Great Bad Movies

It's finally time for manners to maketh Greg and Joe. It has somehow taken over two years for this show to cover Kingsman, but that just shows how many love letters the world of Great Bad Movies deserves. So pop the cork on a $250,000 bottle of Dalmore 62, and celebrate an emotionally mature new action star named Colin Firth as he beats up an entire bar. This movie is almost entirely incredible......

Greg & Joe answer the most important question: When was the last time David Hallgren watched the Bourne Identity?? If Robert Ludlum wrote a book about their ongoing bet, it would be called The Hallgren Wager®. (We reserve the right to make a 9 part film series based on that.) Also, we announce what next week's movie will be! If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail great...

It's finally time for us to dive into the Bourniverse. In what we assume was the inspiration for Letty in Furious 6, Matt Damon has amnesia so bad that when he remembers something, he winces in pain. Also, his superpowers include spotting a guy who is 215 pounds and knows how to handle himself, which is amazing. Greg goes deep into how this messy production produces a stone cold classic, and Joe t...

Joe and Greg finally have the chance to air their regrets about their Enemy of the State episode.   They also clean up some unfinished business regarding one of their most important questions: When was the last time David Hallgren watched this movie?  And finally, it’s time to announce what next week’s new episode will be!! If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-...

Listen, Will Smith was just trying to buy Christmas presents for his wife and son. But then Jon Voight murdered a senator and a guy studying geese accidentally gave him the tape and now the entire NSA is tracking him with satellites. I don't know if you really need to know more than that, but it's basically Three Days of the Condor if Robert Redford was replaced by the Fresh Prince and the whole t...

Joe surprises Greg with his official Mission:Impossible Power Rankings® and Greg is here to listen, mostly agree, and gently push back on the crimes being committed against Ghost Protocol. In this bonus episode, they attempt to settle the only debate that matters in 2026: What is the best Mission:Impossible movie? Can two people remain friends if they disagree (Spoiler: Of course they can.) They w...

This week Greg and Joe celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Mission Impossible movie that saved the Mission Impossible universe from itself. The episode opens with a startlingly stressful countdown that threatens Joe with a potentially dangerous beer run. Much like the movie, this episode is basically a very well-financed Alias episode, and a massive love letter to everyone involved in Mission:Im...

Greg admits to Joe that he often regrets not talking about a few funny things when they're done with an episode... This bonus episode is a safe place for him to finally get those regrets out proactively! Also, a double bonus : Joe and Greg reveal what movie they'll cover next week! If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail greatbadmoviesshow@gmail.com Subscribe to Great Bad M...

In 1999, Renny Harlin made a shark movie on the same soundstages as  Titanic , cast Samuel L. Jackson and LL Cool J, and then blew the whole set up when he was done. The result is a movie that has absolutely no business being this entertaining — and yet... Here we are. Greg and Joe travel back to a perfect year for movies to cover  Deep Blue Sea , officially renamed  Super Smart Sha...

Our most-requested movie is celebrating its 30th anniversary! It's the kind of movie where a cable car inextricably flies straight up into air out of nowhere... A scene so amazing that Isaac Slade calls in to premiere a sequel to his Fray hit "Over My Head (Cable Car)" right here on this episode! We also have a brand new segment called "When was the last time David Hallgren watched this movie?" th...

A brand new episode on 1996's The Rock(!!!) is coming later this week, with some very special appearances from David Hallgren and Isaac Slade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tanks, the longest runway ever, and one perfect (albeit pants optional) trilogy. We’re celebrating our 2nd anniversary with what might just be the greatest bad movie we’ve ever covered. That’s right — after Fast and Furious got us started two years ago, and Fast Five blew our minds at our 1-year anniversary, we’re closing out Justin Lin’s perfect trilogy with Fast and Furious 6 (or as it’s known i...

This week on White Pants, Trash-Staches and Leaning Lloyd®: Greg and Joe are joined by special guest David Hallgren (a true Gray Man expert who's seen this movie 11 times) to dive into the Russo Brothers' 2022 action spectacular — a $200 million Netflix gamble that continues to pay out for roughly 2 people on this episode.  Ryan Gosling plays Sierra Six, a CIA black ops mercenary who uncovers...

In celebration of the Oscars and Best Picture nominees of 2025, Greg and Joe buckle up for Joseph Kosinski's F1 — a movie that Greg saw three times and loved every second of, while Joe wanted to "bang his head into a wall to erase the memory of watching it." Brad Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, an 80-year-old driver (okay, he's 61, but the rookie can't tell the difference) who returns to Formula One to he...

This week on Exploding Cars, Singing Nuns and Quipping Killers: Greg and Joe tackle 2017's The Hitman's Bodyguard, a movie that asks the age-old question: What if Deadpool and Nick Fury had to road trip together while everyone tried to kill them? Ryan Reynolds plays Michael Bryce, a once-elite bodyguard whose life has fallen apart, and Samuel L. Jackson is Darius Kincaid, a legendary hitman who ne...

It's the episode you literally voted for, so this week democracy wins. We hesitantly got on peak dad-hero Harrison Ford's Air Force One (and he seemed a little grumpy about it, tbh.) It feels a lot like The Fugitive, but with more neck-snapping, and the delightfully unhinged  Gary Oldman  as a terrorist who somehow hijacks both the world’s most secure aircraft  and  Joe's heart...

What if your entire life was a lie, but also you're really good at parkour? Salt is a movie four years ahead of its time and about eleven different cuts ahead of Greg and Joe truly understanding it. They discuss how this spy thriller delivers John Wick-level action sequences but with a plot that requires an advanced degree in, I don't know, something. Is Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) a loyal CIA ag...

John-uary returns!! This year we're celebrating with the sequel that asks: "What if EVERYONE in New York City was secretly an assassin?" Chapter 2 expands the Wickiverse in every direction—more gold coins, more secret rules, more secret rooms behind secret rooms, and a hotel staff that has seen  everything  and will comment on  none of it . The Continental becomes less “luxury hotel...

In this very special year-end live extravaganza, we present the  1st Annual Golden Helicopter Awards —a completely serious, extremely prestigious live ceremony honoring the incredible achievements in Great Bad Film this year. There are surprise winners, devastating snubs, and at the end there can only be one Best Great Bad Movie (AKA the 70est Percent Movie.) Subscribe to Great Bad Movie...

Seattle Times writer Moira Macdonald and our good friend David Hallgren join us to talk about (Moira's pick!) Rampage, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson… Moira was a mystery guest to Greg until the moment she arrives, orchestrated by David and Joe Sky-Tucker.  This week we learned 2018’s Rampage is an under-celebrated feat in cinema…. Potentially one of the most enjoyable movies in recent y...

Is Skyfall the best Bond movie? Joe calls a last-minute audible so we can find out. It's time for us to write a love letter to another Great Bond Movie®. Wait.... Important question.... Did our Quantum of Solace episode deserve a sequel? 1000% yes. Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: Instagram Great Bad Movies Website YouTube Email us at grea...

We've alluded to our love of this movie for a long time... It's time to look 2 minutes ahead, and talk about the incomparable NEXT. Nicolas Cage stars as Shy, Socially Awkward Nicolas Cage. Usually that would work, for some reason it doesn't here. Director Lee Tamahori, who has proven himself as an incredibly talented director, also seems to be having an off day. Jessica Biel and Juliann...

Greg & Joe receive a concerning JEEP alert, and in turn write a love letter to the new Kathryn Bigelow CLASSIC A House of Dynamite. It's a movie that answers some questions, and seriously DOESN'T answer others. The result? A new category of movie for this podcast! Subscribe to Great Bad Movies wherever you listen to podcasts More Great Bad Movies online: Instagram Great Bad Movies Website YouT...

This week, a love letter to Tony Scott’s patriotic, time-twisting thriller  Déjà Vu . Denzel Washington stars as ATF agent Doug Carlin, who investigates a New Orleans ferry explosion—and stumbles into a government surveillance program that somehow also doubles as a  time machine with excellent satellite coverage . It’s part detective story, part love story, 100 percent Tony Scott energy:...

This week, on a very special episode, Greg picks a comedy. Great Bad Movies are usually accidentally funny. Game Night is just actually funny. Really, really funny. But you know what? Also a great action movie AND thriller. Greg and Joe roll the dice on 2018’s Game Night, the sharp, fast, and surprisingly stylish action comedy from John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. They break down the cas...