The Flop House

The Iceman cometh! Stuart takes us on a tour through some highlights in the career of Val Kilmer, an actor that fascinates him. Check out FLOP TV! You can buy tickets here! Get tickets for a stop on our January 2024 West Coast Tour. Check Out Squarespace.com/FLOP for a free trial of Squarespace and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: FLOP to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Give the best gift ever this holiday season. Visit AuraFrames.com today and get 30 dollars off their best-selling frames with the code FLOP

We come not to praise the DCCU, but to bury it. Except not TOO aggressively, because there's some okay stuff in here. We dunno. It's complicated. Just listen to us discuss one of the multiple multiverse superhero films, and arguably the least noteable: The Flash! Check out our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV! Wikipedia page for The Flash Recommended in this episode: Dream Scenario (2023) Saltburn (2023) The Human Condition Trilogy (1959-61) Is your cat food giving back to cats in need? Smalls is, so if you want to give Smalls a try and ditch kibble forever, head to Smalls.com/FLOP and use promo code FLOP at checkout for 50% off your first order PLUS free shipping! Get 55% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at Babbel.com/FLOP

FLOP HOUSE "ERRORS" TOUR All west coast dates, movies, and ticket links! Vancouver - Cobra - 1/24/24 Portland - Cool As Ice - 1/25/24 SF - Gigli - 1/26/24 LA - Spawn - 1/28/24

Dan has assembled a cinematic feast, for Elliott and Stu to fill their plates. Check out FLOP TV! You can buy tickets here! Get tickets for a stop on our January 2024 West Coast Tour. To get our exclusive discount off your NordVPN plan + 4 months for free- go to https://nordvpn.com/flophouse - It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!

When a film hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a-mamma. Christmas came early for Stuart this year, as we FINALLY get to discuss his new favorite movie, Mafia Mamma. And to sweeten the deal, everyone's favorite Flop House sometime-co-host and star of the show, Hallie Haglund, dropped by to join in the fun! Not to put any of our other shows down, but THIS IS A GOOD ONE, FOLKS. Wikipedia page for Mafia Mamma Recommended in this episode: A Haunting in Venice (2023) Suitable Flesh (2023) Property (2022) You Can Count On Me (2000)

In honor of Veteran's Day, Elliott does the obvious thing -- talk about aunts in film. Check out FLOP TV! You can buy tickets here! To get our exclusive discount off your NordVPN plan + 4 months for free- go to https://nordvpn.com/flophouse - It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!

Special effects WIZARD Todd Vaziri joins us to discuss a flop so EPIC it had multiple nicknames about how it was a flop (but still has some pretty great special effects). That's right, we're discussing 1995's infamous bomb: Waterworld! And don't worry, fans of more recent bad movie discussion -- next episode we leap Back to the Present with a discussion of Mafia Mamma. Check out our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV! If you want to help out crew members and others affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike, you can Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here. The Wikipedia page for Waterworld Recommended in this episode: Blackberry (2023) Past Lives (2023) Heartburn (1986)

We wrap up our discussion ranking the iconic horror movie villains — and the winner may surprise you! 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 currently on the road for our L.A. live shows, so the notes for this Shocktober week are a little abbreviated -- we watched Friday the 13th, Part VIII -- Jason Takes Manhattan! Check out our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV! If you want to help out crew members and others affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike, you can Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here. The Wikipedia page for Jason Takes Manhattan Recommended in this episode: Alien: Resurrection (1997) The Blackening (2022) Ravenous (1999) To get our exclusive discount off your NordVPN plan + 4 months for free- go to https://nordvpn.com/flophouse - It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!"

Stuart leads Dan and Elliott in a discussion ranking the iconic horror movie villains -- and the conversation was so fruitful, we decided to split it in two parts, with the second to come later this Shocktober! 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. To get our exclusive discount off your NordVPN plan + 4 months for free- go to https://nordvpn.com/flophouse - It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!"

Well, they said they'd get us in the end, and I guess they were right! We couldn't avoid those little beasties anymore, and decided to kick off our 80's flashback Shocktober with the oft-mentioned, but never fully discussed tiny creature feature Ghoulies! 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 our season of streaming shows, FLOP TV! If you want to help out crew members and others affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike, you can Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund here. The Wikipedia page for Ghoulies Recommended in this episode: No One Will Save You (2023) The Birdcage (1996) Late Autumn (1960)

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.