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Disenfranchised

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Join Stephen Foxworthy, Brett Wright, and Tucker as they dive into the specifics of those ’Franchises of One’ - films that were meant to kick off major film franchises... but ultimately failed to do so! Together they examine the people, properties, and potential of each ’failed franchise starter’ with wit and humor without ’punching down.’

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201 - Hellboy (2019) w/ Cat Scully

Disenfranchised ·

2024/09/26

“Okay, I’d appreciate a prophecy with more relatable stakes.”This week, we’re joined by a LONG overdue returning guest, our friend, author and Hellboy enthusiast Cat Scully to talk about the ill-fated (and maybe unfairly maligned) Neil Marshall reboot of the Mike Mignola-created franchise! Along the way, we make some time to chat about our personal Hellboy histories, why Ian McShane always hits, and how David Harbour fares in a role made iconic by the great Ron Perlman!Watch Hellboy (2019) star

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200 - Battlefield Earth (2000)

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2024/09/19

“But cheer up! There's at least one bright side to this! One day you're going to die and, when you end up in Hell, at least it'll be a step up from this place!”It's our 200th episode and, for this very important milestone episode, we've opted to let Tucker write the show notes!Gosh f***ing darn it you guys, this is a pretty rad episode. We talk about the movie and some other stuff and it's just so good. You're going to love it. Also, you may notice that the theme song has been remade, so please

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105:57

199 / Re-Enfranchised 001 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice...

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2024/09/12

“The ‘Juice is loose.”And now for something completely different…We promised in the early days that we’d make sure to cover any sequels to any film we’ve ever covered… and that means that Brett, Stephen, and Tucker all made their respective ways to the theater this weekend to catch the latest Tim Burton offering in order to make good on that promise! Join them all as they discuss the highs, the lows, and all points in between in this spoiler-heavy conversation about this long-awaited sequel!While

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101:25

006.2 - Beetlejuice (1988) REDUX

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2024/09/06

“I’ve seen The Exorcist about 167 times… and it keeps getting funnier every time I see it!”In anticipation of the long-awaited sequel to the original dropping in theaters this week, we’re revisiting the topic of our earliest episodes from our very first ever Spooky-thon back in 2020 - 1988’s classic Beetlejuice! Only this time, there’s a Tucker onboard! Listen to him rant about the function of adverbs and discuss the Ghostbusters legasequels with our own (returning!) Brett Wright! We also talk about

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107:56

198 (Straight Up 04) - Existo (1999)

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2024/08/29

“Spin the bishop!”It's time once again for our quarterly foray into Tucker's cinematic influences with an all-new installment of Straight Up! This week, we're visiting the theater of the underground, doing art for its own sake, and taking a deep dive into the minds that created Ernest P. Worrell! Oh, yeah… and Brett's back! Join us as we cover this truly bizarre film experience!Check out the standard version of the film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NVHYjHapvsY?si=clqIuapbrbXrK8lAAs the second

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197 - The Dead One (2007)

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2024/08/22

“Sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right…”This week, with a remake of The Crow coming to theaters, we’re talking about a fairly obvious ripoff of the original film… or, more accurately avoiding talking about it! Join us for a slew of tangents that includes the films of Steve Oedekerk, ads on streaming services, the Muppets and SNL, the directing career of Jason Reitman, and Tucker’s relationship with the movie Day of the Dead! (Hey - this movie

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107:32

196 - Predators (2009)

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2024/08/15

@Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube. Email us your thoughts or requests to disenfranchpod@gmail.com Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Find Stephen at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd. Check out Stephen’s first novel - Check In, Check Out - on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd. Find Tucker at @icenine09 on YouTube and Instagram and @tuck_mugs on

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195 - Hancock (2008)

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2024/08/08

“Call me an @$$hole one more time…”When life, uh, finds a way to keep you from discussing the Will Smith superhero movie during your Will Smith theme month, it’s better if it, uh, finds a way to let you have a stellar guest on when you do get to it! This week, we’re joined by DeVaughn Taylor of the Specter Cinema Club and The Pod & the Pendulum to discuss this film’s unrated extended cut and its effect on the film’s bad reputation, the Los Angeles-ness of Hancock, the collaborative history of

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194 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

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2024/08/01

“I’m the best there is at what I do and what I do best isn’t very nice.”In honor of Deadpool & Wolverine in theaters now, we’re looking back to the first time Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds played these characters together in a feature film waayyy back in 2009! We’re talking about our personal histories with the X-franchise, our feelings on Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds in the roles they’ve come to embody, and trying to figure out where Tucker knows various actors from this film! Join us!We may

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193 - Bright (2017)

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2024/07/25

@Disenfranchpod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd, and YouTube. Email us your thoughts or requests to disenfranchpod@gmail.com Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Wish Stephen a very happy birthday today! You can find him at @ChewyWalrus on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd. Check out Stephen’s first novel - Check In, Check Out - on Amazon, now available in paperback or ebook: https://amzn.to/44idk8y Find Brett at @sus_warlock on Letterboxd. Find Tucker at @icenine09

