Screenplay Junkie

The Netflix original movie "Hubie Halloween" (2020) is a family/comedy/horror film about Hubie Dubois, a figure of mockery for kids and adults who is devoted to his hometown of Salem and its Halloween celebration. But when something goes bump in the night this year, it's up to Hubie to save Halloween. Directed by Steven Brill and written by Adam Sandler & Tim Herlihy, it stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, and has cameos of many other Sandler regulars. Tune in as we talk the plot, Hubie's character, Adam Sandler movie homages & classic horror homages that make their way into this film, and finally wonder whether or not "Hubie Halloween" is worth the watch or is just another disappointing Sandler and crew movie. THANK YOU FOR 2 YEARS OF SCREENPLAY JUNKIE!Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

FRIGHT FEST is back! Created by the talented genre chameleons Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk, the FX original anthology series "American Horror Story" (2011 - ongoing) is a horror show that centers on different characters, settings, and storylines from season to season and has starred many actors like Lady Gaga, Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Jessica Lange, Emma Roberts, Taissa Farmiga, Finn Wittrock, Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, and many others. But it must start with a pilot. And in this case, Murder House. Tune in as we go over the seasons and see how they're generally ranked to audiences, compare the pilot script to the first episode, talk the characters and their depth, and explain why AHS Murder House is a fresh take on the 'haunted house' subgenre.Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

Directed by Tyler Spindel and written by Chris Pappas and Kevin Barnett, the Netflix original "The Wrong Missy" (2020) is a romantic comedy that stars David Spade, Lauren Lapkus, Nick Swardson, Jackie Sandler, and Rob Schneider. Backed by Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison, it's about a man who thinks he's invited the woman of his dreams on a work retreat to Hawaii, but realizes too late that he's mistakenly texted someone from a nightmare blind date. Tune in as we make predictions before the film like who is the right Missy, how annoying will the wrong Missy be, will this follow the formula of a typical rom-com, will Nick Swardson and Rob Schneider play ridiculous characters, will this be another bad Adam Sandler and crew vacation movie, talk the plot and review after our viewing, and more! Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

Directed and written by the legendary Stephen King, "Maximum Overdrive" (1986) is an insane action/comedy/horror/sci-fi movie that stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, and Yeardley Smith about a group of people who try to survive in a highway diner when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. But did you know that it's based on Stephen King's 1973 short story "Trucks"? Join the ride as we go over trivia like which rock band made the music for the film and which rock singer King wanted to cast as the lead role, discuss the short story compared to the film, and come to the conclusion that even one of the greatest writers of all time can make a bad movie.Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

Written and directed by Jennifer Kent, "The Babadook" (2014) is an Australian drama/horror monster/psychological film that stars Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman about a single mother and her child who fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home. What is the Babadook? Is it a real monster? Or is it a suppressed hateful/violent part of Amelia's psyche? Tune in as we talk trivia, discuss the main characters and their emotional relationship, go over what the Babadook is, talk the creepy pop up book "Mister Babadook", and dig into Amelia's disintegration and the ending of this layered horror story. Also, jam out to Bryan's new song: Stranger featuring Victoria Owsnett!Stranger - Pheels feat. Victoria Owsnetthttp://songwhip.com/pheels/strangerCreated by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

Unsticking ourselves from the status quo, this is the first musical we've covered on this show. Directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini "High School Musical" (2006) is an extremely successful Disney channel original about a popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl who get roles in their school's musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order that stars Zac Efron, Vannessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, and Corbin Bleu. In this highly requested listener episode we discuss our thoughts on musicals, its similarities with Grease (1978), dig into trivia, and talk the songs we liked the most and which ones not so much. Don't lie, you know you loved it!Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

"Ex Machina" (2014) is an Oscar winning sci-fi film directed and written by UK filmmaker/novelist Alex Garland. Starring Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Sonoya Mizuno, it's about a young programmer named Caleb who is selected to participate in a groundbreaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I. called Ava. Tune in as we talk the meaning of Deus Ex Machina, the Turing Test, trivia, dig into its complicated mind-bending story, and explain why it's one of the best sci-fi films of the 21st Century. Also, Drew plugs his upcoming horror short film "Parasite in the Park", and Bryan and Matt share news about their song that will soon be released! Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichSupport Drew's horror short film "Parasite in the Park" here:https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/parasite-in-the-park#/Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

HEYYY YOUUU GUYSSS! Presented by Steven Spielberg, "The Goonies" (1985) is a classic coming of age adventure film about a group of young Oregon misfits called The Goonies who discover an ancient map and set out to find legendary pirate One Eyed Willy's lost treasure. With the story by Steven Spielberg, the screenplay by Chris Columbus, and directed by Richard Donner, it stars a great young cast of Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan, Kerri Green, and Martha Plimpton. Tune in as we talk treasure maps, booby traps (or booty traps as Data would say), Rube Goldbergs, trivia, what the word Goonie means, discuss how an old draft of the script included a strange running gag of gorillas, a deleted scene with a giant squid, and more!Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, "Reservoir Dogs" (1992) is a crime drama about a bunch of criminals who begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant after a bad jewelry heist that stars Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, and Lawrence Tierney. Tune in for a game to name other undercover type movies, find out how Tarantino came up with the title, discuss why "Reservoir Dogs" is a fresh approach to a heist film, and analyze Tarantino's style of non-linear storytelling and how he uniquely uses description and dialogue in a nontraditional way.Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/

Were/are you afraid of Ouija boards? With producers like Michael Bay and Jason Blum involved "Ouija" (2014) is a successful, bad low budget horror film that made over $100 million at the box office about a group of friends who awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board. Directed by Stiles White and written by Juliet Snowden and Stiles White, it stars Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff, Bianca A. Santos, Douglas Smith, and Shelley Hennig. Tune in as we talk the rules of Ouija boards, its history, discuss differences between the script and film versions, and come to the glaring conclusion that this film is just one big fat Hasbro commercial.Created by Drew HellmichWritten by Drew, Matt, and Bryan HellmichProduced by Drew HellmichMusic by Bryan HellmichEdited by Drew HellmichFollow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/screenplay_junkie/Check out Bryan's music here:https://soundcloud.com/pheelsmusichttps://www.instagram.com/bheat.beats/