Not Quite Hollywood

Not Quite Hollywood Episode COVID-19

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Sat, 02 May 2020 07:19:01 +0000

Well, would you look at that! We came back to share our thoughts on the state of the entertainment world during this pandemic! Just what you need: another reminder of your existential dread!

Note: We recorded this on April 4th. Yes, sorry, even when it’s a surprise, it’s untimely. Some of the topic specifics like release dates for certain films are outdated, but hey, that’s the world we’re dealing with now. It’s best we move forward with what we have: today. So spend an hour with Tim, Alex, Brandon, and Jamie as they shake the rust off.

We don’t know if we’ll do any more episodes, so please enjoy this special one-off treat!

Stay safe!

Listen here.

#52PickUp 2017- A Retrospective

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:00:16 +0000

Well shit, that was an interesting failure, huh?

I began the second year of revisiting childhood films, once per week NOT wanting to do it at all. The process of writing about each film was a chore and it wasn’t fun. I had held myself to it for 2016 because I had this newfound love of completing things. And yet, when I started 2017’s version, I had come across an equally strong hatred for the series.

But I persisted and kept the posts coming, while also talking about them on our podcast, Not Quite Hollywood. I enjoyed that segment better because it was more of a conversation about the film and not just me writing in solitary.

Then in late October, I decided to end the podcast, and with it, the discussion of the #52PickUp of the week. I had my friend Kevin on, and he asked me if the others watched the retro film as well. I told them that they rarely did, and after recording, he said the podcast had hit a wall, where I just rambled on for five to ten minutes with no interaction.

He had a point. Then, I realized that the whole show had been askew and I made the decision to stop recording immediately.

Nevertheless, I continued to watch the film that I had set out to watch and finished watching all Fifty-two of them. Here is the complete list along with another snazzy collection of logos.

It goes without saying that I will never do this series in this way (or perhaps at all) ever again. Sometimes, you have to kill your little darlings, especially if they’re horribly deformed and are a bane to my your existence. A thinly veiled metaphor, indeed. No one will suspect a thing…

Enjoy.

1. D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) [My Not Quite Hollywood Take]

2. Overnight Delivery (1998) [NQH]

3. Cool Runnings (1993) [NQH]

4. Small Soldiers (1998) [NQH]

5. Suburban Commando (1991) [NQH]

6. Little Monsters (1989) [NQH]

7. Mousehunt (1997) [NQH]

8. Maximum Overdrive (1986) [NQH]

9. George of the Jungle (1997) [NQH]

10. Batman: The Movie (1966) [NQH]

11. Eraser (1995) [NQH]

12. Rookie of the Year (1993) [NQH]

13. Waterworld (1995) [NQH] <–THIS IS THE BIG ONE WHERE WE TALK ABOUT THE #52PickUp Series as a topic!

14. A Goofy Movie (1995) [NQH]

15. Happy Gilmore (1996) [NQH]

16. E.T. the Extraterrestrial (1982) [NQH]

17. Lake Placid (1999) [NQH]

18. Timecop (1994) [NQH]

19. Bio-Dome (1996) [NQH]

20. Alien: Resurrection (1997) [NQH]

21. 3 Ninjas (1992) [NQH]

22. Swordfish (2001) [NQH]

23. Harry and the Hendersons (1987) [NQH]

24. Coneheads (1993) [NQH]

25. The Addams Family (1991) [NQH]

26. Superman III (1987) [NQH]

27. My Girl (1991) [NQH]

28. Free Willy (1993) [NQH]

29. Police Academy (1984) [NQH]

30. Office Space (1999) [NQH]

31. Veronica 2030 (1999) [NQH]

32. Pet Semetary (1989) [NQH]

33. Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991) [NQH]

34. Airplane! (1980) [NQH]

35. Rocketman (1997) [NQH]

36. Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) [NQH]

37. Arachnophobia (1990) [NQH]

38. House II: The Second Story (1987) [NQH]

39. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987) [NQH]

