This week, we are rewatching a movie that was vastly ahead of its time: Last Action Hero.

Despite an $85 million budget and an action pedigree featuring director John McTiernan and writer Shane Black , the movie was slaughtered at the domestic box office by Jurassic Park. Arnold Schwarzenegger was so devastated by the initial flop that he avoided people for a week. But time has proven the critics wrong. We break down why this movie is the perfect, self-aware satire of the 80s and 90s action genre.

We dive into the bizarre cameos from Danny DeVito to Robert Patrick, the brilliance of Charles Dance wearing a t-shirt thanking Alan Rickman, and the alternate cinematic universe where Sylvester Stallone starred in the Terminator movies.

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We are stepping onto the train to discuss Kevin Smith’s controversial 1999 religious fantasy crusade, Dogma. Deric selected this one, calling it his favorite Kevin Smith film, while Ryan reluctantly revisits to see if it holds up beyond his high school nostalgia.We break down how Kevin Smith pulled off this massive, star-studded project on a $10 million budget (and where that money clearly didn't go *cough*poopy-trip*cough*). We also discuss the massive backlash the film received upon release, the legendary casting of George Carlin and Alan Rickman, and the wild story of how the movie's rights were held hostage for years by a real life villain before finally getting a 4K release.

In This Episode:

• 00:00:00 - Intro: Dogma (1999)

• 00:02:26 - Numbers: Budget, Box Office, & Tomato Meter

• 00:08:11 - The Backlash: Protesting a Movie You Haven't Seen

• 00:12:34 - Unbelievable Casting: George Carlin, Alan Rickman, Jason Lee, and Alanis Morissette

• 00:17:54 - 1999 CGI: The Poop Monster and Rubber Wings

• 00:31:18 - Fun Fact: The Harvey Weinstein Rights Struggle

• 00:36:19 - Token Score: Does it hold up?

• 00:45:22 - Retro Ramble: What's your favorite reference to another movie inside a film?

• 00:48:54 - Stale Popcorn: Current musings

• 00:56:09 - Next Week: Last Action Hero

This Podcast Takes Tokens is a family-friendly look back at the media that shaped us, hosted by brothers Ryan and Deric.

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Can you dig it? This week, we are diving into the chaotic streets of 1979 New York City to talk about The Warriors.

In a classic This Podcast Takes Tokens mix-up, Ryan and Deric accidentally watched two entirely different versions of the same movie. Ryan showed up ready to praise the stylized, comic-book-inspired Director's Cut. Deric, on the other hand, endured a commercial-riddled theatrical cut on Pluto TV and completely lost his mind trying to figure out why a gang of mimes and baseball players were intimidating and how a NYC street gang couldn't navigate a simple subway map.

In this episode:

• The Main Feature: A breakdown of the absurd gang outfits, the 1970s DJ "text chain," and the highly questionable gun accuracy in the final shootout.

• Retro Ramble: We debate the greatest anti-heroes of all time. Will it be Hellboy, Dexter, or perhaps John Wick?.

• Stale Popcorn: Deric drops a television universe bombshell linking Raising Hope, Sons of Anarchy, and My Name is Earl.

Check back next week, we are covering Dogma!

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Tonight, we’re turning on the PA system and stepping up to the plate. We are drafting our Top 5 Walk-On Songs—the tracks that define that "big sports game" feeling, pump up the crowd, and make you want to run through a brick wall, Kool-aid man style. Deric goes for the classic arena anthems that get the bleachers stomping , while Ryan takes a massive detour into booking his own imaginary pro-wrestling promotion, complete with a bronco busting cowboy and a surfer dude heartthrob on a long board.

Ryan shares a legendary story from a local community center wrestling match in Missouri , and Deric reveals his all-time favorite wrestler who wasn't afraid to get thrown off the top of a steel cage.

What’s in the tokens tonight:

• The Main Event: Top 5 Walk-On Songs (& Stadium Anthems).

• Retro Ramble: Who is our favorite wrestler of all time?

• Stale Popcorn: Dropping in some knowledge from episodes past

• Gum Under The Seat: Viewer feedback and LIVE comments

Grab your popcorn (fresh or stale), find your seat in the bleachers, and join the conversation.

Next Week: We're watching the 1979 cult classic, The Warriors!

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Grab your quarters and join us as we step into Shadaloo for a rewatch of the 1994 cult classic, Street Fighter. In this episode, we dissect why this "cartoon of a movie" feels like the 90s answer to Batman '66—unapologetically campy and overflowing with "wonky movie tech".

We dive deep into the legendary performance of Raul Julia as M. Bison, and how he "hammed it up in the right way" while a "prima donna" Jean-Claude Van Damme struggled through a $10,000-a-week habit on set. From "Bison Dollars" (should've been Bison Bucks!) to the absolute disaster that was Blanka, we rate the film’s faithfulness to the source material and its inexplicable worldwide box office success.

Does Guile’s flat-top translate to live action? Is the "Action-Pose" ending the dumbest thing in cinema history? And why didn't we get a single split from JCVD? Tune in to find out!

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This week, we are diving into the 1987 cult classic, Masters of the Universe. A movie that somehow managed to turn a massive 80s toy empire into a box office flop. We break down the confusing decision to swap Orko for Gwildor , Dolph Lundgren’s surprisingly stacked resume , and Frank Langella’s genuinely fantastic performance as Skeletor. Plus, we try to figure out what all this has to do with earth.

In This Episode:

• Main Feature: Masters of the Universe (1987). Is it an underrated sci-fi fantasy adventure, or just a repurposed fantasy film with He-Man shoehorned in?

• Retro Ramble: If you could have the complete set of any toy line in history, what would it be?

• Stale Popcorn: Deric tries to sell Ryan on watching the new The 'Burbs reboot series.

• Gum Under the Seat: You guys fired back in the comments about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, and we laid the groundwork for a future review of M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable.

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We’re strapping on our Thwomp Stompers and heading to Dinohattan. This week on This Podcast Takes Tokens, we are tackling the fever dream that is the 1993 Super Mario Bros. movie. From Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo showing up to set wasted, to Dennis Hopper just trying to make it through, we break down everything that went wrong—and a few things that went surprisingly right—with the first-ever live-action video game movie.

We discuss the bizarre dystopian sets, the terrifying Goombas, and pitch the Donkey Kong sequel we were robbed of. Stick around for the Retro Ramble where we decide which sitcom universes we’d permanently move into, and Gum Under The Seat where we talk about your comments and questions.

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This week on This Podcast Takes Tokens, Ryan is using his once-a-year veto to break the 20-year rule and pick a modern classic: the 2012 found-footage superhero thriller, Chronicle!

Join us as we dive into the origins of three high schoolers who stumble upon a mysterious object and gain telekinetic powers, we think. From the frustratingly shaky camcorder tropes and the tragic villain arc of Andrew, to the hilarious logistics of filming a massive superhero battle while getting punched through buildings. The guys break down what worked, what didn't, and why robbing an ATM with your mind makes way more sense than beating up drug dealers.

Grab your popcorn and join the conversation! What did you think of the found-footage style in Chronicle? Let us know in the comments!

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