Last Looks: Thrashin'

Summary

How Did This Get Made? Last Looks: Thrashin' (July 24, 2026)

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Overview

In this "Last Looks" episode, hosts Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas (without June Diane Raphael this week) take listener calls and messages on the 1986 skateboarding cult classic "Thrashin'". They dig into the movie’s weird logic, skate culture details, 80s LA authenticity, and legendary in-jokes—like the ongoing “Stellar Skateboard” bit. The episode also delivers a robust recommendations segment, with Paul and Jason geeking out on current TV, British comedy, and a few new movies. As always, it’s part wild listener corrections, part communal celebration of what makes “bad” movies great.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Persistent Inside Jokes: "Stellar Skateboard" Origin ([02:18])

• The hosts recount the recurring Stellan Skarsgård/Stellar Skateboard bit (“If you type in Stellan Skarsgård it autocorrects to Stellar Skateboard., Jason found that when making notes for the show” – Paul Scheer).
• A fan (Janelle Riley) showed Skarsgård their podcast shirt; he loved it:
  • “He took one look at it, paused, and started laughing out loud before saying, ‘Where can I get that? I look good!” (Paul quoting Janelle, [03:15])
• “If you want to buy a Stellar Skateboard shirt, you can. It’s up on our website now.” (Paul, [04:00])

2. Listener Corrections, Omissions & Context

a. Hook the Hypocritical Gentrifier ([07:20])

• Trev (Ireland): Observes the character Hook is territorial about LA but actually from Indiana.
  • “His sister is visiting from Indiana, which means Hook is also from Indiana. This guy clearly just moved to LA like a year before and immediately started policing who counts as a local. He’s basically a gentrifier, right? He arrived on a Tuesday, and by Thursday, he's already giving out about how the neighborhood’s changed.” ([07:20])
• Paul: “He’s an Indiana poser. Go back to Hoosiers, buddy!” ([08:16])

b. True Punk Skaters & Industry Context ([08:53])

• John Steele: Shares American skate/punk crossover history, mentions Tony Alva, and identifies the George Powell inspiration for the skate company boss.
  • “In the 80s, the Dogtown crew turned into the punks. Tony Alva… was one of the main guys.” ([08:54])
• Paul: Appreciates the “true enough to the culture to be exciting, but lame enough to be ridiculed” balance of the movie. ([09:54])

c. The Water Table Absurdity ([10:45])

• Phil (Michigan): Wonders why the downhill skate race had a water table:
  • “How are you gonna stop for water? Like there's a pit stop function here… It just didn't make sense.” ([10:45])
• Paul: “Would you need water? It’s not like you’re running. If you could grab a glass of water, chug it down and still do downhill, now, you should win the whole race.” ([11:19])

d. Barefoot in LA, Why?! ([12:02])

• Ryan (Nashville): Visibly disturbed by “bikini babes” wandering LA city streets barefoot, and major character Chrissy also walking for ages sans shoes.
  • “She never puts her heels back on. She’s just walking around barefoot. It’s just super gross.” ([12:02])
• Paul: “Birdemic level gross. You don’t walk around barefoot in LA. On the beach maybe, but… my soles were burning. Put on some shoes.” ([12:43])

e. Terminology: “Thrashing,” Thrasher Magazine, and Freestyle ([17:16], [20:30])

• Fnord42 (Discord): “They called the movie Thrashin’ because of the popularity of Thrasher magazine… founded in 1981.” ([17:16])
• Unevolved Panda: Clarifies “thrashing” means “pushing the boundaries” and doing dangerous tricks—greater than just basic skateboarding. ([17:16])
• Paul from Portland: Explains skate “freestyling” (“when they were doing skate dancing, that was freestyling. At the time it was a real scene, corny, the least ‘thrashing’ style, but became key to street skating later.”) and the emergence of “Hesh” skater style (punk/metal look). ([20:30])
• Paul (Scheer): Enthused by the evolving skate subcultures: "The leather and the skateboarding don't seem to mix. It seems very uncomfortable. But I love this." ([21:49])

f. Notable International Trivia ([22:33], [23:16])

• Hannah (Newcastle): Notes the Swedish skater Per Wellander’s cameo and line in Swedish (“Heel to Tru Licht man”—“It’s crazy”).
• Paul: Adds, via Firebird on Discord, that Per Wellander also doubled Michael J. Fox on “Back to the Future” and co-founded Birdhouse with Tony Hawk. ([23:16])

g. Thrashin’ as West Side Story Redux ([24:09])

• Rick (Portland): Connects the film’s “star-crossed lovers from rival gangs” plot to the director David Winters’ history as a cast member in “West Side Story.”
  • “He would go on to continue to explore this theme of star crossed lovers, not only in Thrashin', but as director and star of one of my favorite How Did This Get Made movies, Dancing It’s On.” ([24:09])

h. Where Was Corey From? The Debate ([25:04])

• Steve (Hollywood): “Corey is from the Valley… Possibly Van Nuys. I watched Thrashin’ a bajillion times…” ([25:04])
• Producer Scott Sonny counters: “I didn’t see anything that indicated Van Nuys. But… the car Corey gets into has a 1986 Missouri license plate. Not the Valley!”
• Paul: Proclaims Scott the “correction and omission winner” for disproving the Valley theory, bestowing upon him the skater nickname “Jomo.” ([27:30])

3. Memorable Quotes

• “He’s an Indiana poser. Go back to Hoosiers, buddy!” —Paul Scheer ([08:16])
• “If you could grab a glass of water, chug it down and still do downhill, you should win the whole race.” —Paul Scheer ([11:19])
• “Barefoot in LA. Birdemic level gross.” —Paul Scheer ([12:43])
• “Skate dancing is freestyling… Maybe dancing on anything that’s not supposed to be danced on is freestyling.” —Paul Scheer ([21:49])
• “Every story Taylor Sheridan tells feels like it’s a pitch for a new Taylor Sheridan show.” —Jason Mantzoukas ([36:43])
• “Last One Laughing UK with Richard Ayoade and Bob Mortimer… one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.” —Jason Mantzoukas ([38:49])
• “Zero Stars is an absolute blast. Really very funny.” —Jason Mantzoukas ([43:49])
• “Nish Kumar’s ‘Nish Don’t Kill My Vibe’—an absolutely dynamite comedy special, so fucking funny and so smart.” —Jason Mantzoukas ([44:13])
• “If you want to try again, you can try to win a brand new prize next episode by leaving us a voicemail.” —Paul Scheer ([27:31])

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Recommendations Segment – TV, Movies, Games ([33:48]–[52:21])

