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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 157 - Keanu
    Sep 3 2025

    Episode 157 - Keanu

    Is this the cutest cat ever put on film? We debate this and other important questions as we discuss the 2016 Key and Peele movie KEANU

    KEANU
    RELEASED: April 29, 2016
    DIRECTED BY: Peter Atencio
    STARRING: Jordan Peele, Keegan Michael Key, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man, Nia Long, Will Forte
    BUDGET: $15M
    BOX OFFICE: $20.7M
    ESTIMATED LOSS: $15M

    NEXT EPISODE: Of all the Tarantino clones from the 90s, this one stands up. It’s 1999’s GO

    SHOW NOTES
    Jon's favorite K&P sketch - Gremlins 2
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x01l_jMhjVM

    Ian's favorite K&P sketch - Continental Breakfast
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st21dIMaGMs

    0:00 Intro
    3:35 Show & tell
    9:34 This week's movie

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 156 - Serenity
    Aug 20 2025

    Soar with us, leaves on the wind! It's 2005's sci-fi western/continuation of a beloved canceled TV property SERENITY


    SERENITY
    RELEASED: September 30, 2005
    DIRECTED BY: Joss Whedon
    STARRING: Nathan Fillion, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Summer Glau, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher
    BUDGET: $39M
    BOX OFFICE: $40.4M
    ESTIMATED LOSS: $20M


    NEXT EPISODE: We could all use a cute cat right now, couldn't we? It's the Key And Peele led comedy KEANU

    SHOW NOTES
    SNL Papyrus short
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ

    Academic paper on Papyrus and the Serenity logo
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376553666_The_Serenity_Logo_Otherness_and_Inauthenticity

    Jason Pargin video essay on Gamergate
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJU8xGudhnI

    0:00 Intro
    4:12 Show & tell
    9:03 This week's movie


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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 155 - Lightyear
    Aug 6 2025

    We're going on a Toy Story sidequest without any toys. It's 2022's LIGHTYEAR.

    LIGHTYEAR
    RELEASED: June 17, 2022
    DIRECTED BY: Angus MacLane
    STARRING: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohne, Taika Waititi, Uzo Abuba, James Brolin, Dale Soules
    BUDGET: $200M
    BOX OFFICE: $226.4M
    ESTIMATED LOSS: $106M

    NEXT EPISODE: Would you believe your eyes, if we covered FIREFLY? Well close enough, it's the 2005 cinematic continuation of the beloved sci-fi show with SERENITY.

    0:00 Intro
    2:22 Show & tell
    8:55 This week's movie

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    1 hr
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