The Recasting Couch Movie Podcast

TRC: Ep. 100 Independence Day (Live from Philly Pod Fest)

WE ARE LIVE FROM PHILLY PODFEST FOR OUR 100TH-ish EPISODE!!!   Well, really last week, but either way it was a great fucking time. For The Recasting Couch’s 100th-ish episode and live debut we recast Independence Day from Tattooed Mom (@tmoms). We somehow keep the podcast to less than an hour (or not, depending on how long our intro segment is), but we were super psyched to take the show live and a good time was had by all. Some highlights include Mike pegging the crowd with hard candy, me doing a speech in the style of Al Pacino (apparently), and a touch of mutiny from the crowd.    This was the biggest movie on the planet (or off of it?....) in 1996. Starring Will Smith at his absolute Will Smithiest. Jeff Goldblum just blumin’ it up. Judd Hirsch just being Judd. It’s the rare movie where everyone involved hits their stride at the same time. Bill Pullman actually comes off as a halfway decent actor. There’s something magical about this movie and we attempt to recreate it in front of all y’all.    Thanks for the continued support everyone! The live show was so much fun that we would love to try to do it again sometime. If you know of a venue that hosts pods or a festival you think our show would work at, let us know! Slide into our DM’s on twitter @recastingpod or email us at recastingpod@gmail.com [recastingpod@gmail.com]. We could also use some iTunes reviews if you have the time for it. It unfortunately has a disproportionately large effect on how people discover podcasts.0   On a side note, I’m currently watching the movie for next week, and I can’t wait for this episode. Goddamn I love this movie.    Oh, and on a side, side note. Thanks to Obie Media for recording the show. The audio is amazing and they were really great to work with!

TRC: Ep. 99 Road House

Road. House.   This has been a long time in the making. We planned on doing it earlier and then it left streaming. Now that it’s back, we are ready to fulfill our destiny. I reveal that I have never seen this before. Mike constantly ridicules me. You know. Our standard shit. But we are back in the studio, and we recorded this only a few hours before the super fun live show for the Philly Pod Fest, so we are in rare form.   Road House [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098206/] is the documentary about the life of Patrick Swayze [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000664/] if he never became an actor. Co-starring Sam Elliott [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/] and Kelly Lynch [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001488/], this movie is just fucking fun. A totally ridiculous plot, followed by a completely over the top villain (Ben Gazzara [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001262/?ref_=tt_cl_t4]), and an incredibly lax police department. It’s a recipe for awesomeness.  How would you rather die? Throat ripped out or a polar bear falling on you in slow motion? It’s a tough call. Honestly, I couldn’t even decide which one is a funnier way to die. The magic claw of throat ripping is funny in a different way. Polar bear is some classic comedy shit. I think I go polar bear only if I’d be guaranteed some wacky sound effects as it happens. Otherwise it would just feel like a tree falling in the woods, you know what I mean? Me neither.   Thank you to everyone who came out to Philly Podcast Festival (@phillypodfest)! We had so much fun that we’re thinking about trying to organize another live pod. If that sounds like something you’d want to go to, hit us up publicly on twitter @recastingpod [https://twitter.com/recastingpod?lang=en] or privately by email us at recastingpod@gmail.com [recastingpod@gmail.com]         Shout out also to Tattooed Mom (@Tmoms) for hosting us (and the festival at large) and Obie Media for recording the show. That episode will drop next week.

