Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers

On the latest installment of the podcast, Dion Baia and J. Blake step into the Quantum Leap Accelerator on a mission to travel back to May 5, 1993, and right a very specific wrong: the unjust negative reaction to the Quantum Leap series finale, “Mirror Image.”The guys begin by unpacking the show’s creation, its brilliance, the rules of leaping, and some of the series’ most memorable moments. They then dive into the controversial series finale—analyzing the story, the characters, the dialogue, and the creative choices, and then theorize about what it all means. Dion explains a few interesting fan theories. Blake describes his Mandela Effected memories about the episode. They discuss the recently discovered alternate ending and where the show could’ve gone had it continued, and then console each other over the heartbreaking conclusion the show ended up with—each describing what they think happened to Dr. Sam Beckett (or is it Becket?). So put on your white leotards, step into the Accelerator with the fellas, and get ready as Ziggy and Gooshie send Dion and Blake back in time to explore one of television’s greatest series and most controversial finales, on this detailed and philosophical edition of SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIE SLEEPOVERS!!!

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers. This month, Dion Baia and J. Blake are traveling back to 1992 to cover a movie that Dion's been telling Blake about for almost 3 decades, Walter Hill's Trespass.The boys dive into the origin of the script, which was written by the dynamic duo who brought the world Back to the Future. They talk about Walter Hill's career, the other crime thrillers of the era, the cast, the rap of the early 1990s, everything that works and doesn't work about the script and film, and so much more.What event occurred that delayed the film's release and essentially killed its chances at the box office? Is it true that a newspaper article inspired the film's visual aesthetic? Can Blake remember the title of any movie he brings up during this episode? All these questions, and more, will be answered on this gritty lowdown dirty installment of SATURDAY NIGHT MOVIE SLEEPOVERS!Now, also available on YouTube.

Welcome back to Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake are ringing in the new year with a cold, wintry classic — a film about perseverance, change, honoring the fallen, and synth-rock-fueled montages. That's right, the boys are covering Sylvester Stallone's 80s masterpiece, ROCKY IV (1985).Dion and Blake settle in for an all-nighter as they discuss their personal histories with the film (and franchise), and dive deep into the making of the film, the more recent "Director's Cut," the Vince DiCola score, the Cold War, and much, much, more.So, throw another log on the fire, top off your hot cocoa, and make sure you work your core with a few sets of Dragon Flag exercises, because it's Rocky Time on Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!

Happy holidays! Dion & Blake are back and celebrating the season with an in-depth discussion of one of Hollywood's greatest Christmas tales, 1946's It's a Wonderful Life — directed by Frank Capra and starring an amazing cast, including Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.The boys examine the making of this extraordinary holiday classic, as well as ponder its lessons and meaning, discuss the brilliance of Jimmy Stewart, and much, much more!

Dion and Blake are back, celebrating the show's 11th Anniversary—a week late—and taking the SNMS anniversary episodes back to their comic book/pulp novel roots with a 1985 cult classic that explores the origin of literature's most famous detective. The boys are diving deep into the story, history, special effects, and wonder of Young Sherlock Holmes.

Dion & Blake are closing out the summer with a chat about a 1988 film that could have gone wrong at any turn, but a stellar cast, solid script, and a strong director helped make it a classic...BIG!We dive deep into the behind-the-scenes of the film, from the origin of the script & alternate casting choices to filming locations, to Tom Hanks' prep and the power of this amazing ensemble cast. We discuss the body swap movies of the era & the clashing themes of innocence and corporate America.So, break out the toys, grab your silly string, and be careful what you wish for, this week the boys are covering BIG on an all-new episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!Please check out our other episodes. More episodes from our extensive back catalog are still coming. Please like and subscribe.

Dion & Blake return for an impromptu summer chat about a movie that found its audience on VHS and cable TV, and became a slumber party classic for at least two generations of female cinephiles....and the guys like it too. Grab your mystical medallions and dive in as the boys discuss 1989's Teen Witch!

Dion & J. Blake return for a summer episode exploring AI, SR-71 Blackbirds, and what it means to be human...as they discuss the 1985 family friendly sci-fi cult classic D.A.R.Y.L.

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back for the 2025 premiere of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers Podcast! Kicking off the season, the boys are tackling the iconic classic, Midnight Run, from 1988. They unpack the incredible story, amazing cast and the other incredible elements that made this movie the cult phenomenon it became. Come […]

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back to bring you their 2024 Holiday Special, where they kick back and discuss the iconic Christmas-shopping comedy, Jingle All the Way, from 1996. They break the film down and reminisce about their memories of the frenzied holiday madness, looking for the hard-to-get toys in the 1980s and 1990s; […]

Happy Belated Thanksgiving, everyone and welcome to another edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers ! J.Blake and Dion Baia are back for another collosal episode, covering one of the most influential horror films of all time, Tobe Hooper’s seminal work, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, from 1974. The boys unpack a lot and go through all […]

Welcome for another installation of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! We hitting another Halloween themed episode for the season, tackling a classic helmed by the iconic, Stephen King– the only film he’s taken a stab at directing- the cult favorite, Maximum Overdrive from 1986. Dion and J. Blake unpack the film’s history, the short story […]

