Bad Movies Rule!

Cowboy Jack Pictures
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A comedy podcast for people who love so-called bad movies. The gang at Bad Movies Rule dive into movies that have either been declared bad by critics or audiences to see if they really deserve to be on the trash pile or if they actually rule. Come have a laugh with us!

  1. 4h ago ·  Bonus

    Mailbag: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis & Revisiting The Thing

    Welcome to the Bad Movies Rule! Mailbag! James is joined by Ryan Mueller and Clint Busch for the day shift, then hands it off to Joe, Curt, and Bob for the night shift package opening. We dig into emails and voicemails from Michael (catching up hard and recommending Double Trouble + Evolution), Johnny Golab (Alabama gator facts + the $2 Spear Hunting Museum), Phil/Barry (praising The Thing, requesting Vampires, and dropping the Paul Orndorff nearly-in-Rambo 2 story), Andrew from Canada (the ultimate “just send the damn email” PSA), Billy from St. Pete (new Discord energy), Jason from Ohio (owning the Toledo War manifesto and clearing the air), the Leeds, Alabama call, Joe’s “F*** Ohio” astronaut theory, Bill’s preview pet peeve (and James’s honest answer), Matt Mulholland’s PB&J alligator and Key West near-miss, Derek/Rick’s introduction + Bitch Slap recommendation, AA Ron’s Great Outdoors Intensity Award case and Weird Science connection, John from the UK’s Mean Guns pitch, DJ Campbell’s bat-in-the-bedroom story, and Matt’s nightmare Disney drive with an 18-month-old. Then the physical mail hits: Mannequin 2, Class of 1984, Frankenhooker, Monty Python’s Flying Circus Series 1, Bad Channels, Cutthroat Island, Vision Quest, and more get added to the BMR Reacts pile. As always, send us your stories, recommendations, and packages: this show is trash at gmail.com (262) 757-8567 P.O. Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mailbag: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis & Revisiting The Thing

  2. 3d ago

    #276 The Great Outdoors - Did Critics Get It Wrong?

    This week the crew packs up the station wagon and heads for the Northwoods—except it’s California playing Wisconsin, because of course it is. John Candy and Dan Aykroyd star in this John Hughes-scripted tale of two families, one cabin, and a vacation that goes exactly as well as you’d expect when the uninvited in-laws show up with demonic twins, lobster tails, and a speedboat named Suck My Wake. Expect water-ski disasters, raccoon home invasions, a bear with a very personal grudge, the legendary Old 96er, and more passive-aggressive Midwestern hospitality than any human should endure. Plus the usual BMR awards, fantasy football consequences, and far too many stories about actual family road trips that make this movie look like a relaxing spa weekend. Grab a six-pack of hot dogs and settle in. The critics hated it. The box office hated it. We’re about to find out if the rest of us are just built different. Support Us: patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #276 The Great Outdoors - Did Critics Get It Wrong?

  3. Aug 17 ·  Bonus

    Mailbag: Highlander, Obsession & Ending a War

    Mailbag time, BMRmy. Full table for the first half, then the shift change. Packages get opened first: a handwritten letter and bottle opener from Joe, Highlander minis (Kurgan and Connor) all the way from England courtesy of Richard, and a massive restock of British sweets, mint balls, tea cakes, and more from Vicky in Leeds — plus a onesie and a very British sealed letter. James also has some big family news to share. Emails and voicemails cover Bruce Campbell’s My Name Is Bruce, a whole batch of comedy and action suggestions, gator stories, the ongoing “should we do more comedies?” debate, Sam Neill recommendations, a Payback-inspired song from 25 years ago, Chuck Norris nostalgia, restaurant specials, and the usual unhinged fan energy. Ohio somehow becomes a whole thing. Keep sending stuff — thisshowistrash@gmail.com or (262) 757-8567. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mailbag: Highlander, Obsession & Ending a War

  4. Aug 14

    #275 - Alligator (1980): Scene By Scene Riff

    Something’s down in the sewers… and it’s not just the usual Chicago (or is it St. Louis?) nonsense. This week James is joined by Mel and first-timer Rachel for a full scene-by-scene rampage through the 1980 animal-attack cult favorite Alligator. A little girl’s pet gator gets flushed, some extremely shady growth-hormone experiments go sideways, and suddenly you’ve got a 40-foot reptile treating the city’s underground like an all-you-can-eat buffet of discarded lab dogs, reporters, SWAT teams, and wedding guests. Robert Forster is pure 1980 cool as the jinxed detective who keeps losing partners. Robin Riker shows up as the skeptical herpetologist (say that three times fast). Michael V. Gazzo’s eyebrows deserve their own credit. Henry Silva arrives ready to hunt. And the practical effects deliver exactly the kind of foam-brick, mannequin-leg, wedding-cake chaos we live for. Plus the usual BMR mayhem: awards, Arnold recasts, personal alligator near-death stories from Hilton Head, and more sewer-level stupidity than any one movie should contain. Patrons picked it. The Discord demanded it. We delivered. Support Us: patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #275 - Alligator (1980): Scene By Scene Riff

