Reel Poppycock

1987.
Where it all began.
Join Reel Poppycock as we welcome original co-host Joe Harrison back onto the pod to help celebrate Ed's birthday pick-flick episode.
"Predator" displays the importance of tacking on mass, as beefcakes galore grace the silver screen, going up against an enemy that uses subterfuge as a weapon.
Can Ed's "ice cube cheeks" withstand the piping hot quiz questions as the crew drills him on his special born day movie?
You'll just have to tune in to the Season 4 finale episode on "Predator" to find out, enjoy! 
 
 
00:01:00 Joe Joins the Crew back in the Studio
00:03:20 Ed's Birthday Flick-Pick; and why 1987 is Special to Us
00:05:49 Reel Basic Facts
00:10:45 Joe gives some Info on Composer Alan Silvestri
00:14:38 Trevor's Greased-Up Beefcake & Meatbag Minute
00:20:32 Poppycock Quiz - Hot Seat Edition (Does Ed have the Ice Cube Cheeks?)
00:23:25 KC can call Dillon Al
00:33:50 Who's Ready to Discuss the Plot of Predator?
00:43:20 We thought a Sexual Tyranosaurus involved Denise Richards & Paul Walker
00:54:05 Kansas ain't no Joke, Ask Dorothy
01:04:11 Jason Voorhees Appears on the Predator Soundtrack?
01:15:00 Romance? In this Total Testosterone Fueled Flick? Poppycock!
01:34:16 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
 
 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Long Tall Sally" by Little Richard; album - Here's Little Richard; label - Specialty Records
- "Main Title" by Alan Silvestri; album - Predator Soundtrack; label - Intrada MAF 7118
- "Predator's Death' by Alan Silvestri; album - Predator Soundtrack; label - Intrada MAF 7118
 
 
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"Hey! You're talking bout our (podcast) all wrong. It's the wrong tone. Do it again, and we'll stab you in the face with a soldering iron." That hilarious quote, belted out by the iconic Christopher Walken, may be the high point of the firework-filled fan-selected-film "Joe Dirt" that we are tackling today; but there might just be more to this movie than meets the eye.
Written by David Spade, who also stars as the titular Joe Dirte, this flick marked Spade's first foray into leading man status. It was a gargantuan Chris Farley sized shadow that Spade had to step out of, but the themes of positivity and perseverance have prompted some folks over the years to label "Joe Dirt" as a cult classic.
Do your Reel Poppycock hosts assign the same cult classic credentials to this movie? You'll just have to tune in to find out!
Hopefully everyone comes out of the holiday weekend with the same amount of fingers with which they started, and as long as you don't practice blind patriotism, we will wish you all a celebratory 4th of July too. Now if only everyone in the United States treated others the way that Joe Dirt treats people...
 
 
00:01:38 The Fans asked for it, Finally Time for us to get (Joe) Dirty
00:04:40 Reel Basic Facts
00:07:40 Six Degrees of Poppycock with Director Dennie Gordon
00:15:44 Fly On the Wall observing David Spade's Dating History
00:21:14 Why do People Rock with that Song, Ed?
00:23:31 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz
00:31:20 Dirt Bag Analytics
00:37:02 Continuity Confusion for the Timeline of Joe Dirt
00:51:38 Charlie is Busting Chekov's Nut
00:54:32 Wacked Out on Pesticides like "Naked Lunch"
00:56:47 Trevor's Fire Fueled Wedding Memory
00:59:24 KC's Game - Name this Firework
01:01:29 Sorry Honey I Can't Chip in for the Rent this Month...
01:12:28 Joe Dirt was Banging his Sister before it was Cool
01:21:37 Ed has always had a thing for Rosanna Arquette
01:27:17 Live Find of Timeline Poppycock
01:32:00 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Aint Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive; album - Not Fragile; label - Mercury
- "Who Do You Love" by George Thorogood & The Destroyers; album - Move It On Over; label - Rounder Records
- "Burning For You" by Blue Oyster Cult; album - Fire of Unknown Origin; label - CBS-Records
 
 
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In honor of Juneteenth, today Reel Poppycock covers the 1984 film "A Soldier's Story." Charles Fuller adapted the screenplay from his own Pulitzer Award winning "A Soldier's Play," and it was directed by Norman Jewison.
"A Soldier's Story" stars Howard E. Rollins Jr. and Adolph Caesar, also featuring early career turns from Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, David Alan Greer, and more.
 
 
00:01:10 Sorry Joe Dirt Fans, we are covering that film on the Next Episode
00:02:54 Reel Basic Facts
00:13:37 Et Tu, Adolph Caesar?
00:18:40 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz
00:24:22 Plot Points Provided by Ed
00:35:48 Davenport Doubletake Dooby-Doo
00:49:11 Denzel Accent Awareness Hour - Jamaican vs Southern
00:59:57 Why do they call him 'Jimmy One Leg,' Ed?
01:05:43 Bulge or Shadow? (Denzel Edition)
01:21:00 Are those Herbie Hancock's Hands on that Organ?
01:33:21 Vice Squad & Higher Learning Callbacks with Wings Hauser
01:40:03 Poppycock Loves Us some Mirror Shots
01:56:46 Ed's Umbrella Anecdote
02:00:18 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Pourin' Whiskey Blues" by Patti Labelle; album - A Soldier's Story Soundtrack; label - Columbia-Milan
- "Cpt. Davenport Escorted by Cpl. Ellis" by Herbie Hancock; album - A Soldier's Story Soundtrack; label - Columbia
- "Low Down Dirty Shame" by Patti Labelle & Larry Riley; album - A Soldier's Story Soundtrack; label - Columbia
 
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On June 6th, 1944 the Allied invasion of nazi-occupied France took place, known colloquially as D-Day. This mission was also referred to as Operation Overlord, and Reel Poppycock is honoring that important WWII event on its 82nd anniversary by covering the 2018 film "Overlord."
Trevor considers himself an amateur World War 2 buff, and he was all too excited to cover another movie set during D-Day, as the Poppycock crew tackled "Saving Private Ryan" on this same date last year. "Overlord" is not the same type of genre re-defining classic that "Saving Private Ryan" is, but it is a semi-hidden gem, and well worth the watch. This podcast episode also delves deep into some lesser known aspects of true evil that the Axis countries of Germany and Japan would employ, while not sugarcoating some choices made by the Allies.
"Overlord" depicts Airborne troops, who have to fly through anti-aircraft fire, and then parachute into hostile territory. There is a lot of adherence to real historical events, but this movie *does* depict alternative history, and would that alternative version history prove too much to keep Ed from fully enjoying the film? And does KC think that Wyatt Russell, the son of their favorite Meat Shield, can pull off the same type of Meat Shielding as his Pops?
You'll just have to tune in to find out! A friendly reminder that one can remain vehemently against the military industrial complex, while still honoring the personal sacrifices of the troops. Peace, and cheers!
 
 
00:02:32 Reel Basic Facts
00:06:50 Ed isn't Smellin' what Pacino was Cookin' in "Scent of a Woman"
00:16:14 Trevor's WWII Historical Perspective
00:23:56 Bent Off Good Wine Like Who?
00:27:10 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz
00:34:47 Chloe is Smoke, and RZA says "Bong Bong," what's new?
00:39:15 Alternate History features Integrated Airborne Units
00:46:38 KC Drops a Lil Poppycock
00:52:30 Un-Flappable Captain Bad America gets all up in dem Weird Guts
01:03:14 The Turn Awaits
01:12:27 Our Protagonists get Defiant, like "Defiance," and Aint Got No Time To Bleed neither
01:20:53 Meat Shield gets Meat Hooked
01:30:38 Get Lost in Meg Foster's Eyes
01:33:26 Poppycock Round-Up
01:48:19 Final Thoughts: F*ck nazis
 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Bokeem Woodbine" by Nas; album: Magic 2; label: BMI/Universal
- "The Mistake is Loose" by Jed Kurzel; album: Overlord (Music from the Motion Picture) label: Paramount Music
- "Bridging the Gap" by Nas and Olu Dara; album: Street's Disciple; label: Sony Music
 
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Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)
 

We're taking it way back to 1953, and touching on film noir with our new episode covering "Vice Squad."
 
