Halloween (1978) – The Boogeyman, the Babysitter, and the Beer Buzz That Wouldn’t Die

Show Notes:

The guys head to Haddonfield to tackle Halloween (1978) — the indie horror classic that built an empire on fake leaves, bad driving, and one of cinema’s most famously unhelpful psychiatrists.

Justin revisits the slasher that shaped his childhood sleepovers. Seth leads the charge on how a six-year-old murderer managed to pass driver’s ed while institutionalized. And Brian, watching it for the first time, questions everything from Laurie Strode’s spine health to the total absence of trick-or-treaters.

They break down the film’s biggest head-scratchers:

• Is Michael Myers supernatural or just a psychotic gym rat with incredible upper-body strength?
• Why does every neighbor in Haddonfield suck at helping screaming girls?
• And seriously, why is everyone getting laid on Halloween night?

The crew salutes Carpenter’s hauntingly simple score, Dean Cundey’s iconic lighting, and the fact that a $325,000 budget somehow made $70 million without showing a single drop of blood. But they don’t hold back on the clunky dialogue, the “paid-in-boobs” acting, or the totally random tombstone interior decorating choices.

By the end, beer reviews get as brutal as the murders: pumpkin chai disaster, IPA tongue punch, Oktoberfest mediocrity — “the best of the worst.” Final verdict? The movie doesn’t quite hold up, but it’s still a must-watch every Halloween… preferably after six beers.

💀 Other Random Shit We Somehow Talked About

• The hierarchy of “tastiest dog breeds” (yep, that happened)
• Fashion Victims: ranking the most stylish horror villains
• A one-word-at-a-time sequel pitch involving Laurie, Loomis, and pickles
• The theory that Loomis is Michael Myers
• The moral debate: “Did we fail if we still have a buzz?”
• The haunting truth that every host owned khaki shorts

Beer Score: 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 (Six Beers – the same number of bullets Loomis fired and still missed the point)

Listen now, lock your doors, hide your knives, and as always… be kind. Rewind.

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Poltergeist (1982)

On this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we’re diving into the suburban nightmare that made us all afraid of static on the TV: Poltergeist (1982).

We’ll take you on a guided tour of Cuesta Verde—the perfect American Dream subdivision with great neighbors, nice lawns, and oh yeah… a field of corpses under every yard. Along the way, we break down the movie’s worldbuilding, its most memorable scenes, and why the last 18 minutes of this film make absolutely no sense.

Highlights include:

• Beer talk: what we’re drinking while watching ghosts rearrange the furniture.
• The Poltergeist curse and behind-the-scenes trivia (yes, those skeletons were real).
• Our Killer Clown Bracket Tournament—pitting the Poltergeist clown doll against Pennywise, Sweet Tooth, Ronald McDonald, and more in a battle for clown supremacy.
• Plot holes, questionable parenting choices, and why Diane probably should not have been napping in a haunted house.
• The Boddicker Award: who wins it—Tangina, Diane, Carol Anne, or the damn clown doll?
• Final thoughts and our patented “beer rating” system.

Poltergeist is a horror classic with as many laughs as scares, and we’re breaking it all down to see if it still holds up—or if it’s just another haunted relic of the 80s.

So grab a cold one, check under your bed for clown dolls, and join us for another round of movie nostalgia, bad jokes, and questionable takes.

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The Last Starfighter (1984)

What if beating a high score at the arcade meant you were Earth’s only hope? This week on The Regular Guy Movie Show, we’re blasting off with 1984’s The Last Starfighter — the cult sci-fi classic that swapped Star Wars’ model ships for pioneering CGI, and gave us wish fulfillment for every kid who ever dropped quarters into an arcade cabinet.

We dig into:

• The wild leap of faith this movie took with computer-generated battles — groundbreaking in ’84, clunky now, but undeniably influential.
• Why Centauri (Robert Preston) and Grig (Dan O’Herlihy) are the real MVPs of this movie.
• Xur’s over-the-top villainy and the Ko-Dan Armada’s poop emoji aesthetics.
• Space combat done right vs. done wrong — and why Starfighter was ahead of its time in zero-G dogfights.
• The Boddicker Award showdown: Centauri’s fast-talking space con man vs. Grig’s lizard mentor dad-energy.
• Why Centauri’s car looks like a DeLorean that flunked out of space college.
• A sidekick showdown where Grig goes head-to-head with Chewbacca, Goose, and Donkey from Shrek.

And because we can’t stay on target for long, we’ll also talk about:

• Our favorite arcade games from the 80's
• The versatility of Days of Our Lives for hitting on college girls back in the day
• And the embalming secrets of the ancient Egyptians (because apparently that’s where our brains went).

So grab your quarters, load up Death Blossom, and join us as we relive the movie that asked: what if your video game skills were the only thing standing between Earth and annihilation?

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From Pancakes to Power Tools: Revisiting Uncle Buck

In this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, Seth, Justin, and Brian dive into John Hughes’ 1989 comedy classic Uncle Buck.
We talk about John Candy at peak charm, the mail-slot interrogation that basically launched Macaulay Culkin into Home Alone, and whether Buck’s “unique” parenting style would fly in 2025 (spoiler: probably not).

Highlights include:

• Giant pancakes, bowling alleys, and a clown who never saw the punch coming
• Why Buck’s greatest hits also double as felonies (assault, kidnapping, borderline attempted murder)
• Tia’s teen angst, Bug’s sleazeball energy, and how John Hughes made Chicago suburbia feel like its own character
• Buck’s toolkit of justice: a trusty cordless drill, a conveniently placed hatchet, and wart gnawing rats
• Comparing Uncle Buck to Mr. Mom: what happens when caretakers are hilariously unqualified
• Uncle Buck: The Villain Cut — because reframed, Buck is definitely the bad guy
• Final beer scores and nostalgia check: does Uncle Buck still hold up?

Grab a drink, flip a giant flapjack, and join us as we revisit the film that made us laugh, cringe, and maybe rethink who we’d trust to watch our kids.

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Episode Title: Parenthood (1989) – Cowboy Chaos, Flashcards, and Unexpected Vibrators

Show Notes:

This week on The Regular Guy Movie Show, we’re heading back to 1989 to revisit Parenthood—Ron Howard’s heartfelt, chaotic, and surprisingly profound family comedy.

We talk cowboy-themed birthday meltdowns, emotionally fragile dads, Rick Moranis going full helicopter parent, and Keanu Reeves accidentally delivering the most insightful line in the entire movie. From childhood laughs to adult realizations (and a few dark truths about nightstands), we explore how this ensemble-driven film holds up 35 years later.

Along the way, we hand out the Boddicker Award, give it a beer score, and try not to spiral into our own parenting crises.

In this episode:

• Steve Martin: funny or just... a lot?
• Why this movie pretends to be St. Louis (but totally isn’t)
• Our favorite Buckman family meltdowns
• Which moments still work—and which ones haven’t aged so gracefully
• And of course… electric ear cleaners

Does Parenthood still hold up, or should it have been slipped into a Back to the Future VHS case and hidden in the closet? Let’s find out.

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Grab Bag & Beer Ratings Bonanza!
This week, the guys go off-script with a special Grab Bag episode! No assigned movie, no homework—just three old friends reminiscing, drinking beer, and talking movies (and misadventures) from their youth.

In this episode:

• Why this episode exists (spoiler: summer chaos and beer)
• Behind-the-scenes stories from their early filmmaking days—yes, including pouring brown gravy into mugs at a bar
• The launch of the official Regular Guy Movie Show Beer Rating System™: how many beers does it take to reach peak enjoyment?
• A full recap of the first nine movies reviewed on the show—with updated beer ratings and lots of friendly disagreement
• Debates about which beloved childhood movies they’re most nervous to revisit
• Important philosophical questions like:
  • Who deserves to be smacked with a 2x4?
  • Which character would be the best drinking buddy?
  • What’s the greatest character we’ve seen so far?

Plus: the birth of the Boddicker Award, honoring the most memorable character from each movie reviewed.

📊 Beer Rating Leaderboard:

1. RoboCop – 1.66 beers
2. Romancing the Stone – 3.33 beers
3. Fire in the Sky – 3.66 beers
4. Fast Times at Ridgemont High – 4.33 beers
5. Flash Gordon – 4.66 beers
6. Rad – 6 beers
7. Mr. Mom – 6 beers
8. UHF – 6.33 beers
9. Dirty Dancing – 10.66 beers (ouch)

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The Regular Guy Movie Show – Episode: Fire in the Sky (1993)

This episode, we’re diving into Fire in the Sky (1993), the alien abduction movie that scarred an entire generation of 90s kids and taught us one crucial lesson: if you see a glowing UFO in the woods, maybe just stay in the damn truck. Based on the allegedly true story of Travis Walton, this film delivers one of the most nightmare-inducing spaceship scenes ever put on screen—and proves once and for all that curiosity doesn’t just kill cats. It abducts loggers, too.

In This Episode:

• Our first memories of watching Fire in the Sky and how it traumatized us as kids
• Why the abduction scene remains so deeply unsettling, even decades later
• Robert Patrick’s emotional performance and DB Sweeney’s underrated acting
• The film’s incredible sound design and moody cinematography
• Hollywood vs. reality: how the movie dramatized Walton’s account
• Tangents about potlucks, lie detectors, and random dudes lurking in the forest
• Whether the lack of evidence is actually proof of alien hyper-vigilance (cue debate)
• Final thoughts on whether this movie still holds up (spoiler: it does)

Links Mentioned in This Episode

Green Means Go – A short film we made featuring alien abduction:
https://youtu.be/VbANm472Rx8?feature=shared

Reversal – Another film we made featuring existential horror and non-conventional timelines:
https://youtu.be/sXv_8dbZzBA?feature=shared

Join the Conversation

Have you seen Fire in the Sky? Did the abduction scene haunt you for years? Do you think Travis Walton was telling the truth, or is this just the world’s most effective anti-camping PSA?

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UHF (1989) – Spatulas, Flying Poodles, and Channel 62 Mayhem

Episode Description:
In this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we dive into UHF, the 1989 fever dream of a film from “Weird Al” Yankovic. It has everything—Rambo spoofs, Wheel of Fish, spatula superstores, and a janitor with mop-based emotional damage.

We revisit the movie’s slapstick chaos, its bizarre sketch comedy structure, and ask the tough questions:
• Does UHF actually have a plot?
• Who is the real villain—RJ Fletcher or the guy who fired Bob for George’s screw-up?
• Can poodles really be taught to fly?
• And what does it actually mean to "find the marble in the oatmeal?"

Justin tries to make sense of it all, Brian has an existential crisis, and Seth defends UHF like it’s a sacred VHS tape that has already been partially eaten by the VCR.

Plus:
• Weird Al's cultural influence
• Who gives a mop to an 8-year-old?!
• The legacy of Gandhi II, Conan the Librarian, and other Channel 62 “hits”
• Final verdicts on whether the movie holds up or just holds us hostage.

Spoiler alert: Nothing says “I love you” like the gift of a spatula.

Listen now and decide for yourself—does UHF belong in the cult classic hall of fame, or should it be tossed like a Twinkie Wiener Sandwich?

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