For Alcohollywood this week, we continue our tradition of examining big films being rereleased in 3D with our review of James Cameron's blockbuster epic Titanic! One of the most expensive (and successful) films of all time, the film is an incredible exercise in combining intriguing historical drama with done-to-death star-crossed romance - this time with sensitive Leo and his swooshy bangs, paired with an inexplicably-American Kate Winslet. With a three-hour runtime, we've got a lot of ground to cover. Pick up your violin, pour yourself a drink, and give our episode a listen!
This week on Alcohollywood, we head down Bourbon Street to bust some man-hunters with Jean-Claude Van Damme with our review and drinking game for 1993's Hard Target! This film was acclaimed action director John Woo's American debut, and all the slow-motion birds and guns-akimbo dives make this bayou blitzkrieg an incredible piece of '90s cheese.
Don't forget Lance Henriksen wearing an all-black trenchcoat (just 'cause it's cool) in the New Orleans summer, JCVD's incredible Jheri-curled mullet, and Wilford Brimley playing some sort of Cajun Super Mario, riding away on a horse in slow motion from an exploding barn.
Erin go bragh from all of us at Alcohollywood! This week, we're celebrating St. Patrick's Day with one of the most amazingly terrible iterations of the Leprechaun franchise, Leprechaun 4: In Space! Watch as the plot of Aliens is recreated with a $5 budget, sleazy German cyberscientists, and glittery alien women with spiky space bras - all while Warwick Davis collects a paycheck. The insanity is infectious, as this incredibly horrific film continues to amaze and baffle through its interminable 100 minute runtime.
Luckily, we've got just the drink to get you through it, as well as our review, which asks all the right questions: What is the Leprechaun doing in space? Why does a Cuisinart blender double as a magic DNA machine? How is there no blood when a leprechaun bursts out of a man's urethra? Take a listen and find out more!
This week on Alcohollywood, we're tackling our first sports movie AND our first cancer movie with the 1971 ABC Movie of the Week Brian's Song! The film is a tale of friendship, adversity, and very short shorts, which stars James Caan (of The Godfather and Mickey Blue Eyes fame) and Billy Dee Williams (of Star Wars and The Ladies' Man: The Movie fame). Together, they navigate the difficulties of interracial friendships and the rigors of a professional football season with a classiness and sophistication atypical of a movie made for television, even today.
Check out our drink, our rules and our review - Jared and Clint tackle the usual limitations of made-for-TV movies, the saccharine nature of both sports and terminal illness movies, and how this movie seems to defy both. Be sure to make our drink and pick up a copy of an incredibly heartfelt movie full of both raw emotion and cheezy '70s goodness - also 12 Angry Men's Jack Warden in an Emmy-winning supporting role as the coach!
Still haven't had enough Bruce Willis drinking game goodness? This week on Alcohollywood, we're checking out the 1997 gonzo sci-fi favorite The Fifth Element. Directed by Luc (La Femme Nikita/The Professional) Besson, this elaborately designed, infectiously fun flick brings us another great crazy Gary Oldman performance, homages to Blade Runner, Alien and French comic books, and the breakout performances of Milla Jovovich and Chris Tucker (for better or worse).
This episode, Clint and Jared slug back the Big Badda-Boom as we ask the questions that this movie begs of us: How does Leeloo learn written English so quickly? Is Ruby Rhod hilariously campy or horrendously irritating? What is everyone wearing? Grab your multipass and check out our review/drinking game of The Fifth Element!
NOTE: This episode comes courtesy of a user request by listener D-Sane. Thanks, D-Sane, and we hope you like the show!