Paul & Jason’s Current Culture Picks

1. “Dutton Ranch” (Yellowstone) and “Landman”

   • Both love Taylor Sheridan’s output and the “rural melodrama + work porn” mix
   • Jason: “Even if you haven’t watched Yellowstone, jump right in!” ([37:42])
   • Paul: “I was genuinely shocked how much of the show is just about them doing work on the ranch.” ([37:52])

2. “Last One Laughing” (UK seasons)

   • Jason: “The standoff between David Mitchell and Sam Campbell is the funniest stuff ever.” ([39:36])
   • Paul died laughing, wishes it would come to the US ([39:11])

3. Sam Campbell’s “Make That Movie That Feel”

   • Jason: “I laughed so hard I thought I might pass out due to oxygen depletion… It’s almost like if Nathan for You and the Rehearsal had a baby with an improv team.” ([40:59])

4. “Zero Stars” ([42:03])

   • British travel show where comics only visit badly reviewed places.
   • Jason: “Sarah Pascoe and Roisin Conaty… their dynamic is just so funny. That’s really what you’re participating in.” ([42:48])

5. Nish Kumar: “Nish Don’t Kill My Vibe” (YouTube special)

   • Paul: “Haven’t laughed that hard at a special in a long time… completely unique voice.” ([44:24])

6. “The Invite” (new Olivia Wilde-directed film with Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, Ed Norton)

   • Paul: “It’s a small movie that demands to be seen on the big screen… a drama/comedy/awkward hybrid that’s so much more than its premise.” ([45:25])

7. “Lost Boys” on Broadway

   • Paul: “…does stuff on a Broadway stage that I’ve never seen done in my life. A motorcycle chase on stage.” ([48:13])

8. “The Furious” (action flick)

   • Jason: “If you’re a fan of The Raid… the fight choreography is incredible.” ([49:10])

9. Sitcoms With Kids: “The Office”

   • Paul: “I’m not tiring of it, but my kids are outlasting me—every night we’re watching the Office until I pass out.” ([50:41])

10. Games: James Bond and Indiana Jones (Playstation)

• Paul: “Sometimes I’m just walking to meetings… but it feels like Bond. Indiana Jones is fun, exactly the way I want it to be.” ([51:01]-[52:21])

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Notable Listener Moments

• Swedish fan points out rare 80s skate-movie Swedish dialogue ([22:33])
• Longstanding skate culture debates see fresh life in Discord/speakpipe community ([17:16], [20:30])
• Nickname “Jomo” awarded to producer Scott for deep-dive vanity plate research ([26:45])
• International caller representation: Ireland, UK, Sweden, US—underscoring Thrashin’’s weird global reach ([07:20], [22:33])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Opening, Stellar Skateboard saga: [02:18]
• Announcements, upcoming shows/topics: [04:00]-[05:53]
• Start of Corrections & Omissions: [07:20]
• Skate/punk context and George Powell reference: [08:53]
• Water table absurdity: [10:45]
• Barefoot LA: [12:02]
• “Thrasher”/freestyle, hesh/fresh: [17:16]-[20:30]
• Per Wellander Swedish trivia: [22:33]
• West Side Story / director's history: [24:09]
• Valley vs. Missouri debate, “Jomo” nickname: [25:04]-[27:31]
• TV, Movie, Comedy Rec Segment: [33:48]-[52:21]
• Next episode tease “Fall”: [53:54]-end

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Tone & Delivery

• Playful, rambunctious, affectionate toward fan community
• Hosts riff freely, swap in-jokes, and hype both obscure context and high/low culture recommends.
• Fan voice is ever-present: International listeners/callers keep the tone lively.
• Zero shame for knowledge rabbit holes: From skate terms to TV micro-genres, detours are celebrated.
• Running gags/inside jokes abound (Stellar Skateboard, barefoot in LA, “posers” and more).

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Next Episode Preview

• Film: "Fall" (2022) – Two friends trapped atop a 2,000-foot TV tower.
• Available on: Netflix, YouTube TV
• Tagline: From “ice cream in a big bowl to screams up a big pole.”

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How to Participate

• Submit corrections, context, jokes:
  • Speakpipe: speakpipe.com/hdtgm
  • Discord: discord.gg/hdtgm
  • Submit new theme songs!
• All recs, merch links, and contact info: see this episode’s show notes.

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Wrap-Up

This "Last Looks" episode created a community celebration of “Thrashin’”—skateboarding deep cuts, bad movie logic, shared listener nostalgia, and a long recommendations round-up highlighting the joy of finding something weird and wonderful together. As ever, the show belongs as much to the vocal, hilarious audience as it does to the hosts.

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End of Summary

Transcript

[Paul Scheer]

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[Audience/Other Voices]

Whoa.

[Paul Scheer]

Thank you, Ethan Fox Tucker for that opening theme song. I'm your Valley Boy, Paul Scheer. And welcome to the gnarliest podcast this side of Dogtown. This is how did this Get Made? Last Looks where you, the listener, are going to get to voice your issues on thrashing. A movie that Discord User Hotline thinks should have had the tagline thrashing Stellar skateboarding Gnarly. Thanks Hotline for that alt tagline. That's the last I'll be doing of that voice. You don't want to hear that for the whole episode. Or do you? I don't know. Anyway, thank you Hotline. That is great. And you know this joke. Stellar skateboard joke, right? That's been going on since our Deep Blue Sea episode with Evan Goldberg and Paul F. Tompkins. And the joke behind it, if you don't know, is that if you were to type in Stellan Skarsgrd's name, it autocorrects to Stellar Skateboard. That's something that Jason found out when he was making notes for the show. So when we first did that show, people started changing his name on Wikipedia. For a while, we actually even had to say, guys, stop doing that. But it has persisted and we recently found something that was kind of cool. I want to shout out one of our fans, Janelle Riley. I love Janelle. She's a great journalist. And she got to interview Stellan Skarsgard and actually showed him the photo of our Stellar Skateboard T shirt. Now, Janelle wrote on her substack. He took one look at it, paused, and started laughing out loud before saying, where can I get that I look good? Janelle then told Stellan that she had hoped that this joke didn't annoy him, to which he replied, why would it upset me? I'm flying on that thing. So I love this. So thank you, Janelle, for doing this important journalism again. Without people like you, we would not be bringing this podcast into. Into the lives of Stellan Skarsgrd, who. I can't even say Stellan Skarsgard anymore because I just say Stellar Skateboard. Anyway, if you want to buy a Stellar Skateboard shirt, you can. It's up on our website now. Coming up on today's episode, we will of course be hearing all of your corrections and omissions on Thrashing. Then Jason will stop by. We're going to talk about TV and movies, what else? But I'll tell you, we're going to talk about some new movies like the Furious and the Invite. Plus, Jason is going to recommend a couple of new British comedy shows that have immediately made it to the top of my must watch list. You're going to want to stay tuned for that. And as always, at the end of the show, I will reveal the movie that we'll be covering in next week's episode. So we got a lot, a lot here to talk about. First of all, if you're in Los Angeles, where there might be a few tickets left for our upcoming Largo shows on July 31 and August 1, this might be the last live shows for a little bit because we are all in pretty intense production schedules right now, and that will kind of be wrapping up at the end of October, so get your tickets. Now. We are covering XXX and the Legend of Billie Jean. You can go to hdtgm.com to see if Tickets are still available. Our thrashing shirt from the thrashing episode is in the store right now. It's right next to our stellar skateboard shirt. I love it. Elle is on Amazon Prime. If you've not checked it out yet, you gotta see June. She is absolutely fantastic in it. The show has been, like, number one for weeks on end.

