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Exploding Helicopter

The world’s only podcast celebrating films where helicopters explode.

tv & film film reviews

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35:37

True Lies

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2016/02/17

“I married Rambo.”Exploding Helicopter takes a look at the action classic True Lies (1994), which features one of the all-time great helicopter explosions (in case you’ve forgotten: a chopper is destroyed by a missile-propelled terrorist). Along the way, Will and Dara go all chin-stroking intellectual to discuss the film’s strange gender politics and equally weird geopolitics. But they quickly revert to type to discuss Jamie Lee Curtis’ striptease and the bits where stuff blows up.Episode

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32:37

22 Jump Street

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2016/02/03

“Something cool.”Will and Dara, the maverick podcasters who play by their own rules, are back. This time they’ve only 24 hours to review the buddy cop movie comedy 22 Jump Street (2014) otherwise it’s their ass. They also take a look at the chopper fireball action and debate whether this film includes the greatest exploding helicopter kiss-off line ever uttered on screen. And our heroes also take a look at a rare animated helicopter explosion.Episode 23.

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32:43

Iron Man 3

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2016/01/20

"Is that all you got? A trick and a cheesy one-liner."Exploding Helicopter is joined by Ben Dadds from Top Film Tip to take a look at Iron Man 3 (2013), a film where we get to see a helicopter destroyed by a grand piano. Well, almost. Among the other topics of discussion: is Tony Stark the most unlikeable superhero, movie red herrings, and why it is impossible to make a conspiracy thriller in Britain. Episode 22.

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39:26

Batman Forever

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2015/12/22

“I’ll bring the wine. You bring the scarred psyche.”Exploding Helicopter and Troy Allen from Action Ago Ago squeeze into luridly coloured lycra, strap on their utility belts, and adopt ridiculously husky voices to take a look at 1995’s Batman Forever.Among the topics of discussion, the strange career of Joel Schumacher, whether helicopters can have steering locks, and why on Earth the Statue of Liberty is in Gotham. Episode 21.

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34:19

Absolute Zero

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2015/12/05

“Science is never wrong.”On this episode we take at the low budget disaster movie Absolute Zero (2005), where the only people who can save the world from a new ice age are Jeff Fahey and Erika Eleniak. (Probably best not to make too many plans for next week).On this show Exploding Helicopter is joined by Jason and Nolahn from Your Face and the Liar of the Unwanted. Among the topics of discussions, the demise of Jeff Fahey’s career, some highly questionable “science”, and how exactly you

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37:26

GoldenEye

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2015/11/14

“The things we do for frequent flyer mileage.” After disappearing from cinema screens for 6 years, GoldenEye (1995) sought to relaunch the career of the world’s most famous spy. But how did they make James Bond – a sexist, misogynistic dinosaur and relic of the Cold War – relevant to the Nineties?To look at this question, Exploding Helicopter is joined by Tim Postins from Bride Of Crapula to discuss the feasibility of helicopter ejector seats, terrible one-liners, and two memorable

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35:29

Angels & Demons

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2015/11/04

“What a relief. The symbologist is here.”Exploding Helicopter takes a look at Angels & Demons (2009), a film which features one of the most ridiculous exploding helicopter sequences we’ve ever encountered. Well, it’s not every day you get to see the Pope blow up a helicopter with an anti-matter bomb is it?Episode 18.

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31:38

Munich

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2015/10/18

“You want the last of the baklava?”Steven Spielberg may be the greatest living director, he may have won every cinematic award known to man, but it wasn’t until his 24th feature film that the bearded boy wonder finally blew up a helicopter. So on this show Will is joined by Lindsay Street from French Toast Sunday to discuss MUNICH (2005) and one of the most extraordinary exploding helicopters we’ve ever seen. Episode 17.

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40:42

The Beast Must Die

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2015/10/03

“One of you is a werewolf!”Exploding Helicopter is joined by Jim Moon from the Hypnobobs podcast to talk about The Beast Must Die (1974) one of the oddest werewolf movies ever made.We sink our oversized canines into subjects including the history of Old Dark House films, whether you can ever make a German Shepherd dog look like a blood crazed lycanthrope, not to mention the “werewolf break” – the film’s notoriously bizarre marketing gimmick.We also discuss the most “bling” helicopter

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31:43

Jurassic World

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2015/09/21

“Who’s the alpha? You’re looking at him kid.”On this show we’re looking at Jurassic World (2015) the latest entry in the ‘dinosaur eating people’ franchise. Will is joined by his film quiz teammate Kobi Omenaka to tackle questions including whether animatronics are better than CGI, what the plot of a sequel could be, and where this films ranks in the series.They also attempt to answer an age old narrative question: if you see a helicopter in the first act does it have to explode by the

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25:20

The Swarm

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2015/09/03

“Oh my god, bees bees, millions of bees.”Arm yourself with bug spray and a fly swatter because the bees are coming! That’s right, we’re looking at one of the classics of ‘bad cinema’, infamous seventies disaster movie The Swarm (1978).On this episode Exploding Helicopter is joined by Booze from the Sweet Feathery Jesus podcast. Amongst the topics of discussion: the bizarre outbreaks of Northern Soul dancing, septuagenarian love triangle, and whether this film isn’t just a little bit

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37:26

Invasion USA

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2015/08/19

“I’m gonna hit you with so many rights you’ll be begging for a left.”Pull on your denim jeans and shirt, strap on your Uzis and prepare for war, because we’re looking at the Chuck Norris action classic Invasion USA (1985).On this show, Will is joined by Todd Liebenow from Forgotten Films to discuss ‘Cold War cinema’, whether Chuck Norris is the ultimate American male, and whether it’s ethical to blow-up a defenceless helicopter. Episode 13.

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32:17

Black Dynamite

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2015/08/06

“Ain't nothin' in the world get Black Dynamite more mad than some jive ass sucka dealin' smack to the kids!”Pour yourself a large glass of Anaconda Malt Liquor, and relax with Exploding Helicopter’s review of blaxsploitation send-up Black Dynamite (2009). On this show Will is joined by DJ Valentine from Simplistic Reviews to chew the fat about the state of genre parodies, the kung-fu skills of US Presidents, and whether this film features the greatest White House exploding helicopter scene

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31:50

Mission Impossible

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2015/07/25

“Would you consider the cinema of the Ukraine?”On this show Will is once again joined by Dara to discuss Mission Impossible (1996) and one of cinema’s greatest exploding helicopter scenes.Among the points of discussion: Tom Cruise as an action star, whatever happened to Emilio Estevez, and whether the film suffers from the “Big Momma’s House” syndrome. Episode 11.

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35:41

Blue Thunder

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2015/07/11

“We just came up with a mince pie under each arm.”On this show, Will and Bob strap themselves into the cockpit and turn on the surveillance mikes to discuss an undisputed classic of the exploding helicopter genre, Blue Thunder (1983). Among the points of discussion, Vietnam flashbacks in eighties movies, A-Team style violence and whether Malcom McDowell is the most sneer-y actor in film history. All this and two classic exploding helicopter scenes.Episode 10.

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27:29

American Ninja

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2015/06/23

“The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American.”On this show, Exploding Helicopter dons karate pyjamas to take a look at the eighties VHS action classic American Ninja (1985). Amongst the points of discussion, how much would it cost to maintain an army of ninja warriors? The acting career of Michael Dudikoff. And whether any element of this film’s plot makes sense. Will and Dara also pick over another classic helicopter explosion and debate whether every film can be

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32:26

Fire Birds: Wings of the Apache

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2015/06/02

“When we have mastered these tactics, we will use them to seek out and confront the forces of evil and kill 'em deader than hell!”In 1986 Top Gun took the breath away of film fans around the world, but the movie had one noticeable flaw: no helicopters. Fortunately, that error was corrected in 1990 with Fire Birds – Wings of the Apache. It took the Top Gun’s formula, added helicopters and a scenery chewing Nicolas Cage to make cinematic gold (or possibly tin). On episode #8 Exploding

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34:17

Die Hard

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2015/05/15

“We’ve shut them down. We let them sweat for a while. Then we give ‘em helicopters.”“Right up the ass.”On episode #7, Will and Dara take off their shoes and socks, and strip down to their vests to discuss the greatest action movie ever made, Die Hard (1988).Among the topics of discussion: Al Powell’s twinkie consumption, Robert Davi’s singing career, and the sexuality of Dick Thornberg. There’s also some confusion over Christian Bale’s little known cameo appearance...... all this and an

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30:55

The Matrix

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2015/04/30

“Remember there is no spoon.”On episode #6 Will and Joe don designer sunglasses, slip on fashionably distressed clothes, and swallow the red pill in order to talk about the sci-fi classic The Matrix (1999).Among the points of discussion, the weirdly unmemorable Carrie Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne’s ‘bullet time dialogue’, and the strange post-Matrix career of ‘spoon boy’.All this and a spectacular alternate reality exploding helicopter.

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30:39

Hard Ticket To Hawaii

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2015/04/12

“Are you ready to pay the price for paradise?”On this show we don hula skirts to say aloha to the bonkers cult action movie Hard Ticket To Hawaii (1987).Exploding Helicopter is joined on episode #5 by From The Depths Of DVD Hell’s Elwood Jones to discuss the history of female bazooka use, unique weapons in films, and the rare sight of a woman exploding a helicopter.

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