Duckin' the Usher
Arts & Culture Podcasts
On Duckin' the Usher, Josh and Zak will discuss movies you wanted to see... but did not pay to view at the theater. Ranging from cult classics, sleeper hits, total flops, and the hidden gems that you may have forgotten existed at all! We delve into the facts, troubles, and triumphs of the production while - hopefully - providing the listener an entertaining, educated, and enlightened experience as we take you on a roller-coaster of nostalgia. Make sure to follow/subscribe to Duckin' the Usher on all your podcast channels.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
On Duckin' the Usher, Josh and Zak will discuss movies you wanted to see... but did not pay to view at the theater. Ranging from cult classics, sleeper hits, total flops, and the hidden gems that you may have forgotten existed at all! We delve into the facts, troubles, and triumphs of the production while - hopefully - providing the listener an entertaining, educated, and enlightened experience as we take you on a roller-coaster of nostalgia. Make sure to follow/subscribe to Duckin' the Usher on all your podcast channels.
Twitter:
@duckintheusher
Language:
English
Contact:
(321) 804-2635
Website:
https://www.duckintheusher.com/
Email:
Duckintheusher@gmail.com
Episodes
S:3 EP:4 - We're Back: A Dinosaur Stroy (1993)
3/9/2022
Zak, Josh and Special Guest Shae Money!! Talk about We're Back!
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story is a 1993 American animated adventure comedy film based on the 1987 Hudson Talbott children's book of the same name. It depicts four intelligent anthropomorphized dinosaurs (or, more correctly, prehistoric reptiles), Tyrannosaurus rex Rex, Triceratops Woog, Pterodactyl Elsa, and Parasaurolophus Dweeb, in their journey to the Museum of Natural History. The prehistoric beings have travelled to the...
Duration:01:12:44
S:3 EP:3 - Scrooged (1988)
1/26/2022
Zak and Jash Talk about a Holiday Classic Scrooged (1988)
It's Not Christmas till Bill Murray yells at you from the TV!
In this modern take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life, Claire Phillips (Karen Allen). But after firing a staff member, Eliot Loudermilk (Bobcat Goldthwait), on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts...
Duration:01:18:35
S:3 Ep:2 - The Greasy Strangler (2016) (NSFW)
11/29/2021
Zak and Josh discuss the vulgar film The Greasy Strangler! *This Episode contains Strong Language*
The Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a Disco Walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also signals the appearance of an oily, slimy inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles the innocent, soon dubbed 'The Greasy Strangler.'
Duration:01:11:20
S:3 EP: 1 - Hook (1991)
11/2/2021
"Have to fly, Have to fight, Have to crow, Have to Save Josh, Have to Save Zak... Duckin' the Usher is Back!"
Zak, Josh and Megan Discuss the Cult Classic, Hook from 1991! The first episode of Season 3!
When work-obsessed corporate lawyer Peter Banning's children go missing, the only clue is a ransom note signed by the nefarious Captain Hook. As it turns out, Peter is none other than Peter Pan, who left Neverland decades earlier to finally grow up. With Tinker Bell's help, he flies off to...
Duration:01:53:24
S:2 EP: 19 - Dune (1984)
10/8/2021
Zak & Josh end Season 2 with the cult classic Dune form 1984!
In the year 10191, a spice called melange is the most valuable substance known in the universe, and its only source is the desert planet Arrakis. A royal decree awards Arrakis to Duke Leto Atreides and ousts his bitter enemies, the Harkonnens. However, when the Harkonnens violently seize back their fiefdom, it is up to Paul (Kyle MacLachlan), Leto's son, to lead the Fremen, the natives of Arrakis, in a battle for control of the...
Duration:01:36:22
S:2 EP:18 - The Thief and the Cobbler (1992)
9/13/2021
Zak and Josh talk about a classic that took over 28 years to make!
The Thief and the Cobbler is an unfinished animated fantasy film directed by Richard Williams.[Originally conceived in the 1960s, the film was in and out of production for nearly three decades due to independent funding and ambitiously complex animation
Duration:01:08:59
S:2 EP:17 - Six String Samurai (1998)
8/19/2021
In 1957, World War III ended and the United States lost. Decades later, Buddy (Jeffrey Falcon), thinking that he's a dangerous Buddy Holly, traverses the radioactive landscape with a guitar and a sword. Dodging mutants, cannibals and the occupying Soviet army, he heads for "Lost Vegas," picking up an orphan sidekick (Justin McQuire) along the way. In the ruined city, Buddy competes with other rockers for the title of "The King," now available in the wake of Elvis Presley's recent death.
Duration:01:03:20
S:2 EP:16 - The Rocketeer (1991)
7/28/2021
Zak and Josh talk about one of Josh's favorite childhood films The Rocketeer ( 1991)
Cliff Secord (Bill Campbell) is a cocky stunt pilot in love with a beautiful actress, Jenny Blake (Jennifer Connelly). When he discovers a jet pack hidden in a biplane, Cliff straps on the rocket, dons a flashy helmet and becomes the high-flying hero known as The Rocketeer. But when Nazis want to use the rocket as a weapon, Cliff must use his alter ego to both protect Jenny from an evil actor (Timothy...
Duration:01:39:19
S:2 EP: 15 - Streets of Fire (1984)
7/16/2021
Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe), along with his gang of merciless biker friends, kidnaps rock singer Ellen Aim (Diane Lane). Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody (Michael Paré), happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager, Billy Fish (Rick Moranis), hires Tom to rescue Ellen. Billy and Tom, along with former soldier McCoy (Amy Madigan), battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.
