Best Bad Movies Worse People Podcasts (2025)

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PATREON SNEAK PEEK- Ep 130: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 4:44

2d ago4:44

4:44

Get the full episode and more at patreon.com/worsepeople for only $3 a month! This month's Patreon-exclusive Mental Health episode is a listener request from one of our longest Patrons, Tanker Tom! We're watching Simon Wincer's HARLEY DAVIDSON AND THE MARLBORO MAN, starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson! It might be a slightly apocalyptic future an…

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If Elton John’s ‘Your Song’ Was Your Song, Would You Be Happy? 59:02

19m ago59:02

59:02

Elton John has wheeled out his grand piano to your romantic picnic spot. He has written you a song all about his potions & sculptures. But what does any of it actually mean? Links to everything at https://linktr.ee/plumbingthedeathstar including our terrible merch, social media garbage and where to become a subscriber to Bad Brain Boys+ Hosted on A…

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Ep 129: Universal Soldier 1:44:28

6d ago1:44:28

1:44:28

For this week's Made in Arizona episode, we're diving into Roland Emmrich's UNIVERSAL SOLDIER, starring Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren! This also kicks off our new monthly segment SHLOCK & LOAD, where we'll be getting into the nitty gritty of 80s and 90s shlock action cinema. A secret group within the US government is taking dead troops a…

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Which Mario Kart Racer Would Make The Best Taxi Driver? 1:02:25

7d ago1:02:25

1:02:25

You've landed in London, you're weary from your long flight, you need a taxi. Which Mario Kart character are you choosing to drive? Be careful, your choice could have disastrous meatball related repercussions. Links to everything at https://linktr.ee/plumbingthedeathstar including our terrible merch, social media garbage and where to become a subsc…

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Ep 128: Fire Birds 1:38:31

13d ago1:38:31

1:38:31

We kick off Made in Arizona month with a Nic Cage/Tommy Lee Jones banger! FIRE BIRDS is essentially a Top Gun rip-off, but with helicopters and less Scientology, and we had a great time with it. Nic Cage plays hotshot helicopter pilot Jake Preston, who gets accepted into an Apache training program to fly missions against America's biggest enemy at …

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What Gifts Would You Provide to the People that Come to Visit You if You're the Wizard of Oz OR How Would You Reward Dorothy and Her Friends in the Wizard of Oz? 48:47

15d ago48:47

48:47

Dorothy and the gang have annihilated that witch and now they've come to the Plumbing Boys for their sweet reward! With not a single brain between them how will they figure out how to give some kind of strawman a brain, a big lion who they think his name is Courage courage, the metal golum a heart and Doroty and her dog a way to go home. Duscher op…

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Ep 127: DeepStar Six 1:33:48

20d ago1:33:48

1:33:48

Our final 1989 flick of the month is directed by Friday the 13th's Sean S Cunningham and stars.... no one you've ever heard of. Produced quickly and on a small budget to beat the other two films to the box office, this one is very similar to LEVIATHAN, but without any of the special effects talent or acting chops. This time we have a team of Navy m…

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How Would You Get the Fox Across the River When You Also Have a Goose and a Bag of Beans? 56:38

21d ago56:38

56:38

It's one of the oldest riddles (or puzzles (apparently it's a puzzle, there's a lot of disbelief and arguments at this)) ever told! You are on one side of the river with a goose, a fox and a bag of beans and you have to get to the other side by a boat carrying one at a time. However, if you leave the fox with the goose that fox will straight up dev…

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PATREON SNEAK PEEK Ep 126: The Abyss 4:53

25d ago4:53

4:53

Get the full episode on THE ABYSS as well as every other Mental Health episode we have released and the brand new show Latchkey Vids on Patreon for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople! James Cameron's incredibly troubled masterpiece was one of three water-based sci-fi action flicks released in 1989 and our favorite movie of the month. Starri…

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Ep 125: Leviathan (1989) 1:24:33

28d ago1:24:33

1:24:33

One of three 1989 underwater sci-fi action flicks this month, LEVIATHAN is directed by George P Cosmatos and stars Peter Weller, Ernie Hudson, Daniel Stern and Hector Elizondo. A team of underwater miners (very different from underwater oil drillers like The Abyss) encounter a bizarre creature in the depths of the ocean that shouldn't exist, but it…

