Synopsis

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

• Director
• Tobe Hooper
• Writers
• Kim HenkelTobe Hooper
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• Stars
• Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger

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Synopsis

A historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.

• Director
• Yves Simoneau
• Writers
• Daniel GiatDee Brown
• Stars
• Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg

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Synopsis

An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.

• Director
• Richard Schenkman
• Writer
• Jerome Bixby
• Stars
• David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingsley

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Synopsis

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.

Director

Mike Nichols

Writers

Jean Poiret

Francis Veber

Édouard Molinaro

Stars

Robin Williams

Nathan Lane

Gene Hackman

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Synopsis

In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. During an uncommonly long drought, Virginio and Sisa face a dilemma: resist or be defeated by the environment and time itself.

Director

Alejandro Loayza Grisi

Writer

Alejandro Loayza Grisi

Stars

José Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Candelaria Quispe

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Synopsis

The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.

Director

Phil Tippett

Writer

Phil Tippett

Stars

Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda

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Synopsis

In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.

Director

Guy Ritchie

Writers

Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram, Jeff Kleeman

Stars

Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander

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Synopsis

Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Director

David Lynch

Writer

David Lynch

Stars

Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Allen Joseph

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When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he ever imagined.

Director

Ben Stiller

Writers

Steve Conrad, James Thurber

Stars

Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly

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Synopsis

An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.

Director

James Foley

Writer

David Mamet

Stars

Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin

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Synopsis

A lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl.

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Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.

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Synopsis

A recently discharged Major finds himself commanding a group of mismatched Cadets.

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A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

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A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

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Synopsis

A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.

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An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

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The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.

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Synopsis

Toby is a divorced father who's trying to make a better life. His brother is an ex-con with a short temper and a loose trigger finger. Together, they plan a series of heists against the bank that's about to foreclose on their family ranch.

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Synopsis

Convinced his thesis will have him graduate with honors from Harvard University, a stuffy student finds himself at the mercy of a homeless man's demands when he holds the papers hostage.

Director

Alek Keshishian

Writer

William Mastrosimone

Stars

Joe Pesci, Brendan Fraser, Moira Kelly

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Synopsis

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

Director

Leigh Whannell

Writers

Leigh Whannell (screenplay by, )H.G. Wells (novel)

Stars

Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer

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Then the boys discuss 2022's biggest film film Top Gun: Maverick.

Synopsis

After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.

Director

Joseph Kosinski

Writers

Jim Cash (based on characters created by), Jack Epps Jr. (based on characters created by), Peter Craig (story by)

Stars

Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller

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The Boys watch the 90's classic Silence of the Lambs.

Synopsis

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Director

Jonathan Demme

Writers

Thomas Harris (based on the novel by), Ted Tally (screenplay by)

Stars

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney

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Synopsis

A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.

Director

Isao Takahata

Writers

Akiyuki Nosaka (novel), Isao Takahata

Stars

Tsutomu Tatsumi (voice), Ayano Shiraishi (voice), Akemi Yamaguchi (voice)

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This weeks movie is brought to you by our guest and it's a classic 80's adventure - The Goonies.

Synopsis

A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.

Director

Richard Donner

Writers

Chris Columbus (screenplay by)

Steven Spielberg (story by)

Stars

Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen

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Michael takes us hostage with one of Hugh Jackman's best performances that doesn't involve claws with 2013's American thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve 'Prisoners'

Synopsis
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.

Director
Denis Villeneuve

Writer
Aaron Guzikowski

Stars
Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis

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Karl get's The Boy's to watch one of his father's favourite films with 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tim McCanlies 'Secondhand Lions'

Synopsis
A coming-of-age story about a shy, young boy sent by his irresponsible mother to spend the summer with his wealthy, eccentric uncles in Texas.

Director
Tim McCanlies

Writer
Tim McCanlies

Stars
Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall

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The Boys continue watching their picks as Dave takes us on memory lane with Disney's 2000 animated classic 'The Emperor's New Groove'

Synopsis

Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.

Director

Mark Dindal

Writers

(story by) Chris Williams, (story by) Mark Dindal, (screenplay by) David Reynolds

Stars

David Spade (voice), John Goodman (voice), Eartha Kitt (voice)

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The Boy's watch and review the very first TATP request from their long-time listener Stoj with 1991's direct-to-video action film 'Samurai Cop'

Synopsis

Joe Marshall and Frank Washington are two tenacious police detectives who seek at all costs to stop the Katana, a renegade Yakuza gang composed of violent and sadistic killers who want to lead the drug trade in Los Angeles.

Director

Amir Shervan

Writer

Amir Shervan

Stars

Robert Z'Dar, Mathew Karedas, Janis Farley

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Michael picks 2011's apocalyptic drama art film written and directed by Lars von Trier, Melancholia.

Synopsis

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Director

Lars von Trier

Writer

Lars von Trier

Stars

Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland

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With the current state of society and its demonization of open discussions, no matter how uncomfortable, the Boys try to fix or at least understand the world’s problems. With the collective IQ of the average watermelon, you can predict a future apology for their unconventional wisdom.

Hosted by Karl, Michael, and Davey under the Mental Piracy Productions network. Each week The Boys watch and review a different film, some suggested by listeners and some from each other’s own list of films to watch and discuss all the latest news.

The Boys kick off the first TATP with an intro and explanation of why we re-branded. Then we talk the classic 90's sci-fi gem Contact. Story written by the immeasurable Carl Sagan.

Contact (1997)

Synopsis

Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extra-terrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Writers

James V. Hart (screenplay by),

Michael Goldenberg (screenplay by)

Carl Sagan (based on the novel by)

Stars

Jodie Foster

Matthew McConaughey

Tom Skerritt

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