Send us a text Cross over children. All are welcome. We're going back a bit to feature the first ever episode determined by a viewer's poll, the 1982 scare fest Poltergeist. Creepy clowns, little kids with horrible bangs, and a tree that eats little boys. Spielberg made ET the same time he was shooting this so we suppose there was some repressed an…

Send us a text Good news! Hollywood is no longer remaking our great 90s movies. They've moved on to the crappy ones. This week we break format and talk about a new soon-to-be movie and unfortunately its this one. Your hosts unleash their inner grumpy with extreme prejudice as this 2:42 minute trailer truly make them lose it. An affront to everythin…

Send us a text With the pending arrival of Tron: Ares to theaters this fall, the boys decided to dust off this episode covering the original to remind you there's nothing to get excited about. The groundbreaking (for the time) special effects are a little dated, but fortunately the story and acting are so terrible you wont notice. All that said, th…

Send us a text Some say that the Grumpy Nostalgia boys have the same chemistry as Keanu and Swayze in this film. Those people are wrong. A few of you listened to this episode the first time, but not enough for our liking, so we're re-releasing this gem in hopes that its true beauty can be more appreciated. A truly great action film that ushered in …

Send us a text Years of listener requests will finally be honored as the boys take on the uber-80s cult classic, Better Off Dead. And they're not even charging two dollars for it. Travel back to a time where teen suicide was hilarious and film makers could be fearless and unapologetic in order to be funny. Remember funny? A personal favorite for bo…

Send us a text It's back to school time so the boys decide to reminisce about the good old golden rule days. School in the 70s was more of a Gulag experience rather than higher learning, but there were some good times too. Smoking teachers, bus ride hellscapes, and enough chocolate milk to strike fear into the hearts of a lactose intolerant generat…

Send us a text Killer worms with a side of Bacon. In the 90s, this was more than enough for us. This week we're going the full six degrees of something-or-other trying to interpret this ridiculous 1990 B-movie. Kevin Bacon's hair stars as Val, the garbage man turned worm basher. Along for the ride is Fred Ward's Earl, who repeatedly ask us to pardo…

Send us a text Everyone loves Keanu, but none of you listened to us talk about him in this episode the first time, so we're trotting it out again. Maybe it was because we were only 10 episodes into our podcast career or, more likely, our enormous lack of talent that kept you all away. Either way; Who cares? In this glorious 90s action flick we are …

Send us a text We're going back to the stone age this week, which is appropriate in that the viewing experience feels like you're passing one. Justin and Mike give their timid responses to the Flintstones in this brutal episode that test the very boundaries of their podcasting fortitude. John Goodman and cast do their best, but a script that took 3…

Send us a text You want dinosaurs? We got your dinosaurs right here. Before there was Scarlett Johannsen in a 6th sequel to a movie, there was Goldblum. And we were stuck with him. While we'd personally watch Scarlett read the phone book for 2 hrs, in 1997 this dino epic was all the rage. Speaking of rage, co-host Mike loses his cool at the very co…

Send us a text We don't go to 11 here, but we come close. This week were looking back at the glorious mockumentary Spinal Tap from 1984. One of the greatest rock movies ever made was never really appreciated in its time (just like us). We all reveled in the pure, unadulterated hedonism of metal in the 80s and barely lived to tell the tale. That's w…

Send us a text This week we're looking back at those amazing stores, venues and restaurants that we thought would never go away but now somehow have simply turned into T-Mobile stores. While we suckle at the teet of Amazon now, some of remember going shopping, playing in arcades and eating at 6000 calorie steak buffets. If you ever played Frogger f…

Send us a text Our summer retro series comes to a merciful close with the headliner from hell, FACE/OFF from 1997. By now we're sure you're Nic Caged out but hang in there for one more last heave of a movie. This is easily in our top 5 favorite episodes of all time. Cage and Travolta battle in a never-ending struggle to see who can chew the most sc…

Send us a text It's easy to say Con Air is a terrible movie. So we do. We say it a lot of times. Thankfully its so full of stereotypes, overused tropes, and bile it makes for a great podcast. In this week's special re-issue episode you get to listen to the boys really struggle to comprehend how this movie got made (in a fun way). The first podcast …

Send us a text The words "number 2" have never been more appropriate as we welcome the next movie of our special summer homage to Nic Cage with 1996's The Rock. Add in some Connery and his wigged, disproportionally-sized stuntman and we got ourselves a classic 90s action hit, y'all. For some reason Nic is named Stanley Goodspeed. And there's poison…

Send us a text We kick off our special summer series dedicated to America's greatest living actor, Nic Cage, with 2000's Gone in 60 Seconds. This movie features 63 songs in 119 minutes which is important because it helps to drown out the dialogue. Memphis Raines and the gang boost 50 cars in one night and the bad guy falls into a coffin and we have…

Send us a text We had to go all the way back to the 70s to find a movie where Superman was actually cool and, man oh superman, does this one deliver. Who needs crappy-looking CGI villains when you have the horrifying Ned Beatty and an ascot-wearing Gene Hackman. Throw in some pre-meltdown Margot Kidder and the perennial whacked out Marlon Brando an…