Directed by Arnold Laven , KC rightly calls this flick out as being highly influential for "cop-a-ganda" style TV shows.
 
Trevor dives deep into two fascinating golden age stars in the Reel Basic Facts: gangster prototype Edward G. Robinson, m'yeah see; and Paulette Goddard, who Ed labels as an old-timey template for Kim Kardashian. 
 
All that and more on this new episode of Reel Poppycock, enjoy!
 
 
00:04:29 Thanks for the fan pick Leonard!
00:07:07 Reel Basic Facts
00:10:40 Edward G. Robinson mini-bio
00:19:05 Paulette Goddard mini-bio
00:27:00 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz
00:34:10 Film Noir Poppycock Primer
00:38:48 Vice Analyzed (Inherently)
00:49:00 KC is pro Grannies Gettin' Strange
01:02:20 Bank Job Bungled Bigtime
01:06:38 Midwesterners and their Hard R's
01:14:56 Corrupt Cops really Grind our Gears
01:20:47 Get some Dick Wolf in Ya
01:22:18 Poppycock Round-Up
01:29:47 Pulling from the Black Hat
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Cop Killer" by Ice-T and Body Count
- "Main and End Title Theme" from Vice Squad by Herschel Burke Gilbert
- "Theme from Law & Order" by Mike Post
 
Still frame movie images for the slide show provided by: imdb.com
 
 
 
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Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Some movies are bad.
Some movies are so bad, that they're actually good, but it is a delicate balance.
 
How self-aware were the filmmakers? Do the filmmakers have talent, and how much budget was involved? Ultimately the most important question: is the final product entertaining?
 
A movie can be completely ridiculous, or full of Poppycock as we'd say, and still be heaps of fun at the same time.
 
Those qualifiers couldn't apply more to our new episode covering the 1994 sentimental bloodbath slash teenage romance monster movie "Tammy and the T-Rex."
 
Selected out of Reel Poppycock's Black Hat, "Tammy and the T-Rex" was a fan suggestion from Liana Windhorst, and she absolutely nailed her pick! Denise Richards & Paul Walker "shine" is this early career gore-fest and oft forgotten about entry to their filmographies.
 
How will Ed, KC, and Trevor deal with an animatronic dinosaur implanted with the brain of a teenage boy? You'll just have to listen to find out, enjoy!
 
 
 
00:01:05 Plenty Thanks to Liana for her Perfect Poppycock Pick
00:05:50 Reel Basic Facts
00:11:46 Raffill Reinterprets Spielberg - "Schindler's Pissed"
00:19:51 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz
00:29:00 Film Analysis Begins
00:35:52 Testicular Stand-Off - "How'd you get the Beans above the Frank?"
00:48:08 Tammy's Dad is a Whole B*tch
00:57:25 Oh Pretty Baby Why You Walkin Away?
01:04:01 The Gory Glory we all Came For
01:09:50 Raw Doggin a Pizza Box on the Dashboard again, huh Pedro?
01:14:30 Can T-Rex arms Manipulate a 90's Pay Phone?
01:20:49 Dinos is Crazy baby, don't forget that boy told you - Get, that. Dirt Off Your Shoulder
01:25:24 Dead Dude Having a Huge Hog is Deemed "Too Much" for Denise's Taste
01:34:49 Can a Brain in a Vat Bust a Nut?
01:38:45 Poppycock Round-Up
01:44:25 Picking the next Fan Suggested Film from the Black Hat
 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Dirt off Your Shoulder" by JAY-Z
- "Dinosaur World" by Simon Stokes and the Black Whip Thrill Band
- "Walking Away" by Jaded Heart
 
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Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

Grab your 20 sided dice, fill up your favorite mug of too-hot tea, and pop on this percolating new episode of Reel Poppycock!
 
Today we celebrate host KC's birthday by covering the 2023 film "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," written and directed by Johnathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley.
 
Reel Poppycock attempts to answer the movie and life's hard questions like:
• Does Rule 34 apply to Dungeons & Dragons?
• Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man, or an owl-bear?
• Can a potato be baked inside of a prison-pocket?
• Host Ed asks if colorism is rearing its ugly head in Hollywood again.
• And how deadly would the Stanley Cup be, if dropped from 400 meters up? host Trevor wonders.
 
All that and more on Season 4, Episode 7 of Reel Poppycock, enjoy!
 
 
 
00:03:53 KC gives some of their Personal History with D&D
00:06:19 Reel Basic Facts
00:11:16 How many "Ed" named characters has Ed had to give the Poppycock Treatment to?
00:14:42 Hugh Mungo Pros/John type of Activities
00:18:07 Tom Hanks and his Friends get caught in a Deadly Game of Fantasy
00:20:42 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz
00:28:25 Does Rule 34 apply to Dungeons & Dragons?
00:35:57 First official Poppycock of the Episode
00:42:35 KC DMs this Flick for Us
00:48:47 Would You Rather Be Alone in the Woods with a Man, or an Owl-Bear?
00:53:29 Mini Bradley Cooper dons a Swim-Cap and Dives Head-First into Helga
01:06:09 Does noted Rom-Com Enthusiast Ed get down with Bridgerton?
01:18:50 KC explains how the Film incorporates Elements of actual DnD Gameplay
01:22:10 Ed wonders if colorism is making a comeback in Hollywood
01:30:29 Act of Charity turns into Death From Above Massacre
01:35:57 Poppycock placed upon a (non-baked) Prison Pocket Potato?
01:48:18 KC's Character Corner
01:50:48 Does Kat employ Cult Leader Confidence in her DnD Gameplay?
01:56:28 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Juice of the Vine" by Lorne Balfe
 
Still frame movie images for the slide show provided by: cap-that.com
 
 
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Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)

What do Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Reel Poppycock all have in common?
- Indulging in the zeitgeist of an arcade game influenced source material for a movie.
 
Today the crew tackles "The Last Starfighter" from 1984. Directed by Nick Castle, this film will have arcade fans foaming at the mouth with nostalgia. 
 
But there is fun to be found for everybody in this episode, with lots of laughs, deep research gems, and plenty of Poppycock to satiate what you've been yearning for. 
 
"The Last Starfighter" continues our series on fan selected films, this one brought you to courtesy of Thomas Fleming.
 
You can bet your asteroids you'll have fun with this one, thanks for tuning in, and enjoy!
 
 
 
00:03:36 Reel Basic Facts (sponsored by Tom's Overalls)
00:08:35 Ed's Film Composer Corner
00:12:03 KC goes CRAY CRAY on the Computer Generated Imagery
00:19:54 Robert Preston - "The Music Man" creates "Chicken-Fat" Calisthenics
00:28:11 Synopsis and Start of Slide Show
00:37:39 Otis's Advice for Eating it From the Back
00:40:52 Arcade Game High Score brings out Entire Neighborhood
00:42:15 Ed Shares his Nightly Routine
00:54:27 Trevor does Reel Deep Research on Jolanda Egger, June 1983 Playmate of the Month
01:02:47 Ed Explains the Cul-De-Sac Hairline
01:13:08 Beta provides Comic Relief back on Earth
01:25:12 Look at Grandma with the Double Barrel
01:33:45 KC's Gametime - "Name that Game"
01:45:33 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Chicken Fat" by Robert Preston
- snippets of the score of "The Last Starfighter," composed by Craig Safan
 
