Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

Episode 157 - Keanu Is this the cutest cat ever put on film? We debate this and other important questions as we discuss the 2016 Key and Peele movie KEANU KEANU RELEASED: April 29, 2016 DIRECTED BY: Peter Atencio STARRING: Jordan Peele, Keegan Michael Key, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man, Nia Long, Will Forte BUDGET: $15M BOX OFFICE: $20.7M ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M NEXT EPISODE: Of all the Tarantino clones from the 90s, this one stands up. It’s 1999’s GO SHOW NOTES Jon's favorite K&P sketch - Gremlins 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x01l_jMhjVM Ian's favorite K&P sketch - Continental Breakfast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st21dIMaGMs 0:00 Intro 3:35 Show & tell 9:34 This week's movie

Soar with us, leaves on the wind! It's 2005's sci-fi western/continuation of a beloved canceled TV property SERENITY SERENITY RELEASED: September 30, 2005 DIRECTED BY: Joss Whedon STARRING: Nathan Fillion, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher BUDGET: $39M BOX OFFICE: $40.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M NEXT EPISODE: We could all use a cute cat right now, couldn't we? It's the Key And Peele led comedy KEANU SHOW NOTES SNL Papyrus short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ Academic paper on Papyrus and the Serenity logo https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376553666_The_Serenity_Logo_Otherness_and_Inauthenticity Jason Pargin video essay on Gamergate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJU8xGudhnI 0:00 Intro 4:12 Show & tell 9:03 This week's movie

We're going on a Toy Story sidequest without any toys. It's 2022's LIGHTYEAR. LIGHTYEAR RELEASED: June 17, 2022 DIRECTED BY: Angus MacLane STARRING: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohne, Taika Waititi, Uzo Abuba, James Brolin, Dale Soules BUDGET: $200M BOX OFFICE: $226.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $106M NEXT EPISODE: Would you believe your eyes, if we covered FIREFLY? Well close enough, it's the 2005 cinematic continuation of the beloved sci-fi show with SERENITY. 0:00 Intro 2:22 Show & tell 8:55 This week's movie

The movie that bombed so hard it killed a multi-billion dollar franchise. This is DARK PHOENIX DARK PHOENIX RELEASED: June 7, 2019 DIRECTED BY: Simon Kinsberg STARRING: Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender BUDGET: $200M BOX OFFICE: $252.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $130M NEXT EPISODE: To infinity, and b-bomb! It's LIGHTYEAR. 0:00 Intro 3:25 Show & tell 8:34 This week's movie

Are you an Elvis fan? What about JFK? Cuz this movie kinda has those guys in it. It’s 2002’s cult classic BUBBA HO-TEP BUBBA HO-TEP RELEASED: June 9, 2002 DIRECTED BY: Don Coscarelli STARRING: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Bob Ivy BUDGET: $1M BOX OFFICE: $1.2M ESTIMATED LOSS: Total Next episode: Let's get this over with. It's X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX. 0:00 Intro 2:32 Show & tell 7:27 This week's movie SHOW NOTES: Jack of All Trades intro (Old Bruce Campbell pirate show Ian was talking about) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kckp1

Hold onto your (high) hat, cuz we’re going to MILLER’S CROSSING! MILLER’S CROSSING RELEASED: September 22, 1990 DIRECTED BY: The Coen Brothers STARRING: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Albert Finney, Jon Polito BUDGET: $10M - $14M BOX OFFICE: $5M ESTIMATED LOSS: total NEXT EPISODE: Put on your blue suede shoes, cuz it’s time for BUBBA HO-TEP 0:00 Intro 3:12 Show & tell 9:14 This week's movie

Today(land) on the pod we’re talking about Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, and George Clooney’s infamous love letter to Walt Disney, futurism, and those scolding news reports that were telling you to use paper straws around the time this movie came out. It’s TOMORROWLAND! TOMORROWLAND DIRECTED BY: Brad Bird RELEASED: May 22, 2015 STARRING: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Hugh Laurie BUDGET: $190M BOX OFFICE: $209M ESTIMATED LOSS: $150M NEXT EPISODE: We’re getting our noir on with our first ever Coen Brothers movie! It’s 1990’s MILLER’S CROSSING 0:00 Intro 2:53 Show & tell 8:10 This week's movie

We're joined by (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island's bizarre and beloved debut movie, 2007's HOT ROD. HOT ROD DIRECTED BY: Akiva Schaffer RELEASED: August 3, 2007 STARRING: Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Ian McShane, Sissy Spacek BUDGET: $25M BOX OFFICE: $14.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M NEXT EPISODE: We're going to the future with George Clooney or something. IDK I never saw it. It's TOMORROWLAND. 0:00 Intro 4:52 Show & tell 11:34 This week's movie

The first and last movie Stephen King ever directed, it’s 1986’s MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. Did he give up directing because he nailed it so perfectly the first time? No. No he didn’t. MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE DIRECTED BY: Stephen King RELEASED: July 25, 1986 STARRING: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Christopher Murney BUDGET: $9M BOX OFFICE: $7.4M ESTIMATED LOSS: $5M NEXT EPISODE: We’re joined by friend of the show (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island’s first foray into movies, HOT ROD 0:00 Intro 2:44 Show & tell 7:56 This week's movie

We've had four FANTASTIC FOUR movies so far and none of them could be described as fantastic. We dive deep into the 2015 Josh Trank grimdark reboot of the franchise this week. FANTASTIC FOUR DIRECTED BY: Josh Trank RELEASED: August 7, 2015 STARRING: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey BUDGET: $120M BOX OFFICE: $167.9M ESTIMATED LOSS: $80M Early Teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BVs-KCSiA Quizno's "Put It In Me" Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LQpRQh2KSQ NEXT EPISODE: We're getting real silly in an extremely 1980's fashion with Stephen King's directorial debut (and finale) MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. 0:00 Intro 2:46 Show & tell 7:26 This week's movie

We are the law (when it comes to movies that bombed). Finally, a genuinely good movie! It’s 2012’s DREDD DREDD RELEASED: September 21, 2012 DIRECTED BY: Pete Travis STARRING: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris BUDGET: $45M BOX OFFICE: $41.5M ESTIMATED LOSS: $25M NEXT EPISODE: Let’s dig in to a fantastic piece of garbage with 2015’s FANTASTIC FOUR 0:00 Intro 2:58 Show & tell 6:37 This week's movie

We're pretty sure Jake Gyllenhaal would like you to forget about this movie, but that's not our problem. It's 2001's BUBBLE BOY BUBBLE BOY RELEASED: August 24, 2001 DIRECTED BY: Blair Hayes STARRING: Jake Gyllenhaal, Marley Shelton, Swoosie Kurtz, John Carroll Lynch, Danny Trejo BUDGET: $13M BOX OFFICE: $5M ESTIMATED LOSS: $TOTAL NEXT EPSIODE: We are the law. It's 2012's DREDD 0:00 Intro 2:30 Show & tell 9:10 This week's movie

We’re going on a journey into the most dangerous place in the world—1980’s SoHo. It’s AFTER HOURS AFTER HOURS RELEASED: September 13, 1985 DIRECTED BY: Martin Scorsese STARRING: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Linda Fiorentino, John Heard, Catherine O’Hara BUDGET: $5M BOX OFFICE: $10.6M ESTIMATED LOSS: $2M NEXT EPISODE: Ever wish you could hide from the outside world? Us too. So we’re covering BUBBLE BOY 0:00 Intro 2:56 Show & tell 7:21 This week's movie

We're back with our second-ever mailbag episode--BLAST ME ANYTHING! We take listener questions about our favorite movies, how the show got started, and much more! NEXT EPISODE: We're finally spending some time with ol' Marty as we talk about 1985's AFTER HOURS. 0:00 Intro 1:52 Show & tell 8:27 Blast Me Anything

Alright, we made it to the end of our January 2024 retrospective and we’re closing it out with MADAME WEB. This movie is so weird. I don’t even know how to describe it. MADAME WEB DIRECTED BY: S.J. Clarkson RELEASED: February 14, 2024 STARRING: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim BUDGET: $100M BOX OFFICE: $100.5M ESTIMATED LOSS: $75M NEXT EPISODE: We’re dipping into the mail bag for a special “BLAST ME ANYTHING” episode 0:00 Intro 2:44 Show & tell 7:56 This week's movie

We’re almost done with 2024. So close we can taste it. But first, it’s one of the year’s biggest misses in ARGYLLE. ARGYLLE DIRECTED BY: Matthew Vaughn RELEASED: February 2, 2024 STARRING: Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Brian Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Samuel L Jackson BUDGET: $120M BOX OFFICE: $96.2M ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M NEXT EPISODE: We wrap up the 2024 year in review with MADAME WEB Show Notes: Whirlybird Cam https://imgur.com/a/UgHIt9W 0:00 Intro 4:01 Show & tell 9:08 This week's movie

It’s megaloppin’ time! We continue our 2024 retrospective with one of the most bizarre movies we’ve ever covered—it’s MEGALOPOLIS MEGALOPOLIS RELEASED: September 27, 2024 DIRECTED BY: Francis Ford Coppola STARRING: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Shia LaBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voigt BUDGET: $120M BOX OFFICE: $13.9M EST. LOSS: All of it NEXT EPISODE: Pull out your favorite checkered sweaters cuz we’re doing ARGYLLE 0:00 Intro 3:41 Show & tell 9:39 This week's movie

Did you know there was a BORDERLANDS movie? In 2024? Well there was. And we watched it because we love you. BORDERLANDS DIRECTED BY: Eli Roth RELEASED: August 9, 2024 STARRING: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black BUDGET: $120M BOX OFFICE: $33M EST LOSS: All of it NEXT EPISODE: Lord help us, we tackle MEGALOPOLIS. 0:00 Intro 3:05 Show & tell 8:21 This week's movie

More like Folie à Dud! We’re kicking off our 2024 retrospective with one of the biggest sequel failures in history, JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX. 0:00 Intro 2:46 Show & tell 7:26 This week's movie JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX DIRECTED BY: Todd Phillips RELEASED: October 4, 2024 STARRING: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener BUDGET: $200M BOX OFFICE: $206.4M EST LOSS: $110M NEXT EPISODE: We keep the bad times rolling with another of 2024’s biggest bombs, BORDERLANDS

It’s one of the most expensive independent films ever made. It’s ambitious. But is it any good? We dig into CLOUD ATLAS to see what we find. 0:00 Intro 3:27 Show & tell 9:08 This week's movie CLOUD ATLAS RELEASED: October 26, 2012 DIRECTED BY: Lana Wachowski, Lily Wachowski, Tom Tykwer STARRING: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Bae Doona, Hugo Weaving, James D’Arcy BUDGET: $145M BOX OFFICE: $130.5M ESTIMATED LOSS: $100M NEXT EPISODE: We begin our 2024 retrospective with the very expensive and very reviled Joker: Folie á Deux