How Did This Get Made?
939 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 21.5K ratingsThe award-winning comedy podcast that celebrates bad movies. Comedians and actors Paul Scheer (The League), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), and Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth) break down the very best of the worst films ever made—we’re talkin’ blockbuster flops, cheesy 80s action movies, Lifetime thrillers, obscure cult classics, and if we’re honest… most Nic Cage and Jason Statham movies. Plus, sometimes they’re even joined by hilarious guests like Seth Rogen, Conan O’Brien, Amy Schumer, Nicole Byer, Nick Kroll, and Charlize Theron. And the best part? They watch these bad movies so you don’t have to!
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Episodes
17. Skyline
August 23, 2011 23:36 - 40 minutes - 37 MBSummer is winding down and you have time for one last big-budget action thriller! Sorry, we can’t help you with that. Instead we have a meager-budget alien movie without a compelling story, relatable characters, or cool looking aliens. The Brothers Strause have done it again! Skyline is the movie and our guest is Jordan Morris from Jordan, Jesse Go! and All About Steve. The plot is unbelievable, the dialogue is atrocious, Jason is angry, Paul is confused, what more could you want? J...
Minisode 17
August 16, 2011 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.1 MBMan, remember last year when everyone was talking about the new hot movie Skyline? You don't? Yeah, neither do we. But everyone who saw it tells us it is a perfect candidate for the show so join us next week to hear what we think of it. Send in your slogan suggestions here on Earwolf and on our Facebook page!
16. The Smurfs (w/ Paul F. Tompkins)
August 10, 2011 01:11 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThe Smurfs is a movie about an ad executive who is struggling with a pregnant girlfriend and a big assignment at work. Am I missing anything? Paul F. Tompkins joins the gang to discuss this kid's movie and its many flaws: The unnecessarily complicated language, the blatant animal abuse, the awkward casting of Tim Gunn, even the terrible trailers are up for judgment. We introduce the first ever Second Opinions segment, and as always close it up with You've Got Mail. If you've got a c...
15. The Back-Up Plan (w/ Jackie Clarke)
July 27, 2011 01:21 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBWhen the most striking attributes of a film are its too-loud eating sounds and hot dog centric bloopers, you know it’s a prime candidate for How Did This Get Made?! This week Jackie Clarke joins Paul, June, and Jason to travel through the cheese caves and baby pools that populate this JLo flick. If you were concerned by the drinking, put off by the pratfalls, or curious about bush sightings, you are not alone! Listen in and maybe, just maybe, you’ll hear your own backup plan.
Minisode Fifteen
July 19, 2011 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.8 MBAt some point between Selena and American Idol, JLo began to fancy herself a comedian. This revelation blessed us with awful films like The Wedding Planner, Monster-in-Law, and this week's movie The Back-up Plan. Don't start making up excuses to miss this movie, unless of course you're going to send them in to be read on air. Enjoy and see you next week!
14. Green Lantern
July 12, 2011 23:34 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBIn darkest night Paul, June, Jason, and Paul Rust went to see Green Lantern. In brightest day they reunited to figure out what the hell happened. You’d think that the art of the comic book movie would be perfected by now, but with it’s awful CGI, ultra-quippy dialogue, and awkward pacing and storytelling, Green Lantern is certainly the exception. Even Jason who has read the comics didn’t understand what was happening most of the time! If this film left you just as confused and unhap...
Minisode Fourteen
July 05, 2011 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5 MBComic book movies are huge right now! But unlike past summers with The Dark Knight, Kick-Ass, and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, we're stuck with Green Lantern and its whopping 27% on Rotten Tomatoes. Who knows why it's such a failure, but I'm sure the dumb poem isn't helping. Leave your better poems here on Earwolf and on Facebook.
13. Crank 2: High Voltage (w/ Jensen Karp)
June 29, 2011 01:26 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBWhy can’t more movies be like Crank 2? Sure it’s racist, sexist, implausible and disgusting, but that’s what makes it so much fun! Jensen Karp is our lucky guest in the studio with Paul and June (Jason is still in New York, but is live via satellite or something), and together they figure how tar enemas and full-body Tourette’s can make Chev Chelios’ second adventure so much better than the first. If this podcast doesn’t get your heart pumping, well…you’ll die, I guess. So you bette...
