The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Talk about an acting masterclass! Two psychos - unrestricted and unhinged doing great work? Maybe not great but they are definitely doing something. What the hell are they doing? Kicking the shit out of apartments and screaming "they took my thumb!!" It's THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE this week time to borrow $200 from a shylock so you can go see Sinatra at the garden and sit two seats away from Tony Bennett.
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I love sauna etiquette talk. Incredibly educational and funny all at once. Evergreen.
Hell yeah
26:24 Roberts has added another 7 credits to his name since this podcast was recorded :O
AMC popcorn. Get the refill with a box upfront. Don’t have to leave the movie.
RIP Beansie. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/31/movies/paul-herman-dead.html
The Manpon bit was debasing, foul, and low. Loved it!
re: wishing Bill Paxton was still around to save Marvel He actually made it into Marvel! Bill Paxton had a major recurring role in the first season of Agents of SHIELD and he was great. His son James Paxton was in the final season, playing the same character in a few time-travel episodes. I thought that was very sweet. Powers Boothe also had a pretty big role in the show shortly before he passed away.
I actually do favor 3 musketeers. Got my abz timing here
I really appreciated the watch talk from Stanger at the end, especially the specific that Tissot is more obtainable than Rolex. I'm starting to think I might be the Stanger of my friend group.
I have listened to this episode 3 times now! Stanger is just so damn good…I can’t get enough! Kisses for Stanger yall 💋
I waited tables for years. At a nice place you can make so much money. But it's soul crushing. Youre degraded from the moment you walk in until you leave for the night.
Yo, respect. I did a few tours in kitchens of various stripes. Brutal.
I did some work with a bar account that landed a big sponsorship deal with Fanduel to be like an official sports betting bar. I was expecting it to look like an Otb in there all March long but a lot of the customers sitting there drinking and placing bets were between 21-25. I had no idea Gen Zers were so into gambling but they are, apparently. My hypothesis is its an extension of the grindy/sidegig culture? Trying to secure the bag by parlaying the Scottish Premierleague? Anyways, if Hearts of Midlothian don't win this weekend I lose my house. Good episode!
When the pandemic first started there were articles about how a lot of young people who were doing sports betting had no sports to bet on so they started day trading on the stock market to chase that dragon. It's not particularly surprising when you think about how much money all those betting apps spend and promote. I know I'd have been betting non-stop if they were available during college. I'm in the age range where when poker really blew up in the early 2000's every guy I knew was having poker nights and playing online poker. A friend of mine lost thousands to online poker in college. It was insane.
I think everyone in acting school does a scene from this play/movie.
I always assumed this was some kind of Last Exit To Brooklyn/Requiem For A Dream junkies/pros/hustlers type of story. 😧
Just want to share that a few years ago I got my husband an Eric Roberts Cameo for his birthday (it was indeed cheaper back then) because we are big fans of his and particularly Best of the Best and he opened the video by saying "Hello Maria [my name] and husband of Maria!" Despite the fact that I listed my husband's name in the message and it was a video for *his* birthday. We treasure that video.
Sauna's that are UL Certified are capped at 194F so I think Stanger is hacking his sauna to get over 200.
Pretty Meh movie overall. Underacted by Rourke and overacted by Roberts with a super confusing tone. It’s a crime to call this blah tale a “crime” or “gangster” movie. HOWEVER New York in the 80s is one of my favorite aesthetics. Downtown/ little italy/ soho look amazing. Barney is great in the movie. And it’s good to see Burt Young looking old as fuck even when he was in his early 30s
Shout out to Burt Young in Blood Beach for not getting eaten by a beach.
Rourke was good in Sin City.
All the talk of people not having long curly hair helped remind how far behind the Midwest is in fashion. I have long curly hair cuz my wife loves it and I know tons of dudes with long curly hair. I'm trying to get a nice Kurt Russell but need to loose a solid 80 pounds
It's almost like the city itself is a character in the movie.
If you're gonna make an Alpha Flight flick with the Gates boys, you better throw Rick Moranis in there too.. or Canadians will never buy it.
Someone please explain Paulie’s scam at the restaurant. 6 entrees on the pad but 12 on the bill? He’s in cahoots with the diners but how?
Diners order/pay for 12 meals, Paulie records 6 for the restaurant, and pockets the remainder. Chef is in on it (making the full 12 meals), diners are not in on it.
Maybe it's because I'm not a New Yorker, but I think Rourke and Roberts are perfectly cast and I wouldn't want to see anyone else in those parts.
Mickey Rourke's face is a god damned American tragedy.
I just saw a pic on twitter and he looks truly insane.
re: Eric Roberts saying yes to everything. He was on Gilbert's podcast a year or so ago with his wife, only thing he was there to plug was their friends new product.. a penis pump
The what's the deal with airplane shits episode
Stanger’s experience with Nightmare Alley has been my last week with Cocktail. I watched the movie, read the book, sought out interviews with the 78 year old author, and am quoting Last Barman Poet nonstop. And my wife is like, “this is a bad movie, right?” It’s rough to program a super specific media diet for yourself and then have no one to talk to about it lol.
jesus rodgers i bought a 70$ pair of waterproof earphones and wear them in the sauna. I ignore everyone blissfully. Do yourself a favour and listen to calm music instead of idiots in the sauna
I’m looking forward to the Sauna rumble, personally.
Elevatah
Action free, just how I like em.
All of this face slap talk! The Action Boyz remain as prescient as ever.
“Hay coach, coach, dat psycho with da perm looks like Wahltur!”
Ive never even heard of thith moovee
Oh hell yeah! it’s Monday!
As inspired by the recent Next Of Kin episode (hereafter referred to as The CTE and Seagal Mix-Up Episode), here's a shirt idea we can all get behind: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/28928895-steven-and-seagal?store_id=893185
Hell yeah