Tag[]
- "On this, the second Halloween episode of The Flop House, we discuss The Happening—a film that somehow doesn't even manage to live up to its name."
Official Show Notes[]
- "It's the second of our annual SHOCKTOBER shows, focusing on lousy horror films, and it's a doozy! Mark Wahlberg unleashes all his whispery energy on the modern master of "Hey Jackass, betcha didn't see that one coming!" M. Night Shyamalan, and his eco-horror-tale The Happening. Meanwhile, Elliott explains his failed cartoon-writing career, Stuart crosses the sexual line, and Dan opens a pun Pandora's box he can't close."
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.
Story[]
An apocalyptic threat to humanity arrives out of the clear blue sky with a series of violent, inexplicable deaths spreading across the country. The cause of the terrifying phenomenon remains unknown, prompting science teacher Elliot Moore, his wife Alma and his colleague Julian to try to elude the invisible killer in Pennsylvania's farmland. Soon it becomes clear that no one is safe.
- “M. Night Shyamalan just makes terrible movies, like abysmal movies. And he shouldn't make movies anymore.”
—Stuart @45:35
Dan: It was less like The Happening and more like The Nappening. Elliott: Oh, I thought you were going to say The Crappening.
- — @47:35
Worse Than[]
- Swing Vote (Elliott, Episode 31: Swing Vote @28:15)
Final Judgments[]
- Snorifying (Stuart) @41:50
- Frighteningly Funny (Dan) @42:15
- Frighteningly Funny (Elliott) @43:35
Episode Highlights[]
Tangents[]
- Stuart quite clearly mentions a rapper by the name of "Iced Cube." @03:10, 48:20
- Dune @36:35
Movie Pitches[]
Quotes[]
- “The Fuckening.”
—Elliott @02:10 - “Oh, Dan McCoy! You're so easy to needle!”
—Elliott @42:35
Listener Mail[]
Mailbag Song[]
- @Time
Letters[]
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
Recommendations[]
- The League of Gentlemen (1999) TV series (Stuart) @48:40
- Slither (2006) by James Gunn (Dan) @52:40
- The President's Analyst (1967) by Theodore J. Flicker (Elliott) @53:55
- The Thing (1982) by John Carpenter (Elliott) @53:55
- Village of the Damned (1960) by Wolf Rilla (Elliott) @53:55
- The War Game (1965) by Peter Watkins (Elliott) @53:55
Mentioned In[]
- Episode 73: Devil @34:50