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Last Looks: My Boyfriend's Back

Fri Nov 21 2025

Emergency Geek Sqwad episode! That's right, Jason & Paul welcome our Gen-Z intern Quinn to tackle the Geek Sqwad representation on the cover of Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue. But first, Paul answers all your Corrections & Omissions on My Boyfriend's Back and shares a bonus deleted scene from the episode. And as always, at the end of the show we announce next week's movie!

Summary

How Did This Get Made? – Last Looks: My Boyfriend's Back

Podcast Hosts: Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
Release Date: November 21, 2025

Episode Overview

This “Last Looks” installment of HDTGM is a lively, multi-layered discussion blending listener feedback, movie corrections/omissions, nostalgia, and spirited debate over Vanity Fair’s “Geek Squad” covers. The primary focus is a postmortem on “My Boyfriend's Back” (including missed facts and listener trauma), followed by an extended roundtable with June, Paul, Jason, and their young intern Quinn examining Hollywood’s current crop of “leading men.” The entire episode is infused with HDTGM’s irreverent and self-referential humor.

Corrections and Omissions: My Boyfriend’s Back

(Begins at 03:45)

IMDb Age Correction
- Dell Preston pointed out that actor Andrew Lowry's age was actually 29, not 23, clarifying an IMDb mix-up.
- Paul: “Dell, you took matters into your own hand... good example of our community working together.” (05:13)
Accordions & Spanish Books!
- Corgi Herder noticed a random Spanish music lesson book in the sheriff’s hand—never referenced or explained.
- Paul: “I think this movie could have used the sheriff speaking in Spanish and playing an accordion. That would have brought it over the edge.” (06:41)
Original Title & Disney Interference
- Dr. Guts mentions the film was originally called “Johnny Zombie” before Disney forced major plot changes, including axing a whole zombie cemetery world.
  - Dean Laurie, original screenwriter: “...Disney asked, ‘We love the script! Get rid of the zombies.’ Half the movie gets thrown out.” (07:23)
Zombie Lore: Flesh vs. Brains
- Caller Mike (New Jersey): “Romero’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ were flesh eaters, not brain eaters.” (09:58)
- Paul: “Let them eat flesh! That’s what Marie Antoinette said, right?” (10:34)
Listener Trauma
- Mary Kate shared that “My Boyfriend’s Back” gave her recurring zombie nightmares as a child.
- Paul: “Of course, that is what this show is supposed to do. Unlock childhood trauma.” (11:48)
Buffy Connection
- Mike (Orlando): “Lead actor was in ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ (movie), playing a douchey friend of Buffy’s boyfriend.”
- Paul: “...That’s not the Buffy I’m talking about, but appreciate the info!” (12:44)
Dodi Fayed/Tracy Lind Timeline Correction
- M no Land clarifies Tracy Lind’s relationship with Dodi Fayed predates infamous events covered in “The Crown.”
Teen Wolf’s “Pause for Nudity” Urban Legend
- Dell Preston finds an extra in “Teen Wolf” with unzipped pants; the underwear is visible.
- Paul: “Anytime to see underwear as a child is a good time.” (15:50)
Theory: Orlando’s Nudity Remote
- Radek proposes: Brian Orlando’s dad was caught watching porn, invented the “special remote” excuse.
- Paul (and June): “Radek, you are this week’s corrections and omissions winner!” (16:37)

Bonus Deleted Scene: 90s Nostalgia & Laserdiscs

(Starts at 18:06)

June recalls how “My Boyfriend’s Back” doesn’t feel like a 90s movie.
Paul reminisces about owning the movie on LaserDisc, prompting June’s lament he didn’t keep his collection.
- June: “The first time I went to Paul’s apartment... a cabinet full of Laserdiscs.”
- Paul: “I’m still upset I don’t have those anymore.” (18:54)
Group banter about automatic Laserdisc players and Gen X nostalgia.

Vanity Fair “Geek Squad” Emergency Roundtable

(22:27 — 47:33)

Background

Vanity Fair’s “Hollywood Issue” featured three covers highlighting Hollywood’s “Geek Squad”—a new generation of leading men. The hosts and intern Quinn dissect who made the cut, who didn’t, and what defines “Geek Squad” compared to the iconic Brat Pack/Frat Pack eras.

Major Topics and Insights

Age and Language

June: “These are the boys. These are not our men. These are our boys.” (23:53)
Many “boys” are in their 30s and 40s (Jeremy Allen White: 34, A$AP Rocky: 37, Glenn Powell: 37, Riz Ahmed: 42, Andrew Garfield: 42).

Who Deserves to Be on the Covers?

Some actors deemed “too old,” “not boys,” or too established (Michael B. Jordan, Andrew Garfield, Riz Ahmed).
- June: “Get Garfield out of there. I don’t want any old Spider-Man in my Geek Squad.” (25:37)
Jason Mantzoukas (implied): Preference for newer, on-the-rise actors rather than multi-decade veterans.

The Internal “Geek Squad” List Debate

Debating Jeremy Allen White, Austin Butler, Jacob Elordi, Nicholas Hoult, Timothée Chalamet, Barry Keoghan, etc.
- June: “Jeremy Allen White ... at the very least pledging Geek Squad.” (28:54)
- Paul: “Jacob Elordi’s not on the Vanity Fair covers—a big movie, why?” (29:05)
- June: “Maybe he’s too tall for everybody... all these guys are under five-six.” (29:14)
Role of publicists in advising against being on “boys club” covers for image reasons.

The Evolution of Young Hollywood Archetypes

Discussion on actors like Timothée Chalamet and Adam Sandler promoting films by playing two-on-two basketball for fans.
Comparison to the Brat Pack (“They didn’t take it that seriously”) and Frat Pack.
- Paul: “These people seem too intense... like Timothy Chalamet is learning ping pong for five years, Austin Butler changed his vocal register for life.” (40:03)

Inclusion & Diversity (or Lack Thereof)

No women or nonbinary actors featured on the covers.
- Paul (to Quinn): “It’s so weird that it’s just men! ... I think it would be a much more interesting list to mix it up—the Boys and Girls Club of America, and the club is Hollywood.” (44:19)
Quinn (Intern, 21): Modern “Geek Squad” is “predominantly female—there are more cool women than boys.” (44:28)

Generational Perspective: Quinn’s Take

Quinn: “It’s actors who would be seen at parties together not promoting something. People who would genuinely hang out as boys.” (37:26)
Critiques of label “boys”—too juvenile.
Skeptical of heavyweight names (Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler): “He needs one more meaty role before he’s a ‘boy.’” (36:44)
Added Joe Alwyn and others to her version of the list. Rachel Sennott, Barry Keoghan, I.O., and Rachel Zegler get shout-outs.

Stranger Things Omission

No ST cast on covers. Reasons: cast hasn’t translated into “leading man/woman” status outside Millie Bobby Brown.
- Paul: “Are we done with that culturally?” (46:20)

Memorable and Notable Quotes

Paul (sarcastic on “Geek Squad” definition): “Let them eat flesh! That’s what Marie Antoinette said, right?” (10:34)
June (on gender parity): “I think that’s embarrassing for Vanity Fair. Is this an attempt to speak to the male loneliness epidemic?” (26:18)
Quinn (on “boys” vs. men on the cover): “I don’t like that they’re called boys... some of these actors are a little too sophisticated for Geek Squad.” (36:07)
June (on Quinn’s essential role): “A representative of that generation. Thank you!” (43:11)

What’s Next?

Movie Reveal Segment — “The Christmas Tree”
(49:00)

Next episode: Animated “The Christmas Tree” (1991, 43 min); described by a reviewer as “the Room, but Christmas.”
Streaming free on Tubi or Amazon Prime.
Hosts tease this as a new low—in a good (bad) way—for Christmas movies.

Noteworthy and Funny Moments

Multiple running gags about the “importance” of unlocking listener trauma.
Laserdisc nostalgia prompts June’s ongoing disappointment that Paul got rid of his collection.
June reading “Lucas Gage” as “Lady Gaga” and nearly accepting her on the Geek Squad.
Quinn, the 21-year-old intern, being treated as an oracle of contemporary “cool.”

Timestamps for Important Segments

03:45 – Start of Corrections and Omissions
09:58 – Zombie “Flesh vs. Brains” Clarification (Caller Mike)
11:08 / 11:48 – Listener Mary Kate’s Zombie Trauma Story
16:21 – Radek’s Orlando’s Electronics Theory
18:06 – Bonus Scene: Laserdisc/Nostalgia Chat
22:27 – Discussion of Vanity Fair’s Geek Squad Covers with Jason and June
35:17 – Quinn, the 21-year-old intern, joins the debate
44:19 – Paul calls for a gender-inclusive Hollywood youth list
49:00 – Upcoming Movie Announcement: “The Christmas Tree”

Episode Conclusion

The episode wraps with plugs for Jason’s show (“A Man on the Inside,” Season 2 on Netflix), Paul’s book, and a spirited promo for their annual holiday livestream event. The energy remains high as they promise further “Geek Squad” discourse and more so-bad-they’re-good cinematic discoveries.

