Exploding Helicopter
The world’s only podcast celebrating films where helicopters explode.
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 162
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 122: The Tayo Movie - Mission: Ace
“I welcome you warmly to the land of toy cars.” On this show we take a look at the surprisingly dark children’s animation THE TAYO MOVIE – MISSION: ACE (2016).We’re joined by Nick Rehak to discuss ab…
00:32:32 |
Sun 01 May 2022
Episode 121: Waterworld
“I’d say there’s two ways of doing that – no way and no how.” On this exciting new episode of Exploding Jet Ski we finally tackle the Citizen Kane of exploding jet ski cinema, WATERWORLD (1995).To re…
00:35:11 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
Episode 120: One Shot
“Nobody ever asks how many you saved.” We take a look at the new Scott Adkins film ONE SHOT (2021), one of the most ambitious action film in recent years. And who better to help us review the film th…
00:42:52 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Episode 119: Uncharted
“If something’s lost – it can be found.”On this episode, Will is joined by Nick Rehak to take a look at the big screen adaptation of the hit computer game franchise UNCHARTED (2022). *Be warned this …
00:38:48 |
Sat 19 Feb 2022
Episode 118: Fifty/Fifty
“It’s not religion – it’s the onset of senility.”We take a look at one of the last films made by the legendary Cannon Group, FIFTY/FIFTY (1992) before the company went belly up. The film stars Roboco…
00:38:37 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
Episode 117: Dancin' - It's On!
“What do you know about dancing?” You don’t find many exploding helicopters in musicals and romantic dramas, but we’ve managed to find the one film that features a chopper fireball alongside the danc…
00:44:54 |
Sat 01 Jan 2022
Episode 116: Godzilla (1998)
“They call him Gojira, you moron!” No fictional character has appeared in more films with an exploding helicopter than Godzilla.So, on this show, we’re looking at the Big G’s controversial appearance…
00:35:29 |
Wed 01 Dec 2021
Episode 115: The Expendables 3
“It’s a great plan - if it was 1985.” As The Expendables 4 cranks into gear, we thought it was a good time to take a look at the last entry in the pensioner-led action franchise. Our special guest o…
00:37:06 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
Episode 114: Royce
“Let me guess – you saw that work on Inspector Gadget?” On this show we take a look at the bizarre attempt to turn Jim Belushi into a James Bond-style action hero. We’re joined by Matt Poirier from t…
00:41:17 |
Wed 06 Oct 2021
Episode 113: The Sum Of All Fears
“When I asked for your advice, I didn’t mean you should actually speak.”After 6 years of podcasting, Exploding Helicopter is pleased to finally have a guest who actually knows what they’re talking ab…
00:47:14 |
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Episode 112: The Guardian
“Sometimes you gotta shoot a hostage.”Is Kevin Costner the greatest actor of all-time? Or is he more like a jar of peanut butter you find at the back of the kitchen cupboard? These are among the many…
00:43:25 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Episode 111: Red Mob
"At sunset - all birds look black."In 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed and the newly independent state of Russia was ready to embrace those familiar symbols of Western capitalist decadence: big macs, …
00:33:53 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Episode 110: Ape vs Monster
“Black – just like the heart of the space programme!” When the world zigs left, Exploding Helicopter likes to zag right. So, with Godzilla vs Kong stomping around in cinemas, we naturally headed stra…
00:42:49 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
High Risk
“No risk, no reward.”
Revenge is a dish best served in celluloid. Or so thought legendary Hong Kong director Jing Wong after he had a falling-out with Jackie Chan. The resulting, score-settling film …
00:45:08 |
Wed 23 Jun 2021
The Omega Man
“There’s never a cop around when you need one.”
When you boil it all down, Charlton Heston was known for two types of films, biblical epics and science fiction sagas. So, on this show, we’re hurtling…
00:35:52 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
Bridge Of Dragons
“Welcome to the revolution!”
Over the years, Dolph Lundgren has starred in plenty of big budget action films like Universal Soldier and The Expendables films. Now, Exploding Helicopter could have rev…
00:41:49 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Fortress 2: Re-entry
“Just for the record, I ain’t the least bit happy about this.”
What? They made a sequel? Yes, it’s absolutely true. Christopher Lambert may have escaped a futuristic prison in Fortress (1992), but he…
00:29:10 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Code Name: Vengeance
“Sure I like kids - but I’m not here to start an orphanage.”
On this special episode of Exploding Forklift we take a look at a film often hailed by forklift fireball film fans as one of genre’s best:…
00:30:36 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
Bird On A Wire
“Since when did you start wearing underpants?”
Hard as it may be to believe now, but there was a time when audiences were happy to see Mel Gibson as the lead in a light-hearted romantic action comed…
00:35:58 |
Sun 07 Mar 2021
Episode 103: Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes
“All we wanted was a bigger – healthier tomato.” On this show Will and Nick take a look at the low budget comedy spoof ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (1978).They take a look at the film’s scattershot …
00:37:10 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
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