[Phil]

And.

[Paul Scheer]

And I gotta tell you, I don't know what happened, but I got a notification from HarperCollins that my audiobook, like, sold a ton of copies in the last week. So I just wanted to say thank you to everybody out there who bought my audiobook. You can still get it in paperback however you want to listen to it. But if you've not gotten it yet, what a better time than to get it now. You can get it wherever you listen to your audio books. All right, but enough about that. Let's get into what we need to break down here on this show, which is what. What we might have gotten wrong about thrashing. And there's a lot. Can we please get a little theme to bring us in? Thank you, Chris Chaney, for that theme song. And now I know Jason wanted to change this segment from corrections and omissions to context and opinions. Now, we can only do that if all you songwriters out there step up to the plate and send us some new context and opinion theme songs. Just click on submit a song right there on the front page of hdtgm.com and if we get enough new songs, we will grant Jason his wish and change this from corrections and omissions to context and opinions. All right, let's go to the phones. First up, Trev from Ireland.

[Trev]

Guys, absolutely loved your episode on trashing. Childhood staple of mine growing up in 1980s Ireland, but re watching it as an adult, right? I've noticed that Hook is aggressively territorial about Los Angeles every five minutes, right? He's yelling at Corey, go back to

[Jason Mantzoukas]

the Valley, valley boy. Hey, valley boy.

[Trev]

Why don't you go back to the Valley, valley boy? You don't belong here, Valley boy. As if he's, like, been there for, like, generations, right? Except his sister is visiting from Indiana, which means Hook is also from Indiana. So this guy clearly just moved to LA like, a year before and immediately start policing. Who counts as a local? He's basically a gentrifier, right? He arrived on a Tuesday, and by Thursday, he's already given out about how the neighborhoods changed. I always laugh at that. It's like one of those things that when I rewatch it with my friends, we always point out, yeah, what an asshole.

[Paul Scheer]

Hell yeah, Trev, you nailed it. You know, this guy's only been in LA for a couple of months. He even says, you know, what if, you know, his parents were sending his sister to check up on him. This guy's a total fucking poser, all right? We know it by the way he dresses and the way he spends all of his time with his earrings. I know they're important to him. But Trev, you saw this movie for what it is. Hook is a poser. He's an Indiana poser. Oh, man, go back to Hoosiers, buddy. I would like to see him walk around in Hoosiers. All right, next up, John Steele.

[Rick]

Hey, Paul.

[John Steele]

This is John Steele. Collin with an opinions and context. As a 41 year old skateboarder who's been doing this most of my life, thought I'd give you guys some context on some of the things. Like the. There were punk skaters in the 80s in that area. At that time, the Dogtown crew that Jason spoke of turned into the punks. Tony Alva, who was one of the daggers, was one of those main guys. He had his own company, Alva Skateboards. A lot of leather, a lot of punk rock. And the old guy who owned the skate company was seemed a little inspired by George Powell of Powell Peralta, who was more of a behind the scenes guy ideas, but was never a skater himself. And the downhill looked so easy, I believe because they were showing the actors a lot on their skateboards. But if you were watching an actual downhill contest, they'd be going at insane speeds. It would look way crazier and would be a lot harder to do.

[Paul Scheer]

Thank you, John. I have nothing to say but wow, great information. And I actually looked up George Powell who looks very much like this guy in the movie. So you know what? This movie got it. All right. No, I understand though why this movie kind of works because I think you're kind of nailing is it was true enough to the culture to be exciting, but it was lame enough of a movie to be ridiculed, which is a kind of the perfect combination. And I agree with you. You and I are on the same page about downhill skateboarding being very, very hard. June, not so much, but she doesn't also appreciate breakdancing. But while we're talking about downhill skateboarding, I let's talk to Phil from Michigan because while he may not believe in downhill skateboarding, he did have a very important note.

[Phil]

Hey y'. All. New listener, but already big fan of the show. As for an omission during the LA massacre at the end. I think my favorite part of the movie is where the skaters crashed into that water cooler table where they're like handing out cups of water to people as they're skating by. I don't know how that was supposed to work. If you're going just relying on gravity to go downhill, make it to the bottom of this race, how are you gonna stop for water? Like there's a pit stop function here. It just. It didn't make sense. Anyway, love the show, enjoyed the movie. Thanks for doing what you do.

[Paul Scheer]

Yes, Phil? Why were there breaks? You can't take a break. Why were there water? And also, would you need water? It's not like you're running. I don't know. That is so dumb. I guess maybe it's for all the people who have fallen. It's like, oh, yeah, you're out of the race, so now why don't you have some Gatorade? Oh, uh. It doesn't also feel like I want to. Are they grabbing it and running it? Because I've seen runners grab it and chug it down. If you could grab a glass of water, chug it down and still do downhill, now you should win the whole race. Phil, thank you for being a new listener, by the way. And this is the way that people find the show. We never know. So we always tell people, yes, go spread the word. It is important. Okay, next up we have Ryan from Nashville. What do you got?

[Ryan]

Hi, guys. Pretty early on in the movie, you have some bikini babes walking across the street. And not only are they not carrying anything at all, no bags, no towels, no cover ups, no sunscreen, but they're also barefoot, walking through the city. And then later on Chrissy, after the dance or whatever, she takes off her high heels and shows Josh Brolin a trick. And she proceeds to walk around the entire downtown area. They even go to a damn carnival. And she never puts her heels back on. She's just walking around barefoot. It's just super gross. And I thought you guys would mention it. I hope you announce a Ryman show soon because I would love to see a live show. Thanks, guys.