TRC: Ep. 98b Jerry Maguire Part 2

This week we’ve got our Jerry Mac sequel! The fucking Frankenstein episode as I like to call it. Well, then I guess that makes me Dr. Frankenstein and the podcast is my monster? I don’t know. I’m not good with metaphors. Or podcasts. Or writing blogs for that matter. Why are you here again? Anyway, we finally get down to recasting this mother, and let’s just say we have some fun with it. I make some really good picks that Mike vetos, and we go with his crappy picks (just kidding...kind of…).    Thank you for lending your ears to the show! We love all of you individually and intensely. In fact, we’re standing outside of your window right now. If you love us even a fraction as much as we love you, go on to iTunes/stitcher/spotify, etc. and leave us a top quality rating. It really helps get the word out about the show. Or I guess you could do it the old fashioned way and actually tell a few of your friends to listen. That works too. We’d love to hear from you and discuss movies/picks/or, you know, life...man, so hit us up on twitter @recastingpod [https://twitter.com/recastingpod?lang=en]. If you would like a more...intimate conversation, slide into our emails at recastingpod@gmail.com [recastingpod@gmail.com]   BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WE’LL BE AT TATTOOED MOM ON SOUTH STREET FOR PHILLY PODFEST NEXT WEEKEND! Our show starts at 6:30, but the shows begin at 12:30. I’m almost certainly going to the Nintendo Power Time Podcast, but check out the schedule [http://www.phillypodfest.com/schedule] and decide for yourself. Get there early, because we are going to be packing the place out. We’re going to play games with the audience, we’ll be throwing out candy, we may have some other giveaways if it gets done in time. it’s going to be great. Come by and say hi, or fondle us in a stranger-apppropriate way. Let’s get weird. Until next week.

TRC: Ep. 98a Jerry Maguire Part 1

What up Recasting Couch fans! We’ve got a hot one this week. It’s actually so hot, we couldn’t legally give you the whole episode at one time. So this week we are bringing to you part 1 of Jerry Maguire [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116695/]. After doing our usual intro, we got off on celebrating Tom Cruise [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000129/]’s entire catalog. The episode completely got away from us in the best possible way, so enjoy.    As you may imagine, we really enjoyed this movie. It’s somehow way more than the sum of its parts. It’s Renee Zellwegger [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000250/]’s first big movie. Bonnie Hunt [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001372/] fills in as the skeptical sister with her usual zest, and Jonathan Lipniki [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005151/] makes is grand opening and grand closing here. The movie really has it all. Oh, and Cuba Gooding Jr. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000421/] does some stuff that may or may not have ended in him getting an Oscar.    Thanks for listening everyone! Our downloads keep on growing every month and that’s all because you continue to spread the word about the pod. Also, shout out to all of our new PodCoin listeners.   Your homework this week is to tell three more of your friends to check it out. If you have a free moment, go on iTunes and leave us a rating, that also helps spread the word. If you want to chat with us, we are all over twitter and instagram @recastingpod. You can also email us at recastingpod@gmail.com [recastingpod@gmail.com]. DON’T FORGET PHILLY PODCAST FESTIVAL! JULY 27TH, 6:30 AT TATTOOED MOM ON SOUTH STREET! It’s going to be so much fun. We’re going to be hanging out all day and once we’re up we’re going to be recasting Independence Day. You’ve got plenty of forewarning so start getting your picks ready because we’re going to be heading into the crowd to get some of your picks.

TRC: TMRT Part 8: Movie Conspiracies

Oh boy, we have a fun topic this week.  We are talking movie conspiracies.  This episode contains conspiracies about movies, in movies and by movie people.  This was a fun one to record but there were so many that we didn't get too in depth about any of them.  Consider this a primer for episodes in the future where we take one or two of the topics discussed on this episode and go deep.  But this week we just review nearly 2 dozen different conspiracies around movies.  This is always a fun topic to discuss but if you are not careful, you could lose half a day following the internet rabbit hole into these theories.  Which I have done, on more than one occasion.  I find the batshit crazy things that people think fascinating.  Seeing it through the Hollywood lens was really fun.  The things that people believe and the connections they make are frightening.  I love movies, even to the point of obsession sometimes but I never have thought of connecting a movie to a real life event or tying multiple movies together in some strange universe.  Maybe I don't have enough time on my hands.   Welcome to all of the new listeners.  We have seen a significant uptick in the past month and we greatly appreciate you being here.  Also, for all of you podcast addicts, don't forget to check out Podcoin.  It's the podcast app that pays you to listen.  In my opinion, the coolest feature is that you can donate your earnings to charity.  So get out there and listen for the good of others. If you ever want to reach out with picks or suggestions for the show you can find us at therecastingcouch.com, recastingpod@gmail.com [recastingpod@gmail.com] or @recastingpod on Twitter and Instagram.   So, get out the tin foil, make a hat and enjoy the show.