Minisode 13
June 21, 2011 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.7 MBWhat is better than one Crank film? TWO CRANK FILMS! Our movie for the week is Crank 2: High Voltage which is so adrenaline-fueled and insane that we have to ask: How could they possibly continue this franchise? Send us your ideas for Crank 3 here and on Facebook and we'll read our favorites on air!
12. The Love Guru (w/ Matt Walsh)
June 15, 2011 01:31 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBWayne’s World was a successful sketch-turned-movie that satirized the music and mentality of the time with absolute precision. Austin Powers hit the cultural zeitgeist so hard that the quotes and characters remain in public consciousness. The Love Guru is, uh…well, it’s a movie, that’s for sure. Matt Walsh, director of the upcoming film High Road, joins the How Did This Get Made crew (including an internet connected Jason) to discuss how this pro-enlightenment, over-written piece of...
Minisode 12
June 07, 2011 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.5 MBYou knew it wouldn't be long 'til we tackled this next film. Racially insensitive and poorly constructed, The Love Guru is everything we want in a How Did This Get Made movie. Your assignment for this week: Watch the movie and make up your own offensive and unfunny character names a la Tugginmypudha and Jacques Grande. See you then!
11. The Tourist (w/ Gil Ozeri, Natasha Leggero)
June 01, 2011 01:36 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBWhen you pair two superstars like Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, what’s the worst that can happen? Apparently it’s The Tourist. Jason lucked out and missed this movie, but Paul, June, and special guests Natasha Leggero and Gil Ozeri are here to discuss the bad accents and lack of chemistry that fill this Golden Globe nominated film. Be sure to check out the newly redesigned Earwolf website where you can buy the Ridiculous Cage shirt and donate to help buy us a new studio. We promis...
Minisode Eleven
May 24, 2011 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBThe Golden Globes took a lot of flack this year, and perhaps for good reason. After all, The Tourist did get three undeserved nominations. If you are one of the many people who didn't see the film, either out of protest or a total lack of desire, we have a reason for you to watch it: Give us a better name for The Tourist. Leave your names here and on Facebook. See you on the other side!
10. Mac & Me
May 16, 2011 23:33 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBHow do you make a movie like Mac and Me? We'll give you the recipe: Take a bag of Skittles. Mix it with equal parts tired 80's archetypes and bad CGI. Let it simmer in Coca-Cola while you go have an impromptu yet totally choreographed dance party. Carefully remove any traces of plot and serve with a side of french fries. There you have it, a recipe for a movie so stomach-churning that even the talented How Did This Get Made chefs, including Adam Pally, cannot make palatable. Enjoy! ...
9. Fast Five
May 16, 2011 03:23 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBFast Five might be a critical success, a million dollar blockbuster, and an "event in cinema" (Vin's words, not ours) but that doesn't make it immune to criticism. Paul, June, Jason, and Adam Scott discuss the inexplicably magical jewelry, unnecessary characters, and chronological confusion that lay beneath an otherwise incredible action flick. If you haven't seen Fast Five yet, stay until the very end for a surprise celebrity cameo (no, not Perd Hapley). Join us on Facebook while ...
Fast Five (w/ Adam Scott)
May 16, 2011 03:23 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBFast Five might be a critical success, a million dollar blockbuster, and an "event in cinema" (Vin's words, not ours) but that doesn't make it immune to criticism. Paul, June, Jason, and Adam Scott discuss the inexplicably magical jewelry, unnecessary characters, and chronological confusion that lay beneath an otherwise incredible action flick. If you haven't seen Fast Five yet, stay until the very end for a surprise celebrity cameo (no, not Perd Hapley). Join us on Facebook while you wait...
Fast Five
May 16, 2011 03:23 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBFast Five might be a critical success, a million dollar blockbuster, and an "event in cinema" (Vin's words, not ours) but that doesn't make it immune to criticism. Paul, June, Jason, and Adam Scott discuss the inexplicably magical jewelry, unnecessary characters, and chronological confusion that lay beneath an otherwise incredible action flick. If you haven't seen Fast Five yet, stay until the very end for a surprise celebrity cameo (no, not Perd Hapley). Join us on Facebook while you wait ...
Minisode Ten
May 16, 2011 00:00 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBThe result of our Facebook poll is in! Did you get confused between the awesome comic and the terrible movie known as Jonah Hex? Did your vote for Mac & Me come with a large Coke and a side of fries? Or did you get invaded by the aliens of Skyline while completing the questionnaire? Whichever one you picked, it's time to watch it and send us the moral of the crappy, awful story!
8. Sucker Punch
April 19, 2011 02:40 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBZack Snyder made a two hour music video called Sucker Punch and we're here to tell you why you shouldn't see it. Paul, Jason, June and Chelsea Peretti fought fate to watch this disaster and are attempting the impossible: Explaining what the hell it's about. Between the rape dancing, the comic book costumes, and the bizarre performance of Mr. Blue we can't guarantee you closure but we can guarantee you some laughs!
Minisode Nine
April 19, 2011 00:00 - 7 minutes - 7.04 MBAt How Did This Get Made we love explosions, ridiculous dialogue, bad acting, and film franchises that go on way too long. Therefore we present to you our ninth selection: Fast Five. Write in with your title ideas for the sixth Fast & Furious film, and vote on our Facebook Poll to help decide on our next movie.
Minisode Eight
April 11, 2011 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBWe read your emails, and it sounds as though a lot of you have been Sucker Punched by Zach Snyder's latest foray into slow-motion nonsense. Join us next week for an in-depth discussion of Sucker Punch and all it entails, from lobotomies to molestation . You can help us out by filling out the following analogy: Sucker Punch is to Female Empowerment as [Blank] is to [Blank]. See you next week!
7. All About Steve (w/ Brandon Johnson)
April 06, 2011 01:40 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBSorry for the delay with this episode, but it takes a while to fully comprehend All About Steve. Paul, Jason, June, and special guest Brandon Johnson tried their hardest, but still couldn’t figure out how this mildly racist, poorly structured, bizarrely performed movie got made. See if you can guess how much money this flop cost to make, and listen for your alternate horror movie titles.
Minisode Seven
March 22, 2011 00:00 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBAt How Did This Get Made we're all about bad movies, sort of like how Sandra Bullock is All About Steve! Although, that's not the best name for this Bradley Cooper rom-com is it? If you have a better idea, leave it on Earwolf, on our facebook, or email it to us. Happy stalking!
6. Battlefield Earth (w/ Rob Huebel)
March 16, 2011 01:47 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBIt is rumored that Battlefield Earth contains subliminal messages designed to brainwash people into joining The Church of Scientology. If so, Paul, Jason, June, and Rob Huebel are the smartest, most able-minded people ever to sit down and suffer through it. If you share Jason’s rage at the inconsistency of this film or Rob’s anger at the extreme un-sexiness of the characters, than you must join us for this celebration of awfulness. Plus, listen to hear if your Razzie category was se...
Battlefield Earth (w/ Rob Huebel)
March 16, 2011 01:47 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBIt is rumored that Battlefield Earth contains subliminal messages designed to brainwash people into joining The Church of Scientology. If so, Paul, Jason, June, and Rob Huebel are the smartest, most able-minded people ever to sit down and suffer through it. If you share Jason’s rage at the inconsistency of this film or Rob’s anger at the extreme un-sexiness of the characters, than you must join us for this celebration of awfulness. Plus, listen to hear if your Razzie category was selected. Ke...
Minisode Six
March 07, 2011 00:00 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MBWe feel a little guilty having done two Nic Cage movies and only one John Travolta flick. Taking that into consideration, we have chosen the "classic" sci-fi thriller Battlefield Earth as our next film. When you can take the scripture of Scientology and make it boring and obvious you have truly achieved a rare feat. If you are as impressed with this interplanetary suckfest as we are, tell us which award you wish The Razzies had bestowed upon it either on Earwolf, at HowDidThisGetMade...
5. Drive Angry
March 02, 2011 00:32 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBAfter our nap through The Last Airbender, we thought we’d take an adrenaline-fueled ride through hell with Drive Angry 3D. If you like your movies illogical, uninspiring, and full of weird sex, you’ve come to the right place. Curtis Gwinn joins Paul, June, and Jason to figure out why there are muscle cars in hell, how the casting process works, and what a “God Gun” is. Listen to hear if your Nic Cage movie pitch got chosen, and to learn how much it would cost you to make a film of t...
Minisode Five
February 21, 2011 00:00 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBListen, we're sorry about that last movie. It was admittedly terrible beyond belief. But if there is one thing we can count on over at How Did This Get Made, it's the work of Nic Cage. Won't you join us for Drive Angry? It was shot in 3D! Here is your assignment: Pitch a Nic Cage film using the following guidelines- Nic Cage is a [BLANK] who is [BLANK]ed by [BLANK]s. Now he must [BLANK] before [BLANK] in [TITLE]. See you in a few!
4. The Last Airbender (w/ Jon Daly)
February 15, 2011 02:45 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBSome movies are so bad they’re good, some are so bad they’re bad, and then there’s The Last Airbender. It’s the story of the lil’ Avatar that could, and is riddled with enough racism and weird dialogue to disorient you for days. Jon Daly somehow got roped into the torture of this movie, and joins Paul, June, and Jason to work through the pain. Listen to hear if your back-handed compliment was used, and leave us comments on Earwolf and Facebook if you can explain the whole moon princ...
Minisode Four
February 02, 2011 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MBWhen The Razzies, Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, and 9 year-olds all agree a movie is bad, it's time for us to dig in! The Last Airbender is the universally despised M. Night Shyamalan film adaptation of a successful children's show. Interested yet? You can rent it on Netflix and iTunes, and once you do, send us your back-handed compliments at [email protected]
3. Old Dogs (w/ Casey Wilson)
January 26, 2011 08:32 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBWhere do we start with Old Dogs? Human puppet suits? A cross-eyed Rita Wilson? Sports marketing? Paul, June, and Jason invite Casey Wilson to help sift through the farts and crotch-shots that make up this 87 minute masterpiece. Casey and Paul reenact one of the more subtle, dramatic moments from the film, while Jason crosses the line with his jet-pack criticisms. Listen to see if your tag-line got used, and be sure to check us out on Facebook !
Minisode Three
January 19, 2011 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.66 MBIs everyone ready for our third movie? For all you Netflix users, we've picked Old Dogs, quite possibly the WORST Robin Williams vehicle to grace Netflix Instant Watch. Enjoy it and send us YOUR original slogan ideas at [email protected].
Season of the Witch (w/ Chris Hardwick)
January 11, 2011 07:54 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MBNic Cage makes his first (but almost definitely not last) appearance on How Did This Get Made with Season of the Witch, a psuedo-religious buddy movie set during the black plague. Chris Hardwick joins the HDTGM crew to experience the inconsistent accents and sub-par CGI that famed director Dominic Sena cultivated in this cinematic gem. They pitch some alternate endings, delve into the subtle differences between witches and demons, and ask the all important question: How many women were kille...
Season of the Witch
January 11, 2011 07:54 - 37 minutes - 52 MBNic Cage makes his first (but almost definitely not last) appearance on How Did This Get Made with Season of the Witch, a psuedo-religious buddy movie set during the black plague. Chris Hardwick joins the HDTGM crew to experience the inconsistent accents and sub-par CGI that famed director Dominic Sena cultivated in this cinematic gem. They pitch some alternate endings, delve into the subtle differences between witches and demons, and ask the all important question: How many women were killed...
2. Season of the Witch
January 11, 2011 07:54 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBNic Cage makes his first (but almost definitely not last) appearance on How Did This Get Made with Season of the Witch, a psuedo-religious buddy movie set during the black plague. Chris Hardwick joins the HDTGM crew to experience the inconsistent accents and sub-par CGI that famed director Dominic Sena cultivated in this cinematic gem. They pitch some alternate endings, delve into the subtle differences between witches and demons, and ask the all important question: How many women w...
Minisode Two
January 07, 2011 00:00 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBYou've waited patiently and after much deliberation, a second movie has been chosen! It's the new medieval thriller Season of the Witch! Go get your ticket now so you'll be ready next week to discuss this disaster from Nic Cage. See you then!
1. Burlesque (w/ Nick Kroll)
December 11, 2010 03:08 - 38 minutes - 35 MBPaul Scheer and his friends went to see Burlesque, and you might be shocked to hear that they didn't like it. Paul, June, Jason, and guest Nick Kroll help us sift through the glitter and sadness that makes up this Golden Globe nominated film. June shares with us some of the life lessons she learned from this future-classic and everyone shares their personal "WHAT THE FUCK?" moment. Email us at [email protected] with your thoughts on Burlesque and nominations for future ...
Minisode One
December 10, 2010 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MBIf you've ever wanted to watch crappy movies with the industry's best comedians, you are in luck! Paul Scheer has vowed to watch the worst garbage Hollywood can produce and report back to us with the results. June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas will join him to watch the first selection: Burlesque! Come back next week to hear everyone has to say about it.
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