[Paul Scheer]

Yes. Birdemic level gross. Why are these people? You don't walk around barefoot in la. On the beach maybe, but even on the beach. I was walking on the beach last weekend. I was in Dana Point. My souls were burning. Put on some shoes. It's like when I see people in sandals in New York, it makes me want to vomit. I hate it. It's disgusting. At least Give these women a prop. Give them a baguette coming out of a shopping bag, if you will. Just give them something. And, you know, I. If you want to see some more pictures of some barefoot people walking around, if you want to get your. Your little fetish on, well, there are picks there. I mean, look, we. We're going to put them up on the discord. We'll put them up. I guess we'll put them up in the social media. I don't know. Maybe that's too weird. Let's not put them up in the social media. Just trust me. Yeah, they're walking barefoot. I saw it. Scott saw it. We're there. All right, we're gonna take a quick break, but when we come back, we got more corrections and omissions coming your way, including some inside info from Sweden. That's right. And a debate on where Corey actually lives in the movie. Stick around. Today's podcast is brought to you by our friends over at Squarespace. You know, I love Squarespace because with Squarespace, everything that you need to succeed online is in one spot. From claiming your domain to building a beautiful website, promoting your work and taking payments. It's all there. Whether you're just starting out or ready to grow easily, create a standout site using designer templates or AI with drag and drop editing. It makes everything so easy. I have so many sites. The dinosaur site, the how did this get made site, the Paulshear.com, it's all there. And they're all completely different because Squarespace allows me to adapt my style for each one of those sites into a format that they make look good. Does that make sense? I make sense to me. Look, whatever you want to do, offer services, book clients, get paid, it's all in one place with Squarespace. Right? You can even do scheduling, invoices, and they have email tools built in, people.

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[Paul from Portland]

And.

[Paul Scheer]

Or not a sequel prequel. I don't know. And next week, we will be revisiting Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. Ooh, that was a rough one. So keep on checking out all of our replays of classic episodes every Tuesday. Now let's go to the discord. Fnord42 writes, when you were wondering if the skaters trying to push each other over was considered thrashing, well, Thrasher is a avid skater, so all of the guys are thrashers and. Or thrashing. And I believe they called the movie Thrashing because of the popularity of Thrasher magazine, which was the first national magazine dedicated to skateboarding, founded in 1981. Well, fnord, I believe you are 100% right. Great job there. And now we do know that everyone is thrashing unevolved Panda rights. And this is kind of more about the thrashing terminology. I think the more aggressive thrashing is, quote, unquote, pushing the boundaries. The Z boys in the 70s remade skateboarding, and they were all about finding new, dangerous things to do and doing tricks that no one had ever done. Skating in the 80s was more about half pipes and stairways, but still about who could go the biggest or do the longest grind or whatever. Skateboarders in Southern California map outdoor stairways the same way. Rock climbers map ascents. Thrashing is like, I could have died doing that, but I didn't. Oh, all right. So thrashing is kind of a higher level of skateboarding, which I would imagine Thrasher magazine was popularizing and showcasing. So we're agreeing. Fnord and Unevolved Panda, they may be the same side of the same coin. We've never heard that term before. Right. One was just produced, like, maybe, like, in 85, and the other one was produced in 91. So it's like it's just the same coin, but some slight differences. Ghostbag writes, okay, Corey is talented, but anyone who puts their own name on the bottom of a skateboard without officially going pro for a company would be labeled as a kook. Imagine showing up to your local basketball game wearing a homemade Lakers jersey that you stitched your own name onto. Kook. Well, Ghost bag, I'm going to say that I agree with your idea, but the idea of a jersey with your own name on it, not as kooky as you would believe. As a matter of fact, you can put any name on the back of there. I have a. I have a Clippers jersey that I put Bomber junior On the back of it. And I will say that occasionally I will change up a name on the back because I don't want to, you know, get too invested in a player right now. I have a terrible habit of whatever player, I buy their jersey, they are traded. So I am now, I guess I am not going to buy a name jersey right now. That's where I'm at. And I hate it because I would love to be rocking a Kobe Sanders jersey, but I don't want to jinx it. All right, let's go back to the phone lines. I gotta say, these calls have been great. I love Speak pipe. I love that we're getting more international flair in our calls. It has been great. But let's go to the true international city in the United States, Portland. Paul, what do you got?

[Paul from Portland]

Hey, Paul. This is Paul from Portland calling in with some context. I'm a long time listener but a longer time skateboarder. There's about a million things I could call out that I think y' all would think would would be interesting. But one, when you all were making fun of the skate dancing, that was when they were doing freestyling. And there's a scene where the actor from Twin Peaks at the Venice beach, she walks by and goes freestyling. Freestyling at the time was like a real scene as a real corny, lame, kind of the least thrashing kind of skateboarding, but interesting in the history of skateboarding. All the pool skating at this time kind of dies out. People start street skateboarding and they take the tricks that the freestylers came up with and the freestylers and launching all the companies. The other interesting thing is that skateboarders totally do for the next 30 years, have little cliques that do dress like punk rock. You know, tight jeans, cut offs, leather jackets. They were called Hessians or they were Hesh and the Clean Cut guys were fresh. Glad you covered some skateboarding and you all were pretty great in the way you talked about it. Thanks. Bye.

[John Steele]

Whoa.

[Paul Scheer]

Some more hardcore facts. I love this. The Hesh Hessians. I just. Man, I'm gonna be looking up skate style right now so hard because the leather and the skateboarding don't seem to mix. It seems very uncomfortable. But I love this and I'm glad to know that skate dancing is freestyling. But you know what? Maybe, you know, that was kind of a dig at a movie that was never made. Freestyling about a young guy who comes from Encino who comes to LA to freestyle all his way. I mean, because basically in rad, they're freestyling too. I mean, I guess maybe dancing on anything that's not supposed to be danced on is freestyling. I don't know. Somebody correct me. Hannah from Newcastle. What do you got?

[Hannah]

Hey, Paul, it's Hannah from Newcastle Upon Tyne. I just wanted to say thank you so much for doing thrashing. It's literally my other half's favorite movie and he's Swedish, so I thought I would drop a little fact that we had From a Swedish point of view. So the freestyle skater in the movie is a Swedish guy called Per Verlinder. And he has a line that's all in Swedish, which might be the only all Swedish line in an 80s sort of skate movie. So he says, heel to Tru Licht man. Which translates to something like. It's crazy. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you so much for doing this movie. And also we watched you when you came to Glasgow and we'd love you to come back to the UK soon. Bye.

[Audience/Other Voices]

Whoa.

[Paul Scheer]

All right, all right, all right. I like this. Now. I did not know about this. I didn't even hear the Swedish, honestly. And maybe I'm not paying enough attention to this, but I do want to kind of tag on to this because Firebird on the Discord has some more info about Pear Wellander writing. Pear was also Michael J. Fox's stunt double for some of the skateboard scenes in Back to the Future. Yes, that's where I know that name from. I read that book, the. The Marty Mc. Well, not the Marty McFarlane, the Michael J. Fox book about making Back to the Future, which, by the way, great book. He also later started a very successful skateboard company called Birdhouse. Whoa. Yes, of course, Birdhouse. I know that. With Tony Hawk. All right, wow, guys, this movie is all. This is the best corrections and omissions we've ever had. Next up, Rick, also from Portland. All right, Portland. Strong. What do we got?

[Rick]

Hey, Paul, I just finished the Thrashing episode. I love that movie and I wanted to give some more context. You did mention the west side Story of it all, and it goes even deeper than that. Thrashing's director, David Winters, was in the original Broadway cast and 1961 film version of west side Story. He was a member of the jets gang. And he would go on to continue to explore this theme of star crossed lovers, not only in Thrashing, but as director and star of one of my favorite how did this get made movies, Dancing it's On. Another bangin and apostrophe title. Love you guys.

[Paul from Portland]

Yes.

[Paul Scheer]

You know, I've been wanting to mention that in the episode and I forgot and then I didn't want to bring it up, but. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's great.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Great.

[Paul Scheer]

And dancing it's on. I didn't know that, though. Oh, man, Rick, you did it. Next up, Steve from Hollywood.

[Steve]

Greetings, Paul, Jason and June. This is Steve in North Hollywood. I am so happy you guys are covering Thrashing, but I've just got to take you to task.

[Paul from Portland]

June.

[Steve]

Is correct. Corey is from the Valley. I believe somewhere in the opening credits, we get a glimpse that he is from Van Nuys. I know this because I was a skate rat as a kid, and I watched Thrashing a bajillion times. And that love for it has caused me to watch it about once or twice a year as an adult as well. So when Corey is skateboarding from home to his buddy's place in the beginning of the movie, while Meatloaf is singing the thrashing song, he's really just going from the Valley to, like, Venice Beach. I think it's established his buddy lives at or very close to Venice. Somewhere where a family could have a nice, huge plot of land big enough to build a. Build a ramp and park an RV on so their buddy Corey can train for the summer. Thanks so much for covering Thrashing, and thank you retroactively for covering Sharknado all those years ago. Signed and love from the clerk from the first Sharknado.

[Paul Scheer]

Okay, Steve, first of all, I salute you for your service. Okay, I salute you for your service in Sharknado. You are amazing. But I disagree with you. Okay, I disagree with you. And guess what? Our producer, Scott, he wants to chime in, because I was already googling, and he was like, I got this. So, Scott, take it away.

[Scott Sonny]

Steve, I actually gotta take you to task here, because I rewatched the opening of Thrashin, and while it definitely looks like it could have been filmed in Van Nuys, I didn't see anything that indicated it took place in Van Nuys. But one thing I did notice was in the scene where Corey is hitchhiking, you can see a license plate on the car he gets into. And it's a little too blurry to make out, but I did some research, and I'm 100% confident that this is a 1986 license plate from the state of Missouri. Now, I can't tell you for sure that he's supposed to live in Missouri, but he likely traveled through Missouri at some point, which means he does not

[Paul Scheer]

live in the Valley.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Bam.

[Paul Scheer]

You might have been watching that all the time, Steve, but you missed out on that Missouri plate. This motherfucker might have been. And this is what I think that you're confused at the location of where he was skating from, which I've now looked at is in Los Angeles, but it was not meant to be in Los Angeles. So I think that that is more about a budget, because what we're talking about is he's staying three miles away, four miles away. I know LA traffic is bad, but not that bad. But all I want to say is thank you, Scott. And Steve, watch that movie again. And you know what? I gotta say the winner this week. It's clear whenever you get my back, you're gonna walk away with the winning thing. This has never happened before. I'm gonna give the correction and omission winner to our producer, Scott Sonni. Scott, your winner's prize is that I will be giving you your own official skater nickname. Now, this is a real treat for Scott because he came up with this idea. You didn't even know that you were gonna win it. But Scott, you brought to our attention Missouri. You proved that I was right. But I want to represent what you brought to the table from Missouri. We could call you show me Scott because Missouri is a show me state. We could call you a spring patcher. Right, because that's people who live in Springfield. But I'm going to go a little deeper. I look this up online. I'm going to call you Jomo. Jomo are what residents of Joplin are called. So, Scott, your skater name is Jomo. There you go. For all of you jealous that you didn't get an official skating name and you're not the producer of the show and you might say that he, you know, he kind of put his hand on the scales. This is up and up. Okay? But you know what? If you want to try again, you can try to win a brand new prize next episode by leaving us a [e-mail] hdtgm or writing us on our discord at discord gg hdtgm now, coming up, after one last break, Jason will stop by to talk about TV and movies that we are loving. And we're going to get a few recs that you got to write down. All right, Stick around. Getting a new pair of glasses can make you feel like a completely new person. Wireframes and suddenly what you're doing the Crossford every day and a pair of Gradient aviators. Come on, man. Look at you. You're a rebel biker. That's right. You change your glasses, you change your personality. And now with Zeny frames, you can get a pair of eyewear for every version of you. With affordable frames and lenses, you can switch it up whenever you feel like it. Pick from prescription glasses, sunglasses, blue light lenses and thousand. Choose a new style with Zenny's virtual try on. 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And right now, you can save 25% off your first [e-mail]. that's 25% savings on your first order@zazzle dot com. Go make something zamazing. Zazzle dot com. Welcome back. Oh, my gosh. Jason and I have not been able to hang out in a little bit, and so we're going to get into it with what we've been seeing in the theater, what we've been watching on tv, and we got a bunch. So take out a pen, get ready for this. And in honor of Swedish skateboarder Pair well under, let's hear this choice theme song from one of our fans in Sweden, Anton Wellen. Let's hear it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Paul and Jason have things to say,

[Paul Scheer]

and it's a fact that we can all call in. They're watching their movies, they're watching tv.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

They're going to tell me what.

[Paul Scheer]

Jason, what is up?

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, boy. Here we are once again, back in the closet. Talking to you, my friend.

[Paul Scheer]

Both of us in closets, which I really do enjoy. You can't see Jason's closet, but I like the way your closet is organized in the way that I would like. I'm look married, man. I'm relegated to the smallest amount of closet space. When we moved into our house, we hired a person to help us kind of unpack and. And get everything out. Like, the benefit of this person was the day that you move in, everything is out and. And in, you know, so it felt really good. And. And that closet person, many years ago, five years ago, gave me a nice piece of closet real estate. I was so excited about it. And quickly. It was just before she left the house, it was gone. It was like, nope, that June is like, not for you. So everything I have is so.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Is so tiny.

[Paul Scheer]

So tiny. And I look at your closet, I'm like, oh, I would love to be

[Jason Mantzoukas]

able to just spread out all the T shirts and all the sweatshi things.

[Paul Scheer]

A couple things. I just.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

My heart breaks for you.

[Paul Scheer]

My heart breaks for you, my friend. I'M actually in a closet with overflow from my closet, which is just stuff that I have to like, move from this closet to that closet.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Well, you can tell because Paul is using a fake digital background, so I can't see his closet and you can see mine fine.

[Paul Scheer]

Oh, perfectly. I love it. What have you been up to? I know I've been away. You've been working.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Yeah, I've been working. I've been. I'm in that like zone right now where I'm working and so I'm coming home absolutely exhausted.

[Paul Scheer]

Yeah.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

And do not have the patience for high end things.

[Paul Scheer]

Oh, got it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Or like shows or movies that are complicated or require full attention.

[Paul Scheer]

Yeah.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

So I just have spent the last couple of weeks really spending quite a lot of time at Dutton Ranch. Dude, have you been watching the Dutton Ranch?

[Paul from Portland]

Yes.

[Paul Scheer]

Let's get into psyched.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

The further adventures of Beth and Rip and Carter and everybody from the Yellowstone.

[Paul Scheer]

I didn't never watch Yellowstone. Never really worked for me. And man, oh man, Dutton ranch is. Is back. I love it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It's so fun. So, yeah, just finished Dutton Ranch. Absolutely obsessed with it. True. The amount that the Taylor and. Wait, have you listened to the Taylor Sheridan Howard Stern interview?

[John Steele]

No.

[Paul Scheer]

I saw clips. I didn't realize it was you.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I cannot recommend it enough. It is absolutely fantastic. It is like three hours long. Every story Taylor Sheridan tells feels like it's a pitch for a new Taylor Sheridan show. Oh, wow. It is so. Every story is so full of high stakes reveals and like, like major dramatic turns and like, like the stories from his childhood feature so much like good story plot points. Like it's hilarious. You gotta, you gotta listen to it.

[Scott Sonny]

Love this.

[Paul Scheer]

Okay, great.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I dun ranch. Boy, what a blast.

[Paul Scheer]

What a blast. And I will say that to, to people out there who like, I hope that we turn John to. To Landman and, and if you, if you are like, I have not connected to this world again. Dutton Ranch and Landman share a DNA that I really enjoy. I think it put Tulsa King under there as well. But Dutton Ranch and Landman are very specific, fun world.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

And don't feel like, oh, but I didn't watch all the seasons of Yellowstone. Doesn't matter. Don't. Don't bother. Just jump right in.

[Paul Scheer]

You'll figure it out. You'll get there. 1, 2, 3.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I was genuinely shocked how much of the show is just about them doing work on the ranch.

[Paul Scheer]

Love it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Just moving these cows to over there, putting that over there. Like just true B roll. Beautiful B roll of rant like the script must be 15 minutes of dialogue. 15 pages of dialogue and the rest is just B roll.

[Paul Scheer]

He's popping out these scripts at a rate that is concerning. Yeah, he's got it. He's got it on lock.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It's great.

[Paul Scheer]

Very. By the way, here's a show that you might be enjoying in your. I know Coming Home that I've fallen in love with Last One Laughing. Have you watched the best?

[Jason Mantzoukas]

The absolute best.

[Paul Scheer]

I mean, I've been watching it for a while. I didn't know we've ever talked about it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It's like, it is so funny. I've only watched the two UK seasons.

[Paul Scheer]

Yes, I've watched the UK seasons as well.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I haven't watched actually. No, I watched some of Australia, but I haven't watched Canada. Yeah. But the uk first season of UK with Richard Aadi and Bob Mortimer both on it was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[Paul Scheer]

I'm laughing so hard and I'm dying for the show to come to the United States. I know that Amazon is like talking about it. Like I have like, I'm just like.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It's crazy that it hasn't.

[Paul Scheer]

No, it's. And by the way, it's so easy. It's shooting.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It's a one hour day. It's a one day show.

[Paul Scheer]

It's not even a 12 hour day. It's like, it's easy.

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Paul Scheer]

No, I'm like, this show is genius. You should do one every quarter.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It's like 100% agree. It is an absolute blast. I love it. It's so funny.

[Phil]

Last one.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Last.

[Paul Scheer]

You can pick your poison, but I think that UK is the way to do it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Like season two. The standoff that occurs between David Mitchell and Sam Campbell is the funniest stuff ever. It's so good. And leads me directly into one of my picks which I'd love to tell you about.

[Paul Scheer]

Yeah, please.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

So Sam Campbell, who is the Australian comedian who is. He's on season two of Last One Laughing. He's a Taskmaster contestant. I can't remember season 15, I think or 16, 15 maybe. Anyway, he is a true, like one of a kind, genius comedian in my opinion. And he has a new show called make that Movie that feel that is, yes, absolutely crazy. And I has a moment that I have. I the other night laughed so hard on the couch that I started to get tunnel vision and think I might pass out due to like oxygen depletion. Cause I was having so much trouble catching my breath. The idea, the Setup of the show is people send in videos that are like, hey, I have an idea for a movie. Why don't you make a movie about this? And then they pitch him a movie that's usually based on their real life. And then Sam Campbell and his team of movie makers make that movie. Now the whole. It sounds like it's almost like a Nathan Fielder kind of setup, but the whole all of it's fake. Nobody's real. Nothing is real. So all of it's fake. And it is some of the funniest fucking shit I've ever seen. So good.

[Paul Scheer]

I've been dying to watch this. And I did not realize it was like a mockumentary, which is now it's

[Jason Mantzoukas]

not quite a mockumentary. It just looks like it's a mockumentary, but everything is fake. Wow. I'm sorry. Sorry. Not everything. It's. How do I explain this?

[Audience/Other Voices]

You know what?

[Paul Scheer]

Maybe you don't, because I should just enjoy it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Kind of a mockumentary.

[Paul Scheer]

It is.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It has all of the filmic languages. You're right. Of a mockumentary. Although it's more like a show. Would you call the rehearsal a mockumentary? Maybe?

