THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1993) - Couch Potato Theater: Fandom Podcast Network Classics Watch: Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel Link: https://youtu.be/R4ZI0zXcbUA Listen: Couch Potato Theater Audio Podcast Link: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-52j2n-e7ed3e Welcome to Couch Potato Theater: 'Fandom Podcast Network Classics', where we celebrate our favorite movies on the Fandom Podcast Network! THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1993): Fandom Podcast Network Classics. We're re-releasing this special presentation of this Couch Potato Theater podcast originally recorded in 2020. Your Couch Potato Theater hosts and Fandom Podcast Network co-founders Kevin & Kyle welcome guest Hayley for this special retrospective. With the recent passing of Tim Curry, we wanted to celebrate one of his best movie roles, the character of Cardinal Richelieu, by re-releasing this fan favorite classic movie podcast. We here at the Fandom Podcast Network are proud to celebrate Couch Potato Theater's special presentation of: THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1993). THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1993) Plot Description / Details: The Three Musketeers is a 1993 action-adventure comedy film from Walt Disney Pictures, Caravan Pictures, and The Kerner Entertainment Company, directed by Stephen Herek from a screenplay by David Loughery. It stars Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, Michael Wincott and Rebecca De Mornay. The film is loosely based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos (Kiefer Sutherland), Porthos (Oliver Platt), and Aramis (Charlie Sheen) - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer, D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell), to stop Cardinal Richelieu's (Tim Curry's) evil plot: to form an alliance with enemy England by way of the mysterious Countess D'Winter (Rebecca De Mornay). Rochefort (Michael Wincott), the Cardinal's right-hand man, announces the official disbanding of the King's Musketeers. The Three Musketeers was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on November 12, 1993. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and grossed $111 million against a $30 million budget. Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information: Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork Link Tree account to all Fandom Podcast Network Shows and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/fandompodcastnetwork - Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fandom-podcast-network Host & Guest Contact Info: - Kevin Reitzel on X, Instagram, Threads, Discord & Letterboxd: @spartan_phoenix / Bluesky: @spartanphoenix - Kyle Wagner on X: @AKyleW / Instagram & Threads: @Akylefandom / @akyleW on Discord / @Ksport16: Letterboxd / Bluesky: @akylew Guests: - Hayley Stoddart on Instagram & Bluesky: @Trekkie01D #TheThreeMusketeers #TheThreeMusketeers1993 #CouchPotatoTheater #FandomPodcastNetwork #TimCurry #CardinalRichelieu #FandomPodcastNetworkClassics #TheThreeMusketeersMovie #CPT #FPNet #FPN #StephenHerek #CharlieSheen #KieferSutherland #ChrisODonnell #OliverPlatt #MichaelWincott #RebeccaDeMornay. #AlexandreDumas #GabrielleAnwar #WaltDisneyPictures #1993Movies #KevinReitzel #KyleWagner #HayleyStoddart

REAL GENIUS (1985) - Couch Potato Theater: Fandom Podcast Network Classics Watch: Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel Link: https://youtu.be/BDipVU7Tg_A Listen: Couch Potato Theater Audio Podcast Link: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-we847-ee6569 Welcome to Couch Potato Theater: 'Fandom Podcast Network Classics', where we celebrate our favorite movies on the Fandom Podcast Network! REAL GENIUS (1985) - Couch Potato Theater: Fandom Podcast Network Classics. We're re-releasing this special presentation of this Couch Potato Theater podcast originally recorded in 2020. Your Couch Potato Theater co-hosts and Fandom Podcast Network co-founders Kevin Reitzel & Kyle Wagner welcome guests Lacee Aderhold and Lee Fillingsness for this special retrospective. We here at the Fandom Podcast Network are proud to celebrate Couch Potato Theater's special presentation of REAL GENIUS (1985). REAL GENIUS (1985) Plot Description / Details: Real Genius is a 1985 American science fiction comedy film directed by Martha Coolidge, written by Neal Israel, Pat Proft, and PJ Torokvei, and starring Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink and William Atherton. The film, set on the campus of Pacific Tech, a science and engineering university similar to Caltech, follows Chris Knight (Kilmer), a genius in his senior year, who is paired with a new student on campus, Mitch Taylor (Jarret), to work on a chemical laser, only to learn it will be used for dangerous purposes. The film received positive reviews from critics, and grossed $13 million at the North American box office. "Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?" - Chris Knight Fandom Podcast Network Contact Information: Fandom Podcast Network YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FandomPodcastNetwork Link Tree account to all Fandom Podcast Network Shows and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/fandompodcastnetwork - Tee Public Fandom Podcast Network Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/fandom-podcast-network Host & Guest Contact Info: - Kevin Reitzel on X, Instagram, Threads, Discord & Letterboxd: @spartan_phoenix / Bluesky: @spartanphoenix - Kyle Wagner on X: @AKyleW / Instagram & Threads: @Akylefandom / @akyleW on Discord / @Ksport16: Letterboxd / Bluesky: @akylew Guests: - Lee Fillingsness on Twitter: @TheWayOfTheWay / Instagram: @the_way_of_the_way - Lacee Aderhold on social media: Letterboxd & Discord: @laceepants #RealGenius #RealGeniusMovie #CouchPotatoTheater #FandomPodcastNetwork #FandomPodcastNetworkClassics #RealGenius1985 #CPT #FPNet #FPN #1985Movies #MarthaCoolidge #ValKilmer #GabeJarret #MichelleMeyrink #William Atherton #JonGries #DeborahForeman #KevinReitzel #KyleWagner #LeeFillingsness #LaceeAderhold

LETHAL MULLET PODCAST - Episode #326: ARENA (1989) - Man vs Lizard

Tagline: In 4038, the first human in 50 years steps into the intergalactic boxing ring. We watched it so you don't have to... but you totally should.

EPISODE DESCRIPTION: TONIGHT! MAN VS LIZARD!

The Lethal Mullet is strapping on the tactical armor and stepping into THE ARENA - the 1989 Empire Pictures sci-fi cheese classic that asked "what if Rocky was a short-order cook in space?"

We break down Steve Armstrong's underdog run, Quinn's fight stable, crime boss Rogor and his weasely enforcer Weezil (hello future Quark & Gul Dukat), and the final boss Horn the cyborg. Plus practical effects, handicap computers that explode heads, and why this movie is secretly a Deep Space Nine prequel.

If you love VHS-era sci-fi, alien boxing, and mullets that survive re-entry, this one's for you.

IN THIS EPISODE:

[00:00] Cold Open - Championship Grudge Match [02:00] Why ARENA? Empire Pictures at its peak [04:30] Lore Dump - Year 4038, the space station, and why humans suck at fighting [09:00] Full Plot Breakdown - From short-order cook to contender [15:00] Fight Breakdown - Sloth vs Steve, Man vs Lizard, and the Horn final [20:00] Lethal's Take - What rips and what slips [24:00] Trivia & Connected Universe - Babylon 5, DS9, and Charles Band [27:30] Final Verdict - The Mullet Scale Rating [29:30] Outro + Next Week Tease

FILM FACTS:

• Film: Arena (1989)
• Director: Peter Manoogian
• Writers: Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo
• Starring: Paul Satterfield as Steve Armstrong, Hamilton Camp as Shorty, Claudia Christian as Quinn, Marc Alaimo as Rogor, Armin Shimerman as Weezil, Shari Shattuck as Jade, Michael Deak as Horn
• Plot: Set in 4038, Satterfield plays Steve Armstrong, the first human in 50 years to compete in the intergalactic boxing sport called simply "The Arena."
• Runtime: 93 minutes / 97 min international cut
• Budget: $6 million
• Music: Richard Band
• Trivia: Shimerman & Alaimo would later work together on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Quark & Gul Dukat respectively

LETHAL'S VERDICT: Full Mullet with Frosted Tips - All party. Perfect Sunday arvo, cold one, alien boxing movie.

Story 7/10 | Fights 6.5/10 | Cheese 9/10 | Rewatchability 8/10

LINKS & MORE: 🎨 Episode Art: Custom "Man vs Lizard" and "Galactic Champion" posters by Lethal Mullet Studios 📺 Where to watch: Check Tubi, Prime Video rentals, and your local dusty VHS bin 🎧 Catch up: Ep #325, #324 - linked in show page

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