THE BIG 4-0

Ron and Peter went deep on MAJOR LEAGUE and BASEKETBALL as a BONUS episode during The World Series two years ago. This year, your Milwaukee Boy co-hosts are rooting for their Milwaukee Brewers in the Series, so we thought it would be a good time to revisit this episode (it's also Halloween and we have some Halloween talk in this ep). Since we recorded this, Milwaukee and MLB legend - and MAJOR...

THE BIG 4-0 is back after an unplanned week off thanks to Wisconsin sports (GO BREWERS!!!). As well as celebrating our return we are celebrating the 40th birthdays of Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, and a star-making Ray Liotta turn in SOMETHING WILD. C. Thomas Howell in controversial black-face in the would-never-get-made-today comedy SOUL MAN. And Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, and Liam Neeson in...

This week we celebrate THE BIG 4-0's of three 1986 films from big-name directors with big-name stars: Martin Scorsese's THE COLOR OF MONEY, staring Tom Cruise and Paul Newman in an Oscar-winning role. Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage in Francis Ford Coppola's time-travel dramady, PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED. And Whoopie Goldberg in Penny Marshal's directorial debut, JUMPIN' JACK FLAS...

This week on THE BIG 4-0, we have an Oscar-winner (CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD), the return of a legendary Hollywood duo (TOUGH GUYS), and a film disowned by it's director (DEADLY FRIEND). Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe'; and we'll be back next week to wish JUMPON' JACK FLASH, PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED, and THE COLOR OF MONEY a very happy BIG 4-0!

This week, Ron and Peter wish a very Happy BIG 4-0 to David Lynch's BLUE VELVET, a very belated BIG 4-0 to Michael Keaton in TOUCH & GO, and an early Happy BIG 4-0 to a true cultural phenomenon: Pau Hogan in CROCODILE DUNDEE. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next with a few more early BIG 4-0 celebrations: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, TOUGH GUYS, and DEADLY...

This week, our BIG 4-0 Birthday Boy is Michael Dudikoff standing in for Chuck Norris in the would-be sequel to INVASION USA, AVENGING FORCE. We also wish a happy belated BIG 4-0 to NIGHT OF THE CREEPS and action director Renny Harlin's debut film, the controversial BORN AMERICAN. Please Remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to blow out 40 candles for TOUCH &amp...

Happy Labor Day, BIG 4-0 Heads! To celebrate four years (!) of recording this podcast, Peter and Ron thought it would be fun to post our never-before-heard very first attempt at doing this show. We recorded a handful of episodes before posting our premiere in December of 2022. Some of them were posted as BONUS episodes throughout our first year or so, but we always deemed this one to be un-postabl...

Happy BIG 4-0 to a true seminal classic (Rob Reiner/Stephen King's STAND BY ME), a true cult classic (Tobe Hooper's THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2), and a truly forgotten bit of "women-in-cages" exploitation cinema (REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS). Ron also touches on MULTIPLICITY (1996) and 2 GUNS (2012). Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to wish...

THE BIG 4-0 is back after a two-week break to celebrate the belated 40th birthdays of Disney's FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, David Cronenberg's THE FLY, Michael Mann's MANHUNTER, and John Candy's ARMED & DANGEROUS. We also look at handful of other, more recent films: THE END OF OAK STREET (2026), THE LAST HOUSE (2026), OVER YOUR DEAD BODY (2026), OBSESSION (2026), CLOWN IN A CORNFIE...

We have a two-week break coming up, so this week we have a jam-packed episode celebrating three BIG 4-0's and a BONUS: 1990's MEN AT WORK. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back in two weeks with another big episode, as we wish a very Happy BIG 4-0 to three more summer 1986 releases: THE FLY, MANHUNTER, and ARMED & DANGEROUS.

Who is the bigger birthday badass: The wise-crackin, Lea Thompson-laying duck, or a more comical yet firmly zombified Jason Voorhees? Find out as we celebrate 40 trips around the sun for HOWARD THE DUCK and FRIDAY THE 13TH VI. We also both saw Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY, so we discuss if this most recent Nolan box office juggernaut (sorry, haters) actually goes the distance. Please rememb...

