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Bar Stool Film School
dylan quarles
43 episodes
2 days ago
A conversational comedy breakdown of some of your favorite flicks—old and new! Each episode, hosts Dylan Quarles (award winning sci-fi, horror, & adventure writer) and Cameron Roberts (successful bar owner and restaurateur) take on your favorite flicks to determine if they 'pass the bar' and join the ranks of truly excellent bar movies. Good bar movies can be hit or miss, but you'll never know until you take the shot. The first round is on us!
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A conversational comedy breakdown of some of your favorite flicks—old and new! Each episode, hosts Dylan Quarles (award winning sci-fi, horror, & adventure writer) and Cameron Roberts (successful bar owner and restaurateur) take on your favorite flicks to determine if they 'pass the bar' and join the ranks of truly excellent bar movies. Good bar movies can be hit or miss, but you'll never know until you take the shot. The first round is on us!
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Episodes (20/43)
Bar Stool Film School
Joy Ride

Caaaaaandy cane! Our Halloween themed episode takes a cross country drive to horror-town with this early 2000's homicidal trucker thriller!


Written by J.J. Abrams and Clay Tarver.

Directed by John Dahl.

Starring Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, and Leelee Sobieski

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2 weeks ago
2 hours 14 minutes 22 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
Labyrinth (w/ DJ Rachel Smith)

We're back to talk about Jim Henson's 1986 musical fantasy, Labyrinth! Many an awakening were had! Special guest, KPTZ radio host, Rachel Smith!


Written by Terry Jones.

Directed by Jim Henson.

Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, and Toby Fraund.

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2 months ago
1 hour 57 minutes 49 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

We take care of our mental health with 1975's Oscar winning classic, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.




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3 months ago
1 hour 52 minutes 4 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 39—ANGEL HEART

Things get a little satanic as we welcome friend of the program, Will George to talk about 1987's Angel Heart!


Written and directed by Alan Parker

Starring Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, and Lisa Bonet

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4 months ago
2 hours 8 minutes 33 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 38—GHOST DOG

Better late, or never? You decide after our robust discussion of 2000's Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai .


Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch


Starring Forest Whitaker

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5 months ago
1 hour 52 minutes 37 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 37—ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

The wait is over! Season 3 of BSFS kicks off with John Carpenter's 1981 cult classic, Escape from New York!


Starring, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Harry Dean Stanton, Adrienne Barbeau, Isaac Hayes, Donald Pleasence, and Ernest Borgnine.

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6 months ago
2 hours 12 minutes 46 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
Season 3 is coming!

Season 3 is on the way folks! First episode, May 1st!

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6 months ago
40 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 36—DEATH SPA (w/ the Mayor)

For the season 2 finale, we welcome the Mayor of our humble little hamlet back to the program to talk 1989's Death Spa!


Written by Mitch Paradise and James Bartruff.


Directed by Michael Fischa.


Starring William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, Marritt Butrick, Ken Foree, and Shari Shattuk.


The Cocktail: (Aviation)

2oz Gin

.5oz Lemon Juice

.5oz Maraschino Liqour

.250z creme de Violette

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1 year ago
2 hours 28 minutes 51 seconds

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EPISODE 35—TROLL 2

Honestly, if you know, you know...


Written by Claudio Fragasso and Rossella Drudi.

Directed by Claudio Fragasso.

Starring Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey, Connie Young, and Deborah Reed.


THE COCKTAIL:

A twist of Negroni

1oz Peated Bourbon

1oz Cynar

.5oz Sloe Gin

A dash of Bitters


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1 year ago
2 hours 3 minutes 38 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 34—SHREK 2

For this week's sequel-centric offering, we're off to the Kingdom of Far Far Away for 2004's, Shrek 2! Despite being on the older end of the millennial spectrum, we both had a good time with this movie, helped in great part by some stiff cocktails!


Written by William Steig, Andrew Adamson, and Joe Stillman.

Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon.

Starring, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Antonio Banderas.


The Cocktail:

2oz Vodka

1oz Midori

.5oz Cointreau

.25oz Lemon juice

.25oz Stambecco

Top with soda water


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1 year ago
1 hour 41 minutes 32 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 33—ACE VENTURA 2: WHEN NATURE CALLS

On this weeks episode, we bend over and talk out of our butts about monkey bites, LOST, and 1995's blockbuster comedy sequel, Ace Ventura 2.


Written and directed by Steve Oedekerk.

Starring Jim Carry, Simon Callow, and Ian Mc Niece.


The Cocktail:

Muddled Rasberry

.5oz Lemon Juice

2oz Dark Rum

.5oz Ginger Vinegar 


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1 year ago
1 hour 46 minutes 44 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 32—GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE

For this week's sequel-centric offering, we head back to the hollow earth for 2024's Godzilla x Kong: the New Empire. Joining us on this mind melting adventure into drunken stupidity is friend of the show, local radio DJ, and resident cohost, Rachel Smith!


Written by Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater.

Directed by Adam Wingard.

Starring Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Bryan Tyree Henry, Kaylee Hottle.


