How Did This Get Made?

Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Martin Landau star in the 1996 fantasy adventure film The Adventures of Pinocchio . LIVE from Chicago, Paul, June, and Jason discuss the donkey transformations, Pepe the Cricket, Geppetto and Pinocchio getting in a bathtub, and so much more. Plus, Paul drops a new childhood story involving his Grandma and an evil butcher. (Ep. #232 Originally Released 01/30/2020) • Go to...

Val Kilmer, LL Cool J, and Christian Slater star in Renny Harlin's 2004 thriller Mindhunters —a movie about FBI serial killer profilers who act like the worst people in an escape room. Paul, Jason, and June break down how these profilers don't use any of their profiling skills, Christian Slater's death by Rube Goldberg nitrogen murder machine, the logic behind the training island, if Johnny Lee Mi...

Can you make a movie out of a video game? In this case, no! Jenny Slate joins us to discuss Super Mario Bros. the movie on this week’s How Did This Get Made? LIVE at Bumbershoot! We cover everything from the alternate dinosaur infested dimension, the absence of gold coins, Mojo Nixon’s odd cameo as a Goomba, and the fact that Mario & Luigi are not brothers in the movie. Plus, we hear what the gang...

Jason and Paul chat about TV, movies, and ask who the Jackass cast members would be if they were in the Fellowship of the Ring. But first, Paul responds to all your corrections & omissions on The Forbidden Dance. And stay tuned to the end of the episode to find out next week's new movie!   PAUL & JASON'S WATCH LIST: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Young Sherlock Sherlock & Daughter The Fall a...

David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, and Chazz Palminteri star in the 1995 erotic thriller Jade . Paul, June, and Jason entered the F*ck House and discuss the pubic hair lockets, terrible car chases, double gingers, sex pillows, and so much more. (Ep. #260 Originally Released 02/25/2021) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more • Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com/hdtgm • Submit your...

Two lambada movies were released on March 16, 1990, but only one was written in 10 days and focuses on a Brazilian princess saving the rainforest by dancing on a TV show judged by Mama Coconut. Paul, June, and Jason watched The Forbidden Dance  and discuss the cultural impact of the lambada, Joa the magical shaman, if the Jason character is a Choppleganger, Nisa's solo lambada dancing, Carmen offe...

All-star co-hosts Nicole Byer, Rob Huebel, and Gil Ozeri help Paul cover the 1993 Sega-financed comedy Surf Ninjas  starring Leslie Nielsen, Ernie Reyes Jr., and Tone Lōc. LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, they discuss the moto-surfing, old Rob Schneider playing a teenager, Leslie Nielsen’s bulge, the "traditional ethnic song" Baba Ram, and so much more. Plus, a surprise guest provides some inside k...

A crew member who worked on Law Abiding Citizen reveals juicy secrets when Paul responds to your corrections & omissions on last week's episode! Plus, Jason and Paul recommend A TON of media they're currently loving, Jason tells a delightful story about Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke in a bonus deleted scene from our Law Abiding Citizen live show, and at the end of the episode Paul announc...

Go balls out with Paul, June, and Jason as they break down the cult classic 1986 BMX racing movie Rad . LIVE from Onion Fest in Chicago, they cover the ass sliding, bike dancing, the fashion of the twins, and so much more. Plus, stay tuned at the end for some extra amazing 2nd Opinions theme songs! (Ep. #191 Originally Released 06/21/2018) • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and more •...

Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx star in the 2009 crime thriller Law Abiding Citizen —a movie that exists in a world where lawyers and cops are the same job. LIVE from the movie's setting in Philadelphia, HDTGM all-star Adam Pally ( Staying Alive ) joins Paul and Jason to break down the slew of plot holes, the nude arrest scene, the cell phone headshot explosion, the old timey underground prison tunne...

Don't worry Marvel fans, we're talkin' about the 1998 spy movie The Avengers  starring Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery. LIVE from Vulture Festival in NYC, The Best Show's Tom Scharpling joins Paul, June, and Jason to discuss Sean Connery's "evil" plan to control the weather, the 2ma Thurman clone, the bizarre bear costumes, the lack of extras in the movie, and so much more. Plus, an a...

Are Zouks and Tall John changing this podcast's name to "How Did This Ass Get Eaten?" Find out in this week's Just Chat, where Jason and Paul also recommend TV shows/movies they're currently loving and discuss an amazing script about the ghost in Three Men and a Baby written by Severance creator Dan Erickson. But first, Paul answers a slew of A+ corrections & omissions on last week's Shoot 'Em Up...

John Carpenter brings back Kurt Russell's Snake Plissken to surf on a tsunami in the 1996 sci-fi action sequel Escape from L.A.  LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place) and Dan Levy (The Goldbergs) join Paul and Jason to discuss Snake Plissken possibly being immortal, Cuervo Jones, playing basketball to save your life, and so much more. (Ep. #153 Originally Released 01/06/20...

Clive Owen and Monica Bellucci have a mid-intercourse gunfight in the 2007 action-comedy Shoot 'Em Up —a movie picked by YOU the fans! Paul, June, and Jason discuss Paul Giamatti's wonderfully creepy performance as the villain, if a lactation fetish is the least-desirable kink, the brothel with oddly themed rooms, Clive Owen's endless supply of carrots, and so much more. But first, Paul chronicles...

Hooah! Al Pacino stars in the 2007 thriller 88 Minutes —a movie told in real-time that's mostly just Pacino making phone calls. Pete Holmes (You Made It Weird) joins Paul, June, and Jason in our "most secure files area" to suffer through this crime mystery and the accompanying false leads, bonkers character names, first draft dialogue, and so much more. (Originally Released 03/13/2012) • Go to hdt...

The discord fan-picked movie poll results are finally revealed! But first, Jason & Paul chat about Wonder Man and other TV shows they're currently loving, Paul answers all your corrections & omissions on Date with an Angel, and we play a bonus deleted scene from the Date with an Angel live show.   PAUL & JASON'S RECS: Wonder Man Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins...

Alyssa Milano's bizarre pants and a weather man Andy Dick are just a couple things Paul, June, and Jason discuss about the 1994 video game adaptation Double Dragon . LIVE from Philadelphia, they also cover how Robert Patrick's Koga Shuko is essentially a Charlie Sheen impression, the roided out monstrosity that is Bo Adobo, what the cat saw in the videogame, and a whole lot more. (Ep. #227 Origina...

Phoebe Cates, Michael E. Knight, and Emmanuelle Béart star in 1987's Date with an Angel —a rom-com about an engaged guy who falls in love with a voiceless angel who loves to smoochy smoochy. LIVE from Minneapolis (in Nov 2023!), Paul, Jason, and June discuss the party ninjas, the love bug singing telegram, the usage of the word "heinie", the engagement party that was almost an elderly bloodbath, a...

Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, and a lot of loose 90s fabric star in 1994's Disclosure —an erotic thriller directed by Barry Levinson and based on a novel by Michael Crichton. Big Mouth's Nick Kroll and Emily Altman join Paul and Jason to talk all about the virtual reality CD-ROMs, the big sex scene, all the Dennis Miller-isms, and so much more. (Ep. #223 Originally Released 09/26/2019) • Go to hdtg...

Jason & Paul chat about the polarizing reactions to our Return to Oz episode, Taskmaster Live in NYC, and movies/TV shows they're currently loving. Plus, Paul answers all your corrections & omissions on Return to Oz and announces next week's new movie!   PAUL & JASON'S RECS: Send Help Landman Frieren: Beyond Journey's End The Apothecary Diaries • Go to hdtgm.com for tour dates, merch, FAQs, and mo...

Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in the 1993 John Woo masterpiece Hard Target . LIVE from the Fillmore Theater in New Orleans, Paul, Jason, and June discuss the shocking lack of JCVD buns, the snake punch, JCVD unholstering his leg like a gun, if Lance Henriksen is the biggest anti-mullet villain in movie history, and so much more. Are you ready, Daddy? (Ep. #300 Originally Released 09/01/2022) • Go to...

Disney's 1985 semi-sequel to The Wizard of Oz is more horror movie than children's movie and has more in common with Pan's Labyrinth than the 1939 original film. So what did Paul, June, and Jason think of all the dark oddities in Return to Oz ? Tune in to hear them discuss the Wheelers, Tik-Tok the robot, Jack Pumpkinhead calling Dorthy "Mom", Billina the chicken being a total downgrade from Toto,...

Alison Brie (Glow, Mad Men) joins Paul, June and Jason to discuss the 1984 breakdance drama Body Rock starring Lorenzo Lamas. LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, they talk about Chilly’s hairy chest, all the breakdance moves, post shower roast beef, and breaking the fourth wall. Plus, June believes she can breakdance with no practice. (Ep. #188 Originally Released 05/11/2018) • Go to hdtgm.com for tou...

Nicolas Cage, Bingo Wings, and another Paul nudity flashback?! All this and more when Paul answers YOUR corrections & omissions on our Monkeybone episode. Plus, Jason & Paul chat with NY Times Best-Selling Author Brad Meltzer about his new book THE VIPER , his inside access to the witness protection program, favorite comic books, and a lot more. Paul also shares a bonus deleted scene from our Monk...

Brad Pitt is a cop trying to prevent Gabriel Byrne from having sex with a cartoon Kim Basinger? You read that correctly. Paul, June, and Jason break down all the insanity in the 1992 hybrid live-action/animated fantasy film Cool World. They cover all there is to know about doodles (cartoon people) and noids (humans), the confusing rules of Cool World's animated realm, Holli Would's desire to becom...