Bad Movies Rule!

Get ready for a ‘90s cheese fest with Mortal Kombat (1995)! Liu Kang, Sonya, and Johnny Cage fight Shang Tsung in a tournament to save Earth—but it’s all bad CGI, stiff animatronics, and “Finish Him!” fails. The techno soundtrack slaps, but the acting? Fatality! Is this a cult classic or total trash? Hosts: James Hauser, Brian Bzdawka, Curt Mummer, David Hillestad Join at patreon.com/badmoviesrule ($5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and rants)! Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spoiler-free, Episode 1 of Samurai Movie Jam, Bad Movies Rule’s companion podcast covering current movies!  Marvel continues to chase the Endgame dragon; on this episode, Dave and Brian see how that is going.  Enjoy! Email us: SamuraiMovieJam@gmail.com Brian Draws Movies Coupon Code for 25% off at BrianDrawsMovies.com: SAMURAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicolas Cage is Johnny Blaze in Ghost Rider (2007)—a flaming-skull biker who sold his soul for… love? This ‘00s CGI nightmare has jellybean obsessions, demon deals, and Sam Elliott as a cowboy ghost. It’s Cage at his unhinged best (or worst?). Is this a fiery flop or a misunderstood gem? Hosts: James Hauser, Ryan Mattila, Ryan Farrell, David Hillestad Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YOU sent us mail—and we are responding! The kids from the bus stop popped back in, as well as a visit from our youngest listener - and we end by talking about one of the craziest Nic Cage performance yet! Hosts: James Hauser, Ryan Farrell, Ryan Mattila, Dave Hillestad Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eddie Murphy’s back as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), but this sequel’s a hot mess of ‘80s cheese! He’s chasing a boring villain (Jürgen Prochnow, yawn) through old barns, stolen mansions, and the flimsiest “Alphabet Crimes” plot ever. The synth music slaps, and Eddie is always amazing, but the script? Not so much. Is this a nostalgic gem or total trash? Hosts: James Hauser, Ryan Mueller, Curt Mummer, and Chuck Fuel the Bash: We’re at 530 patrons—hit 1K by May 19 for a Surf Ninjas roast and Wisconsin Baywatch shoot! $5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and rants at patreon.com/badmoviesrule. Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surprise Bonus Episode! We’re dropping a bonus roast of Death to Smoochy (2002) because… why not? Robin Williams plays a deranged kids’ TV host, Edward Norton is a purple rhino named Smoochy, and Danny DeVito directs this unhinged fever dream. It’s a dark comedy about kiddie show corruption—think ice-skating mob hits and penis-shaped cookies. Is this a misunderstood gem or a total disaster? Hosts: James Hauser, JP Dozier, Ben Dozier, Nathaniel Dozier Patreon Party: Join at patreon.com/badmoviesrule ($5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and rants) to find out! Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Immortals wants to be 300 so bad—but it’s a CGI-soaked fever dream instead. Henry Cavill’s Theseus swings a sword, Mickey Rourke chews scenery as an evil king, and the gods (Luke Evans, really?) watch from the sidelines. It’s all slow-mo battles, sweaty abs, and a magic bow that… doesn’t matter? Is this mythic mess a hidden gem or total trash? We roast 2 hours of bronze-age nonsense with our trash loving family. Two weeks left in our 1K Patreon push—join the chaos! Hosts: James Hauser, Brian Bzdawka, Stephanie Farrell Fuel the Bash: We’re at 520 patrons—hit 1K by May 19 for a Surf Ninjas roast and Wisconsin Baywatch shoot! $5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and rants at patreon.com/badmoviesrule. Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab “This Shirt Is Trash” tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our trash loving BM-Rmy sent us mail—and it’s wild! We’re talking book-to-movie flops, listeners cheating with other pods, selling bootleg wieners from the studio, trash cinema gems, and tips for new podcasters. It’s a chaotic mailbag roast! James, Clint, Ryan, and Joe dive into your questions, rants, and weird ideas—60 minutes of pure BMR madness. Five weeks into our 1K Patreon push—join the fam! Hosts: James Hauser, Clint Busch, Ryan Mueller, Joe Goratowski Fuel the Bash: We’re at 500 patrons—hit 1K by May 19 for a Surf Ninjas roast and Wisconsin Baywatch shoot! $5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and rants at patreon.com/badmoviesrule. Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bella’s back, and she’s moping harder than ever in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Edward (Robert Pattinson) dumps her, so she cries to Taylor Lautner’s abs—I mean, Jacob—for 130 minutes. Sparkly vampires, shirtless werewolves, and the Volturi’s glitter gang can’t save this slog. Is it a romantic mess or a brooding bust? We roast this teen angst fest with our 110k trash fam. Four weeks into our 1K Patreon push—join the chaos! Hosts: James Hauser, Nicole Frier, Joe Goratowski, Jenna Hauser, Lauryn Mattila Fuel the Bash: We’re at 500 patrons—hit 1K by May 19 for a Surf Ninjas roast and Wisconsin Baywatch shoot! $5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and rants at patreon.com/badmoviesrule. Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carl Weathers is Jericho “Action” Jackson—a Detroit cop with a mean right hook and meaner one-liners (“How you like your ribs?”). He’s up against Craig T. Nelson’s slimy mob boss in a B-movie bonanza of exploding taxis, mansion car chases, and Vanity’s… questionable musical numbers. This ‘80s flop swings big—does it land or crash? We roast even the ones we love for all of you! Three weeks into our 1K Patreon push—join the madness! Hosts: James Hauser, Ryan Mattila, Ryan Farrell, David Hillestad Fuel the Bash: We’re at 483 patrons—hit 1K by May 19 for a Surf Ninjas roast and Wisconsin Baywatch shoot! $5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and rants at patreon.com/badmoviesrule. Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Antonio Banderas trades Zorro for Viking cosplay in The 13th Warrior—a medieval dark epic where an Arab poet battles bear-worshipping cannibals with Norsemen who scream louder than the plot holes. Directed by John McTiernan (then Michael Crichton, oops), this box office bomb swings hard. Is it a sword-slaying epic or a berserker bust? We hack through 90 minutes of mead-soaked madness—thh BMRmy picks the bones. Two weeks into our 1K Patreon push—join the fight! Hosts: James Hauser, Brian Bzdawka, Curt Mummer, Joe Goratowski Fuel the Bash: We’re at 500 patrons—hit 1K by May 19 for a Surf Ninjas roast and Wisconsin Baywatch shoot! $5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and rants at patreon.com/badmoviesrule. Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Snag tees at teepublic.com/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dial-up modems, rollerblades, and Angelina Jolie’s pixie cut collide in Hackers—a ‘90s cyberpunk fever dream where teen hackers battle a floppy-disk villain (Fisher Stevens, somehow oilier than the plot). Jonny Lee Miller’s Zero Cool hacks the planet, but can he hack this script? We shred this 90-minute time capsule—glowsticks and all. Is it a techno-trash masterpiece or a 404 error? Hosts: James Hauser, Brian Bzdawka, Ryan Mattila, Stephanie Farrell Join the Bash: We’re at 445 patrons—hit 1K by May 19th at patreon.com/badmoviesrule! $5 gets uncut eps, Discord, and exclusive rants. Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Grab BMR tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode someone comes at us for our take on Airheads and for the supposed lack of actual bad movies on our show. We also discuss Rad Day, Jason Momoa's physique versus James, and a slew of other listener submitted questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jean-Claude Van Damme’s mullet meets John Woo’s slow-mo doves in Hard Target—a ‘90s action fever dream where rich psychos hunt homeless vets for sport. JCVD plays Chance Boudreaux, a Cajun drifter who kicks ass, punches snakes, and rocks denim like it’s a religion. Lance Henriksen chews scenery as the big bad, while Wilford Brimley’s moonshine uncle steals the show with an accent worse than the plot. We dive into this 90-minute explosion fest—does it hit the mark or miss like a drunk hunter? We'll decide if it's a keeper or trash. Hosts: James Hauser, Clint Busch, Bob Hauser, David Hillestad Join the Family: Fuel more bad-movie madness at patreon.com/badmoviesrule—$5 gets you uncut eps, Discord chaos, and a vote on our 1K Bash roast! Email Us: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Voicemail: 262-757-8567 Mail: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383, Burlington, WI 53105 Gear Up: Snag “BMR University” tees at teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zack Ward (Resident Evil, A Christmas Story) joins us to dive into the glorious mess of his movie legacy. From slashing it up with the dogs on Resident Evil to surviving Transformers insanity, he spills the behind-the-scenes dirt you didn’t know you needed. Is Resident Evil a hack-and-slash masterpiece or a total dumpster fire? We talk all things Zack! Join the roast—hit patreon.com/badmoviesrule to back the Bad!