Joe Dirt (2001)

Is Joe Dirt (2001) secretly one of the greatest comedies of its era, or is nostalgia doing some serious heavy lifting? This week, we're digging into David Spade's mullet-wearing cult classic and asking the important questions. Is Joe Dirt just a white-trash Forrest Gump? Was Kid Rock actually good in this movie? Why do women find Joe Dirt so irresistible? We debate the movie's surprisingly heartfelt message, its endlessly quotable dialogue, and why critics absolutely hated something audiences still love 25 years later. Life's a garden. Dig it. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:45  - Pertinent movie details  •0:08:45  -  Critical and fan reviews •0:16:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:20:00 - Modern day ratings ————————————————————  SPONSORS-  **Tin Can-  Get $10 off your order by going to http://tincan.com/CONFUSED  **Chubbies- $20 off your order with the code CONFUSED at http://chubbiesshorts.com  **ASPCA- To learn more about Pet Health Insurance, visit http://aspcapetinsurance.com/breakfast **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're joined by David Wain, the writer, director, and comedic mastermind behind Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models, and Wanderlust! David takes us behind the scenes of some of our favorite comedies, revealing how Wet Hot American Summer went from a box-office flop to a beloved cult classic and why Hollywood seemingly stopped making the outrageous comedies we grew up loving. We also dive into his hilarious new movie, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, his success with the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band, and the absurd sense of humor that's made his movies endlessly rewatchable. http://davidwain.com SPONSORS-  **Tin Can-  Get $10 off your order by going to http://tincan.com/breakfast  **Chubbies- $20 off your order with the code CONFUSED at http://chubbiesshorts.com  **ASPCA- To learn more about Pet Health Insurance, visit http://aspcapetinsurance.com/breakfast **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're heading to Japan to revisit 2006's The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift! Is this secretly one of the best movies in the franchise? How good is this soundtrack? Why does the main character look like a 40-year-old high school student? Is Bow Wow's character actually an imaginary friend? Is Han the coolest character in the entire franchise? We touch on all of this and more in front of a live studio audience. Buckle up, crank up the Kid Rock, and get ready to drift through one of the most ridiculous entries in the Fast & Furious universe! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:02:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:00 - Pertinent movie details  •0:12:00 - Critical and fan reviews •0:18:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:31:00 - Modern day ratings ———————————————————— SPONSORS-  **Chubbies- $20 off your order with the code CONFUSED at http://chubbiesshorts.com  **ASPCA- To learn more about Pet Health Insurance, visit http://aspcapetinsurance.com/breakfast **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. **PROGRESSIVE- Visit http://progressive.com  **FABLETICS-  Get 80% off everything when you sign up as a VIP! Just head to http://Fabletics.com/confused  **LITTLE SLEEPIES-  If you’re expecting or dressing little ones, check out Little Sleeps.  You can visit http://littlesleepies.com and use promo code GOODNIGHT for 10% off of your first order.  **WAYFAIR- Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. http://Wayfair.com   —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes there is just no need for a followup movie to a classic. But they do it anyways. And they usually mess it up. Each of the boys drops 5 terrible movie sequels in today's discussion ————————————————————  SPONSORS-  **Chubbies- $20 off your order with the code CONFUSED at http://chubbiesshorts.com  **ASPCA- To learn more about Pet Health Insurance, visit http://aspcapetinsurance.com/breakfast **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. **PROGRESSIVE- Visit http://progressive.com  **FABLETICS-  Get 80% off everything when you sign up as a VIP! Just head to http://Fabletics.com/confused  **LITTLE SLEEPIES-  If you’re expecting or dressing little ones, check out Little Sleeps.  You can visit http://littlesleepies.com and use promo code GOODNIGHT for 10% off of your first order.  **WAYFAIR- Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. http://Wayfair.com   —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're wrapping up spooky season with Zack Snyder's 2004 zombie remake, Dawn of the Dead! Is this one of the greatest opening sequences in horror movie history? Are fast zombies actually scarier, or do we miss the slow-moving undead? Was CJ secretly the smartest person in the entire mall? And how many unbelievably stupid decisions can one group of survivors make before we completely lose our minds? Join us as we revisit the terrifying zombie effects, the unforgettable Johnny Cash opening, the bizarre obsession with saving Chips the dog, and an ending that leaves us with plenty to argue about. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:03:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:07:15 - Pertinent movie details  •0:11:45 - Critical and fan reviews •0:17:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:47:00 - Modern day ratings ———————————————————— SPONSORS-  **Chubbies- $20 off your order with the code CONFUSED at http://chubbiesshorts.com  **ASPCA- To learn more about Pet Health Insurance, visit http://aspcapetinsurance.com/breakfast **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. **PROGRESSIVE- Visit http://progressive.com  **FABLETICS-  Get 80% off everything when you sign up as a VIP! Just head to http://Fabletics.com/confused  **LITTLE SLEEPIES-  If you’re expecting or dressing little ones, check out Little Sleeps.  You can visit http://littlesleepies.com and use promo code GOODNIGHT for 10% off of your first order.  **WAYFAIR- Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. http://Wayfair.com   —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Monday! We bring in our producer Logan of Upload Media Group for this episode. These 3 movies were recommended to him to watch by each of us. We discuss his rating and thoughts of each movie. —————————————————————— SPONSORS-  **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **TruDiagnostics- Our listeners can get 20% off at http://TruDiagnostic.com using code CONFUSED at checkout. **NordVPN-  Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/breakfast to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 additional months on top! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! **PROGRESSIVE- Visit http://progressive.com  **FABLETICS-  Get 80% off everything when you sign up as a VIP! Just head to http://Fabletics.com/confused  **LITTLE SLEEPIES-  If you’re expecting or dressing little ones, check out Little Sleeps.  You can visit http://littlesleepies.com and use promo code GOODNIGHT for 10% off of your first order.  **WAYFAIR- Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. http://Wayfair.com   —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**This is a re-airing of an episode that we recorded in October of 2023. Simply to help enhance your enjoyment of the season. When you saw The Blair Witch Project in 1999, you either A: thought it was the scariest movie you have ever seen or B: you didn’t finish it because you puked in the theatre and have to leave. Whatever your thoughts are, this movie deserves our praise for bringing the ‘found-footage’ genre to the masses. We dive deeper than any other podcast and dissect this movie with a modern eye. Why was Heather so hated? Was the Blair Witch the one messing with them? Is this movie a masterpiece? •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:02:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:12:45 - Pertinent movie details  •0:19:15 - Critical and fan reviews •0:27:30 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:40:30 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— —————————————————————— SPONSORS-  **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **TruDiagnostics- Our listeners can get 20% off at http://TruDiagnostic.com using code CONFUSED at checkout. **NordVPN-  Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/breakfast to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 additional months on top! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! **PROGRESSIVE- Visit http://progressive.com  **FABLETICS-  Get 80% off everything when you sign up as a VIP! Just head to http://Fabletics.com/confused  **LITTLE SLEEPIES-  If you’re expecting or dressing little ones, check out Little Sleeps.  You can visit http://littlesleepies.com and use promo code GOODNIGHT for 10% off of your first order.  **WAYFAIR- Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. http://Wayfair.com   —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're revisiting 28 Days Later (2002), the movie that helped reinvent the zombie genre and made running zombies everyone's worst nightmare. Why does this movie look like it was filmed on a flip phone? Could the entire outbreak have been prevented if the scientist hadn't called the virus "rage"?  And is this one of the scariest opening sequences in horror history?  We're breaking down the terrifying moments, questionable decisions, bizarre filmmaking choices, and whether this low-budget horror classic still holds up over 20 years later. •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:02:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:05:30  - Pertinent movie details  •0:15:00  -  Critical and fan reviews •0:16:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:26:00 - Modern day ratings —————————————————————— SPONSORS-  **ASPCA- To learn more about Pet Health Insurance, visit http://aspcapetinsurance.com/breakfast  **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **TruDiagnostics- Our listeners can get 20% off at http://TruDiagnostic.com using code CONFUSED at checkout. **NordVPN-  Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/breakfast to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 additional months on top! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! **PROGRESSIVE- Visit http://progressive.com  **FABLETICS-  Get 80% off everything when you sign up as a VIP! Just head to http://Fabletics.com/confused  **LITTLE SLEEPIES-  If you’re expecting or dressing little ones, check out Little Sleeps.  You can visit http://littlesleepies.com and use promo code GOODNIGHT for 10% off of your first order.  **WAYFAIR- Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. http://Wayfair.com   —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a special Halloween double feature as the guys revisit Hocus Pocus, the very first movie they ever reviewed on The Confused Breakfast, and pair it with Disney's Halloweentown (1998)! They break down the bizarre obsession with virgins in Hocus Pocus, the ridiculous rules surrounding the Sanderson sisters' resurrection, and why the three witches are still so iconic. Then it's off to Halloweentown, where the guys debate whether nostalgia is the only thing keeping this Disney Channel classic alive, question the town's bizarre residents, and roast its questionable special effects. Plus, plenty of hilarious tangents about Halloween traditions, childhood fears, and whether living in a town where it's Halloween every single day would actually be a nightmare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The Confused Breakfast, we're heading back to 1998 to revisit the star-studded sci-fi horror classic, The Faculty! Does this movie actually have one of the greatest casts of the '90s? What the hell is going on with Josh Hartnett's haircut? Is Elijah Wood the most uncoordinated runner in movie history? Why does becoming an alien automatically make everyone hotter? And could an alien invasion actually IMPROVE your lives? Grab your Tommy Hilfiger, spray on some CK One, and stay hydrated as we find out if The Faculty still holds up nearly 30 years later! •0:00:00 - Introductions •0:02:30 - Memories of first viewing •0:06:30  - Pertinent movie details  •0:10:00  -  Critical and fan reviews •0:16:00 - Scene by scene breakdown  •1:30:00 - Modern day ratings ————————————————————  SPONSORS-  **Ethos-  Get your free quote at http://ethos.com/breakfast  **Butcher Box-  Go to http://butcherbox.com/breakfast to get 20% off your first box plus your choice of free ground beef for life or free chicken thighs on or top sirloins in every box for a year. **Cedar Ridge Distillery-  Go check out our sponsor and order some whiskey.  http://cedarridgewhiskey.com **K12-  See how K12 Powered Schools can help unlock your child’s full potential.  Enroll online today at http://K12.com/confused  **. Download the DraftKings Casino app and sign up with code CONFUSED to claim your Flex Spins and experience Cashingo—the feature you can’t play anywhere else! **TruDiagnostics- Our listeners can get 20% off at http://TruDiagnostic.com using code CONFUSED at checkout. **NordVPN-  Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to http://nordvpn.com/breakfast to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 additional months on top! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! **PROGRESSIVE- Visit http://progressive.com  **FABLETICS-  Get 80% off everything when you sign up as a VIP! Just head to http://Fabletics.com/confused  **LITTLE SLEEPIES-  If you’re expecting or dressing little ones, check out Little Sleeps.  You can visit http://littlesleepies.com and use promo code GOODNIGHT for 10% off of your first order.  **WAYFAIR- Find furniture, decor, and essentials that fit your unique style and budget. http://Wayfair.com   —————————————————————— **Support us at http://patreon.com/confusedbreakfast for bonus weekly episodes, voting on upcoming movies, giving your modern-day ratings on our movies and much more. **Mail us something   The Confused Breakfast PO Box 10016 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-9802 Special thanks to our executive producers- Josh Miller, Starling, Dylan Mick and NicMad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices