Watching Movies And Meeting The Stars Who Made Them
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A compelling dialogue unfolded as the speakers engaged in a critical examination of contemporary horror cinema, particularly focusing on the performances of Samara Weaving. The conversation began with an enthusiastic recounting of recent films such as "Ready or Not" and "The Babysitter," both of which prominently featured Weaving in lead roles. The speakers unanimously endorsed these films, highlighting Weaving's compelling portrayals and the innovative storytelling techniques employed within these narratives. As they delved deeper into the thematic elements of these films, they noted the creative twists on traditional horror tropes, particularly the inversion of the childhood game of hide-and-seek in "Ready or Not," which serves as a metaphor for familial expectations and societal pressures. The speakers further reflected on the accessibility of these films through platforms like Netflix, emphasizing the importance of streaming services in facilitating audiences' engagement with genre cinema. This examination not only illuminated the contemporary landscape of horror films but also underscored the significance of strong female leads in redefining narratives within the genre.
The discourse transitioned to a discussion of the film "Late Night with the Devil," a recent addition to the horror genre that garnered considerable attention. The speakers articulated their admiration for the film's innovative format, which emulates a 1970s television talk show, thus creating an immersive experience for the audience. This stylistic choice was noted to enhance the film's tension, as the narrative unfolds through a live broadcast format that intertwines supernatural elements with the mundane reality of a television show. The speakers expressed appreciation for the film's ability to maintain suspense while simultaneously offering social commentary on the entertainment industry and the lengths to which individuals will go to achieve fame. This layered approach to storytelling was praised as indicative of a maturing genre that seeks to address broader societal themes while still delivering the requisite thrills and chills.
The episode concluded with a reflective analysis of the impact of horror cinema on popular culture, particularly through the lens of recent releases. The speakers contemplated the evolution of the horror genre, noting how contemporary filmmakers are increasingly willing to experiment with narrative structures and genre conventions. They highlighted the significance of films that not only entertain but also provoke thought and discussion among audiences. This introspection extended to the shifting dynamics of viewer engagement, particularly in an age dominated by streaming services, which allow for a diverse range of narratives to reach wider audiences. In this context, the speakers advocated for continued exploration and support of innovative horror films that challenge traditional storytelling paradigms, emphasizing the importance of fostering a cinematic environment where creativity and originality can thrive. This episode served as a testament to the vitality of horror cinema in contemporary culture, showcasing its potential to captivate and provoke while reflecting societal truths.
Takeaways:
- In this episode, we discussed various contemporary horror films featuring the actress Samara Weaving, emphasizing her versatility and talent.
- The podcast highlighted the intriguing premise of 'Ready or Not,' which offers a unique twist on the classic game of hide and seek.
- We offered recommendations for several horror films available on streaming platforms, notably Netflix, showcasing their thrilling narratives and engaging performances.
- The conversation included insights into the filmmaking process and the significance of strong character portrayals in horror cinema, particularly in recent releases.
- Listeners were encouraged to explore 'Late Night with the Devil,' a film that effectively combines elements of horror with a talk show format, enhancing the viewing experience.
- We also reflected on our personal reactions to horror films, noting how initial impressions can evolve upon subsequent viewings, revealing deeper narrative connections.
Companies mentioned in this episode:
- Netflix
- Hulu
- Amazon
- Creed
- Black Panther
- The Matrix
- Scream 6
- The Babysitter
- Ready or Not
- Late Night with the Devil
- Nefarious
- Mothman Prophecies
- The Crow
- Supernatural
- Peacemaker
- Boondock Saints
Transcript
I've watched several movies with her in it lately. The Babysitter and Hide and Seek. I think it is Ready or Not. Yeah, dude. Recommend on both of those. Those are newer babysitter, but I saw newer movies.
They're on Netflix.
Speaker B:Hide and Seek and Ready or Not.
Speaker C:It's. It's called Ready or Not, but they. They have a. I guess a twist on the game Hide and See.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah.
Speaker A:It's so Ready or Not.
Speaker B:What was the other one?
Speaker A:The babysitter.
Speaker B:Babysitter.
Speaker A:And she's in both of those, kind of as the main girl, I guess you'd say.
Speaker C:Trying to think what else I've seen.
