Episode 390: Beast

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Dan: On this episode we discuss Beast.

Stuart: Or, in the words of drag performer Alyssa Edwards: BEAST!

Official Show Notes[]

"Idris Elba is undoubtedly a great actor, a charismatic presence, and a handsome man par excellence, but... maybe he needs to fire his agent? After all, this is his EIGHTH appearance in a Flop House movie (possibly there were more; we didn’t count that carefully), so it’s fair to say that his movie roles have never quite matched up to his best work on TV, or his talents in general. Is Beast the one that will break the streak? He DOES punch a lion..."

Movie Summary[]

Premise[]

Idris Elba fistfights a lion.

Story[]

Final Judgments[]

Bad-Bad Movie (Dan) @54:25
Bad-Bad Movie (Stuart) @55:30
A Movie I Kinda Liked (Elliott) @56:20

Episode Highlights[]

Tangents[]

Masturbation @03:00

Boner pills @04:45

Ice-T @05:00

Bright @06:00

Monkey's Paw @06:50

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) by George Miller @06:55

Day for Night (1973) by François Truffaut @07:00

"Push It" (song) @07:30

John Wick @08:25

Toy Story movies @08:45

Thomas Hobbes (17th century philosopher) @09:15

Sandman @09:30

Wolverine @09:45

Jaws: The Revenge (1987) by Joseph Sargent @10:55

"Leader of the Pack" (song) @11:10

Universal Studios @15:40

Born Free (1966) by James Hill, Tom McGowan @19:40

Superman @21:10

Beast (X-Men) @27:45

Dan's Knee @28:45

Bait (2000) by Antoine Fuqua @30:30

Jamie Foxx @30:35

Liam Neeson @33:10

Cujo (novel) @34:05

Carpool Karaoke (TV show) @35:00

Tár (2022) by Todd Field @37:05

Killdozer @41:05

Red Rock West (1993) by John Dahl @46:20

Nicolas Cage @46:40

The Last Seduction (1994) by John Dahl @47:00

Ghur, the Realm of Beasts @47:35

Lion-O @49:10

Godzilla / Ultraman / Dragonball @49:40

Oldboy (2003) by Chan-wook Park @50:25

Tekken 3 @50:50

Werner Herzog @51:35

Shura, Demon of Wrath @53:30

She-Ra @53:40

Krull (1983) by Peter Yates @57:40

Plane (2023) by Jean-François Richet @58:10

Movie Pitches[]

Lion v. Car (late night TV talk show) @35:00
TárTalk (NPR radio show) @37:05
TekkTalk / CarTekk (NPR radio show) @51:30
That Three-Wheeled Car Mr. Bean Is Always Knocking Over @58:45

Quotes[]

“Here, hold the All Spark while I kill these poachers.”
—Stuart @15:50
“If you want to throw Vladimir Putin into the sun, go for it. Go right ahead.”
—Elliott @22:05
“Somebody needs to go sit on a porch.”
—Stuart @29:50
“If you want a movie about a big cat and a nude Idris Elba, you gotta watch Cats.”
—Dan @31:45
“There's no way a conductor would interrupt an orchestra, guys.”
—Stuart @37:05

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`Dan:`	On this episode we discuss Beast.
`Stuart:`	Or, in the words of drag performer Alyssa Edwards: BEAST!