Reel Dealz Movies and Music thru the Decades Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert discuss and debate the Greatest Moments in TV History! It's been close to 80 years since the Boob Tube entered our lives and when you consider that it really isn't that far removed from our lifetime. We give a synopsis of how the criteria for our show was gathered and from the resources we searched. In Part 1 we discuss the early days of the...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert go down their list of greivances/pet peeves Part 3. From It's My Truth! (1:31); to why do we "kill" the regular people with outrageous costs to attend Concerts, Ballgames and why do we give "guaranteed" contracts to people that don't deserve them (1:55); Then we look back at JFK's famous speech and how we have lived u...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a Text Message. On this episode Tom and Bert go down their list of greivances/pet peeves Part 2. From Grocery Shopping Etiquette (1:07); to how we are "trained" to Impulse Buy at the Grocery stores and people cutting in line (14:32); Then the idiotic TV PHARMA Ads /commercials   that insults our intelligence with their Song and Dance routines as they talk about t...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert go down their list of greivances/pet peeves Part 1. From Finger prints on stainless steel fridges (5:50) to how the toilet paper is rolled (8:02); Then the Common Courtesy of just holding a door for someone and saying thank you (13:15); or Parking illegally in Fire lanes and Handicap spots (16:50) just pisses you off on how lazy people are. We then tal...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Part 2 of Movie originals vs remakes, Tom and Bert pick up from their previous podcast to complete the original/remakes discussion. From the classic "Cape Fear" ( :44); the 1962 original starring Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck to the great remake in 1991 featuring Robert DeNiro and Nick Nolte to; The 1960 Horror Classic "Village of the Damned"...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert discuss the original movie versus the remakes. Which are better? Well tune in and see what the guys say. You may have other opinions but that's what makes the show fun. From movies like "Death Wish" (4:27) ; to "Dirty Dancing" (14:48) ; to "Vacation" with Chevy Chase and Beverly De Angelo (30:19) ; we cover the origin...

Send us Fan Mail On the episode Tom and Bert discuss the Bands from the Golden Age of Music! Many may argue what is considered the "Golden Age" of Music but on this episode we cover Music from the late 1960's through the 1990's. Our intro goes through an 8 minute synopsis and discussion of the history leading up to these Facts and how the music from this era is really significa...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode Tom and Bert discuss some of he most iconic songs and artists in Rock and Roll History Part 2. Over the years there have been many great and iconic songs and artists. We can't cover them all but these are some of the greatest ever. From "American Woman" by the Guess Who (1:50) to "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan (7:03) to.... The  Beastie Boys pa...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode Tom and Bert discuss some of he most iconic songs and artists in Rock and Roll History! Over the years there have been many great and iconic songs and artists. We can't cover them all but these are some of the greatest ever. From "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin (1:49) to "Dreams" and "You make loving fun" from Fleetwood Mac&a...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode Tom and Bert discuss 2 more Classic Movies of the 1980's, "Back to the Future" and "Trading Places". We cover the behind the scenes happenings and how the decisions impacted the films as they were being cast and produced. "BTTF" (1:10) a 1985 Film starring Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox and Lea Thompson was a Fantasy/Comedy/Dra...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert are at it AGAIN with Part 2 of the crazy craptastic facts provided by Cracked.com. The guys keep sprinkling in these alleged "facts" that may or may not be legit or true but just come along for the ride. From Ken Allen the orangutan (3:20) to the $10 million Monet painting that was damaged (7:55) and The Flintstones (Fred and Wilma) sleeping...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert cover Movies - "Alien" and Lethal Weapon" with little known facts about the Production, Filming and behind the scenes drama. "in Space no one can hear you Scream"! This was the famous tagline for "Alien" a 1979 SciFi/Horror/Thriller that brought  back memories of the SciFi Classics of the 1950's with their taut,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert discuss Improv movie lines/scenes that have become iconic! Starting off with Jack Nicholson's memorable improv line of "Here's Johnny" (6:06) in the classic horror film "The Shining" to Heath Ledger's "Slow Clap" (8:34) as the Joker in "The Dark Knight" and Roy Scheider's "You're Gon...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert discuss blockbuster movies that you may not know that were inspired by real life events. Movies are a great escape for most people but when they are  based on life events that are true they can carry more meaning. These movies are not Bio's but they do have storylines that are related to true life events. From "Rain Man" (2:05) starring...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tom and Bert are at it again with 100's of Off the Wall and Whacky Fun Facts! The guys seem to like talking about useless mindless crap in general so the list of this stuff is right in their wheelhouse. Check some of the following out throughout the Podcast. "Snails take the longest naps, one can last up to 5 years"! (3:24). "Like Humans, Koala...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert cover the famous or infamous Movie Villains of the 1990's! Everyone has their opinions on who they love and who they hate. We have the list of the "bad guys and ladies" from the '90's! From Max Cady of "Cape Fear" (1:18) portrayed by  Robert DeNiro to Buddy Love of "The Nutty Professor" (6:25) portrayed by E...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert hit up the "Cracked" website for more ,  Did you know questions/answers of totally useless facts. Some of these are: " Unwed Women couldn't get a credit card up until 1974" (1:11), We find this hard to believe that '"barely anyone smoked pot in the 1960's" (7:14), "The Stethoscope was invented to avoid...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode Tom and Bert discuss a list of the best opening scenes in movies. From the iconic opening "beach" scene in "Jaws" (4:24) to Drew Barrymore's 5 minute phone call In "Scream" (9:50) the guys go through these and many others that set the stage for the rest of the movie. Other classics include a young demented Michael Myers starting h...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert delve into the Sci-Fi Fantasy Iconic classic, Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone". The guys discuss the great and wondrous Rod Serling and his amazing and poignant Storytelling TV series over the 5 year run (1959 thru 1964) on CBS TV that was aired on Friday evenings. The guys then get to their Top 10 Favorite Episodes with a detailed and...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert bring you some of their favorite movies and Facts that affected the production, Acting Roles and other parts of the Movie. We open up with  the 1980's stoner classic , "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" , starring Sean Penn as "Spicoli" and Judge Reinhold, then it's the Martin Scorcese classic "Goodfellas" starring R...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert bring you some of their favorite movies and Facts that affected the production, Acting Roles and other parts of the Movie. We open up with  the Coen Brothers , "Fargo" , starring 3x Oscar Winner Frances McDormand, then it's the cult classic  "Shawshank Redemption" starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins  (15m 20s) and lastly we...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert bring you some of their favorite movies and Facts that affected the production, Acting Roles and other parts of the Movie. We open up with  the Black and White classic "Young Frankenstein" , a Mel Brooks classic starring Gene Wilder, then it's "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher (a...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode Tom and Bert, now the Kings of useless trivial facts of crap, bring you another round of info to ponder with their Useless Food Trivia and other Fun Facts! You may be entertained or grossed out but you will get the Facts whether you like it or not. We do apologize but we just can't get enough of this garbage! Did you know that K etchup has medicinal value? OR...

Send us Fan Mail On this Episode Tom and Bert go through some trivia discussing Myth Busters and Did u Know? Lot's of crazy stuff and eye opening  Myths that are True! I'm sure you heard most of these but sit back and have some fun listening to the show. Enjoy the Show! You can email us at reeldealzmoviesandmusic@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page, Reel Dealz Podcast: Movies & Musi...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Tom and Bert cover the famous or infamous Movie Villains of the 1980's! Everyone has their opinions on who they love and who they hate. We have the list of the "bad guys and ladies" from the '80's! From Darth Vader in the "Star Wars" franchise to Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago from the "Rocky" franchise and the infamous &qu...