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All Episodes - Damn Good Movie Memories

Yet another movie podcast...but this one is the best. (of course!) We come up with brilliant movie questions, discuss random movies from Brian’s vast collection, and interview film buffs. Check us out!

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40 Episodes

Episode 492 - Our Miss Brooks (1956)

02/27/2026 61 min 39 sec

Based on the popular radio program (and later a TV series), Eve Arden stars as a popular high school English teacher and her humorous interactions with the students and faculty.  Co-starring Gale Gordon, Don Porter, Robert Rockwell and Richard Crenna.

Episode 491 - Dumb & Dumber (1994)

02/20/2026 67 min 0 sec

A modern screwball comedy about two morons (Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels) who take a road trip from Rhode Island to Colorado to return a briefcase to its owner (Lauren Holly).  Directed by the Farrelly Brothers.

Episode 490 - That Touch of Mink (1962)

02/13/2026 73 min 51 sec

A romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Doris Day who meet unexpectedly and try to figure out what type of relationship works best for both of them: casual or serious?  Co-starring Audrey Meadows, Gig Young and John Astin.

Episode 489 - Bridesmaids (2011)

02/06/2026 84 min 47 sec

A great raunchy comedy following a single woman (Kristen Wiig) who is struggling to figure out her life after being picked as maid of honor for the wedding of her best friend (Maya Rudolph). Co-starring Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Chris O'Dowd, Jill Clayburgh and Rebel Wilson.  Directed by Paul Feig.

Episode 488 - Duck Soup (1933)

01/30/2026 45 min 2 sec

The fifth and final film for the Marx Brothers with Zeppo and Paramount Pictures.  Find out how Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) saves (?!) the country of Freedonia from a revolution.

Episode 487 - The Bank Job (2008)

01/23/2026 48 min 44 sec

Loosely based on the 1971 Lloyds Bank robbery. A group of low-level thieves are hired to steal a safety deposit box, but soon get in way over their heads. Starring Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows.

Episode 486 - How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)

01/16/2026 33 min 57 sec

A movie filled with merry mixups like an extended episode of Three's Company, as a carefree bachelor (Dean Martin) attempts to help his best friend (Eli Wallach) with his marriage troubles.  Co-starring Stella Stevens and Anne Jackson. 

Episode 485 - Rhinestone (1984)

01/09/2026 82 min 39 sec

In order to get out of her contract with a sleazy manager, a popular country singer (Dolly Parton) must turn a New York City cabbie (Sylvester Stallone) into a decent singer for a one-time performance.  Co-starring Richard Farnsworth, Ron Leibman and Tim Thomerson.  Directed by Bob Clark.

Episode 484 - Lost Horizon (1937)

01/02/2026 103 min 35 sec

A timeless film about the meaning of life and finding happiness, as a group of plane crash survivors find themselves deep within the Himalayan mountains which hides the mythical valley of Shangri-La. Starring Ronald Colman and Jane Wyatt.  Directed by Frank Capra. 

Episode 483 - Absolute Power (1997)

12/26/2025 46 min 49 sec

Based on David Baldacci's novel, a master jewel thief (Clint Eastwood) finds himself caught in a murder conspiracy involving the President of the United States (Gene Hackman).  Co-starring Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Scott Glenn, Dennis Haysbert, Judy Davis and E.G. Marshall.  Directed by Clint Eastwood.

Episode 482 - Kill the Umpire (1950)

12/19/2025 48 min 21 sec

A baseball fanatic (William Bendix) with an irrational hatred of umpires decides to become an umpire himself when he can't find a steady job. Co-starring Una Merkel and William Frawley.  Directed by Lloyd Bacon.

Episode 481 - Career Opportunites (1991)

12/12/2025 63 min 55 sec

A lovable loser (Frank Whaley) finds himself locked in a Target store overnight with the girl of his dreams (Jennifer Connelly).  Screenplay written by John Hughes.

Episode 480 - It Happened in Flatbush (1942)

12/05/2025 87 min 23 sec

A disgraced ex-ballplayer (Lloyd Nolan) gets a chance at redemption when he's hired to manage and rebuild the struggling Brooklyn Dodgers. Co-starring Carole Landis, William Frawley and Robert Armstrong.

