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Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

By: Jon Drake and Ian Dukes
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It's not a podcast about bad movies. It's a podcast about movies that did badly. Join comedians Jon Drake (@drakegatsby) and Ian Dukes (@ianpauldukes) as they dig up the bombs that shook Hollywood. Every episode reviews a movie that lost money at the box office and tries to figure out what went wrong.

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  • Episode 154 - Dark Phoenix
    Jul 16 2025

    The movie that bombed so hard it killed a multi-billion dollar franchise. This is DARK PHOENIX

    DARK PHOENIX
    RELEASED: June 7, 2019
    DIRECTED BY: Simon Kinsberg
    STARRING: Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender
    BUDGET: $200M
    BOX OFFICE: $252.4M
    ESTIMATED LOSS: $130M

    NEXT EPISODE: To infinity, and b-bomb! It's LIGHTYEAR.

    0:00 Intro
    3:25 Show & tell
    8:34 This week's movie

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 153 - Bubba Ho-Tep
    Jul 2 2025

    Are you an Elvis fan? What about JFK? Cuz this movie kinda has those guys in it. It’s 2002’s cult classic BUBBA HO-TEP

    BUBBA HO-TEP
    RELEASED: June 9, 2002
    DIRECTED BY: Don Coscarelli
    STARRING: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Bob Ivy
    BUDGET: $1M
    BOX OFFICE: $1.2M
    ESTIMATED LOSS: Total

    Next episode: Let's get this over with. It's X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX.

    0:00 Intro
    2:32 Show & tell
    7:27 This week's movie

    SHOW NOTES:

    Jack of All Trades intro (Old Bruce Campbell pirate show Ian was talking about)

    https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kckp1

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    52 mins
  • Episode 152 - Miller's Crossing
    Jun 11 2025

    Hold onto your (high) hat, cuz we’re going to MILLER’S CROSSING!

    MILLER’S CROSSING
    RELEASED: September 22, 1990
    DIRECTED BY: The Coen Brothers
    STARRING: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Albert Finney, Jon Polito
    BUDGET: $10M - $14M
    BOX OFFICE: $5M
    ESTIMATED LOSS: total

    NEXT EPISODE: Put on your blue suede shoes, cuz it’s time for BUBBA HO-TEP

    0:00 Intro
    3:12 Show & tell
    9:14 This week's movie

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    1 hr and 3 mins

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