157. 👺Little Monsters (1989) w/ Andrew Breen

Dan & Manny are joined by friend of the show, artist & pop culture enthusiast Andrew Breen to put the 1989 fantasy comedy horror film Little Monsters to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST! “Little Monsters is one of the most repellent, distasteful, truly creepy movies I've seen in a long time, a movie so unpleasant I can't really figure out why anybody wanted to make it, and I don't know why anybody would wanna see it.” -Roger Ebert It’s officially Spooky Season and what better way to celebrate than to put one of the weirdest and creepiest movies ever made to the ultimate test. Little Monsters makes the plot of every David Lynch film look totally normal. This movie was suggested by the guest, Andrew Breen, who’s an amazing artist and a pop culture nerd like Dan & Manny. Little Monsters looks like a club Bill Hader’s SNL character Stefon would be partying at until everyone turns into a pile of clothes. This movie has everything, Fred Savage, Daniel Stern on the verge of murdering his whole family, the woman who owned The Cleveland Indians in Major League, and a monster named Snick, who’s a cigarette smoking cross between the girl who turned into a blueberry before she died in Willy Wonka and a broke down Meatloaf. Not to mention a PCP riddled Howie Mandal as Maurice the monster, who is an eleven-year-old/200-year-old blue lunatic getting children grounded, yelled at, and probably hit (hey, it’s the 80s). So set your monster catching traps, make your peanut butter and onion sandwiches, make sure to check the apple juice before you drink it, and come hangout as we see if Little Monsters passes The Nostalgia Test. Email us ([email protected]) your thoughts, opinions, and topics for our next Nostalgia Test! Suggest A Test & Be Our Guest! We're always looking for a fun new topic for The Nostalgia Test. Hit the link above, tell us what you'd like to see tested, and be our guest for that episode! Andrew Breen is a Long Island local artist, his vibrant technicolor-drenched character illustrations immediately transport you back to yournostalgic latch-key kid Saturdays. From Horror icons to cult classics and deep cut 90s animated shows there's something for everyone to love. Check out his art & Follow: @Rocktapusjones_art             Approximate Rundown 00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction 00:39 Sponsor Shoutout and Guest's Art Background 01:53 Art Style and Inspirations 03:05 Favorite Art Pieces and Meet the Artist Night 03:36 Artistic Journey and Personal Insights 10:34 Transition to Movie Discussion 13:15 Little Monsters Movie Overview 15:33 Movie Analysis and Personal Reactions 19:11 Character and Plot Deep Dive 36:34 Maurice's Performance and Movie Trivia 48:03 Noise and Chaos in the Movie 48:28 Parental Reactions and Monster Logic 49:54 Brian's Actions and Parental Absence 52:12 Monster World Rules and Anarchy 55:38 Design and Production Insights 59:15 The Final Battle and Plot Holes 01:07:26 Maurice's Character and Ending 01:19:01 Nostalgia Test and Final Thoughts   Book The Nostalgia Test Podcast Bring The Nostalgia Test Podcast's high energy fun and comedy on your podcast, to host your themed parties & special events!  The Nostalgia Test Podcast will create an unforgettable Nostalgic experience for any occasion because we are the party! We bring it 100% of the time! Email us at [email protected] or fill out the form at this link. LET'S GET NOSTALGIC!     Keep up with all things The Nostalgia Test Podcast on Instagram | Substack | Discord | TikTok | Bluesky | YouTube | Facebook   The intro and outro music ('Neon Attack 80s') is by Emanmusic. The Lithology Brewing ad music ("Red, White, Black, & Blue") is by PEG and the Rejected