If you missed the episode:
Expect hilarious listener corrections, deep dives into the odd history behind “My Boyfriend's Back,” affectionate Gen X nostalgia, and a surprisingly serious (and generationally mindful) conversation about how we define the new vanguard of Hollywood stars. The Geek Squad debate, powered by both hosts and intern Quinn’s insights, is a highlight—sometimes catty, always insightful, and peppered with meta-commentary on our cultural fascination with fame, youth, and image curation.

Quotable Summation:
“Maybe what Geek Squad really means is which actors actually seem like they’d hang out together... and yeah, some of these guys are just men!” – Paul (Throughout the Vanity Fair discussion)

Next week:
Tune in for holiday weirdness with “The Christmas Tree”—it’s the Room, for Christmas!

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Transcript

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My childhood trauma gets even more traumatic. The Truth About Zombies and Jason and I talk about the Coen Brothers for three and a half hours. Yes, you'll hear all about this and more on today's how did this Get Made? Last Looks Hit the theme. Hello all my fellow Paw Ticklers. It's me, your host, Paul Scheer. And welcome to how did this Get Made? Last Looks, where you, the listener, get to voice your issue on movies like My Boyfriend's Back, a film that Discord user Dr. Guts thinks should have had the tagline My Boyfriend's Back. It's the Necrophilia. Good movie of the year. All right. Pretty Good. Thank you Dr. Guts for that alt movie tagline and a big shout out to Bears and Love for that opening theme song. You know, the Last Looks episode depends on you, your calls, your comments, your songs, your alt movie taglines. Well, how do you submit? Well, it's easy. Just go on the Discord at Discord GG hdtgm and you can submit your own alt movie tagline. But if you are more of a song person, well just go to hdtgm.com, click the submit a song button and you can live the same kind of glory that bears in love got today when I thanked them for that opening theme song. Now I gotta tell you, we released our first ever video clip of how did this get made? This is not gonna be a normal thing. We just wanted to play with it for one time. We may do it again. But I have to say the reaction to it was amazing. We got over a million views in just two days on Instagram. And I want to say this, if you like seeing us live and in person, well guess what? This holiday season you can see Jason, June, myself and Jessica St. Clair all in the same room as we do our annual how did this Get Made Holiday special. That's right, December 10th, 6pm Pacific Time. We're all going to be in the dark web studio broadcasting together. It is going to be live on Veeps, but your ticket will allow you to watch it anytime. So we are live worldwide with a holiday movie yet to be announced. People, get on it. Get on it and watch it. We will love to bring you into the live chat and more because we're stepping up our game. But don't worry about that. That's in the future. Right now we are going to get into what's on your mind. We're going to dig into the corrections and omissions of my boyfriend's back and we'll even share an exclusive deleted scene from our episode. And later in the episode, Jason stops by because we have an emergency to talk about. That's right, Vanity Fair has released three covers labeling the boys of Hollywood, which seemed very similar to the Geek Squad. We have opinions and we're going to bring on our 21 year old intern to help break it all down. So that's in just a little bit. And boy, we got a lot to say about this. Anyway, last as always, I will reveal the movie for next week's episode. And let me tell you, we got so much good stuff coming up here. We're bringing you into December with a lot of Christmas. So enjoy your Thanksgiving and then go full on Christmas with how did this get made? You could catch June in weapons. Right now streaming on hbo Max, Jason is on the second season of the man on the Inside. And guess what? Dark Web every Monday completely free on YouTube. We are lost in the woods and we are introducing our very first special guest. You don't want to miss that, so check all of that out. Our last episode was just for YouTube kids. We're doing weird stuff and it started off one way and we're growing, we're changing. We also got merch. Anyway, don't worry about that, because right now I want to worry about you. Let's get into it. Let's talk about my boyfriend's back. We had questions. We might have even missed a few things. Here is your chance to set us straight. Fact check us, if you will. It is now time for corrections and omissions. It is time for correction and omissions. It is time for correction and omissions. It is time for correction and omissions. It is time for correction and omissions. Thank you, Mike Thomas, for that theme song that Ruled. I love that. Let's go to the discord. Dell Preston writes, Paul said that Andrew Lowry was 23 when this came out, as does the IMDb's movie page. But the birth date listed on Andrew's own IMDb page would have made him 29. This makes so much more sense. I was so annoyed with this piece of misinformation that I submitted an edit to IMDb to correct it and it was accepted. All right, there we go. There we go. Now, I don't understand how the movie's IMDb page is different than his own IMDb page. But. But, Dell, you took matters into your own hand. You didn't just complain. You brought it to the manager and the manager fixed it. This is a good example of our community working together to make things better. All right, Corgi Herder writes, when the sheriff comes in to check on his daughter Missy, he's holding a musical lesson book for accordion, guitar, piano, and organization. And it's in Spanish. We never see him play music and they never speak Spanish. Now, I checked this out. Yes, that is true. I mean, we know he didn't speak Spanish, but yes, there is a book for accordion, guitar, piano, and organ. And let me tell you, I think this movie could have used the sheriff speaking in Spanish and playing in accordion. I think it would have been really, truly the thing that brought this movie just over the edge. Now, Dr. Guts isn't just about alt movie taglines. He's also coming to us with information. And Dr. Guts writes this. Part of the reason why the title probably doesn't make much sense is that it was originally called Johnny Zombie and the studio changed it. Okay, now we're getting to something. Why well, in an interview with writer Dean Laurie, he explained that Disney asked to change the title and the film's original premise. Laurie said, look, the. The title was much better, and my original script was much better. I thought, you know, it's funny because without going into the plot, there was a whole world of zombies that lived in the cemetery. This kid Johnny is the only one that left the cemetery to go to the prom. But the rule was, as soon as you left the cemetery, you begin to decay like a regular zombie. I think, by the way, this is Paul talking. That's also part of the premise of Dead Heat. Anyway, we'll get into it. So I go to Disney for my very first meeting to get notes on the script. They say, hey, we love the script. It's so funny. The first thing we want to do is get rid of the zombies. I said, well, it's called Johnny Zombie. It's about these zombies. And they go, yeah, we just want the one zombie. So right then literally half the movie gets thrown out. Oh, my gosh, I feel bad for Dean Laurie. It's hard. It is hard to be a screenwriter in this town. I mean, now, especially because a lot of people not working at all. But back then, hard, too. All right, let's go to the phones. Mike from New Jersey, what do you got?

Paul Scheer (12:44)

Well, Mike, let's check it out. Yep. He is also talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the Christy Swanson version, which you know, as true Buffy fans are known to. I mean, look, do we accept it? Yeah, we do. But that's not the one I'm talking about most of the time. I'm not talking about that one. It's actually better than you think. Paul Rubens is very good in that movie. Kristy Swanson too, I guess. Yeah, I mean, I. I haven't watched it enough to have an opinion on. On it, but that's not the Buffy. But I do appreciate this information. Thank you, Mike from Orlando. Let's go back to the discord. M no Land. M no Land. Okay, M no Land writes, Tracy Lind accused Dodi Fayed of abuse in 1997, but dated her much earlier in the late 80s, early 90s, possibly even when My Boyfriend's Back was filming. In 1997, Fayed was engaged to model and aspiring actress Kelly Fisher and basically jolted her on with his father's encouragement for Princess Diana as portrayed in the Crown. In fact, Kelly Fisher held a press conference in the middle of 97 with her lawyer, Gloria Allred, where she announced that she was suing Fayed, but dropped the suit two weeks later after Dodie and Diana died. If Tracy Lynn's accusations about Dodie's abuse during their relationship happened two weeks before he died. It would make sense that they possibly were related to Fisher's lawsuit. But Lind had not been dating him for a few years at that time. You are 100% right, Mnoland. I just kind of took some of those facts out because it just got to be a lot of names and things we didn't know. So, yes and no. You are right. I knew it. You're correcting me. You're right, too. I knew it. I just kind of held it back. But there we go. The wild and weird world of Dodi Fayed. Wow. I also like that his dad encouraged him. You know, dump. Dump that zero and get with that hero. Del Preston writes. Oh. Back with another revelation. Dell, here we go. The secret pause for nudity moment in Teen Wolf might exist after all. Wait a second, Dell, what are you talking about? Okay, right at the end, after they won the basketball game against the bullies team. Oh, I know about this. And that is a spoiler. The camera pans out to show the whole stadium and people cheering from the bleachers. But there's one woman in the crowd wearing a red sweater and blue jeans, and her fly is undone all the way. She tries to zip it up and then cover it with a jacket, but she is also still trying to cheer with her arms in the air. So you do see blurry underwear. Okay, I thought somebody's penis was out in that movie. Maybe I'm wrong. But you know what? Our friends, our good friends over at the confused breakfast, they actually pulled this moment. And you can watch it. And apparently the extra said that her pants are so tight that she unzipped them. So there you go. She's reacting as if she didn't know she was gonna have to get up. Even though it's a scripted film, it's like the team was gonna win anyway. I'm not gonna get too caught up in that extra story. But you know what? Anytime. To see underwear as a child is a good time. Radek writes. Not a correction or omission, but I have a big theory. On Brian Orlando's nudity remote, he totally walked in on his dad watching a porn, right? And as the dad tried to think fast of being caught, he was like, oh, yeah, there's actually normal tv, but the special remote I had in my hand and makes these women naked, and I must have activated it by mistake. Whoa. Radic, Radic, what did you do? You just broke my whole brain open. That's a crazy. That's A crazy wow.

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