Speaker B:Oh, wait, I know what you're talking about. Ready or Not. They're like a manor or.
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker C:And they're getting married. Yeah, yeah. Their wedding night. They have to play hide and seek, but the family is, like, trying to hunter.
Speaker B:Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.
Speaker C:Like kill her or whatever.
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah. She's been. So far I've seen zero bad movies with her in it.
Speaker D:So I don't know who you're talking. Who is it?
Speaker A:I've seen her in Hugo Weaving's Daughter. So Hugo. Hugo Weaving was in the Matrix. He was Lord of the Rings.
Speaker C:I don't know.
Speaker D:What's her name?
Speaker A:Samantha Weaving. All right, yeah. God. But.
Speaker D:And it's on Netflix.
Speaker C:Daughter of Smith is her name. There's a bunch of stuff. I was just looking this morning. Hulu.
Speaker A:Oh, Samara. Samara Weaving. Sorry?
Speaker C:Samara.
Speaker A:Samara Weaving. She looks kind of like Margot Robbie. A little bit.
Speaker C:Does. Yeah. But yes, I think Hulu has a bunch of the movies, too.
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker A:Yeah. Ready or not. Babysitter. Babysitter 2. Looks like she was in Scream 6. I don't remember. But anyway, yeah, total, total recommend on anything she's in.
Speaker B:Okay.
Speaker C:Agent Smith's Daughter.
Speaker A:Yep. Agent Smith's Daughter. And she's very attractive and Australian.
Speaker B:Oh, you sold me. All right.
Speaker A:But, yeah, that's. Like I said, they're not broken. Brand new. But recently we've just been going through stuff and that. That's what popped into my brain just now.
Speaker B:Sweet.
Speaker D:Yeah.
Speaker C:Yeah, I guess I'm. Mine just centers the new movie, Michael B. Jordan. I saw the theater twice and then I watched.
I bought it when it came out digital and watched it again. So, yeah, that's still. That's the best movie I've seen this year.
Speaker A:Michael B. Jordan, I believe. Isn't it?
Speaker C:Yeah, Michael B. Jordan. And then Ryan Coogler wrote and directed it, and same guy did uh, Creed. Creed and then the Black Panther. And then.
So he's worked with Michael B. Jordan a couple times. But yeah, it's just. It's really good. So, yeah, I guess a period piece movie, but it's.
Speaker D:This is. It's horror and it's a brand new movie, right?
Speaker C:Yeah, that one's brand new. Yeah, it came out earlier this year. Yeah, it's period piece, but it's basically there, I guess the viewers, the trailer, it shows you that they're.
They're vampires or whatever in the movie. But it reminds me a lot of. From Dustel dawn. Similar vibes, I think. It's not as campy. Yeah, but it's really good.
The music's phenomenal and the performances are good. It just. Yeah, I went into it like I was interested in it. Lathe wanted to see it, so I was like, yeah, all right, we'll go.
So I went in with, I guess, interest, but kind of just mid expectations. Like I wasn't expecting to be blown away and. And it. Yeah, it did. Like I said, it's the best movie that I've seen this year.
Speaker B:Oh, cool.
Speaker A:Nice.
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker A:Yeah, I was. I was on the fence.
Speaker C:It was really good.
Speaker A:I was on the fence about that one when I went up to Ohio for training in the one little town they give you a movie ticket to.
The one single screen movie theater that's there and that was playing and I was like, man, I could probably, you know, I'm interested in seeing it and never made it. My training, my brain was toast. It definitely had my interest. I'll check it out.
Speaker C:Stacey didn't care for it too much, but. So I don't know what's the matter with her.
Speaker D:Is it on streaming now?
Speaker C:I don't think it's streaming now. I think just buy it like on Apple. But it's got to be getting close.
Speaker A:Then by the time this episode comes out, it definitely will be.
Speaker C:Yeah, it's got to be getting close. Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah, I'm going to see that then. Thank you.
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker C:And then Late Night with the Devil. I just watched that one this morning. I don't remember. Yeah, I don't remember the guy's name.
Speaker A:With the devil.
Speaker C:Late Night with the Devil. I don't remember the guy's name. I've seen him in a bunch of stuff.
Speaker A:Yeah, we got. I got a. Yeah, I got something to say about that.
Speaker C:Have you seen it?
Speaker A:Yes.
Speaker C:Okay. I really, really enjoyed it. Like I was interested. Like it was in my queue for a long time. Finally Decided, what the hell. Watch it this morning.
He's a late night talk show host. Oh. In the 70s, and he's competing with Carson and trying to, you know, boost his ratings.
And so the, you know, the show is kind of starting to falter a little bit. So he brings on a lot of occult.
Speaker A:You try to say that name. David something. Yep.
Speaker C:Nope. David. Yep. He was Polka Dot Man. And I've seen him a lot of stuff. He's a really good actor.
Speaker A:Malchian.
Speaker C:Yeah. And I think anyhow, he brings home like people that are associated with the cult or occult or, you know, paranormal type stuff.
But anyhow, he's trying to boost his ratings and he ends up basically bringing on a guest that says she is like, you know, possessed by the, you know, a demon or whatever. So it's called Late Night with the Devil. But it was, it was really good.
Like, it was one of the movies where I was like, man, I hope this is as good as it looks. And I was not disappointed. Like, it was even the, just the style of it.
The whole time you're watching it the way they do it is like you're watching the episode. Oh, yeah, yeah. And so there's some behind the scenes stuff, which is shot in black and white.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker C:Every time they break for commercial leave and throw in like a little silly commercial and then you, you see the behind the scenes stuff. Right. That's black and white. And then when it comes back to the show, it's in color. But yeah, it was, it was well done.
Speaker D:It's listed as found footage.
Speaker C:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker D:And it says, 97 rotten tomatoes I had so Sinners.
Speaker A:No, no, no, no, no.
Speaker C:This one's Late Night with the Devil.
Speaker B:Oh, late Night with the. Yeah, yeah.
Speaker A:So the wife and I, I think we bought it on Amazon.
Speaker C:Nice.
Speaker A:And we watched it. Did not. Did not. Something about it didn't sink in. But I knew I had to watch it again.
Speaker C:Okay.
Speaker A:Because I was like, there's something about it that I'm missing. It's my fault that I didn't enjoy it the first time. So it, it caught me enough the first time to let me know, try it again.
Second time we watched it, we caught all the little things because the way that they shot it, when they have an interview, you'd see like a flash of something come over one of their faces or something in the background or something about the story. They say something. Second time we watched it. Loved it. It was. I'm like, oh. Oh, I got chills.
Speaker B:Holy crap.
Speaker A:Did you see that.
Speaker C:Oh, and the thing and the thing and the.
Speaker A:Oh, my God. But, yeah, the first time when it ended, I was like, I'm missing something because it ended way too cool. And then I was like, we missed it.
We got to watch it again.
Speaker C:I've seen movies like that, and I can't think of any examples now, but. Yeah, like those. Those are kind of exciting. We can just like. All right. The. The. Because you know that the filmmaker. The writer had.
Was cooking and had stuff going on. You just didn't get it. So you check it out again. I can't think of any examples now, but that's.
That's always way better than, oh, that was a shitty movie.
Speaker A:Right? No.
Speaker D:Sometimes I like to go back and watch it, knowing what I know at. You know, at the end, I'm like, okay, now I'll go through it with a different set of eyes, I guess.
Speaker C:Yeah, for sure.
Speaker A:The opposite end of the spectrum. And I'm about to do a top rope slam on Phil. Buckaroo Banzai.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:It's like, Phil loves this movie. I'm gonna try it. There's something in here, and I just don't get it.
Speaker C:So that was more faith for me and Phil. Right.
Speaker B:Which is no longer there.
Speaker A:I know he has.
Speaker C:Yeah. Yeah. We like a lot of same movies. He's a. He's a. You know, a really good writer. Right. So, yeah, this guy knows a story. And. Yeah. Just.
I gotta chalk it up to either there's still stuff there I'm not getting.
Speaker A:Or Phil was on some kind of drugs. He saw this.
Speaker C:But we're all guilty of those.
Speaker B:It's very stylish, though.
Speaker C:Yeah. Like, there's movies you've watched. I love Highlander. And there's. You know, that one's not great. You know what I mean?
Speaker D:Like, so back to the Late night with the Devil. Do you know if it's on streaming or.