Episode 479 - Witness (1985)

11/28/2025 64 min 4 sec

A Philadelphia detective (Harrison Ford) discovers a murder conspiracy within his department and hides out in Amish country in order protect his witness. Co-starring Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer and Danny Glover. 

Episode 478 - The Mechanic (1972)

11/21/2025 60 min 38 sec

An aging hit-man (Charles Bronson) decides to take on a younger protégé (Jan-Michael Vincent) in this action-thriller.  Directed by Michael Winner.

Episode 477 - Werewolf of London (1935)

11/14/2025 39 min 47 sec

The first (and often forgotten) werewolf film produced by the Universal monster series.  Henry Hull stars as a botanist bitten by a creature while researching in Tibet and...yeah, you know the rest.  Co-starring Walter Oland and Valerie Hobson.

Episode 476 - Almost Famous (2000)

11/07/2025 94 min 10 sec

Cameron Crowe's love-letter back to the music he grew up on. A teenage journalist gets an opportunity to go on the road with an up-and-coming rock band in the early 1970s.  Starring Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Patrick Fugit, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel, Anna Paquin and Fairuza Balk. This is a cross-over episode with our friends from the Growin' Up Rock Podcast!  Check out their episode where we discuss the Almost Famous soundtrack track-by-track!

Episode 475 - Wedding Crashers (2005)

10/31/2025 96 min 31 sec

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn star as best friends who crash weddings as their main hobby.  Co-starring Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour and Bradley Cooper.

Episode 474 - Foreign Correspondent (1940)

10/24/2025 62 min 22 sec

An American crime reporter (Joel McCrea) is reassigned to Europe shortly before WWII and discovers a spy ring.  Co-starring Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders and Robert Benchley.  Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Episode 473 - V.I. Warshawski (1991)

10/17/2025 36 min 15 sec

Kathleen Turner stars as a Chicago private investigator hired by a teenage girl (Angela Goethals) to find the person who killed her father. Co-starring Jay O. Sanders, Charles Durning and Wayne Knight.

Episode 472 - Woman in Hiding (1950)

10/10/2025 50 min 33 sec

Ida Lupino stars in this film noir as a woman who discovers her new husband (Stephen McNally) married her only to take over the mill she inherited from her father.  Co-starring Howard Duff and Peggy Dow.

Episode 471 - The Thing (1982)

10/03/2025 70 min 27 sec

John Carpenter's groundbreaking reimagining of the 1951 sci-fi horror classic The Thing From Another World about a group of researchers in Antarctica who are terrorized by a shapeshifting beast. Starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, T.K. Carter and Richard Masur.

Episode 470 - Son of Flubber (1963)

09/26/2025 63 min 36 sec

In this sequel to The Absent Minded Professor, Fred MacMurray returns to create another life-changing substance called "Flubbergas", which can be used to manipulate the weather.  Co-starring Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Ed Wynn, Tommy Kirk, Leon Ames and Paul Lynde.

Episode 469 - Summer School (1987)

09/19/2025 78 min 43 sec

Nobody wants to go to summer school...until now! Mark Harmon stars as a high school teacher forced to teach summer school for a group of misfit teens at risk of flunking out. Co-starring Kirstie Alley, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Robin Thomas, Dean Cameron, Gary Riley, Kelly Jo Minter, Shawnee Smith and Richard Horvitz.  Directed by Carl Reiner.

Episode 468 - Alice in Wonderland (1951)

09/12/2025 88 min 28 sec

The Disney animated version covering the classic Lewis Carroll story of a young girl who discovers a magical world filled with unusual characters like the Mad Hatter, Tweedledee & Tweedledum, Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts and others.  Featuring the voices of Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway, Richard Haydn, Jerry Colonna and Verna Felton.

Episode 467 - Superman II (1980)

09/05/2025 91 min 34 sec

One of the best sequels of all-time as Superman (Christopher Reeve) must fight off three super-villains from Krypton to save the world.  We cover both versions of the film directed by Richard Lester and Richard Donner.  Co-starring Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, and Marlon Brando (in Donner's version).

