The Regular Guy Movie Show

Grab Bag & Beer Ratings Bonanza!
This week, the guys go off-script with a special Grab Bag episode! No assigned movie, no homework—just three old friends reminiscing, drinking beer, and talking movies (and misadventures) from their youth.

 In this episode:

• Why this episode exists (spoiler: summer chaos and beer)
• Behind-the-scenes stories from their early filmmaking days—yes, including pouring brown gravy into mugs at a ba...

The Regular Guy Movie Show – Episode: Fire in the Sky (1993)

This episode, we’re diving into Fire in the Sky (1993), the alien abduction movie that scarred an entire generation of 90s kids and taught us one crucial lesson: if you see a glowing UFO in the woods, maybe just stay in the damn truck. Based on the allegedly true story of Travis Walton, this film delivers one of the most nightmare-inducing spaceship scenes ever put on scre...

UHF (1989) – Spatulas, Flying Poodles, and Channel 62 Mayhem

Episode Description:
In this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we dive into UHF, the 1989 fever dream of a film from “Weird Al” Yankovic. It has everything—Rambo spoofs, Wheel of Fish, spatula superstores, and a janitor with mop-based emotional damage.

We revisit the movie’s slapstick chaos, its bizarre sketch comedy structure, and ask the tough questions...

Episode Title: Mr. Mom (1983) – Flannel, Failure, and the War on Gender Roles

Episode Summary:
In this episode, we dig into Mr. Mom, the 1983 domestic comedy where Michael Keaton trades factory life for fatherhood—and instantly forgets how to function. We explore how a movie that wants to be progressive ends up reinforcing every tired sitcom trope, from flailing fathers to career moms who succeed only when their boss is leering...

Dirty Dancing (1987) – A Father's Worst Nightmare

Episode Summary:

In this episode, the Regular Guys hang up their flannels and dust off their dancing shoes as they revisit Dirty Dancing, the 1987 romantic drama that launched a thousand lift attempts and made Patrick Swayze a household name. But this isn’t your sister’s rewatch.

Is Johnny Castle a misunderstood dreamboat or a shirtless con artist with a talent for hip thrusts? Is...

BMX Dreams, 80s Cheese & More Montages Than Plot

🎧 Episode Summary:

Hold on to your neon windbreakers and crank up the John Farnham, because we’re going balls out in this nostalgia-fueled episode covering 1986’s Rad. Seth, Justin, and Brian dive handlebars-first into the BMX cult classic that’s equal parts Rocky, Mountain Dew commercial, and glorified stunt reel. With nearly 40% of the film comprised of montage sequences, questi...

Before there was Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, there was Joan Wilder sliding down a Colombian mudslide in heels. In this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, the guys travel back to 1984 to revisit Robert Zemeckis’s adventure rom-com Romancing the Stone. We talk genre-blending, iconic character arcs, and why Jack T. Colton is cooler than he had any right to be. Brian brings the trivia, Justin dives into character breakdo...

In this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we take on Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop (1987)—a film loaded with ultraviolence, corporate satire, and surprisingly heartfelt moments.

We dig into:

• Whether the over-the-top violence helps or hurts the film’s impact
• The satirical edge that makes RoboCop smarter than your average action flick
• What still holds up in terms of effects, performances, and storytelling
• And which characters (spoiler...

It's time to throw on our checkered Vans, crank up the 80s soundtrack, and dive into Fast Times at Ridgemont High. This 1982 classic is one of the most quotable high school movies of all time, launching multiple careers and setting the tone for coming-of-age films for decades. But does it still hold up, or is it just a relic of its time?

Join Seth, Justin, and Brian as they break it all down on this episode of The Regular Guy M...

Laser whips, football fights, sexy alien princesses, and a soundtrack from Queen—Flash Gordon has a little bit of everything. But does this 1980 cult classic still hold up, or is it just a glorified fever dream from our childhoods?

In this first-ever episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, Seth, Justin, and Brian revisit the campy, over-the-top world of Flash Gordon to see if it still delivers the same thrills, laughs, and sci-fi spe...