Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

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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Update frequency: every 11 days
Average duration: 65 minutes
Episodes: 158
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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Episode 157 - Keanu

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: P…

01:04:46 | Wed 03 Sep 2025

Episode 156 - Serenity

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 Fillio…

01:13:02 | Wed 20 Aug 2025

Episode 155 - Lightyear

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,…

00:59:52 | Wed 06 Aug 2025

Episode 154 - Dark Phoenix

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, Nicho…

01:03:22 | Wed 16 Jul 2025

Episode 153 - Bubba Ho-Tep

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 Camp…

00:51:32 | Wed 02 Jul 2025

Episode 152 - Miller's Crossing

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,…

01:02:56 | Wed 11 Jun 2025

Episode 151 - Tomorrowland

Today(land) on the pod we’re talking about Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, and George Clooney’s infamous love letter to Walt Disney, futurism, and those scolding news reports that were telling you to use …

01:07:52 | Wed 28 May 2025

Episode 150 - Hot Rod

We're joined by (Hot) Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to talk about the Lonely Island's bizarre and beloved debut movie, 2007's HOT ROD.

HOT ROD
DIRECTED BY: Akiva Schaffer
RELEASED: August 3, 2007
STARRING: Andy S…

01:15:12 | Wed 14 May 2025

Episode 149 - Maximum Overdrive

The first and last movie Stephen King ever directed, it’s 1986’s MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. Did he give up directing because he nailed it so perfectly the first time? No. No he didn’t.

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
DIREC…

01:06:02 | Wed 30 Apr 2025

Episode 148 - Fantastic Four (2015)

We've had four FANTASTIC FOUR movies so far and none of them could be described as fantastic. We dive deep into the 2015 Josh Trank grimdark reboot of the franchise this week.

FANTASTIC FOUR
DIRECTED …

01:18:46 | Wed 16 Apr 2025

Episode 147 - Dredd

We are the law (when it comes to movies that bombed). Finally, a genuinely good movie! It’s 2012’s DREDD

DREDD
RELEASED: September 21, 2012
DIRECTED BY: Pete Travis
STARRING: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, …

01:10:10 | Wed 02 Apr 2025

Episode 146 - Bubble Boy

We're pretty sure Jake Gyllenhaal would like you to forget about this movie, but that's not our problem. It's 2001's BUBBLE BOY

BUBBLE BOY
RELEASED: August 24, 2001
DIRECTED BY: Blair Hayes
STARRING: Jak…

01:02:48 | Wed 12 Mar 2025

Episode 145 - After Hours

We’re going on a journey into the most dangerous place in the world—1980’s SoHo. It’s AFTER HOURS

AFTER HOURS
RELEASED: September 13, 1985
DIRECTED BY: Martin Scorsese
STARRING: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Ar…

01:07:48 | Wed 26 Feb 2025

Episode 144 - Mailbag (Blast Me Anything)

We're back with our second-ever mailbag episode--BLAST ME ANYTHING! We take listener questions about our favorite movies, how the show got started, and much more!

NEXT EPISODE: We're finally spending…

00:59:50 | Wed 12 Feb 2025

Episode 143 - Madame Web

Alright, we made it to the end of our January 2024 retrospective and we’re closing it out with MADAME WEB. This movie is so weird. I don’t even know how to describe it.

MADAME WEB
DIRECTED BY: S.J. Cl…

01:13:28 | Wed 29 Jan 2025

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