Release Date Rewind

Welcome to your party! Can't you just Pretend to Be Nice and jump on the bandwagon? Enjoy this Pussy-chat, which is longer than 3 Small Words, but worth every subliminal minute! Mark welcomes movie lover, pop culture enthusiast, and podcaster Kevin Jones to Spin Around and celebrate 25 years of the cult classic movie Josie and the Pussycats. They praise the connections the movie has to Can't Hardl...

"Soccer is the world's favorite sport," and She's the Man is one of our favorite movies! Mark welcomes old friend and Amanda Bynes fan Sarah Menaquale back on the pod to celebrate 20 years of this hilarious drag comedy, which borrows from past pod topics Just One of the Guys, Ladybugs, and Mrs. Doubtfire, featuring an updated Shakespeare story, a hot young Channing Tatum, and lines that will live...

Pretty actors, location, and fashion... What's not to love with Heartbreakers? Mark welcomes podcaster, writer, and actor Devin Lotfi back on the show to discuss the 2001 mother-daughter con comedy starring Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and more great actors. Cameos too! Back in the USSR! Plus, they of course celebrate The Comeback season 3 and Lisa Kudrow's connection to this movie. Lea...

Women's History Month has come to a close, but it's turtle time, so mention it all, and don't be all, like, uncool in your Herman Munster shoes! Mark celebrates 20 years of Bravo's Real Housewives, which started airing in March 2006 with The Real Housewives of Orange County. He goes on a nostalgic ride through all the cities, ladies, drama, and so much comedy, and has invited friends and fellow fa...

Wax it! Here's a belated treat (without maggots!) for your ears. Yes, Valentine's Day was weeks ago now... but we can enjoy the horror movie Valentine any time, right? Mark brings @slasher_junkie Carlos back for Part 2 of our Marley Shelton 2001 girl power double feature discussion to celebrate the cupid slasher's 25th year. This is Carlos' favorite post-Scream slasher, so they share their favorit...

Nobody ever got ahead by sitting on their behinds! Mark welcomes Carlos from @slasher_junkie back on the pod to celebrate a Marley Shelton-starring 2001 female ensemble double feature! In this first part of a two-part discussion, the boys make their own A squad, pull out a Betty doll mask, and chat about the underrated cheerleader caper Sugar & Spice for its 25th anniversary. That's an illegal dis...

Every apartment building has some trolls living in it, am I right? Mark welcomes horror queen, trivia master, and witchy Salem resident Kelly Kapow (@missscareall) to celebrate 40 years of the 1986 cult classic Troll! Is it a bad movie? Maybe. Do we love it? Definitely! Cobbling together different things from other '80s horror films, this dark fantasy comedy give us Atreyu, Sonny Bono, Julia Louis...

It might be freezing out there, but this episode is sure to warm you up! Mark welcomes new friend and film fiend Dallas Walters (@_filmfiend_) from California on the show to ride through LA and celebrate the 30th anniversary of Michael Mann's crime epic Heat. Move over Pacino and De Niro - we got Parker and Walters talking about obsession and professionalism, toxic bromance, the great women who ar...

Mr. Boddy's body! It's a Tim Curry double feature celebration, and this second part focuses on Clue for its 40th anniversary. Suspects Jackie Renne and Katie Bruno are back with Mark in their party attire to rave about the top tier physical, slapstick comedy in this cult classic, which of course is based on the beloved board game and was produced by the legendary Debra Hill. From Mrs. White's flam...

New year, new episode, so let's do the time warp again! It's a Tim Curry house party double feature celebration, and this first part focuses on The Rocky Horror Picture Show for its 50th anniversary. Mark welcomes old friends Katie Bruno and Jackie Renne back to the show to journey to Transsexual, Transylvania and give themselves over to absolute pleasure! They rave about Curry's iconic performanc...

Christmas, Christmas, the happiest day of the year! Perfect time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the holiday rom-com Just Friends, and Mark welcomes Gaius Bolling from the Back to the Blockbuster podcast back on the show to do just that. They rave about the cast, including MVP and hilarious scene stealer Anna Faris, plus the crazy, aggressive physical comedy everyone's doing, and the original...

An '80s campy comedy is just what we need in this crazy world, so it's time to rewind to 1985 again! Mark welcomes Brian C. Tyler on the show to go to seedy Hollywood where horny teen boys go to meet older ladies and a 400 year old "woman vampire." They celebrate the 40th anniversary of the very fun movie - and great theme song - Once Bitten, which was Jim Carrey's feature film debut, and a star w...