[Hannah]

Yeah.

[Paul Scheer]

Well, no, because it's like, hey, yeah, okay, so it's like. So rehearsal should be my guiding light as far as, like, what it's like

[Jason Mantzoukas]

about a group of people who are bringing to life the movies of regular people, but the regular people are also actors.

[Paul Scheer]

Oh, yes.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It just has the language of we're submitting. You know what I mean? Like, right, right, right. Once you watch it, you'll be like, oh, this is so simple. But in, in explaining it, it's so much more different.

[Paul Scheer]

No, and I, I really fell in love with Sam Campbell on that show. So I'm excited to see this.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

The other. Just because it's taskmaster related. The other show that I'll mention that zero stars. And it's a travel show where former taskmaster contestants Sarah Pascoe and Roisin.

[Paul Scheer]

Oh yes, Roisin's last name. Konaty. Right.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, yeah, you're right. You're right. It's a travel show for them where they just, they, they go to places and they only stay in like the least well reviewed hotels. They only go to the least well reviewed social and cultural events. They go, they take one star tours, they go to one star restaurants. It is so funny. And then. But it's just them being so game to participate in whatever nonsense they're presented with. It's hilarious.

[Paul Scheer]

This is so funny because I feel Like I gotta move to London. These are shows that I've tried. Like, like, not this.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh yeah.

[Paul Scheer]

But things like this that people never even look at or bite on. It's like, it's so cheap. It's so easy. Let's go make something fucking. It's like travel, man, is so funny.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Well, it's like, it's like travel. It's also giving. It gave me also like vibes that I loved on Pally and Gabris Show 101 Places to Party before you die. Because the show is so funny and it's a great travel show. But what you're really watching is Sarah and Roisin's friendship be documented. They are so funny together. Their dynamic and chemistry is so funny. That's really what you're participating in. And that's what I feel like we don't do. And that's what I loved about the Gabriel's pally one too.

[Paul Scheer]

And I mean that's also the, the, the formula to a certain degree of like the trip. You know those, those movies, you know, the three of those. So good, man. Oh, I love this. Okay, this, the, these are, these are good things.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Zero stars is an absolute blast. Really very funny.

[Paul Scheer]

I am, I am loving.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I think you'll like these. There's been like, I feel like some. Oh, and the other thing I'll mention just while we're on British comedy and taskmaster related stuff, one of the. I know a show that both of us saw that is now available as a special. Nish Kumar's Nish don't kill my vibe.

[Paul Scheer]

Hilarious.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Available to stream on YouTube. It is an absolutely dynamite comedy special that is so fucking funny and so smart.

[Paul Scheer]

I haven't laughed that hard at a special. And not to say that there have not been great specials, but this, this is up there. This feels to me very much like the way I felt when I saw Chris Fleming's special. In the sense I was like, this is a completely unique voice. You're on this journey and it is a non stop. Like, it is a ride. You're like, it's a sprint.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Yeah, it is. It's an incredible. Not only is it so, so funny, it is so smart and it is so scathing and is so insightful. Nish Kumar, a very funny, very silly man, also was the host of the MASH Report, which was kind of England's version of the Daily Show. So he's also like savagely political and insightful. Like he is one of the like true greats.

[Paul Scheer]

I think doing this, this is not British comedy, but it feels in. In a way, like small, like a British comedy, because I think that's what we're talking about to a certain degree, too. It's like, just really specific small stuff. I finally got to see the Invite in the show.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, I haven't seen it yet.

[Paul Scheer]

Yeah, great. I saw the Invite on a Sunday night in a packed theater, which was awesome. And it reminds me of these movies, I think, that you and I both like. Very Mike Nichols esque. Nora Ephron esque. It's just four people in this San Francisco apartment. Olivia Wilde directed it, and she does an amazing job. Seth Rogen and Penelope Cruz and Ed Norton. Everybody is fantastic. I think go in knowing nothing, as I did. I understood what the premise was like, but I didn't understand what even the premise was underneath the premise, which is even better. I think the less you know, the more it will, like, unravel for you. But, man, I. I was just, you know, it's. It's funny. I was trying to figure out. I was. June and I were talking about the movie on the way home, and I was like, it's such a small movie that demands to be seen on the big screen, which is such a. You know, it's like. It's. You know, it's like. It's not spectacle, but it's like. It's a movie that I think would be hurt by watching it on a small screen. It's like. It's like. And I feel like we haven't seen, like, a drama, like, in that way. Like, it's a drama, it's a comedy. It's. It's everything. It's awkward, but it's like, you forget, like, that those movies are also worthy of it. We get so into this idea of, like, well, you got to see the explosions. You got to see the Odyssey and by the way, all those. Yes, sure.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Well, there's also, like. It's not just like, oh, the. The size of screen, but it's like. To do it with other people.

[Paul Scheer]

Yes.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

You know, the. The part of it, too, is to watch these things that provoke feelings from a group rather than just, I'm having a solitary experience in my house with this. With this piece of media.

[Paul Scheer]

And I may have. I may have said this thing before, but, oh, my gosh, why am I forgetting his name? He directed Sinners and Ryan Coogler. Ryan Coogler had this great thing where he said, you know, when he watches movies at home, when it gets too uncomfortable, he can, like, pause it or he can get up and go to the bathroom. And this movie. I was watching this movie through my fingers at certain points because it is like, you're just like, in this thing. Like, oh, no, no, no, no, no. And it's like. And you forget. That's like the. That's a powerful thing too, just to be like, sit. You gotta watch it. Sit here and watch it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, good.

[Paul Scheer]

It's really fun.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I'm excited for that.

[Paul Scheer]

And conversely, something that was exciting to see. I saw Lost Boys on Broadway in New York.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, how was that?

[Steve]

Awesome.

[Paul Scheer]

Awesome.

[Steve]

Really?

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Yes.

[Paul Scheer]

It won a bunch of Tonys. It was nominated for a bunch of Tonys. David Hornsby from, like, Always Sunny and Rickety Cricket. Yes. He wrote it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, I didn't know that. Well, that's exciting.

[Paul Scheer]

Yeah. And it's great. It does stuff on a Broadway stage that I've never seen done.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, wow.

[Paul Scheer]

In my life. A motorcycle chase on stage.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, wow, that's cool.

[Paul Scheer]

I was like, holy. It was. Yeah. And if you like the Lost Boys, I mean, you know, it was. It was pretty. It was a pretty amazingly fun experience.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, that's cool. Okay. I like that.

