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The Franchisees

The Franchisees

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14 hours ago

We're back with special guest Joel Edmiston to cover the much maligned 1997 sequel to our beloved AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, fittingly titled AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS. Not to spoil the episode too much but this movie sucks! The carefully balanced horror-comedy tone of the first film has been replaced by pure goofball Looney Tunes silliness, and not in a fun way! We also talk about some other films we'e been watching, such as: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, GET OUT, BRING HER BACK, THE PER...

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We're back with special guest Joel Edmiston to cover the much maligned 1997 sequel to our beloved AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, fittingly titled AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS. Not to spoil the episode too much but this movie sucks! The carefully balanced horror-comedy tone of the first film has been replaced by pure goofball Looney Tunes silliness, and not in a fun way! We also talk about some other films we'e been watching, such as: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, GET OUT, BRING HER BACK, THE PER...

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An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) (with Joel Edmiston)

We're back with special guest Joel Edmiston to cover the much maligned 1997 sequel to our beloved AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, fittingly titled AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN PARIS. Not to spoil the episode too much but this movie sucks! The carefully balanced horror-comedy tone of the first film has been replaced by pure goofball Looney Tunes silliness, and not in a fun way! We also talk about some other films we'e been watching, such as: NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, GET OUT, BRING HER BACK, THE PER...

19 hours ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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An American Werewolf in London (1981) (with Joel Edmiston)

We're back! So sorry for the delay, we missed last week due to Ben being stricken with shingles. A late October witch's pox no doubt. But now we're back with another spooky duology so just pretend it's still Halloween for a few more days. Friend of the show, past and future guest, and comedian extraordinaire Joel Edmiston joins us to talk about one of, if not the best horror comedy ever AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON! We talk about John Landis (prison) we talk about Joel's hatred for Howie Ma...

1 week ago

1 hour 28 minutes

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Queen of the Damned (2002)

The Vampire Lestat has been asleep for many many years... until he finally hears something that excites him out of his slumber: nü metal! In the very 2002-core film QUEEN OF THE DAMNED we follow Lestat (almost-Aragorn Stuart Townsend) on his journey to become the world's most beloved vampire rock star. Will the titular Queen of the Damned (RIP Aaliyah) seduce him or will the uhhh council of vampires stop her I don't remember what happens exactly it's pretty bad but lots of fun for connoisseur...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 5 minutes

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Interview with the Vampire (1994) (with Jordan Seccareccia aka Dis Count's Discount Diss Count)

It's October and we're neck-deep in the bottomless pit of horror films! Our good friend Jordan Seccareccia joins us again to revisit a Certified Cruise Classic: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. We talk Tom, we talk luscious production design, we talk (and mock) Mr. Bradley Pitts, and of course we go on many, many tangents! We also celebrate several important birthdays! Some other movies discussed on this episode are ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, THE MASTER, MAGNOLIA, HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, BAMBOOZLED, RED ...

4 weeks ago

1 hour 28 minutes

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The Descent: Part 2 (2009)////The 50th Toronto International Film Festival

We're back and we're going down down down down, way down in the direct-to-dvd hole with THE DESCENT: PART DEUX. More caves, more crawlers, more throat-ripping! But first, we share out timely coverage of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, surely the best one yet! Did we see much? No, not really. But what we saw was pure gold, right? Well no, mostly slop. But amongst the slop there are always gems. Every bowl of slop has a gem, as the saying goes. We're talking FUCK MY SON!, THE FENC...

1 month ago

45 minutes

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The Descent (2005)///Charlie Kirk and 'cherubslayer123'

New franchise, we're spelunking, we're caving, come join us! But before we talk about Neil Marshall's 2005 horror hit, please join us as we talk about this crazy world's descent into Charlie Kirk mania and Ben's latest nemesis 'cherubslayer123' (we recorded this episode a few days after he was killed so it was fresh then and now we're releasing it after nobody gives a shit anymore but please still listen it's a funny story) Of course we also find time to talk about other movies we've been wat...

1 month ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)///Jimmy Kimmel Lemon Party

Comedy is now illegal in America and by extension Canada... we regret to inform you that this will have to be the final episode of The Franchisees. But boy are we going out with a bang! SPINAL CRAP POO is here to make us all laugh and remind us of the ravages of time! Is this movie worth seeing? Is it fun to be back with the boys again? Or is it just sad? Listen to find out but you know already come on. We also talk about the fate of James Christian Kümmel (aka Jimmy Kimmel) and the late Char...

1 month ago

1 hour 9 minutes

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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

1 month ago

1 hour 1 minute

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I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

Not a great franchise tbh! But here we are at the end anyway, at least the end for now. It'd be funny if they just called the sequel to this legasequel I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. Just keep it going. Alex has seen no new movies this week. Ben watched WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE IRON LADY, THE SECT, BRING HER BACK, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, PROVIDENCE, MERMAID LEGEND, PAVEMENTS, BABY INVASION, SHIFTY, HIGH TENSION, HIS MOTORBIKE HER ISLAND, THE NEW WORLD, NOUVELLE VAGUE, and HIGHEST 2 LOWEST. ...

2 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes

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I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)

This piece of shit, I mean really what are we doing here talking about this garbage, life is short, it's summer time we're supposed to be surfing and sunbathing and sucking cock, what is this, what are we doing with our lives, what have we done to deserve this, I'm going to fucking blow my fucking brains out! Just kidding, we're back with the third and clearly worst instalment of the I KNOW WHAT YOU DID franchise (or is it more the LAST SUMMER franchise?). This is some god damned direct-to-vi...

2 months ago

44 minutes

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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

More like I still know what you did two summers ago am I right? It's summertime again and the survivors of the first film win a free trip to the Bahamas... what could possibly go wrong? This film is filled with 90s horror sequel hilarity, including an inspired turn by Jack Black as a white guy with dreads who loves, you guessed it, weed and pussy! We got Brandy, we got Mekhi Phifer, we got Jeffrey Combs and Bill Cobbs, we have all these new characters to kill. Alex and Ben also find time to t...

2 months ago

47 minutes

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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

A killer fisherman? A web of lies and guilt? 90s teens standing together on a poster in a vaguely triangular formation? It's all from the #twisted mind of Kevin Williamson! We're back with a new franchise: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. It's still summer right? August 17th is still summer. Not even up for debate really. Anyway, it feels kind of funny doing this franch before Williamson's superior SCREAM but they made too many of those and this series has a new one out, also titled I KNOW WH...

2 months ago

47 minutes

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The Naked Gun (2025)

We're back on track with a fresh new episode on the new NAKED GUN film starring Liam "Leslie Nielsen" Neeson and directed by Akiva "Lonely Island Boy" Schaffer. Are comedies back? Can America finally laugh again? How many jokes are there over the entire 85 minute runtime? Worry not, listener: we're going through this film bit by bit, gag by gag, larf by larf. We also find time to talk about some other recent movies we've been watching, including HAPPINESS, BULLY, THE PEANUT BUTTER SOLUTION, M...

3 months ago

1 hour 7 minutes

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Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) (with Chris Moroz, Matthew Nicholson, and Maxim Gertler-Jaffe)

ANOTHER EMERGENCY FRANCHISE UPDATE: they went and made another Jurassic movie. Hooray! Alex and Ben were dreading this one but to their surprise, this new entry is actually not completely terrible... and isn't that the best we can hope for these days? We're joined by Ben's friends and creators of the classic high school YouTube Jurassic Park parody video Cretaceous Park: returning guests Matthew Nicholson and Maxim Gertler-Jaffe, and a first time guest long-time listener Chris Moroz. We talk ...

3 months ago

1 hour 14 minutes

The Franchisees

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult

we're phoning it in again. it's summer!

3 months ago

42 minutes

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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)

We're back and we're spoofin' and goofin' yet again with THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR. Is this sequel, full of laughs and gags, as funny as the first film? Or is it the start of those dreaded diminishing returns? Or can we barely remember what happens in it and try to avoid talking about it for as long as we possibly can? Listen to find out. We also talk about our favourite bizarre Toronto eatery Fancy Induced Burger and discuss a few films we've been watching recently including THE...

3 months ago

53 minutes

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

In anticipation of the upcoming, similarly titled THE NAKED GUN (2025), we're looking back through the files of Police Squad an covering the beloved, hilarious, zany, and ZAZy NAKED GUN franchise. We're talking, spoofs, goofs, laughs, larfs, farts, and toots. We're talking Leslie Nielsen and Zucker Abrahams Zucker. Many of us have fond memories of watching these films on TV back in the day, but do they hold up? But wait, there's more! Ben talks about the rom(?)-com(?) MATERIALISTS and also ce...

4 months ago

1 hour 10 minutes

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28 Years Later (2025)

We're talking about the newest entry in the 28 DAYS franchise, 28 YEARS LATER. Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, Anthony Dod Mantle... they're all back baby and they've cooked us something real interesting. We talk about the crazy camerawork, the zany and wild tonal shifts, and try to make sense of the film's nutty ending. Next week we're starting a new franchise: THE NAKED GUN. Join us for some laughs and gaffes! Follow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at thefranchisee...

4 months ago

1 hour 14 minutes

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28 Weeks Later (2007) (with Imogen Poots and Mackintosh Muggleton)

Robert "Hitler" Carlyle stars as Johnny Weeks in 28 WEEKS LATER, the underrated(?) sequel to 28 DAYS LATER. Join us next week for 28 YEARS LATER, here's a preview: it's good! Follow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter and email us at thefranchiseespod@gmail.com

4 months ago

55 minutes

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Ballerina (2025) SPECIAL EMERGENCY FRANCHISE EPISODE

SUPER SPECIAL AND VERY IMPORTANT EMERGENCY BROADCAST A NEW JOHN WICK MOVIE OR SPINOFF OR WHATEVER HAS BEEN RELEASED BEN & ALEX, YOU SWORE A BLOOD OATH TO COVER ANY AND ALL NEWLY RELEASED FILMS FROM A FRANCHISE THE SHOW HAS PREVIOUSLY COVERED FAILURE TO DO A BALLERINA (2025) EPISODE WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE $1000000000000 BOUNTY PLACED ON BOTH OF YOUR HEADS Ok fine relax relax, we're covering Ballerina From the World of John Wick or whatever it's called, we're doing it, relax, get off o...

4 months ago

1 hour