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Lord of the Rings ruled the fantasy world, there was Willow (1988)—a tale of wizards, warriors, and what has to be the hungriest baby of all time. Warwick Davis plays a farmer-turned-hero, Val Kilmer swaggers in as a rogue swordsman, and together, they take on an evil queen, sketchy magic, and an angry guy named Kael. It’s got action, adventure, and enough ‘80s charm to make you forgive the occasional awkward blue screen. Is it an underrated fantasy gem or just Diet Lord of the Rings? Let’s grab our magic acorns and find out. Hosts: James Hauser, Nicole Frier, Bob Hauser, Ryan Farrell (Kids table: Joe Goratowski) SUPPORT US ON PATREON TO HELP US CONTINUE THESE SHOWS AND BRING YOU EVEN MORE CONTENT - https://www.patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email the show - ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail - 262-757-8567 Physical Mail to: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383 Burlington, WI 53105 Want to rep BMR? Then check out the BMR MERCH STORE here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a band can’t get their demo played, there’s only one logical solution—take a radio station hostage. Airheads (1994) follows three starving rockers armed with water guns and zero brain cells as they stumble their way into the most chaotic publicity stunt ever. Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, and Adam Sandler play the The Lone Rangers (yes, I know), and somehow, they’re still not the dumbest people in the room. Does it rock? Does it bomb? Either way, it’s gonna get loud. Hosts: James Hauser, Clint Busch, Ryan Mueller, David Hillestad SUPPORT US ON PATREON TO HELP US CONTINUE THESE SHOWS AND BRING YOU EVEN MORE CONTENT - https://www.patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email the show - ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail - 262-757-8567 Physical Mail to: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383 Burlington, WI 53105 Want to rep BMR? Then check out the BMR MERCH STORE here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the best way to stop an asteroid from destroying Earth? According to Armageddon (1998), it’s training oil drillers to be astronauts. Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, and a team of blue-collar misfits blast off to save the world with power tools, slow-motion walks, and lots of jump cuts. It’s big, loud, and completely ridiculous—just how Michael Bay likes it. Does it stand up to the test of time? Let’s fire up the Aerosmith and find out. Hosts: James Hauser, Ryan Farrell, Stephanie Farrell, Jenna Hauser SUPPORT US ON PATREON TO HELP US CONTINUE THESE SHOWS AND BRING YOU EVEN MORE CONTENT - https://www.patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email the show - ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail - 262-757-8567 Physical Mail to: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383 Burlington, WI 53105 Want to rep BMR? Then check out the BMR MERCH STORE here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last few weeks have been a blast, but also has brought with it some controversy as the last few episodes have people in their feelings. We're answering emails and addressing some of the opinions that have made people so mad. Email the show: ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snoogans! Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is what happens when two foul-mouthed stoners go on a cross-country road trip to stop Hollywood from ruining their comic book alter egos. It’s got everything—cameos, fourth-wall breaks, a chimp sidekick, and more inside jokes than a Kevin Smith fan convention. The plot barely matters, but who cares when the movie is this ridiculous? Is it dumb? Absolutely. Is it hilarious? Also yes. So grab some snacks (you know the kind) and join us for a deep dive into this absurd cult classic. Hosts: James Hauser, Clint Busch, Curt Mummer, Bob Hauser SUPPORT US ON PATREON TO HELP US CONTINUE THESE SHOWS AND BRING YOU EVEN MORE CONTENT - https://www.patreon.com/badmoviesrule Email the show - ThisShowIsTrash@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail - 262-757-8567 Physical Mail to: Bad Movies Rule, PO Box 383 Burlington, WI 53105 Want to rep BMR? Then check out the BMR MERCH STORE here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/bad-movies-rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices