The timeless underdog story of Rudy Ruettiger, and the 90 minute infomercial for Notre Dame, is finally upon. But seriously, the movie and the score are fantastic, and with 25 years of Catholic school between Jeff and JT we got jokes. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis)
Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver star in this Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) comedy, which despite not being anywhere streaming was a big hit in 1993. Kevin Kline is a presidential impersonator who's pressed into service as the actual president suffers a stroke. Hilarity and personal growth ensues! Written by Gary Ross…
Be well, John Spartan! Info assimilated, now have a joy joy day. This absolute smash action flick is one of our all-time favorites. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and in her first leading role: Sandra Bullock! Also Denis Leary and Nigel Hawthorne. Listen to find out finally what the 3 seashells…
Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time! Indeed it is, here for the 30th anniversary of Cool Runnings, the "based on a true story" account of the jamaican bobsled team. John Candy, Leon, with director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure, 3 Ninjas), and a low key…
Our first entree into the catalogue of Sylvester Stallone, here with John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, and a pretty deep ensemble cast. One of the top 10 box office movies of 1993, Stallone rock climbs in fingerless weightlifting gloves and fights John Lithgow on a helicopter. A wild time, 1993 was.…
One of the two underrated Michael J. Fox movies that came out in '93, we wound up on this one over Life With Mikey just on pure chance. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Raising Arizona), and co-starring Gabriel Anwar (Scent of A Woman, Burn Notice), this is a…
Tommy Lee Jones, in an Academy-award winning role. Harrison Ford, with a beard. Joe Pantoliano, aka Joey Pants, stealing scenes. Julianne Moore, mostly on the cutting room floor. The third biggest movie of 1993, it's the Fugitive! Now let's have a hard target search of every doghouse henhouse barnhouse and…
Not only one of the finest frozen pizzas of our childhood, this classic western is both fairly historically accurate about the last chapter of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the OK Corral, and also a tour de force from Val Kilmer. Insanely quotable still today! With a wild ensemble featuring…
The deep cut gritty college football flick from David S. Ward (Sleepless in Seattle, Major League), starring James Caan, Kristy Swanson, Craig Sheffer, Omar Epps, Halle Berry, Duane Davis, and Andrew Bryniarski is coming at you like Lattimer's head comes at a car window after he gets a starting job.…
Rosenbagger! This classic kids/sports comedy from Daniel Stern (director, brilliant comic sidekick) and starring Thomas Ian Nichols (American Pie) is an absolute blast. Especially if you're ages 5-13. Or if you were that age in 1993. Join Jeff and JT as they break it all down, plus our annual check-in…
This bizarrely entertaining action-genre satire is one of the most fun movies we've ever done on the pod. Arnold Schwartzenegger stars, with cameos from Danny DeVito to Sharon Stone to Little Richard. Directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard, Predator), written by Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, A Long Kiss Goodnight, Kiss…
Jaws on land coming in hot as the biggest movie ever when it was released. From Spielberg and Michael Crichton, with help from ILM, John Williams, and Jeff Goldblum, this monstrosity of a monster movie made nearly a billion dollars in 1993, becoming the biggest movie of all time (until…
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Nora Ephron team up for one of the best romantic comedies in history. Does it feature Meg Ryan being super creepy towards Tom Hanks while wearing a trenchcoat? 100%. Does it also feature Rob Reiner and Rosie O'Donnell as hilarious best friends to our respective…
PICKLE! Listen up, you L7 weenies, it's finally time for the Sandlot. Nothing like a cult classic ensemble comedy about pre-teens in 1962 playing baseball to get our nostalgia juices really flowing. Man, do we love us some baseball movies! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis)
Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gary Busey, Wilford Brimley, and David Straitharn (+ Holly Hunter) all "star" in this John Grisham adaptation that ends up being the 5th biggest movie of 1993. How did it happen? Is this the first movie Tom Cruise does the now famous…
The Richard Linklater cult classic coming of age comedy from 1993, here with us at long last. Featuring Jason London, Anthony Rapp, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Cole Hauser, and introducing Matthew McConaughey! Stellar cast, incredible soundtrack, and a must watch for potheads of all ages. Support the…
Before there was Shrek, Fat Bastard, or the Pentavarit, there was Stuart Mackenzie in So I Married An Ax Murderer. Jeff and JT go back to the cult classic dark comedy that's highly quotable and also mildly watchable, because how could they not? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis)
Jeff and JT pulled out all the stops for this cult classic sequel to 1992's Sister Act. There are exclusive interviews with not just Ryan Toby, who plays Ahmal (and destroys Oh Happy Day), but also the guy responsible for those timeless choir arrangements: 5-time Grammy winner Mervyn Warren! Incredible…
Mel Brooks, the king of film parody, writes and directs this 1993 movie taking on Prince Of Thieves and just generally lampooning the Robin Hood mythology. Cary Elwes (with an English accent!), Richard Lewis, Dave Chappelle (in his first ever movie), Tracy Ullman, and more round out the cast. Highly…
Old style movie stars vs new style movie stars, from this latest podcast episode on Indecent Proposal (1993), starring Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, and Robert Redford. Full episode out on www.movielifecrisis.com
The classic erotic thriller (that's not especially thrilling or erotic) featuring Robert Redford, Woody Harrelson, and Demi Moore. Plus the always delightful Oliver Platt! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis)
We were lucky enough to get Ned Ryerson himself to chat with us about Groundhog Day in this episode, available now on www.movielifecrisis.com/groundhogday #shorts #groundhogday #90s #movies
