Bad Movies Worse People

Figuring out what comic book adaptation to do for Schlock & Load is tough when it's a month full of schlock, so we decided to go full-on '80s goofball action with repeat "welcome back" Dolph Lundgren in THE PUNISHER! Pretty much your standard origin story about Frank Castle's family being horrifically murdered by the Mafia, causing him to seek revenge in an increasingly horrific fashion. This...

Halle Berry does her best Michelle Pfeiffer here, and it doesn't work at all, in Derrick's opinion. We have Halle Berry and Sharon Stone here, two of Hollywood's sexiest. Yet, this movie is oversexed without being sexy as well as being mystical and magical without any magic, and so full of potholes that I'm surprised we don't have more people falling to their deaths to be resurrected by mystical E...

There's only one Friday the 13th this year, so we're diving into the first film in the franchise that features Jason as the burlap sack-wearing masked killer. In this entry, a group of would-be counselors converge on a new camp near Camp Crystal Lake under the tutelage of a new head counselor, where they hear the tale of Jason Voorhees shortly before they start dying in jaw-dropping fashion. Spear...

Watch the movie on YouTube right here! Marvel famously buried this Roger Corman-produced B-movie before it could ever be released, but nerds being nerds wouldn't let it die. An almost finished copy of the film has been circulating at comic conventions via bootleg VHS and DVD copies, and it is also available on YouTube. With the MCU's first foray into The Fantastic Four set to release this summer,...

In 1997, Shaquille O' Neill was on top of the world. He was one of the most famous basketball players in the country, he'd won gold at the 1996 Olympics, had 3 rap records, and a film in which he played a genie titled Kazaam. While the albums and film weren't massive successes, it didn't stop him from jumping on another film opportunity, 1997's DC Comics adaptation STEEL! He plays John Henry Irons...

This week's episode is about one of our favorite movies and it's a doozy! FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) is obsessed with bringing down his nemesis and terrorist Castor Troy (Nic Cage) after Troy killed his son in an attempt on Archer's life. After some sci-fi gobbeldy gook, Cage and Travolta swap faces and lives and the heat is on in this classic John Woo action flick featuring some great...

Here's a sneak peek of our Patreon-exclusive Mental Health movie for the month, selected by one of our Patrons! If you enjoy this there's a ton more content available at patreon.com/worsepeople for only $3 a month! HEY YOU GUYS! This month's Patreon-exclusive Mental Health movie was chosen by one of our loyal Patrons, Drew! We'll be talking all about the adventure classic, 1985's THE GOONIES direc...

It's not a secret that Jack loves Brendan Fraser, so his Mental Health pick for this month is 2000's comedic BEDAZZLED directed by Harold Ramis of Ghostbusters fame. Brendan Fraser is desperate to gain the attention of his beautiful co-worker, so he strikes a deal with the Devil, played by Elizabeth Hurley, in which he will exchange his soul for seven wishes. As you can imagine, the wishes don't g...

With the passing of Val Kilmer, Derrick decided to pivot his Mental Health choice this month to one of his favorite Kilmer films, 1995's HEAT, directed by Michael Mann. The ultimate heist movie, featuring the first on-screen appearance of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro together. It's a very long movie, with no wasted moments, a deep cast, and some of the best sound design that's ever been committed...

Whitney has been riding us about seeing WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE for nearly the entire time we've been doing the show, so we're finally getting to it as her pick for Mental Health month! Directed by Todd Solondz, this film follows middle schooler Dawn Weiner as she faces constant harassment and bullying from other students, her siblings, and even her own mother. This film is planted firmly in the...

In our first year of the podcast, we did an entire month of Michael Bay films for May and called it "It's Gonna Be Bay". Well, we learned from that experience, which was very trying on our mental health, so we vowed never to do that again. Since then, we have done one Michael Bay movie per year on the last Monday before May, and this year is no exception. We're finally discussing one of Bay's only...

Derrick is overly excited about his Mental Health pick for May, Michael Mann's 1995 crime epic HEAT. He watched EVERY Michael Mann movie in preparation, and here's a recap and ranking for those interested. Get a lot more Bad Movies Worse People for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople Find our exclusive merch in our new webstore at shop.badmoviesworsepeople.com Remember to check out our Star...

This one was requested by our listener Bryce, and it's something that we have successfully avoided seeing until now. Alien trash babies come to life to help a loser kid named Dodger woo his rival Juice's girlfriend, who goes by the name Tangerine. It's as stupid as it sounds and disgusting to look at as well. Get a lot more Bad Movies Worse People for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople Fin...

{BLEEP} sent in this request after he and Jack watched this movie a few months back, so we invited him back on to talk about it. Sinbad and Phil Hartman star in this "wrong man/mistaken identity" style 90's comedy that also served as Sinbad's first starring film role. Sinbad plays a sad sack conman trying to get rich quick who falls into debt with the mob and has to take over the identity of Phil...

We kick off our first ever Listener Request Month with this one from Ashley, 1997's PERDITA DURANGO (aka Dance With The Devil) from director Alex de la Iglesia and starring Rosie Perez and Javier Bardem. Ashley described it as "if David Lynch and Tarantino had dirty, sexy Tucson baby," and boy, was she right! Murder, mayhem, santeria, an 18-wheeler full of fetuses, James Gandolfini, Screamin' Jay...

We made a last-minute schedule change due to the death of the legendary Gene Hackman. Hackman stars alongside Ray Romano in his final film in the disastrous WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT. Gene Hackman plays former president of the United States Monroe "Eagle" Cole, who retires to Mooseport, Maine and is convinced to run for mayor to stop his ex-wife from taking his home in their divorce. Ray Romano plays H...

We got a letter from an actor who was in one of our previous episodes, Deadly Run, and we decided to read it on air for you all! You can find the video version of this episode, and all of our episodes, on YouTube ! Coming soon to Spotify as well, most likely. You can check out Deadly Run on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/64118173 Get a lot more Bad Movies Worse People for only $3 a month at patreon.co...

Taking a hard left after The Prowler, we get into Disney family film territory with the Robin Williams vehicle, FLUBBER. This remake of The Absent-Minded Professor features Williams as a forgetful inventor with a flying robot and a dancing green blob as a friend. We also get an appearance from Wil Wheaton as a shitty little rich kid as well as Clancy Brown and Ted Levine as hapless, silly goons wi...

This week, we go back to Joseph Zito Town with his 1981 slasher classic, THE PROWLER, and we're joined by our good friend and amazing tattoo artist (as well as new Patron) Zip! The soon-to-be graduates of a small California college are being stalked and killed by a mysterious figure dressed in military garb and wielding all manner of weapons, including a pitchfork! We get some of the coolest and m...

Our next installment of Schlock & Load features maybe the only GOOD Chuck Norris movie, Joseph Zito's INVASION USA from Cannon Films. Norris is a mostly silent former special ops agent that is pulled into a fight against terrorists that are trying to use America's racism and social tensions to take it down from the inside. This flick features the actual destruction of an entire, real neighborh...

For our first episode of March, we get into one of the classic BAD movies with Dan Aykroyd's only directorial credit, 1991's NOTHING BUT TROUBLE! Starring Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy and Dan Aykroyd again with a special appearance from Tupac and the Digital Underground. This cinematic bucket of vomit follows Chevy and Demi as they're waylaid in Valkenvania by a Texas Chainsaw-...

The final Made in Arizona month selection is one of Derrick's weird-ass obscure picks, Paul Clinco's shot-on-video satanic panic flick DEATH MAGIC! A Civil War general is put to death for being a genocidal maniac and is resurrected by a satanic cult in Tucson, Arizona. He quickly sets out to murder the descendants of those responsible for his death. This movie looks like crap and has terrible acti...

Get the full episode and so much more for only $3 a month at patreon.com/worsepeople ! Our newest Patreon-exclusive monthly show, Latchkey Vids, marches on as we dive into COP ROCK's third episode HAPPY MUDDER'S DAY! Gaines and Rose find themselves in deep on a domestic violence call, La Russo uses his girlfriend as bait to catch a drug dealer, Potts struggles with his morals as the Captain and Oz...

Made in Arizona month continues with the 80's teen comedy, CAN'T BUY ME LOVE, starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson (Rest in Pictures). Get a video version on our YouTube page, or get it ad-free at patreon.com/worsepeople . This classic 80s teen romp was filmed entirely in Tucson and actually takes place there as well. Nerdy ass Patrick Dempsey offers the head cheerleader $1000 to pretend t...

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 and Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson are a couple of co...