP for 30% off + Free Shipping.