Was This Always Weird
115 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsComedians from Austin, TX breakdown the hilarious, upsetting, and unusual things about famous films. From masterpiece pictures that haven't aged well to terrible garbage cinema born trash, they'll review any feature and report on exactly what makes these classic movies weird, why, and whether or not it has always been that way. Hosted by Cody Dearing & Matthew Stoner
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Turner and Hooch - Ep.57
May 24, 2017 05:01 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBTom Hanks and a down to earth dog named Hooch (good boy) are paired up in a buddy cop comedy where they have to track down the criminal who murdered Hooch's owner...and get some tail along the way. K.C. Taylor (Nav Jodha) helps break down the classic buddy cop cheese and some middle level Hanks of 1989's Turner & Hooch.
Cool Runnings - Ep.56
May 17, 2017 05:01 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBIn a likely turn of events the first Jamaican bobsled team to compete at the Olympics crashes violently, and is then forced to carry their own sled to the finish line before receiving medical aid. Brian May (Pendulum Presents) feels both rhythm and rhyme with us as we talk about the numerous and somewhat unfair liberties Disney took with its retelling of a true story in Cool Runnings (1993).
Thumbelina - Ep.55
May 10, 2017 05:01 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBA tiny young woman is continuously abducted by a series of increasingly terrifying woodland creatures with horrible intentions. With music by Barry Manilow. Caitlin McNally (I'm So Sorry) suspends her disbelief with us as we take on another haunting Don Bluth animated classic tale of neglect and loneliness, Thumbelina (1994).
Terminator 2 - Ep.54
May 03, 2017 05:01 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBArnold Schwarzenegger is sent back to the past for a second time with a stated mission of saving John Connor and preventing the apocalypse...except that last time he was here he had the opposite agenda. So, maybe Arnold is just pretending to be a good robot who in actuality also hopes to usher in the robot apocalypse? Erica Lies (@EricaLiesALot) was sent to our podcast from the present to discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and teen heartthrob Edward Furlong in James Cameron's ...
Twister - Ep.53
April 26, 2017 04:50 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBBill Paxton steals Hellen Hunt's movie right out from under her in a film where we pretend like the tornado is the biggest shit sucking asshole. Eli Eidson (Empty Promises) is in the studio to talk about Twister (1996) and its many awful scientists.
2017 Awards Show - Ep.52
April 19, 2017 05:01 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBAs is our style we're getting nostalgic for the first year of our own show, and are handing out awards to some of the masterpieces of cinema we watched this year. Which movie held up the best/worst? Which fight scene was the flat-out craziest? Join us for a magical 2017 awards show episode of golden memories, personal tales of shame, and heartfelt thanks to our listeners for their support! Warning: Thanks also given to our wonderful guests, and to our friends over at TheDreamCage.co...
The Parent Trap (1998) - Ep.51
April 12, 2017 05:01 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBThis 1998 remake of the 1961 film The Parent Trap is different in that it stars Lindsay Lohan, they removed some of the better details, and the word "actually" is used 23 times. Meredith Mae Roberts joins the show again (The Parent Trap) to discuss the pros and cons of the 1998 remake of the Parent Trap, smothered sausages and all.
Hollow Man - Ep.50
April 05, 2017 05:01 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBA nu-metal loving scientist who has yet to crack the code of enthusiastic consent invents a way to make himself into the invisible bad touching maniac in the sci-fi horror movie, Hollow Man. Lance Gilstrap (Movie Riot) returns to the show (From Dusk Till Dawn) to discuss Kevin Bacon's Hollow Man, a film that we now regret referencing at the end of nearly every episode of this show.
Dont Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead - Ep.49
March 29, 2017 05:01 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBA family of 5 young criminals engage in the cover-up of their dead babysitter in hopes of having one unforgettably lawless summer. Justin Soileau (Youtube, Bandcamp) joins us again (Teen Wolf) to help investigate the many crimes of the Crandell children and whether or not the death of the titular babysitter was set-up to transpire by the conveniently vacationing mother in Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead (1991).
True Lies - Ep.48
March 22, 2017 14:44 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBArnold Schwarzenegger's secret dual life as a spy comes crashing down around him as he neglects the responsibilities of his job tracking terrorist to instead devote government resources to spying on his wife and taking revenge on her for a potential affair. Quinn Buckner joins us to talk about True Lies (1994) starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, and Eliza Dushku in a delightful story of love & excessive military waste.
The Boondock Saints - Ep.47
March 15, 2017 05:55 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBWhen two brothers murder in self-defense they are unexpectedly turned on to a life of vigilante crime fighting and action movie cliches in a post Pulp-Fiction world. Sam Eidson (68 Kill, A Bad Idea Gone Wrong) joins us to talk about Boondock Saints, and the film's ill-tempered and ill-fated director Troy Duffy.
Bio-Dome - Ep.46
March 08, 2017 06:01 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBTwo stoners get stuck in a year long science experiment, and use the opportunity to prove that they're terrible people. Chaz Formichella (bit show) batons down the hatches with us as we talk about yet another Pauly Shore movie, Bio-Dome (1996).
Donnie Darko - Ep.45
March 01, 2017 06:01 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBA teenage boy in the 80's (who acts like a real butthole) proves that either God is real, aliens are watching us from the future with advanced technology and possibly manipulating the past, or that a 25 year old screenwriter will do whatever it takes to conceive the bullshit necessary to stabilize his house of cards. Will Dwyer (@FirstWillEver) follows his chosen path to the podcast, and helps reveal the meaning behind the numerous obtuse elements in Donnie Darko.
10 things I hate about you - Ep.44
February 22, 2017 06:01 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBWhen you're the new kid in high school and you set your sights on claiming the prettiest and most popular female classmate as your rightful prize you might end up having to put up with some of her dad's crazy rules about not dating until her shrew of a sister does...but if you're horny enough, and have a total lack of ethics then there's no heart you can't scheme your way into. Dylan Garsee (Gayme Show) helps us comprehend the many questions posed by 10 Things I Hate About You. From Larry...
All Dogs Go To Heaven - Ep.43
February 15, 2017 06:01 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBAn unlikeable doggo (Burt Reynolds) gets his chance at redemption after being killed by a car rube goldberg machine in, All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989). G-Su Paek (Just A Bill Podcast) joins the show to talk about the dark history of All Dogs Go To Heaven and why the movie looks and feels like a Disney movie, but it isn't a Disney movie.