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 17 - Warrior
Let the blood and the tears flow as we break down 2011’s family drama/MMA movie WARRIOR.
Warrior
- Release date: September 9, 2011
- Budget: $25M
- Box office: $23.3M
- Estimated loss: $10M
- Director: Ga…
Episode 16 - Funny People (w/ Wenzler Powers)
We are joined by the hilarious Wenzler Powers (@WenzlerPowers) to talk about the ambitious 2009 comedy/drama Funny People
Funny People
- Release date: July 31, 2009
- Budget: $75M
- Box office: $71.6M
- E…
Episode 15 - Army of the Dead (BONUS)
🧟♂️ BONUS EPISODE🧟♂️
We’re dropping a snack-sized bonus episode as the boys sink their teeth into Zack Snyder zombie heist action comedy Army of the Dead. Does it satisfy our event-movie hunger or d…
Episode 14 - R.I.P.D.
Before the first Deadpool movie, Ryan Reynolds was... a cop named Nick. We’re talking the uninspired 2013 bomb that is a borderline member of the prestigious $100m loss club, R.I.P.D.!
R.I.P.D.
- Rele…
Episode 13 - Dune (w/ Michael Tannenbaum)
This week we are joined by the hilarious Michael Tannenbaum (@iamTannenbaum) to try to make sense of 1984’s psychedelic sci-fi clusterfuck DUNE!
Dune
- Release date: December 14, 1984
- Budget: $42M
- B…
Episode 12 - The Shawshank Redemption
This week we’re covering one of the most critically acclaimed movies of all time, it’s The Shawshank Redemption!
The Shawshank Redemption
- Release date: September 23, 1994
- Budget: $25M
- Box office: …
Episode 11 - Life (w/ Niles Abston)
This week we’re joined by hilarious comedian Niles Abston (@NILES100) to talk about 1999’s sprawling prison epic/comedy Life.
Life
- Release date: April 16, 1999
- Budget: $80M
- Box office: $73.3M
- E…
Episode 10 - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
One of our most highly requested episodes is LIVE! Just in time for the theatrical re-release, it's Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Is the character of Scott kinda the worst? Isn't the soundtrack amazin…
Episode 9 - Last Action Hero
More like BLAST ACTION HERO. This week the fellas break down the 1993 action/parody(?) movie that Arnold called the beginning of the end of his movie career.
Last Action Hero
- Release date: June 18, …
Episode 8 - MacGruber (w/ Pallavi Gunalan)
We’re gonna rip some throats this week as we are joined by comedian Pallavi Gunalan (@PallaviGunalan) to talk about 2010 cult classic MacGruber!
MacGruber
- Release date: May 21, 2010
- Budget: $10m
- …
Episode 7 - CATS (w/ Nash Flynn)
Oh boy. This week, the guys are joined by comedian Nash Flynn (@itsnashflynn) to claw our way through the 2019 disaster CATS. They will never be the same.
CATS
- Release date: December 20, 2019
- Budg…
Episode 6 - Godzilla vs. Kong (BONUS)
🚨 BONUS SURPRISE EPISODE ALERT! 🚨
You don’t have to wait until Wednesday this week! We’re back with a bonus episode to talk about Godzilla vs. Kong. Does this movie correct the mistakes of King of th…
Episode 5 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Ian and Jon dig deep into the 2019 monster mash Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Why cram your movie full of monsters and then hide them in a lightning storm? Is the title a spoiler? And did the movi…
Episode 4 - Dreamcatcher
This week, the 2003 film adaptation of Stephen King's alien-invasion fever dream DREAMCATCHER. We ask the important questions like: Why are these four guys so bad at using their telepathic powers? Wh…
Episode 3 - The Snyder Cut (BONUS)
EMERGENCY BONUS EPISODE - The Blast Boys watched the Snyder cut (AKA Zack Snyder’s Justice League) and give their thoughts on it while comparing it to the 2017 theatrical release.
Episode 2 - Justice League
This week, just in time for the SNYDER CUT, the blast boys dig deep into the original version of 2017's Justice League. Did Joss Whedon help or hurt the movie? Is the Henry Cavill mustache situatio…
Episode 1 - John Carter
On the first episode of the Blast Zone, Jon and Ian examine monumental box office flop John Carter! They dig into the story, the bizarre marketing choices, and examine whether Disney even wanted the …
Blast Zone Trailer!
Join comedians and friends Jon Drake (@DrakeGatsby) and Ian Dukes (@ianpauldukes) as they dig up the bombs that shook Hollywood and try to find out why they went up in flames. This is a quick preview…