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"Cryin'" and "Crazy" were two of the most popular videos of the mid-1990s. Both featured Alicia Silverstone, tales of rebellion, and two of the more twangy, country-inspired tracks from the band, Aerosmith. MTV Video Music Awards and Grammys followed. But now, thirty years later, were we simply clueless to the trauma that befell our 16-year old heroine? From navel piercings to pole dances, was this behavior ever okay? And, which is the better video? The Old Roommates strap-on some bungee cords and rewatch these epic tales through their middle-aged lenses. Listen to this.Old Roommates can be reached via email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com. Follow Old Roommates on Instagram and YouTube @OldRoommates for bonus content and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #AliciaSilverstone #StephenDorff #LivTyler #StevenTyler #JoePerry #MartyCallner

"If he dies, he dies." Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) was a force to be reckoned with in 1985's Rocky IV. Written, directed and starring Sylvester Stallone, this installment of the Rocky Balboa story became the most successful sports movie to date (till 2009's "The Blind Side" touched down). Now, decades later, is the movie still a knockout? Could Adrienne have been a little more supportive? And why the heck didn't Rocky throw in the towel to save Apollo Creed's life? The Old Roommates go another round with this blockbuster boxing flick and rewatch it all through their middle-aged lenses. Listen to this.Old Roommates can be reached via email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com. Follow Old Roommates on Instagram and YouTube @OldRoommates for bonus content and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #SylvesterStallone #TaliaShire #CarlWeathers #DolphLundgren #BrigitteNielsen

"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way." Jessica Rabbit (voiced by an uncredited Kathleen Turner) was the talk of the town back in 1988. Toontown, Hollywood, and worldwide, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was the question on everyone's mind. The Robert Zemeckis directed flick blended live action and animation so brilliantly, some say it has yet to be matched. But as good as it was, is it as good as it needs to be for our current CGI-loaded cineplexes? Does the mystery still mystify? Does Roger still entertain? The middle-aged Old Roommates grab some chips and ... dip (too soon?) and revisit the blockbuster. Listen to this. Old Roommates can be reached via email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com. Follow Old Roommates on Instagram and YouTube @OldRoommates and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #RobertZemeckis #BobHoskins #KathleenTurner #ChristopherLloyd #JoannaCassidy

Winona Ryder: Valedictorian or Sugar Booger? The ultimate Gen X movie, 1994's Reality Bites featured Ryder as "Laney," a bright college grad with limited job opportunities. What's a girl to do? Well, back in the 90's, the answer seemed to be dancing in 7-11s with your roommates. Decades later, what do our Gen Xer podcast hosts think about this little flick with a lot to say? Did then first-time director Ben Stiller capture their generation? Did the script have just 100 pop culture references too many? And was the Ryder-Stiller-Ethan Hawke love triangle just too lopsided? The Old Roommates grab their Big Gulps and give it all a rewatch. Listen to this. Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #BenStiller #HelenChildress #WinonaRyder #EthanHawke #JaneaneGarofalo #SteveZahn

Like many 80s dance movies, we're ... breakin' too. No revisits this week, but we're taking the opportunity to give thanks, share our picks for our favorite revisits, and well, have a week off. The Old Roommates thank you for another year of listening and support. Listen to this. Old Roommates can be reached via email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com. Follow Old Roommates on Instagram and YouTube @OldRoommates and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening!

Pa rum pum pum ho hum? Truth be told, 1968's The Little Drummer Boy isn't the most popular of holiday tv specials. Rudolph, Frosty, The Grinch, sure, but "Aaron the drummer boy"? Not sure much. Similarly, 1974's Twas the Night Before Christmas also lacked fictional star power but had a built-in lyrical familiarity. Now, decades later, were we just too hard on these misunderstood Rankin Bass productions? We all know the stories by heart, is it time to let these specials live there too? The Old Roommates get Christmassy and re-watch these classics. Listen to this. Bonus episode featuring Mister Magoo’s “A Christmas Carol” available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Old Roommates can be reached via email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com. Follow Old Roommates on Instagram and YouTube @OldRoommates and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #thelittledrummerboy #twasthenightbeforechristmas #rankinbassproductions

Near...far...wherever we are, we believed that we'd one day be re-watching the 1997 box office beast, Titanic. Yes, the James Cameron epic busted its budget and broke apart numerous Academy Award records. But now, 25 years later, does the film ride a wave of nostalgia or are our cynical hearts unable to go on and on? Is this Kate Winslet's finest (three) hour(s)? Was Leonardo DiCaprio robbed of an Oscar nomination? The Old Roommates put on their life vests and set sail for a revisit. Listen to this. Access bonus content including Brian's exclusive footage from a recent Celine Dion concert at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #leonardodicaprio #jamescameron #katewinslet #kathybates #billyzane #francesfisher

NSYNC's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" and Carnie and Wendy Wilson's "Hey Santa" were two original tunes by two well-known musical acts. Each song was accompanied by a music video designed to dazzle audiences with the holiday spirit. Now, decades later, were these videos tree-topping stars or lumps of Christmas coal? And how did Gary Coleman get mixed up in this? Will the Old Roommates "Hold On" to the nostalgia or simply say, "Bye, Bye, Bye" to these 90's yuletide wonders. Listen to this. Bonus episode featuring Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #CarnieWilson #WendyWilson #JustinTimberlake #JCChasez #JoeyFatone

Glenn Close got an Oscar nomination for 1983's "The Big Chill" playing Sarah, a woman grieving over the suicide of an old college chum. But Sarah is just one of the characters shaken by his death. Yes, the Lawrence Kasdan film was sort of a Breakfast Club of shared secrets and dashed dreams for the thirtysomething set. Now, nearly 40 years later, is this all just a lot of talk? Why is everybody doing drugs? And, is Jeff Goldblum's character just an earlier version of Ian Malcolm? The Old Roommates pop on some Motown and revisit the post-funeral fun. Listen to this. Bonus content including Brian and Christina's favorite song from the soundtrack available at patreon.com/oldroommates. Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #LawrenceKasdan #WilliamHurt #GlennClose #KevinKline #MaryKayPlace #JeffGoldblum #TomBerenger #MegTilly

Glinda the Good Witch? Oh, really? Re-watching 1939's "The Wizard of Oz" through a middle-aged lens is quite an experience. How many times must a dog bite someone before notifying the authorities? Is giving your sister's murderer an hour to live too generous? The Tin Man has a heart, but what about a penis? The Old Roommates follow the yellow brick road to get the answers to these questions raised by the Judy Garland classic. Listen to this. Bonus content including a lost recording of Judy Garland singing a reprise of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! #JudyGarland #MargaretHamilton #VictorFleming #RayBolger #DorothyGale

Goldie Hawn replaced Farrah Fawcett as Gloria Mundy, a divorced librarian caught up in murder mystery. And Hawn, Chevy Chase, and Dudley Moore provided a lot of laughs in between all the attempts on Gloria's life. Yes, 1978's Foul Play mixed multiple genres, killed at the box office, and scored several Golden Globe nominations. But, looking back over 40 years later, did the movie take on more than Mr. Hennessey's snake could chew? The Old Roommates grab their umbrellas and brass knuckles and give the classic caper a re-watch. Listen to this. Bonus content including Brian and Christina’s favorite Goldie Hawn performance available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! #FoulPlay #GoldieHawn #ChevyChase #DudleyMoore #BurgessMeredith #ColinHiggins

Was Biff the most underrated of 80's movie villains? Was George McFly kinda hot? And, why did Doc Brown risk his dog's life the first time he tested time travel? These are some of the questions we had upon re-watch of 1985's iconic Back to the Future. The $388M megahit DeLorean'ed Michael J. Fox's career, and became an instant classic. Now, over 35 years later, with our middle-aged thinking caps firmly in place, does the movie still make us laugh, gasp, and think? The Old Roommates slip on their Calvins and take a shallow dive. Listen to this. Bonus content including the article “5 Things the Movie Got Right ... and 4 It Didn't” from cineworld.com available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! #RobertZemeckis #BobGale #MichaelJFox #ChristopherLloyd #LeaThompson #CrispinGlover #ThomasFWilson

How do ya like these 25-year old apples? Yes, back in 1997, Gus Van Sant's "Good Will Hunting" yielded a bumper crop of praise, awards, and box office bucks. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck quickly became Hollywood's golden boys and Robin Williams got his Oscar. But now, decades later, when everyone's got their own trauma to unlock and a Boston-accent impression to share, is Good Will Hunting still good? The Old Roommates attempt to solve for x and re-watch this beloved drama. Listen to this. Bonus content including a “He Said/She Said” video from Brian and Christina about the night they met Ben Affleck available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! #GusVanSant #RobinWilliams #GoodWillHunting #MattDamon #BenAffleck #MinnieDriver

"I'm Chucky. Wanna play?" The resounding answer in 1988 was "yes." Audiences couldn't get enough of the possessed Good Guy. The $9M movie scared up $44M at the box office and went on to have a nice long life on video, not to mention several sequels, comic books, a 2019 reboot, and a 2021 TV show. Looking back on the doll that started it all ... was Chucky really that much of a threat to begin with? Was Chris Sarandon's 'Mike Norris' the most heartless detective ever? Was Dinah Manoff's 'Aunt Maggie' really a b*tch who got what she deserved? The Old Roommates replace their batteries, practice some chants, and revisit this creepy cult classic. Listen to this. Bonus content including Christina and Brian’s selfie stories about their favorite childhood toys available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! #CatherineHicks #ChrisSarandon #BradDourif #AlexVincent #DonMancini