40. Prom Night 3: The Last Kiss (1990) [NQH]

41. Hocus Pocus (1993) [NQH]

42. The Frighteners (1996) [NQH]

43. Scream (1996) [NQH]

44. Halloween (1978) [NQH]

45. Steel (1997) [Sadness]

46. Encino Man (1992)

47. True Lies (1994)

48. Problem Child (1990)

49. Camp Nowhere (1994)

50. Major Payne (1995)

51. Jingle All the Way (1997)

52. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

Top Three Years:

1st- 1993/ 1997: 5 each

2nd- 1987/ 1991/ 1995/: 4 each

3rd- 1990/ 1994/ 1996/ 1999: 3 each

-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

If anyone is still wondering what this series was about, then click here.

82- The FINAL EPISODE

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:00:10 +0000

Jamie blows the whole podcast to smithereens. Find out why.

==Timestamps==

BOOM (Starts at 00:00)

Plugs and Close– (4:09)

*Links down below!

Download us on iTunes.

Now on Stitcher!

On Instagram– Jamie | Alex | Tim

Visit Jamie’s blog at GuyOnAWire. Here’s the #52PickUp I mentioned!

We Need Movies.

==LINKS==

Jamie on Nostalgia Be Damned

Nostalgia Be Damned Crew ON Episode 72!

Jamie on Growing Up Gaming

Jamie on Average Joe’s Drive-In Podcast

This was my next #52PickUp:

Steel opening scene

Steel Trailer

Listen here.

-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

81- Our Halloween Horror Spectacular!

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:10:43 +0000

We celebrate six Horror/Halloween-related films rapid fire in this short episode and talk Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy which is disturbing in its own right.

==Timestamps==

Jamie– What We Do in the Shadows (Starts at 00:00)

Alex’s Communal– Enemy (4:52)

Bonus Horror Film #1– Cult of Chucky (12:06)

Bonus “Horror Film” #2– Flatliners [2017] (16:21)

#52PickUp #42– The Frighteners (20:22)

#52PickUp #43– Scream (24:44)

#52PickUp #44– Halloween (30:04)

*Secret Links below!

Download us on iTunes every Thursday!! Subscribe and comment below to join the conversation!

Now on Stitcher!

On Instagram– Jamie | Alex | Tim

Do you have questions, suggested movies, or topics for us to discuss? Email us at NotQuitePod@gmail.com

Hear Jamie talk about his video game history on the show, Growing Up Gaming! You too can share your tale simply by tweeting at @GUGPodcast and asking!

Visit Jamie’s blog at GuyOnAWire.

See Tim on the Universal Lot! He’ll be the one showing you around!

And visit Alex’s blog at Doggone Movie Reviews.

And finally, see what Jamie looks like (hint: not so good) at his other project: We Need Movies.

Listen here.

==LINKS==

-What We Do in the Shadows Trailer

-What We Do in the Shadows (ORIGINAL SHORT)

–Enemy trailer

The Double Trailer

Enemy Explanation Theory

Scream Video Essay

You Think You Know Scream?

You Think You Know Halloween?

Halloween Houses:

The Original Doyle House in 1978.

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-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

80- Dead, Sleazy Art Film Producers Get IMDb Credit

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:07:05 +0000

The guys tackle the Hollywood Sexual Harassment Scandal, IMDb Credits, LITERAL Art films, and Dead Poets Society.

==Timestamps==

Listener J.D.’s Suggestion!– Dead Poets Society (Starts at 00:00)

Tim– Literal Art Films (12:12)

Jamie– IMDb Credits & Our History with it (21:13)

Alex– Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood Sexual Assault (35:26)

Alex Announces His Communal Film! (46:31)

Plugs and Close (47:08)

*Links down below!

Download us on iTunes every Thursday!! Subscribe and comment below to join the conversation!

Now on Stitcher!

On Instagram– Jamie | Alex | Tim

Do you have questions, suggested movies, or topics for us to discuss? Email us at NotQuitePod@gmail.com

Visit Jamie’s blog at GuyOnAWire. Here’s the #52PickUp I mentioned!

See Tim on the Universal Lot! He’ll be the one showing you around!

And visit Alex’s blog at Doggone Movie Reviews.

And finally, see what Jamie looks like (hint: not so good) at their other project: We Need Movies.

==LINKS==

Dead Poets Society Trailer

Loving Vincent Trailer

1 Second Film Intro Video

The Gang’s IMDb Pages!

Alex || Tim (The Filmmaker) || Tim (The Actor) || Jamie

The Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) IMDb.com July 26th, 2002

The Worst Film Ever Made (Jamie’s first IMDb Credit)

Harvey Weinstein Update

Rob Schneider

Seth Macfarlane

Listen here.

-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

79- Blade Running Down a Dream

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:05:38 +0000

Fan-favorite, Dan Davis returns as we go dark and brooding this week with both Blade Runners, Super Dark Times (see?), and the lightest of the bunch, our #52PickUp this week: Hocus Pocus.

==Timestamps==

Jamie– Blade Runner (Starts at 00:00)

Communal– Blade Runner 2049 (14:32)

Alex– Super Dark Times (40:37)

#52PickUp #41– Hocus Pocus (42:20)

Plugs, Close, & More! (52:34)

*Secret Links below!

Download us on iTunes every Thursday!! Subscribe and comment below to join the conversation!

Now on Stitcher!

On Instagram– Jamie | Alex | Tim

Do you have questions, suggested movies, or topics for us to discuss? Email us at NotQuitePod@gmail.com

Subscribe to Dan’s Podcast: 44 Minutes: A Record of Records.

Listen to the guys at Nostalgia Be Damned talk about that other family Halloween film, HalloweenTown.

Visit Jamie’s blog at GuyOnAWire.

See Tim on the Universal Lot! He’ll be the one showing you around!

And visit Alex’s blog at Doggone Movie Reviews.

And finally, see what Jamie looks like (hint: not so good) at his other project: We Need Movies.

Listen here.

==LINKS==

Which Cut of Blade Runner should you watch?

How to Pronounce Denis Villeneuve’s Name

2049 Ending Explained

2049 Poster

You’ll Love the New Blade Runner– Unless You’re a Woman

Blade Runner shorts! Collective Page | 2036 “Nexus Dawn” | 2048 “Nowhere to Run” | 2022 “Blackout”

Ana De Armas

Keanu Reeves Freakouts (Knock, Knock / Sweet November)

-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

78- Bad Timing, Alternate Casting, and Expensive Events!

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:00:54 +0000

This week the guys tackle some heavy-hitting topics in Ill-timed releases and fancy Hollywood Shindigs and how the independent filmmakers fit in and the most important topic of all: Should Hayden Christensen have been recast? All this and OUR FIRST Email (!), Another GIVEAWAY, and TWO #52PickUp Horror Films!

==Timestamps==

Jamie– Alternative-Casting Options in Film (Starts at 00:00)

Alex– Ill-Timed Releases (15:46)

Tim– The High Cost of Events (25:02)

#52PickUp #39– A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (35:56)

#52PickUp #40– Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (42:17)

We have an EMAIL! (47:10)

Communal Films Yes, that’s a plural (51:17)

Plugs and Close (52:35)

*Links down below!

Download us on iTunes every Thursday!! Subscribe and comment below to join the conversation!

Now on Stitcher!

On Instagram– Jamie | Alex | Tim

Do you have questions, suggested movies, or topics for us to discuss? Email us at NotQuitePod@gmail.com

Visit Jamie’s blog at GuyOnAWire. Here’s the #52PickUp I mentioned!

See Tim on the Universal Lot! He’ll be the one showing you around!

And visit Alex’s blog at Doggone Movie Reviews.

And finally, see what Jamie looks like (hint: not so good) at their other project: We Need Movies.

==LINKS==

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss Trailer

Football Drill Death

Dead Poets Society Trailer

Blade Runner 2049 Trailer

Listen here.

-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

77- Harry Potter’s Breakfast With Kingsman

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:00:16 +0000

This week the guys get real about high school, break Jamie’s Harry Potter cherry, and get ‘Suited.”

==Timestamps==

Alex– The Breakfast Club (Starts at 00:00)

Jamie– Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (10:01)

Tim– Kingsman: The Golden Circle (18:11)

#52PickUp #38– House II: The Second Story (25:47)

Plugs, Close, & More! (32:28)

*Secret Links below!

Download us on iTunes every Thursday!! Subscribe and comment below to join the conversation!

Now on Stitcher!

On Instagram– Jamie | Alex | Tim

Do you have questions, suggested movies, or topics for us to discuss? Email us at NotQuitePod@gmail.com

Visit Jamie’s blog at GuyOnAWire.

See Tim on the Universal Lot! He’ll be the one showing you around!

And visit Alex’s blog at Doggone Movie Reviews.

And finally, see what Jamie looks like (hint: not so good) at his other project: We Need Movies.

Listen here.

==LINKS==

Hermoine and McGonagall Steamy FanFic

Scream 2 Mentions House II: The Second Story

-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

76- This Podcast is NOT for Arachnophobes

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:01:44 +0000

Jamie, Tim, and Alex talk about Darren Aronofsky’s film catalog, then Universal’s Hollywood Horror Nights and finally, we talk the second Halloween-themed #52PickUp, Arachnophobia.

==TIMECODES==

Jamie– Darren Aronofsky’s Filmography (Starts at 00:00)

mother! Spoilers (16:20)

Alex– Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights (28:32)

#52PickUp #37– Arachnophobia (43:07)

Tim and Alex Share their Spider Stories (46:43)

Communal Movie Announced! (55:26)

Plugs and Close (56:16)

*Links down below!

Download us on iTunes every Thursday!! Subscribe and comment below to join the conversation!

Now on Stitcher!

On Instagram– Jamie | Alex | Tim

Do you have questions, suggested movies, or topics for us to discuss? Email us at NotQuitePod@gmail.com

Visit Jamie’s blog at GuyOnAWire. Here’s the #52PickUp I mentioned!

See Tim on the Universal Lot! He’ll be the one showing you around!

And visit Alex’s blog at Doggone Movie Reviews.

And finally, see what Jamie looks like (hint: not so good) at their other project: We Need Movies.

==LINKS==

Collider’s mother!

Spider Paws (Not for Arachnophobes)

Spider Yelling

When referencing this moment from the show (at 39:40), Tim had no idea I would track these photos down and put them in the show notes… (1) (2) (3)

Also, MORE Nightmare Fuel for Arachnophobes.

Listen here.

-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)

75- Ernest Scared It With Blues, Brother

jamie.thomas.gagnon@gmail.com (GuyOnAWire.com) — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:00:21 +0000

Jamie and Alex riff on The Blues Brothers, trudge the sewer drains looking for Georgie, and begin Jamie’s #52PickUp Halloween Season with the first of eight Horror Films: Ernest Scared Stupid.

==Timestamps==

Jamie– The Blues Brothers (Starts at 00:00)

Alex– Stephen King’s It (11:13)

#52PickUp #36– Ernest Scared Stupid (23:27)

Plugs and Close– (28:49)

*Secret Links below!

Download us on iTunes every Thursday!! Subscribe and comment below to join the conversation!

Now on Stitcher!

On Instagram– Jamie | Alex | Tim

Do you have questions, suggested movies, or topics for us to discuss? Email us at NotQuitePod@gmail.com

Visit Jamie’s blog at GuyOnAWire.

See Tim on the Universal Lot! He’ll be the one showing you around!

And visit Alex’s blog at Doggone Movie Reviews.

And finally, see what Jamie looks like (hint: not so good) at his other project: We Need Movies.

Listen here .

==LINKS==

The Blues Brothers Sketches (Apparently, The BB just began to warm up the SNL audience)

Blues Brothers 2000 Trailer

The History of SNL Movies

Hiding Pennywise From the Kids

Ernest Scared Stupid Opening Credits

-Jamie (@GuyOnAWire)