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The Gen X Files
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For all things Gen X, check out The Gen X Files! With your hosts, Jim and Adam, The Gen X Files covers a single topic every week that resonates with Generation X. Covering movies, tv, technology, and social issues that resonate with today, it's the most Gen X hour of the week.
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The Gen X Files 279 - The Wizard
1w ago01:37:25Tap to summarizeYou know, after The Garbage Pail Kids Movie and Mac and Me, we really thought that The Wizard was going to be the best of the month and boy, oh boy, were we wrong. A 90 minute commercial for Nintendo that can't even do that right, The Wizard is directed by Todd Holland and stars Fred Savage, Jenny Lewis, Beau Bridges, and Christian Slater.
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The Gen X Files 278 - Mac and Me
2w ago01:12:40Tap to summarizeWe didn't think something could be worse than The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, but boy howdy were we wrong. No complaints about the cast; they did what they could with a script (?), lazy direction, and a producer that wanted everything yesterday. Throw in the constant McDonald's sponsorship and aliens with butthole mouths that treat Coca-Cola like the elixir of life, and you've got the long-running joke from Paul Rudd that is Mac and Me. Starring Christine Ebersole, Jade Calegory, Jonathan Ward, Tina Caspary, and Lauren Stanley.
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The Gen X Files 277 - The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
3w ago01:22:49Tap to summarizeWelcome to June Doom V! This June, we're covering some of the worst disasters of the '80s! First up, it's The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, the awful adaptation of a trading card series that not only doesn't make sense, it's one of the most unsettling movies ever made. Starring Mackenzie Astin, Anthony Newley, and Katie Barberi, with Phil Phondacaro, Jim Cummings, and Debbie Lee Carrington.
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The Gen X Files 276 - For the Stepdads: Not So Terrible 2s
4w ago01:35:06Tap to summarizeJoin your ol' Stepdads as we discuss great sequels, movies, TV shows, and video games. Enjoy this, because next month is going to get weird.
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The Gen X Files 275 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
May 2202:16:21Tap to summarizeTo close out our Not-So-Terrible-2s month, we're covering what could be a perfect sequel: Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Written and Directed by James Cameron, he brings what he learned on Aliens and blew it up, even bigger. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, Earl Boen, and Joe Morton.
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The Gen X Files 274 - Aliens
May 1501:59:02Tap to summarizeIs Aliens the greatest sequel ever made? Is it the greatest action movie ever made? Give a listen to us gab about Aliens and the insane production stories about James Cameron and his British crew. You thought it was just a 'line through the added s to Alien to make a dollar sign'? Think again. There is so much more to this story. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, and Bill Paxton.
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The Gen X Files 273 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
May 802:03:58Tap to summarizeFor our second Not-So-Terrible-2, we have the best turnaround for a sequel that Hollywood has ever seen: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. After the boring failure that was Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Paramount pulled in someone who had never seen Star Trek to direct the film, Nicholas Meyer. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Kirstie Alley, and an incredible performance from Ricardo Montalbán.
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The Gen X Files 272 - The Road Warrior
May 101:20:05Tap to summarizeIt's time for another Not-So-Terrible-2s! First up is The Road Warrior, as called in America, but known to everyone else in the world as Mad Max 2. It's a roller coaster thrill ride that proves George Miller to be one of the greatest action movie directors to ever live. Starring Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, and Emil Minty (and an awesome Dog).
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The Gen X Files 271 - For the Stepdads: Gen-Xtreme
Apr 2401:04:48Tap to summarizeJoin your ol' Stepdads as we discuss how Xtreme we are, the movies we've been watching, the TV shows we recommend, and how awesome some new games are!
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The Gen X Files 270 - Gleaming the Cube
Apr 1701:34:38Tap to summarizeFor our third entry into our Gen-Xtreme month, we're Gleaming the Cube! Join Christian Slater, Max Perlich, Tony Hawk, and Tommy Guerrero as they tear up Orange County while trying to solve a murder. It's '80s skating at its absolute best! Written by Michael Tolkin, who would later get nominated for an Oscar for writing The Player, and directed by Graeme Clifford, who edited The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
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