Good morning, Angels! Mark welcomes the three kickass hosts of the Why the Flick? podcast - Claire, Danielle, and Alex - on a mission to celebrate Lucy Liu with my girl Drew, Cameron D. and Destiny, for the 25th anniversary of the Charlie's Angels movie! From the fight and dance choreography, to that banger soundtrack, to the Bill Murray drama, to a top tier blooper reel, this is one action-packed...

Get down from the treehouse because it's time for Red Rover, Red Rover! You can't officially talk about Now and Then for its 30th anniversary without four friends, so Mark welcomes his hometown loves Sarah Menaquale, Kit Sheehan, and Melissa Ward back on the show for a bike ride to the past. Cosmo quizzes, skinny-dipping, storm drains, and Rosie O'Donnells wardrobe - they mention it all! Plus, Bea...

Holy hymen, Batman! Ignore the Scream rules and lose your virginity asap! Mark welcomes horror movie lover Carlos from @slasher_junkie to take a virtual trip to Cherry Falls, Virginia and celebrate the 25th anniversary of this Scream-inspired slasher movie that was supposed to be in theaters but ended up airing on the USA Channel in 2000, becoming the most expensive TV movie ever made. Oh Daddy! B...

Listeners beware, you're in for a scare! Halloween has sadly ended, but it's a state of mind so keep your haunted masks on! This is Part 2 of a Goosebumps celebration, now focusing on the Fox TV series that premiered 30 years ago with the iconic two-part episode The Haunted Mask. Mark welcomes Jesse Krempel from the Cult Cinema Circle podcast back on the show to nerd out about the perfectly creepy...

Reader beware, you're in for a scare! If you were a kid, tween, or teen at all in the '90s, you knew Goosebumps books, and you were obsessed with those colorful and creepy covers! Mark welcomes the original Goosebumps cover illustrator Tim Jacobus on the show to talk about his career, the process of making all those iconic covers, and what cover designs are most special to him. This is Part 1 of a...

We're here and we're queer, darlin'! Mark welcomes professor, author, and film connoisseur Andy Scahill (a.k.a. Andy Might) on the show to go on a sparkly road trip celebrating New York City drag queens and Vegas dancers. It's the 30th anniversaries of the colorful and campy 1995 classics To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar and Showgirls! One movie will make you happy and the other on...

You're not totally buggin' - Clueless is now 30 years old! To celebrate, Mark welcomes his homies Melissa Ward and Jason Kashiwagi back on the show to take a trip down memory freeway. This trendsetting, aspirational Amy Heckerling classic only gets better with age, but they wonder if the romantic ending is actually pretty weird and ponder what direction the upcoming TV show continuation could go i...

It's an especially *animated* episode because Mark welcomes talented animator, illustrator, and author Peter Raymundo on the show! The two of them rewind to the '90s and early 2000s when Peter was an animator at Disney, working on classic hit films Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Emperor's New Groove, and more! Learn how Peter was plucked out of college to work for Mickey, and...

Get out of the water... so you can listen to this episode! Summer isn't over yet, so Mark celebrates 50 years of the first summer blockbuster: Jaws! Joining him for a chat at sea is longtime friend, screenwriter, and film lover C.C. Webster, who also was with him in Martha's Vineyard earlier this summer for the Spielberg movie's big anniversary weekend. They discuss how their visit to the island w...

Pirates and Fratellis and bats, oh my! Wheelers and Mombi and electroshock therapy, oh my! It's the 100th episode of Release Date Rewind, and what a way to celebrate with an adventurous summer 1985 double feature of The Goonies and Return to Oz. Mark welcomes '80s girl Solana Sorrento back on the pod to go on a bike ride (The Goonies walked so Stranger Things could run!) and try on a few pretty he...

Paris Hilton agrees that this episode is hot! Mark welcomes longtime friend, collaborator, horror lover, and actress Kit Sheehan back on the pod to take a trip to the House of Wax from 2005. The two reminisce about seeing this "remake" together just weeks before their senior prom and graduation 20 years ago. Plus, they share stories about making a spoof of this slashfest called House of SAKS 5th A...

Happy Pride, Rewinders! Here's an extra queer episode featuring '80s gender bending, sex jokes, and flashing! Mark welcomes fellow podcaster, writer, and movie lover Devin Lotfi back to the show to be his prom date and celebrate the 1985 cult classic Just One of the Guys for its 40th anniversary. Some of you don't know this movie and frankly, how dare you! They each watched it on cable as kids, la...

The temps are rising and this episode is bringing the heat! The public voted on the title of this spicy double feature episode about chiseled bad boys and we have a tie: Horror Hunks and Sexy Psychos! Longtime friend, fellow horror movie lover, and muscle enthusiast Katie Bruno returns to the show to drool with Mark over Christian Bale and his carefully placed chainsaw and Ryan Reynolds wearing br...