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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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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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Episode 139 - Tango and Cash

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2023/02/09

Welcome back to Not A Bomb! It’s February, and love is in the air. This month, the guys are diving into some of the biggest “bromance” bombs of all time. This week on the show, Troy and Brad are back in 80’s action territory with 1989’s action comedy - Tango & Cash. Marred by production troubles, director exits, and critical hate; Tango & Cash borrows from many of the 1980’s action tropes to construct a film worthy of induction into the Action Hall of Fame. You also won’t find a better

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Episode 138 - Battlefield Earth

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2023/02/01

Listen here, all you man-animals! They only way to gain leverage over everyone you know is checking out the latest episode of Not A Bomb. This is the podcast where we go back and reexamine some of the biggest bombs in cinematic history. And, oh boy, are we tackling one of the biggest science fiction bombs of all time - Battlefield Earth. Based on the science fiction novel of the same name, Battlefield Earth was the passion project of star John Travolta and was even dubbed “Pulp Fiction in space”. To

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Episode 137 - I Come in Peace (Dark Angel)

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2023/01/25

After riding the high of Stone Cold (Episode #135), the gang at Not A Bomb is returning to Braxleyland to discuss one of the greatest sci-fi action films of all time - I Come in Peace. What if you threw Predator, Terminator, Phantasm, and Lethal Weapon into a blender? You would get an I Come in Peace smoothie, and it would be your favorite smoothie of all time! Returning to the podcast is Mike Mort, director of Chuck Steele: Night of the Trampires (one of our favorite movie discoveries of 2022)

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NAB Presents: Breaking Brad - Experiment 1: The...

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2023/01/21

Welcome to the first episode…or experiment… of Not A Bomb Presents: Breaking Brad! Troy, Sammy from the GGTMC and Jose from Watch/Skip+ pick the worst films imaginable to see if they can break Brad. Sounds similar to other bad movie podcasts or television shows? Well, nobody is in a spaceship and the guys are using real science to determine Brad’s psychological state! On this episode, the gang tackles the 2005 horror (?) film - The Gingerdead Man. Notable for Gary Busey starring as the titular

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Episode 136 - Mystery Men

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2023/01/18

Welcome back to your favorite podcast about some of the most notorious cinema bombs of all time. On this week’s episode, the gang not only welcomes back Josh from The VHS Files Podcast but podcaster extraordinaire., Nate Simmons. This super team assembles to discuss 1999’s superhero/comedy - Mystery Men. What do you get when you mix a first-time movie director and some of the funniest comedians of the 90’s? Well, if the box office is any indication, a huge flop! The boys are ready to breakdown this

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Episode 135 - Stone Cold (1991)

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2023/01/11

On this week’s episode of Not a Bomb, the gang throws on their leather chaps and hops on their Harleys as they discuss the under-seen, underappreciated 1991 action film - Stone Cold. This little slice of mayhem stars one of football’s most controversial players turned actor, Brian “The Boz” Bosworth! Stone Cold is the most 80’s action film released in the early 90’s. Since we are dangerously close to Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnite Cinema territory, it is only fitting that we welcome back Sammy from

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Episode 134 - Staying Alive

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2023/01/04

On the first episode of 2023, the gang is ringing in the new year with a discussion of one of the worst sequels of all time - Staying Alive. Of course, when you’re talking Staying Alive, you must discuss the seminal 1977 film - Saturday Night Fever. The guys couldn’t start of the new year alone, so they welcome back one of the hosts of the Watch/Skip+ Podcast, Jose. Is Staying Alive one of the worst sequels of all time? Does a film directed by Rocky Balboa and staring Vinnie Barbarino deserve a 0%

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Episode 133 - Moonfall

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2022/12/28

Welcome back film fans to the best movie podcast about big movie bombs! As 2022 comes to an end, so does our lookback on some of the biggest bombs of this year. For our final episode, the podcast travels to stupid city for the science fiction disaster film - Moonfall. If we are destroying the Earth in some silly manner, it’s gotta be a Roland Emmerich film! How silly is this latest entry from the master of disaster? The Moon, which is a mega-structure built by aliens, is crashing into the Earth

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Episode 132 - Emily the Criminal

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2022/12/21

Hey Film fans! Welcome back to another episode of Not A Bomb! We continue looking back at some of the biggest bombs of 2022 and this week is a “criminally” underseen film - Emily the Criminal. The movie stars a NAB favorite, Aubrey Plaza, and marks the film debut of writer/director - John Patton Ford. The guys are happy to welcome back, for a second week in a row, John Nance. The gang doesn’t waste any time and dives deep into the social commentary layered throughout the film while highlighting

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Episode 131 - Morbius

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2022/12/14

It’s Morbin’ Time!Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb podcast, the show that tackles some of the biggest bombs in cinema history! The crew is still looking at some of the biggest bombs of 2022 and this week they have a movie so nice Sony released it twice - Morbius. This D-List vampire finally grabbed the spotlight in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! The studio also hired a certified Joker and Oscar winner to play this iconic villain turned hero! To help breakdown such a complex

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Episode 130 - The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

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2022/12/07

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Not A Bomb podcast, the show that tackles some of the biggest bombs in cinema history. December is all about looking back on some of the biggest bombs of 2022. Kicking off the month is Troy’s pick, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. This meta-action-comedy, starring the one and only Nic Cage, couldn’t make money in the pre-summer season but managed to get a little love from most of the major critics. The guys are joined by Alex from the Friends with

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Episode 129 - The Shawshank Redemption

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2022/11/30

Ladies and gentlemen, the Academy Award for Best Podcast about movies that bombed theatrically goes to…Not a Bomb Podcast! Prestige Month comes to an end, but Troy and Brad discuss one of the most popular films of all time - The Shawshank Redemption. This marks Troy’s inaugural viewing of this revered prison film which has been labeled the most “beloved” film of all time. Apparently, he didn’t catch it during one of the gazillion showings on TNT in 1998. Brad explains how this box office bomb

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Episode 128 - The Wizard of Oz

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2022/11/23

Let’s follow the yellow brick road to the latest episode of Not A Bomb podcast, the show that tackles some of the biggest bombs in cinema history. On this week’s episode, the gang talks about lions, tigers, and bears…oh my! Yes, time to discuss one of the strangest bombs of all time, the 1939 musical fantasy - The Wizard of Oz. The guys need a lot more courage and brains to tackle this seminal film, so they welcome Sammy from the GGTMC and his son Masaki. The Wizard of Oz is one of the most

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