The Confused Breakfast

**This is a airing of an episode recorded in December of 2020 Home Alone took on a whole new meaning in 2020. But in 1990 this instant holiday classic justified Castle Laws across the country. Join us as we dissect this movie with a modern-eye to see if we still like it as much as we did when we were kids. Episode timeline: 0:00:00- Introduction 0:03:30- Toys that you always wanted but never got for Christmas 0:09:30- Pertinent movie details from Sean 0:15:45- Reactions and thoughts about the first time we saw this movie 0:20:20- Critical and fan reviews from AJ 0:27:45- Scene by scene breakdown 1:29:30- The host's modern day ratings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Holiday is one of the rare gems. It's love at first sight for Rom-Com fans but the talent and story is something that everyone can get behind. This movie is what every single modern-day Hallmark movies wishes it could be. How did Amanda find the strength to get over such tragedy? Was all of this just an elaborate setup by Graham and Iris? Is Mr. Brightside the greatest song ever made? We dive into all this and so much more. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:15 - Memories of first viewing •0:10:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:15:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:21:30 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:51:30 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holidays are in full swing and I'm sure you have been watching all your favorite Christmas movies. Well, if you tuned into last week's brunch, you heard us attempt to cast our very own Christmas/Hallmark movie. The casting and premise was so unbelievably perfect that we decided to actually write the script out in real-time for you to enjoy. Beware that you just got in on the ground floor of the next big smash-hit Christmas movie. There is a good chance that Hallmark will be buying this off of us for a 2025 release! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s officially Christmas season, so why not start it off with a bang! Gremlins was the 4th highest grossing film of the year in 1984 and spawned a whole franchise after it’s surprising success. Did this movie single-handedly help create the PG-13 rating? Is this more of a Christmas movie than Die Hard? Did one of these scene inspire Tarantino to write Inglourious Basterds? Where are the parents? •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:04:45 - Memories of first viewing •0:09:45 - Pertinent movie details •0:15:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:25:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:43:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can’t deny the power of a Hallmark Christmas movie. Stick to the formula, release it to the public and watch the cash roll in. What if they let us make one? Who would we cast in the movie? What would the premise be? It sounds easy but wait till you hear what we come up with. —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a brand new episode, we dissect 2001’s ‘Black Hawk Down’ with a modern eye. It was the first war movie to be released after 9/11. It worthy of it’s accolades and awards? Is this one of the most-stacked casts of actors that we have ever done? Why does Mike love helicopters so much? This is a heavy episode but we still have a good time. Enjoy! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:08:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:12:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:22:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:47:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's brunch, we take some time to tell you about some shows and movies that we have been watching. Enjoy some conversations about The Penguin, Challengers, Midnight Run, Am I Racist, The Crazies, Strange Darling, Pride and Glory, The Ring, Dinner in America and much more. —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This movie really needs no introduction and it's a wonder why we waited so long to do it. Is it a Thanksgiving movie? No. But are you going to be using a blade to cut your turkey soon? Ehh? Ehhhh?!?! Coincidence or not- this movie taught us to avoid "Blood Raves". That sunscreen and motorcycle helmets protect vampires from exploding and that Wesley Snipes is the ultimate bad-ass. Join us as we give a modern day review of 1998's Blade. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:10:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:15:30- Critical and fan reviews •0:25:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:50:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: **DraftKings- Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code CONFUSED —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a re-airing from November 24, 2021. The definitive Thanksgiving movie, right?? The travel, the trouble, the good the bad, and laughably maddening scenarios that can only come from the mind of John Hughes. With two comedic giants at the forefront, does this buddy-travel movie hold up and speak through generational lapses? What’s Neal’s wife’s problem? What’s in Del’s trunk?? How many f**ks does it take to f**k yourself? All this and more while we break down Planes, Trains, and automobiles. •0:00:00- Introductions/Reviews/Chats •0:05:45- Pertinent movie details •0:09:15- Memories of first viewing •0:13:00 - Critical and fan reviews •0:21:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:20:15- Modern day ratings —————————————————————— Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**We try to keep this conversation spoiler-free until about 15-20min into the episode and we definitely warn you when spoilers are about to start. We got to see Gladiator 2 on opening night and we have thoughts! Does it live up to the original? Does Denzel Washington give the best performance? How is it possible to give us a more-hatable emperor than Commodus? We dive into our experience with this new movie! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the verge of Gladiator 2 hitting theaters, we decided that it was finally time to review one of the most beloved movies of the last 25 years. This movie is in fact so loved that it is the #35 highest rated movie on IMDB. It won 5 Oscars and is the fourth highest-grossing film worldwide to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. Join us as we dissect 2000’s Gladiator with a modern eye. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:12:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:22:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:45:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There aren’t many true ‘Thanksgiving-themed’ movies that have been made. Especially when compared to other holidays like Christmas and Halloween. Sure there are the classics like ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ and ‘Son in Law’ but alot of people like to add the movie ‘Dutch’ to the list of Turkey day film lists. So we decided to give it a go. Spoilers…. it wasn’t as good as people made it out to be. This one might get a little rough. Buckle up. —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spoilers- This was an "I've Never Seen" for us, so I'm guessing many of you have not seen it as well. The Player is one of those movies that flew under the radar but deserves a watch. It was nominated for 3 Oscars and has more Oscar-winning actors and actresses in the cast than any other movie in history. The player also holds the record for most cameos in any movie in history. Come on and listen as we dissect it with a modern eye! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:15 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:09:45- Critical and fan reviews •0:18:30 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:41:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: **** HelloFresh- Get 10 FREE meals at http://HelloFresh.com/freeconfusedbreakfast - - Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have done this before and it seems like the best way to answer a tough question. It's time for a single-elimination tournament to determine what the best Robert Zemeckis movie is. This is going to be tough on us, so tune in to find out who the winner is! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It happened again. We reviewed the sequel of a movie before the original. It seemed fitting on the 40 year anniversary that we should go back to give The Terminator a modern day review. Do the special effects still hold up? Who was John Connor’s original father before Kyle Reese was sent back in time? Is this actually a horror movie? We dive deep, so you don’t want to miss this! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:04:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:08:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:15:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:28:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:52:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****EveryPlate- With affordable dinners for just $5.99 per serving, PLUS 50% off your first box, go to http://EveryPlate.com/podcast and entering code onfused599 ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Acorns- Head to http://acorns.com/confused or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a fun brunch episode where we do a mock draft and try to create the perfect movie! Have you ever asked yourself the question- If you hypothetically got to produce a movie, what would your cast look like? Well join us as we each pick our own cast! —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Acorns- Head to http://acorns.com/confused or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Andrew Corley, John Wark, Travis Gilday, Jordan (KillerToFu) Johnson, Mitch Houser, Heather Hines, Michael Mankoski, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, and for the conclusion of Spoojy Season, we discuss the original film of a franchise consisting of nine films, a television series, novels, comic books and various other media. This movie single-handedly saved new line cinema from bankruptcy and was the film debut for Johnny Depp. The movie that made us all afraid to fall asleep. Join us as we dissect 1984’s Nightmare on Elm Street. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:07:00 - Pertinent movie details •0:14:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:23:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:43:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****HelloFresh- Go to http://HelloFresh.com/FREECONFUSEDBREAKFAST for 10 free meals. ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Acorns- Head to http://acorns.com/confused or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Danny Laudati, Samantha Scott, Joe Allen, PO Muff, Charles W Forsythe, Allen Cline, Blake Zink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Creepshow is five grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches. It's a spooky season classic- Let's review it with a modern eye! —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****DraftKings- Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code CONFUSED for new customers to get $200 in bonus bets when you bet just five bucks ****HelloFresh- Go to HelloFresh.com/FREECONFUSEDBREAKFAST for 10 free meals. ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Acorns- Head to http://acorns.com/confused or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Andrew Corley, John Wark, Travis Gilday, Jordan (KillerToFu) Johnson, Mitch Houser, Heather Hines, Michael Mankoski, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This movie flopped at the box office when it was released but it became a true cult classic in the years to follow. I think we speak for many of you when we say that this movie was terrifying the first time we saw it as kids. Does Event Horizon have one the lowest nostalgic ratings we have given? Why did they waste so much money on terrible affects? Is the ship still haunted at the end of the movie? We tackle all of this and more in today’s brand new episode. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:09:45 - Critical and fan reviews •0:18:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:24:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****DraftKings- Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code CONFUSED for new customers to get $200 in bonus bets when you bet just five bucks ****HelloFresh- Go to HelloFresh.com/FREECONFUSEDBREAKFAST for 10 free meals. ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Acorns- Head to http://acorns.com/confused or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Andrew Corley, John Wark, Travis Gilday, Jordan (KillerToFu) Johnson, Mitch Houser, Heather Hines, Michael Mankoski, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may not love Halloween but everyone loves candy. On today’s brunch, we discuss the best and worst Halloween candy. We even dive into Halloween traditions and music to make the season even better. Enjoy! —————————————————————— SPONSORS: *** Go to HelloFresh.com/FREECONFUSEDBREAKFAST for 10 free meals. ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Acorns- Head to http://acorns.com/confused or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Andrew Corley, John Wark, Travis Gilday, Jordan (KillerToFu) Johnson, Mitch Houser, Heather Hines, Michael Mankoski, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Buffalo Bill’s music taste make him a better serial killer? How quickly can you get over a cumshot from a prisoner? Did you know that Super Troopers is in this movie universe? We tackle all the hard-hitting questions as we review the 23rd highest rated movie of all-time on IMDB. It was only the 3rd movie in history to win the Big 5 Oscar award categories and we are wondering if it still holds up with a modern-day eye. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:07:00 - Pertinent movie details •0:13:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:24:30 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:54:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****EveryPlate- Join EveryPlate today and pay only $2.99 per meal, PLUS get 50% off your first box, for all box sizes! Go to http://EveryPlate.com/podcast and entering code confused299 ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Acorns- Head to http://acorns.com/confused or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Andrew Corley, John Wark, Travis Gilday, Jordan (KillerToFu) Johnson, Mitch Houser, Heather Hines, Michael Mankoski, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are getting real fun on today's brunch. Assuming each of us were writing and directing a movie, what songs would we put on the soundtrack? We defined 5 pivotal spots for music and each of us give our Top 5. Enjoy and be sure to check out the songs below. We even put them in a playlist for you to listen to. Songlist- AJ- The Postal Serivce- Such Great Heights Rival Sons- Electric Man Young The Giant- Apartment Michigander- Better Airborne Toxic Event- Changing Mike- The 1975- If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) Chase Atlantic- Triggered The Midnight- Shadows Third Eye Blind- Motorcycle Drive By Bleachers- Don’t Take The Money Sean- The Vogues- Turn Around Look At Me Television- See No Evil Raspberries- Making It Easy Demon Lover- Shocking Blue Tom Petty- Here Comes My Girl Garland Jeffries- Wild in the Streets Spotify Playlist- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sC4rKzPRndzU5sMmTvL6I?si=D4iAvbWeTCWd0ZBxX1aCPQ&pi=u-KGN4sQF3TzyE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is this our highest-rated nostalgia movie that we done so far? We were all just babies when this movie came out but it wowed us and entertained us in ways we could never have imagined. But 30+ years later, does it still hold up? It’s going to be tough with so much going against it in our modern-day review- Vanilla Ice, Moms Agains Fun Films (MUFFS), a quick turnaround and no Bebop and Rocksteady? Enjoy! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:07:00 - Pertinent movie details •0:10:30- Critical and fan reviews •0:23:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:31:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****EveryPlate- Join EveryPlate today and pay only $2.99 per meal, PLUS get 50% off your first box, for all box sizes! Go to http://EveryPlate.com/podcast and entering code confused299 ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Get tickets to our live comedy show on November 9th in Cedar Rapids, IA- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of-comedy-wthe-confused-breakfast-and-daniel-van-kirk-tickets-1026951990047 —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Andrew Corley, John Wark, Travis Gilday, Jordan (KillerToFu) Johnson, Mitch Houser, Heather Hines, Michael Mankoski, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most popular albums of all-time, 'Hybrid Theory' by Linkin Park was released in October of 2000. How does it hold up nearly 25 years later and on the heels of a Linkin Park reunion announcement? Join us on today's brunch episode to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**This episode was released on Oct 20, 2021 There’s something strange in the neighborhood. So let’s slide down the fire pole, fire up our unlicensed nuclear accelerator proton packs, and make our clients feel uncomfortable! The Ghostbusters became an instant classic, but with an all star cast, questionable special effects, and enough evil psychokinetic energy to make any regular Twinkie seem tiny, does this film still hold up? Time to get this key master and gate keeper together and show this prehistoric b*tch how we do thing downtown. Learn more at http://confusedbreakfast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time to head back to the mid 90s to a time where hollywood executives wanted you to believe that it didn’t matter how big, strong and athletic you were. As long as you had a first-time coach who knows nothing about the sport and you utilize trick plays, you can and most certainly will beat the best team in the land. We are of course talking about 1994’s Little Giants. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:04:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:45 - Pertinent movie details •0:12:15 - Critical and fan reviews •0:22:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:31:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****EveryPlate- Join EveryPlate today and pay only $2.99 per meal, PLUS get 50% off your first box, for all box sizes! Go to http://EveryPlate.com/podcast and entering code confused299 ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused ****Get tickets to our live comedy show on November 9th in Cedar Rapids, IA- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of-comedy-wthe-confused-breakfast-and-daniel-van-kirk-tickets-1026951990047 PO BOX- The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You are listening to our podcast, so we know that means you are probably always looking for recommendations of other podcasts to listen to. LIVE at Newbo City Market before the Iowa Podcast Awards, we each give you out Top 5 podcasts that we listen to when we aren't recording Confused Breakfast episodes. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Beauty came out in 1999 and clearly struck a chord with filmgoers. It became the talk of the nation and ended up winning 5 Oscars including best picture. 25 years later, do we all still feel the same way about it? Are we still inspired by Ricky’s story about the plastic bag? Are we making mental notes about our own meaningless lives because of Lester’s commentary on suburbia and middle age? Or are we feeling slightly confused and wondering what we ever saw in this flick? Regardless, it’s still the 77th highest rated movie on IMDB, so it has to have something special going on, right? •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:08:00 - Pertinent movie details •0:14:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:22:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:49:30 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****EveryPlate- Join EveryPlate today and pay only $2.99 per meal, PLUS get 50% off your first box, for all box sizes! Go to http://EveryPlate.com/podcast and entering code confused299 ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We decided to take some time to read reviews and messages as well as listen to voicemails. Thank you so much to everyone who takes the time to send us this stuff. Means the world. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On our 200th episode, we decided to review one of the best movies ever made about the ups and downs of being in a band. It’s Tom Hanks’ writer/directorial debut and there are plenty of punchable faces here, great quotes, amazing behind-the-scenes tibbits and most importantly- Steve Zahn is in it and he is fantastic. Join us as we review 1996’s That Thing You Do with a modern eye! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:02:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:08:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:12:15- Critical and fan reviews •0:24:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:44:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Shopify- Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://shopify.com/confused —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Sherry joins us to discuss 'Snack Shack' which came out in 2024 and is collectively our favorite movie of the year. It's out on Amazon Prime now, so you should 100% go check out this movie and listen to our interview. Conor is a really cool dude and incredible actor. His co-star Gabe LaBelle calls in the middle and we chat with him for a bit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The original Alien movie is easily explained by saying that it is Star Wars meets 2001 A Space Odyssey meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Basically, Jaws but in Space. And when you can garner comparisons of all of those movies, then it is no wonder why it won an Oscar and is the 51st highest rated movie on IMDB. The movie that made us all afraid of stomach aches. Does it still hold up? Does AJ think it is too spooky? Do we think about this movie every time we have a bad stomach ache? All this and more! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:15 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:13:15- Critical and fan reviews •0:21:30 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:44:00- Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Draft Kings- Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code CONFUSED to get $250 in bonus bets when you bet just five bucks AND get one month of NFL+ Premium on us! Only on DraftKings - The Crown Is Yours. —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Very mild spoilers after the first 10-15ish minutes. We went and saw Beetlejuice 2 on opening night and decided to record our review as a brunch. This is coming out on Friday, instead of Monday, due to the timeliness of it. Enjoy!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, we discuss the ninth highest grossing movie of 2000. All X-men fans couldn’t wait to see this movie when it came out and it arguably started the comic book movie revolution. Who were the best and worst castings for these iconic characters? Was this one of the best X-Men movies? How does it hold up almost 25 years later? Join us as we talk 2000’s X-Men. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:07:00 - Pertinent movie details •0:10:15- Critical and fan reviews •0:19:30 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:36:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Draft Kings- Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code CONFUSED to get $250 in bonus bets when you bet just five bucks AND get one month of NFL+ Premium on us! Only on DraftKings - The Crown Is Yours. —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**This is a re-release from February 3, 2021. COME ON DOWN! You're the next contestant on the PRICE IS RIIIGGGHHHT! This weeks mini-byte is everyones favorite sick day TV show. From the humble beginnings to the elaborate suits of Rod Roddy, the pretty ladies and the fixed pets. There's one thing that will always remain true. It's impossible to hate that Bob Barker. Episode timeline: 0:00:00- Introduction 0:06:30- History of the show 0:10:50- Hosts of the show 0:19:00- Interesting tidbits 0:28:45- Famous contestants 0:37:15- Pop culture references 0:45:00- Funny and ridiculous Sean story time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of the release of Beetlejuice 2, we decided to re-release our original movie review from October 21, 2020. Hey! Nobody says the B word! Audiences and critics agree, life after death ain't all it's cracked up to be. —————————————————————— **Also, we have a Patreon. If you are enjoying the podcast, want to support us and enjoy some extra perks and bonus content, check it out at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast —————————————————————— **Every link you could need from us. Http://confusedbreakfast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, we discuss a movie that EVERYONE knows. Perhaps a candidate for the most quoted movie of the last 20 years. You either love it or you hate it. There is no in between. Even if you hate it, you can’t deny the part that it played in the pop culture of the mid 2000s. On it’s 20th anniversary, we get to review 2004’s Napoleon Dynamite. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:09:00 - Pertinent movie details •0:12:30- Critical and fan reviews •0:21:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:39:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Hello Fresh- Get FREE appetizers for life! One appetizer item per box while subscription is active Http://HelloFresh.com/confusedbreakfastapps ****Greenlight- Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free when you go to http://GREENLIGHT.com/confused ****Liquid I.V. - Get 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CONFUSED at http://LIQUIDIV.COM ****SHOPIFY- Go to http://shopify.com/confused for a $1 per month trial period —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one actually likes Tron. They like the idea of Tron. Welcome to our discussion of the best movies from the year 1982. This is a fun one and some of our answers may surprise you. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s brand new episode, we discuss the a movie that forced all of us to look at the mundane and average items and scenarios of life, as if they were all part of an elaborate and gruesome part of our own death. This movie spawned a franchise that gave us six total films, nine novels, and two comic books. Would you have gotten off the plane? Do you really think that Carter was listening to NIN? Have you heard the wild fan theories about this movie? We tackle it all as we review 2000’s Final Destination •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:05:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:10:15 - Pertinent movie details •0:13:30- Critical and fan reviews •0:24:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:43:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Liquid I.V. - Get 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CONFUSED at http://LIQUIDIV.COM ****Hello Fresh- Get FREE appetizers for life! One appetizer item per box while subscription is active Http://HelloFresh.com/confusedbreakfastapps ****SHOPIFY- Go to http://shopify.com/confused for a $1 per month trial period —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After reviewing American Movie, our first documentary, it had our brains spinning and wanting to discuss our favorite documentaries. Join us as we give you our individual Top 5 lists of favorite documentaries. If you love docs, grab a pen because we are giving you a long list of "MUST WATCH" documentaries today. ENJOY! **SHOPIFY- Go to shopify.com/confused for a $1 per month trial period Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a contest going and the prize package is incredible! Anyone who orders LiquidIV, HelloFresh or Greenlight between Aug 1-Sept 1, 2024 and emails us a screenshot of their completed order using our code, get entered into a random drawing to win the following prize package: **Select a movie for us to review and you get to be the executive producer of the episode **Be our special on air guest on a patreon episode **Be our special on air guest on a live movie-watch party **A Confused Breakfast merch package right to your house. One random winner will be selected. Email to send your proof to is [email protected] SPONSOR LINKS BELOW Liquid IV ****Liquid I.V. - Get 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CONFUSED at http://LIQUIDIV.COM ****Hello Fresh- Get FREE appetizers for life! One appetizer item per box while subscription is active Http://HelloFresh.com/confusedbreakfastapps ****Greenlight- Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free when you go to http://GREENLIGHT.com/confused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s brand new episode focuses on a truly underrated sports movie. It’s possible that you haven’t seen it but we can guarantee that if you were lucky enough to watch it as a child, you love this movie. Join us for a deep dive on 1991’s Necessary Roughness. Streaming on Paramount Plus right now if you want to watch! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:02:45 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:30 - Pertinent movie details •0:09:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:20:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:22:909 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Liquid I.V. - Get 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CONFUSED at http://LIQUIDIV.COM —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are so many TV shows over the years that have developed into a warming blanket of comforting nostalgia. Think about the shows you turn on every night before bed. The shows you binge on the couch, nursing a hangover on a Sunday afternoon. The shows you have seen so many times you have lost count, but it gets better every time! We are going to hit you with our individual Top 5 lists. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's brand NEW episode, we discuss a movie that is the true definition of a cult classic. Many years after it's release, the majority of the actors have gone on to major acting careers, which helped spawned a prequel series and a sequel series on Netflix. We have referenced this movie maybe 20+ times over the last 4 years but is it as funny as we remember it? We are of course talking about 2001’s Wet Hot American Summer •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:15 - Memories of first viewing •0:08:00- Pertinent movie details •0:11:30- Critical and fan reviews •0:21:30 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:37:30 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Liquid I.V. - Get 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CONFUSED at http://LIQUIDIV.COM —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - Andrew Corley, Harrison Coren, John Wark, Travis Gilday, Josue, HJordan (KillerTofu) Johnson, Mitch Houser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After nearly 4 years of rating movies, each host gets to look back and adjust their rating on 3 different movies. This will shake up the overall group ratings. For good or bad? Tune in to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of the 35th anniversary of this movie, we decided to re-release our original movie review from August 16, 2021. Is there a big sexy guy in here?? The demigod, John Candy, partners with one of the 80's most iconic directors, John Hughes, to bring us a larger than life comedy. Can the stand out performances of Candy, Culkin, and company, be enough to salvage a classic fish out of water scenario? Can John Hughes create enough space for Candy's first major lead AND make it out from under his own Brat-pack shadow? either way, one things for sure... he's cooking our garbage. —————————————————————— **Also, we have a Patreon. If you are enjoying the podcast, want to support us and enjoy some extra perks and bonus content, check it out at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast —————————————————————— **Every link you could need from us. Http://confusedbreakfast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s new episode will put our fans into one of two categories. 1) You have seen this movie and absolutely adore it. 2) You have never even heard of it. If you fall into the second category, stop what you're doing and watch it immediately on Amazon Prime and then come back for our review. Today we are discussing our first documentary film, which just so happened to win Best Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. A truly inspiring story about chasing your dreams. We are of course talking about 1999’s American Movie •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:02:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:45 - Pertinent movie details •0:10:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:18:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:31:45 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Hello Fresh- Get FREE appetizers for life! One appetizer item per box while subscription is active Http://HelloFresh.com/confusedbreakfastapps ****Liquid I.V. - Get 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CONFUSED at http://LIQUIDIV.COM —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After our live show in Chicago at the Lincoln Lodge, we decided to find out what the best baseball movie of all-time is. We used a 16 seed, single-elimination tournament bracket and let the studio audience help us out. Tune in to find out what movie wins! SPONSORS: ****Liquid I.V. - Get 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CONFUSED at http://LIQUIDIV.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We decided to record this episode in front of a LIVE studio audience at The Lincoln Lodge in Chicago, IL. This movie is the true sweet spot of this podcast. The 90s charm and nostalgia of Rookie of the Year really shines in this modern day review. Is wearing jeans to play baseball an embarrassment? Is Daniel Stern one of the funniest actors of all-time? Do you actually believe that Gary Busey is a baseball player? Where was DNR when they were on their dangerous and illegal boat? We answer all of this and so much more. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:15 - Pertinent movie details •0:11:30- Critical and fan reviews •0:22:00 - Scene by scene breakdown •1:28:30 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS: ****Liquid I.V. - Get 20% off your first order when you shop better hydration today using promo code CONFUSED at http://LIQUIDIV.COM —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Bud Larsen and Michael Guiliano. Welcome to our newest members - David Strecker, Sam, Trubraj, Michael Bowcock, Kameron Mickels, Nathan Tolley, Kerrie Parker, Michael Mayeux, DonR22, Jnathan Hamrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He is comedian, actor, filmmaker, and podcaster. Perhaps best known for his roles in The League, Black Monday, Human Giant, Veep and Big City Greens. He is a co-host of two of the best and most popular film podcasts out there: How Did This Get Made and Unspooled. And he has an incredible new book out called 'Joyful Recollections of Trauma'. We welcome a personal hero of all of ours, Paul Scheer to the podcast to chat all things movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices