It is 1971 and football coach Herman Boone takes over as the coach of the Titans, a recently-integrated Virginia high-school football team. However, the team finds ingrained prejudice from many within the town, with some officials even plotting to get rid of Boone, but this only strengthens their resolve to win the season!
Alan and Craig discuss prejudice, being adaptable, who’s coming to this year’s Comicpalooza and the movie “Remember the Titans” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Alan and Craig preview some of the guests already announced for this year's Comicpalooza!
Discussion of "Remember the Titans"
Recasting
Double Feature
Final Thoughts
Alan and Craig discuss next week's episode "Marvel's The Avengers"
Former minor leaguer Morris Buttermaker is a lazy, beer swilling pool cleaner who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of disheveled misfits who have virtually no baseball talent. Realizing his dilemma, Buttermaker brings aboard girl pitching ace Amanda Whurlizer, the daughter of a former girlfriend, and Kelly Leak, a motorcycle punk who happens to be the best player around.
Alan and Craig discuss failure, a Hullabaloo recap, helicopter parents and the classic baseball movie “The Bad News Bears” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Alan recaps the 5 movies from this year's mystery movie marathon - Hullabaloo
Discussion of "The Bad News Bears"
Recasting
Double Feature
Final Thoughts
Alan and Craig discuss next week's episode "Remember the Titans"
Alan and Craig continue their sports cavalcade with "Remember the Titans"
Randy "The Ram" Robinson, is a former superstar now paying the price for twenty years of grueling punishment in and out of the ring. But he's about to risk everything to prove he has one more match left in him: a re-staging of his famous Madison Square Garden bout against "The Ayatollah".
Alan and Craig are joined by Intelligent Wrestling Conversation’s host Billy Donnelly as they discuss wrestling, discarding our heroes, addiction to glory and the movie “The Wrestler” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Alan and Craig welcome guest Billy Donnelly. Billy talks about his wrestling podcast Intelligent Wrestling Conversation’s
Discussion of "The Wrestler"
Recasting
Double Feature
Final Thoughts
Alan and Craig discuss next week's episode "The Bad News Bears"
Next episode we continue with sports month and get nostalgic with the classic "The Bad News Bears"
Born into a family business of race cars, Speed Racer is one of the track's hot stars. When Speed turns down an offer from the head of Royalton Industries, he uncovers a secret. Powerful moguls fix the races to boost profits. Hoping to beat the executive, Speed enters the same arduous cross-country race that killed his brother
Alan and Craig, joined by Special Guest Tom Nix discuss wrestling, misty-eyed family dynamics, should the Wachowskis get a chance to direct more big budget films and the movie “Speed Racer” on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Alan and Craig welcome guest Tom Nix. Tom talks about his new wrestling podcast Wrestling is Everything coming soon on ScreamingPods.com
Discussion of "Speed Racer"
Recasting
Double Feature
Final Thoughts
Alan, Craig and Zaki discuss next week's episode "The Wrestler"
Next episode we continue with sports month and talk with Billy Donnelly about "The Wrestler"