Hollywood Video Guys

This week on The Hollywood Video Guys Podcast, join Mike, Don, and Randy as they plug in the VCR and rewind to the greatest rock and roll movies of all time! Get ready for a triple feature of cinematic chaos, backstage shenanigans, and enough denim and leather to outfit a small army. First up, we’re strapping in with the legendary mockumentary, This Is Spinal Tap. The guys are turning the amps up...

This week, the Hollywood Video Guys dust off the shelves and crack open the time capsule as we each reveal our Top 5 Movies of 2005—the year of gritty visuals, horror revivals, and the rebirth of the Dark Knight. From the stylized chaos of Sin City to the brutal backpacking nightmare of Hostel, to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the gritty reboot of Batman Begins, we’re diving deep into wh...

The Hollywood Video Guys: A Horror Franchise Deep Dive In this episode, Mike, Randy, and horror expert Bob dive headfirst into the world of horror franchises. They discuss everything from the iconic Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream to the more recent Terrifier series. They also tackle the age-old debate: Is The Shining a franchise? And, of course, they couldn’t resist a showdown between Hallowee...

In this episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast, hosts Mike, Randy, and Donny explore the electrifying dynamics of the Bad Boys film franchise, led by the dynamic duo of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, whose contrasting personas inject humor and heart into the high-octane action. Directed with bombastic flair by Michael Bay, known for his signature style of explosive set pieces and sleek cinem...

In this episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast, hosts Mike, Donny and Deuce take a deep dive into the iconic Back to the Future trilogy, a series that follows teenager Marty McFly as he travels through time in a DeLorean invented by his eccentric friend, Doc Brown. Join them as they explore the production details of all three movies, including the famous 80s actors who were considered for rol...

May the force be with us on the newest episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast. Join Randy, Mike and guest customer Deucey as we discuss all things Star Wars. Listen as the crew talks about their first memories of Star Wars and the original trilogy. Later, your hosts will debate the best non original trilogy movie in the Star Wars Franchise. Take a deep dive into the cinematic lore of Star War...

We’re taking you out to the ball game in this episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast. Your hosts Mike and Randy have compiled a list of their top 5 favorite Baseball movies. Hollywood has been making movies about baseball since the beginning of cinema. From comedies to musicals, from action to drama baseball movies cover it all. Listen as your hosts talk about why they love baseball movies be...

It’s Pick-a-Palooza on this episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast! In this episode your hosts Mike,  Don and Randy have each picked one movie that another host has to watch. First up is the 1993 film Tombstone (10:00). Starring Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Powers Booth, and Sam Elliot, Tombstone tells the tale of a a successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, but tho...

We didn't hear no bell!! The Hollywood Video Guys are back with a brand new episode all about "The Italian Stallion" Rocky Balboa. Beginning in 1973, and enduring in some form all the way to the present day. The Rocky franchise is the ultimate underdog anthology. Your HVG crew begins with Randy’s favorite film in the franchise Rocky (12:10). In the film, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a poor s...

On our SuperBowl Spectacular episode your HVG crew dives into their favorite football movies. First Donny starts us off with Adam Sandler comedy Water Boy (1998). The movie tells the story of Bobby Boucher who becomes a college football star when he is able to tap into his anger and become a tackling machine. Next Mike brings his favorite football movie Any Given Sunday (1999). The film stars Al P...

Batter up ladies and gentlemen for a very special bonus episode of the Hollywood Video Guys Podcast. Join your HVG crew on a very fun and free flowing episode all about sports movies. Listen as your hosts talk about some of their favorite sports movies as well as their favorite type of sports movie. From Mighty Ducks to Days of Thunder. From Little Giants to Rocky no sports movie is off limits in...

On this episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast Mike, Don and Randy are joined by Legion Gamings Deucey for a discussion about movies based on Video games. Video game movies has seen a renaissance over the past few years with films like Detective Pikachu, Sonic and the Super Mario Brothers movie, but the genre was not always the money maker it is today. Listen as the crew takes you through the...