 
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Whip up your whipped creamed bikini, rally after puking in a washing machine, grab that pigskin and fire a high heater right into your Pops' noggin, cause it is time for "Varsity Blues" dammit!
In the previous installment of Reel Poppycock, your hosts picked 3 fan-chosen-flicks from a hat, and this week we cover the 1999 James Van Der Beek starring football sex comedy drama "Varsity Blues," which was brought to us courtesy of a fan-pick from Jay Darty.
Lots of fun stuff in this episode, including a rousing DreamCast segment. So how do your hosts feel about "Varsity Blues," which came out when they were in high school, some 10,000 plus days, or 27 years later? You'll just have to listen to find out. "En Garde" and Enjoy!
 
 
00:00:56 Ed Puts in the Sweat Equity
00:02:04 Fan Picked Film from a Hat - Shoutout to Jay Darty
00:06:03 Reel Basic Facts
00:17:58 RIP James Van Der Beek, F*ck Cancer, and Angelina Jolie's Dad is a Prick
00:24:48 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz
00:32:14 Synopsis and Film Analysis
00:50:24 Coyotes Victory After Party
00:59:22 Mox Whips Out his Purple Headed Yogurt Slinger
01:08:21 KC was Thinking of Different Types of Tight Ends
01:13:04 What We All Came Here For - Creamy Bikinis
01:20:50 Mox Takes the Team to a Strip Club
01:31:10 Players Mutiny Inspires Coach Kilmer to Pull a Bobby Knight
01:38:02 DreamCast
01:54:17 Poppycock Round-Up
 
 
{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "My Hero" by Foo Fighters
- "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen
- "If Your Girl Only Knew" by Aaliyah
 
 
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Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)
 

Join your Poppycock hosts as we take a trip down memory lane by discussing the first 21 months of the podcast, and how we reached it all the way to episode number 50.
This isn't a traditional installment of Reel Poppycock, but it is a fantastic episode for new viewers and listeners to hop onto the Poppycock train. We talk about where this all came from, where we are going, and why you should tune in if you haven't been already.
Plenty of chuckles and new insight in this one too, plus Ed and Trevor and KC all pull from a hat filled with fan suggested film choices to set up the next three episodes of Reel Poppycock.
A hearty thanks to all who've been laughing with us so far, and welcome aboard to the new fans, it is never to late to get some good ol fashioned Poppycock in your life, enjoy!
 
 
 
00:02:18 Pull Up a Chair, Pop some freshly Popped Popcorn into your Pie hole, and enjoy Reel Poppycock's 50th Episode Extravaganza!
00:05:50 Hosts Recall the Conception of Reel Poppycock
00:12:07 Grow Up Peter Pan, where the Poppycock Moniker came From
00:15:17 Poppycock Meter introduced, general discussion on Season One
00:25:40 Origin of the Hot Seat, who has the Ice Cube Cheeks?
00:28:01 Reel Poppycock becomes a "Survivor" into Season Duece
00:32:50 Season Two Summarized Somewhat Succinctly
00:36:03 Four Hosts down to Three, Where in the World is Joe SanDiego?
00:48:09 Transitioning to Season Three, Let there be Video
00:55:45 Back where we started with Horror, rule that all Horror Film Titles need to start with "The?"
01:04:04 Shout-out to Fake Ass Bookclub and Poppycock guest Kat
01:15:22 Poppycock Vernacular Bleeding into Real Life Discourse
01:20:15 KC is not just Sunshine, they are Magic
01:21:58 Season Four, We Still Ain't Scared of you Mutha Fluffers
01:23:01 Explaining our Future Unit with Fan Selected Films
01:24:57 Don't Fear the Black Hat, Just Pick from It
01:28:57 Heartfelt Appreciation from the Hosts to the Fans / Listeners / Viewers
 
 
 
credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}
- "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
- "Star Wars (Main Theme)" by John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra
- "Wanksta" by 50 Cent
 
 
 
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Host Trevor Boland (He is old, find him on Facebook)