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.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 158
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 117 - The Hunt
THE HUNT controversy was probably the biggest news story of 2020. Can’t think of anything else that happened that was quite as important.
0:00 Intro
2:59 Show & tell
7:19 This week's movie
THE HUNT
DIREC…
Episode 116 - The Marvels
We wrap up our 2023 series with maybe the biggest bomb of the year, and also every year, with THE MARVELS.
0:00 Intro
1:47 Show & tell
6:36 This week's movie
THE MARVELS
DIRECTED BY: Nia DaCosta
RELEASE…
Episode 115 - Napoleon
We’re back with another 2023 bomb and this time we’re getting real French with it.
0:00 Intro
3:35 Show & tell
8:41 This week's movie
NAPOLEON
DIRECTED BY: Ridley Scott
RELEASED: November 22, 2023
STARRIN…
Episode 114 - The Creator
It’s week 2/4 of our 2023 Retrospective and we’re covering the ambitious original sci-fi movie THE CREATOR
0:00 Intro
2:12 Show & tell
6:42 This week's movie
THE CREATOR
DIRECTED BY: Gareth Edwards
RELEAS…
Episode 113 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Oh my goodness we’re back. Do you all still remember us? We missed you. We’re doing 4 episodes on 2023’s bombs, and first up is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES
0:00 Intro
2:18 Show & tell
6:16 T…
Episode 112 - In the Heart of the Sea
No Oscar noms here, but there were definitely some noms! Nom nom nom nom. It’s 2015’s IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
DIRECTED BY: Ron Howard
RELEASED: December 11, 2915
STARRING: Chr…
Episode 111 - Captive State
“I’ve never even heard of this. Must be one of those obscure movies from the 80s or 90s” wrong. Try 2019. It’s alien invasion thriller CAPTIVE STATE
CAPTIVE STATE
DIRECTED BY: Rupert Wyatt
RELEASED: M…
Episode 110 - Reign of Fire
Big dragons. Bale. Mcconegh… McConeghaue… the “alright alright alright” guy. So why didn’t anybody see it? It’s REIGN OF FIRE
REIGN OF FIRE
DIRECTED BY: Rob Bowman
RELEASED: July 12, 2002
BUDGET: $60…
Episode 109 - Zodiac
We’re finally getting around to one of the greatest movies of the 2000s, David Fincher’s ZODIAC
ZODIAC
DIRECTED BY: David Fincher
RELEASED: March 2, 2007
BUDGET: $85M
BOX OFFICE: $84.7M
ESTIMATED LOSS:…
Episode 108 - Miracle Mile
Panic! At the Mutual Benefit Life Building. It’s 1989’s apocalyptic freak out MIRACLE MILE
MIRACLE MILE
DIRECTED BY: Steve De Jarnatt
RELEASED: May 19, 1989
BUDGET: $3.7M
BOX OFFICE: $1.1M
ESTIMATED LO…
Episode 107 - Office Space
I guess somebody has a case of the Wednesdays, cuz this week we’re covering OFFICE SPACE
OFFICE SPACE
DIRECTED BY: Mike Judge
RELEASED: February 19, 1999
BUDGET: $10M
BOX OFFICE: $12.2M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $…
Episode 106 - Inherent Vice
It’s our first, but definitely not our last, pod covering Paul Thomas Anderson, this time with his hippie private eye crime comedy INHERENT VICE
INHERENT VICE
DIRECTED BY: Paul Thomas Anderson
RELEAS…
Episode 105 - The Lone Ranger
We’re joined by the hilarious Django Gold (@django on Twitter) to talk about ANOTHER near $200m loser in THE LONE RANGER.
THE LONE RANGER
DIRECTED BY: Gore Verbinski
RELEASED: July 3, 2013
BUDGET: $25…
Episode 104 - Mortal Engines
Maybe the audience was in a moving city that moved them away from the theaters? It’s MORTAL ENGINES
MORTAL ENGINES
DIRECTED BY: Christian Rivers
RELEASED: December 14, 2018
BUDGET: $150M
BOX OFFICE: $…
Episode 103 - Starship Troopers
We’re back from vacation (along with special guest Small Cat) with a highly requested episode, it’s the fascist satire/gnarly action movie STARSHIP TROOPERS
STARSHIP TROOPERS
DIRECTED BY: Paul Verhoev…
Episode 102 - Gone in 60 Seconds
The Blast Boys put it in gear with Ron Iver (@ronnui_) to boost 2000's GONE IN 60 SECONDS
GONE IN 60 SECONDS
DIRECTED BY: Dominic Sena
RELEASED: June 9th, 2000
BUDGET: $103M
BOX OFFICE: $242M
ESTIMAT…
Episode 101 - Birds of Prey
It’s episode 101 and we’re going to Gotham to check out the BIRDS OF PREY
BIRDS OF PREY
DIRECTED BY: Cathy Yan
RELEASED: February 7, 2020
BUDGET: $100M
BOX OFFICE: $205.3M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $70M
CAST: M…
Episode 100 - Heaven's Gate
It’s the big one! 100 episodes! We’re covering maybe the most notorious bomb of all time with HEAVEN’S GATE!
HEAVEN’S GATE
DIRECTED BY: Michael Cimino
RELEASED: November 19, 1980
BUDGET: $44M
BOX OFFI…
Episode 99 - Drop Zone
One of the most 90s movies ever made, it’s DROP ZONE
DIRECTED BY: John Badham
RELEASED: December 9, 1994
BUDGET: $45M
BOX OFFICE: $62M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $10M
CAST: Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey, Yancy Butler,…
Episode 98 - The Cable Guy
Our first time covering Jim Carrey, but probably not our last. It’s THE CABLE GUY.
DIRECTED BY: Ben Stiller
RELEASED: June 14, 1996
BUDGET: $47M
BOX OFFICE: $102.8M
ESTIMATED LOSS: $5M
CAST: Jim Carrey, M…