Duration:00:57:32
S:2 EP: 14 - The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
6/18/2021
Zak, Josh and special Guest Jay talk about The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
A man awakens to discover a bloody shirt in his house and his boss murdered the night before. Did he do it? Why can't he remember? "The Thirteenth Floor" is a sci-fi thriller that explores the ominous possibility of computer-simulated universes, where people only believe they are real.
Duration:01:04:49
S:2 EP:13 - The Fifth Element (1997)
5/17/2021
Zak and Josh discuss the cult hit from 1997 "The Fifth Element"
In the 23rd century, a New York City cabbie, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), finds the fate of the world in his hands when Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) falls into his cab. As the embodiment of the fifth element, Leeloo needs to combine with the other four to keep the approaching Great Evil from destroying the world. Together with Father Vito Cornelius (Ian Holm) and zany broadcaster Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker), Dallas must race against...
Duration:01:43:41
S:2 EP:12 - Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997)
5/5/2021
Zak and josh discuss mortal kombat annihilation from 1997
Every generation, a portal opens up between the Outerworld and Earth. Emperor Shao-Kahn (Brian Thompson), ruler of the mythical Outerworld, pounces the moment the portal reopens and slips through with his mighty warriors, intent on total domination and uniting the two worlds. However, he has only seven days to complete his task. In the meantime, opposition grows and warriors Sonya Blade (Sandra Hess), Jax (Lynn "Red" Williams),...
Duration:01:21:07
S:2 EP:11 - The Last Dragon (1985)
4/16/2021
Zak and Josh Discuss a Film that is the essential 80's kung-fu film
Leroy Green (Taimak), a young martial artist living in New York City, trains tirelessly to attain the same level of mastery as the great Bruce Lee. One night, his life changes forever when he rescues television personality Laura Charles (Vanity) from evil businessman Eddie Arkadian (Chris Murney). Impressed by Leroy's bravery, Laura falls for Leroy -- but to keep her safe, he will have to defeat a gang leader named Sho'nuff...
Duration:01:20:25
Duck Dive # 2
3/31/2021
Fish and Zak Answer questions on Facebook live as they do the second Duck Dive!
Duration:01:21:02
S:2 EP:10 - Big Bully (1996)
3/24/2021
Zak and Josh discuss Big Bully from 1996!
David Leary (Rick Moranis) returns to Hastings, Minn., the childhood home town he was happy to escape years ago. But when David, now a writer and single father, takes a teaching position at his old school, he's a kid again, tormented by the very same bully, Fang (Tom Arnold), who made his school days a living hell. The two men instantly assume their old roles of victim and tormentor. But, when their sons start continuing the abuse, the men may...
Duration:01:09:38
S:2 EP:9 - Rubin & Ed (1991)
3/3/2021
Zak, Josh & Megan ( Josh's Wife ) Discuss a forgotten Film Rubin & ED! Also a Bonus interview With Director Trent Harris!
Plot : It is about an eccentric, unsociable young man who is forced by his mother to make some friends before she'll return his stereo to him. He is joined on a trip through a desert by a pyramid scheme salesman, to assist in finding a location to bury a frozen cat.
Visit Trent Harris's Website at Trent Harris Films (echocave.net)
Duration:01:20:45
S:2 EP:8 - The Holy Mountain (1973)
2/11/2021
Zak, Josh and Guest Jay discuss the absurdist/Art House film The Holy Mountain (1973)
A Mexican master (Alexandro Jodorowsky) leads a Christ figure (Horacio Salinas) and other disciples to a mountain of immortal wise men.
The Holy Mountain (Spanish: La montaña sagrada) is a 1973 Mexican surreal-fantasy film directed, written, produced, co-scored, co-edited by and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, who also participated as a set designer and costume designer on the film.[1] The film was...
Duration:01:12:00
S:2 EP: 7 - Starship Troopers (1997)
1/20/2021
Josh & Zak with special guest Jay Wethington talk about Starship Troopers 1997
In the distant future, the Earth is at war with a race of giant alien insects. Little is known about the Bugs except that they are intent on the eradication of all human life. But there was a time before the war... A Mobile Infantry travels to distant alien planets to take the war to the Bugs. They are a ruthless enemy with only one mission: Survival of their species no matter what the cost...
Duration:01:41:04
S:2 EP:6 - Batman Returns (1992)
1/6/2021
Josh & Zak talk about the Sequel Batman Returns 1992
The monstrous Penguin (Danny DeVito), who lives in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with wicked shock-headed businessman Max Shreck (Christopher Walken) to topple the Batman (Michael Keaton) once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant, Selina Kyle (Michelle Pfeiffer), finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she is transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly...
Duration:01:58:35
S:2 EP: 5 - Double Feature: Home Alone (1990) & Home Alone 2 (1992)
12/16/2020
Josh & Zak tackle two Christmas classics!!!
Home Alone (1990)
Kevin is an 8-year-old who, through a series of mishaps, is left behind when his large family flies to Paris for the holidays. Blissful at having the house to himself, he's soon interrupted by bickering home invaders Harry and Marv, and he'll need all his smarts to outwit them.
Home Alone 2 Lost in New York (1992)
Kevin, the precocious protagonist, is back a year later as he accidentally boards the wrong plane on a family trip...
Duration:02:30:27