Celebrate the release of James Gunn’s Superman with the wonderfully atrocious Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). When Superman decides to rid the world of nuclear weapons, Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) engineers a super-powered beefcake called Nuclear Man to take down the Man of Steel. Stupendously camp, outrageously cheap, and unbelievably fun, Taylor & Nick have plenty to obsess over this week.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Is there any better way to celebrate July 4th than watching a movie where an old lady is hunted down by swamp critters while catching butterflies? Of course not! At a birthday party down south, the local wildlife starts plucking off the guests. Is it nature or revenge??? Discover the truth as Taylor & Nick obsess over the 1971 “eco-thriller”, Frogs, starring a pre-mustache-wearing Sam Elliott.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Nick & Taylor book themselves into Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous, the primary setting of Mel Brooks’ Hitchcockian spoof, High Anxiety (1977). Find out where your hosts rank this movie in the pantheon of Brooks’ career of cinematic hits and misses.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Bond fans are split on Moonraker (1979). With its outlandish plot and camp-laden humor, some consider the film a guilty pleasure. Other fans find little-to-no pleasure in this Star Wars knockoff. Listen and discover if Nick & Taylor want to blast off or shut off Moonraker.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer, Moon Unit Alpha

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor, Moon Unit Zappa

On this week’s episode, your hosts revisit The Cable Guy (1996). A socially awkward cable installer (Jim Carrey) becomes obsessed with one of his customers (Matthew Broderick). This dark comedy was not a big hit in its day; however, Taylor and Nick think it features one of Carrey’s best performances. Listen in to find out why!

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Your hosts wrap up their Stephen Sommers marathon with a trip to Transylvania in Van Helsing (2004): A secret society within the Vatican sends Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) on a mission to stop Dracula from conquering the world with an army of vampire babies.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Full scream ahead!!! When a group of mercenaries try to hijack a cruise ship, they discover something else has already beaten them to it. Nick & Taylor dive even deeper into Stephen Sommers’ filmography with the cult monster-action-heist-contained thriller classic, Deep Rising (1998).

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor

Taylor & Nick are diving into three films directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy). First up, a movie from early in Sommers’ career, Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book (1994). This Indiana Jones/Tarzan-infused adaptation of the classic Kipling story stars Jason Scott Leigh, Carey Elwes, and a favorite of your hosts: Sam Neill.

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Taylor Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Writer

Nick Zaccario…Host, Director, Producer, Editor