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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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113:56

Michael

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2021/08/03

On today's episode about a Michael, we are joined by another Michael. Michael Van Bodegom Smith, the composer of the Travolting podcast, sat down with Jeff and Stuart to go deep into the true "angelic" meaning of becoming a Michael. Oh yeah..... John Travolta plays an angel in this one!

95:17

Phenomenon

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2021/07/27

This week, Jeff and Stuart get deep and philosophical with very special guest, Adam Campbell, about the 1996 mind-bending, telekinetic film: Phenomenon.

76:10

Broken Arrow

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2021/07/20

In this film, we see John Travolta take on the role that will define the rest of his A-list era career: the villain. Join Jeff and Stuart as they discuss the explosive, eye-candy action film, Broken Arrow, John Woo's predecessor to our favorite "face-off" that cinema could ever offer.

113:27

Get Shorty

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2021/07/13

You ever wonder what it would be like to be a loan shark turn movie producer who would go on to produce a movie about their life as a loan shark who becomes a movie producer?? Well John Travolta does in the 1995 classic hit, Get Shorty! Joined by very special reoccurring guests: Cathy and Mary-Grace Schumann.

30:33

White Man's Burden

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2021/07/06

In 1995, writer/director Desmond Nakano made a film based on a thought experiment, "what if you flipped the races?". The result: an extremely tone deaf movie that does the opposite of what it intended. If this seems like a short episode, that's because Jeff and Stuart had a really difficult time talking about the problematic film, White Man's Burden.

144:21

Pulp Fiction

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2021/06/29

We enter into a new era of Travolting with the one and only masterpiece, Pulp Fiction! On this episode, Jeff and Stuart are joined by our very own graphic designer, Rebecca Johnson, as they try their best not to sound too "film bro-y" as they talk Tarantino and Travolta!

33:58

The Beginnings Era (Recap Episode)

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2021/06/22

From The Devil's Rain in 1975 to Look Who's Talking Now in 1993, Jeff and Stuart recap that past 18 years of John Travolta's work. From the good, the bad, the great, and the ugly; the boys have a retrospective discussion about where Travolta's been, and where he's heading.

74:13

Look Who's Talking Now

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2021/06/15

We're talking about it again. That's right folks, Jeff and Stuart are talking about Look Who's Talking Now, the finale to the fallopening trilogy. This time, it isn't babies talking, but something with fur!

62:07

Boris and Natasha

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2021/06/08

Brought to you by the Rocky and Bullwinkle Cinematic Universe. Jeff and Stuart are proud and happy to discuss the legendary film, Boris and Natasha, a masterpiece that no filmmaker has yet come close to reaching in terms of mastering the art form. More importantly however, our dear friend, John Travolta, has a game changing role that will set the course for the rest of his career.

70:24

Shout

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2021/06/01

HEY EVERYBODY!! TIME TO DAAAANCE IN THIS 90's ERA TRAVOLTA FILM, SHOUT! IN THIS EPISODE, JEFF AND STUART WAIL AND SCREAM ABOUT TRAVOLTA'S TAKE ON A MUSIC TEACHER WHO INSTILLS WISE LESSONS TO HIS GROUP OF DEGENERATE STUDENTS.

55:49

Eyes of an Angel

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2021/05/26

Without a doubt, the strangest movie Jeff and Stuart have covered by FAR. Join the boys as they explore all the fascinating genres within this one mysterious film from mobster film, to family film, dog film, and satanic religious cult film (might've stretched a little on that last one).

67:04

Look Who's Talking Too

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2021/05/18

Bruce Willis is back and he's brought a sister voiced by Roseanne Barr. Jeff and Stuart get mystical with this sequel to the scientology chronicle, Look Who's Talking Too. Stuart still thinks they should've stuck with the original title "Daddy Wanted".

20:44

Chains of Gold

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2021/05/12

Hey everybody! You may have noticed that this episode is a little bit shorter than most. That is because while exporting the recording, we lost all of the original audio... we are extremely broken up about it but decided to do a quick run through of everything we talked about. We hope you enjoy this abridged version of our episode on the 1990 film, Chains of Gold!

111:13

Look Who's Talking

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2021/05/05

A baby talks in this movie, and it sounds like Bruce Willis! Join Jeff, Stuart and special guest, Marygrace Schumann, as they explore the intricacies of this film and its ties to scientology.

65:00

The Experts

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2021/04/27

Down on their luck in the New York night club business, John Travolta and Arye Gross get transported to a strange and new environment of rural Nebraska. Just kidding, it's actually the Soviet Union. Confused? So were we.

64:36

Basements: The Dumb Waiter

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2021/04/20

Bet you haven't heard of this one. After the 1985 film, Perfect, Travolta took a four year sabbatical from the film industry. In the meantime, he took up a small little project; a play adaptation of Basements: The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter, directed by the legendary Robert Altman. We'll save you the suspense, this wasn't legendary...

94:43

Perfect

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2021/04/13

The year is 1985. Full of poofy hair, flashy clothes, slick cars, and you guessed it... HEALTH CLUBS! Join Jeff and Stuart as they get their heart racing as they dance through John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis' romantic comedy, Perfect.

69:22

Two of a Kind

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2021/04/06

Remember Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta graced their presence as an on-screen couple for the first time in Grease? They did it again! Check out Jeff and Stuart's conversation on the 1983 'religious' film, Two of a Kind!

85:46

Staying Alive

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2021/03/30

Status check: how are we all doing with 80's Travolta so far? We've covered Urban Cowboy and Blow Out, both decent movies! Surely our friend Mr. Travolta is going to continue this streak of good movies, right?? Well.... be prepared to "stay alive" during this Stallone-directed, sequel to Saturday Night Fever, Staying Alive!

116:10

Blow Out

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2021/03/23

Watch John Travolta and Brian De Palma "blow" you away with this 1981 classic, Blow Out. Join Jeff, Stuart and special guest Mark Tilley as they discuss the complexities and the uniqueness of this film which was way ahead of its time. If you think this description "sounds" too good, you're probably right in that assumption.

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