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How Would You Pitch the Truman Show to Investors? 41:21

29d ago41:21

41:21

Oh shade! That's what the boys needed! Now somewhat out of the sun the Plumbing Boys can bring Pooling the Poolstar to a close by trying to pitch the Truman Show to investors. Zammit isn't sure that a company should own a baby, Jackson wants desperately to live in the moon and Duscher shills for Big Crack. So chuck on the boob tube and flick over t…

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PATREON SNEAK PEEK: Latchkey Vids - Cop Rock Ep 2 4:41

1M ago4:41

4:41

Here's a sneak peek of our latest Patreon segment available for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople! In this month's installment of Latchkey Vids, we continue the journey into 1990's COP ROCK. The consequences of Detective LaRusso's unjustified shooting are felt while we meet a new member of the squad and get some great songs including an ep…

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Ep 124: Sphere 1:56:45

1M ago1:56:45

1:56:45

With a stacked cast including Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Sam Jackson and Liev Schreiber, this Barry Levinson picture sounds like it should be awesome, but god damn is it a chore. Don't worry though, we watched it so you don't have to! A team of scientists are dropped into a mysterious situation involving an alien spacecraft at the bottom of the …

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How Would You Huff and Puff and Kill Those Three Little Pigs? 31:31

1M ago31:31

31:31

Plumbing the Death Star has been in the pool for too long and the sun is starting to get to them. You can tell. Duscher's head is burning. Maybe because of this they're turning their attention to fairy tales and trying to eat the three little pigs. Duscher wants to ramraid the pigs brick house, Zammit is unclear if destroying a tent is a crime, and…

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Ep 123: Waterworld (season 3 premiere) 2:08:34

1M ago2:08:34

2:08:34

We kick off DROWNuary with a favorite of all members of this podcast, Kevin Costner's post-apocalyptic epic WATERWORLD! The polar ice caps have melted due to global warming and humanity survives on scattered floating settlements and boats. Of course, not only good people make it, Dennis Hopper and his Smokers roam to open seas, pillaging and murder…

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How Would You Use Chameleon's Powers (as Seen in Kraven the Hunter) To Take Over the Mob? 45:39

1M ago45:39

45:39

Can you believe it's that time of year again? The much anticipated Pooling the Poolstar! Or Pooling the Deathstar? Whatever, who cares, it's hot and we're in a pool. After cooking our brains by seeing Kraven four times in one day for our sister show Baseless Speculation we figured we'd further cook our brains by sitting directly in the sun and havi…

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Ep 122: Films We Would Be Buried With Part Deux 1:06:29

2M ago1:06:29

1:06:29

Last year, we had our friend [BLEEP] on the show to interview us about some of our most and least favorite movies, borrowing the questions from the Films to Be Buried With podcast and we had such a good time that we invited him back to toss some more questions at us. Plus we had a little surprise for him as well. Find music by GRIPES! on Spotify or…

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How Would You Die as Uncle Ben? 53:52

2M ago53:52

53:52

Plumbing the Death Star has a long history of misremembering how Uncle Ben died. Who shot him? Why? Uncle Guts? Well in this episode JoshAus let's the boys revisit that incredible event to ask, hey, how would we have died as Uncle Ben? There's very little great power, and even less great responsibility but there are plenty of references to the movi…

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Ep 121: Latchkey Vids #1- Cop Rock Ep 1: The Pilot 1:03:28

2M ago1:03:28

1:03:28

Here's a free episode for all of you listeners of our BRAND SPANKIN' NEW Patreon show starting in 2025, LATCHKEY VIDS! We'll be discussing canceled and forgotten TV shows from the 1990s starting with COP ROCK, the gritty police drama that is also a delightfully lighthearted musical. Subscribe to our Patreon for only $3 a month to get more of these …

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How Would You Use Frosty’s Hat for Personal Gain or Financial Profit? 1:12:39

2M ago1:12:39

1:12:39

Merry Christmas from Plumbing the Death Star! To bring in the hollyest and jollyest of seasons the boys decide to exploit the magic old hat that brought frosty the snowman to life. Unsurprisingly it instantly turns into a ghoulish necromantic mess. It's a yuletide nightmare as bodies are brought back from the dead, billionairs are scammed, and men …

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FREE PATREON PREVIEW Ep 120: Violent Night 4:40

2M ago4:40

4:40

Here's a FREE preview of our latest Mental Health episode available exclusively on our Patreon for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople! For only $3 a month you get a bonus MENTAL HEALTH episode about a movie we love, access to our new series LATCHKEY VIDS, a monthly newsletter, early access to regular episodes of HAN TOOK SHOTS FIRST plus yo…

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Ep 119: Clash of the Titans (1981, Dirka Classic Movies Finale) 2:00:19

2M ago2:00:19

2:00:19

We've had a lot of fun doing these Dirka Classic Movies episodes for the past year, but, in 2025, we have something new coming your way, so we decided to close out the DCM series with an absolute treasure featuring some killer special effects from the legendary Ray Harryhausen, 1981's CLASH OF THE TITANS. Giant scorpions, a steampunk owl, gods, men…

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Which Alien Would Be the Worst to Be Abducted By? 55:26

2M ago55:26

55:26

Oh no! Space aliens have taken a keen interest in plumbing the death star and decided to abduct them. What will befall our intrepid trio? Well, Zammit almost instantly dies from exposure, Jackson gets stranded in the past, and Duscher goes to court for a crime he didnt do (but easily could have). There's way less probe talk in this episode than you…

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Ep 118: Friday the 13th (1980) BONUS EPISODE 2:06:28

2M ago2:06:28

2:06:28

It's Friday the 13th again, so it's time for another SPECIAL episode. On our last Friday the 13th special we randomly drew a movie from THE BAG and we are discussing the original, classic, wonderful FRIDAY THE 13TH! For this, we invited our friend and horror movie expert Zip back to record with us and he gladly jumped at the opportunity. The origin…

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Ep 117: Shark Exorcist by Bucket of Chum featuring Bad Movies Worse People 59:40

2M ago59:40

59:40

Back in May we were guests on our friend Steve's podcast Bucket of Chum for his new Seasick Cinema segment and here we have the audio for the episode presented in full for you, our listeners. Be sure to check out Bucket of Chum anywhere you get podcasts! Forgive me father, for I have finned... Mega Mayhem starts with the first episode of the side s…

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How Would You Dunk Achilles Into the River to Make Him Better (and No You Just Can't Throw Him In)? 47:18

2M ago47:18

47:18

No form of pop culture is safe from Plumbing the Death Star, and that includes ancient greek mythology. JohnnyImperfectAlien from the Sanspants Radio discord, asks the boys to give their strategies for dunking their baby boy Achilles in the river styx. To no one's surprise their baby almost instantly gets swept away and Jackson starts eating snakes…

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Ep 116: Miami Connection REDUX w Steve from Bucket of Chum 1:49:20

3M ago1:49:20

1:49:20

Get the full video version on Patreon! It's our 2nd anniversary and just like last year, we're celebrating by revisiting one of our favorite movies from the very early days of the podcast. We didn't know what the hell we were doing back then (let's be honest, we barely know now), so we're going back to Orlando to fight the ninja! There were some te…

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Would You Take the Substance from the Substance? 55:25

3M ago55:25

55:25

In the movie the Substance Demi Moore takes the Substance and gives birth to a Substance baby played by Margaret Qualley, and that's only the start of her problems. Well what if Plumbing the Death Star took the substance, what would that be like? A mess is the answer. We're talking old knobs and baffling talk show appearances. It's not pretty. If y…

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Ep 115: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge w Runt of Jivin' Scientists 1:40:43

3M ago1:40:43

1:40:43

For the final week of our Tucson Music Scene month, we ventured out of our recording dungeon to Brickbox Brewery to record with the owner of the venue and a world-class hip-hop artist, Runt of the mighty Jivin' Scientists! We talk about the second entry in the Freddy Krueger oeuvre, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE, directed by Jack Sh…

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Which Would be the Worst Fictional Character to Sit Next to on an International Flight? 58:52

3M ago58:52

58:52

Plumbing the Death Star has reunited after their UK tour and just in time for the Cheerful Earful Podcast festival, and they're talking planes and air travel. Jackson is scared the hulk will suck him like a lollipop, Duscher somehow ends up joining the Fellowship of the Ring, and Zammit gets put up for adoption. So buckle your seatbelt, make sure t…

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PATREON Free Preview: Ep 114: Empire Records 6:11

3M ago6:11

6:11

Get the full episode on our Patreon for only $3 a month along with every other Mental Health episode we've ever done and will do in the future at patreon.com/worsepeople Whitney chose this month's Mental Health episode as her birthday episode, 1995's EMPIRE RECORDS, directed by Allan Moyle and starring Liv Tyler, Rory Cochrane, Ethan Embry, Robin T…

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Ep 113: Almost Heroes (w Ty from Swigfoot) 1:47:49

3M ago1:47:49

1:47:49

For the next entry in our Tucson Music Scene month, we welcome Ty from the ska punk band Swigfoot and he's bringing us 1998's ALMOST HEROES directed by the great Christopher Guest and starring Matthew Perry and Chris Farley, in his final role before his untimely death. Leslie Edwards and Bartholomew Hunt are two explorers in the 1800s, racing their…

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Who Actually is the Worst Wolverine? 51:30

3M ago51:30

51:30

In the movie Deadpool and Wolverine they say that their Wolverine is the worst Wolverine because he got drunk once at the wrong time. The Plumbing Boys find that unsatisfactory. Surely there’s a worse Wolverine than that, gotta be. Zammit imagines a Wolvie who kept his chauffer license and loves his job, Jackson creates the greatest Plumbing riff o…

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Ep 112: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (w 3CEUS) 1:42:23

3M ago1:42:23

1:42:23

We continue Tucson Music Scene Month with our pal, and local synth musician, 3CEUS brings us this black sheep entry in the Halloween franchise, HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and starring Tom Atkins and Stacey Nelkin. Better known as "the one without Michael Myers", we'll talk about why that happened and what is e…

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How Would You Re-Design Aquaman? 53:44

3M ago53:44

53:44

With basically no plan Plumbing the Death Star launch into the question today. How would you redesign Aquaman? For what? Who knows. Zammit wants him bald and mutilated, possibly so he more resembles a fish, or maybe for some other esoteric reason known only to him. Jackson sees him as a fisherman of sorts, forgetting that fishermen are the enemy of…

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Ep 111: Street Fighter (with Patch from Evasion) 2:20:34

4M ago2:20:34

2:20:34

This week we welcome our good friend Patch from Evasion to dive into the 1994 smash hit turd, STREET FIGHTER directed by Steven E. de Souza and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, the incomparable Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen, Wes Studi and Kylie Minogue. When General Bison, the evil dictator of Shadaloo, takes a busload of relief workers hostage for ransom…

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How Would You Use Minority Report? 1:01:14

3M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

Remember in Minority Report where if you thought about murdering someone they put you in a tube? The big tube you’re in forever alongside a bunch of other guys stacked six people high. Well here at Plumbing the Death Star we think that’s probably an imperfect system. Zammit is shocked that cops could be made even lazier, Jackson tries to become the…

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Ep 110: Halloween: Resurrection 1:38:36

4M ago1:38:36

1:38:36

Jamie Lee Curtis makes a short appearance in the film she describes as "a joke", but the meat of this turd sandwich takes place back in Haddonfield where a live internet reality show called Dangertainment hosted by Busta Rhymes is being filmed in Michael’s old home. This stupid throwback to the early 2000s is widely considered the worst entry in th…

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How Would You Exploit the Pet Sematary for Personal Gain or Profit? 58:14

4M ago58:14

58:14

It’s our lucky day! We’ve gained unique access to a cemetery where if you bury something it comes back wrong! While we struggle to find the bit Zammit comes up with a hairbrained scheme involving cheap meats and a sack, JD has a longwinded plan involving a certain gorilla and Jackson wants to get back at poachers by encouraging poaching. Sometimes …

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PATREON FREE PREVIEW Ep 109: The Fly (1986) 3:36

4M ago3:36

3:36

Here's a little clip of our newest Patrons only episode for Halloween Horrorfest available at patreon.com/worsepeopleBy Bad Movies, Worse People