The Cocktail:

2oz Vodka

.5oz Blue Curacao

.5oz Grapefruit Liqueur

.5oz Lime juice

Kiwi



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1 year ago
2 hours 24 minutes 22 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 31—TWISTERS

Join us for a very special "on-screen" episode of 2024's Twisters! We drive our giant storm chasing pickup trucks directly from the theater to the studio to talk this super fun disaster, action blockbuster.

Written by Mark L. Smith and Joseph Kosinski.

Directed by Lee Isaac Chung.

Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos.


Sorry folks, no cocktail this week. Just good old fashioned whiskey.

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1 year ago
1 hour 20 minutes 38 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 30—TREMORS II: AFTERSHOCKS

On this episode, we head straight to home video for a conversation about the sequel to a beloved cult classic. That's right, it's Tremors 2! And we've got alcohol fueled opinions.


Written by Brent Maddock and SS Wilson.


Directed by SS Wilson.


Starring Fred Ward, Michael Gross, Helen Shaver, and Chris Gartin.


THE COCKTAIL: (Oaxaca Old Fashioned)

2oz Mezcal

Bitters

1 Suger cube

Dash of chilies

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1 year ago
1 hour 58 minutes 50 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 29—ALIENS

For this week's offering, we're talking the gold standard in cinematic sequels, 1986's Aliens! This sci-fi action flick changed the game, but does it make for a good bar movie?

Written David Giler, Walter Hill, and James Cameron. 

Directed by James Cameron.

Starring Starring Signourny Weever, Michael Briehn, Paul Riser, Lance henriksen, Bill Paxton, and Carrie Hen.


The Cocktail: (Blackberry Paloma)

1oz Tequila

1oz fresh grapefruit juice

.5oz lime juice

muddled blackberries

1oz sparkling water


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1 year ago
2 hours 2 minutes 15 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 28—AQUAMAN 2

Nothing in the seven seas could salvage this shipwreck of a superhero blockbuster, but does that mean it's a bad bar movie? Joining us to find out is Port Townsend's resident comic book store owner, Kristin Meyers.


Written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick.

Directed by James Wan.

Starring, Jason Mamoa, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nichole Kidman, Amber Heard, and Randall Park.

The Cocktail: (The Trident)

1oz Brandy

1oz Cynar Icelandic liqour

1oz Spanish bitters

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1 year ago
2 hours 40 minutes 5 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 27—ROADHOUSE (2024)

This week, we test the theory that a movie *set* in a bar has an easier time of qualifying as a good bar movie. Unfortunately, we picked 2024's reimagining of Roadhouse to test that theory. Hey, at least the cocktail was good!

Written by  Anthony Bagarozzi, Chuck Mondry, and R. Lance Hill .

Directed by Doug Liman.

Starring Jake Gylenhaal, Conor McGregor, Jessica Williams, and Daniela Melchior.

The Cocktail:

2oz pineapple rum

2oz orange juice

Lemon

1oz tamarind shrub

Topped with 1oz dark rum


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1 year ago
2 hours 12 minutes 51 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 26—BLADE II

Sharpen your stakes and ready your garlic presses, it's time for 2002's action, horror, vampire banger, Blade II. Directed by none other than the Master of Monsters himself, the legendary GDT!

Written by David S. Goyer

Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Starring Wesley Snipes, Lenor Varela, Kriss Kristopherson, and Ron Pearlman

The Cocktail: N/A only blood or red wine will do

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1 year ago
1 hour 50 minutes 38 seconds

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EPISODE 25—EVIL DEAD 2

You read right, folks! We're talking Sam Raimi's unimpeachable 1987 cult classic, Evil Dead 2! Joining us is the resurrected, demonic soul of friend of the show (and past guest), Rachel Smith of the DudeBabe Radio Hour on Port Townsend's own KPTZ 91.9 FM

Written by Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegal.

Directed by Sam Raimi.

Starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, and the Necronomicon ex Mortis!


The Cocktail: (The Chainsaw)

2oz tequila

lemon juice

sugar

tabasco

black pepper

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1 year ago
2 hours 10 minutes 18 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
EPISODE 24—HIGHLANDER 2: THE QUICKENING

Even though they say "there can be only one," somehow Highlander got a sequel! That's right, Highlander 2: The Quickening from the year of our lord 1991. This sci-fi fantasy sword fest isn't a very good (or even comprehensible) film, but it miiiight just be a great bar movie!

Written by Gregory Widen,  Brian Clemens, and William N. Panzer.

Directed by Russel Mulcahy.

Starring Christopher lambert, Sean Connery, Michael ironside, Virginia Madsen.


The Cocktail: (Rusty Nail)

1oz Drambui

2oz Scotch


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1 year ago
1 hour 50 minutes 41 seconds

Bar Stool Film School
A conversational comedy breakdown of some of your favorite flicks—old and new! Each episode, hosts Dylan Quarles (award winning sci-fi, horror, & adventure writer) and Cameron Roberts (successful bar owner and restaurateur) take on your favorite flicks to determine if they 'pass the bar' and join the ranks of truly excellent bar movies. Good bar movies can be hit or miss, but you'll never know until you take the shot. The first round is on us!