Episode 139 - Tango and Cash
Welcome back to Not A Bomb! It’s February, and love is in the air. This month, the guys are diving into some of the biggest “bromance” bombs of all time. This week on the show, Troy and Brad are back in 80’s action territory with 1989’s action comedy - Tango & Cash. Marred by production troubles, director exits, and critical hate; Tango & Cash borrows from many of the 1980’s action tropes to construct a film worthy of induction into the Action Hall of Fame. You also won’t find a better comedic shower sequence between two of the biggest action icons in film history. Sly and Kurt are a great way to kick off the Valentine…sorry…”bromance” season!
Timestamps: Intro - (1:22), Box Office Results and Critical Response - (6:50), Behind the Camera - (13:30), In Front of Camera - (20:12), Production and Development - (36:53), Commercial Break - (45:21), Tango and Cash Discussion - (47:24), Is it a Bomb? - (83:54), Listener Feedback - (84:02), Outro - (101:32)
Tango & Cash is directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and stars Sylester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jack Palance, Teri Hatcher, Michael J. Pollack, Brion James, James Hong, Robert Z’Dar, Clint Howard, Geoffery Lewis and Michael Jeter.
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Our loyal listener Jacob wrote a book about awful films - check it out here!
Welcome back to Not A Bomb! It’s February, and love is in the air. This month, the guys are diving into some of the biggest “bromance” bombs of all time. This week on the show, Troy and Brad are back in 80’s action territory with 1989’s action comedy - Tango & Cash. Marred by production troubles, director exits, and critical hate; Tango & Cash borrows from many of the 1980’s action tropes to construct a film worthy of induction into the Action Hall of Fame. You also won’t find a better comedic shower sequence between two of the biggest action icons in film history. Sly and Kurt are a great way to kick off the Valentine…sorry…”bromance” season!
Timestamps: Intro - (1:22), Box Office Results and Critical Response - (6:50), Behind the Camera - (13:30), In Front of Camera - (20:12), Production and Development - (36:53), Commercial Break - (45:21), Tango and Cash Discussion - (47:24), Is it a Bomb? - (83:54), Listener Feedback - (84:02), Outro - (101:32)
Tango & Cash is directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and stars Sylester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jack Palance, Teri Hatcher, Michael J. Pollack, Brion James, James Hong, Robert Z’Dar, Clint Howard, Geoffery Lewis and Michael Jeter.
If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at NotABombPod@gmail.com or Contact Us - here. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast.
Our loyal listener Jacob wrote a book about awful films - check it out here!
Episode 138 - Battlefield Earth
Listen here, all you man-animals! They only way to gain leverage over everyone you know is checking out the latest episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history. And, oh boy, are we tackling one of the biggest science fiction bombs of all time - Battlefield Earth. Based on the science fiction novel of the same name, Battlefield Earth was the passion project of star John Travolta and was even dubbed “Pulp Fiction in space”. To assist in this colossal bomb, the guys once again welcome back Jose from the Watch/Skip+ podcast. Is Battlefield Earth a film that is so bad its good? Is this film really just “dutch angle” the movie? How many Kerbangos did Brad have to drink in order to get through this week’s film? Listen as we venture through the Saga of the Year 3000.
Timestamps: Intro - 1:10), Box Office Results, Critical Response, and Movie Guide - (7:42), Behind the Camera - (15:07), In Front of the Camera - (27:30), Production and Development - (40:21), Commerical Break - (49:36), Battlefield Earth DIscussion - (51:42), Is it a Bomb? - (94:20), Listener Feedback - (95:25), February Theme - (99:31), and Outro -(107:53)
Battlefield Earth is directed by Roger Christian and stars John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, and Sabine Karenti.
If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at NotABombPod@gmail.com. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast.