J.Blake and Dion are back for a 2024 Halloween Season Edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! The fellas are going way down the alley, back to 1981 to cover one of the most classic and iconic horror films of all time, John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London. They chat about all the fascinating history […]

Dion Baia and J. Blake are back, celebrating their 10th anniversary on the podcast. And what better way to celebrate than to take a deep dive into a cult classic film that was notoriously panned when first released but has gained a substantial fanbase, the classic Last Action Hero, from 1993. The boys unpack this […]

The boys are back for the 2024 summer season! J. Blake and Dion Baia are diving headfirst into one of the most covered classics in all of cinema, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws from 1975. They analyze the original novel, the Jaws Logbook, and various other sources to unpack this iconic and ground-breaking film and the people […]

The boys are back for a Spring Edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Blake and Dion are covering a genre film near and dear to their hearts, going way into the racks to watch the John Frankenheimer/ Elmore Leonard classic 52 Pick Up, from 1986! So come on down as they dissect a forgotten b-side […]

Welcome to a special March edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This go around Dion and J. Blake have another impromptu discussion ranging from the motivations behind slowing down the regular show format, to the seismic changes in cultural landscapes which reflect audience’s evolving tastes and how that sometimes negatively affects a popular artist, to […]

Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers is coming at you, to open up the 2024 season. They boys are winging it this week since the tape got stuck and shredded in the VCR, having an off-the-cuff discussion about anything that comes to mind, which is usually about the good old days of childhood. Come have a listen […]

Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown ! Dion and Blake are back for a surprise episode to close out 2023, and thought what perfect way than to tackle the holiday classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas, from 1965. The lads talk about Charles M. Schultz and his iconc strip, and the forces that came together to produce this […]

Seasonal Greetings from Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This Christmas season J. Blake and Dion Baia are back to close out the 2023 year with a holiday classic! The boys are sitting down and talking all things, A Christmas Story, from 1983! Dion and Blake unpack this classic film, it’s legendary writer, it’s unsung director, and […]

Welcome to a surprise, bonus 2023 Halloween episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake get back together to have a quick chat about Dion‘s favorite episode from the early ’90s show, Tales From the Crypt, that starred the legendary Morton Downey Jr. They reminisce about this iconic series and why they […]

The boys are back for a 2023 Halloween edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! In memory of an old near and dear friend, J. Blake and Dion Baia dive into this lesser-appreciated classic from John Carpenter‘s catalog. They discuss its position in the director’s apocalyptic trilogy, the origin and influences, and try to give this […]

This week on Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, J. Blake and Dion Baia are back and reminiscing about the 1988 classic, Dead Heat. They dissect this insane horror/comedic mash-up and get into some of the deepest unpacking anyone every has dared to go about the events in the story and motives for the characters. So come […]

Dion Baia and J. Blake are tackling the third film in the iconic Spielberg/Lucas series which charted the exploits of adventurer and archeologist Indiana Jones, in what was thought to be the final in a trilogy, 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In typical SNMS fashion, Blake and Dion utilize the original novelization, comparing […]

The boys are back for a Spring 2023 edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! J. Blake and Dion Baia bring the band back together and cover a film near and dear to their childhood, The Fugitive from 1993. They discuss the movie’s origins and the epic original 1963 television series, and try to put into […]

The boys are back for a delayed 2023 edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! J. Blake and Dion Baia hook up to discuss what they’ve been watching over the 2023 winter season, which as regular listeners will know, leads some pretty interesting and off-the-beaten-track tangents. And the guys got some pretty fun ones today. So […]

Happy Holidays, everyone! J. Blake and Dion Baia are back to end 2022 with a zinger. The boys get together and each make a list of 5 Christmas-themed films and television shows they both love that haven’t yet been covered on the show. The also look back at the prior holiday films they’ve examined, and […]

The boys are celebrating the Halloween season by revisiting a film they first watched together 25 years ago! Dion & J. Blake sit down to chat about George A. Romero and his 1985 cult classic, Day of the Dead. In classic SNMS fashion, they take a walk down memory lane before launching into an in-depth discussion […]

The boys are back, covering one of the most iconic films of their early friendship, and a 90’s classic, Leon- The Professional. In their classic format, J. Blake and Dion Baia talk about the US cut verse the International Cut, the provocative storyline, and the auteur-styling. So sit back, crack open a cold one as […]

J. Blake and Dion Baia sit down, recollect, and reminisce about the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers Podcast, their favorite episodes, what they’ve been up to on their own adventures, and an upcoming SNMS surprise. Come hang with the boys like old times!

Hey there True Believers! From the minds of Dion Baia and long-time SNMS listener Moose Matson comes this tribute to the old-fashioned radio-plays we love, this suspenseful thriller produced by James Hancock of Wrongreel, a podplay meant to shine a light on the long-lost art of, The Theater of the Mind! Come listen to this […]

The boys have been cleaning off the desk and found the LOST episode– their foray back into John Carpenter for Patreon from last October 2020, with The Fog from 1980. J. Blake and Dion Baia have a blast unpacking this classic, going down memory lane and discussing the locations, supporting cast and the film’s backstory. […]

Welcome to the 2020 Halloween Edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! J. Blake and Dion Baia are going way back to 1982, and unpacking this groundbreaking but sometimes forgotten horror movie classic, the Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg extravaganza, Poltergeist ! The boys analyze the many conspiracy theories and controversaries surrounding the film, while talking about the […]

The boys are back for their monumental anniversary podcast, and boy is it a whopper! J. Blake and Dion Baia are going way down the alley and discussing a classic near and dear to their hearts, The Maltese Falcon, from 1941. As usual, they go all-out unpacking this massive topic, first going over Dashiell Hammett‘s […]

Welcome back to Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! J. Blake and Dion Baia this week head way down the alley, back to 1986 and highlight the forgotten gem, Short Circuit ! They unpack the novelization and the subtle differences that add a large amount of character depth, which also may explain the need for a now controversial stereotype in […]

Dion Baia and J. Blake continue in their impromptu summer Side-Casts series, this time around returning to a classic and doing a supplement edition for The Terminator, from 1984. They dive into the original novelization, (which they had not read for their original podcast episode that covered this iconic film). The boys also expand their […]

Welcome back to another edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This week J. Blake and Dion Baia are taking a trip down memory lane, all the way back to 1989 and discussing two bodacious and triumphant dudes, and their phonebooth. Yes, Bill and his friend Ted are heading into the past, and let’s hope they […]

Welcome back to another exciting edition of the Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake are doing a double feature this week, covering a forgotten but classic franchise, F/X from 1986 and FX2 from 1991, both starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy. The boys discuss the many legendary character actors who fill out […]

Welcome back to another exciting, all new installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! J. Blake and Dion Baia are getting lost in the backwoods this week, covering a cult classic and very polarizing film, Dan Aykroyd‘s only directorial effort, Nothing But Trouble, from 1991. The boys talk about the script changes and editing to make […]

The boys are back, for a quick *new* special, revisiting a cult classic, Disney’s The Black Hole, from 1979! Dion Baia and J. Blake are dropping a brand new add-on to their 2015 podcast on this iconic film. They’ve now read the Alan Dean Foster novelization, the Jack Kirby comic newspaper strip translation, and the […]

Welcome back to another exciting, social-distancing episode of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! After a short delay, J. Blake and Dion Baia are going way down the alley to discuss a personal favorite, the haunted house classic The Changeling, from 1980 starring George C. Scott. The boys discuss the real life history on which the film […]

Welcome back to another exciting edition of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers ! J. Blake and Dion Baia are throwing up an episode a week early to coincide with the Saint Patrick Day holiday, and to surprise and celebrate a film that’s been on the boy’s short-list since the inception of the SNMS podcast– the 1959 […]

Welcome back to a proper martial arts edition of Kung Fu February on Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion & Blake are back and taking on a cult classic, featuring the man, the myth, the legend, Steven Seagal, in his 1990 iconic film, Marked For Death! The boys unpack the 3rd film in Steven Seagal‘s catalog, […]

“They say Eddie Egan (aka Popeye Doyle) stepped on the gas and that Sonny Grosso would step on the brake- no… Back then, Eddie was the Doberman Pinscher and Sonny held the chain.” -Randy Jurgensen Randy Jurgensen has lived an amazing life. The former NYPD Homicide Detective, Korean War veteran turned film consultant, producer, writer […]

Welcome to the 2020 season of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers. J. Blake and Dion Baia decided to go way down the alley and kick off the year with a personal favorite for the duo, a film that became a gritty, New York cult classic. The boys are tackling the Sylvester Stallone classic Nighthawks, from 1981. […]

The boys are closing out the 2019 season of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers with a Christmas favorite and epic superhero sequel, the controversial Tim Burton classic, Batman Returns, from 1993! J. Blake and Dion take a deep dive back into the Tim Burton world of Gotham City, unpacking the potential what if’s that could have […]

It’s that time of year again! J. Blake and Dion Baia are getting ready for the holidays at Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers and bringing down the decorations from the attic! They have on deck, an iconic film that has become an absolute cult classic, and one that turns 30 this year. So, this week the […]

Welcome to an all new installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This week J. Blake and Dion Baia are back, covering a sports classic, the 1993 college football epic, Rudy! The boys explore the life of Daniel Eugene “Rudy” Ruettiger and his epic journey to Notre Dame, and getting to play college football. They dissect […]

Welcome back to another installment of Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! This week Blake and Dion are covering a classic that is turning 40 this year, Jim Henson‘s masterpiece, The Muppet Movie, from 1979! The boys also unpack the ground-breaking Sesame Street program which is also sharing a birthday, turning 50 this year, and the backstory […]

Welcome to week four of the 2019 Horror Movie Extravaganza on Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake decided to continue down the same route and do another anthology that has been related to the others they’ve profiled this past month, covering the cult classic Tales From The Darkside: The Movie, from 1990! […]