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    The Last Row: A Pretty Good Movie Podcast

    Drew and Badway watch, discuss, and analyze all the movies you forgot you loved (and maybe a few others). New episodes every other Thursday!
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    Episodes (154)

    Child's Play 3 (EP 148)

    Child's Play 3 (EP 148)

    The Last Row Podcast is following Chucky to military school, as Drew and Badway discuss the quickly-made 1991 sequel, Child's Play 3. Topics include unnecessary live grenades onsite for teenagers to access, Good Guy corporate greed, sexually deviant barbers, Charles Lee Ray's computer skills, and the genius of mailing yourself to your enemy.

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    Road House & Unnecessary Remakes (EP 147)

    Road House & Unnecessary Remakes (EP 147)

    This week on The Last Row Podcast, Drew and Badway take a break from releasing original content to reboot a previous TLR episode about Hollywood reboots and remakes. Is it necessary? No. Is it better than the original? Maybe, maybe not. Now we see why Hollywood does it! Anyway, we discuss the upcoming Road House (2024) reboot. Be nice.

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    Wayne's World (EP 146)

    Wayne's World (EP 146)

    Party on with The Last Row Podcast, as they reminisce on the 1992 cult classic Wayne's World” Was Mike Myers a jerk on set? Was the character Wayne a secret jerk? Was Benjamin a villain, or simply a regular cocky businessman? Was Crucial Taunt really record contract worthy? Drew and Badway answer all, while also taking time to discuss arcade culture and eating pizza in bed.

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    Die Hard (EP 145)

    Die Hard (EP 145)

    The Last Row Podcast kicks off their first episode of the new year with a bang, as Drew and Badway revisit an all-time classic, Die Hard. The guys discuss office holiday parties, the whole world being on coke in the 80s, East Coast/West Coast rivalries, who was more at fault in the McClane/Gennaro feud, and the worst situations to find yourself barefoot.

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    Christmas Vacation (EP 144)

    Christmas Vacation (EP 144)

    The Last Row Podcast started off the holiday season hot by revisiting the 1989 classic, Christmas Vacation. The guys discuss Clark’s closeted rage, the insanity of hosting guests for 12 straight days, the foolishness of counting on your work bonus as part of your salary, and where Clark ranks among the pantheon of Christmas movie dads. Additionally, Drew and Badway share thoughts on real vs. fake trees, styles of Xmas lights, ruined dinners, and holiday shopping.

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    Raw Deal (EP 143)

    Raw Deal (EP 143)

    This week on The Last Row Podcast, Drew and Badway dig deep into the Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography to discover the 1986 hidden gem, Raw Deal. The guys discuss Jeep life, how to relax while smoking a cigar, a dangerous way to fake your own death, and the difference between a right hand man, a henchman, a left hand man, and a goon.

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    Jumanji (EP 142)

    Jumanji (EP 142)

    The Last Row Podcast rolls the dice for another round of 90s family movies, this week tackling the Robin Williams classic, Jumanji. After paying tribute to Mr. Williams, the guys discuss various topics including: best and worst board games that could come to life, easier ways to beat Jumanji, who would your Jumanji foursome be, and the great feeling of using your home toilet after 26 years in the jungle. Also, Jon Voight being a secret snake gets brought up for some reason.

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    Freddy vs. Jason (EP 141)

    Freddy vs. Jason (EP 141)

    Just in time for Halloween, The Last Row Podcast place their bets on the ultimate horror movie matchup, Freddy vs Jason. Among many random topics, Drew and Badway discuss "2003-Ass-Movies", stunt boobs, Freddy looking for respect, and Jason having no idea why Freddy is fighting him.

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    Beetlejuice (EP 140)

    Beetlejuice (EP 140)

    The Last Row Podcast kicks off Spooky Season by revisiting the 1988 Tim Burton Classic, Beetlejuice. Drew and Badway question if Beetlejuice was a bad guy or just an annoying scumbag, debate whether or not dead people have rights to their old house, critique the Maitlands' scare tactics,  and are in awe of a small-faced Alec Baldwin. Additionally, the guys doubt the seriousness of the Maitland’s 5 foot car tumble into a small pond, and outline car safety preparedness (including Drew’s proper underwear packing procedures).

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    RoboCop 2 (EP 139)

    RoboCop 2 (EP 139)

    The Last Row Podcast's Summer of Sequels concludes by bringing back everyone's favorite cop…RoboCop 2! Drew and Badway discuss the sad state fictional Detroit is in, the wussification of RoboCop (and how much we wanted more of it), pros and cons of cops on strike, and question whether the drug "Nuke" was really such a bad thing. Also Badway shows his appreciation for the inept mayor, and the guys put the Old Man and his incredible hot tub room through the villain scale.

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    Child's Play 2 (EP 138)

    Child's Play 2 (EP 138)

    The Last Row Podcast's Summer of Sequels rolls on for a playdate with our favorite Good Guy, Chucky, and 1990's Child's Play 2. Drew and Badway discuss rebuilding a killer doll to help your stock price, lazy orphanages, bad foster parents, digging a grave with a toy shovel, and ruining a perfectly good blocky 1980s Mercedes.

