5678: A Movie Musical Podcast

Welcome to 5678, a movie musical podcast where two best friends, separated by geography but united in their love for musical theater, review and breakdown movie-musicals. Each episode we dissect a new movie musical, ranging from the 1930's all the way up to today, all the while giggling, snorting, and generally being absolute dunces. So powder those noses and tape down those boobs, we're about to start rolling.

85. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Trigger Warning: Gore, murder, cannibalism, and one mention of SA. Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your razors and your rolling pins and join us for Sweeney Todd(2007)! Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and music by Paul Giamatti? Buckle up for over-the-top blood, no choral numbers, and the grimiest version of London you've ever seen. You've never seen a street barber competition quite like this! So get a shave, get your revenge, and eat a meat ...

10-27
01:38:56

84. On the Town (1949)

Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Go on shore leave and explore the city in On the Town (1949)! Starring Gene Kelley, Frank Sinatra, and that other guy (sorry Jules!). Brace yourself for long unnecessary dance sequences, very aggressive flirting, and unrealistic travel times. You've never seen a car chase quite like this! So knock over a dinosaur, run from the cops, and meet us at the top of the Empire State building! Homework: Miss Turnstiles A Day in New York Follow...

10-13
01:22:33

83. Rock of Ages (2012)

Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Tease your hair and put on your assless chaps for Rock of Ages (2012)! Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, and a consistently shirtless Tome Cruise. Strap in for incredible mash-ups, a shaky plot, and more leather than you can shake a stick at. You've never seen a green room quite like this! So protest against your one night stand from college, sing your heart out, and meet us under the Hollywood sign. Homework: Rock Me Like a Hurr...

09-29
01:33:47

82. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Trigger Warning: Kidnapping and trafficking Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your best quilt dress and ride into town to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)! Starring Jane Powell, Howard Keel, and an absurd amount of gingers. Buckle up for beautiful singing voices, problematic behavior, and Grace yelling so loud she blows out Anna's ears. You've never seen a barn raising quite like this! So go to town, find a wife, and learn that women are people....

09-15
01:22:05

81. The Producers (2005)

Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your top hat and meet us at the stage door to meet The Producers (2005)! Starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, and almost the entire OBC. Strap in for walker choreography, massive sets, and the hardest working chorus girls. You've never seen an opening night quite like this! So find the worst script, hire the worst director, and win a Tony! Homework: The King of Broadway Eat a New York bagel for us Follow us on Facebook, Inst...

09-01
01:34:13

80. Grease 2 (1982)

Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your leather jacket and slick down your hair for Grease 2 (1982)! Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, and THE SAME BULLIES FROM LAST TIME. Get ready for sub par dancing, a drive-by Sparta kick, and so much teenage drama. You've never seen a talent show outfit quite like this! So bowl for your honor, learn to ride a motorcycle, and fall in love with someone who's face you've never seen! Homework: Follow us on Faceboo...

09-09
01:07:01

79. Hello Dolly! (1969)

Welcome back to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Don your golden gown and hop on the train from Yonkers for Hello Dolly (1969)! Starring Barbra Streisand, so many waiters, and a whole ass parade. Buckle up for crazy matchmaking schemes, silly milliners, and so much dancing in the street. You've never seen a dinner service quite like this! So act out the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet, shoot a duck with a shotgun INDOORS, and win the polka contest! Homework: So Long Dearie Also...

06-24
01:49:10

78. The Greatest Showman (2017)

Welcome to Season 4 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your burgundy top hat and get swindled by The Greatest Showman (2017)! Starring Huge Jacked Man, Zefron, and a Swedish diva who cannot manage rejection. Strap in for dynamic choreography, heart tugging songs, and almost no facts. You've never seen a child's dance recital quite like this! So commit fraud to get a bank loan, bamboozle your business partner, and SPRINT to Connecticut! Homework: This is Me Follow us on Facebook, In...

02-26
01:22:23

77. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Head on down to Skid Row and come in to the Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Green, and a surprise Bill Murray. Buckle up for crazy puppetry, incredibly catchy songs, and a whole town of horticulture fans. You've never seen a dentist quite like this! So feed a plant your blood, top up your nitrous oxide, and explode an alien with electricity! Homework: Skid Row Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for ...

01-22
01:16:22

76. Bonus Episode: 2023 Bracket

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Join us for a very special bracket episode as we pit all the movies from 2023 against each other. Who will come out on top as our favorite movie of the year? Let us know what your favorite movie was and we'll see you in a few weeks for the first full episode of 2024! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more movie musical content and episode updates.

