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Dan McCoy

Stuart Wellington

Elliott Kalan

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The Flop House is a comedy podcast devoted to the worst in recent film. Your hosts (Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington) watch a questionable film, then engage in an unscripted discussion about the movie's shortcomings and occasional delights, while never being afraid of a pointless, silly digression or two hundred.

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We took a short break around Thanksgiving, which means YOU finally get to hear one of our LIVE episodes from Oxford's inaugural Saint Audio Podcast Festival! We were extremely excited to finally do a show in the UK and see some listeners from across the pond, and -- because we were in England -- we HAD to talk about 1998's The Avengers (aka "the non-Marvel-one), a legendary mega-flop and a despoiling of a beloved British TV series.

Note: We performed in Oxford's Town Hall, which was an absolutely gorgeous venue, but was also very large and echoey. We did what we could to minimize the effects, but we apologize that the audio does come with a little extra reverb!

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Wikipedia page for The Avengers

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Ep.#439 - The Avengers (1998), LIVE!

Welcome to a brand new, bite-sized game show from SmartLess Media: this is ClueLess, where every episode contains a different main game and cliffhanger puzzle, and every episode this season also contains Sean Hayes! Host Elliott Kalan (Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, The Flop House) will lead Sean and a rotating guest through each episode's conundrum, from anagrams to pop culture math puzzles to singing robots and more! New episodes every Monday and Thursday, follow the show on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss a clue!
 

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Feed Drop - SmartLess Presents ClueLess with Elliott Kalan and Sean Hayes!

Though we've done our best to not let it disrupt the show, Elliott's a busy bee these days and had to sit this one out, so Dan took the rare opportunity of being able to finish his sentences to get to know his old pal Stuart a little better... but with a film-related twist.

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FH Mini 118 – Getting to Know Stu

We discuss Borderlands, a video game movie that got delayed for several years, with extensive reshoots where an uncredited director took over for Eli Roth -- but it's probably okay, right? It's not like that sentence has at least five red flags in it...

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Wikipedia page for Borderlands

Recommended in this episode:

Dan: Drive (1997)

Stu: Queer (2024)

Elliott: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

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Ep. #440 - Borderlands

As New Year's approaches, and we say goodbye to 2024, Stuart takes us on a gamified tour through the year in movies.

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FH Mini #119 - '24 in Review with Stu

As we all recover from our New Year's hangovers, enjoy this, the second of our two live shows from last May's "Saint Audio Podcast Festival" in Oxford, England. We discuss Spice World, a film we also had the privilege of introducing at The Ultimate Picture Palace, for a screening the evening before, and -- honestly? The movie was a total blast. We hope you have fun listening to the love fest.

We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Pop in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Peruse the full line-up and/or get tickets here! And hey, while you’re clicking on stuff, why not subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets?!”

Wikipedia page for Spice World

Ep. #441 - Spice World, LIVE

Dan looks forward to the year ahead, and asks the rest of the Flop House gang which of 2025's cinematic offerings float their cineaste boats.

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FH Mini 120 - Coming Attractions in 2025

For our first full episode recorded and released in 2025, we wanted to start things off with a bang, so we watched the sequel to a love-it-or-hate-it film, except this time around most non-John Waters/Quentin Tarantino folks seemed to just hate it. That's right, it's the further adventures of that notorious clown prince of stair dancing, the Jokester, in... Joker: Folie à Deux, the film that got the lowest Cinemascore EVER for a "superhero movie." What will WE make of it?

The two LA fire-related fundraisers Elliott mentions in the episode:

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https://www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-denison-familys-fire-loss

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Wikipedia page for Joker: Folie à Deux

Recommended in this episode:

Thirty Day Princess (1934)

Babygirl (2024)

Good Morning (1959)

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Ep.#442 - Joker: Folie à Deux

Elliott completes a loose trilogy of minisodes -- one per Peach -- all about the changing of the year. His take? What New Year's resolution would you make on behalf of various franchises?

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FH Mini #121 - Hi, Resolutions!

Harold and the Purple Crayon is a lovely, enduring children's classic (if you've never encountered it, have Steve Buscemi read it to you!) -- did Hollywood treat it with gentleness and respect, when they decided to use it as the jumping-off point for the movie "Harold and the Purple Crayon?" The answer may not surprise you!

The LIVE tapings of season 2 of FlopTV end TONIGHT with TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze! But a season pass gets out access to the full line-up thru the end of February! And hey, while you’re clicking on stuff, why not subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets?!”

Wikipedia page for Harold and the Purple Crayon

Recommended in this episode:

Dan: Brewster McCloud (1970) & Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) 

Stu: Flow (2024) 

Elliott: The Three Musketeers (1973)

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Ep.#443 - Harold and the Purple Crayon

0:00 - 0:34 - Introduction and theme.0:35 - 5:04 - We spend the first five minutes talking about a movie about toys that WASN'T the one we watched, released more than a decade ago.5:05 - 11:14 - We make a brief feint at discussing Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, but quickly get sidetracked by Willy Wonka and old-time character actors.11:15 - 35:41 - We finally manage to focus on the topic at hand, the horrifying tale of a sentient toy store and its insane inhabitants. What's that? It's a kids' film? ...You sure?35:42 - 40:05 - Final judgments.40:06 - 44:10 - Copyright infringement, listener mail, and discussion of nude Lea Thompson.44:11 - 46:34 - The MOST IMPORTANT SEGMENT EVER.46:35 - 54:38 - The sad bastards recommend.54:39 - 58:30 - Goodbyes, outtakes, and theme.

The Flop House: Episode #28 - Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

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