  5. Aug 10 ·  Bonus

    Mailbag: Battlefield Earth Ruined My Marriage

    The crew is back with another chaotic dump of emails, voicemails, and physical mail. Bob’s chair gets roasted, an Over the Top arm-break memory resurfaces, Ohio tries to defend itself, and one listener drops a marriage crisis over Battlefield Earth. There’s medical horror involving cameras where cameras should never go, racing movie rankings, Watcher Texas Ranger deep cuts, Van Damme impressions that sound suspiciously like Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a Spaceballs observation, South African snack promises, Danny Trejo intimidation stories, Transformers One praise, a very “Not Stallone” poster, Walt Disney’s mysterious final note, Hardy Boys suggestions, Death Proof talk, and a glorious Garbage Pail Kids card haul. Plus the usual rants about comedies, Tubi, and the never-ending quest to keep the trash pure. Hit play and join the mayhem. Email: ThisShowIsTrash@Gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mailbag: Battlefield Earth Ruined My Marriage

  6. Aug 7

    #274 Payback (1999):Scene By Scene Riff

    Live from Smokey Tony’s in North Carolina: Mel Gibson wants his 70 grand back. James, Charles, and Ryan drove through half the country, cracked open some Cheerwine, and settled in at a public restaurant to riff scene-by-scene through Payback (1999)—the Mel Gibson revenge thriller that somehow became the “family-friendly” choice on the July schedule. What could go wrong? They dig into the alleyway surgery that opens the movie, the “root for the bad guy” marketing (and the Australian poster problem), Val Resnick’s all-time slimeball performance, Lucy Liu’s unforgettable first-film energy, the Outfit vs. Syndicate naming committee, and every terrible decision that somehow still works. Production chaos, reshoots, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn’s alligator suitcases, and the eternal question of whether anyone in this city will just take Porter seriously for once. Awards, recasts, live crowd energy, and pure BMR mayhem follow. It’s a little dicey, a lot of fun, and exactly the kind of night you only get when the crew takes the show on the road. Support Us: patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    #274 Payback (1999):Scene By Scene Riff

  7. Aug 5 ·  Bonus

    The Thing (1982) - Good Movies Rule PREVIEW

    This is an extended sample from our full 2+ hour discussion on The Thing, and we can't wait to talk about this cult classic. Want the whole thing? Click the link below to become a Patreon supporter! https://www.patreon.com/badmoviesrule The crew finally sits down with John Carpenter’s icy masterpiece — and for one of us, it’s a first-time watch. What starts as a classic Antarctic isolation story quickly turns into a full-on deep dive: practical effects that still hit like a truck 40+ years later, the legendary Rob Bottin/Stan Winston dog sequence, Kurt Russell’s hat (and the whiskey), Wilford Brimley’s diabetes intensity, Keith David’s slow-burn paranoia, and every terrible decision that lets the Thing keep winning. We unpack the Norwegian opening (and why they suck at this), the blood test jump scare, the spider-head “you gotta be f*****g kidding me” moment, and that endlessly debated ending. Is Childs the Thing? Is MacReady? Are they both just two frozen, exhausted humans who don’t trust each other? We go down the rabbit hole hard — theories, jacket continuity, kerosene whiskey, the works — while still finding time for awards, Seagal recasts, and the usual chaos. Come hang with the BMRmy for a long, paranoid, practical-effects-loving look at one of the all-time greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Thing (1982) - Good Movies Rule PREVIEW

  8. Aug 3 ·  Bonus

    Mailbag: Ace Ventura Fallout & Sexy Nuts

    James, Ryan, and Clint dig into a massive pile of physical mail (including Christopher Lambert, Will Ferrell double features, Nicole Kidman, and a freshly covered Firewalker copy), then nearly die from 1.5-million-Scoville salsa and ghost pepper chips. Curt writes in to address the Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls debate that lit up the comments, sparking a full-table conversation about comedy, subjectivity, and why some movies hit differently. Rachel and Mel jump in for the second half as more packages, voicemails, and emails roll in — racing stories, kid movie trauma, Firewalker confusion, the sexiest nut debate, and a live-ish call that almost interrupts the show. It’s pure Mailbag chaos. Packages were opened. Opinions were had. Nobody sent a dick (this time). Email: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Mailbag: Ace Ventura Fallout & Sexy Nuts
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A comedy podcast for people who love so-called bad movies. The gang at Bad Movies Rule dive into movies that have either been declared bad by critics or audiences to see if they really deserve to be on the trash pile or if they actually rule. Come have a laugh with us!

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  • Creator
    Cowboy Jack Pictures
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    411
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    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2024 Cowboy Jack Pictures
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