Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed
It's not a podcast about bad movies. It's a podcast about movies that did badly. Join comedians Jon Drake (@drakegatsby) and Ian Dukes (@ianpauldukes) as they dig up the bombs that shook Hollywood. Every episode reviews a movie that lost money at the box office and tries to figure out what went wrong.
Episodes
This week we cover our first, and definitely not our last, Guy Ritchie movie with 2015's throwback spy action comedy THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
RELEASED: August 14, 2015
DIRECTED BY: Guy Ritchie
STARRING: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Debicki
BUDGET: $84m
BOX OFFICE: $110m
ESTIMATED LOSS: $80m
NEXT EPISODE: We get real weird and real 8...
We wrap up another successful Blastober with the final film from horror master Clive Barker: it's an interesting mix of cosmic horror and noir, 1995's LORD OF ILLUSIONS
LORD OF ILLUSIONS
RELEASED: August 25, 1995
DIRECTED BY: Clive Barker
STARRING: Scott Bakula, Famke Jannsen, Kevin J. O'Connor, Daniel von Bargen
BUDGET: $11M
BOX OFFICE: $13.3M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $8M
NEXT EPI...
Blastober barrels forth with 2001's creepy psychological horror FRAILTY!
FRAILTY
DIRECTED BY: Bill Paxton
RELEASED: April 12, 2002
STARRING: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Luke Askew, Jeremy Sumpter
BUDGET: $11m
BOX OFFICE: $17,4m
ESTIMATED LOSS: $2m
NEXT EPISODE: We wrap up Blastober with the third and final feature from a Master of Horror.
SHOW NOTES
https://imgur.com/a/XLyCIzf
Steve Zahn Strange Wilderness clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpKp73kJtI
0:00 Intro
2:53 Show & tell
9:32 This week's movie
More like... more like A Cure for Making Money. I'm still working on that one. For week 2 of Blastober we're covering Gore Verbinski's 2017 mindf*** A CURE FOR WELLNESS.
A CURE FOR WELLNESS
DIRECTED BY: Gore Verbinski
RELEASED: February 17, 2017
STARRING: Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs
BUDGET: $40m
BOX OFFICE: $26.6m
ESTIMATED LOSS: $30m
NEXT EPISODE: It may not be a pe...
We're kicking off another Blastober with a movie about something really spooky: road rage. It's 2001's JOY RIDE
JOY RIDE
RELEASED: October 5, 2001
DIRECTED BY: John Stahl
STARRING: Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, Leelee Sobieski, Jim Beaver, Ted Levine
BUDGET: $23M
BOX OFFICE: $36.6M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M
NEXT EPISODE: You'll have to tune in and see what spooky movie we pick ne...
We’re going back to 1999 for the Tarantino-lite cult classic GO
GO
DIRECTED BY: Doug Liman
RELEASED: April 9, 1999
STARRING: Sarah Polley, Timothy Olyphant, William Fichtner, Jay Mohr, Katie Holmes, Scott Wolf
BUDGET: $20M
BOX OFFICE: $28.5M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $12M
NEXT EPISODE: We’re kicking off Blastober! So you gotta tune in to see what we’re covering.
0:00 Intro
2:58 Sho...
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...
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 coul...
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 enou...
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 LIG...
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.
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2:32 ...
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
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3...
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: $...
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...
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...
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
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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
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...
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...
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 c...
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