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192 - After Earth (2013)

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2024/07/19

“Do not misunderstand me: danger is very real, but fear is a choice.”This week, or Gettin’ Jiggy in July theme month continues as we take a look at Will Smith's attempt to make his son Jaden into the next big thing with this 2013 M. Night Shyamalan bomb! Two big names in need of a hit and the child caught in the balance! Join us as we talk this movie's overt influences and world-building and how badly they were trying to build this into a franchise! PLUS, Stephen records during an actual tornado and

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REWIND 007 - I Am Legend (2007) w/ James McCormick

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2024/07/11

“This is Ground Zero. This is my site. I can fix… I can fix this.”Well, friends, we’ve had a doozy of a week! This week, life, uh, finds a way once again as we move forward with our Gettin’ Jiggy in July theme month by looking back at our third-ever Spooky-thon to Will Smith’s foray into action-horror during a downward trajectory in his career! Together, we discuss how well this movie holds up in the wake of COVID, what Will Smith was up to in the mid-to-late-aughts, and what exactly these monsters

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191 - Wild Wild West (1999)

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2024/07/04

“Let’s break down the word ‘redneck.’ First word, ‘red’: color of power, fire, passion. Second word, ‘neck’... hey, I can’t think of nothing for ‘neck’ right now, but without that, you still got red and that’s something to be proud of.”We’re kicking off a brand new actor-centric theme month taking a look at the failed franchise starters of Big Willie Style himself, Mr. Will Smith, starting with what might be his first major misstep as a star! We’re digging deep into the ‘90s runs of this cast,

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REVISITED 006 - The Italian Job (2003)

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2024/06/27

“Charlie, there are two kinds of thieves in this world: those who steal to enrich their lives and this week steal to define their lives. Don't be the latter. Makes you miss out on what's really important in this life.”This week, we celebrate the life of legendary Hollywood actor Donald Sutherland as we look back to one of our earliest episodes from way back in February 2021 (seriously, listen to our constant COVID digressions) on this F. Gary Gray remake! Also, fun drinking game idea: take a shot

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190 - The Next Karate Kid (1994)

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2024/06/20

“Never trust spiritual leader who does not dance.”This week, we’re celebrating 40 years of Mr. Miyagi by going back 30 years to the great Pat Morita’s final foray as the wizened karate teacher with this 1994 spin-off. As Stephen and Tucker try desperately to avoid talking this movie, topics include why certain Muppets don’t show up anymore, potential forthcoming theme months, the early careers of Hilary Swank and Walton Goggins, and so much more!Check us out on the following social media platforms

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189 - Stay Alive (2006) w/ Ariel Powers-Schaub

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2024/06/13

“Whoever said size doesn’t matter never played a third-person shooter.”This week, we’re absolutely thrilled to welcome back friend of the show, the Internet’s 2000s Horror Queen, and author of the forthcoming book Millennial Nasties, Ariel Powers-Schaub to discuss the necessary-if-not-inconsistently-executed cinematic confluence of horror and video games! Listen NOW as we dissect such vital topics as whether or not Stay Alive qualifies as a millennial nasty, the power of a Jimmi Simpson performance,

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188 - Manhunter (1986)

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2024/06/06

“You want the scent? Smell yourself…”This week, we're diving into the Lecter-verse as we dig into the first film adapted from one of Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter novels! We're talking Michael Mann and William Petersen, debating the best Lecter (Lecktor?), and determining whether or not this franchise qualifies as horror. PLUS, Stephen ranks the entire Lecter franchise!You don't have to travel cross country to track us down! Just look at the following social media platforms: @Disenfranchpod on

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187 - F.I.S.T. (1978) w/ Evan Tuohy

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2024/05/30

“What are we??”We’re breaking formats the way that Johnny Kovak breaks down corporate corruption in the latest episode of Straight Up, the show where we basically let Tucker do whatever he wants! And this quarter, he’s chosen this 1978 Norman Jewison film featuring Sly as an upstart union leader who may or may not be Jimmy Hoffa! And we’re joined by musician and union organizer Evan Tuohy to talk Stallone’s star power, Jewison’s legend status, and devolve into a discussion on Eddie Murphy!Outro

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186 - Planet of the Apes (2001)

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2024/05/23

“Oh, it’s over already? I was just about to make my move!”There’s a new Planet of the Apes film in theaters so we can finally discuss a film that Stephen has been anxiously anticipating since the podcast began! We talk our personal histories with the Apes franchise, discuss the decade-long development hell of this film and the versions that could have been, Mark Wahlberg’s best performances, and Tim Burton’s love life on this one! You won’t want to miss it!This movie might be a madhouse (A

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185 - Doomsday (2008)

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2024/05/16

“In the land of the infected, the immune man is king.”This week, with Furiosa making its way into theaters later this month, we’re talking about another badass female protagonist with a missing body part trapped between two feuding warlords in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wasteland! Listen as we talk “Star Trek,” our past experiences with Neil Marshall films, and how well this movie spotlights its references!You don’t have to venture into the unforgiving wastelands of Scotland to see what we’re up to

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