Gladiator (1992)
aahhhh smell the air....It can only mean one thing....Sportstember is upon us. Starting off with a classic tale of high schoolers with male pattern baldness who fight in an underground boxing league.
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Hell yeah
Rodgers asked for it: Here's a conversation between Pappy Jack and Colonel Neville https://youtu.be/5QuEfZVzUyE
Great comparison by Stanger to Marty McFly ragdolling away from his guitar amp
Can we get Near Dark for Octooky? It’s gonna be on Criterion next month in their horror shits
We put the schedule together before then start of the year. It goes pretty much unchanged after that, so the request about programming fall on deaf ears because everything is in the books.
I started to work on combining the Pappy Jack/Neville phone call and scrubbed through Omega man 3 times and he never says "who is this?" on the phone! Love when an impression replaces the reality.
In retrospect the casting of James Marshall had to have a lot do with the fact that he looks like Ivan Drago? You put that big head square jaw flat top on a poster for a boxing movie you’re hoping people react to it..not defending it but can see a studio thinking that way, wonder if that was a subconscious thing as a kid that lead me to watch it
When does this movie take place? 50s or 90s
Yes
Can we get Stanger’s Mt. Guiltysexmore?
Stanger describing what it felt like to sleep with a woman where you know it won't workout/last was giving me Rambo vibes where he described what being "expendable" meant.
Gladiator was tons of fun! Style, heart, and Cuba 🥊 Bless Sportspemberr 🙌
Super episode, ActionBoyz. I'm flush with cash, but don't want a shirt, any way we can get a copy of Gabrus' ABZ hat on the marketplace? I have the shirt and bumper sticker, I need the hat.
A hat would complete my lawn mowing uniform of ABZ tank top and paint splattered shorts. Gotta protect my chrome dome.
Can you guys release the Rocky IV episode of Scott Hasn’t Seen on this feed? I want to hear the previously-teased awkwardness of Rodgers going at it with “Sprig” and I’m not allowed to spend more than $8 a month on podcasts.
it's pretty overstated, actually. it's a fun and light episode.
Oh man too perfect when Gabrus cousin is named Tommy.
Hard Times 2: Time Harder
The talk about the soundtrack made me think of Vision Quest, with some good rock on it. Gladiator would have been improved with a hip-hop soundtrack, for sure.
Appreciated Stanger's deep thoughts on promiscuity. Imagining she's doing better than you is a good way to alleviate any guilt. Pretty safe assumption in my case, I'm a Shadow Wolf after all.
I thought they were talking about Russel Crowe . I was like I thought he looked pretty good. Wtf are they talking about lol
I can’t believe the episode opens with a quote from CowboyTV
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Dude its wild they glossed over the racial component of this time. Bridgeport is infamous for being blue collar Irish-American and (especially at that time) racist. Definitely not a place you wanted to hang out after dark if you were from a neighboring PoC neighborhood. Nowadays its chiller and a little gentrified particularly over by Maria's on Morgan ave. Would have been fascinating to see some real early 90s southside Chicago.
Also! Bridgeport IS undeniably on the fuckin southside! Jees louise did these guys have a map?
You can't just tease us with D.A.R.Y.L.
D.A.R.
A love letter to Bridgeport
Ohhh, Gladiator...
I loved this movie as a kid and I think about the top of the head is the hardest part of the body all the damn time. I mean nearly every time I watch boxing or any type of fighting I think about it. Can't wait to listen to this episode.
Am I only one watched the Russel Crowe, Ridley Scott, Best-Picture Gladiator?
I almost did until I saw the video post on Twitter and was like oh lol.
Can the person in the Richard Kimble outfit please do an AMA or call in or something.\
Spo-or-or-orts
Damn, ActionBoyz has warped my mind into thinking that a 2 hour and 9 minute podcast is extremely short.
Same…I feel ya. I need like 4-5hrs of action boyz. That sweet sweet Rodgers voice ASMR. So soothing.