High School Slumber Party

It's that special time of year once again as we induct the 2021 Class of the High School Slumber Party Hall of Fame. Join us for the glitz, the glamour and to find out which actors and filmmakers will get inducted into the exclusive group. 

Believe it or not today marks our first every Lindsay Lohan slumber party as Alexa Barikian returns to chat 2003's Freaky Friday. Alexa and Brian break down Lindsay, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chad Michael Murray (and a disturbing realization about his character), the music of Pink Slip and everything else that makes this Disney body swap film an early the aughts classic. 

The second part of our two part discussion of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 1 starts with a bang as we discuss Twilight's "This is Brazil!" moment with guests Joe Two and Kate Hudson. Listen as Joe treats us with his Breaking Dawn rendition of "Island Boy", and as we discover an interesting Yahoo search from the movie. We also preach the gospel of #JusticeforLeah and imagine what Ice T's r...

Our Second Life Saga continues as Kate Hudson and special guest Joe Two are here to chat The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn part 1. Listen as the coven discuss some breaking (dawn) Twilight news like Kristen Stewart's engagement, Taylor Lautner's engagement and Robert Pattinson's lack of engagement. Also, listen for our deep dive on the Twilight soundtracks, funcles and of course the wedding we've a...

Everybody's talking about Jamie...including the AP squad as Aislinn Addington and Brian Rodriguez chat up the 2021 musical based on the true story of a brave 16 year old and his love for the art and culture of drag. Starring newcomer Max Harwood as well as Richard E. Grant and Sharon Horgan; Everybody's talking about Jamie sparks some Drag Race references, musical theater recommendations from Aisl...

Brian welcomes first time guest Bobby Fischer to the Friday night Slumber Party to chat up 1988's The Chocolate War. Adapted from a book banned from High School library shelves; The Chocolate War is about bullying, defiance, politics and the power of just saying no. Directed by Keith Gordon and starring Ilan Mitchell-Smith (Weird Science), Wallace Langham, John Glover and Doug Hutchison; The Choco...

The Class Reunion continues for part two of our two part discussion on Zach Braff, Natalie Portman and Garden State. John Brooks of the Hard to Believe podcast and Cara Gael O'Regan return to chat some of the "only in New Jersey" aspects of the film, what line Method Man was almost too embarrassed to deliver, Albert's infinite abyss and of course that airport ending. Don't forget to listen for our...

Our Class Reunion series returns with an #iconic film for a micro-generation; 2004's Garden State. First time slumberer John Brooks of the Hard to Believe podcast and long time slumberer Cara Gael O'Regan join Brian to discuss this New Jersey film written, directed and staring Zack Braff. The debate heats up with discussions of the soundtrack, Natalie Portman's character and the overall tone of th...

What happens when 1,000 teenage boys come together to build a representative government? High School Slumber Party AP co-hosts Aislinn Addington and Brian Rodriguez are headed deep in the heart of Texas to chat the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning documentary; Boys State. Have a listen as Aislinn shares her experiences both as a student and as a counselor at Girls State as your AP professors offe...

Happy Halloween Slumberers! High School Slumber Party horror consultant of the wildly successful Monsters that Made Us Podcast returns to talk 2021's Slumber Party Massacre. Directed by Danishka Esterhazy, this newest edition in the Slumber Party Massacre series recently debuted on the SyFy channel. Will Mike and Brian approve the return of the Driller Killer? Listen and find out Space Babies!

Friend of the show Shawnee Mead returns for her annual Halloween slumber party! This time, she's chosen to talk about 1988's The Blob. This horror comedy remake of the 1958 film of the same name was directed by Chuck Russell and written with Frank Darabont fresh off A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Shawnee and Brian discuss just how our teenage heroes deal with the gelatinous flesh eat...

Ryan Stick of the Ryan Stick Show slides back into the sleeping bag to chat 2009's Dance of the Dead. Ryan and and Brian chat up all the fun kills and zombie mayhem in this Prom filled horror comedy. Also, check on the latest episode of the Ryan Stick Show on YouTube with Brian as the guest!

Aislinn and Brian pick up where they left off on O.G. High School Slumber Party by chatting about The Craft: Legacy; the most recent chapter of the namesake franchise. This 2020 retelling of the 1996 tale of teenage witchcraft stars Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, Michelle Monaghan and David Duchovny. Despite having all the ingredients for a successful reboot, listen and find...

High School Slumber Party AP co-host Aislinn Addington and Jenny O'Connell join Brian's coven to chat the #iconic teen film; The Craft. Discussed are justice for Rachel True, the magic of Robin Tunney and Neve Campbell as well as everything wonderful that Fairuza Balk brings to the table. Also, our group of weirdos chat up the fashion and music that make The Craft such an important film to a certa...

Brian welcomes his horror consultant's horror consultant Dan Colon and the Cats and Bratz fan Austin Wolf-Sothern to chat the British made, American based slasher film; Slaughter High. Originally titled April Fools Day, this wacky tale of bullying and revenge works perfect for our Halloween month Class Reunion series film. 

AP class is back in session as Brian Rodriguez and Aislinn Addington are together again to chat All the Bright Places. Based on a YA novel by Jennifer Niven; this 2020 Netflix film staring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith deals with some heavy teen topics. Brian and Aislinn try their best to break down everything that happens as our two leads process tragedy and hardship in their lives while discove...

It's officially spooky season on High School Slumber Party and once again Autumn and Dan Ferrara are opening up the podcast with another horror film! Our October begins by chatting the 1986 Troma film Class of Nuke 'Em High. Find out what happens when toxic nuclear waste leaks into a suburban New Jersey school in a gore filled ride!

First time guest Keith Dorsey of the Dawson Black podcast steps into the sleeping bag to talk Dirty Deeds staring Milo Ventimiglia and Lacey Chabert. This 2005 teen sex comedy partially financed (and also co-staring) former Major League Baseball star Todd Zeile didn't land with critics when it first came out. That doesn't stop Keith from showing some love and letting the slumbers know why it's one...

We open our Class Reunion series by sharing one final slice of pie. Kyle Reinfried of Foodie Films and Cousin Pumkin are here to chat the forth film in the main American Pie franchise; American Reunion. Find out who Kyle and Pumkin's favorite MILF is as we chat Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, Sean Williams Scott, Chris Kline and the rest of the gang as they're all back for their 13th reunion. 

We're heading back to school for our senior year and we're talking the cult classic Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. The Godfather of the CageClub Podcast Network Joey Lewandowski welcomes the slumberers to the town of Twin Peaks and helps guide us through all weirdness of David Lynch's world through the lens of this prequel to the popular series.  

Brian and the Foodie Films Man Kyle Reinfried close their beach summer on San Emilio Island, USA with the surf movie that George Lucas thought would do better than Star Wars and Steven Spielberg thought would do better than Close Encounters; John Milius's Big Wednesday. Starring Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt and Gary Busey; Big Wednesday is the coming of age tale three young surfers living the...

High School Slumber Party AP welcomes its first guest; Gender and Height researcher (plus great friend of co-host Aislinn Addington) Dr. Jane Webb to chat Netflix's Tall Girl! This 2019 movie staring Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck and Sabrina Carpenter was streamed by almost 50 million people! How will if fare  through our strict AP lens? Listen for that and the answer to the question all the slumber...

Twilight expert Kate Hudson and "Top Fan" Joe Two return to the slumber party to conclude our Twilight Eclipse episode for the Second Lifetime of our #TwilightForever series. That's a whole lotta Twilight; hence why this is part 2 of our discussion. Find out what Twilight related item Joe Two makes Kate Hudson buy on air, what art piece Kate already bullied Brian into buying, who won the trading c...

Stop if you've heard this one before...Twilight expert Kate Hudson and Brian talked about the world the Stephanie Meyer built for so long we had to divide the episode in two...Speaking of two, Joe Two is back as well chatting about Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight Saga. In part 1 of this two part #TwilightForever episode; Kate asks a very personal question regarding Edward's (Robert Pattiso...

From the beach, to the pool, to the golf course! Brian and Kyle Reinfriend's summer on Sam Emilio Island continues as they talk the comedy classic; Caddyshack. Is Caddyshack a teen film? Starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray, and a puppet gopher; the film's origins as a coming-of-age story remain the backbone of this wacky slapstick comedy classic. Also...