Snoochie bootchie, b****es! Off the indie success of Clerks, Universal (Gramercy, actually, a joint venture) gave Kevin Smith 6 million bucks to make his next movie. How'd that work out? Well, we loved it at least. Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Claire Forlani, Joey Lauren Adams, Shannon Doherty, Ben Affleck, and obviously featuring both Jay and Silent …

1995 Season is here and we're bringing the HEAT with Episode 1. Michael Mann's epic crime heist drama and action extravaganza with an all-star ensemble cast that you wouldn't believe us if we told you. Pacino. De Niro. Kilmer. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Yeah, it is awards season on Movielife Crisis, here in the taint part of 2024. Our top performances, scores, movies, and more from our 1994 movie season! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Take a bow, Madonna sings a song at the end of this movie. And who doesn't love Brendan Fraser and Joe Pesci together! With Moira Kelly, McDreamy, and that other dude from the thing? Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Run, Forrest, Run! What is the 90s without this movie? This is one of the most quotable, most enjoyable, and most memorable movies of the entire decade, much less 1994. It also made nearly 700 million dollars and basically swept the Oscars. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Turns out Stephen King books don't all feature scary clowns. In fact this one has zero clowns, but instead has incredible performances by Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, and others as well. Is it the best movie of 1994? The best King adaptation? Tune in to find out, this week on Movielife Crisis! Support the show…

The classic Gen X movie for us middle-aged slackers everywhere, Reality Bites is finally here! Starring Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, Janeane Garofolo, Steve Zahn, and directed by Ben Stiller. Plus the soundtrack is great! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Anyone else remember the '94 movie where Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson have sex in a moving car? This is it. Also Henry Rollins, Josh Mostel, written and directed by Adam Rifkin. It's entirely gone from the legal corners of the internet, so join us as we discuss! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Tom Cruise, Christian Slater, Antonio Banderas, and introducing Kirsten Dunst, in the 4th movie in the saga of Brad Pitt's long hair: Interview With The Vampire. Based on the insanely popular Anne Rice book series and spanning nearly 200 years of "history", Jeff and JT struggle to figure out why this movie was popular. Maybe you can help us (please…

What's James Cameron up to between Terminator 2 and Titanic, I wonder? Oh, right, this massive action-comedy hit with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. Also Tom Arnold throwing heat as the funny sidekick, Charlton Heston with an eyepatch, and exploding helicopters everywhere! Support the show…

A Coen Brothers movie (Fargo, Big Lebowski, Oh Brother Where Are Thou?) starring Tim Robbins and Paul Newman -- is it the weirdest movie of the year or does Pulp Fiction take that title? The important thing is that it's incredibly beautifully designed and shot, and also did we mention it's weird af? Support the show…

Double D Squad reporting for duty! Danny DeVito, Mark Wahlberg (in his first movie), Stacey Dash, Gregory Hines, in a Penny Marshall film. Also we get a chance to talk to the writer of the movie, Jim Burnstein, who tells us how Penny Marshall got involved, why he's scared of Danny DeVito, and why the movie didn't make more money. Support the show…

The long-awaited sequel to A River Runs Through It (🧢) is finally here. Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins teach us everything there is to know about how not to parent, and Jeff gets frustrated with life before AC and hair conditioner. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Meg Ryan as Einstein's (fictional) niece, Tim Robbins as her mechanic-turned-fake-physicist suitor, and Walter Matthau as Einstein in this '94 RomCom. Some memorable quotes, excellent performances, and Matthau-as-Einstein.... Yep, that happened. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

The sequel to our very first podcast episode (og City Slickers, from 1991) is finally here! The gang is back, but with Jon Lovitz. Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, with a script from Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. Does it hold up? Come and see. Also learn about inflation as it relates to Vegas buffets. Support the show…

Here we go! Biggest movie of the year and biggest animated film of all time (at the time of release)! It's bambi with lions crossed with Hamlet. Y'all know the drill. We sing, we dance, after all, this is France. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Pop quiz, hotshot -- what was the Oscar-nominated movie about quiz shows starring Ralph Fiennes and directed by Robert Redford? Shoutout also to our man John Turturro, who is always great! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

How have we only done one Jean Claude Van Damme movie in 4 seasons?! Also, can he still do the splits? This and more on this episode.... Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and Dennis Hopper coming at you in 1994's classic action movie about a bus that have to drive a certain speed or else...you know the joke. Also Alan Ruck, Jeff Daniels, and Joe Morgan! Is it the best action movie of the year? Decade? OUR LIVES?! Tune in and see. Support the show…

The inaugural Kevin Smith movie, the darling of Sundance, the indie film sensation, is finally upon us! Clerks. And yes, your kids shouldn't listen to this episode. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

The final episode of Jim Carrey month is here, and it's our favorite movie of the 3 he released in 1994 -- Dumb and Dumber! Jeff Daniels, Lauren, Holly, the Farrelly brothers, and also the John Hughes connection we never knew about.... Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Alllllllrighty then, it's movie 2 in Jim Carrey Month: Ace Ventura. He's a pet detective. Hired to rescue the missing dolphin mascot of the Miami Dolphins. And Dan Marino is there. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

We begin Jim Carrey Month here at Movielife Crisis with the surprise hit, The Mask. Other than wild FX and the first appearance on screen from Cameron Diaz, is there anything noteworthy about it? Well, yeah! Richard Jeni! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Shaq! Penny Hardaway! Nick Nolte! Or is it Gary Busey? We can never 100% tell. From writer Ron Shelton (White Men Can't Jump and Bull Durham), we've got the classic college basketball recruiting movie. Does it still matter? Listen and find out! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Tom Hanks in the performance that won him his first Best Actor Oscar, and the only movie in existence starring both Hanks and Denzel Washington. Directed by Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs), and also featuring Antonio Banderas and Mary Steenburgen. Did it release in '93 or '94? Is it still great or is it actually kinda boring? These questions …

Welcome back to Major League baseball (kinda)! In the words of Bob Uecker movielifecrisis is best and so are baseball movies that may or may not be good still. Spoiler alert: it is still good. Charlie Sheen's sleek, 90s apartment. Tom Berenger's gimp knee. Uncredited Randy Quaid stealing crowd scenes. Bob Uecker in the booth bringing heat. Omar Epp…

The film remake of the late 50s TV show (starring James Garner), Maverick is the comedy western tale of rakish gambler (Mel Gibson) and the cast of weirdos (Alfred Molina, Jodie Foster, James Garner) all racing towards a half million dollar poker tourney aboard a steamboat. Written by William Goldman and directed by Richard Donner, this thing is ja…

Quentin Tarantino's magnum opus, Samuel L. Jackson's and Ving Rhames and Uma Thurman's launching point, John Travolta and Bruce Willis' comeback movie: Pulp Fiction. Yes, it's as good as you remember. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Jeremy Piven, David Spade, Jon Favreau, and more in this now-impossible-to-find classic that was everywhere back in the day; PCU. And if you can manage to find it kicking around the internet and/or the $5.50 bin, it is a delight! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

What were our best performances of the year? Favorite quotes? Biggest ratings disagreement? Biggest mistakes we made? What are we really excited for in the 1994 season starting next week? That and more is here for your holiday listening enjoyment! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, back at it again but for the first time on our podcast. There's something wonderful about the crotchety, cantankerous old coots slinging really dated insults at each other. Also Kevin Pollak, Darryl Hannah, and Ann Margret. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Wayne and Garth in their first movie since the last movie. Get ready to cross all your Ts and dot all your....lower case Js. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Hello! DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY! Yes, it's the 2nd biggest movie of 1993, Robin Williams cross-dresses to take care of his own kids after being divorced by Sally Fields (based on a true story [🧢]). Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

The timeless underdog story of Rudy Ruettiger, and the 90 minute infomercial for Notre Dame, is finally upon. But seriously, the movie and the score are fantastic, and with 25 years of Catholic school between Jeff and JT we got jokes. Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver star in this Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) comedy, which despite not being anywhere streaming was a big hit in 1993. Kevin Kline is a presidential impersonator who's pressed into service as the actual president suffers a stroke. Hilarity and personal growth ensues! Written by Gary Ross (Big), and also starring Frank L…

Be well, John Spartan! Info assimilated, now have a joy joy day. This absolute smash action flick is one of our all-time favorites. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and in her first leading role: Sandra Bullock! Also Denis Leary and Nigel Hawthorne. Listen to find out finally what the 3 seashells do... Support the show…

Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time! Indeed it is, here for the 30th anniversary of Cool Runnings, the "based on a true story" account of the jamaican bobsled team. John Candy, Leon, with director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure, 3 Ninjas), and a low key banger score by Hans Zimmer! Yep, it's still awesome. Support the s…

Our first entree into the catalogue of Sylvester Stallone, here with John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, and a pretty deep ensemble cast. One of the top 10 box office movies of 1993, Stallone rock climbs in fingerless weightlifting gloves and fights John Lithgow on a helicopter. A wild time, 1993 was. Support the show…

One of the two underrated Michael J. Fox movies that came out in '93, we wound up on this one over Life With Mikey just on pure chance. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Raising Arizona), and co-starring Gabriel Anwar (Scent of A Woman, Burn Notice), this is a tight 90 minutes full of quips and behind the scenes in a big hotel. Unfortunat…

Tommy Lee Jones, in an Academy-award winning role. Harrison Ford, with a beard. Joe Pantoliano, aka Joey Pants, stealing scenes. Julianne Moore, mostly on the cutting room floor. The third biggest movie of 1993, it's the Fugitive! Now let's have a hard target search of every doghouse henhouse barnhouse and outhouse in the next fifteen miles! Suppor…

Not only one of the finest frozen pizzas of our childhood, this classic western is both fairly historically accurate about the last chapter of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the OK Corral, and also a tour de force from Val Kilmer. Insanely quotable still today! With a wild ensemble featuring Kurt Russell, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Charlton Heston, B…

The deep cut gritty college football flick from David S. Ward (Sleepless in Seattle, Major League), starring James Caan, Kristy Swanson, Craig Sheffer, Omar Epps, Halle Berry, Duane Davis, and Andrew Bryniarski is coming at you like Lattimer's head comes at a car window after he gets a starting job. JT loves it, Jeff hasn't seen it -- how does it h…

Rosenbagger! This classic kids/sports comedy from Daniel Stern (director, brilliant comic sidekick) and starring Thomas Ian Nichols (American Pie) is an absolute blast. Especially if you're ages 5-13. Or if you were that age in 1993. Join Jeff and JT as they break it all down, plus our annual check-in from intern Mike Jones. Support the show…

This bizarrely entertaining action-genre satire is one of the most fun movies we've ever done on the pod. Arnold Schwartzenegger stars, with cameos from Danny DeVito to Sharon Stone to Little Richard. Directed by John McTiernan (Die Hard, Predator), written by Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, A Long Kiss Goodnight, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), and scored by Mi…

Jaws on land coming in hot as the biggest movie ever when it was released. From Spielberg and Michael Crichton, with help from ILM, John Williams, and Jeff Goldblum, this monstrosity of a monster movie made nearly a billion dollars in 1993, becoming the biggest movie of all time (until it was dethroned by a large boat in 1997). Support the show…

Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Nora Ephron team up for one of the best romantic comedies in history. Does it feature Meg Ryan being super creepy towards Tom Hanks while wearing a trenchcoat? 100%. Does it also feature Rob Reiner and Rosie O'Donnell as hilarious best friends to our respective leads? 100%. Support the show…

PICKLE! Listen up, you L7 weenies, it's finally time for the Sandlot. Nothing like a cult classic ensemble comedy about pre-teens in 1962 playing baseball to get our nostalgia juices really flowing. Man, do we love us some baseball movies! Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis

Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gary Busey, Wilford Brimley, and David Straitharn (+ Holly Hunter) all "star" in this John Grisham adaptation that ends up being the 5th biggest movie of 1993. How did it happen? Is this the first movie Tom Cruise does the now famous Cruise run? These questions and more answered by Jeff and J…

The Richard Linklater cult classic coming of age comedy from 1993, here with us at long last. Featuring Jason London, Anthony Rapp, Parker Posey, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Cole Hauser, and introducing Matthew McConaughey! Stellar cast, incredible soundtrack, and a must watch for potheads of all ages. Support the show…

Before there was Shrek, Fat Bastard, or the Pentavarit, there was Stuart Mackenzie in So I Married An Ax Murderer. Jeff and JT go back to the cult classic dark comedy that's highly quotable and also mildly watchable, because how could they not? Support the showبقلم Movielife Crisis