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Listen here, all you man-animals! They only way to gain leverage over everyone you know is checking out the latest episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history. And, oh boy, are we tackling one of the biggest science fiction bombs of all time - Battlefield Earth. Based on the science fiction novel of the same name, Battlefield Earth was the passion project of star John Travolta and was even dubbed “Pulp Fiction in space”. To assist in this colossal bomb, the guys once again welcome back Jose from the Watch/Skip+ podcast. Is Battlefield Earth a film that is so bad its good? Is this film really just “dutch angle” the movie? How many Kerbangos did Brad have to drink in order to get through this week’s film? Listen as we venture through the Saga of the Year 3000.
Timestamps: Intro - 1:10), Box Office Results, Critical Response, and Movie Guide - (7:42), Behind the Camera - (15:07), In Front of the Camera - (27:30), Production and Development - (40:21), Commerical Break - (49:36), Battlefield Earth DIscussion - (51:42), Is it a Bomb? - (94:20), Listener Feedback - (95:25), February Theme - (99:31), and Outro -(107:53)
Battlefield Earth is directed by Roger Christian and stars John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, and Sabine Karenti.
If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at NotABombPod@gmail.com. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast.
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Episode 137 - I Come in Peace (Dark Angel)
After riding the high of Stone Cold (Episode #135), the gang at Not A Bomb is returning to Braxleyland to discuss one of the greatest sci-fi action films of all time - I Come in Peace. What if you threw Predator, Terminator, Phantasm, and Lethal Weapon into a blender? You would get an I Come in Peace smoothie, and it would be your favorite smoothie of all time! Returning to the podcast is Mike Mort, director of Chuck Steele: Night of the Trampires (one of our favorite movie discoveries of 2022). Mike shares his love of the 80’s action genre and all of the intimate similarities between Chuck Steele and international superstar Dolph Lundgren.
Timestamps: Intro -(1:12), 5 Burning Questions for Mike Mort - (5:09), Box Office Results, Critical Response, and Movie Guide - (17:00), Behind the Camera - (22:54), In Front of the Camera - (32:34), Production and Development - (46:10), Commercial Break - (53:11), I Come in Peace Discussion - (54:40), Is it a Bomb? - (96:42), Mike Mort Information - (97:51), Next Week’s film - (101:33), Outro - (108:02)
I Come in Peace is directed by Craig R. Baxley and stars Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley, Matthias Hues, Jay Bilas, Michael J. Pollard, and David Ackroyd.
Head on over to Chucksteelthemovie.co.uk and watch one of the best stop-motion animated films of all time. Can’t get enough of Chuck Steel? Go to animortalstudio.com for some amazing Chuck Steel parody posters and artwork!
If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at NotABombPod@gmail.com or Contact Us - here. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast.
After riding the high of Stone Cold (Episode #135), the gang at Not A Bomb is returning to Braxleyland to discuss one of the greatest sci-fi action films of all time - I Come in Peace. What if you threw Predator, Terminator, Phantasm, and Lethal Weapon into a blender? You would get an I Come in Peace smoothie, and it would be your favorite smoothie of all time! Returning to the podcast is Mike Mort, director of Chuck Steele: Night of the Trampires (one of our favorite movie discoveries of 2022). Mike shares his love of the 80’s action genre and all of the intimate similarities between Chuck Steele and international superstar Dolph Lundgren.
Timestamps: Intro -(1:12), 5 Burning Questions for Mike Mort - (5:09), Box Office Results, Critical Response, and Movie Guide - (17:00), Behind the Camera - (22:54), In Front of the Camera - (32:34), Production and Development - (46:10), Commercial Break - (53:11), I Come in Peace Discussion - (54:40), Is it a Bomb? - (96:42), Mike Mort Information - (97:51), Next Week’s film - (101:33), Outro - (108:02)
I Come in Peace is directed by Craig R. Baxley and stars Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben, Betsy Brantley, Matthias Hues, Jay Bilas, Michael J. Pollard, and David Ackroyd.
Head on over to Chucksteelthemovie.co.uk and watch one of the best stop-motion animated films of all time. Can’t get enough of Chuck Steel? Go to animortalstudio.com for some amazing Chuck Steel parody posters and artwork!
If you want to leave feedback or suggest a movie bomb, please drop us a line at NotABombPod@gmail.com or Contact Us - here. Also, if you like what you hear, leave a review on Apple Podcast.