Episode 466 - C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)

08/29/2025 32 min 19 sec

A young inventor (Wesley Eure) who works for a home-security company creates a robotic watchdog to curtail the crime wave in his city.  Co-starring Valerie Bertinelli, Conrad Bain, Red Buttons, Chuck McCann and Jim Backus.  Produced by Hanna-Barbera.

Episode 465 - Music and Lyrics (2007)

08/22/2025 69 min 11 sec

A has-been 80s pop star (Hugh Grant) is tasked with writing a song for a popular new artist and finds help from an unexpected source (Drew Barrymore).  Co-starring Brad Garrett, Kristen Johnston and Haley Bennett.

Episode 464 - Gilda (1946)

08/15/2025 66 min 47 sec

The film noir classic featuring the stunning Rita Hayworth as the title character and Glenn Ford as the small-time gambler who can't resist her. Co-starring George Macready and Joseph Calleia.

Episode 463 - Starsky & Hutch (2004)

08/08/2025 71 min 6 sec

"Do it...do it." Based on the 1970s buddy cop TV series, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson assume the roles of the two detectives tasked with taking down a drug kingpin (Vince Vaughn).  Co-starring Snoop Dogg, Jason Bateman, Fred Williamson, Carmen Electra, Amy Smart and Chris Penn.

Episode 462 - Appointment With Danger (1950)

08/01/2025 74 min 56 sec

A film noir starring Alan Ladd as a U.S. postal inspector hired to investigate the murder of a fellow inspector.  Co-starring Jack Webb and Harry Morgan of "Dragnet" fame and Phyllis Calvert.

Episode 461 - The Saint (1997)

07/25/2025 67 min 26 sec

Based on the classic character from novels, radio and TV - international thief Simon Templar (Val Kilmer) attempts to stop a Russian oil tycoon from obtaining a formula for cold fusion.  Co-starring Elisabeth Shue and Rade Šerbedžija.

Episode 460 - Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

07/18/2025 55 min 14 sec

Doris Day and David Niven star as a married couple with four young sons who decide to buy a country home, while Niven attempts to keep working as a theater critic in New York City.  Co-starring Janis Paige, Spring Byington, Richard Haydn, and Jack Weston.

Episode 459 - Spaceballs (1987)

07/11/2025 86 min 51 sec

Mel Brooks' hilarious parody of the Star Wars saga, as we follow Lone Star (Bill Pullman) and his sidekick Barf (John Candy) as they try to rescue Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) and her droid Dot Matrix (Joan Rivers) from the evil Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis).  May the Schwartz be with you!

Episode 458 - Buck Privates (1941)

07/04/2025 82 min 32 sec

The breakout film for Abbott & Costello as two inept con-men who join the Army to evade being arrested.

Episode 457 - The Ref (1994)

06/27/2025 58 min 51 sec

A jewel thief (Denis Leary) attempting to evade the police, takes a constantly bickering couple (Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis) hostage on Christmas Eve.

Episode 456 - Young Frankenstein (1974)

06/20/2025 104 min 23 sec

Mel Brooks' satirical classic reimagining the tale of the Frankenstein monster.  Starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn and Gene Hackman.

Episode 455 (and 75) - Pulp Fiction (1994)

06/13/2025 134 min 24 sec

Quentin Tarantino's breakout masterpiece starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Ving Rhames and Bruce Willis.  And from the archives we include a lost episode covering the Pulp Fiction soundtrack with "my other brother Brian!"

Episode 454 - The Whistler (1944)

06/06/2025 48 min 0 sec

Based on the popular radio series of the same name, a grief-stricken man (Richard Dix) mourning the death of his wife hires a hit-man to kill him, only to discover she may not be dead after all. Co-starring J. Carrol Naish. Directed by William Castle.

Episode 453 - No Mercy (1986)

05/30/2025 48 min 0 sec

A Chicago cop (Richard Gere) travels to the Louisiana Bayou to take down the mobster (Jeroen Krabbé) that killed his partner.  Co-starring Kim Basinger.

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