The Flop House

We welcome one of the godfathers of bad movie culture, Harry Medved, of the seminal books "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time" and " The Golden Turkey Awards ," and discuss his PBS show "Locationland" where he and comedian Dana Gould visited the filming sites for Plan 9 From Outer Space ! And we also spend a little time talking to Locationland producer Harry Pallenberg about his father's work with...

Wow! The first new Star Trek movie in eight years! What's that you say? Oh. TV movie? And it's less a "movie" and more a "we were going to develop a new series and that fell through so we made it a one-off, 90 minute thing?" Huh. Well, Star Trek: Section 31 may not be a "movie" in the same way we've used that word for most of its existence, but it was still a good excuse to hang out with our frien...

The Goofmaster returns to quiz Stuart and Elliott about some IMDb "Goofs" from 1980's movies that didn't live up to the standards of viewers with enough free time to log movie goofs on IMDb. There’s been SO MUCH DEMAND for FlopTV that — you know what? — we’re going to leave episodes up for an extra two weeks, so that late buyers can still have the time to check out the shows (and that means one la...

A lot of stuff happened... HERE . Well. Not that much stuff, actually. Like, six couples lived here. Most of them were pretty boring. But at one point there were dinosaurs! That's pretty cool, right? Anyway, enjoy our discussion of the latest installment in Robert Zemeckis's inexplicable slide from "can do no wrong" to "can do ... wrong!" There’s been SO MUCH DEMAND for FlopTV that — you know what...

Following a couple of failed "Dark Universe" attempts, Stuart leads a brainstorming session to explore how his co-hosts might revitalize the Universal Monsters. You can still see FlopTV thru the end of February -- tickets here ! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our  NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets !” Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.o...

Harold and the Purple Crayon is a lovely, enduring children's classic (if you've never encountered it, have Steve Buscemi read it to you !) -- did Hollywood treat it with gentleness and respect, when they decided to use it as the jumping-off point for the movie " Harold and the Purple Crayon ?" The answer may not surprise you! The LIVE tapings of season 2 of FlopTV end TONIGHT with TMNT II: The Se...

Elliott completes a loose trilogy of minisodes -- one per Peach -- all about the changing of the year. His take? What New Year's resolution would you make on behalf of various franchises? The final episode of season 2 of FlopTV debuts in one week, but your ticket gets you access thru February! Full line-up/tickets here ! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our  NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secre...

For our first full episode recorded and released in 2025, we wanted to start things off with a bang, so we watched the sequel to a love-it-or-hate-it film, except this time around most non-John Waters/Quentin Tarantino folks seemed to just hate it. That's right, it's the further adventures of that notorious clown prince of stair dancing, the Jokester, in... Joker: Folie à Deux , the film that got...

Dan looks forward to the year ahead, and asks the rest of the Flop House gang which of 2025's cinematic offerings float their cineaste boats. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass!  Full line-up/tickets here ! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our  NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets !” Help support this show and unlock bonus con...

As we all recover from our New Year's hangovers, enjoy this, the second of our two live shows from last May's "Saint Audio Podcast Festival" in Oxford, England. We discuss Spice World , a film we also had the privilege of introducing at The Ultimate Picture Palace , for a screening the evening before, and -- honestly? The movie was a total blast. We hope you have fun listening to the love fest. We...

As New Year's approaches, and we say goodbye to 2024, Stuart takes us on a gamified tour through the year in movies. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass!  Full line-up/tickets here ! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our  NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets !” Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at...

We discuss Borderlands , a video game movie that got delayed for several years, with extensive reshoots where an uncredited director took over for Eli Roth -- but it's probably okay, right? It's not like that sentence has at least five red flags in it... We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Peruse the  full line-up and/or get tickets...

Though we've done our best to not let it disrupt the show, Elliott's a busy bee these days and had to sit this one out, so Dan took the rare opportunity of being able to finish his sentences to get to know his old pal Stuart a little better... but with a film-related twist. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass!  Full line-up/tickets...