Send us a text We can all agree that music is generally getting worse, but the technology used to bring it to us is better than ever. Only it isn't. In this episode, the gang looks back at the wonderful ways we got our music. From scratchy AM/FM radios to glorious vinyl. From bulky cassettes to green sharpie'd CDs. Ultimately leading to the cold, s…

Send us a text Machines come back from the future to change the course of history but completely ignore eradicating Ed Hardy, Post-Grunge rock, and TikTok. Arnold's back for another go on the podcast and he has 14 lines. But he kills 39 people so we can understand his priorities. Make sure to stick around for the end of this one where we get a chan…

Send us a text If you ever wanted to see a Ghostbuster jump out of a plane with a cigar-smoking talking gorilla, this is the movie for you! This ridiculously dumb movie celebrates its 30th birthday this week and we felt compelled to pay homage. We were only a little over a year into our podcast journey when we decided to tackle this one and we were…

Send us a text We're celebrating Father's Day by keeping up with the Jones boys. We got gondolas, Nazis, River Phoenix, sewer rats, and a wig-free Connery just for starters. A perfect ending for the Indiana Jones trilogy. Luckily, Hollywood decided not to ruin the legacy by releasing additional cash-grab movies after this one. Oh, wait. Stick aroun…

Send us a text We're talking tv again, but this time were going primal. Prime time tv from 1975 to 1985 was weird and wonderful and we were its willful prisoners. With only 3 networks and I-Pads not even a figment of Steve Jobs imagination , we were forced to make the best of what we got. And we got a lot. Chimpanzee truckers, grits kissin waitress…

Send us a text Are we are too old to enjoy this movie? No. Did we enjoy it anyway? Also no. Regardless, we truffle shuffled thru this one and had a blast. Easily one of the most fun episodes we've ever done. Did we mention Corey Feldman wears a Members Only jacket in this?بقلم Grumpy Nostalgia

Send us a text Jean shorts volleyball. Only take away. Actually we have a few more observations about this 80's blockbuster that cemented Tom Cruise at the top of the box office for the last 40 years. Were not entirely sure if anything even happens in this movie, but there's a bunch of music and man nipples so it's not a total loss. #topgun #maveri…

Send us a text Wow. Just, wow. A big, fake-looking snake vomits up monkeys and Jon Voight, all while out-acting the entire cast. We have opinions.بقلم Grumpy Nostalgia

Send us a text We built it. Whether you come or not is still anyone's guess. But you should because this is a good one. We got the old Costner that everyone used to like in this sappy, but glorious baseball fable that makes most grown men shed a tear or two. Add Darth Vader and Henry Hill and you got yourself a winner. Stick around til the end wher…

Send us a text We have come to chew bubble gum and do a lousy podcast. And we're all out of bubblegum. We're going back to the 80s again this week to review the movie that launched a thousand memes. Lotsa violence, synthesizers, and ghoulish alien yuppies on display here, but only if you're sporting those dope sunglasses. Free tip: If Roddy Piper a…

Send us a text Finally the special series no one was asking for! The boys take a break from the movie theater this week to introduce their new nostalgia podcast series, ReMembers Only (get it, like the jacket?). For the premier episode, we're looking back at the glorious era of late nite tv shows. Not the boring talk shows of today. We talking Benn…

Send us a text There can be only one. As it turns out, "one" is probably too many based on our most recent viewing of this 80s sci-fi/fantasy epic! Christopher Lambert stars as the immortal sword-wielding Scotsmen with a thick French accent hacking and slashing his way thru 80s New York. Tagging along is our favorite be-wigged actor Sean Connery in…

Send us a text We got dragons L-I-V-I-N all over the place, y'all. Harken back to 2002 for this wondrous movie starring Mac, Christian Batman, and Gerard Leonidas years before they became the subtle, nuanced character actors they are today. We'll sweeten the deal by mentioning that were joined this week by show favorite, @mollsmusings who actually …

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Send us a text It's double O hell no this week as the boys make their first pass at Bond movies. We're not entirely sure what happened here, but like always, there's a supervillian bent on world domination, two Bond girls, and a crap ton of gadgets designed to kill people in original ways. Not to mention waves and waves of easily accessible ladies …

Send us a text Happy New Year, y'all. We're starting 25 with lots of chomp by reviewing one of the big 'uns, the OG Jurassic Park. Over 30 years old and not even a scratch on it. Stick around til the end where the gang lovingly discuss things in Hollywood they wish would go extinct. Fun! #jurassicpark #dino #1993 #blockbusters #trex #goldblum #podc…

Send us a text We're wrapping up 2024 with a very special movie picked by our new guest contributor @kevin_the_movie_guy. Better yet, Kevin's sitting in for this one too! We decided Santa could just go to hell for the time being because we wanna talk about 1996's From Dusk Til Dawn. It's a subtle little understated character study of a criminal and…

Send us a text You're gonna like these apples for sure. This week the boys are going back to 1997 to revisit this amazing take on the "troubled genius" theme that Hollywood loves so wicked much. Watching hurts a little more this time knowing Williams isnt with us anymore, but luckily the Southie accents more than make up for it. Spoiler! The boys l…

Send us a text We're looking back at a Christmas movie that even our snarky GenX personalities cannot diminish. Quotable, hilarious, and tolerantly sappy, Will Ferrel's portrayal as the 6'3" elf alone to his own devices in the Big Apple is a favorite among the Grumpy Nostalgia offices. Plus Jimmy Caan. Plus Peter Dinklage. Plus the insufferably cut…

Send us a text Gobble Gobble, y'all. We're so caught up in the holiday excitement preamble, we are using our precious studio time to wrap gifts and browse thru the Sears Christmas catalog making our lists for Big Red. In the meanwhile, please revisit this lost episode that no one really bothered listening to the first time. We really never got over…

Send us a text This week, we're diving into the 1990 Dick Tracy movie. Remember this one? Of course you dont. Imagine Tim Burton’s Gotham got hit with a color filter that only understands primary colors and then added... a whole lot of questionable choices. Warren Beatty is no Michael Keaton (sorry, buddy), but he does give it his best shot. And Pa…

Send us a text We dare you admit you didn't watch this on HBO at every pizza-fueled sleepover in the 80s. It's a fun mix of horror, comedy, and well-meant gratuitous gore and nudity, just like the eighties. Your gang had a blast checking this one out again. To end both the 4th season and their month long horror spectacular, the boys finally reveal …

Send us a text Our final trip down memory lane is last year's retrospective of Wes Craven's original A Nightmare on Elm Street. Creative, original, and generally icky, just like your hosts. Stick around to the end where the gang talks about their favorite (and least liked) Halloween candy.بقلم Grumpy Nostalgia

Send us a text Back in the 70s, most things were designed to ruin children. Jarts, doctors smoking in the exam room, steel playgrounds, and television movies about kids getting killed. So naturally, we decided to review the most egregious of these, Salem's Lot. Mostly tame by today's standards, this Stephen King vampire classic broke our little bra…

Send us a text Horror, dread, and misery. And that's just Keanu's accent. Gary Oldman is serving generous amounts of holiday ham in this campy, unintentionally hilarious 90's horror classic. Not to be outdone Anthony Hopkins goes full batcrap crazy here too. But it's all okay because our Sweet Winona looks over us all. The best part for your grumpy…

Send us a text We're bringing our Dominos pizza and a two liter Coke downstairs to the rumpus room for another late night viewing of the greatest cult horror comedy ever made. Violent, gross, disturbing, yet never not hilarious. Even better, everyone's favorite veterinarian, Dr K. joins the gang to offer some ridiculously astute and off the wall ob…

Send us a text Cool teen vampires? No way! We're going back to the glorious 80s this week when a movie like this one would be celebrated by the masses. Is it as good in the rear view mirror? Well sadly, one of your hosts gets violently and copiously sick reliving this one if that's any indication. See if you can guess which one! After some mopping …

Send us a text To honor last year's Halloween BooNanza, we've decided to re-release those spooky episodes every Saturday this October to introduce them to our new friends while still managing to annoy our regular fans. This one features our favorite vinyl archivist, @aron_gagliardo as we violate our tender sensibilities reviewing this 1974 Tobe Hoo…

Send us a text This week the boys review this adorable story of American entrepreneurship, love, and pelicans. Al Pacino's iconic, if not over-the-top, performance has developed its own archetype of cinema that's often imitated, rarely duplicated. Show favorite, Michelle Pfeiffer owns the screen only with a few eye rolls and the lethal combo of Bri…

Send us a text Is it finally happening? Did a Yoko-type infiltrate and cause the inevitable break up we all saw coming since Twister released in 2022? In a word: nah We simply wanted to let you know about some upcoming show news and a slight schedule change for this fall. No, we're not skimping out on any episodes. You're still gonna get all the ep…

Send us a text Bereft of new ideas, Hollywood has again taken another of our classic movies to reintroduce it to a new audience and we're starting to take it personally. These are our movies, damn it. Make up your own ones! Okay, tantrum over. This time were going back to the glorious original, Betelgeuese from 1988. Keaton is cool and Winona is cu…

Send us a text What if Evel Kneivel and and Ed Wood had a baby? Broken Arrow, that's what. Travolta is a proper cured Virginia ham in this John Woo action adventure and we cant get enough of it. Long admired behind the scenes, the boys let there feelings out with extreme prejudice. Inspired by cute, little Samantha Mathis, we also talk about our fa…

Send us a text Why go to a theater to see an 8th sequel of Alien, when you can simply revisit the franchise from the comfort of your own ear buds? Inspired by the new release of Alien: Romulus, the boys remastered their early take on the Alien series with new content, new audio, and new embarrassing discourse! Only about a dozen of you heard this t…