They Called This a Movie

This week, we hit bottom as we watch,  The Amazing Bulk , arguably the worst movie we've ever covered.  Join us as we discuss baffling green screens, unfocused "satire", and limited animation cycles.  Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions. Fin...

We kick off 2025 with a trip to the Asylum, as we watch the 2013 mockbuster,  Atlantic Rim .  Join us as we discuss one of the host's bad attitude regarding this movie, the unlikable main characters, and a sleepwalking Graham Greene.  Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found o...

As we head into the final days of 2024, we look back on the year for the podcast, pick some of our favorite episodes of the year, and look forward to what we're hoping to accomplish in 2025.  Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by Dave Katusa. He can be found on Instagram @dkat_productions. Find us on B...

We're saying goodbye to #Netflixmas already this week, as we close out our run of holiday-themed episodes with  I Believe in Santa , in which a man gaslights everyone around him into believing he's not insane.  Join us as we discuss the fact the two leads are married in real life, the potential back-door sinister point of this movie, and discuss what we'd be willing to put up with as a single mom...

Netflix-mas rolls along this week with some more festive chiseled abs. This time, we're watching the movie that asks the age-old question: What if Frosty the Snowman was hot? We watched  Hot Frosty  on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.  Join us as we discuss vigilant small town cops, crown Lacey Chabert the new Christmas Queen, and rail against sticking Lauren Holly behind old lady...

We're kicking off Netflix-mas this year with some abs, bad wigs, and all male revues. We start the holiday season with the Netflix original,  The Merry Gentlemen .  Join us as we discuss what you get when you combine  Magic Mike and Christmas, the awkwardness of this movie being a PG movie about stripping, and question a plot point surround the age of Britt Robertson.  Find us on Bluesky, Instagra...

Happy Thanksgiving from the guys at They Called This a Movie. This year, we are celebrating American Thanksgiving with a made-for-television movie starring Ralphie from  A Christmas Story and a 260-pound chicken. It's  The Hoboken Chicken Emergency for this week's special holiday episode.  Join us as we discuss giant chicken costumes, Gabe Kaplan playing a grifter, and the forgotten idea of made-f...

We head to the jungles of Brazil to find the sexiest dance known to man: the Lambada. A young Laura Harring writhes around on the dance floor in an attempt to save the rainforest in  The Forbidden Dance , on this week's They Called This a Movie.  Join us as we discuss the music, try to figure out what exactly is the Lambada, and come face-to-face with the movie's casual racism.  Find us on Instagr...

This week, Roy Scheider tries to stamp out corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department with the help of a militarized helicopter in the 1983 thriller,  Blue Thunder .  Join us as we discuss our expectations for the movie going in, Malcolm McDowell, and discuss what constitutes 'gratuitous'.  Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Find us on Bluesky, Ins...

We celebrate a podcast milestone this week as we talk about our 300th movie. And we pulled out all the stops to talk about what many consider the worst movie of all-time. We finally got around to talking about the Tommy Wiseau masterpiece,  The Room .  Join us as we discuss what Lisa doesn't want to talk about, Claudette's cancer diagnosis, and the tour de force performance from Chris R.  Find us...

Happy Halloween! The podcast is at full strength this week and releasing a day early in order to ring in All Hallow's Eve with you. This week, we attempted to do a special episode by picking a movie that takes place on Halloween, but that movie wound up being the 2009  Night of the Demons remake, so it's anything but special.  Join us as we discuss the blink-and-you-missed-it career of Monica Keen...

Horror Month rolls along this week with a Japanese cult classic, as we discuss the 1977 flick, Hausu .  Join us as we discuss good and bad death scenes, how the director's 12 year-old daughter inspired the film, and is this an endoursement of the Patriarchy. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. EXTRA LIFE LINK: https://tinyurl.com/Extralifeyear9 Find us o...

Horror Month rolls along this week with a low budget tale of revenge, as we discuss the 1980s flick,  Slaughter High .  Join us as we discuss hiding British accents, high schoolers being played by people in their 30s, and similarities to the classic,  The Toxic Avenger.  Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads @TCTA...

It's officially October and you know what that means: it's time for a full month of horror movie episodes. We continue horror month with our third Frank Henenlotter movie. It's 1988's Brain Damage on this week's They Called This a Movie.  Join us as we discuss allegories to drug use, a way too long and graphic death scene, and possible connections to Germany in the 1930's.  Find us on Twitter and...

It's officially October and you know what that means: it's time for a full month of horror movie episodes. We kick off this month with an oddball movie from 1979 starring  The Rifleman himself, Chuck Connors. It's  Tourist Trap on this week's They Called This a Movie.  Join us as we discuss the similarities to other movies, imagine what Chuck Connors was thinking while on set, and the unnecessary...

This week, we're hanging out with a blind Rutger Hauer and one of the kids from  Step By Step , as we watch  Blind Fury , the 1989 American remake of the 16th  Zatoichi  sequel.  Join us as we discuss Rutger Hauer's attempts to portray being blind, the chemistry between him and Brandon Call, and one of the main villains being typecast as a dirtbag. We also create a Tier List for Fictional Swordsme...

We're strapping on our muscle-enhancing gauntlets and trying to save the world with pathological liar Terry Bollea, as we watch the first attempt to turn Hulk Hogan into a kids movie icon. It's  Suburban Commando  on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.  Join us as we talk about Hulk Hogan's wooden personality, Christopher Lloyd putting this movie on his back, and we agree on the surpr...

We're spending this spooky Friday with Corey Feldman and Crispin Glover, as we continue our tradition of watching  Friday the 13th on Friday the 13th. This week, we're watching the fourth installment, which breaks its promise of being the last one. It's  Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter  on this episode of They Called This a Movie.  Join us as we discuss Corey Feldman's bald head, Crispin Glover...

We're making deals with the Devil an immediately finding ways to get out of them this week, as we return to the unique mind of Rudy Ray Moore. This week, we're watching  Petey Wheatstraw , unofficially title  Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil's Son-in-Law .  Join us as we discuss demons in Halloween capes, Rudy Ray Moore's comedic stylings, and the inspiration this movie serves for one of our favorite m...

Grab your D20s and roll for initiative as we talk about some nerd stuff with the high fantasy disaster,  Dungeons & Dragons , the 2000 version.  Join us as we discuss Thora Birch: Charisma Vacuum, the Playstation 1 level CG, and how it compares to the made-for-TV miniseries,  Merlin .  Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written a...

It's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Powers Booth has taken the Vice President hostage. Ther's only one man that can save the day, after Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger all said they were too busy. It's JCVD in  Sudden Death on this week's They Called This a Movie.  Join us as we discuss the son's easy paycheck, the inconspicuous Belgian accent, and impromptu goalie...

Zach Galligan gets rid of the gremlins and Phoebe Cates and finds himself a wife hellbent on killing him for his inheritence. Standing in her way is his brother and the world's worst therapist. It's the erotice thriller Mortal Passion s on this week's episode of They Called This a Movie.  Join us as we discuss half-baked murder plots, try to figure out who's at fault, and discuss the out-of-nowher...

Dinosaurs are back, thanks to evil billionaires with ulterior motives. This week, we're watching Whoopi Goldberg suffer through a movie that she was legally obligated to appear in. It's 1995's buddy cop film,  Theodore Rex , the most expensive direct-to-video movie made at one point.  Join us as we discuss the behind-the-scenes legal issues, the  Power Rangers -level sets, and the fact that Teddy...

We're headed to South America to find gold using psychic abilities this week, as we're watching the Ron Howard-produced forgotten adventure romcom,  Vibes , starring Jeff Goldblum and Cyndi Lauper.  Join us as we discuss the lack of chemistry between the two leads, Peter Falk stealing every scene, and how the movie does more than it needs to do.  Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on T...

We're going to the tiny planet of Spengo this week, as we hit up some 90s nostalgia with the cult classic  Mom and Dad Save the World on this week's episode.  Join us as we discuss Jon Lovitz's performance, the light grenade scene, and werstling with Jeffrey Jones's past.  Find us on Twitter and Instagram @TCTAMPod and on TikTok @theycalledthisamovie. Our theme music was written and performed by D...