Great Bad Movies

Greg Swinehart & Joe Sky-Tucker
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A love letter to the most enjoyable* movies with long lost friends Greg Swinehart & Joe Sky-Tucker. Learn more at https://greatbadmovies.com/ *Also, ridiculous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Enemy of the State

    3d ago

    Enemy of the State

    Listen, Will Smith was just trying to buy Christmas presents for his wife and son. But then Jon Voight murdered a senator and a guy studying geese accidentally gave him the tape and now the entire NSA is tracking him with satellites. I don't know if you really need to know more than that, but it's basically Three Days of the Condor if Robert Redford was replaced by the Fresh Prince and the whole thing was directed by a man that paints the camera lens orange. Tony Scott, who we have controversially said was the better Scott, continues to keep his batting average up for one of the hosts of this podcast. The other one has... Some thoughts.  Also Gene Hackman is playing the same character from The Conversation 24 years later but nobody can legally say that. It's all pretty serious stuff in this movie, but the case is bizarrely all the future comedy stars from the 00's. Somehow it all works, for one of us at least.  That's right, it's time for 1998's ENEMY OF THE STATE. If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: InstagramGreat Bad Movies WebsiteYouTubeEmail us at greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 33m
  2. Bonus: 2026 Mission:Impossible Power Rankings!

    May 29

    Bonus: 2026 Mission:Impossible Power Rankings!

    Joe surprises Greg with his official Mission:Impossible Power Rankings® and Greg is here to listen, mostly agree, and gently push back on the crimes being committed against Ghost Protocol. In this bonus episode, they attempt to settle the only debate that matters in 2026: What is the best Mission:Impossible movie? Can two people remain friends if they disagree (Spoiler: Of course they can.) They wrap up this little episode announcing the next movie they'll cover on Great Bad Movies! This episode contains spoilers for every Mission: Impossible film and an irresponsible amount of confidence. If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: InstagramGreat Bad Movies WebsiteYouTubeEmail us at greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13 min
  3. Mission:Impossible III

    May 20

    Mission:Impossible III

    This week Greg and Joe celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Mission Impossible movie that saved the Mission Impossible universe from itself. The episode opens with a startlingly stressful countdown that threatens Joe with a potentially dangerous beer run. Much like the movie, this episode is basically a very well-financed Alias episode, and a massive love letter to everyone involved in Mission:Impossible III. Joe watched it and forgot to take notes. Greg watched it twice this week. Let's just say David Hallgren has some explaining to do. Along the way: The full behind-the-scenes history of how this movie almost wasn't this movie; why Variety's description of Tom Cruise may be the truest sentence ever written; and of course many reviews that briefly become contenders for the name of this podcast. (DING)  Also: One of the very best silent helicopters in history, the drinking game that requires a volleyball-style rotation, and Greg's first-ever "small sip" ruling. Joe's honest back of the box calls it exactly what it is. It's our movie through and through. If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: InstagramGreat Bad Movies WebsiteYouTubeEmail us at greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 53m
  4. Bonus: We have regrets about Super Smart Sharks

    May 15

    Bonus: We have regrets about Super Smart Sharks

    Greg admits to Joe that he often regrets not talking about a few funny things when they're done with an episode... This bonus episode is a safe place for him to finally get those regrets out proactively! Also, a double bonus: Joe and Greg reveal what movie they'll cover next week! If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: InstagramGreat Bad Movies WebsiteYouTubeEmail us at greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min
  5. Super Smart Sharks (Deep Blue Sea!)

    May 6

    Super Smart Sharks (Deep Blue Sea!)