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Ep 108: Empire of the Ants (Dirka Classic Movies) 1:42:16

4M ago1:42:16

1:42:16

For our penultimate entry in the Dirka Classic Movies series and our next episode of Halloween Horrorfest, we discuss this flick, directed by a guy apparently known as Mr. B.I.G., Bert I. Gordon, a monster movie master and schlock king. This one stars Joan Collins of Dynasty fame and follows her and a group of unsuspecting shlubs that she is trying…

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Why Would You Interview a Vampire? 51:43

4M ago51:43

51:43

Your editor's lined up the interview of a lifetime! You're gonna win that emmy but for journalists, a Pulitzer Prize? Weird to call something we give out to people that do a good job at journalism a prize like it's something you won at a carnival handed out by a clown. Anyway, forget Frost/Nixon it's you/a vampire! What an incredible get! You get t…

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Ep 107: The Faculty 2:02:45

4M ago2:02:45

2:02:45

The next installment in our Halloween Horrorfest, THE FACULTY is directed by one of Derrick's favorite directors, Robert Rodriguez, and stars a deep cast of future stars including Josh Hartnett, Clea DuVall, Jordanna Brewster, Jon Stewart, Famke Janssen, Elijah Wood and Usher (in his film debut) as well as old favorites like Selma Hayek, Piper Laur…

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How Would You Raise the Devil? 1:00:15

4M ago1:00:15

1:00:15

It’s my three dads as three dads do their best to raise a demon baby! You see, these three dads don’t have a kid and this here demon kid doesn’t have three dads! It truely is a match made in heaven. Well actually hell. Or more practically Italy we think? JD takes us through the plot of Omen while Zammit get m-pregged and Jackson gets caught up in a…

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Ep 106: Ticks 1:45:58

4M ago1:45:58

1:45:58

A direct-to-video early 90s oddity starring a little baby Seth Green, Alfonso Ribeiro (yes Carlton himself) as a street tough named Panic, Clint Howard and a whole cast of nobodies! A group of troubled and misfit teens go on a camping trip with a youth group to commune with nature and find some peace, but the local pot farmers are using a dangerous…

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Which Fictional Character Would Make the Best Best Person (at a Wedding)? 55:33

4M ago55:33

55:33

Hey, never say Plumbing the Death Star never did anything for you. Best Man PJ asked Plumbing the Death Star for a shoutout for his mates Tom’s wedding and they went and did a whole episode instead. A wedding themed episode, no less. Jackson asks Professor X to be his best person and crosses some personal boundaries, Zammit opts for Superman and, u…

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Ep 105: Tremors 2: Aftershocks 1:21:15

5M ago1:21:15

1:21:15

This sequel to our Patreon exclusive episode was released a whopping SIX YEARS after the original, seeing the return of Fred Ward and Michael Gross, but notably not Kevin Bacon. Ward is now an ostrich farmer and graboid hunter for hire, recruited to help a Mexican oil company eradicate their infestation south of the border. Joined by a new, forgett…

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Could You Be A Better Boyfriend than Peter Parker? 53:38

5M ago53:38

53:38

Peter Parker you're not a good boyfriend. You never puts MJ first, you're always missing her plays or other events that are important to her. We understand your uncle's car crash gave you powers or whatever and because of that you stop crime as Car Uncle Man but Peter, you can't predict the future and we're fairly sure your Car Uncle, Cuncle Ben, w…

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Ep 104: Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (Dirka Classic Movies) 1:09:03

5M ago1:09:03

1:09:03

This month's installment of Dirka Classic Movies is a classic monster movie with a silly twist! When reports of a clawed beast cause hundreds of natives to flee their Brazilian plantation jobs, the landowners send a macho troubleshooter aptly named Rock Dean and cancer researching doctor Andrea Romar deep into the rainforest for a steamy odyssey of…

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After All, What is a Wonderwall? 49:35

5M ago49:35

49:35

Oasis is getting back together to the surprise of pretty much everyone, prompting Plumbing the Death Star to ask: hey what exactly is a wonderwall anyway? Why would someone be one? And what does it have to do with the classic Pixar Cars franchise? Duscher has some strong opinions on the game of Downball, Zammit theorises about an invisible wall tha…

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