What do Attica and Christina have in common? Not much, but it's Christina's birthday episode. As is tradition, Christina is making Brian watch a movie he's never seen before. Her choice? Sidney Lumet's classic, Dog Day Afternoon. Decades ago, the 1975 bank-robbing caper snatched the hearts of audiences and critics alike. Al Pacino and Chris Sarandon got Oscar nominations for their portrayals as lovers embroiled in based-on-a-true-story shenanigans. Did Christina's love of the film stay as true? Did Brian like it at all? The Old Roommates book two tickets to Wyoming and take a closer look. Listen to this. Bonus content including Christina and Brian’s opinions on Al Pacino’s best performance available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! #DogDayAfternoon #SidneyLumet #AlPacino #ChrisSarandon #JohnCazale #CharlesDurning #jamesbroderick

Dr. Kimberly Shaw returned from the dead (aka: her mom's house) and turned this Aaron Spelling soap upside down. Back in the mid-90's, "Melrose Place" was the hottest show on television. Now, decades later, has our love cooled down? Is Jake as deliciously cute? Is Syd as delightfully troublesome? Is Billy as ... dumb? The Old Roommates revisit the heyday (the end of Season 3, specifically) of the iconic Fox TV Show. Listen to this. Bonus episode featuring the Season 4 premiere "Postmortem Madness" available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #GrantShow #JosieBissett #HeatherLocklear #ThomasCalabro #LauraLeighton #MarciaCross #DaphneZuniga #CourtneyThorne-Smith

Kokomo...or no? Yes, 1988's Tom Cruise vehicle, Cocktail, was a divisive work of art. Featuring both a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and over $170M take at the box office, it seems cinema history is both shaken and stirred by this Roger Donaldson-directed movie. Now, decades later, has our buzz worn off enough to take a long hard look at the saga of Cruise's "Brian Flanagan"? Why were audiences drunk on love but critics were stone cold sober? The Old Roommates take a shot at re-watching this classic concoction. Listen to this. Bonus content including the recipe for the infamous drink from Cocktail, Turquoise Blue is available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! #Cocktail #TomCruise #BryanBrown #ElisabethShue #GinaGershon #LisaBanes

Tatum O'Neal earned a hefty $1.9M for her supporting role as Amanda in the 1970's sports comedy, The Bad News Bears. The PG-rated romp gave us snot-nosed underdogs, politically incorrect dialogue, and one of the most satisfying bad endings in film history. Now, decades later, in a world where "everyone gets a ribbon," is bad sportsmanship any laughing matter? The Old Roommates take swings at all the action as they rewatch this beloved classic. Listen to this. Bonus content including an interview on the Rich Eisen Show with Tatum O’Neal available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! #TheBadNewsBears #WalterMatthau #TatumO'Neal #VicMorrow #JackieEarleHaley

It's a...nice day for a...revisit of music videos of Mr. Billy Idol. "White Wedding" and "Dancing with Myself" both featured post-apocalyptic settings, a sleeveless and snarling Billy, and infectious mixes of pop and punk. Now, 40 years later, are the vids still worth singing about? Is Billy just a pretty boy in punk clothing? And is this really punk at all? The Old Roommates slip on their barbed wire wedding bands and re-watch these 80's video classics. Listen to this. Bonus episode featuring Billy Idol’s “Eyes Without a Face” available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! Thanks for listening! #BillyIdol #DancingwithMyself #WhiteWedding

And tiiime goes byyyy so slowly ... but did it make our hearts grow fonder? Yes, 1990's Ghost tried to be many things within its 2-hour runtime: a love story, a comedy, a mystery, and a supernatural thriller. Judging by its box office of $500 million, it succeeded. But now, over thirty years later, did the film just have a sheet pulled over our eyes? Did an Oscar-winning performance from Whoopi Goldberg get us to laugh away the plot holes? Or did this Jerry Zucker film earn every laugh and jerked tear? The Old Roommates warm up a pottery wheel from the past and take a shallow dive. Listen to this. Bonus content including Christina and Brian’s favorite performances by Patrick Swayze available at patreon.com/oldroommates! Follow Old Roommates on social media @OldRoommates. Email us at oldroommatespod@gmail.com and please give us a rating or review! Correction: In this episode, Brian misidentifies actor Tony Goldwyn as "Sam Goldwyn" ... repeatedly. Brian apologizes for the error and emphasizes that this slip up in no way diminishes from his adoration of Tony's body. Er, um, body of work. #Ghost #JerryZucker #BruceJoelRubin #PatrickSwayze #DemiMoore #WhoopiGoldberg #TonyGoldwyn #RickAviles #MauriceJarre