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BOMBED!

Liam Wolfe, Matt Larue, Matthew Komar

What makes a film a "Box Office Bust"? This question is what keeps NJ stand up comic Liam Wolfe up at night. Each week, Wolfe along with fellow cinephiles Matt Larue and Matthew Komar sit down, share laughs and discuss Hollywood"s most notorious failures. "BOMBED!" is a film comedy podcast where we attempt to answer those burning questions and deep dive into the finer details to fully grasp what went wrong with these motion picture disasters.

tv & film film reviews

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01:43:08

UHF (1989) - Weird Al's Wacky Silly Cult Classic...

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2023/07/26

July 21st, 1989. Smack dab in the middle of one of the greatest summers of film, Orion Pictures released UHF to the masses. UHF was the star vehicle for music parody icon Weird Al Yankovic who was soaring in the Billboard charts throughout the 80s. Alongside Weird Al, UHF starred a whose who of alt-comedy legends like Emo Phillips, SNL alumni Victoria Jackson and pre Kramer/pre Laugh Factory Michael Richards as well as stand out actors like Fran Drescher and Kevin McCarthy. From cast and crew to

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02:16:41

ZABRISKIE POINT (1970) - Bank Heists, Hippie Cults,...

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2023/07/19

February 9th, 1970. European arthouse director Michelangelo Antonioni, riding the hype wave of his masterpiece Blow-Up, brought the world his next cinematic experience Zabriskie Point. Wanting to capture the US hippie movement the same way he captured Swinging London with Blow-Up, Antonioni's Zabriskie Point holds the same vibes Antonioni's known for. However, due to countless chaotic production hiccups and several scheduling setbacks, Zabriskie Point burnt out in the box office upon

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02:38:51

WILD WILD WEST (1999) - Will Smith in Drag, Coke...

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2023/07/12

June 30th, 1999. As the summer season drew to a close, Warner Brothers released their western action comedy Wild Wild West. Bringing together the dynamic duo of director Barry Sonnenfeld and 90s megastar Will Smith, Wild Wild West should have been a slam dunk for Warner Brothers. Instead, Wild Wild West is mostly known as a punchline for a Kevin Smith story. What happened here? This week, the gang discuss the 60s TV to film adaptation fad of the 90s, Will Smith the superstar, giant mechanical

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00:01:54

SEASON TWO TRAILER - NEW SEAON, NEW CO-HOSTS, SAME...

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2023/07/10

FINALLY! After several months of grinding, working, editing, recording, producing and publishing, season 2 is COMING! Join The Matts (Matt LaRue and Matthew Komar) and Liam Wolfe as they recount the crazy tales of Wild Wild West, Wired, Freddy Got Fingered, Zabriskie Point, Lisztomania, UHF and much MUCH more. Wednesday the 12th, we welcome you to the newest season of BOMBED!

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02:45:29

THE THING (1982) - Flamethrowers, Blood Tests, Double...

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2022/10/31

June 25th, 1982. John Carpenter's sci-fi horror remake The Thing released in theaters into a crowd of angry, venom filled spectators and critics. Disgusted and reviled by the intense special effects by lead FX artist Rob Bottin, The Thing never gained traction in the box office and leaving defeated after going toe to toe against ET, Poltergeist, Blade Runner and the musical Annie. However, once it reached home video, The Thing earned the cult following and praise it rightfully deserved upon release

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01:58:25

THE CONDEMNED (2007) - WWE's Version of Battle...

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2022/10/12

April 27, 2007. WWE Studios, an media development department for pro wrestling company WWE, produced and released (through distribution studio Lionsgate) their edgy action feature The Condemned. Starring attitude era megastar Stone Cold Steve Austin and soccer hooligan turned Guy Richie regular Vinnie Jones, The Condemned was set to be a next big action blockbuster of 2007...if it wasn't released in the spring...or was any good. For various reasons, The Condemned failed to land an audience and fall

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01:48:27

THE BOONDOCK SAINTS pt. 2 - School Shootings, Racist...

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2022/06/01

January 21st, 2000. The Boondock Saints, after years of strife and chaos, finally gets released to five theaters through a deal between Franchise Pictures, Duffy and Indican Pictures. Burning every bridge possible, Duffy reluctantly signed a dreadful contract for a front side position of the revenue. However, the landscape has changed significantly since Duffy shopped around his bullet riddled action film. While The Boondock Saints entered production, the world was heartbroken by the events behind

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00:44:12

THE BOONDOCK SAINTS: Part 1 - The Ballad of Troy...

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2022/05/19

Los Angeles, 1996. South Boston transplant Troy Duffy witnesses a dead heroin addict leaving his apartment complex on a stretcher. Filled with pure anger, Duffy writes what would end up becoming The Boondock Saints, a bullet riddled action drama about two brothers looking to seek vengeance against the scourge of society. Handing his draft over to a low rung staffer at New Line, the script changed hands between studios and producers. After a grueling bidding war, Harvey Weinstein and Miramax scored

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02:35:26

GOTTI (2018) - The Fugazi Tale of The Teflon Don and...

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2022/05/04

The story of Gambino crime boss and ruthless mobster John Gotti needs no introduction. The Teflon Don's legacy has gone down in the history books as a tale of the "last big name in Mafia history", a true outlaw that got one over the law while committing countless atrocities within the underworld. A movie based on Gotti's life was inevitable, but the notorious 2018 bio-pic wasn't the first time John Gotti's tale made it to celluloid. However, it's insane production history, chaotic casting choices

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01:51:53

PUNISHER: WARZONE (2008) - Ultra Gory Gun Battles,...