    In 1999, Renny Harlin made a shark movie on the same soundstages as Titanic, cast Samuel L. Jackson and LL Cool J, and then blew the whole set up when he was done. The result is a movie that has absolutely no business being this entertaining — and yet... Here we are. Greg and Joe travel back to a perfect year for movies to cover Deep Blue Sea, officially renamed Super Smart Sharks approximately four minutes into this episode. This week: the greatest surprise death in monster movie history, an animatronic shark that accidentally launched itself through a ceiling, a director's commentary where Samuel L. Jackson openly admits he spent most of the shoot on a golf course, and a USA Today review that uses the phrase "cheese barge." Also featuring a very important voice memo from David Hallgren, who has somehow already seen this movie twice in 2026. As with every episode, this is the conversation that needed to happen about this movie. Also: Drinking Games, Joe's Back of the Box (buckle up), Very Important Questions, and a definitive ranking of the greatest shark movies ever made — which gets more contentious than you'd expect. If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: InstagramGreat Bad Movies WebsiteYouTubeEmail us at greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 38m
  6. The Rock

    Apr 25

    The Rock

    Our most-requested movie is celebrating its 30th anniversary! It's the kind of movie where a cable car inextricably flies straight up into air out of nowhere... A scene so amazing that Isaac Slade calls in to premiere a sequel to his Fray hit "Over My Head (Cable Car)" right here on this episode! We also have a brand new segment called "When was the last time David Hallgren watched this movie?" that we think will really go places. What if Quentin Tarantino wrote the Nicolas Cage parts, Aaron Sorkin wrote the government scenes, Sean Connery hired British writers and basically just played James Bond, and somehow it all came together into the only Michael Bay film in the Criterion Collection? The Rock absolutely should not work — and absolutely does. If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: InstagramGreat Bad Movies WebsiteYouTubeEmail us at greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 17m

  7. Apr 22

    Program Note: New episode coming this week!

    A brand new episode on 1996's The Rock(!!!) is coming later this week, with some very special appearances from David Hallgren and Isaac Slade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 min
  8. Furious 6: Our 2nd Anniversary!

    Apr 8

    Furious 6: Our 2nd Anniversary!

    Tanks, the longest runway ever, and one perfect (albeit pants optional) trilogy. We’re celebrating our 2nd anniversary with what might just be the greatest bad movie we’ve ever covered. That’s right — after Fast and Furious got us started two years ago, and Fast Five blew our minds at our 1-year anniversary, we’re closing out Justin Lin’s perfect trilogy with Fast and Furious 6 (or as it’s known in the actual movie: Furious 6). This is peak Fast and Furious. A tank on a highway. The longest runway in cinema history. Vin Diesel catching Letty in mid-air. Luke Evans being absolutely perfect as Owen Shaw. Gina Carano with a Han Solo gun. Shea Whigham getting his nose broken again. And practical stunts that put modern CGI-fests to shame. We learned that Letty can’t remember anything (but knows one thing about herself). That Owen Shaw has a code, and it’s precision. That the Rock is very, very shiny. That this might actually be better than Fast Five. And that after watching the credits roll, Greg literally shed a tear. Justin Lin delivers a masterclass in action filmmaking — with seven different vignettes happening simultaneously during that insane plane sequence, all perfectly edited together by a team that deserved Oscar nominations. The direction is flawless, the stakes feel real (they actually lose battles!), and somehow a movie about stealing a component for a weapon that can blind a country’s military for a day makes perfect emotional sense. Is this the high watermark for the franchise? Absolutely. Is it borderline ridiculous? Yes. Is it objectively terrible but undeniably pleasurable? Without question. Did Greg think to himself an hour in, “this might be the best movie I’ve ever seen in my life”? He’s not joking. This three-movie run (Fast and Furious → Fast Five → Furious 6) is some of the best action movie storytelling you’ll ever see, and we’re honored to cap off two years of Great Bad Movies with the conversation that needed to happen about this film. Also: Drinking Games (tire squeals, glass breaks, and Vin Diesel’s lip flare), Very Important Questions, Joe’s Real Back of the Box, what album this movie is, and why both of us think this might be the greatest bad movie ever made. If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: InstagramGreat Bad Movies WebsiteYouTubeEmail us at greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 18m
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A love letter to the most enjoyable* movies with long lost friends Greg Swinehart & Joe Sky-Tucker. Learn more at https://greatbadmovies.com/ *Also, ridiculous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Greg Swinehart & Joe Sky-Tucker
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Greg Swinehart & Joe Sky-Tucker
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    Great Bad Movies

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