One Crazy Summer -ep80 – 1986

The 80s-era John Cusack movie nobody talks about, "One Crazy Summer" is ONE. CRAZY. MOVIE. Something insane happens every minute of this 1986 screwball teen comedy, about a wannabe artist named Hoops McCann (he's actually bad at basketball) who heads to Nantucket for summer vacation with his friend George CALAMARI. Other names in this movie include Egg Stork, Ack-Ack, Squid, Cookie and Stain. I suppose that should be expected, given that the movie was made by a guy named Savage Steve Holland. For one, Bobcat Goldthwait (as Egg) is really going for it here. If you thought 90s-era Jim Carrey was intense, just take a look at all the nonsense coming out of Bobcat. There are motorcycle gang chases, a mechanical murderous dolphin, cartoonish sight gags, actual cartoon sequences, an elaborate prank involving a bazooka and a lobster-infested pool, an extended Godzilla gag, dog kicking, a sailboat built out of a sports car and a BANGIN' 80s-era anthem performed by granola dreamgirl Demi Moore. Old Millennnials Remember One Crazy Summer podcast Co-host Angela never saw this movie growing up, so she's understandably baffled by nearly every frame of "One Crazy Summer," a movie that's been somewhat difficult to watch in recent years (it's now available to rent on platforms like Amazon Prime). Tyler, on the other hand, watched this movie at an extremely young age, apparently fueled by his older brother's love of... sailing movies? In this episode, Tyler explores his own memories of the film, the conflicting memories of his brother and whether or not any of it matters when re-watching it 20+ years later. Tyler and Angela also discuss the logistics of the film's climatic regatta race, the murderer's row of "Hey, I know that guy!" actors in the movie and the questionable decision-making of the film's banker character (Why are you helping the man who just STRANGLED you?!). Tyler also shares his own summer-after-high-school story worthy of inclusion in this crazy movie. It involves poop. Also discussed in this episode: Artemis Fowl (2020) A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) Clockers (1995) Get on the Bus (1996) Cars (2006) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)