Thor's Hour of Thunder

Original title: Hung fan kui. We fumbled in the Bronx, but mostly throughout Vancouver. Chibi can be found on the Unidentified Flying Obsession. The next Before Matrix action topic is The Hidden (1987).

Chef's do that. Welcome to Thor's newest (and dumbest named) month "Thor's BM". It is the most stressful time of the year for many of us and we are distracting ourselves with some action films from the 15 years before The Matrix set the new standard for the genre. Topics we reference include 962: A League of their Own and 1004: Predator. Next week's BM pick is Rumble in the Bronx (1995).

Scarlet Witch and McFly went to the dog show from the movie!!! For more Thanksgiving content, you can listen to 844: Alice's Restaurant. Join us in December for a month of action films from before The Matrix, starting with The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). You'll never guess what dumb month name we came up with.

Breathtaking stunts, pyrotechnics, flying props and the ultimate battle of good vs evil! Thank you for listening to Stuntvember. Tune in later this week for a special Thanksgiving related topic, Best in Show (2000).

There may have been some confusion regarding the topic assignment... Cover art is an AI summary of the discussion. The last item of Stuntvember will be the Universal Studios ride WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular!

Hooper is the greatest stuntman alive!... or is he? We reference episodes 945: Nope (2022) and 993: The X-Files - Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose. Mr. Monopoly co-hosts Bad For Me. Kool-Aid Guy can be found on Letterboxd and wrote the book Cinema Autopsy. Other mentioned projects by occassional pantheon members include sci-fi novel Galaxy Cruise by Your Old Pal Marcus and Caitlin's Plug It Up Podcast. Next up in Stuntvember month will be Stunt Rock (1978).

It's Thor's newest theme month, Stuntvember. According to Wikipedia, "A stunt is an unusual, difficult, dramatic physical feat that may require a special skill, performed for artistic purposes..." Well... this podcast sure has nailed the unusal part... In this episode, we touch upon topics that you can hear more about in 740: Edge of Tomorrow and 817: Timecop. You can find Chibi on the Unidentified Flying Obsession podcast. The next stunt topic will be Hooper (1978).

Mr. Monopoly & Old Tomato Face host Bad For Me and Chibi hosts the Unidentified Flying Obsession. Thank you for listening to us discuss some of our favorite Simpsons moments. Next month is Stuntvember, starting with The Fall Guy (2024). Looking for more content? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as The James Bond-athon (episodes 200 - 224)

Lebbi joined from the GameLink Podcast. Old Tomato Face and Mr. Monopoly host Bad For Me. The last episode of Thor's Long Halloween will be Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 6.

Newest pantheon member Jean Grey joins from The Silver Scream Podcast. For more James Earl Jones content, check out 804: Coming 2 America and 964: Field of Dreams. Next week's topic is Simpsons Tree House of Horror 7 (Season 8).

For Thor's Long Halloween 2024, we are covering our favorite Simpsons Tree House of Horror episodes, starting with #5 (Season 6). You can check out the 24 minute episode of RAY BRADBURY THEATER -- A Sound of Thunder that inspired the 2nd Simpsons segment. Next week's topic is Simpsons Tree House of Horror 1 (Season 2).   If you're looking for the Simpsons & X-Files crossover, that was part of 2023's Long Halloween, Episode 990.

The Drum of Dumb has spoken, and we discussed one of the most quoted films of all time. Is it so clever that its dumb? You be the judge! Content Warning: we discuss outdated themes in the film that would not be acceptable by today's standards. Old Tomato Face and Mr. Monopoly co-host Bad For Me. If you have a favorite dumb film, let us know at hourofthunder@gmail.com and it could be entered into a future Drum of Dumb. October will be all Simpsons Tree House of Horror episodes, starting with 5 (Season 6).

Elon Thrust is back with his dumb pick! Content Warning: we discuss outdated themes in the film that would not be acceptable by today's standards. Click here to see Thor's Drum of Dumb randomly select the last topic of Septdumber.   Check out the various projects of our pantheon members: Mr. Monopoly cohosts Bad For Me, Chibi hosts Unidentified Flying Obsession, and Ballarina Suzy is one of the panelists on Cinemondo.

Lotta is back with her dumb movie pick. The next dumb film is Chopping Mall (1986).

Oh my god, it's the drive bee! There's no surprise that Scarlet Witch's dumb pick is charming. Next up in Septdumber is Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

It's Septdumber month! Our podcast covers a lot of movies that people may consider dumb, but this month, WE DID IT ON PURPOSE! If you're looking for Rambo First Blood Part 2, that was episode 930. We also reference 952: Oscar and 1024: Rocky. The next dumb topic will be The Stupids (1996).

Thank you for checking out Rock Musical Month. Coming up is Septdumber, where the topics are slightly dumber than usual, and way more September. First film will be Rambo III (1988). Looking for more content? We are continuously backfilling our library with classics such as our radio play of Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps (250 - 253) and Music Videos that Remind Us of Thor (754 - 759). If you want to check out the full list of topics covered, it can be found here, and we'd love to take requests for re-upload.

Poster Art was AI generated based on the prompt "Streets of Fire 1984 staring Elvis". We will conclude Rock Month with Rockula (1990).

Mr. Monopoly picked a Brian De Palma film for rock musical month... not to be confused with the first time he was on the podcast, and picked the Brian De Palma film 734: Bonfire of the Vanities. Next up in rock musical month is Streets of Fire (1984).

Don't worry, we do discuss the b-hole cut. The YouTube video essays we referenced were: Maggie Mae Fish's "The Baffling Politics of Cats (2019) and TS Eliot" and Lindsay Ellis's "Why is Cats?". We were joined by Ben and Eve, who played in the British math rock band Cats and Cats and Cats between 2005-2012. The band reformed recently for performances this summer, including the upcoming ArcTangent Festival near Bristol, England (Aug 14 – Aug 17, 2024). The next topic of Rock Musical Month is Phantom of the Paradise (1974).