Movielife Crisis
83 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratingsA re-watch show for movies that came out 30 years ago, from two guys who loved movies in 1994 and still do in 2024. Come along with us as we re-live the 90s one film at a time!
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Patreon Teaser!
August 08, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBBONUS CONTENT! Here's a short teaser of our first S1: BC content, out today on Patreon! If you want to hear more movies from us, we've got one 1990 release every month on patreon for as little as $5/month, plus you can help us pay for our hosting and recording costs while directly supporting the arts :) TMNT Pretty Woman Tremors Dick Tracy Total Recall House Party Days Of Thunder Main feed will remain on 1992 movies and $0.00 as always. Support the Show.
A River Runs Through It
August 01, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBThis Academy Award-winning coming of age story, directed by podcast favorite Robert Redford, talks a lot about fishing and Presbyterianism in the early 1900s in Montana. Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer, and Tom Skerrit star, and introducing a young Joseph Gordon Levitt! Lastly, patreon launch announcement and intern Mike stops by! http://www.patreon.com/movielifecrisis Support the Show.
Boomerang
July 18, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBEddie Murphy. Martin Lawrence. David Alan Grier. Robin Givens. Halle Berry. Eartha Kitt. Grace Jones. This absolute star-studded cast comes through with the #18 movie of 1992, the Eddie Murphy vehicle, Boomerang. Also the movie that launched Boyz II Men's smash hit, End Of The Road. Support the Show.
White Men Can't Jump
July 04, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBWoody Harrelson. Wesley Snipes. Rosie Perez. One of the three best basketball movies ever made. You're listening, but you're not hearing. Support the Show.
A League of Their Own MEGA-EPISODE
June 20, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBThere's no crying in baseball! Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Jon Lovitz, Rosie O'Donnell, Lori Petty, with Penny Marshall at the helm in this all-time sports movie, all-time comedy, complete with an all-time Hans Zimmer score. Did Dottie drop the ball on purpose? Jeff and JT break it down. Support the Show.
Patriot Games
June 06, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBThis episode Jeff and JT cover the Star Wars movie we never saw, where Han Solo, Mace Windu, and Darth Vader all team up to stop Boromir from terrorizing the United States. Kinda. But Harrison Ford does star in this huge R-rated hit from 1992 alongside Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, and Sean Bean. Support the Show.
Encino Man
May 23, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBBrendan Fraser (the GOAT), Pauly Shore (great value Janis Joplin), and Sean Astin (Rudy) all get together in this fish out of water teen comedy from 1992, where Brendan Fraser is an unfrozen caveman who learns english from Pauly Shore (bud--dy). Why? Support the Show.
The Player
May 09, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBRobert Altman's iconic satire of Hollywood, starring Tim Robbins, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Lyle Lovett, and about nine thousand other people. People love this movie! Why? Jeff and JT do their best to try and figure that out. Support the Show.
Batman Returns
April 25, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBToday Jeff and JT tackle the second Tim Burton/Michael Keaton Batman movie, Batman Returns. With Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, Danny DeVito as Penguin, and Christopher Walken and evil rich businessman/Great Value Doc Brown, stuff happens. Spoiler alert: batman wins. Support the Show.
Captain Ron
April 11, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBAlways stand clear of the ladder, boss. Jeff and JT revisit the nautical "comedy" Captain Ron, featuring Kurt Russell and Martin Short. This is the first movie we've covered that lost money, and the guys disagree about why that is. Support the Show.
The Cutting Edge
March 28, 2022 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBToe pick! Moira Kelly and D.B. Sweeney this week in one of the classic 90s romantic comedies, where an odd couple partners up to figure skate in the Olympics. Oh man. This one is not to be missed, as Jeff and JT break down figure skating, why D.B. Sweeney didn't have a way bigger career, and lighting sparklers indoors. Support the Show.
Passenger 57
March 14, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBThis week, JT and Jeff learn about roulette from Wesley Snipes (always bet on black!) in Passenger 57. Watch as Snipes spin kicks people in Louisiana while wearing a turtleneck, button-down shirt, and fly-ass leather jacket with dress shoes. Also a villain who never blinks hijacks an airplane by firing wildly at anything that moves, with his girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley. Basically it's a good time. Support the Show.