Speaker C:Yeah, I watched on Hulu.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker D:Oh, no. Okay. I ask it, and then I see Hulu. Okay. Because I might have to watch.
Speaker A:Yeah, it's one of those ones you gotta pay attention to. Otherwise, you'll be off just by. Just a beat if you're off.
Speaker C:Yeah.
Speaker A:It won't make it. Not that it won't make sense. It's just. You won't get how heavy all the.
Speaker C:Yeah, I would say it's dialogue heavy just because it's a talk show. Right. But it's. I was never bored. Like, it's just. Yeah, yeah. I guess you're going along and you got to watch it. And. Yeah, and I was alone.
There was no, you know, everybody else was asleep. So no. No distractions, I guess.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker B:Sinners has got a 97 and 96 on rotten tomatoes. It's near per. If we reviewed that, that would be the highest 97% tomato meter and 96%.
Speaker A:Yeah, but that would be current movie with the. With the last one we just reviewed. That's had a long time and been consistent 25 years.
Speaker B:Yeah, yeah, yeah. And. And maintain those scores.
Speaker C:Be curious to see if. Yeah. Centers is new.
Like, once it comes out and everybody's, you know, watches it streaming or whatever, you'd be curious see if the scores drop or, you know how that works.
Speaker A:Aliens and True Romance have had a long time to cook.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker C:Yeah. Like, I was. We actually watched it with two of our friends, Michael, Beverly, and Stacy. And then.
So it was their first time and none of them really liked it. And I was. I was surprised. I was like, oh. So I just showed you whole bad movie. That sucks. You know what I mean?
Speaker A:Doesn't Michael listen to all our.
Speaker C:He does. He does. So he won't mind me.
Speaker A:What's up, buddy? Haven't seen you in a while.
Speaker D:Yeah.
Speaker C:Yes. The other day, when are you all doing more stuff? I was like, we're working on it.
Speaker B:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker D:I'm still stuck on this. The. The Devil.
Speaker C:It was very good. Watch it again.
Speaker B:What's it called? Midnight with the Devil.
Speaker C:No, Late Night with the Day. He's a late night talk show host.
Speaker D:Have you seen Nefarious?
Speaker C:That's the vampire one.
Speaker D:No, no, no. This is the interview with the devil in prison.
Speaker C:You're right.
Speaker A:I haven't seen that.
Speaker C:Oh, y' all were talking about it, though, and y' all said it was really good.
Speaker D:Yeah, it is. And that's what you said because you go through the whole thing. Is this real? Is this not.
Speaker B:And so it's a inmate who's.
Speaker C:Who.
Speaker B:Who claims to be demon possessed, and people think he's trying to get out of the death penalty. But the guy. The guy who plays the inmate. I don't know who this guy is, but my God, where has he been?
He plays the inmate, and so he has to vary between just sniveling, desperate victim of a hard, terrible life to when the devil makes, you know, surfaces to this demonic character. I mean, and. And so the polls are crazy, and he nails it. I just.
Speaker D:It's Sean Patrick Flannery, I think.
Speaker C:Oh, nice.
Speaker B:Yeah. And boy, I tell you, I think.
Speaker D:That'S the Guy's name.
Speaker B:Just the way he has to play those two characters.
Speaker C:That's Boondock Saints guy. Yeah, yeah.
Speaker A:I was gonna say, where's he Been?
Speaker C:Young Indiana Jones.
Speaker B:Yeah. Now, this movie was. It's put out independent.
Speaker C:Yeah, I think this one was, too.
Speaker B:And. And so it has a strong Christian religious overtone.
Speaker C:Okay.
Speaker B:Because this guy is possessed by the devil. At one point, a priest comes in to talk to him, and the devil stays surfaced most of the time. He keeps his.
The person suppressed and has gotten him all kind of trouble and everything. Anyway, so when the priest comes in, the devil reacts strongly. No, no, you're not supposed to be here. You know, knowing that he could cast him out.
But the priest winds up being this lukewarm, doesn't believe in demons kind of thing. And so anyway, but the transformation this guy makes back and forth, it's.
Speaker D:It's.
Speaker B:It's good. It's good.
Speaker C:All right. Yeah, I'll check that one out. Yeah, it sounds like. If y' all like. That sounds like y' all like Late Night with the Devil.
Because it's as he brings on these different guests. Like, for me, as I was watching, I was like, all right, is this real? Or these people that are, you know, hoax.
Speaker D:Right.
Speaker C:So you're going back and forth for.
Speaker D:They're like, Baggins. Do you know who Zach Baggins is?
Speaker B:Oh, he's a douche.
Speaker D:Anyway, he's the Ghost Adventures guy that. Oh, he's always. Yeah, but he's on the verge of being possessed. Everything is attachment.
Speaker B:Drama queen.
Speaker A:Well, they gotta get you coming back after the commercial.
Speaker D:That's the thing.
Speaker A:Changing channels.
Speaker C:Yeah, he's a douche.
Speaker B:Yes. Late Night with The Devil has 97 tomato and 82 popcorn. So far, 500 reviews.
Speaker A:Yeah. I would say if you watch Late Night with the Devil Real. Because that was my whole thing. I didn't catch all the connections throughout.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:And the way it ended, I was like, I missed something because this is cool.
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker A:So, yeah, definitely.
Speaker D:I'd have to check that out.
Speaker B:Yeah, Yeah.
Speaker D:I have to watch it during the day.
Speaker A:Yeah, that'd be recommended.
Speaker D:I like Spooky. I like Ghost. I like.
Speaker A:Because it's set in the 70s, so it's like a 70s.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker D:But I have to watch it in the day.
Speaker A:Yeah, definitely. Well, you know how time of year the sun's up as much as it's going to be?
Speaker D:We used to get up. We used to get up on Saturday mornings and we watched cartoons.
Speaker C:Now, you mean you and Phil. You mean.
Speaker D:No, I mean, when I was young, Philip, did you get up and watch.
Speaker B:Oh, always, yes.
Speaker D:You know, Bugs Bunny. But now my cartoons, quote, unquote. Cartoons are all these ghost shows and spooky movies.
Speaker A:Yeah, yeah, you'll. You'll dig it then, I think.
Speaker C:Yeah, it's weird.
Like, scary movies don't typically really scare me, I guess, until, like, when I'm watching them, like, you know, I watch it, and I do think night is. Is. Is better, I guess, for.
Speaker B:Yeah, sure.
Speaker C:Stormy nights and all that. Yeah, that's probably even better. Like, I don't know that I'm scared, though. Like, I'm watching them. Like, yeah, all right.
Maybe you jump scare or something here and there. But when I get up, then go turn on the lights or turn them off. You're right. You're going to bed. And then you're like, what the hell's over there?
Like, I got in.
Speaker A:Got it in my chair.
Speaker B:Yeah, exactly.
Speaker C:You know, like. But when I'm watching, I'm not scared. It's only after I'm like, yeah, all right. That did.
Speaker D:I can fall asleep during these movies easily. However, the one movie that scared me, we saw it on a huge, humongous screen out at Camp Pendleton. I mean, it was a humongous screen.
And because there's a one theater, you know, we saw the Mothman. What is it?
Speaker C:The.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah, yeah.
Speaker D:Mothman prophecies.
Speaker B:There were a couple scenes in there.
Speaker D:No, let me tell you.
Speaker C:Right? Yeah. Richard Gere.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker D:Yes. Every time I looked out the window at our apartment, there was a tree. And I said, so help me, if I see red light, red eyes, I am going to scream.
I'm moving.
Speaker B:Whatever.
Speaker A:No, speaking of y', all, the fan of the Annabelle series, the core stuff you see about the. The current stuff going on, I saw that.
Speaker C:Said they lost her.
Speaker D:They said, yeah.
Speaker A:So she's on tour. The real doll is on tour. It was in San Antonio for a bit. Went to New Orleans and all that happened.
Speaker C:Break the plantation burning down. I think it was after supposedly passed through. It's like, why are you moving her? Why are you.
Speaker B:Why. Why isn't she buried under?
Speaker C:Right. Well be in the room with the Warrens where there's all the spells to keep her from. What are y' all doing?
Speaker D:That's the thing. They took.
Speaker C:You couldn't pay me years ago.
Speaker D:They took.
Speaker B:Not taking chances.
Speaker D:They took the Annabelle doll years ago. They took it to Zach Bacon's. He has a museum out in Vegas. And the guy told him, don't Touch her. What do you see? You see Zach have to touch her?