On this episode the Hollywood Video Guys podcast Mike, Don and Randy dive deep into the mockumentary films of Christopher Guest. Guest is famous for his fake documentaries in which real actors portray people in seemingly mundane situations. These movies frequently cast the same amazing set of actors who are experts at improvisation. The first film on the list is the one that started it all 1984’s...

In part two of our two part Schwarzenegger series your HVG hosts take a deep dive into the Terminator Franchise. Your hosts begin with the film that started it all: 1984's The Terminator (14:18). Starring Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Terminator tells the tale of Kyle Reece (Biehn) a soldier from the future sent into the past to protect Sarah Connor (Hamilton) from a...

In part one of a two part series your HVG hosts take a special look at the action mega star Arnold Schwarzenegger. From Conan The Barbarian to his Netflix show Fubar no one actor has optimized the action genre quite like Arnold. Though each host agrees that the Terminator franchise is Arnold's best work, for this episode the Hollywood Video Guys each pick their favorite Arnold movie that is not Te...

As the Hollywood Video Guys head into the new year we wanted to take a look back at some of our favorite movies of 2023. In this episode your hosts break down not only their favorite movies of 2023 but also older movies they had discovered in the year. Some of the movies discussed in this episode include, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse, Strange Days, Killers...

On the newest episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast your hosts Don, Randy and Mike say good evening to three classic Alfred Hitchcock films. Listen as the HVG crew reminisces about their first exposure to the films of Hitchcock before diving into three of the famed director's most iconic movies.    First on the list is the 1958 psychological thriller Vertigo (19:30). Starring Jimmy Stewart a...

Yeehaw little doggies, in this episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast your hosts Mike, Don and Randy strap on their six shooters and dive into the genre of Westerns. Though Western films are few and far between these days there was a time when the genre reigned supreme. From Gene Autrey to John Wayne, from Gary Cooper to Clint Eastwood the Western genre ruled Hollywood for decades.    The fir...

It’s Video…..Hollywood Video. In this episode your hosts are once again joined by Deuce from Legion Gaming to discuss the ultimate movie spy James Bond. Spanning 60 years and 22 films the British secret agent has been the epitome of cinema cool. Fast cars, daring fight scenes, crazy gadgets, and beautiful femme fatales are the mainstays of a great 007 movie but which Bond movie is best?    To sett...

Guilty pleasures are the name of the game on this episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast. Your hosts are joined once again by Donny's brother Bob to discuss movies that may be overlooked or under appreciated. The first movie on the list is the 1989 Weird Al classic UHF (4:19). Next, the guys will turn their attention to the always hilarious Jack Black and Steve Zahn in the 2001 film Saving Si...

With great rental power comes great responsibility! In this episode of the HVG podcast the guys are joined by Deuce from legion gaming to discuss their personal top 10 superhero movies. First, the guys will present their personal top 10s. Then, the HVG crew will critique each others picks. Finally, the boys will discuss the genre as a whole as well as some honorable mentions that just missed the c...

On this episode of the Hollywood Video Guys podcast the guys are joined by Donny's brother Bob. Bob has brought to the counter three action movies Double Impact, Showdown in Little Tokyo, and Suburban Commando. Listen as the HVG crew breaks down each film going through the highlights and lowlights of these 1991 action gems. Ultimately, the guys can pick only one movie to reign supreme. 

In this episode the HVG crew is joined by Legion Gaming's own Deucy to review the documentary King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. The documentary features competitive gaming newcomer Steve Wiebe and his quest to take the high score in the arcade game Donkey Kong from infamous competitive gaming icon Billy Mitchell. The guys will go through the film highlighting their favorite scenes and the quirk...

On this Episode of the HVG podcasts The Hollywood Video Guys will review and decide on the best of Nic Cages three highly acclaimed 90's action movies The Rock, Con Air, and Face Off. Throughout the episode your hosts will break down each movie discussing key scenes and famous lines. Whether it's busting into The Rock, Soaring the skies in Con Air or.....facing off in Face Off you will not want to...

Welcome to the Hollywood Video Guys Podcast. In this inaugural episode your hosts, Mike, Don, and Randy reminisce about their time working at Hollywood Video, picking out the highs and lows of the video rental business. After, the guys review the movies Dark City, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and A History of Violence.