Cult Classics Podcast

Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts 5-year-old Julian (Dylan Sprouse), (Cole Sprouse) to impress her. She's not impressed ... and he can't return the kid. Uh-oh for Sonny!   Director: Dennis Dugan   Casts: Adam Sandler, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Joey Lauren Adams, Leslie Mann   Hosts: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

A widowed farmer, with a brave but brutal military past, decides not to join up when the British arrive in 1776. However, when his son enlists and is later captured by the enemy, the former soldier must abandon his new-found pacifist principles in order to rescue his oldest child, and forms a regiment of Carolina patriots, whose guerrilla tactics prove pivotal to the US war effort.   Director: Roland Emmerich   Cast: Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs   Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

After a wish turns 12-year-old Josh Baskin (David Moscow) into a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks), he heads to New York City and gets a low-level job at MacMillen Toy Company. A chance encounter with the owner (Robert Loggia) of the company leads to a promotion testing new toys. Soon a fellow employee, Susan Lawrence (Elizabeth Perkins), takes a romantic interest in Josh. However, the pressure of living as an adult begins to overwhelm him, and he longs to return to his simple, former life as a boy.   Director: Penny Marshall   Cast: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton   Hosts: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

This week, the Cult Classics Podcast talks about the 1989 Tom Hanks hidden gem, “The Burbs”.    Settling in for some time off in his suburban home, Ray Peterson's (Tom Hanks) vacation becomes a horror when the Klopeks, a suspiciously odd family, move in down the block. Enlisting the aid of his paranoid buddy, Art (Rick Ducommun), and his militia-man neighbor, Rumsfield (Bruce Dern), Ray sends his son and wife (Carrie Fisher) away on a trip while he investigates the Klopeks. When a neighbor disappears, Ray and his cohorts risk their lives to save their cul-de-sac from the clutches of evil.     Director: Joe Dante Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman   Hosts: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey (Garry Marshall). Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty) spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino (Jon Lovitz) and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) on their way to fame. Madonna and Rosie O'Donnell co-star as two of the sisters' teammates.   Director: Penny Marshall Casts: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks< Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, John Lovitz, Garry Marshall   Hosts: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

Tim Burton made a movie about Martians!  Director: Tim Burton Casts: Jack Nicholson, Glen Close, Annette Benning, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael J. Fox, Tom Jones, Lukas Haas, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown   Hosts: Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle, Jordan Jones --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prison dram film directed starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to submit to the system. The film, set in the early 1950s, is based on Don Pearce's 1965 Cool Hand Luke.   Director: Stuart Rosenberg Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy   Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

After a run-in with the law, Haley Graham (Missy Peregrym) is forced to return to the world from which she fled some years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman (Jeff Bridges), Haley's rebellious attitude gives way to something that just might be called team spirit.   Director: Jessica Bendinger Cast: Missy Peregrym, Jeff Bridges   Hosts: Makr Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

A young police officer must prevent a bomb exploding aboard a city bus by keeping its speed above 50 mph.   Director: Jan de Bont Cast:  Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Dennis Hopper   Hosts: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve. When he and his young son, Charlie, finish St. Nick's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole where Scott learns that he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed Santa Claus. Director: John Pasquin Cast: Tim Allen, Eric Lloyd, Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold, David Kurmholtz Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve.   Director: Brian Henson   Cast: Michael Cain, Kermit The Frog, Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat, Miss Piggy   Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.    Directed by John McTiernan   Cast: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson   Host: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with -- a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.   Director: Roger Kumble Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.   Director:  Shawn Levy   Cast: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd   Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

Cage plays Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian and amateur cryptologist searching for a lost treasure of precious metals, jewelry, artwork, and other artifacts that was accumulated into a huge stockpile and eventually hidden by American Freemasons during the American Revolutionary War. A coded map on the back of the Declaration of Independence points to the location of the "national treasure", but Gates is not alone in his quest. Whoever can steal the Declaration and decode it first will find the greatest treasure in history.   Director: Jon Turteltaub Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Plummer Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone (Robert De Niro) and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.   Director: Brian De Palma   Cast: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro   Host: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

We end out our Halloween schedule with one of the most popular Disney Original Movies off all time. in Halloweentown a young girl living with her good-witch grandmother (Debbie Reynolds) learns she too is a witch, she must help her grandmother save Halloweentown from evil forces. Stay to the end for our must watch movies/tv shows to watch in October.    Director: Duwayne Dunham Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Judith Hoag, Joey Zimmerman, Phillip Van Dyke, Emily Roeske Hosts: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

It's October, so we rolled out the red carpet to discuss one of the most iconic horror characters of all time. The monstrous spirit of a slain child murderer seeks revenge by invading the dreams of teenagers whose parents were responsible for his untimely death.  Director: West Craven Cast: Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Jsu Garcia, Johnny Depp, John Saxon, Ronne Blakley Host: Mark Nussle, Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

In this week's spooky episode we discuss Laika Studios stop motion animated film Paranorman. Norman is a misunderstood boy who takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.  This movie sets itself apart from other children's movies, not only because of its stunning animation, but also in the way it handles it's more mature themes. Stay till the end and hear us discuss our favorite use of stop motion animation in tv/film.  Directors: Chris Butler, Sam Fell Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin   Hosts: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support

This week we discuss an overlooked stoner comedy horror movies to kick off our Halloween schedule. Seventeen year old slacker Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa) wakes up one Halloween morning to discover that both of his parents have been turned into two headless Halloween decorations. After speaking to his equally irresponsible friends, Mick (Seth Green) and Pnub (Elden Henson), he discovers that his right hand has a blood-thirsty mind of its own and is hell-bent on wreaking havoc whether he likes it or not.  Director: Rodman Flender Cast: Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson, Jessica Alba, Vivica A. Fox Hosts: Jordan Jones, Cameron Jones, Mark Nussle --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cultclassicspodcast/support