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Travolting

Jeff Sweeney & Stuart Elmore

A weekly investigation into the strange filmographies of cinemas most fascinating careers.

tv & film film history

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83:58

Square Dance

Travolting ·

2023/11/22

13-year-old Winona Ryder plays Gemma, an awkward small town religious girl who wants to move away from her small minded community and angry grandfather to go live with her mother in the big city, Fort Worth Texas. Much like Travolta in Urban Cowboy, Winona soon finds that the cultural shift will rock her world.

83:37

Lucas

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2023/11/15

Winona Wednesdays begins with Ryder's very first role in a motion picture, Lucas; a film starring Carey Haim, Kerri Green and the unproblematic Charlie Sheen. An 80's film that promotes healthy platonic relationships as opposed to forced and uncomfortable romances. Wait a minute...

45:16

The Auteurist Return Era & Beyond (Recap Episode)

Travolting ·

2023/11/10

Two seasons down, only 58 more to go. Jeff and Stuart cap off the seasons end with a final retrospective on Brendan Fraser starting from where he's been, what he's doing, and where we think he'll go (or should go) from here.

158:44

Killers of the Flower Moon

Travolting ·

2023/11/03

Scorsese is back and this time, he brought our boy Fraser along. In this new resurgence of Fraser's career, the boys are excited to see Fraser perform well in the small roles he gets, and boy does he deliver! As always, we highly recommend folks go watch the movie first before listening to this episode as this will be a spoiler heavy episode as they all are.

87:21

Batgirl

Travolting ·

2023/10/27

You may be looking at this notification on your phone and thinking "wait a second... didn't they scrap the Batgirl movie?" Where would the Travolting boys be without their inside sources? That's right... we got the scoop! A secret full cut of the movie that we got to watch, record ourselves talking about it, and release the discussion to you folks! Let's see how long it takes before Warner Brothers takes down this episode and sues us.

143:32

The Whale

Travolting ·

2023/10/20

It has finally arrived... the 'big' one... we mean that both literally and metaphorically. The movie that inspired the Travolting boys to investigate Fraser's career in the first place, The Whale. Joined by special guest, Justin Campbell, as well as a few surprise visits, much like what happens in the movie, The Whale.

98:35

No Sudden Move

Travolting ·

2023/10/13

Folks, we now enter a new era with the Fraser's Edge, the Auteurist Return Era. Starting with a Soderbergh film taking place in the 1950's starring two mobsters on the run from a heist gone bad. Fraser's role? The man who hired them!

24:31

Hollywood Exile Era (Recap Episode)

Travolting ·

2023/10/06

The Hollywood Exile Era was certainly tough to get through, but knowing that there was a light on the other side was what kept the boys going. Jeff and Stuart recap the rough patch of Fraser’s career and speak on the quick rise back to the spotlight that is to come.

66:52

The Secret of Karma

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2023/09/29

Is it scientology? Is it Terryology? Is it some kind of pagan ritualistic cult? No. It’s the Secret of Karma, told to you by director and businessman Milan Friedrich. Is this movie trying to teach us a religion? A way of life? A new philosophy about the morals between good and evil? Can Fraser really pull off that outfit and make-up? One can only watch the movie in its entirety to know for sure… or you can just listen to this episode about it and spare all of the headache.

51:39

Line of Descent

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2023/09/22

Imagine an Indian version of the Godfather. Could be cool, right? Except if that’s what this movie is, why is Brendan Fraser here?

69:47

The Poison Rose...AGAIN?

Travolting ·

2023/09/15

Fans of Travolting, let’s imagine what this phone call was like for a moment shall we? Jeff calling StuartStuart: Hello?Jeff: Stuart.Stuart: Yes Jeff.Jeff: I’m so sorry to have to tell you this.Stuart: Oh great what is it now?Jeff: I was looking at our roster for The Fraser’s Edge…Stuart: Yes?Jeff: And I’ve discovered something that I cannot believe we didn’t think about.Stuart: OkayJeff: Remember during season one of Travolting when we covered The Poison Rose? Stuart: Yes. I try not to, but

91:12

The Nut Job

Travolting ·

2023/09/08

It's Sunday 2014, you just got out of 10:30 mass with your family. After Mom finishes talking to all of her church friends while you, your siblings and Dad are waiting by the car; Mom mentions the prospects of going to the movies. You're in high school, but as the oldest you also have two or three younger siblings in middle/elementary school so Birdman is out. That's when your youngest sibling votes for The Nut Job. You already know your vote isn't going to count for much so you agree. You all sit

42:03

Mob Land

Travolting ·

2023/09/01

The Travolting boys do a quick pit stop back to our original guy, Travolta the man himself. Mob Land takes an interesting approach when it comes to the idea of what Travolta can do in movies, because once you watch this you’ll understand that Travolta just needs to stop trying to play the grizzled tough guy sheriff.

59:23

Gimme Shelter

Travolting ·

2023/08/25

You know her from the disney classic High School Musical, now watch Vanessa Hudgens play a homeless and pregnant high school dropout who struggles to get away from her drug addict mother and get help from her successful business father (Fraser), only she doesn’t want his help either so she goes to a christian shelter for pregnant teenagers. Definitely the same joyous rom-com vibe of her disney days!

117:25

Breakout

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2023/08/18

Brendan Fraser takes on his next big foe in this action packed thriller… logging companies! Joined again by special guest, Alex Wilson, the boys have a big discussion on Fraser’s current career status, the ethics of neurotypical actors playing characters on the spectrum, and how dumb the kids in this movie have to be to be stuck in this situation that they’re in.

72:19

Pawn Shop Chronicles

Travolting ·

2023/08/11

“One of the most vile movies I have ever seen in my life.” - Stuart, Travolting Cohost“I wish I could erase this movie from my mind.” - Beth, Travolting Guest“Pretty good in the beginning, got a little worse throughout, but all-in-all an okay movie!” - Jeff, Travolting HostFor the record, Jeff did go on to retract his statement and admit this movie is pretty awful.

55:29

Hair Brained

Travolting ·

2023/08/04

After 50 episodes of Fraser’s highs and lows, this movie is the one that finally firmly breaks Jeff. In the words of Jeff: “This is such a nothing movie. It’s creepy. I hated the entire thing. It’s almost like the movie kept trying to break me and it did.” Stuart and Justin though had a good time making fun of this movie while Jeff made his dinner reservations while the recording button was still on so there’s still an episode to listen to!

57:49

A Case of You

Travolting ·

2023/07/28

Justin Long and Evan Rachel Wood star in this 2010's indie rom-com where a washed up writer who's sweating over what his next great book is going to be, meets a girl and decides to go down the noblest route to charm and win her love... facebook stalking...

77:13

Escape From Planet Earth

Travolting ·

2023/07/21

Fraser returns to the animation world playing an action hero alien from outer space who relies on the brains of his smart older brother, Gary, played by Rob Corddry. The two are imprisoned by the evil forces of the US Military in Area 51 and must join forces with the other imprisoned aliens before the evil general finishes making his death laser that he'll use to wipe out all intelligent life besides Earth. Totally unrealistic.

27:55

Whole Lotta Sole

Travolting ·

2023/07/14

After winning the Oscar for Best Live Action short for the 2011 film, "The Shore". Terry George goes off to make another movie dealing with Irish characters, this time though with Brendan Fraser, admittedly a non-Irish person who seems to almost have no business in this movie but we find him here anyway? We're very confused.

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