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June 20, 2022
A League of Their Own MEGA-EPISODE
There's no crying in baseball! Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Jon Lovitz, Rosie O'Donnell, Lori Petty, with Penny Marshall at the helm in this all-time sports movie, all-time comedy, complete with an all-time Hans Zimmer score. Did Dottie drop the ball on purpose? Jeff and JT break it down. Support the show
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June 6, 2022
Patriot Games
This episode Jeff and JT cover the Star Wars movie we never saw, where Han Solo, Mace Windu, and Darth Vader all team up to stop Boromir from terrorizing the United States. Kinda. But Harrison Ford does star in this huge R-rated hit from 1992 alongside Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, and Sean Bean. Support the show
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May 23, 2022
Encino Man
Brendan Fraser (the GOAT), Pauly Shore (great value Janis Joplin), and Sean Astin (Rudy) all get together in this fish out of water teen comedy from 1992, where Brendan Fraser is an unfrozen caveman who learns english from Pauly Shore (bud--dy). Why? Support the show
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May 9, 2022
The Player
Robert Altman's iconic satire of Hollywood, starring Tim Robbins, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Lyle Lovett, and about nine thousand other people. People love this movie! Why? Jeff and JT do their best to try and figure that out. Support the show
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April 25, 2022
Batman Returns
Today Jeff and JT tackle the second Tim Burton/Michael Keaton Batman movie, Batman Returns. With Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, Danny DeVito as Penguin, and Christopher Walken and evil rich businessman/Great Value Doc Brown, stuff happens. Spoiler alert: batman wins. Support the show
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April 11, 2022
Captain Ron
Always stand clear of the ladder, boss. Jeff and JT revisit the nautical "comedy" Captain Ron, featuring Kurt Russell and Martin Short. This is the first movie we've covered that lost money, and the guys disagree about why that is. Support the show
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March 28, 2022
The Cutting Edge
Toe pick! Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney this week in one of the classic 90s romantic comedies, where an odd couple partners up to figure skate in the Olympics. Oh man. This one is not to be missed, as Jeff and JT break down figure skating, why D.B. Sweeney didn't have a way bigger career, and lighting sparklers indoors. Support the show
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March 14, 2022
Passenger 57
This week, JT and Jeff learn about roulette from Wesley Snipes (always bet on black!) in Passenger 57. Watch as Snipes spin kicks people in Louisiana while wearing a turtleneck, button-down shirt, and fly-ass leather jacket with dress shoes. Also a villain who never blinks hijacks an airplane by firing wildly at anything that moves, with his girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley. Basically it's a good time. Support the show
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Feb. 28, 2022
Sneakers
No more secrets, Marty. This episode covers the unbelievably prescient movie from the writers of Wargames and the director of Field of Dreams, where security consultant Martin Bishop gets pulled into a dangerous situation with a black box that everyone in the world is willing to kill for. Starring: Robert Redford Sir Sidney Poitier Sir Ben Kingsley Dan Akroyd Mary McDonnell Timothy Busfield River Phoenix David Starthairn, and James Earl Jones Support the show
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Feb. 14, 2022
Wayne's World
Coming to you live, from Wayne's Mom's basement, is the hit new podcast (sha, right!) Movielife Crisis, sponsored by Noah's Arcade. Party on, Wayne! Party on, Garth. ps -- this release date is 30 years to the day from the theatrical release, so that's pretty bitchin'. Support the show
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Jan. 31, 2022
Under Siege
I'm just a cook, says the star of this movie, who definitely looks as though he knows a LOT about food. It's our one and only foray into the work of Steven Seagal, here with his biggest and best ever movie. Also featuring Great Value Nick Nolte (also known as Gary Busey), Tommy Lee Jones, and Erika Eleniak as Ms. July '89. Why do we do this to ourselves? Support the show
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Jan. 17, 2022
My Cousin Vinny
This week, the two utes (two what?) are looking back at one of 1992's funniest and most quotable movies, My Cousin Vinny. Featuring an Oscar-winning performance from Marisa Tomei, and Oscar-worthy performances from basically everyone else, this thing is wall to wall amazingness. Jeff and JT are joined by guest Jeny Batten (@jenybatts on IG and twitter), who's a TV writer and producer, here to both educated and entertain! Yeah, you blend. Support the show
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Jan. 4, 2022
Sister Act
Season 2 is here! We kick it off with a banger, the Whoopi Goldberg lounge-singer-turned-nun comedy, Sister Act. Not just the setup for Sister Act 2, this is a huge movie in '92 and way funnier than we remembered. Here's the best scene, with 25 million youtube views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctjG4MjJwEA Support the show
Dec. 30, 2021
1992 Snapshot BONUS EP 2: Electric Boogaloo
WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS HAPPENING IN 1992?! We're bored, and we're back, to give you the highlights of 1992. Very little movie talk in this bonus ep, but you will hear about the proper spelling of "potato" and Hurricane Andy knocking over deck furniture. Support the show
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Dec. 27, 2021
1991: The Recap BONUS EPISODE!