Sneakers
February 28, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBNo more secrets, Marty. This episode covers the unbelievably prescient movie from the writers of Wargames and the director of Field of Dreams, where security consultant Martin Bishop gets pulled into a dangerous situation with a black box that everyone in the world is willing to kill for. Starring: Robert Redford Sir Sidney Poitier Sir Ben Kingsley Dan Akroyd Mary McDonnell Timothy Busfield River Phoenix David Starthairn, and James Earl Jones Support the Show.
Wayne's World
February 14, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBComing to you live, from Wayne's Mom's basement, is the hit new podcast (sha, right!) Movielife Crisis, sponsored by Noah's Arcade. Party on, Wayne! Party on, Garth. ps -- this release date is 30 years to the day from the theatrical release, so that's pretty bitchin'. Support the Show.
Under Siege
January 31, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBI'm just a cook, says the star of this movie, who definitely looks as though he knows a LOT about food. It's our one and only foray into the work of Steven Seagal, here with his biggest and best ever movie. Also featuring Great Value Nick Nolte (also known as Gary Busey), Tommy Lee Jones, and Erika Eleniak as Ms. July '89. Why do we do this to ourselves? Support the Show.
My Cousin Vinny
January 17, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBThis week, the two utes (two what?) are looking back at one of 1992's funniest and most quotable movies, My Cousin Vinny. Featuring an Oscar-winning performance from Marisa Tomei, and Oscar-worthy performances from basically everyone else, this thing is wall to wall amazingness. Jeff and JT are joined by guest Jeny Batten (@jenybatts on IG and twitter), who's a TV writer and producer, here to both educated and entertain! Yeah, you blend. Support the Show.
Sister Act
January 04, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBSeason 2 is here! We kick it off with a banger, the Whoopi Goldberg lounge-singer-turned-nun comedy, Sister Act. Not just the setup for Sister Act 2, this is a huge movie in '92 and way funnier than we remembered. Here's the best scene, with 25 million youtube views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctjG4MjJwEA Support the Show.
1992 Snapshot BONUS EP 2: Electric Boogaloo
December 30, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBWHAT IN THE WORLD WAS HAPPENING IN 1992?! We're bored, and we're back, to give you the highlights of 1992. Very little movie talk in this bonus ep, but you will hear about the proper spelling of "potato" and Hurricane Andy knocking over deck furniture. Support the Show.
1991: The Recap BONUS EPISODE!
December 27, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBJeff and JT had so much fun this year, they couldn't quit recording. This short bonus episode breaks down the best and worst of the movies covered on season one of Movielife Crisis. Which movie was your #1? Support the Show.
T2: Judgment Day
December 24, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBI need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle. Biggest movie of the year to close out season 1, 1991, HERE WE GO! Support the Show.
Beauty and the Beast
December 13, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBToday we venture headlong into a tale as old as time, tackling our first animated movie AND our first musical. What does a director do for an animated movie? Why can't we be friends with Jerry Orbach? And the story of Howard Ashman, the man behind the music of A Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. As a specimen yes he's intimidating. Support the Show.
Point Break
November 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBVAYA CON DIOS! This week we look back at one of modern film's great love stories: Bodhi and Johnny Utah. Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, Gary Busey, and our other daughter, Dottie's sister, Lori Petty. Get your jeans ready for some beach football, cause here we come. Support the Show.
Cadence
November 15, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MB"Gig for Bean!" This episode, we revisit Cadence, a passion project developed, directed by, and starring Martin Sheen. Alongside Charlie Sheen, Ramon Estevez (another Sheen brother), and Laurence Fishburn (as Larry Fishburn). We sincerely think this is our best episode, and it's about one of our favorite movies. Dedicated to our man, Chris Brown, gone but not forgotten. 4k upscale version of the movie on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxW7M58dt30 Support the Show.
Hook
November 01, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB1991 Ep. 107 Robin Williams! Dustin Hoffman! Steven Spielberg! Julia Roberts! The story of grown up Peter Pan on an epic scale coming to you this week, including: Mermaids, why? Tink being weird/creepy John Williams with one of his best scores ever Support the Show.