So I'm like, okay.
Speaker C:Nope, nope.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker D:And I have a Raggedy Ann doll that I keep threatening to.
Speaker C:Those are creepy.
Speaker D:Pull out and move. Or take it at work and, you know, Halloween and just move it around.
Speaker A:For the people that don't know, the real Annabelle doll is a Raggedy Ann doll.
Speaker C:Right. It doesn't look like the one.
Speaker B:Yeah, whatever.
Speaker C:So that's what they told me the other day. He's like, yeah, they lost anyone, like, shouldn't be messing with her. What are you doing?
Speaker A:It's like. I mean, is. Is it real? Is it not real? That's debate. Don't move the doll.
Speaker B:Yeah, yeah.
Speaker A:Just. Just leave it be. Yeah, leave it be.
Speaker C:We don't worry about it. You know, you have to find.
Speaker B:You have to ask permission before you take a picture of it or something.
Speaker D:That's Robert.
Speaker B:Oh, that's Robert. Okay. Yes.
Speaker C:Who are we talking about? Robert. Robert.
Speaker B:It's a possessed doll like Annabelle.
Speaker C:Oh, okay.
Speaker B:That.
Speaker C:If you don't hear this.
Speaker D:If you don't ever watched.
Speaker C:If you just walk them, take a selfie, you've cursed. You gotta.
Speaker B:Yeah. He's in a display case. But you.
Speaker C:Yes. If interesting.
Speaker D:If you ever come across Ozzy Osborne and Jack Osborne when they go around the country, they go down and see Robert the doll.
And then Jack Osborne, just to tick his dad off, buys this little replica of doll and sets it in their little Winnebago or their motorhome and drives Ozzy Osborne crazy. Yeah, he's convinced that he's cursed, too.
Speaker B:Dressed in a little sailor suit. Anyway, I don't.
Speaker A:Ozzy's close to retirement, like, real, real retirement here. I think they're about to play their last show.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:Soon. And that's all right. God bless Ozzy Osbourne.
Speaker B:Oh, boy.
Speaker C:Oh, all right.
Speaker A:Yeah, we saw him in real life.
Speaker B:We saw him as we. We went to tonight's show with Jay.
Speaker D:Leno once, and they were the guests.
Speaker B:Sharon.
Speaker D:Sharon and Ozzy. And they had to bleep him, of course.
Speaker C:Well.
Speaker D:And Kelly and Jack, they couldn't get out of bed.
Speaker B:Yeah. Jack was real young then, and they.
Speaker D:Couldn'T get him to get out of bed that day, so.
Speaker A:Well, I imagine not. He was.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:Partying hard, man.
Speaker C:Yeah, I like Jack.
Speaker A:Oh, yeah.
Speaker B:Now. Yeah, now.
Speaker D:Yeah, now. And Kelly and Sharon.
Speaker B:Yeah, sure. We were driving around Hollywood and saw him in the car one time.
Speaker D:I didn't, but Janet said, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker B:We pulled up the red Light.
Speaker D:And it was Sharon.
Speaker B:Sharon and her assistant sitting in their car at the red light or whatever.
Speaker C:Well, I guess while we're talking about celebrities, Lathe and I went to the Fan Expo. Dallas Fan Expo.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah.
Speaker C:Last month. And he wanted to meet Anthony Daniels. The guy played C3PO. So we sit in line, met him. So that was very cool.
Speaker A:Is he a tiny guy?
Speaker C:He is. He is. He's. Yeah, he's not very big guy and, you know, and super skinny. Asked him what his.
What his favorite memory was, from which I'm sure everyone's asked him this. Right. You know, at least a lot of people. What was your favorite memory from the movie? And without missing a beat, he goes the rat parties.
That was good.
Speaker A:I bet that was a lot of things they can't talk about.
Speaker B:Yeah, sure.
Speaker C:And then we. We met John Cena. What? Yeah, he was. He was very, very cool wrestler and. Oh, Peacemaker.
Speaker A:You can't see me.
Speaker C:So I wanted. I'm a big fan of him from Peacemaker. Right. So I knew he was a wrestler and all that, but didn't really follow it. So I wanted a. Him to sign a.
Like, a Peacemaker picture. And they had plenty up there when I went up there to go check in or whatever. But my plan was to.
At these things, they have a lot of what is called artist alley, where there's just a bunch of people sell, you know, pedaling their wares.
And I thought, well, if I can find a piece of artwork where somebody's drawn a Peacemaker image, I'll have them sign that, and that'll be, you know, a lot cooler. I looked around, couldn't find anything, really. And I should have bought the Peacemaker picture.
And Stacey even told me to, and I didn't when I was there because it was like 10 bucks or something. Right. So when I went back at the end of the day to have him sign it, they didn't have any of those left.
So I got one of the wrestling, but, you know, still got his autograph.
Speaker B:That's cool.
Speaker C:Wasn't on what I wanted, but he was. I guess the highlight was he was super nice. Like, he.
He was sitting down at the table and as we came by because, you know, I had paid for it, but, like, they don't. Like, they're not sticklers about. Well, whoever paid for it, you're the only person.
Speaker B:Oh, I got you.
Speaker C:Stacy. Got to go with me late and my dad. Oh, right. So we all went up there and all got to meet him, and he made a Point to shake everybody's hand.
Speaker B:That's cool.
Speaker C:And like. And talk for a few minutes. You know what I mean?
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker C:It wasn't, you know, wasn't a jerk, wasn't a state office. Yeah, yeah, it was really cool.
Speaker A:Yeah.
Speaker C:The.
Speaker A:The rumor. Rumor in Hollywood is John Cena is one of the nicest people.
Speaker B:Really.
Speaker C:I mean, from meeting him that day, he definitely was. He didn't have to go out and try to shake everybody's hand and.
Speaker A:Right.
Speaker C:A few minutes with us, you know.
Speaker D:So is he the one that was in Psych. Psych as what's her name's brother? Oh, maybe you know this guy.
Speaker C:He's in Daddy's Home too, as well.
Speaker B:Yes. Jess. John seen in it. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker D:Was he the one that would. Played her brother in Sight? Maybe was like a.
Speaker B:That sounds familiar.
Speaker D:A Navy SEAL or something.
Speaker B:Sounds familiar.
Speaker D:Let me see. If you let me.
Speaker C:Yeah, I wanted to see Walton Goggins. He was. That was originally who I was going to pay to see, and then he ended up having to cancel. Yeah.
Speaker D:It says John Cena guest starred on the TV show Psych is.
Speaker C:There you go.
Speaker D:Ian o', Hara, the brother of Juliet o'.
Speaker C:Hara. There you go.
Speaker B:All right.
Speaker C:But yeah, super, super nice guy, which that's always nice. Right? Because, you know, you meet enough celebrities, eventually you're going to.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah, run.
Speaker C:He's not nice. You know.
Speaker B:Yes.
Speaker D:I would hope that the not nice ones wouldn't do those.
Speaker C:You would think. Yeah, right. Everybody's paying their money. You would think you could at least put on a face or something for.
Speaker A:That amount of money. I'd be grinning ear to ear.
Speaker B:Sure.
Speaker A:Happy to meet everybody.
Speaker C:Yeah. Met James Obar too, the guy that created the Crow graphic novel. Oh, I got to meet him as well.
Speaker B:Damn.
Speaker A:Very cool. What. What? Favorite piece of merchandise you walk away with, or probably that was lathe or anybody else. Grab something. Cool.
Speaker C:Yeah. Having him sign my Crow graphic novel. And then he. I don't. I guess this is why the guy did it. So he signed it and it's a Sharpie and just.
And he hands it to me open like this, right where he signed it, and I immediately closed it.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker C:Stacey goes, hey, you just smear the shit out of that. I open it up, and it wasn't smeared the shit, but it was smeared a little bit because it was still wet.
And I was like, well, nothing I can do about it now. And so we're just kind of. We stepped aside out of line and was just talking about it and I guess his friend, his handler, you know, whatever.
I don't know the guy's name. I guess he saw that and so he goes, hey, come over here. What? So I walk over there and he hands me a Sharpie that the guy used to sign.
So then I got the Sharpie too. Oh, wow. So that was really cool. But I guess that's why he did it. Didn't need to do that. Super cool. I'm the.
I'm the one that closed it right handed to me. Open lathe guy. Timothy Zahn was there too, and he wrote a bunch. He's kind of the guy that started the Star wars books after Return of the Jedi.
