Pretty Woman (1990) – Fairy Tale, Fantasy, or Just Really Good Chemistry?

Episode Description:
On this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, Seth, Justin, and Brian head to Beverly Hills to revisit Pretty Woman, the glossy 1990 smash that turned a week-long arrangement into one of the most iconic romantic comedies ever made.

Does the Cinderella story still work? Is the charm strong enough to overcome the premise? And just how much of this movie rides on the megawatt charisma of Vivian Ward?

We break down the film’s biggest moments, the undeniable chemistry between the leads, and whether that fairy-tale ending still lands today. Along the way we dive into behind-the-scenes trivia, crown a Boddicker winner, and determine which Julia Roberts character is the Juliest Roberts of them all in a very scientific bracket.

So grab a drink, climb the fire escape of nostalgia, and join us as we find out if Pretty Woman still holds up.

In This Episode

• First impressions and nostalgia check
• A full plot breakdown of Pretty Woman
• Box office success and cultural impact
• Julia Roberts’ star-making performance
• Character deep dive: Vivian, Edward, and the supporting cast
• Behind-the-scenes trivia from the making of the film
• “Pick Your Poison” movie matchups
• The Julia Roberts Character Bracket – Who is the Juliest Roberts of them all?
• Boddicker Award nominations
• Final verdict: Does Pretty Woman still hold up?

Beer Talk

This week’s beers include:

• Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale
• Goofy Boots IPA
• Vanilla Dreams

As always, we sip, discuss, and occasionally judge each other’s taste in beverages.

Join the Conversation

What did you think of Pretty Woman?
Does the movie still work today, or is it pure 90s fairy-tale fantasy?

And most importantly… who’s your Boddicker winner?

About the Show

The Regular Guy Movie Show is a podcast where three regular guys revisit the movies that shaped our youth to see if they still hold up today.

Because nostalgia is powerful… but sometimes the past needs a second look.

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Liar Liar (1997) – Truth, Chaos, and Federal Offenses

On this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we revisit Liar Liar (1997) — the high-concept courtroom comedy that asks one simple question:

What happens when a lawyer who lies for a living suddenly loses the ability to lie?

Starring Jim Carrey at peak late-90s volume, Liar Liar blends slapstick, sentiment, and escalating chaos into one very eventful 24-hour stretch. For some, it’s a comedy classic. For others… it hits a little differently on rewatch.

In this episode, we break down:

• Whether Fletcher’s real flaw is dishonesty… or selfishness
• The difference between honesty and cruelty
• The tonal whiplash of that airport runway finale
• The legal consequences Fletcher absolutely would’ve faced in real life
• And whether redemption can (or should) happen in a single afternoon

We also play a brand-new game:
Two Truths and a Liar Liar — testing our knowledge of the cast with some deep-cut trivia.

Plus:

• Pick Your Poison: 1997 Edition
• Boddicker nominations
• Final verdicts
• And one particularly restrained final thoughts score

Join the Conversation

Did Liar Liar hold up for you?
Has your opinion changed since the 90s?
And who gets your Boddicker nod?

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On this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we crack open the blinds, peer suspiciously at the neighbors, and take a staycation straight into suburban paranoia with The 'Burbs.

What starts as a quiet week off work quickly devolves into trash-can surveillance, backyard digging, wildly confident assumptions, and one of the most chaotic neighbors in movie history. Along the way, we revisit peak comedic Tom Hanks, Joe Dante’s tongue-in-cheek direction, a score that goes harder than it needs to, and a cast fully committed to escalating bad ideas.

We talk plot, performances, absurdity, wardrobe crimes, and why this movie somehow hits harder when you’re a dad living in a subdivision than it ever did as a kid.

And yes… we crown a Boddicker nominee.

🍺 On the Tap This Episode

• Beer scores are handed out
• Viewing enjoyment is scientifically calibrated
• Consensus reached: everything is better after a few beers!

🧠 Fun & Games

We play THINK FAST, DRINK LATER, a high-pressure naming game designed to expose who panics first when the clock starts ticking. Things that absolutely should be easy… until they aren’t.

🎧 Enjoy the Episode?

Follow, subscribe, leave a review, or quietly judge your neighbors from behind the blinds and recommend the show to them telepathically.

Want to keep the conversation going? Hit us up on social and let us know:

• Did The ’Burbs hold up for you?
• Does it hit harder now than it did when you were younger?
• And who’s your Boddicker winner?

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The holidays are over, the calendar has flipped, and the Regular Guys are back with a grab-bag episode that spirals gloriously out of control. This time around, we revisit early episodes of the show, retroactively crown Boddicker Award winners, and then throw those winners into a completely unnecessary Tournament of Champions to determine who reigns supreme.

Along the way, we debate, overthink, argue, laugh, and apply wildly inconsistent logic to questions no one asked but everyone secretly cares about. It’s part movie talk, part game show, and part fever dream—powered by beers, bold opinions, and the unshakable confidence that this all makes perfect sense.

No deep analysis. No correct answers. Just peak Regular Guy energy.

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Gremlins (1984) — Does It Hold Up?

On this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we’re decking the halls with chaos, mayhem, and tiny green murder goblins as we revisit Gremlins (1984) — the Christmas movie that broke the MPAA, traumatized a generation, and proved that maybe some pets should come with an instruction manual.

What starts as a cute, fuzzy holiday gift quickly turns into a full-blown small-town disaster, complete with barroom brawls, exploding microwaves, and a body count the movie never really bothers to address. Along the way, we ask the important questions:
Who’s actually the hero here? Why does the main character barely speak? And how did Lynn Peltzer become the most competent action hero of the 1980s without anyone noticing?

What We Talk About

• Why Gremlins feels less like a complete movie and more like a collection of incredible scenes stitched together
• The movie’s wild tonal whiplash: cute → gory → goofy → deeply dark → back again
• How Gremlins (along with Temple of Doom) directly led to the creation of the PG-13 rating
• The baffling lack of agency and dialogue given to Billy, the supposed main character
• How random side characters — including snowplow drivers — get more personality than Billy
• The complete absence of consequences after Kingston Falls is basically destroyed
• Whether chaos alone is enough to carry a movie… and how much beer helps

Other things we talk about:

• The Gremlins Worst-Case Survival Quiz — real scenarios pulled from The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, because if gremlins took over your town, you’d better know how to jump into a dumpster correctly
• Pick Your Poison — would you rather rewatch Gremlins or go head-to-head with some of its most obvious cinematic cousins?

Final Verdict:

Gremlins is messy, chaotic, inconsistent, and occasionally brilliant.
It doesn’t always know what it wants to be, doesn’t bother tying up loose ends, and shrugs off the fact that a lot of people probably died.

It's not a great movie...but it gets a whole lot better if you start with a six-pack.

Thanks for listening, drinking along with us, and surviving another cinematic disaster.

If you enjoyed the episode, make sure to follow, subscribe, and leave a review.

And remember: be kind, don’t spill water, and never feed anything after midnight.

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On this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, we dive head-first into Empire Records — a movie with a killer soundtrack, a mountain of nostalgia… and more structural problems than the building code should legally allow.

We revisit this 90s cult favorite with 30 years of life experience, far better taste in movies, and absolutely no patience for Lucas’s philosophical nonsense. Along the way, we confront the film’s chaotic tone, its missing 40 minutes, its baffling character decisions, and the bold creative choice to have Joe commit aggravated battery behind closed doors and then go right back to work like nothing happened.

And yes… we talk about Rex Manning Day. And yes… it’s as awkward as you remember.

• The Empire Records Rewatch Experience

Why this movie still feels fun, even when absolutely nothing in it makes sense anymore.

• Lucas: Agent of Philosophical and Financial Disaster

We try (and fail) to understand this man’s motivations, life choices, worldview, and math skills.

• Corey& A.J.: A Love Story Nobody Asked For

Meltdowns, amphetamines, terrible timing, and unclear motivations make this the least romantic romance ever filmed.

• Joe & Lucas: The Most Confusing Father-Son Dynamic Ever Written

Was he a foster kid? Why does Joe hit him? Why does nobody react to this? Why is Joe’s entire retirement plan destroyed by one teenager’s night of craps? We ask all the questions the movie doesn’t.

• The Soundtrack: Certified Banger After Banger

One of the only things the movie nails perfectly — and we celebrate it.

• Our “Grammarly Butchered Lyrics” Game

Iconic soundtrack songs rewritten like they were edited by an emotionally dead corporate proofreader. Justin and Brian suffer. You benefit.

Damn the Man. Save the Empire. Hydrate between beers.

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On this episode of The Regular Guy Movie Show, the guys dive headfirst into Orgazmo — Trey Parker’s pre-South Park tale of a Mormon missionary turned porn superhero with a weaponized orgasm gun and a crisis of faith.

They unpack the film’s bizarre balance of purity and perversion, Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s early creative DNA, and whether the Orgazmorator should count as a legitimate superpower.
Expect discussions about moral compromise, religious satire, Hamster Style martial arts, and the power of friendship (and batteries).

In This Episode:

• The line between faith, fame, and very questionable career moves
• The genius and depravity of Trey Parker’s comedy style
• Plot holes you could fly a Cock Rocket through
• “Stunt Cock” ethics and other philosophical quandaries
• Magic Wand fixes that might’ve made this movie a cult legend
• The Porno Name Game gets way out of hand
• Beer ratings, Boddicker nominations, and one very sticky debate over whether Orgazmo actually holds up

Does Orgazmo still deliver its climax, or is it just 90 minutes of premature ambition?

Tune in, grab a beer, and prepare your moral compass — because this episode goes places no missionary should ever go.

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The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Episode Summary:
Three college filmmakers head into the woods to chase a local legend — and instead deliver the most profitable headache in horror history. This week, the guys hunker down by the campfire (literally — they recorded this episode while camping) to revisit The Blair Witch Project, the movie that turned shaky hands and bad decisions into box office gold.

They dig into the backstory, the lore, and the DIY horror experiment that left audiences nauseated, terrified, and wildly divided.

🧭 Key Conversation Points

• Remembering the hype and confusion when Blair Witch first hit theaters in 1999.
• How the fake documentary marketing fooled half of America into thinking it was real.
• The film’s microscopic $60,000 budget and record-breaking $248 million box office haul.
• Critics vs. audience reaction — 86% on Rotten Tomatoes but a 57% audience score.
• How the actors filmed everything themselves — with no script, minimal food, and eight days in the woods.
• The filmmakers’ borderline “torture” methods to get real fear and exhaustion on camera.
• The missing backstory — centuries of lore reduced to a few vague lines about Elly Kedward, Rustin Parr, and Coffin Rock.
• The shaky-cam effect: terrifying realism or just nausea on film?
• Brian’s plea for a steadier camera (and fewer vomit stories).
• The Found Footage or Fake News? game — and who totally blew their chance at the compass prize.
• Boddicker Award: unanimous love for Heather Donahue and her flashlight monologue of doom.

🍺 Other Things We Talked About

• The crew’s real-life campsite setup and live campfire ambiance during recording.
• Beer lineup: Ellie’s Brown Ale (Avery Brewing) — chosen for the witch’s name — and Spooky Scary Stout from Old Bakery Brewing in Alton, IL.
• The sequel that nobody asked for (and everyone forgot).
• Mad Max fashion logic: why every apocalypse apparently includes shoulder pads from Dick’s Sporting Goods.
• The “Pick Your Poison” showdown comparing Blair Witch to The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, and Fight Club.
• And Brian's tragic confession that he may have never actually seen Fight Club — which might be the real horror story here.

Listen now to hear three regular guys roast the forest, question their compass skills, and prove that sometimes the scariest thing of all… is the footage you found yourself.

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