Welcome to a brand new, bite-sized game show from SmartLess Media: this is ClueLess, where every episode contains a different main game and cliffhanger puzzle, and every episode this season also contains Sean Hayes! Host Elliott Kalan (Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, The Flop House) will lead Sean and a rotating guest through each episode's conundrum, from anagrams t...

We took a short break around Thanksgiving, which means YOU finally get to hear one of our LIVE episodes from Oxford's inaugural Saint Audio Podcast Festival ! We were extremely excited to finally do a show in the UK and see some listeners from across the pond, and -- because we were in England -- we HAD to talk about 1998's The Avengers (aka "the non-Marvel-one), a legendary mega-flop and a despoi...

The thrilling conclusion of our definitive action hero rankings, as determined by Stuart's totally scientific, non-bullshit method! We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass!  Full line-up/tickets here ! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our  NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets !” For a limited time, visit  AuraFrames.com  and get $4...

"But Trap wasn't a flop!" you scream to the heavens. "Neither financially, nor critically!" you wail, desperately. "It made 83 million on a 30 million budget! And it got a mixed, but not- awful 52 on Metacritic!" But the uncaring Gods of Flop offer no comfort. Because whatever your personal feelings, Trap has inspired STRONG OPINIONS, and besides, when you have a great guest like Linda Holmes , yo...

Stuart uses the scientific and not-at-all random method that he perfected in his rankings of horror movie villains to help us determine the ultimate movie action hero. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass!  Full line-up/tickets here ! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our  NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets !” For a limited tim...

You KNEW this episode was coming, and we got to it as soon as we could! We discuss Francis Ford Coppola's defiantly personal, defiantly incomprehensible, personal-fortune-destroying Megalopolis ! And for such a mega flop olis episode we enlisted the help of Roman Mars, a man who knows a thing or two about architecture and design, and who's currently co-hosting a podcast series with Elliott about T...

Hallie may not have seen a ghost this Halloween season, but Elliott caps off Shocktober (a little late, in "no theme No-vember") by quizzing all of us about whether we've seen cinematic ghosts, in the course of our many Flop House viewings. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass!  Full line-up/tickets here ! And while you’re clicking o...

Bad news first: we discussed Dear David , a horror movie based on a Twitter thread posted by a guy who used to do comics for Buzzfeed, released by "Buzzfeed Studios" -- a sentence that gives us a headache just to type. The good news? We're joined by Star of the Show, Hallie Haglund , whose ever-delightful presence inspires us all into a lot of giggle fits and silly bits! We’re in season 2 of FlopT...

Since Stuart is infamous for missing mid-and-post-credit scenes, Dan quizzes him (and Elliott) about what might have possibly happened in various movies that included a li'l extra something at the end. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here ! And while you’re clicking on stuff, subscribe to our  NEWSLETTER, “...

What's that? The chilly nip of Shocktober on the wind? That's right, kiddies! It's your old pal the Flopkeeper, with another spookifying or snorifying yarn! It's called Night Swim , and it's about a HAUNTED POOL! Is there pee in the pool too? Probably! Terrifying! Grab your goggles and let's dive in! We're in season 2 of FlopTV! Pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pa...

Sharlene Wellington drops by to talk to us about 1985's aerobics romance Perfect , and her new endeavor Jiggle Studio ! Sharlene's Kickstarter! FlopTV episode 2 is tonight! You can pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass —  more info (including the full line-up) and tickets available here ! And hey, while you’re clicking on stuff, why not subscribe to our  NEWSLETTE...

For our second Smalltember/Smallvember pick, we take on a film that Dan vetoed last year because he feared his fragile psyche could not take a repeat viewing, but -- like a bad giant golden robot -- it always turns up! Robot in the Family is its name, and it's a sustained 85 minute panic attack in the form of a low-budget 90's "family" comedy. FlopTV is going strong! You can pop in for individual...