Oh yeah, he wrote them in like 91. So. And those were kind of the. The Star Wars. Any Star wars sequels was Han, Luke and Leia before the movies and stuff.
Oh, those came out in the 90s and.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker A:Yeah, the stuff they should have used.
Speaker C:That's what a lot of people say. Yeah. So that guy was there and they had. I had a 20th anniversary edition of like the first book. So I had him sign that.
Yeah, that's one thing that's really cool too, if you already own the merchandise. There was no fee for them to sign this stuff. Oh, where Leith wanted the. I guess the trilogy of these books. So they had them there.
So he bought them and paid for, you know, the three books in the signature. And it came in a box set. And I figured the guy would take probably one book out, sign it.
He took all three books out, signed each book and signed the box on the outside. He didn't have to do any of that. You know what I mean? Those are really, really cool. So that, that was probably. Yeah, I like.
And you could get that just going in, you know, I mean, in the door or whatever. And then if you pay that stuff. So I guess that's what they like it. You can spend as little or as much as you want.
Speaker A:Yeah, I like having. I like hearing good convention stories because. Yeah, there's a few that you're like.
Speaker C:I mean, it's a ton of people that sucks.
Speaker D:But yeah, you know the one, the one that I would absolutely love to go to and I cannot afford it, but Emmy's going. My friend Emmy from work is to see the Supernatural guys.
Speaker C:Oh, yeah, yeah, that'd be cool.
Speaker D:The.
Speaker C:It's the brothers.
Speaker D:Yeah, the Winchesters and.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker D:And there. She's going to see them in Austin. Which two of them live down there?
Speaker B:Yeah, they live down there.
Speaker C:I mean, that's one thing about like when you go out into the big room where they're all at you. Some of the bigger ones are in separate rooms. Like Sino, I guess, was kind of in his own thing and then.
But Anthony Daniels in the same room as like, a lot of the others. So even if you don't pay to get their autograph, you're in the same room with them. So you can just see them go, hey, look, there's so and so.
Speaker B:Yeah.
Speaker C:You know, so that's pretty cool.
Speaker D:Oh, I want to. I want to be in the audience and listen to them all.
Speaker C:Yeah, I haven't done that. That's when they haven't done. Is like a panel.
Speaker D:I'm sure I can't afford that.
Speaker A:Yeah, I think recently there was Back to the Future panel.
Speaker C:Yeah, it was. They were there. Yeah. Didn't get to see them naturally. You know, Michael J. Fox and the. I guess the rest of them probably in their own little.
Because I guess I thought once these guys get big enough, if you have them out in the open, it's just going to be chaos. Right.
Speaker A:People are going to be blocking the.
Speaker C:Lines and taking pictures and just being dumb about it. So they have them in their own kind of little area. So I did not get to, like, see him in passing or anything.
Speaker A:But yeah, when I saw David Tennant, they had us go into a smaller room to wait and then we went through to another place with the things.
Speaker C:And waiting for forever.
Speaker A:Yeah, man, that was cool. I had a whole Doctor who thing.
Speaker C:Yeah.
Orlando Bloom was in, like, the booth next to Cena, like behind curtains, and he stuck his head out at one point and like, waved the audience with the people that are waiting for him. I was looking the other way. I didn't see him, but. But Stacey.
Speaker A:And he's like, we got Katie.
Speaker C:Yeah. Stacy was like, ooh, Orlando Bloom.
Speaker D:I saw him and Johnny Depp and all that.
Speaker C:Nice.
Speaker D:At the Pirates. Oh, that's cool thing at Disneyland when. What is it called? The premiere.
Speaker C:Yeah, that's.
Speaker D:So I did. I saw the monkey, too.
Speaker C:Oh, nice. Look, an undead monkey. All right, Phillip.
Speaker B:Oh, yeah.
Speaker A:Work on my story over here.
Speaker B:No, no, that's fine. I. I was looking at something for Maverick and. Which is the movie we're going to do next.
Speaker C:Got like 5 pages written over there while we're.
Speaker B:No, no. All right, so that's cool. Yeah, we'll put that as a bonus or whatever. Okay, we ready for Maverick?
Speaker A:Yes.
Speaker B:All right, let's. Let's do the intro.
