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PODCAST

Total Movie Recall

Steve Albertson & Ryan Mixson

Total Movie Recall is a free-wheeling film nostalgia podcast in which hosts Steve Albertson & Ryan Mixson each have painstakingly assembled a list of movies that have touched them in some way at a specific moment in their lives. The hosts alternate rolling dice at the end of each show to determine which film will be explored in the following episode. TRM is produced independently in Los Angeles and Denver.

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All Episodes

49:55

TMR 026 – Ninja Scroll

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2016/03/07

Ninja Scroll (1993) d. Yoshiaki Kawajiri This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan go toe-to-toe with their verbal martial arts prowess—leaping from rooftop to rooftop, through bamboo forests and dodging ninja stars and killer bees. Steve goes into hyperdrive with tales of sex, drugs and violence, while Ryan tries to wrap his head around the horrors that were inflicted upon him in the Japanese anime classic Ninja Scroll. In this anime film, Jubei, a highly skilled ninja, is coerced into

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47:11

TMR 025 – The Sword in the Stone

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2016/03/02

The Sword in the Stone (1963) d. Wolfgang Reitherman Produced by: Walt Disney Starring:Rickie SorensenSebastian CabotKarl Swenson This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan relive the vile union of a pedophilic wizard and his would be king pupil. Ryan remembers a simpler time when he'd eat sugary snacks at his creepy neighbor's house while getting hockity pocketied, and Steve demands more swords and wizardry in his swords and wizardry in the 1963 Disney classic "The Sword in the Stone." This

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58:41

TMR 024 – Oldboy

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2016/02/22

Oldboy (2003) d. Chan-wook Park Starring:Min-sik ChoiJi-tae YuHye-jeong Kang This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan take on the roles of Oedipus and Sophocles as they regress deep into their subconscious to cope with the brutal realities of Seoul's gritty underbelly. Steve comes to terms with his unquenchable thirst for revenge, Ryan double checks his list of those he has wrongs, and they both conclude that eating a live octopus might be a one way ticket to Elder God hell. Dae-Su is an

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01:11:00

TMR 023 – High Fidelity

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2016/02/15

High Fidelity (2000) d. Stephen Frears Starring:John CusackIben HjejleTodd LouisoJack BlackLisa BonetCatherine Zeta-JonesJoan CusackTim Robbins This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan compare the soul sapping abyss of their previous relationships with that of Rob from High Fidelity. Steve talks about hunting down ex-girlfriends to demand answers and Ryan weighs the significance of romance in your teens vs. in your twenties. They both lament the demise of the mix tape and agree that Chicago

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01:18:42

TMR 022 – The Goonies

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2016/02/08

The Goonies (1985) d. Richard Donner Writers:Steven Spielberg (story)Chris Columbus (screenplay) Starring:Sean AstinJosh BrolinJeff CohenCorey FeldmanKerri GreenMartha PlimptonKe Huy QuanRobert DaviJoe PantolianoAnne Ramsey This week on Total Movie Recall, we go back to a time when Corey's ruled the world. We watched 1985's classic "The Goonies" and wonder what exactly a "Goonie" is. We help Ryan try to figure out the ins and outs of a complicated housing market, try to figure out why Chunk put up

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59:59

TMR 021 – The Rocketeer

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2016/02/01

The Rocketeer (1991) d. Joe Johnston Starring:Billy CampbellJennifer ConnellyTimothy Dalton Alan ArkinPaul Sorvino This week on TMR, we flash back to the Art Deco past and get into a big fight about... well, exactly what Art Deco is. A movie about a remarkably mentally healthy Howard Hughes; angelic, heavenly creature Jennifer Connelly; an underrated James Bond turns in an underrated villain performance; and huge Nazi blimps fly over Los Angeles and NO ONE EVEN NOTICES. We watched 1991's would-be

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01:13:27

TMR 020 – Battle Royale

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2016/01/25

Battle Royale (2000) d. Kinji Fukasaku Starring:Tatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTakeshi KitanoChiaki Kuriyama This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan finally have the psychotic break that was inevitable since this show began. They watch the 2000 Japanese classic "Battle Royale" and have PTSD flashbacks about hormonal insanity in middle school, admit how ineffectual they would be if they had to fight a bunch of preteens to the death, and encourage kids to never trust adults. 42 9th graders are

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59:14

TMR 019 – The Untouchables

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2016/01/18

The Untouchables (1987) d. Brian De Palma Starring:Kevin CostnerSean ConneryAndy GarciaRobert De NiroBilly Drago This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan throw Italian and Irish racial slurs around like its 1929. Steve tells us about growing up as a little street scamp on the mean streets of Chicago, Ryan is the only lapsed Baptist in the world with a patron saint, and the guys run their Sean Connery impressions straight into the ground. After building an empire with bootleg alcohol,

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01:26:43

TMR 018 – Before Sunrise

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2016/01/11

Before Sunrise (1995) d. Richard Linklater Starring:Ethan HawkeJulie Delpy This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan drop their ironic, cynical pose and reveal the wounded romantic inside. Steve tells us how this movie helped him during those in-between-relationship periods of booze and ice cream, Ryan reflects on his parents' mortality, and the boys conclude that adulthood and growing up are a sham. On his way to Vienna, American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets Celine (Julie Delpy), a student

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01:01:08

TMR 017 – The Blair Witch Project

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2016/01/04

The Blair Witch Project (1999) Starring:Heather DonahueJoshua LeonardMichael C. Williams This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve & Ryan participate in the most horrific thing imaginable - spending a week alone in the woods with three insufferable film students. The guys talk about how susceptible to the scares they were (and decidedly still are), how embarrassingly gullible 13-year old Ryan was, how freaky runic symbols are, and Steve's hatred of camping. Found video footage tells the tale of three

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01:22:25

TMR 016 – Bram Stoker's Dracula

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2015/12/28

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) d. Francis Ford Coppola Starring:Gary OldmanWinona RyderAnthony HopkinsKeanu ReevesRichard E. GrantCary ElwesBilly CampbellTom WaitsSadie Frost This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve & Ryan take part in the absinthe-fueled sexy insanity that is possessive-filled Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. They bask in the heavenly glow that is Keanu Reeve's acting, Gary Oldman's ability to make the ladies' wild even in a wrinkly beast suit, and how simultaneously sexy

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01:12:09

TMR 015 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Special Episode)

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2015/12/21

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) d. J.J. Abrams Starring:Daisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacHarrison FordCarrie Fisher This special Star Wars edition of Total Movie Recall finds Steve feeling the emotional pull of the force as he regresses to his 8-year-old self and Ryan falls in love with young upstart Daisy Ridley as they unpackage their complex relationship with the Star Wars franchise through the lens of The Force Awakens. Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat

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01:35:00

TMR 014 – Gremlins & Home Alone - Special Holiday...

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2015/12/14

Christmas Special: Gremlins (1994) d. Joe Dante Starring:Zach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt Axton Home Alone (1990) d. Chris Columbus Starring:Macaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternCatherine O'Hara In our Yuletide Christmas Double Feature, Steve & Ryan examine the consequences of neglectful pet ownership & find out child endangerment isn't as hilarious when it happens to the super wealthy. Steve tells us about growing up on Chicago's North Shore and doing menial labor for the 1%, and Ryan shows what an

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01:04:19

TMR 013 – Robot Jox

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2015/12/07

Robot Jox (1989) d. Stuart Gordon Starring:Gary GrahamAnne-Marie JohnsonPaul Koslo This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve & Ryan find out how easy it is to ruin the awesome idea of giant robot wars. Steve reminisces about every better robot movie, game & cartoon to punctuate his disappointment, and Ryan is crushed to realize all his favorite childhood memories are of really terrible movies. 50 years after a nuclear war, the two superpowers handle territorial disputes in a different way. Each

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01:06:33

TMR 012 - Shaun of the Dead

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2015/11/30

Shaun of the Dead (2004) d. Edgar Wright Starring:Simon PeggNick FrostEvery great British actor currently working This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve brings us a relatively recent entry into the list, and the guys talk about the existential listlessness that accompanies a quarter-life crisis. Steve realizes that some special events in your memory should stay in your memory, and Ryan confronts his disappointment in relationships, employment, ambitions, dreams, and... everything else. Shaun (Simon

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01:05:55

TMR 011 – The People Under the Stairs

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2015/11/22

The People Under the Stairs (1991) d. Wes Craven Starring:Brandon Quintin AdamsEverett McGillWendy RobieVing RhamesA.J. Langer This week on TMR, Steve & Ryan explore white people's vision of the ghetto, lament the diminished impact of incest in movies, and wax nostalgic about boyhood hours spent in video stores. Ryan talks about watching this weird-ass movie with this saintly mother, and Steve tells us what he looks for when shopping for a gimp suit. When young Fool breaks into the home of his

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01:12:46

TMR 010 – Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

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2015/11/16

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) d. Pete Hewitt Starring:Keanu ReevesAlex WinterWilliam SadlerGeorge CarlinJoss Ackland On a most excellent episode of TMR, Steve and Ryan attempt to parse out exactly what a "Melvin" is, explore the origins of Steve's lapse in faith in a just god, and Ryan once again attempts to break down the quantum mechanics of time travel only to succumb to a nap instead. Things discussed in the show: The Martian (Matt Damon) Sicario (Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del

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01:27:13

TMR 009 – Willow

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2015/11/09

Willow (1988) d. Ron Howard Starring:Warwick DavisVal KilmerJoanne Whalley This week on TMR, Steve and Ryan wonder how the hell George Lucas doesn't owe JRR Tolkien's estate some serious royalties, speculate on how Val Kilmer can be so simultaneously charming and unqualified to raise a baby, Steve tests Ryan's patience with his endless stories of playing Dungeons & Dragons with his nerdy friends, and Ryan makes public his struggle with "icky" things. Things discussed in the show: George Lucas Mr

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01:10:31

TMR 008 – The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

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2015/11/02

The Phantom of the Opera (1925) d. Rupert Julian Starring:Lon ChaneyMary PhilbinNorman Kerry This week on TMR, Steve inadvertently reveals his creepy, gross fetish for ballerina feet, for which we mercilessly judge him, and Ryan struggles to stay awake through the 1925 silent classic "Phantom of the Opera." The guys talk about the Phantom's penchant for date-rapey interior decor, the unfortunate renaissance of hipster mustaches, and did we mention Steve has a fetish for ballerina feet? Things

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01:44:16

TMR 007 – Puppet Master & Children of the Corn -...

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2015/10/26

Puppet Master (1989)/Children of the Corn (1984) d. David Schmoeller (Puppet Master)d. Fritz Kiersch (Children of the Corn) Starring:A bunch of assholes & the beautiful Linda Hamilton On TMR's dual episode Halloween Special, we watched 1989's mountain of shit that is "Puppet Master" and everyone's favorite kid-punching fall-favorite "Children of the Corn." We talk about a specific kind of asshole that would bring puppets to life and shove them in a hole in the wall in a hotel and wonder just who

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