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30something Movie Podcast

John W. Reid

One movie each week. 30 years in the making.

tv & film film history

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It‘s A Wonderful Life: Patreon Exclusive Preview

30something Movie Podcast ·

2021/12/11

George Bailey sees his life as being filled with disappointments and regrets, despite having a wonderful wife and family, a business that helps the less fortunate become a little more self-sufficient, and a reputation as a man of integrity. In the middle of the worst day of his life, he contemplates ending it all until his guardian angel, Clarence, shows up and helps him see that it's really a very wonderful life. Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed star in It's A Wonderful Life. This is a preview of our

01:28:08

Episode #386: ”I‘ve been rejected by death” | The...

30something Movie Podcast ·

2021/12/08

An ancient race of aliens called the Zoanoids came to Earth and created humans in order to develop the ultimate weapon. That weapon is now here and someone is working to keep it out of the hands of the ZoaLord. When the Guyver armor falls into the hands of a young man, it bonds with him and he becomes The Guyver... the one weapon that might take down the Zoanoids forever. Mark Hammill stars in The Guyver. Trailer:

01:31:32

Episode #385: ”Grown-up version of Bam-Bam” | Stone...

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2021/12/06

This is the bonus episode that was promised if we hit 2,000+ followers on Twitter... and thank you to our listeners for making that happen! This one's for you! Joe has been suspended from the force for his excessive interpretation of law enforcement, but now the FBI needs him to go undercover in a white supremacist biker gang in order to break up their drug ring and save a politician from assassination. Brian Bosworth and Lance Henriksen star in Stone Cold. Trailer:

01:52:29

Episode #384: ”You called a taxi?” | Night on Earth...

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2021/12/01

Five different cab drivers in five different cities from around the world experience some memorable passengers. Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Giancarlo Esposito, and Roberto Benigni star in Night on Earth. Trailer: (Warning: Trailer contains explicit language)

01:15:57

Episode #383: ”Can I miss her now?” | The Fisher King...

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2021/11/24

Jack was a successful shock jock until one flippant remark toward a caller set off events that would lead to the caller killing several people and himself at a restaurant. Now Jack is helping run a small video store with his girlfriend. One night during a drunken bender, Jack is saved by Parry, a homeless man who has spiraled into madness because of a severe trauma. But is Parry there to save Jack, or the other way around? Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, and Amanda Plummer star in The

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Episode #382: ”Razzies of 1991”

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2021/11/18

We hope you enjoy this special bonus episode as we wade through the thick sludge of Golden Raspberry nominated movies from the 1991 slate. Vanilla Ice finds love and fights gangsters. Bruce Willis gets to the DaVinci code before Tom Hanks. Andrew Dice Clay is a terrible person. A too-young Milla Jovovich lounges around a deserted island. And don't ever ask me to go over to Dan Aykroyd's house for dinner. It's the 12th annual Golden Raspberry Worst Picture nominees!

38:55

Favorite TV Shows of 1991: Patreon Exclusive Preview

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2021/11/17

We dive into our favorite TV shows that were premiering, ending or just on the air in 1991. If you enjoy this short preview, please head over to 30podcast.com/donate to become a Patreon Co-Executive Producer of the show and get access to full bonus episodes every month!

01:46:38

Episode #381: ”Couldn‘t get much higher” | The Doors...

30something Movie Podcast ·

2021/11/17

Jim Morrison was a deeply spiritual and creative artist, but plagued by addiction to drugs and alcohol. Oliver Stone's take on the rise and fall of the band focuses on how Jim's destructive behaviors alienated everyone around him and caused his creative star to burn out too soon. Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan star in The Doors. Trailer:

01:12:35

Episode #380: ”Baby Steps” | What About Bob? (1991)

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2021/11/10

Bob Wiley is a great guy... he just doesn't do well around others. Or going outside. Or doing anything that involves risk. But now he's got Dr. Leo Marvin, a renowned therapist whose new book — Baby Steps — might just be what Bob needs. Unfortunately, Dr. Marvin is taking some baby steps toward madness as Bob follows him and his family to their vacation home and inserts himself into every part of their lives. Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray star in What About Bob? Trailer:

01:26:28

Episode #379: ”Brave Enough for You?” | Defending...

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2021/11/03

Daniel Miller is dead. Now he's in Judgment City and having to defend his life. In the meantime, he's fallen for another recently deceased soul named Julia, who seems to be everything he isn't. Daniel must prove that his life wasn't ruled by fear so he can move on to the next plane of existence and use more than just 3% of his brain. Albert Brooks, Rip Torn, and Meryl Streep star in Defending Your Life. Trailer:

01:16:47

Episode #378: ”No wonder there‘s no money in the...

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2021/10/27

Fool and Alice need to escape from the messed up, quirky, and mostly evil Man and Woman who have been keeping the neighborhood down with their crooked ways — and keeping people trapped in the walls of their house. A burglary gone wrong turns into a fight for their lives. Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, A.J. Langer, Ving Rhames, and Sean Whalen star in The People Under the Stairs. Trailer:

01:51:17

Episode #377: ”Come quickly. I‘ve Just Killed An...

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2021/10/20

Laura finally found a way to free herself from her abusive husband, Martin. It might've involved an elaborate plot to take swimming lessons and fake her own death, but she finally did it. Or did she? Patrick Bergin, Kevin Anderson, and Julia Roberts star in Sleeping with the Enemy. Trailer:

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The Evil Dead (1981): Patreon Exclusive Preview

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2021/10/15

On October 15, 1981, Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell released an innovative new horror film that would shock audiences and set the stage for so many horror-comedies that would come after. We would also be introduced to a new kind of warrior in the form of Ash Williams, who would go on to become the iconic — if sometimes reluctant — hero of the Evil Dead franchise. This is a preview of our full EVIL DEAD episode, which is available in full to all Patreon Co-Executive Producers. Learn how you can join us

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Episode #376: ”Every town has an Elm Street!” |...

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2021/10/14

The franchise might have been slowly dying over the last few movies, but this time it might just get the mercy killing it deserves. But hey, you get to watch Freddy play video games and a gratuitous cameo by Tom Arnold and Roseanne. Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, and Yaphet Kotto star in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. Trailer:

03:38:48

Episode #375: ”Have the lambs stopped screaming?” |...

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2021/10/06

Good evening, listeners. Agent in training, Clarice Starling, is thrust into the middle of the Buffalo Bill serial killer case because she might just get some information out of another notorious killer — Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. For this episode we're joined by the dynamic duo of Dee Graves and Jason Colvin from the Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast to compare Silence of the Lambs with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) and Fritz Lang's M (1931). We hope we can enthrall you with our

02:32:35

Episode #374: ”Tale As Old As Time” | Beauty and the...

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2021/09/29

Belle wants more than this provincial life... and would really love it if Gaston would back off a little bit. When her father is taken prisoner by the Beast in an enchanted castle, she must sacrifice her own freedom for her father's safety. Eventually, she develops Stockholm Syndrome and falls in love with her captor. Singing candlesticks, magical roses... mass hysteria! Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, and Angela Lansbury star in Beauty and the Beast. Trailer:

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Episode #373: ”Everything I want is in this room” |...

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2021/09/22

Frankie is a waitress in a New York City diner. Johnny is an ex-con looking for a second chance, love, and human connection. Frankie isn't looking for any of that, but Johnny might just change her mind. Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino star in Frankie and Johnny. Trailer:

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Episode #372: ”Rock, Paper, Scissors... and MURDER!!”...

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2021/09/15

Roman and Margaret are deeply in love. Mike and Grace just met and she doesn't even know who she is. Their problem? They're all the same people separated by decades, reincarnation, and MURDER. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Derek Jacobi, and Robin Williams star in Dead Again. Trailer:

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Episode #371: ”Everybody finds a little gold dust” |...

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2021/09/08

Jack has traveled all the way to the Yukon territory to finish what his father started before he died... to strike it rich. Along the way he befriends Alex and Skunker, who help him trek through the treacherous terrain to his father's claim. The friend that changes his life the most is White Fang, a wolfdog he rescues from a dogfighting pit. Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer, and James Remar star in White Fang. Trailer:

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Episode #370: ”I Smoked the Color TV” | Jungle Fever...

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2021/09/01

They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning, No one you see, cheats quicker than he, And we know Flipper, Flipper, gets with a white girl, Upends his whole world, in a film by Spike Lee! Trailer:

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