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2022/04/13

December 5th, 2008. Lionsgate Studios released the ultra-violent Marvel Comics adaptation, Punisher: Warzone, intoan oversaturated holiday market. Placing the hyper violent tale of Frank Castle and his every growing vengeance-based vigilante pursuit of justice in the whimsical holiday season of December was one of the many bizarre choices from the studio that brought hyper gory horror films Saw and Hostel to light. Released before Marvel had a cinematic stranglehold on movie theaters, Punisher:

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00:07:09

Hey... It's Been A While (Announcement/Relaunch)

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2022/04/09

Anyone else listens to Staind? Also, WE'RE BACK BABE! WOOOOOO! Typical "what's going on, been going on" update audio check. Thank you all for the support over the last few months. See you next Wednesday!

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01:30:10

ZARDOZ (1974): John Boorman's Drug Fueled Post...

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2021/11/27

February 6th, 1974. The world was introduced to John Boorman's surreal sci-fi action epic Zardoz. Following a falling out to a United Artist produced Lord of The Rings adaptation, Boorman wrote, produced and directed his own high fantasy inspired science fiction film about a post apocalyptic, "Wizard of Oz"-esk universe of immortal god-like beings encountering a brutal executioner, played by Sean Connery. Off his rocker on psychedelics, Boorman was able to create a dreamlike apocalyptic Earth on the

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02:25:38

BULWORTH (1998) - Ghetto Superstars, Rapping Warren...

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2021/11/13

May 22nd, 1998. Warren Beatty's political dark comedy Bulworth hit the theatrical campaign trail after Beatty's eight year absence from the silver screen. Following the mild disappointment of Dick Tracy, Warren Beatty came back with a biting take on the racial hypocrisy of Clinton era Democrats and the endless empty promises from politicians. While it barely made it's budget back and ended up failing in the box office, Bulworth garnered a cult following from critic and audiences alike. Even 44th

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01:29:09

CLUE (1985) - "The Three Best Things Coming Out Of...

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2021/10/30

December 13th, 1985. The board game adaptation Clue sleuths its way into theaters with a wild marketing campaign, multiple endings and a star studded cast. Unfortunately, Clue's multiple ending gimmick would confuse audiences, receive middling reviews and ended up suffering in the box office. However, that's not where the mystery lies with Clue. Rather, the mystery of Clue comes from it's lasting legacy as a cult classic comedy. In this week's episode, Liam's joined by stand up comic Joe

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02:54:10

PAYBACK (1999): Get Ready To Groan At The Bad Guy...

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2021/10/23

February 5th, 1999. The Mel Gibson action comedy Payback was released to the public after a bitter dismissal from director Brian Helgeland over the creative direction of his neo-noir feature. Helgeland looked to create a dark, gritty adaptation to the 1962 crime novel, "The Hunter" till the executives at Paramount and WB forced the project to be a silly crime comedy. Retooling a bleak action feature into a dark comedy crime caper didn't really pay off in the long run, but three comics decided to sit

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01:03:48

HEAVEN'S GATE (1980, Part 2) : A Five Hour Work...

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2021/10/16

April, 1981. Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate was re-released into theaters off the initial disastrous release back in November, 1980. For the last two years, Cimino's western epic had been in the crosshairs of critics and Hollywood executives alike. Seemingly everyone wanted Cimino's head on a pike after Heaven's Gate fell flat upon it's initial November release. In due time, not only will Cimino's career be in free fall but with Heaven's Gate's failure also came another column tumbling down from the

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01:43:49

Heaven's Gate (1980) PART 1: Exploding Horses,...

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2021/10/09

November 19th, 1980. Michael Cimino's controversial western epic Heaven's Gate was released to the masses. Prior to it's release, Heaven's Gate was garnering criticism and scorn from industry insiders, colleagues in the film industry and average Americans alike for the scandalous behind the scenes reports from it's production. Animals getting mauled and killed, 10+ hour work days for every minute of celluloid shot, constant fights and firing on set, interstate prop transportation and exhausting

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01:35:36

THE LOVE GURU (2008) - A Tarnished Legacy, Crude...

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2021/09/25

It's hard to believe it now, but Mike Myers' The Love Guru was supposed to be a return to form for the SNL alumnus. Myers had been busy lending his acting talent to voice the beloved green ogre Shrek before The Love Guru's release, with his last major live action role being the dreadful adaptation of Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat playing the title role. With Wayne's World and Austin Powers far in his rear view, Mike Myers made the effort to attempt a triumphant return to his comedic roots. Upon

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01:20:32

I'M STILL HERE (2010) - Joaquin Phoenix's Bizarre,...

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2021/09/16

September 10th, 2010. Joaquin Phoenix's surreal "mockumentary" I'm Still Here was released to a completely unprepared crowd not ready for the bizarre trip they're about to witness. Blurring the lines between fiction and reality, the coke filled satire caused more head scratching than praise upon it's release. Fading from the public conscious in the following years, I'm Still Here's lasting legacy has whittled down to the #metoo accusations towards director Casey Affleck and one very awkward David

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00:46:18

BURLESQUE - Pop Icons, Creepy Love Interests And An...

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2021/09/08

November 24th, 2010. Two pop music icons from the present and the past, Cher and Christina Aguilera, co-starred in a musical for the ages. Burlesque entered the box office and was on course to make a significant amount of money...if it wasn't for the stacked competition released at the same time. For those unlucky enough to miss this clash of pop champions, Burlesque attempts to fuse a jukebox musical with a overly dramatic storyline and it succeeds...somewhat. This week, Liam sits down with "Mama

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