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Not A Bomb Podcast explores the cinematic failures of the box office as well as movies that critics, universally, didn‘t love. Each week, Brad and Troy discuss the history of a disastrous movie release and debate whether the film deserves a second chance. From misunderstood classics like Heaven’s Gate to cheesy flicks like Samurai Cop, you’ll find a wide variety of films that get a little extra attention and a possible second chance at success.

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 5: For Y'ur...

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2023/06/02

Welcome back to Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad! Troy, Sammy from the GGTMC, and Jose from the Watch/Skip+ pick some of the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. On this episode, the gang tackles the 1980 Philippine action-comedy spy film - For Y’ur Height Only. A parody of James Bond films and starring Weng Weng as Agent 00, For Y’ur Height Only is cheaply made, horribly edited, poorly paced, and laughably written. But… is there a chance that all four hosts enjoyed it? How many

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Episode 155 - The Ninth Configuration

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2023/05/31

On this very religious episode of Not A Bomb, the gang welcomes back Jose from Watch/Skip+ to discuss Wiliam Peter Blatty’s 1980 psychological drama - The Ninth Configuration. Known as the second installment in Blatty’s “Fatih Trilogy”, The Ninth Configuration examines the the human psyche, faith, insanity and the “mystery of goodness” in man. The film takes big swings at some big topics, but do they all hit? Does the strong cast save The Ninth Configuration from being too talky and pretentious? And

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Episode 154 - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

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2023/05/25

Welcome back to another “super” exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are once again joined by Jose from the Watch/Skip+ podcast to discuss 1987’s superhero film - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. What do you get when you combine the Man of Steel and The Cannon Group? You get a commercial and critical failure, and the end of

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Episode 153 - Masters of the Universe

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2023/05/17

All hail the Patron Saint of Not A Bomb - Dolph Lundgren! The most reviewed action star on the podcast!Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are pleased to welcome back Zo from the Back Look Cinema Podcast to discuss 1987’s superhero film - Masters of the Universe. Known as one of the films that bankrupted The

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Episode 152 - Dead Heat

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2023/05/12

Welcome back to your favorite podcast about some of the biggest cinematic bombs of all time. This week, the guys are so excited to have Amy and Freddy Morris from the longest running horror podcast of all time - Night of the Living Podcast. If you have some of the foremost experts on horror on your show, you have to jump into the zombie realm and that’s actually what we did! This week, the gang tackles the 1988 buddy cop action zombie comedy film - Dead Heat. As one of the more insane buddy cop

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Episode 151 - Stay Tuned

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2023/05/03

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are joined by friend of the show and TV nerd, John Nance, to discuss 1992’s fantasy/comedy, Stay Tuned. A self-referential, meta comedy, Stay Tuned finds a couple being sucked into their television and must survive 24 hours of parody tv/movie stations. Stay Tuned released to

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 4: B.C. Butcher

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2023/04/29

Welcome back to Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad! Troy, Sammy from the GGTMC, and Jose from the Watch/Skip+ pick some of the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. On this episode, the gang is joined by a few friends from one of the longest running horror podcasts, Night of the Living Podcast, to tackle 2016’s B.C. Butcher. Our special guests, Amy and Freddy, picked out this little gem for Brad which was dubbed as "the first prehistoric slasher film." The film is also notable for

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Episode 150 - Adventures of Ford Fairlane &...

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2023/04/26

On this very special edition of Not A Bomb, the guys celebrate 150 episodes of the podcast with a double feature starring the one, the only - Andrew Dice Clay. First up is the 1990’s action comedy mystery film, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane. Here, we find the Diceman starring as the ”The Rock N’ Roll Detective” who gets into all the hottest clubs and dates all the hottest women while solving cases within the music industry. Critically panned and a financial flop, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

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Episode 149 - Drop Dead Fred

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2023/04/19

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are joined by Justin from the Watch/Skip+ podcast to discuss 1991’s dark comedy - Drop Dead Fred. Tackling the topics of trauma, parental abuse, and absentee fathers, Drop Dead Fred was universally panned by critical upon its release but has become an audience favorite and

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Episode 148 - King Kong Lives

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2023/04/13

Welcome back to your favorite podcast about some of cinema’s biggest flops. On this week’s episode, the guys are once again joined by Sammy from the GGTMC to discuss 1986’s monster adventure film - King Kong Lives. Folks, this is one of the most insane films the podcast has discussed. King Kong Lives is a sequel to the 1976 King Kong, which was a remake of the 1933 original classic. In this sequel most people didn’t know existed, we find our beloved monkey receiving a heart implant after being in

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Episode 147 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire

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2023/04/05

Welcome back to another magical episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys, once again, find themselves tackling an early 2000’s Walt Disney animated film. This time, it’s the 2001 adventure film- Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Both a financial and critical flop, Atlantis: The Lost Empire is noted for an amazing voice cast and its mixture of traditional

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 3: Loqueesha

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2023/03/31

Welcome back to Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad! Troy, Sammy from the GGTMC, and Jose from the Watch/Skip+ pick some of the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. On this episode, the gang tackles one of the most problematic films ever created - Loqueesha. The film tells the story of Joe, a middle-aged, divorced white bartender who becomes a nationally syndicated radio host by impersonating a black woman. Loqueesha sparked a philosophical and cultural discussion that no one saw

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Episode 146 - Hudson Hawk

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2023/03/29

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are joined by Sammy from the GGTMC and Jose from Watch/Skip+ to discuss 1991’s action comedy - Hudson Hawk. Starring the legendary Bruce Willis as our titular character, Hudson Hawk leans heavy into the comedy and the works of Leonardo da Vinci. Yeah, this film is pretty

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Episode 145 - Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

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2023/03/22

Welcome back to another magical episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys tackle a film that grossed over $942,000,000, only for the studio to claim it lost them money. That’s right, we are talking Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth film in the Potty franchise and one of the bigger hits of the series. So how did the studio claim

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Episode 144 - Megaforce

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2023/03/16

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are joined by Sammy from the GGTMC and Jose from Watch/Skip+ to discuss a big box office bomb from 1982, Megaforce. Directed by stuntman legend Hal Needham, Megaforce is best known for explosions, Barry Bostwick’s hair, liberal use of ascots, and cringeworthy representation

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Episode 143 - The Fall (2006)

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2023/03/08

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history and see if they deserve a second chance. On this week’s episode, the guys are once again joined by Jose from the Watch/Skip+ podcast to discuss one of the most visually stunning but woefully underseen films - The Fall (2006). A passion project from director Tarsem Singh, The Fall was four years in the making and largely financed by the director

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Episode 142 - Showdown in Little Tokyo

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2023/03/01

Sadly, “bromance” month is coming to an end, but Not A Bomb has saved the biggest “bromance” for last. On this week’s episode, the guy’s welcome back Korean Kool, John Nance, to discuss 1991’s buddy cop action film - Showdown in Little Tokyo. This was Brandon Lee’s first big budget film and he was teamed up with Not A Bomb favorite, Dolph Lundgren. Over the past few years, the guys have discussed a lot of fun films and Showdown in Little Tokyo is easily one of the best. Listen as the gang shares

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 2: The Apple...

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2023/02/25

Welcome back to Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad! Troy, Sammy from the GGTMC, and Jose from the Watch/Skip+ pick some of the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. On this episode, the gang tackles what is considered to be the worst musical of all time, The Apple (1980). Written and directed by Menahem Golan, The Apple is a biblical, Orwellian, futuristic anti-corporation musical where the evil music label, Boogalow International Music (BIM), tries to sign Adam and Eve….wait

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Episode 141 - Fight Club

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2023/02/22

The first rule of Not A Bomb Podcast, is that you don’t talk about Not A Bomb Podcast. Just kidding! Please, tell everybody about Not a Bomb Podcast! Share the love!Speaking of love, Brad and Troy punch their way through another entry in bromance month. This week, the guys discuss 1999’s seminal classic - Fight Club. Directed by Not A Bomb favorite - David Fincher, Fight Club was a surprise bomb and left many critics lukewarm. The movie only experienced success because of the number of DVD’s the

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Episode 140 - Miami Vice (2006)

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2023/02/15

Welcome back to a brand new episode of your favorite movie bomb podcast! The guys are still celbrating cinematice bromances. This week, they travel to TV Land and discuss the film adaptation of the beloved television series Miami Vice. Directed by podcast favorite, Michael Mann, Miami Vice bucked the trend of turning TV series into big box comedies and went the more serious route. Upon release, fans and critics alike found the digital camerawork to be off-putting and the film failed to recoup its

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