First to Die
Explore cinema's most famous first deaths on a roaring rampage of film trivia and random tangents.
No movie is too sacred (or too trashy) as hosts Tom and Jake discuss everything from Blade Runner to Bambi. Strap in, lock and load, it’s going to be a bumpy ride…
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
A change in tone this episode, as we chew over a story of grief in a small deep south American town, and a brave and heartfelt first death with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. If you haven…
Jurassic Park
On this week’s episode we’re running away from T-rex’s, climbing over electric fences and whenever possible…. holding onto our butts as we discuss Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park. We’ll be covering …
The NeverEnding Story
We’re kicking off season 2 by jumping aboard a creepy dog-dragon and flying to the magical realm of Fantasia as we discuss 80’s sort-of-classic The NeverEnding Story. We'll be chatting about question…
Scream
It's our Season 1 finale and to shake things up we're not only looking at the First to Die but also the WORST to die in our favourite 90's scary movie ... Wes Craven's Scream. We'll be breaking down…
Gremlins
On this week's episode we're flying to snowy Kingston Falls and following three important rules as we discuss Joe Dante's Gremlins!
We'll be looking at the making of this classic movie, as well as the…
Bambi
Taking it right back to the beginning of traumatising first deaths with Disney classic Bambi on the podcast this episode.
Everyone seems to be a Prince but there's no Purple Rain on the soundtrack. T…
Kill Bill
We’re checking out what the movie advertisements referred to as “a roaring rampage of revenge” - it’s the stylish and blood splattered Kill Bill.
Oh boy did her mother have it coming! We talk yellow …
The Station Agent
This week we'll be calling at all stations as we travel to leafy Newfoundland with Tom McCarthy’s under-appreciated indie gem The Station Agent. We’ll discuss the amazing Peter Dinklage and the poign…
Blade Runner
We’re dreaming of electric sheep and off world colonies in this episode, as we discuss Ridley Scott’s neon noir masterpiece Blade Runner. Tom and Jake talk about that infamous slow motion first death…
Tremors
On this week's episode we're headed to the peaceful town of Perfection and trying to figure out who really dies first in the b-movie beauty that is Tremors. We’ll be discussing deleted scenes, grabbo…
Collateral
In this episode we cruise through LA with Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise, killing witnesses, listening to jazz and nailing the silver fox look. Who dies first in Michael Mann's 2004 thriller Collateral -…
RoboCop
On this week's episode we’re travelling through time to dystopian downtown Detroit to meet the one and only RoboCop. We'll be discussing excessive 80's violence, yuppies gone wild, Bums and the amazi…
Raiders of the Lost Ark
On our very first episode we check out Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Steven Spielberg "classic" released in 1981.
Relive the harrowing (and frankly well deserved) first death of Satipo, whilst Tom and …