The Confused Breakfast

On today’s episode, Summer of 70s comes to a close with one of the most-classic comedies of all-time.  The Jerk was the ninth-highest grossing movie in the US in 1979.   It was also the first starring role and producing debut of Steve Martin.  Per the Gerret Layoff Confused Breakfast actor database, it is the fifth Steve Martin appearance on this podcast.   Apparently it was Stanley Kubrick’s favorite comedy.  Join us as we break it down- scene by scene! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:07:00  - Pertinent movie details  •0:11:00  -  Critical and fan reviews •0:20:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:20:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Michael Guiliano and NicMad. Welcome to our newest members -  Mike H, Tony Haga, Nick Heiderscheit, Caesar, jon boy, WA-1-1, Matthew Zwick, Brian Iobello, This Justin, Kevin Surnear, Edison Cruz, Dan Doty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode, we catch up on some movies and shows that we have been watching on our own free time. Spoiler-free accounts of the following movies: Prisoners, Weapons, Old Henry, Amy Bradley is Missing, Poop Cruise, Netflix Trainwreck series, Final Destination Bloodlines, Zathura, Moana 2, Cars 2, Happiness, Equalizer and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, we finally dive into one of the biggest movie franchises of all-time.  This movie is the 29th highest rated movie on IMDB and was nominated for 11 academy awards, winning 6 of them.   This was the first movie to make over $300 million at the domestic box office.  Of the first 7 movies in the franchise, this movie has the shortest run time, and is the 2nd highest fan rated and the 1st highest critic rated.   We are of course talking about 1977’s Stars Wars:  A New Hope.  •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:08:00  - Pertinent movie details  •0:16:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:22:30 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:57:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Michael Guiliano and NicMad. Welcome to our newest members -  Mike H, Tony Haga, Nick Heiderscheit, Caesar, jon boy, WA-1-1, Matthew Zwick, Brian Iobello, This Justin, Kevin Surnear, Edison Cruz, Dan Doty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We decided to drum up an imaginary scenario where you were alone for 1 full year and you could only have 12 movies to watch in that time period. On today's brunch episode, we each pick our twelve movies and tell you why. ENJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, we discuss the 117th highest rated movie ever made, according to IMDB.  This movie was nominated for 10 academy awards and won an astonishing 7 of them.  When the dust settled after its release, it had become fourth highest-grossing film in history.   Arguably the greatest heist comedy thriller ever made.  We are of course talking about 1973’s The Sting •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:30  - Pertinent movie details  •0:10:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:20:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:23:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS- **ASPCA-  To learn more about Pet Health Insurance, visit http://aspcapetinsurance.com/breakfast  —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Michael Guiliano and NicMad. Welcome to our newest members -  Mike H, Tony Haga, Nick Heiderscheit, Caesar, jon boy, WA-1-1, Matthew Zwick, Brian Iobello, This Justin, Kevin Surnear, Edison Cruz, Dan Doty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Monday- It's Brunchtime. And we have another game show for you. AJ's brainchild is truly a fun one and we are wondering if you are smarter than Sean and Mike?Don't miss this one! —————————————————————— SPONSORS- ****Quince-  Grab your EXCLUSIVE eal by going to http://nordvpn.com/breakfast to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 additional months on top! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August of 70s starts off with a review of one of the greatest zombie movies ever made!  This movie set the bar for the genre and made us all wonder what it would be like to hole up in a shopping mall during the zombie apocalypse.   Would you go slowly insane?   Would you be smart enough to realize that your girlfriend will never be able to learn how to fly a helicopter?   Due to your constant scrolling and purchasing of things you don’t need, are you actually a zombie right now?!   Tune in for this full episode.   •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:00 - Memories of first viewing •0:05:30  - Pertinent movie details  •0:11:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:21:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:49:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS- ****Quince-  Grab your EXCLUSIVE eal by going to http://nordvpn.com/breakfast to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 additional months on top! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Michael Guiliano and NicMad. Welcome to our newest members -  Mike H, Tony Haga, Nick Heiderscheit, Caesar, jon boy, WA-1-1, Matthew Zwick, Brian Iobello, This Justin, Kevin Surnear, Edison Cruz, Dan Doty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Sherry returns to the show to talk about his experience on Happy Gilmore 2 as one of Happy's sons in the movie. We discuss his favorite scenes from the movie, some behind the scenes gossip and so much more. Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Make You Cry July comes to an end with a surprisingly fun treat of a movie.  So bad it’s good, perhaps?!  On today’s episode, we are going to breakdown the 2nd lowest critically rate movie in the franchise and the last of the franchise to be released on VHS.   This was the only movie in the Fast and Furious word that doesn’t feature at least a cameo by Vin Diesel.   This movie taught us that talking to yourself while street racing is the secret to going faster and that racing for pink slips is a totally normal occurrence.  Our pockets aren’t empty cuz.  We are of course talking about 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:07:30  - Pertinent movie details  •0:13:00- Critical and fan reviews •0:22:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:40:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Michael Guiliano and NicMad. Welcome to our newest members -  Mike H, Tony Haga, Nick Heiderscheit, Caesar, jon boy, WA-1-1, Matthew Zwick, Brian Iobello, This Justin, Kevin Surnear, Edison Cruz, Dan Doty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Times just released the Top 100 Movies of the 21st Century, as voted on by their readers.    They got some things right and they got some things wrong.   We will dive into the list and tell you our thoughts.   What did you think? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices