The Avid Indoorsmen

One of the few comedic Oscar-winning performances ever came from A Fish Called Wanda for Kevin Kline’s portrayal of Otto. This John Cleese brainchild is turning 35 this year and we brought back Fred Lundquist to talk about it. It was fun doing another one of these in person. Enjoy! 3:20 The Flash7:53 Beef Season 1 (Netflix)9:11 The People We Hate At The Wedding (Hulu)10:55 Plugarooni’s 11:25 www....

The story of 12 year old Henry Rowengartner becoming a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs is 30 years old! Rookie of the Year was a movie that we’ve seen a bunch during our childhood and we knew we had to get one of our buddies who loves a baseball movie more than anyone we know on the pod to chat about it: Nathan Stone. Enjoy! 4:11 Transformers Rise of the Beasts6:45 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse...

The Great Outdoors is a film for the whole family that shaped our childhoods and brought to light what vacations were like in the northern Midwest. Our fellow Minnesotan buddies Benny and Renegade love this movie as much as we do and we had a blast chatting with them about it. Enjoy! 4:05 The Martian5:35 Living7:16 Succession (HBOMax)10:33 Plugarooni’s 10:50 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen12:55 @Ben...

“Welcome to Jurassic Park” 30th anniversary episode featuring some college friends of ours making their Avid Indoorsmen debut, Jenny Milani and Dave Hauer! These two are massive Jurassic Park fans and it was fun reconnecting through this podcast with them. Hope you enjoy! 1:51 Vacation Friends (HULU)3:36 Spielberg (HBOMax)5:00 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby7:14 Barry Season 4 (HBOMax)...

Although Trading Places has a bunch of things that don’t age terribly well, it is still a comedy that we watched a ton as kids. We brought back our buddy, Max Felsheim, to go down memory lane with us and chat about this film. Enjoy! 2:40 A Man Called Otto (Netflix)4:28 The Guilt Trip (Max)6:35 Hannah Gadsby: Something Special (Netflix)7:35 Tommy Boy8:43 Plugarooni’s 9:12 patreon.com/theavidindoors...

We are thrilled to announce that we got Joel McKinnon Miller to come on the pod and chat with us! You might know him from his over 100 acting credits on IMDB such as Scully on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, or Don Embry on Big Love or the scene-stealing garage attendant from The Truman Show. We learned so much about how he got his start in the business and he shared some entertaining stories on and off set o...

The Truman Show is turning 25 years old and we brought back our favorite world-traveling media guru, Josh Adams, to talk about it with us. A brilliant film with some legendary performances, we had a blast revisiting this one. Enjoy! 3:23 Lego Batman (HBOMax)5:00 Mascots6:55 The Staircase (HBOMax)9:07 Barry Season 4 (HBOMax)11:30 Plugarooni’s 11:57 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 13:53 Josh Adams @jo...

We had our good buddy Reilly Zamber on to talk some more Marvel with us and this time it was to discuss the third installment of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. Reilly knows all things Marvel and is so much fun to chat with about these films. Enjoy! 3:52 The Meddler (HULU)6:27 She Said8:01 Fool’s Gold10:15 John Mulaney Baby J Special (NETFLIX)12:30 Plugarooni’s 13:01 patreon.com/theavidindo...

We’ve come to the end of our Lord of the Rings Trilogy and we brought back one of our favorite recurring guests, Jenika Marion, to break down Return of the King. She’s loved these stories for most of her life and we had a blast talking with her about it. Enjoy! 3:32 The Way Back (Prime)5:08 Sisu7:54 The Mandalorian Season 3 (Disney+)11:19 Plugarino’s 11:41 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen 13:50 Jenik...

We brought back to the pod maybe the biggest fan of the fantasy genre, the one and only Adam Rupp. He adores The Lord of the Rings trilogy and it was fun hearing him gush over this film. Y’all are gonna have fun with this one! Enjoy! 2:20 The Greatest Beer Run Ever (APPLETV+)4:50 Super Mario Bros.7:13 Mona Lisa Smile9:31 Succession Season 4 (HBOMAX)11:56 Plugarooni’s 12:22 www. Patreon.com/theavid...

The time has finally come to break down The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Buegs has been dreaming of this day since we started the pod and so many of our recurring guests were stoked for us to do these. None more than Neil Ghosh, who we got to come in and talk about the Fellowship. This was a fun episode and hope y’all enjoy nerding out with us. 3:50 Bemidji Orthodontics4:51 Dungeons and Dragons: Hon...

We got half of the new super group Sweet And Low to come onto the show and play some movie trivia games with us. Tim Foust, Chris Chatham and making his Avid Indoorsmen debut, singer-songwriter Ernie Halter. We had a very good time and hope you enjoy! 1:20 Tim Foust ; Ernie Halter ; Chris Chatham Sweet and Low Music Co. https://sweetandlowmusicco.com/ 7/22 Nashville, TN8/4-8/6 Brownsville, OR8/19...

If you’ve listened to our show regularly you’ve probably heard us quote lines from Forgetting Sarah Marshall often. It’s one of our favorite comedies and since it’s celebrating its 15th Anniversary we thought we’d break it down for ya! We brought back a couple of our college buddies you’ve heard in previous Movie Game Night episodes, Jessie Pellowski and Kate Duncan! It was fun having them on a pr...

For whatever reason we missed talking about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever when it came out…to right this wrong, we brought back our Marvel expert, Reilly Zamber, to break it down for us. We have Reilly on for most of the Marvel films and he’s always a good time. This was a fun one. Enjoy! 2:37 John Wick: Chapter 47:17 Life After Beth9:07 Cunk On Earth (Netflix)10:46 Plugarooni’s 11:11 Patreon.com...

The Spike Jonze written and directed film, Her, is turning 10 years old this year. We brought back our buddy Chris Chatham to break down the film and we had a great time with him, as always. Enjoy! 2:50 Cha Cha Real Smooth (Apple TV +)4:20 Misery7:17 Marvelous Mrs Maisel Season 4 (Prime)8:37 Perry Mason (HBOMax)10:34 Plugarooni’s 11:03 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen12:54 Chris Chatham @chathambomb...

Making their AI debut is the musical group, Cypress Fyre, with recurring guest Chris Rupp and his bandmates Jeff Grider and Tyler Walls. We had a fun time playing some movie games with these fellas. Enjoy this Movie Game Night! 1:23 Jeff Grider @drjeffisin ; Tyler Walls @tkwalls ; Chris Rupp @christhehatguy ; @cypressfyreband www.cypressfyreband.com 5:20 Plot Tub Time Machine19:52 The Quotes Game...

The classic Tim Burton film, Beetlejuice, is celebrating it’s 35th anniversary. We brought back our good friend and the Tour Manager for Home Free, Abe Sword, to break it down with us. Always love having Abe on the pod and we had a blast discussing Beetlejuice! Enjoy! 2:33 Creed 36:25 Creed 29:11 The Old Man (HULU)10:50 Plugarooni’s 11:12 www. Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen13:01 Abe Sword ; @abe.sw...

Paul Rudd is back as everyone’s favorite tiny superhero in the most recent Marvel film, Quantumania. We brought back our resident Marvel expert, The Hound + The Fox’s Reilly Zamber. Love hearing him talk about these Marvel films and y’all are gonna have a good time with this one. Enjoy! 2:41 Storks (Netflix)4:31 Scream 6:41 The English (Prime)8:55 The Heat (Netflix)10:18 Plugarooni’s 10:45 Patreon...

It’s that time of year…OSCAR PREDICTIONS TIME!!! We had fun giving our thoughts on who we think will win. We will be posting a ballot and want y’all to fill it out and play against us. If you’re a Patron and you beat us, you can make us watch a movie of your choosing. Enjoy watching the Oscars on Sunday! 1:48 Reds8:30 Cocaine Bear10:13 Aftersun12:50 Plugarooni’s 13:22 Patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen...

We finally get to talk about one of our favorite movies of all time: THE BIG LEBOWSKI!!! We’ve been waiting for a reason to break down this film and it just so happens to be celebrating its 25th Anniversary. We got Dan Ristrom and Benny Elledge back on the show and we laughed a bunch. Hope you enjoy listening to this one as much as we did making it. 2:32 Knock At The Cabin4:11 Devotion5:46 Hacks S...

No it’s not one of our movie game nights, we are doing an episode on the movie, Game Night! It’s having its 5th anniversary and we know one of our favorite couples enjoys it as much we do, Adam Chance and Sami Matarante! Had a blast chatting with them about this fun film and we think you’re going to enjoy it as well. Enjoy! 4:36 Four Weddings and a Funeral5:50 The Hunger Games7:21 Welcome to Wrexh...

The film that gave us Frank the Tank, the term “earmuffs”, and shone a light on the fact that Vince Vaughn is a comedic treasure, has just turned 20 years old. Old School has been a favorite of ours since it came out back in 2003. We brought back Rob’s friend from when he was in Kindergarten, Timmy St. Sauver. We hope you enjoy this one! Bring your green hat! 2:01 Doc Hollywood5:28 Vengeance7:12 J...

Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are all at the awards shows these days because of their new film, The Banshees of Inisherin. But 15 years ago they collaborated together for the first time with the very dark dramedy, In Bruges. To celebrate its 15th anniversary, we brought back our buddy and Rob’s manager, Luke Pierce, to chat about it with us. Enjoy! 3:37 Avatar: The Way of Wate...

We brought back our wonderful female friends from college with whom we’ve stayed very close. This episode was filled with trivia and many tangents fueled by what our guests were drinking. Hopefully you don’t find it too chaotic, we had a lot of fun. Enjoy! 1:22 Anne Tower ; Molly Pernu ; Krista LaPlant ; Jessie Pellowski ; Kate Duncan ; Kelsey Lundquist7:22 Plot Tub Time Machine23:31 Starting 553:...

The Rom-Com classic, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. To celebrate we brought in one of our faves, Sami Matarante, to chat about it with us. This episode was too much fun. We end with a Starting 5 game and our Patrons can hear us draft our Top 5 FavoriteMovie Characters Who Play Writers. Enjoy! 4:07 John Wick5:17 The Fablemans 8:33 Andor (Disney +)9:53 Who Killed...