Defending Your Life
October 17, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MB1991, Ep. 6 Albert Brooks writes, directs, and stars in this movie about what happens after you die. Spoiler alert: you have to defend your life to a room of super-smart afterlife lawyers, who decide if you passed. The food is amazing, though, and you get to hang out with young, hot, and very chill Meryl Streep! Support the Show.
Necessary Roughness
October 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB1991, Ep. 5 BLOW THE WHISTLE, BLOW THE WHISTLE! This week we're looking back at the TRUE STORY (totally not true at all) of the Texas State Armadillos, captained by aging-but-still-eligible QB Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap). Featuring our very first guest, Marvin Solomon (Cook It With Marvin: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC65-MEnovWennm2yvokiuyg) Rob Scheider peaks as a pop culture force at age 18 Robert Loggia and his Oscar-worthy locker room speech Scott Bakula's timeless Canadian tu...
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
September 20, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB1991, Ep. 4 This week Jeff and JT are breaking down the epic Kevin Costner blockbuster, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. We Cover: Greater travesty: Costner's hair or his accent? Alan Rickman, the boy who lived Azeem's Wookie life debt How prevalent were haybales in the 1100s? Also Christian Slater was there. And a time capsule on the history of the tale of Robin Hood. Support the Show.
Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead
September 06, 2021 04:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MB1991, Ep. 3 Jeff, did you get the audio pulled from Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead so we can include it? I'm right on top of that, Rose! Yes, yes you are. Today we're on the cult classic Christina Applegate (not to be confused with Christina Aguilera) vehicle Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead. Co-starring the former Knox Overstreet, Josh Charles, and with a sneaky early career David Duchovny (complete with Binaca spray and Miami vice sports coat), this cornball comedy is surpris...
Doc Hollywood
August 23, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MB1991, Ep. 2 This week, Jeff and JT tackle the classic (and oddly creepy) Michael J. Fox fish-out-of-water movie, Doc Hollywood. Co-starring Julie Warner, Woody Harrelson, and Bridget Fonda, and set in the fictional small town of Grady, South Carolina, this movie has some memorable performances and fantastic quotes. On the pod: Woody Harrelson's plan to sell earthquake insurance! Jeff and JT recount their early teen experience of watching a nude scene with their parents in the room DO...
91-01: City Slickers
August 09, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBJoin hosts Jeff and JT as they embark upon an epic re-watch podcast of movies that came out 30 years ago, starting with the timeless masterpiece that is City Slickers. Starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and featuring Oscar-winner Jack Palance, this comedy western is positively delightful, even 30 years after its release. Mentioned in the Podcast: YouTube link: City Slickers (1991) - Official Trailer YouTube link: CITY SLICKERS (1991) - Marc Shaiman - Soundtrack Score Su...
Ep. 101 -- City Slickers
August 09, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBJoin hosts Jeff and JT as they embark upon an epic re-watch podcast of movies that came out 30 years ago, starting with the timeless masterpiece that is City Slickers. Starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and featuring Oscar-winner Jack Palance, this comedy western is positively delightful, even 30 years after its release. Mentioned in the Podcast: YouTube link: City Slickers (1991) - Official Trailer YouTube link: CITY SLICKERS (1991) - Marc Shaiman - Soundtrack Score Su...
City Slickers
August 09, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB1991, Ep. 1 Join hosts Jeff and JT as they embark upon an epic re-watch podcast of movies that came out 30 years ago, starting with the timeless masterpiece that is City Slickers. Starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, and featuring Oscar-winner Jack Palance, this comedy western is positively delightful, even 30 years after its release. We Cover: Jack Palance doing one-armed pushups at the Oscars Billy Crystal's real story of delivering a baby calf on set Cucos in the Ham...
Movielife Crisis Trailer
July 14, 2021 17:00 - 1 minute - 1.09 MBHere's a 90 second sample of episode 1, where we talk about the 1991 classic, City Slickers. Jack Palance does one-armed pushups in a tuxedo at the Oscars while Whoopi Goldberg looks on. That's a thing that happened. Support the Show.