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    Speed 2: Cruise Control (EP 137)

    Speed 2: Cruise Control (EP 137)

    The Summer of Sequels sails on, as The Last Row Podcast share their first (and definitely last) experience with Speed 2: Cruise Control. Topics include: Drew's disrespect of cruise ship propellers, panicked drivers tests, botched wedding proposals, and the guys' hatred of food crumbs stuck in the keyboard. Finally, Willem Dafoe's character gets put through the villain scale.

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    Major League II (EP 136)

    Major League II (EP 136)

    The Summer of Sequels continues, as The Last Row Podcast called a Pro down to the Minors to help them break down the 1994 cult classic, Major League II. Ty Hildenbrandt of The Solid Verbal comes in relief to help Drew and Badway make sense of the Cleveland Indians follow-up season to their improbable 1989 playoff run. The guys discuss, among other topics, their nostalgia for the franchise, swapping Omar Epps for Wesley Snipes, Wild Thing’s sellout transformation (and his insane bachelor pad), Randy Quaid as team MVP, and Roger Dorn’s legendary at-bat. Finally, the guys do a fantasy draft of their top 5 fictional baseball players.

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    I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (EP 135)

    I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (EP 135)

    Week 2 of The Last Row Podcast's Summer of Sequels series teaches us that the slickerman doesn't forgive OR forget in I STILL Know What You Did Last Summer! Drew and Badway discuss keeping your long distance girlfriend happy, how Ben Willis needed to "just get over" the hit and run, the safety of confessing a murder to a priest, and the travesty of how wet Jack Black got his joint.

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    Summer of Sequels Upcoming Schedule:

    • August 10 - Major League II
    • August 24 - Speed 2: Cruise Control
    • September 7 - Child's Play 2
    • September 21 - RoboCop 2

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    National Treasure: Book of Secrets (EP 134)

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets (EP 134)

    The Last Row Podcast kicks off its Summer of Sequels series by uncovering the mysteries of National Treasure: Book of Secrets, starring Nicolas Cage. The guys explain why the Gates men can't hang on to a wife, how to run away from a gunman in the 1800s, using the Book of Secrets as bathroom reading material, and speculate on the pickup artist crew known as "The Treasure Hunters."

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    Summer of Sequels Upcoming Schedule:

    • July 27  - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
    • August 10 - Major League II
    • August 24 - Speed 2: Cruise Control
    • September 7 - Child's Play 2
    • September 21 - RoboCop 2

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    Special Announcement: Summer of Sequels

    Special Announcement: Summer of Sequels

    Drew and Badway did not record a new episode this week, but they DID participate in an amazing live stream with Ken Cole and special guest Hayden Schlossberg (Cobra Kai co-creator, writer/filmmaker behind the Harold and Kumar series, American Reunion, and the upcoming Netflix series Obliterated). The guys also map out their future by running through their upcoming Summer of Sequels schedule. Hope you all had a great 4th! We’ll be back with a new episode on Thursday, July 13th!

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    Summer of Sequels Upcoming Schedule:

    • July 13 - National Treasure: Book of Secrets
    • July 27  - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
    • August 10 - Major League II
    • August 24 - Speed 2: Cruise Control
    • September 7 - Child's Play 2
    • September 21 - RoboCop 2

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    RoboCop (EP 133)

    RoboCop (EP 133)

    It is the Prime Directive of The Last Row Podcast to break down one of the most “80s” action movies of all time, 1987’s RoboCop. Drew and Badway discuss the unsafe work environment of OCP, the least exclusive executive bathroom of all time, robots pathetically falling downstairs, and RoboCop’s sad Ford Taurus.

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    Click (EP 132)

    Click (EP 132)

    Drew and Badway would never fast-forward through a recording of The Last Row Podcast, unlike Adam Sandler's all-time selfish and "bad dad" character in the 2006 fantasy Click. Alongside analyzing a top tier bad father and husband, the guys discuss breaking business deals out of spite, why 2nd husbands are always better, and why you should lie to your spouse for the good of the marriage.

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    Child's Play (EP 131)

    Child's Play (EP 131)

    Join the Good Guys at The Last Row Podcast as they put their souls into their latest episode, breaking down 1988's Child's Play. Drew and Badway discuss their childhood fears of Chucky, deride Charles Lee Ray's lack of murder discipline, analyze the logistics of soul imprisonment, cower at Andy's terrifying breakfast, and remember the time Chucky cut a promo on pro wrestler Rick Steiner on WCW Monday Nitro.

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    Problem Child (EP 130)

    Problem Child (EP 130)

    Drew and Badway get into some serious trouble as The Last Row Podcast looks back on the 1990 dark comedy, Problem Child. Does the movie hold up? Or is it bad nostalgia? Was Junior inherently evil? Was Ben a capable father? Is keeping a 30 year old dried prune the most pathetic thing you've ever heard? Answers to all are ahead, plus the guys review all of Junior's misdeeds and play a game of "Return, Punish, or Reward".

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