What's the deal with Netflix's The Electric State? Well, for one thing we know that IT'S ELECTRIC... boogie woogie woogie. But also, it's a movie arguing for the primacy of real-life connection that feels utterly algorithmically designed, what with its Chris Pratts and Millies Bobby Brown and cute robot pals, and it cost... $320 million?? That can't be right. There must be a smudge on these accounting sheets. Anyway, we talk about it!Wikipedia page for The Electric StateRecommended in this episode:Dan: The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024)Stu: Morvern Callar (2002)Elliott: The Clock (2010)Head to squarespace.com/FLOP for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: FLOP to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.
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FH Mini 125 - Cinematic Mechanics
Elliott puts on his greasy overalls to look under the filmic hood, as we figure out what makes a good "robot movie," ask why Heartbeeps was a bad one, and see if we can pull out the robot defibrillator to restore its cinematic heartbeep.Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!”Go to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to www.squarespace.com/FLOP to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.
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Ep.#448 - Heartbeeps
We tie a bow around Max Fun Drive 2025 and our “Movies Without Spider-Man” series with (?) Paul Schrader's (?) magnum opus, Heartbeeps. It's the classic tale of a guy robot and a girl robot in love and also there's a bad stand-up comic robot and a mean cop robot and a baby robot and Andy Kaufman does one of the world's most irritating voices and what the fuck is this thing?Wikipedia page for HeartbeepsRecommended in this episode:Dan: Black Bag (2025)Stu: Rap World (2024)Elliott: The Comic (1969)
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Ep.#447 - Venom: The Last Dance
“Movies Without Spider-Man” Max Fun drive continues (please consider supporting our show!) with the thrilling (?) conclusion (??) of the Venom saga -- Venom: The Last Dance, the touching story of a boy and the black sentient goo he wears on his body that sometimes eats people's heads.There's one more week of Max Fun Drive — check out our event calendar!Wikipedia page for Venom: The Last DanceRecommended in this episode:Dan: Windy Day (1967)Stuart: One of Them Days (2025)Elliott: The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
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SUPER SECRET ANNOUNCEMENT
Dan reveals a WEIRD and possibly EXTREMELY COMPLEX FOR HIM TO PUT TOGETHER stretch goal for this year's Max Fun Drive!Become a supporting member of Maximum Fun and help keep our show going and independent by visiting maximumfun.org/join today!
The Flop House is a comedy podcast devoted to the worst in recent film. Your hosts (Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington) watch a questionable film, then engage in an unscripted discussion about the movie's shortcomings and occasional delights, while never being afraid of a pointless, silly digression or two hundred.
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