The biggest movie of 1992, the animated Disney musical starring Robin Williams (and our favorite Gilbert Gottfried), ALADDIN! Oh man, it's so clear why this movie made 500 million bucks. Hear our favorite songs, best lines, and how close this plot was to the original folk tale. Support the show…
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…
The 9th biggest movie of 1992, with Gary Oldman as Dracula, Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing, and Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Something-or-other, the English barrister. Directed by Francis Ford Coppolla, this movie made 219 million bucks and won 3 oscars! Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis] * http://www.movielifecrisis.com [-- website * http://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis…
The first, and possibly only, movie that spun off a professional sports franchise: this week Jeff and JT take on Disney's The Mighty Ducks. They're joined by guest Steve Kamb, the head nerd at nerdfitness.com, to help explain hockey to them. And whatever happened to Emilio Estevez? Support the show…
We finish our 1992 season with the Aaron Sorkin/Rob Reiner/Jack Nicholson/Tom Cruise/Demi Moore/Kevin Bacon/Kiefer Sutherland/Kevin Pollak masterpiece, A Few Good Men. We want the truth, and yet.... Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis] * http://www.movielifecrisis.com [-- website * http://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis [-- bonus episodes + support the arts
First prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. This star-studded character study that Ed Harris referred to as Death of A F$*&ing Salesman is wall to wall great dialogue and outstanding performances. 4 Oscar winners and 2 Oscar…
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 [https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis] * http://www.movielifecrisis.com [-- website…
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 [https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis] * http://www.movielifecrisis.com [-- website * http://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis…
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…
In the immortal words of Christina Aguilera: sweet, sugar, candyman. Except rather than the horn-driven big band pop tune we're talking about the 1992 horror movie where a spirit comes through the mirror when you say his name and murderlizes people. Also we brought in a horror correspondent, Shawn, since…
That's right, woodchuck chuckers, it's GROUNDHOG DAY! This episode Jeff and JT take on one of the all-time best comedies of the modern era. And, just when you thought it couldn't get any better, they also get to sit down with Ned Ryerson himself, actor Stephen Tobolowsky! Stephen breaks down…
Jeff and JT break down their top movies, performances, quotes, and a lot of nerdy data from this year's podcast movies. The best of MLC 1992 films are all here on the docket, if you're traveling for the holidays and are bored! Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis] * http://www.movielifecrisis.com [-- website…
If you're like us, you're asking yourself "What in the deuces exactly was going on in nineteen hundred and ninety-three?" Welp, we've got you covered. From Waco to apartheid to Zima to I Will Always Love You, it's here. Plus, Jeff has a vignette we've entitled Friday Night At Pizza…
What were our best performances of the year? Favorite quotes? Biggest ratings disagreement? Biggest mistakes we made? What are we really excited for in the 1994 season starting next week? That and more is here for your holiday listening enjoyment! Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis] * http://www.movielifecrisis.com [-- website * http://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis…
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…
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…
1993 movies are here! Kicking off season 3 with the Tony Scott/Tarantino film True Romance, starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette. Is it a Bonnie and Clyde for the 90s? Is there any better scene in a movie this year than Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper in this one? Also…
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.…
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…
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 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] * http://www.movielifecrisis.com [--…
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…
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…