01-08
38:29

75. Christmas on the Square (2020)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Gather in the square and dance along to Christmas on the Square (2020)! Starring Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, and a white boy in his first musical ever. Join us for over written dialogue, surprise angels, and more religion than we were expecting. You've never seen a town meeting quite like this! So evict an entire town, find your family bible(journal?), and use angel magic to get the pastors wife pregnant! Homework: Watch a dif...

12-25
01:06:58

74. The Fantasticks (1995/2000)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Head to the travelling circus and trick your children to watch the 1995 (or 2000?) The Fantasticks! Starring Joel Gray, Brad Sullivan, and a Zorro swindler. Be prepared for a lot of vibes, jarring cuts, and a very alarming gondola ride. You've never seen a kidnapping quite like this! So fake a feud, give away your mother's necklace, and use magic to undermine your point! Homework: Watch a stage production if you can Or watch Phantom...

12-11
01:08:43

73. At Long Last Love (1975)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pop the champagne and jump in the pool for the 1975 At Long Last Love! Starring Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn, Cybill Shepherd, and an actual Italian playing an Italian. Buckle up for the worst menaces to society you have ever seen, unnecessary live singing, and an uncompelling plot. You've never seen a opening number quite like this! So bet your last $300, head to the Racquet Club, and face the consequences of your own actions! Follow ...

11-27
01:20:46

72. The Harvey Girls (1946)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Get on a train going west and meet the 1946 The Harvey Girls! Starring Judy Garland, Angela Lansbury, and a really wide smiled love interest. Get ready for a conniving judge, unnecessary B-plots, and more steaks than you can shake a stick at. You've never seen a saloon brawl quite like this! So get engaged by letter, hold up a saloon, and face-plant in front of your true love! Homework: Who were the Harvey Girls? Follow us on Facebo...

11-13
01:26:51

71. Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)

Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of body horror, gore, and mutilation. Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab a new face and join us for the 2008 Repo! The Genetic Opera! Starring Alexa Vega, Anthony Stewart Head, and Paris Hilton (of all people). Strap in for His-and-Hers secret passageways, too many angsty teenage songs, and a lot of unrealistic gore. You've never seen a murder basement quite like this! So get some Zydrate, sneak into a crypt, and dis...

10-30
01:21:35

70. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab your go-to-hell hat and meet us in Leadville for the 1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown! Starring Debbie Reynolds, Charles Walters, and the Titanic, with the Colorado River. Buckle up for feral reactions to conflict, a lot of gold and red decorating, and more correlations to The Prince of Egypt than you would think. You've never seen a prostitute dance battle quite like this! So build your sweetheart a house, burn up 300,000 dollars, and...

10-16
01:16:53

69. Top Hat (1935)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Put on your white tie and tails for the 1935 Top Hat! Starring literally everyone who was in The Gay Divorcee. Get ready for sweeping dance numbers, stupid miscommunications, and a wild amount of feathers. You've never seen a gondola ride quite like this! So pretend to be a priest, don't swim in the Venice canals, and fuck in public in a gazebo! Homework: Dancing Cheek to Cheek Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more movie ...

10-02
01:16:19

68. Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Strap on your cowboy boots and get ready to defend the 1982 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas! Starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and a Despicable Me villain. Strap in for breaking and entering, inconsistent pacing, and absolute dumbest waiter. You've never seen a wig snatch quite like this! So have an affair with the Sherriff, threaten the media, and eat your mouth lettuce! Homework: The Aggie Song A Lil' Ole Bitty Pissant Country Place...

09-18
01:19:27

67. Carmen Jones (1954)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Grab a rose and meet us at the boxing ring for the 1954 Carmen Jones! Starring Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, and the shittiest CO. Buckle up for toxic behavior, stellar acting, and not a single redeemable character. You've never seen a finale quite this fast! So abandon your fiancée, flee to Chicago, and don't draw the nine of spades! Homework: Listen to Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twi...

09-05
01:18:55

66. Moulin Rouge (2001)

Welcome to Season 3 of 5678: A Movie Musical Podcast! Pour yourself a shot of Absinthe and join us at the 2001 Moulin Rouge! Starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, and an easily bamboozled Duke. Brace yourself for an overwhelming amount of extravagance, the most fun dance numbers, and a very swindling waiter. You've never seen a Gothic Tower quite like this! So move to Paris, write the Sound of Music, and meet us in the elephant! Homework: The Tango Roxanne Aaron Tveit Options Up Follow us...

08-21
01:40:43

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