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Liam Wolfe, Matt Larue, Matthew Komar

What makes a film a "Box Office Bust"? This question is what keeps NJ stand up comic Liam Wolfe up at night. Each week, Wolfe along with fellow cinephiles Matt Larue and Matthew Komar sit down, share laughs and discuss Hollywood"s most notorious failures. "BOMBED!" is a film comedy podcast where we attempt to answer those burning questions and deep dive into the finer details to fully grasp what went wrong with these motion picture disasters.

tv & film film reviews

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02:03:49

THE DAMNED UNITED (2009) - The Legend of Brian Clough...

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2024/07/03

This week, Komar and Liam go head first into football lore to discuss one of the most notorious tales in soccer lore. Komar gets to gush about Timothy Spall, Liam mentions wanting to own a framed photo of Vinnie Jones crushing balls and the boys get deep in the soccer weeds. Lawsuits, drunk lore, fictionalized biographies and hooliganism galore!

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02:22:09

EMPIRE RECORDS (1995) - Corporate Alternative,...

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2024/06/05

DAMN THE MAN! SAVE THE EMPIRE!This weeks episode, we get our POG collections out, drink a couple of Ok Cola and jam to some TOAD THE WET SPROCKET! The boys get into the 90s coming of age cult classic, Empire Records. Discussion includes Tobey Maguire losing his mind, an SUV car crash on set, Kimo Willis getting sent to prison, garbage tier 90s alternative acts, our collective hatred of Aerosmith and so much more.

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01:28:50

ISHTAR (1987) PART 2 - Everybody Hates Warren Beatty

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2024/05/29

PART TWO IN HERE! We continue our discussion of 1987's biggest blockbuster that every was with tales of internal sabotage, review bombing out of spite, broken friendships and we share our feelings on Ishtar itself.

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01:32:43

ISHTAR (1987) Part 1 - The Ego Clashing, Dune...

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2024/05/23

WE GOT A HEAVY HITTER! This week starts our two part episode deep dive into one of the most notorious box office bombs of all time. Larue set the boys up with 1987's "misunderstood" comedy Ishtar, starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty. In part one, we get into all the juicy chaos from productions. Beatty butting heads with director Elaine May, PLO trying to kidnap Dustin Hoffman, sweeping land mines before shooting, $100k dune flattening, a disastrous post production and so much

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02:14:17

THE FRONTRUNNER (2018) - That One Time Hugh Jackman...

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2024/05/09

The gang get political! This week, Komar got the boys to sit down and watch the forgotten Oscar Bait political drama, 2018's The Frontrunner starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Bill Burr and a list of other notable actors. Discussion includes Jason Reitman's very boring career, the tale of Gary Hart, failed Oscar films, Larue saying more outrageous things as usual, mumblecore and this weird little film that no one remembers.

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01:11:50

PARTY MONSTER (2003) Part 2 - The Biopic That is...

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2024/05/01

GET ON THAT DANCE FLOOR AND KILL IT BABY!! This week on an insane two part episode, Liam gets deep into one of his Covid hype fixations as the gang discusses 2003's Party Monster starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Dylan McDermott, Wilmer Valderrama and Wilson Cruz. In part two, we finally get to discussing Party Monster (2003), it's limited release, how Party Monster twists the truth, and the epilogue on Michael Alig's post prison life and (spoiler

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01:22:45

PARTY MONSTER (2003) Part One - Club Kid Chaos,...

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2024/05/01

GET ON THAT DANCE FLOOR AND KILL IT BABY!! This week on an insane two part episode, Liam gets deep into one of his Covid hype fixations as the gang discusses 2003's Party Monster starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Dylan McDermott, Wilmer Valderrama and Wilson Cruz. In part one, Liam dives into the true crime behind the biopic, discussing Michael Alig, Disco Bloodbath, the Club Kids of the early 90s, the murder of Angel Melendez and the bizarre true story that

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02:10:20

DIRTY WORK (1998) - SNL Firings, Studio Shackling and...

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2024/04/11

This week, the boys are back to take revenge on their biggest enemy, Lorne Michaels and NBC. We get into Norm Macdonald's leading role debut, 1998's Dirty Work, starring Macdonald himself, Artie Lange, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley (in his final role) and so many cameos. Discussion includes making fun of Chris Kattan, SNL drama, Bob Saget, the summer of 1998, OJ Simpson and so much more.

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02:09:29

BEAT THE DEVIL (1953/54) - A Bunch of Functional...

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2024/03/21

This week, the crew sits down with the oldest movie they've covered and discuss John Huston's odd meta parody, 1953's BEAT THE DEVIL! Discussion includes car crashes, wrestling matches between Truman Capote and Humphrey Bogart, cliffside freefalls, decade re-evaluation and so much more. Plus, we found out the 1950s were loaded with horse movies and racist westerns.

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02:27:34

READY TO RUMBLE (2000) - That Time David Arquette...

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2024/03/13

THIS WEEK, the boys get their wrestling boots on for this slobberknocker of an episode, as the boys suffer thru 2000's READY TO RUMBLE! Discussions include as brief of a breakdown as possible on World Championship Wrestling (WCW), David Arquette winning the world title, Scott Caan being Scott Caan, Joey Pants, Rose McGowan suffering in this awful movie, one of the worst acting performances we've seen in a while, the death of WCW and so much more.

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01:48:52

NEAR DARK (1987, Part 2) - Outlaw Vampires, Gory Bar...

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2024/03/07

In part two of this brutally violent two parter, the gang get to discussing Near Dark in full, the demise of Near Dark's production company De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, their collective sadness over the passing of Bill Paxton and so much more.

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01:02:24

NEAR DARK (1987, Part 1) - Breeding Mosquitos,...

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2024/02/29

This week, the boys get neck deep in vampire cinema as they discuss Kathryn Bigelow's 1987 cult classic Near Dark. On part one, we go deep into Kathryn Bigelow's career before Near Dark, some of the wackiest behind the scenes stories we've told on this podcast yet and we get into the Vampire craze of the 1980s.

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01:31:44

GIGLI (2003, Part 2) - Anti-Charisma Romance, The...

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2024/02/22

This Week, the gang concludes their exploration into the Bennifer universe with part two of Gigli! We get into the movie itself, Liam introduces a new segment inspired by this trash, Christopher Walken and Al Pacino show up to be the best as always, Ben Affleck gives Kubrick stare to the ceiling while having sex with "Turkey Time" J-Lo, and so much more. It's pure madness this movie!

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00:58:45

GIGLI (2003, PART 1) - Bennifer, Tabloid Romance,...

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2024/02/16

This week on this delayed Valentine's Day episode of Bombed, the gang attempt to get romantic with a two part heavy hitter episode. That heavy hitter being the notorious romantic comedy crime feature Gigli, starring Ben Affleck's lifeless eyes and Jennifer Lopez's lifeless expressions. Discussion includes a look into the "Bennifer" phenomenon, Don Johnson gets name dropped, Martin Brest's career prior to this dud, Sony Pictures being the worst and so much more.

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02:05:22

HARD EIGHT (1996/97) - PTA's Debut Feature, One Scene...

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2024/02/09

This week, the boys roll the dice, hit the slots and experience existential limbo by discussing the debut feature of Paul Thomas Anderson, the 1996 drama Hard Eight. Discussion includes PTA's career, Liam confusing Reno for Vegas, the 90s indie director boom, Larue wanting to be invited to the cookout, Philip Seymore Hoffman and so much more.

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02:09:36

THE LONG GOODBYE (1973) -Robert Altman's...

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2024/02/01

This week, in true noir style, the gang gets heavy into a classic who done it. Specifically, "what killed The Long Goodbye's chances at the box office". The outcome may shock you!Discussion includes a Robert Altman retrospective, Sterling Hayden's best Ernest Hemingway impression, the legacy of Phillip Marlowe, the many differences between Altman's Long Goodbye and the source material and so much more. Please don't feed your cat cottage cheese.

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01:43:15

BRAZIL (1985, Part 2) - We Review Brazil and Accuse...

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2024/01/24

PART TWO! This week, the gang continues their discussion on Brazil. On part two, the boys get into the film itself, the weird right-wing fanbase for the movie, Brazil's notorious ending, the release and legacy of Brazil and much much more. We also accuse several actors of killing their wives, coworkers and other crimes against humanity. The saga continues!

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01:24:16

BRAZIL (1985, Part 1): "Love Conquers All", Mud...

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2024/01/18

This week, the gang gets deep into another heavy hitter episode! On this two part episode, the boys discuss the 1985 sci-fi dystopian satire Brazil! On part one, the boys discuss Terry Gilliam's legacy, the battle for final cut, the "love conquers all" edit of Brazil, Gilliam's tactics to save his vision of the movie, the production of Brazil, too many gas leaks involved and so much more.

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02:21:12

NORTH (1994) - The Most "Hated, Hated, Hated, Hated,...

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2024/01/10

This week, the boys take down another heavy hitter episode by discussing one of the more notorious box office failures of the 1990s. That being Rob Reiner's 1994 children's film North, the film that graced the world with Roger Ebert's infamous review and the film that crushed Rob Reiner's theatrical winning streak dead in it's tracks. Is North really that bad though? Discussion also includes a retrospective on Rob Reiner's career pre-North, the career of Alan Zweibel, our

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02:48:40

A SCANNER DARKLY (2006) - Richard Linklater's Drug...

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2024/01/03

This week, Larue and Liam start off the new year right, with a twisted adaptation of one of Sci-Fi legend Philip K. Dick's most challenging and personal works. While Komar was out working on the New Path plantation, the rest of the gang sat down and discussed Richard Linklater's 2006 sci-fi cult classic A Scanner Darkly. The boys also get into the life and influence of Philip K. Dick, the sobering reality behind A Scanner Darkly, Linklater's filmography, mid 2000s politics and so much

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