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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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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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184 - Marmaduke (2022)

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2024/05/09

“Some dogs are meant to be champions. Some dogs are meant to be… dogs.”We’re back with another installment of our unofficial ‘Coming Attractions’ theme month! There are three - count ‘em, THREE - new movies opening on Memorial Day weekend and we couldn’t decide which to discuss, so we’re covering all three! First up, the new animated Garfield movie promises an animated movie based on a comic strip about a larger-than-average housepet voiced by an incredibly unconventional choice… so we’re bringing

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183 - Annihilation (2018) w/ Noah East

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2024/05/02

“...almost all of us self-destruct.”It’s an unofficial ‘Coming Attractions’ theme month where we’re talking about movies kinda-sorta related to current or upcoming theatrical releases! To start things off, we’re talking about Alex Garland’s sophomore effort on the heels of his most recent film Civil War making the divisive rounds! And we’re joined by actor, musician, and self-proclaimed Garland acolyte Noah East to bring it home. We’re talking about the disastrous test screening that almost altered

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182 - Terminator Genisys (2015)

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2024/04/25

“Everything’s changed… and we can stop Judgment Day!”And, just like that, our second-ever Arnold Schwarzeneggar theme month - Arnie April 2: Austrian Boogaloo - is at its end… but will it go out with a bang or a whimper? We’re talking Arnie’s return to his most famous franchise and, along the way, we stop to chat about theme park 4-D attractions, Tucker’s bizarre nostalgia for Windows phones, the Fast & Furious franchise, and even make a quick, though long-overdue stop in Brett’s Video

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181 - Total Recall (1990) w/ Phil Smith

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2024/04/18

“You are what you do. A man is defined by his actions, not his memory.”We may be starting to wind down Arnie April 2: Austrian Boogaloo, but we’re still managing to come in HOT on this episode! And what luck - we’re joined by Stephen’s college roommate and all-around good guy Phil Smith to talk about Arnie’s last straight-up ‘80s action role! Along the way, we cast a Philip K. Dick biopic, espouse our shared love of practical effects, test Tucker’s good-bad dichotomy of Verhoeven films, discuss the

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180 - Twins (1988)

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2024/04/11

“All theory, no practice. The story of my life.”We’re back with week two of Arnie April 2: Austrian Boogaloo with a movie we really wanted to cover the last time we did a Schwarzeneggar theme month… but we’re making up for it now! We talk about the directing style of Ivan Reitman, the long history of how this movie came to screen, the now-canceled sequel, and do a career retrospective on Robert Rodriguez! Join us!Can’t get over how alike we are? Then you should follow us on these social media

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179 - Commando (1985) w/ Movies for Life

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2024/04/04

For the first time ever, we’re doing a sequel to one of our favorite theme months! Behold, ARNIE APRIL 2: AUSTRIAN BOOGALOO! And who better to help us kick the whole thing off than our friends Brian Keiper and Michele Eggen from the Movies for Life podcast! Join us for a conversation covering everything from modern Arnie analogies to the crystallization of Arnie‘s action persona to… [checks notes] …a rundown of the career of Tom Cruise?!?Check out Brian and Michele and all their endeavors in the

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178 - Sorority Row (2009) w/ Ariel Powers-Schaub

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2024/03/28

Sorority Row (2009) w/ Ariel Powers-SchaubThis week, in honor of the approaching release of her book Millennial Nasties: Analyzing a Decade of Brutal Horror Film Violence, our friend Ariel Powers-Schaub is back to talk about this late aughts horror remake! And while we’re at it, we discuss the origins and examples of ‘millennial nasties,’ the meanness of our main characters, the tragedy of Chugs, and even take some time to recommend a few film westerns to Ari!Boost Ariel Powers-Schaub’s online

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177 - Evolution (2001)

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2024/03/21

“There is ALWAYS time for lubricant!”With Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire coming to theaters this week, we’re looking at yet another Ivan Reitman-directed movie about a team of working-class misfits… but this time, they’re fighting aliens! Break out the Head & Shoulders and join us as we talk through the careers of Seann William Scott, Orlando Jones, and Ivan Reitman, speculate wildly on this movie's origins, and so much more!Check out our faces for radio by following us on the following social

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176 - Oblivion (2013) w/ Andrew 'Greetings'

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2024/03/14

Oblivion (2013) w/ Andrew ‘Greetings’“Are you an effective team?”It’s another Listener Request episode and, this time, we brought the listener along with us! We’re joined by Stephen’s college buddy Andrew to talk about Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, and the 2013 sci-fi movie they made together! Over the course of the conversation, we get into the Oblivion Goodreads page, alternate castings for Morgan Freeman’s character, why the MPAA is a load of BS, and memories of performing in Meredith Wilson’s “The

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175 - John Carter (2012) w/ Samuel Dumas

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2024/03/07

“You let me know when it gets dangerous..”With Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two in theaters, we’re taking a look at another story where a savior comes to a desert world and befriends a native tribe who give him a unique new name… and we’ve brought our friend and Edgar Rice Burroughs enthusiast Samuel Dumas along to help us out! Along with the deep development hell of a ‘Princess of Mars’ adaptation, we also address Edgar Rice Burroughs’ problematic thoughts on eugenics, the proper time and place

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174 - Parents (1989)

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2024/02/29

Parents (1989)“You really like the dark, don’t you, Michael? You can be yourself in the dark. But, you know? There’s one dark place that we have to be very careful in…”It’s yet another fifth Thursday (in February?? REALLY??) and you know what that means! That’s right, it’s the second-ever episode of Straight Up, the show-within-a-show where we let Tucker fly in the face of God and the format to bring us all a movie from the deep recesses of his memory! This week, we’re looking at this Bob

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173 - Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)

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2024/02/22

“No plan. Just bigger guns.”In what happens to be a rather bizarre follow-up to last year’s episode on Cemetery Man, the boys tackle this big screen adaptation of Tiziano Sclavi’s perhaps better-known work (in Europe, anyway), Dylan Dog! (When our fans ask for an episode, we try to deliver!) We talk about the absence of fan-favorite character Groucho, compare this film to Brett’s beloved Dresden Files book series, and desperately try to remember the names of people and movies completely unrelated to

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172 - Action Jackson (1988)

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2024/02/15

“You have this nickname. What is it? Excitement? Enthusiasm? Esprit de corps?”This week, we’re paying homage to one of the greats as we honor the great Carl Weathers with one of his earliest starring roles that never got a sequel - 1988’s Action Jackson! We talk about how this movie perfectly melds mid-’70s blaxploitation with late-’80s action, the state of action cinema in the late 1980s, our first and greatest experiences with the late, great Mr. Weathers, and intermittently deal with Tucker’s

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171 - Valentine: The Dark Avenger (2017) w/ Mike...

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2024/02/08

"This is not the end of my story. This is only the beginning.”…or is it?? In accordance with our annual Valentine’s Day tradition, we’ve invited our buddy Mike Snoonian from The Pod and the Pendulum to talk about a Valentine’s Day movie in name only! We talk about the origins of the titular superhero, debate the artistic merits of this big screen adaptation, talk about the rocky production history, and discuss just how difficult it is to find any information on this film!Track down the

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