[Paul Scheer]

You will. You will dig it. Like, it really took my breath away. Like, it, like, you know, like, in the sense of, like, you're like, oh, I don't know what I'm getting into. And I'm so excited to see it. But I'm excited for Hornsby, too, that he. I remember we were working together on something. He's like, yeah, you know, we're workshopping this Lost Boys thing. I was like, oh, that's crazy. Yeah. And it was like. And this is only like maybe half a year ago when you were talking about this, and then it got to Broadway and became like, it's the musical.

[Audience/Other Voices]

The.

[Paul Scheer]

Was it the. I'm looking right here. It's the most Tony Award winning new musical of the year.

[John Steele]

Okay. So.

[Paul Scheer]

Yeah, very cool. There it is.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I can't recommend enough to you. The recently dropped action movie extravaganza called the Furious.

[Paul Scheer]

Oh, dude. Yes. I've another movie that has been on my list of. Because Patton was holding a little. Like, he had like a little. Come check this out with me in

[Jason Mantzoukas]

a screening room and it was great. I. It just came on On Demand, so. Okay, you can watch it now. I just watched it last night and it is a blast. If you're a fan of, like, the Raid or what was the One?

[Paul Scheer]

And it's more fun, right?

[Jason Mantzoukas]

It's fun. Yeah, it's fun, but it is but it's violent, you know, but the fight choreography is just incredible, you know, it is absolutely stunning. Really incredible stuff. An absolute blast.

[Paul Scheer]

Ooh, I am excited about that. Like, yeah. There's so much stuff that I need to, like, catch up on. I have been. I may have talked to you about this. You know, my kids are very much into sitcoms right now. We're watching a lot of sitcoms, and we really are. We're like, on season eight of the Office, so we've been dugging away on the Office. Yeah. Every time there's a break, it's like, let's watch the Office. And I'll tell you, I'm not tiring of it. I am only tiring of. Is that the only thing that we can watch at night. Every episode I enjoy, but it's. And my kids are getting older, so I. They're out. There's. They're outweighing. Like, I'm falling asleep before them. So there's no. There's no post. There's no. Like, I used to be, like, go to bed, and then I could watch my own thing, but now it's like, I'm watching the Office until I pass out. And then they're rewatching episodes with June and I.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

That is so crazy.

[Paul Scheer]

It really. Yeah. The Office is. And by the way, great, great, great show.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Great show.

[Hannah]

Oh, yeah.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I remember when my nieces were obsessed with Reba. Not a great show.

[Paul Scheer]

Oh, I've been playing on PlayStation, the new James Bond game, which is fun.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, I saw a review of it. Is it good? I.

[Paul Scheer]

You know, look, maybe I'll do that. I'm playing. I'm playing in a very lackadaisical way. Like, I'm not, like, in there to beat a game.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I get it.

[Paul Scheer]

You know, And I'm. And so when I get to sit down with it, I am enjoying my time. There's a. There is a surprising amount of chatting in it.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Like.

[Paul Scheer]

Like, sometimes I'm like, all right, can I just play a level here? I'm like, I'm. I'm. I'm walking to meetings. I'm listening to things. Like, I'm doing a lot of. A lot of that kind of work. But I am. I am in. I am really enjoying it. It's. It's fun. And again, it feels. It feels like James Bond. Like, it has, like, that vibe.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

I like that.

[Paul Scheer]

Yeah. And I think it is well reviewed. I hope it is. I mean.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Yeah, no, the review I read was great, which is what made me curious about it. So yeah, you're playing it. I'm like, oh, maybe I'll do it.

[Paul Scheer]

I think it's. It's fun and easy and they do. I mean, the same way that I felt about the Indiana Jones game. I like it. I'm like, oh, I'm just sitting there.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Oh, I didn't play that. Was that fun?

[Paul Scheer]

That's fun. It's just. It's like, again, for what I am doing there, you know, understanding that my kids are playing Fortnite at all times, you know, I'm like, I'm. But if I can sneak it in, I'm like, ah, I get to play Indiana Jones for a little bit. Like, it makes me. And Indiana Jones is like, fun. Like in the. In exactly the way I want it to be. Like, I'm going around, I'm taking pictures, I'm using my whip, I'm swinging from things.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

Perfect.

[Paul Scheer]

I like it. All right, well, Jason, always a pleasure. We'll see you next time.

[Jason Mantzoukas]

See you next time.

[Paul Scheer]

Thank you, Jason, for popping in. And for all of you who want to watch something that we recommend but can't remember the name of it, guess what? We always put a list of our recommendations in the show notes of every single Last Looks episode. In fact, you can find links to just about anything in the episode notes, our voicemail page, where to submit your theme songs, and the Discord the Merch tour dates and more. So when in doubt, look at the episode notes. Someone's spending a lot of time doing it. So look. Okay, now it is time for what you've all been waiting for. What movie will we be covering in next week's episode? Next week we'll be going from ice cream in a big bowl to screams up a big pole. Wait, Confused. Don't be. We'll be continuing our extreme summer LINEUP with the 2022 survival thriller Fall, starring. I don't know this person. Grace Carol Curry, Virginia Gardner and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. There's somebody. Here's IMDb's breakdown of the plot. When a high rise climb goes wrong, best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves stuck on the top of a 2,000 foot tower. TV tower, I should say. Oh, it's like that Netflix guy who climbed up there, you know, Remember the free solo dude? Anyway, Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 79% fresh. Not bad. And critic Chrissy Pochko from Mashable says, this is not a good movie, but it is a movie that made me cry out, oh, good God. And that is. That is something. And by the way, Christy, that is a perfect Recommendation for how did this get made? Let's take a listen to the trailer.

[Hannah]

Okay, I'm gonna jump onto the bag hunter. I have something that's planned and I

[Paul Scheer]

need a partner in crime.

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[Paul Scheer]

Hey, trust me.

[Voice Actor/Advertiser]

What was that?

[Hannah]

If you're scared of dying, don't be afraid to live.

[Paul Scheer]

Fall is available to stream on Netflix and YouTube TV. Not bad. All right, so that is it for Last Looks. And if you listen to us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, please rate and review us. It is important because when you do that and you have following turned on, turn on that following. That's right. Automatic downloads turned on. We don't drop that many episodes. It's going to not overwhelm anything. It helps the show and we appreciate it. Keep on telling people about the show and visit us on social media at hdtgm. And a big thank you to our producer, Scott Sonny and Molly Reynolds, our engineer Casey Holford, our social media manager, Zoe Applebaum. And of course, we will forever be grateful to the one and only Avril Halle. We will see you next week when we figure out how to get down from this 2,000 foot tall TV tower in the movie Fall. Bye for now.

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