Make Him Watch It
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsScreenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax, and more) force each other to watch movies they've never seen, then discuss them.
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Episode 22: Krull and The Money Pit
March 12, 2024 19:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax, Secret Life of Pets, Schmigadoon!) make each other watch movies and then discuss them. In this episode they make each other watch movies they saw in the theater in the 80s and hated: Cinco makes Ken watch the Tom Hanks and Shelley Long starrer THE MONEY PIT and Ken makes Cinco watch the Star Wars wannabe KRULL.
Episode 21: Muppet Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street! HOLIDAY EDITION!
December 12, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this episode screenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Schmigadoon!, the Despicable Me movies, etc.) make each other watch Christmas movies they haven't seen. Cinco makes Ken watch The Muppet Christmas Carol and Ken makes Cinco watch Miracle on 34th Street (1994 remake). What did they think? BONUS CONTENT: they also discuss their Top 5 Christmas Movies!
Episode 20: A Few Good Men & Inside Out
July 26, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn this week's episode screenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Schmigadoon!, the Despicable Me movies, etc.) make each other rewatch movies they think deserve a second chance. Ken makes Cinco watch the Aaron Sorkin courtroom drama A Few Good Men and Cinco makes Ken rewatch the Pixar emotional rollercoaster Inside Out. Did they change their minds?
Episode 19: Special 00's Edition!
June 20, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me 1,2,3, Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax, The Secret Life of Pets, Schmigadoon!) discuss their favorite and least favorite movies of the 00's, from 2000 to 2009.
Episode 18: Once Upon a Time in the West & City Slickers
May 25, 2023 22:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBCinco makes Ken watch the Sergio Leone classic Once Upon a Time in the West, and Ken makes Cinco rewatch City Slickers. What did they think???
Episode 17: Harold & Maude and 2001: A Space Odyssey
May 11, 2023 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who, Secret Life of Pets, Schmigadoon!) make each other watch movies and then discuss. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the cult classic Harold and Maude, and Ken makes Cinco watch the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Will Cinco finally like a movie Ken makes him watch? Listen to find out!
Episode 16: The Hospital and It's a Gift
June 08, 2021 17:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBScreenwriter Cinco Paul (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, Horton Hears a Who) welcomes special guests Matthew Coniam, Noah Diamond and Bob Gassel of the Marx Brothers Council Podcast! Cinco makes the gang watch the 1971 dark comedy The Hospital, written by Paddy Chayefsky and starring George C. Scott, while they make him watch the W.C. Fields classic It's a Gift.
Episode 15: Destry Rides Again and Jackie Brown
May 19, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBCinco Paul (co-writer of the Despicable Me movies) welcomes special guest Julie Klausner (creator and star of Difficult People) back to the podcast! He makes her watch the 1939 classic comedy-western Destry Rides Again, and she makes him watch Quentin Tarantino's 1997 blaxploitation homage Jackie Brown. What did they think? Check it out on this latest episode of MAKE HIM WATCH IT!
Episode 14: Special 90's Edition!
October 20, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, Horton Hears a Who) discuss the best and worst movies of the 90's and ultimately determine the TOP THREE MOVIES OF THE DECADE.
Episode 13: Special 80's Edition!!!
July 22, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBIn this special episode, screenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me 1,2&3, The Secret Life of Pets, Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax) go through the movies of the 80's year by year, naming their top 5, their guilty pleasures, and the movies they hated most. At the end of the episode they determine the TOP THREE MOVIES OF THE 80'S.
Episode12: Hannah and Her Sisters & Escape from the Planet of the Apes
June 09, 2020 16:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, Horton Hears a Who) make each other watch movies they've never seen and then discuss them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the Woody Allen classic Hannah and Her Sisters and Ken makes Cinco watch the 1971 sci-fi sequel Escape from the Planet of the Apes.
Episode11: The Bad News Bears and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
April 29, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBThis week host Cinco Paul (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets) welcomes very special guest Julie Klausner (Difficult People)! He makes her watch the Walter Matthau 1976 baseball comedy The Bad News Bears, and she makes him watch Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Episode 10: Superdad and 17 Again
April 09, 2020 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this episode of the podcast in which screenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, among others) force each other to watch movies they've never seen, Cinco makes Ken watch the very 70's live action Disney classic SUPERDAD (starring a young Kurt Russell AND Bruno Kirby), and Ken makes Cinco watch the 2009 Zac Efron-starrer 17 AGAIN.
Episode 9: We Are the Best! and Labyrinth
March 30, 2020 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, Horton Hears a Who) make each other watch movies they've never seen, then discuss them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the 2013 Swedish indie We Are the Best, and Ken makes Cinco watch the 80's cult classic Labyrinth.
Episode 8: Red Dawn and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
March 20, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, Horton Hears a Who, Bubble Boy) make each other watch movies they've never seen and then discuss them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the dark comedy classic Dr. Strangelove and Ken makes Cinco watch the 1984 cold war smash Red Dawn.
Episode 7: Monty Python and the Holy Grail & Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
March 13, 2020 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (Despicable Me 1,2&3, Secret Life of Pets, Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax) make each other watch movies they've never seen and then discuss them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the comedy classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail (yes, Ken had somehow NEVER seen it!) and Ken makes Cinco watch Kevin Costner halfheartedly attempt a British accent in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Episode 6: High Society & Return of the Jedi
August 01, 2019 20:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, and more) make each other watch movies they've never seen, then discuss them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the musical remake of The Philadelphia Story, High Society, while Ken makes Cinco watch the final episode of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi. Which, full disclosure, Cinco has seen, but only once in the theater back in 1983, and Ken doesn't consider that "really" seeing it.
Episode 5: 8 1/2 and My Girl
July 18, 2019 19:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, and more) make each other watch movies they've never seen, then discuss them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the Federico Fellini classic 8 1/2, while Ken makes Cinco watch the Anna Chlumsky-starring charmer My Girl. What did they think? Listen and find out!
Episode 4: The Royal Tenenbaums & Far and Away
July 04, 2019 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, etc.) make each other watch movies they've never seen, then discuss them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, while Ken makes Cinco watch Ron Howard's immigrant epic Far and Away. Did Ken think Margot Tenenbaum was a "corker"? Will Cinco finally like a movie Ken picks? Listen and find out!
Episode 3: Horse Feathers and The Sandlot
June 19, 2019 21:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, etc.) make each other watch movies they've never seen, then discuss them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the Marx Brothers classic Horse Feathers, while Ken makes Cinco watch the family baseball favorite The Sandlot. Did Cinco say, "I'm Against It"? Did Ken say, "You're killing me, Paul"? Listen and find out!
Episode 2: Stagecoach and Clash of the Titans
June 04, 2019 16:00 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBScreenwriters Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio (the Despicable Me movies, Secret Life of Pets, The Lorax, Horton Hears a Who) make each other watch movies they've never seen before and then talk about them. In this episode Cinco makes Ken watch the classic 1939 John Ford western Stagecoach, and Ken makes Cinco watch the 1981 Greek mythology fantasy Clash of the Titans. What did they think? Listen and find out!
Episode 1: Some Like It Hot and Rocky III
May 22, 2019 16:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBIn this episode Cinco makes Ken watch Some Like It Hot (which he's never seen) and Ken makes Cinco watch Rocky III (which he's never seen). What will they think? Who will get the fuzzy end of the lollipop? Who has the eye of the tiger? Listen and find out!