Jeff and JT had so much fun this year, they couldn't quit recording. This short bonus episode breaks down the best and worst of the movies covered on season one of Movielife Crisis. Which movie was your #1? Support the show
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Dec. 24, 2021
T2: Judgment Day
I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle. Biggest movie of the year to close out season 1, 1991, HERE WE GO! Support the show
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Dec. 13, 2021
Beauty and the Beast
Today we venture headlong into a tale as old as time, tackling our first animated movie AND our first musical. What does a director do for an animated movie? Why can't we be friends with Jerry Orbach? And the story of Howard Ashman, the man behind the music of A Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. As a specimen yes he's intimidating. Support the show
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Nov. 27, 2021
Point Break
VAYA CON DIOS! This week we look back at one of modern film's great love stories: Bodhi and Johnny Utah. Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey, and our other daughter, Dottie's sister, Lori Petty. Get your jeans ready for some beach football, cause here we come. Support the show
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Nov. 15, 2021
Cadence
"Gig for Bean!" This episode, we revisit Cadence, a passion project developed, directed by, and starring Martin Sheen. Alongside Charlie Sheen, Ramon Estevez (another Sheen brother), and Laurence Fishburn (as Larry Fishburn). We sincerely think this is our best episode, and it's about one of our favorite movies. Dedicated to our man, Chris Brown, gone but not forgotten. 4k upscale version of the movie on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxW7M58dt30 Support the show
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Nov. 1, 2021
Hook
1991 Ep. 107 Robin Williams! Dustin Hoffman! Steven Spielberg! Julia Roberts! The story of grown up Peter Pan on an epic scale coming to you this week, including: Mermaids, why? Tink being weird/creepy John Williams with one of his best scores ever Support the show
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Oct. 17, 2021
Defending Your Life
1991, Ep. 6 Albert Brooks writes, directs, and stars in this movie about what happens after you die. Spoiler alert: you have to defend your life to a room of super-smart afterlife lawyers, who decide if you passed. The food is amazing, though, and you get to hang out with young, hot, and very chill Meryl Streep! Support the show
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Oct. 4, 2021
Necessary Roughness
1991, Ep. 5 BLOW THE WHISTLE, BLOW THE WHISTLE! This week we're looking back at the TRUE STORY (totally not true at all) of the Texas State Armadillos, captained by aging-but-still-eligible QB Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap). Featuring our very first guest, Marvin Solomon (Cook It With Marvin: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC65-MEnovWennm2yvokiuyg) Rob Scheider peaks as a pop culture force at age 18 Robert Loggia and his Oscar-worthy locker room speech Scott Bakula's timeless Canadian tuxedo...
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Sept. 20, 2021
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991, Ep. 4 This week Jeff and JT are breaking down the epic Kevin Costner blockbuster, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. We Cover: Greater travesty: Costner's hair or his accent? Alan Rickman, the boy who lived Azeem's Wookie life debt How prevalent were haybales in the 1100s? Also Christian Slater was there. And a time capsule on the history of the tale of Robin Hood. Support the show
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Sept. 6, 2021
Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead
1991, Ep. 3 Jeff, did you get the audio pulled from Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead so we can include it? I'm right on top of that, Rose! Yes, yes you are. Today we're on the cult classic Christina Applegate (not to be confused with Christina Aguilera) vehicle Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead. Co-starring the former Knox Overstreet, Josh Charles, and with a sneaky early career David Duchovny (complete with Binaca spray and Miami vice sports coat), this cornball comedy is surprisingly...