This week wish a Happy BIG 4-0 to Stephen King's lone directorial effort, MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, and Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in the dysfunctional marriage drama HEARTBURN. We calso touch on several other films including: THEY WILL KILL YOU (2026), NORMAL (2026), DANGEROUS ANIMALS (2025), MISSION: IMPOSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE (2023), HELL OF A SUMMER (2023), CRIMSON TIDE (1995), and...

ALIENS or VAMPires? Who will win the BIG 4-0 birthday showdown???

This week, Peter's mom joins us via recording to give her perspective on ABOUT LAST NIGHT, as it celebrates its BIG 4-0. We also debate whether UNDER THE CHERRY MOON deserves to be remembered as the disaster its reputation suggests. And it's the return of Steve's Thoughts. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to wish a Happy BIG 4-0 to ALIENS an...

This week we celebrate PSYCHO III's BIG 4-0 and we also take a look back at the first two films in the series, including the landmark original, which turns 66 this year! Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe - and have a happy 4th! We'll be back next week to blow out 40 BIG ones for ABOUT LAST NIGHT and UNDER THE CHERRY MOON.

Apologies for Ron's audio on this episode. He didn't realize until after recording he accidentally had two microphone covers on his mic, so he sounds a little distant. Not that we'd let that stop us from celebrating this week's 1986 birthday boys BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA and RUNNING SCARED. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to celebrat...

This week we celebrate the BIG 4-0's of Danny DeVito, Bette Midler and an all-star supporting cast in the ZAZ team's last film as a directing unit, RUTHLESS PEOPLE, and David Bowie and a young Jennifer Connelly in Jim Henson's LABYRINTH. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to blow out 40 candles for BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA and a belated Hap...

THE KARATE KID PART II an LEGAL EAGLES celebrate their BIG 4-0's this week. Rate, Like, and Subscribe. Next Week: RUTHLESS PEOPLE and LABYRINTH.

This week on THE BIG 4-0, Ron and Peter take a special look at all three theatrical PUNISHER films, as well as the Netflix series and the 2012 short DIRTY LAUNDRY. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back in 1986 next week to wish a Happy BIG 4-0 to THE KARATAE KID PART II and LEGAL EAGLES.

Hello, BIG 4-0 Heads! We hope you are all rested and recovered from the long, holiday weekend. This week, it is the 40th anniversary of FERRIS BUELLER and his infamous DAY OFF, and Rodney Dangerfield doing the opposite and heading BACK TO SCHOOL. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week with a Bonus Episode looking at all of THE PUNISHER films!

Y'all know the drill... Happy BIG 4-0 to Schwarzenegger in one of his (deserved?) lesser-known vehicles RAW DEAL, and Tobe Hooper's equally (deserved?) memory-holed INVADERS FROM MARS.

Happy Mother's Day to all our mom listeners out there. Also celebrating the day with you are the BIG 4-0's of COBRA and POLTERGEIST II, and we wish a happy belated 40th to LEGEND. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week with RAW DEAL and INVADERS FROM MARS.

This week on THE BIG 4-0 we are officially kicking off the summer movie season of 1986 and wishing a happy 40th birthday's to two seminal 1980s hits: TOP GUN and SHORT CIRCUIT. We also briefly discuss the SUPER MARIO BROTHERS sequel and MICHAEL. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week with - because we somehow let it slip through the cracks when it officia...

THE BIG 4-0 is back after an unexpected week off with FOUR movies - that all strangely have quite a bit in common - celebrating their 4oth birthdays. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week (promise!) to celebrate as TOP GUN and SHORT CIRCUIT both turn THE BIG 4-0!

We're back from a holiday break with a bonus episode; one film of Peter's choosing (COP LAND) and one of Ron's (SPACE COWBOYS). Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back in 1986 next week, wishing a happy BIG 4-0 to WISE GUYS and 8 MILLION WAYS TO DIE.