Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed

Jon Drake and Ian Dukes

English Arts Comedy Explicit
Episodes 172
Avg. Duration 1h 6m
Activity Highly Active
Since Mar 2021
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

It's not a podcast about bad movies. It's a podcast about movies that did badly. Join comedians Jon Drake (@drakegatsby) and Ian Dukes (@ianpauldukes) as they dig up the bombs that shook Hollywood. Every episode reviews a movie that lost money at the box office and tries to figure out what went wrong. 

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Recent Episodes

S1E171 Episode 171 - Ambulance

Feb 25, 2026 1h 22m

Take a scenic tour of beautiful Los Angeles in this week's episode as we discuss Michael Bay's action-packed 2022 flop AMBULANCEAMBULANCEDIRECTED BY: Michael BayRELEASED: April 8, 2022STARRING: Jake…

S1E170 Episode 170 - Short Circuit 2

Feb 11, 2026 1h 12m

We're ALIIIIIVE! We're back with a deep dive into late-80s kids sci-fi with Guttenberg-less sequel SHORT CIRCUIT 2SHORT CIRCUIT 2RELEASED: July 6, 1988DIRECTED BY: Kenneth JohnsonSTARRING: Fisher…

S1E169 Episode 169 - One Battle After Another

Jan 28, 2026 1h 15m

We're wrapping up our look back at 2025 with one of the most talked about (and expensive) movies of the year: Paul Thomas Anderson's epic ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERRELEASED:…

S1E168 Episode 168 - Mickey 17

Jan 21, 2026 1h 2m

Bong Joon Ho is back with an original sci-fi movie! Did it make a bunch of money? We wouldn’t be talking about it if it did. It’s MICKEY 17MICKEY 17RELEASED: DIRECTED BY: Bong Joon Ho STARRING:…

S1E167 Episode 167 - Thunderbolts*

Jan 14, 2026 1h 19m

We're heading back into the MCU for one of their best movies in years, that still unfortunately underperformed at the box office. It's the THUNDERBOLTS ASTERISK. THUNDERBOLTS*RELEASED: May 2,…

S1E166 Episode 166 - Eddington

Jan 07, 2026 1h 17m

We're back from our holiday break, and all January we'll be covering some noteworthy box office disappointments from 2025. We'll kick things off with Ari Aster's EDDINGTONEDDINGTONRELEASED: July 18,…

S1E165 Episode 165 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension

Dec 10, 2025 1h 16m

We're back! Join us on a trip to the optimistic days of the early 80s as we discuss the extremely bizarre but highly charming sci-fi comedy THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH…

S1E164 Episode 164 - The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Nov 12, 2025 1h 16m

This week we cover our first, and definitely not our last, Guy Ritchie movie with 2015's throwback spy action comedy THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.RELEASED: August 14, 2015DIRECTED…

S1E163 Episode 163 - Lord of Illusions

Oct 29, 2025 1h 10m

We wrap up another successful Blastober with the final film from horror master Clive Barker: it's an interesting mix of cosmic horror and noir, 1995's LORD OF ILLUSIONSLORD OF ILLUSIONSRELEASED:…

S1E162 Episode 162 - Frailty

Oct 22, 2025 1h 2m

Blastober barrels forth with 2001's creepy psychological horror FRAILTY! FRAILTYDIRECTED BY: Bill PaxtonRELEASED: April 12, 2002STARRING: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Luke Askew,…

S1E161 Episode 161 - Alien: Covenant

Oct 15, 2025 1h 26m

Tweet about Gay Evil Robothttps://imgur.com/a/XLyCIzfSteve Zahn Strange Wilderness clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCpKp73kJtI0:00 Intro 2:53 Show & tell9:32 This week's movie

S1E160 Episode 160 - A Cure for Wellness

Oct 08, 2025 1h 12m

More like... more like A Cure for Making Money. I'm still working on that one. For week 2 of Blastober we're covering Gore Verbinski's 2017 mindf*** A CURE FOR WELLNESS.A CURE FOR WELLNESSDIRECTED…

S1E159 Episode 159 - Joy Ride

Oct 01, 2025 1h 5m

We're kicking off another Blastober with a movie about something really spooky: road rage. It's 2001's JOY RIDEJOY RIDERELEASED: October 5, 2001DIRECTED BY: John StahlSTARRING: Paul Walker, Steve…

S1E158 Episode 158 - Go

Sep 17, 2025 1h 8m

We’re going back to 1999 for the Tarantino-lite cult classic GO GODIRECTED BY: Doug Liman RELEASED: April 9, 1999STARRING: Sarah Polley, Timothy Olyphant, William Fichtner, Jay Mohr, Katie Holmes,…

S1E157 Episode 157 - Keanu

Sep 03, 2025 1h 4m

Episode 157 - KeanuIs this the cutest cat ever put on film? We debate this and other important questions as we discuss the 2016 Key and Peele movie KEANU KEANU RELEASED: April 29, 2016 DIRECTED BY:…

S1E156 Episode 156 - Serenity

Aug 20, 2025 1h 13m

Soar with us, leaves on the wind! It's 2005's sci-fi western/continuation of a beloved canceled TV property SERENITYSERENITYRELEASED: September 30, 2005DIRECTED BY: Joss WhedonSTARRING: Nathan…

S1E155 Episode 155 - Lightyear

Aug 06, 2025 59m

We're going on a Toy Story sidequest without any toys. It's 2022's LIGHTYEAR. LIGHTYEARRELEASED: June 17, 2022DIRECTED BY: Angus MacLaneSTARRING: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohne, Taika Waititi,…

S1E154 Episode 154 - Dark Phoenix

Jul 16, 2025 1h 3m

The movie that bombed so hard it killed a multi-billion dollar franchise. This is DARK PHOENIXDARK PHOENIXRELEASED: June 7, 2019DIRECTED BY: Simon KinsbergSTARRING: Sophie Turner, James McAvoy,…

S1E153 Episode 153 - Bubba Ho-Tep

Jul 02, 2025 51m

Are you an Elvis fan? What about JFK? Cuz this movie kinda has those guys in it. It’s 2002’s cult classic BUBBA HO-TEPBUBBA HO-TEPRELEASED: June 9, 2002DIRECTED BY: Don CoscarelliSTARRING: Bruce…

S1E152 Episode 152 - Miller's Crossing

Jun 11, 2025 1h 2m

Hold onto your (high) hat, cuz we’re going to MILLER’S CROSSING! MILLER’S CROSSINGRELEASED: September 22, 1990DIRECTED BY: The Coen Brothers STARRING: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro,…

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How many episodes does Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed have?

Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed has published 172 episodes since March 2021, covering topics in Arts, Comedy.

Is Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed still active?

Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 6m.

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