How Did This Get Made?
The award-winning comedy podcast that celebrates bad movies. Comedians and actors Paul Scheer (The League), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), and Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth) break down the very best of the worst films ever made—we’re talkin’ blockbuster flops, cheesy 80s action movies, Lifetime thrillers, obscure cult classics, and if we’re honest… most Nic Cage and Jason Statham movies. Plus, sometimes they’re even joined by hilarious guests like Seth Rogen, Conan O’Brien, Amy Schumer, Nicole Byer, Nick Kroll, and Charlize Theron. And the best part? They watch these bad movies so you don’t have to! New episodes every Friday. Classic episodes re-released every Tuesday.
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Recent Episodes
Toys w/ Drew McWeeny (HDTGM Matinee)
Dec 09, 2025Robin Williams re-teaming with Barry Levinson, what could go wrong? Apparently, a lot! Film/culture critic Drew McWeeny joins Paul & Jason to discuss the 1992 surreal comedy Toys, where Robin Williams...
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The How Did This Get Made podcast hosts Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, and guest Drew McWeeny dissect the 1992 Barry Levinson film 'Toys' starring Robin Williams. They explore how this visually stunning but narratively confusing comedy about a toy factory taken over by a militaristic general became one of cinema's most baffling failures, despite taking 10 years to write and being considered one of Hollywood's best unproduced screenplays for over a decade.
- Introduction and Setup: A Confusing Childhood Memory
- The Bizarre Plot and World-Building
Last Looks: The Christmas Tree
Dec 05, 2025Jason & Paul run through a huge list of TV and movie recs, we answer some choice Corrections & Omissions on The Christmas Tree, and engineer Devon returns to the pod to talk music and his new album "B...
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A How Did This Get Made Last Looks episode where Paul Scheer reviews listener feedback on The Christmas Tree, chats with Jason Mantzoukas about their recent tour and entertainment recommendations, and welcomes former engineer Devin Bryant to discuss his new album Blame It on My Zodiac.
- Listener Corrections and Omissions on The Christmas Tree
- Tour Recap and Comedy Recommendations
Reindeer Games w/ Howard Kremer (HDTGM Matinee)
Dec 02, 2025It's a HDTGM all-time classic! Howard Kremer (Who Charted?) joins Paul, June, and Jason to break down the 2000 holiday crime-thriller Reindeer Games. They sound off on Ben Affleck’s love of pecan pie,...
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The How Did This Get Made podcast hosts Paul Scheer, Jason Manzoukas, and June Diane Raphael, along with guest Howard Kramer, dissect the 2000 Ben Affleck thriller Reindeer Games - John Frankenheimer's final film. They tear apart this convoluted Christmas casino heist movie featuring bizarre performances, an incomprehensible plot with multiple twists, and questionable creative choices throughout. The film follows ex-con Rudy who impersonates his dead cellmate to romance Charlize Theron, only to get pulled into a casino robbery scheme with increasingly absurd twists.
- Introduction and Film Background
- The Minotaur Sex Scene and Questionable Romance
The Christmas Tree (1991)
Nov 28, 2025Is this the worst animated holiday special of all time? Paul, Jason, and June brave the longest 43 minutes of their lives to find out! This week we're talkin' 1991's The Christmas Tree, a direct-to-vi...
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Paul, June, and Jason tackle the bizarre 1991 animated Christmas movie 'The Christmas Tree,' a 43-minute film that somehow feels eternal. They dissect the story of Mrs. Mavilda, a gambling-addicted orphanage director who steals donation money, the orphans who bond with a tree instead of each other, and a perplexing plot involving missing children, bears, and a deus ex machina Santa. The conversation veers into surprising revelations about Paul's childhood involving dog sleds, quail farming, and what he calls 'dry mushing.'
- Introduction and Film Overview
- The Plot and Mrs. Mavilda's Gambling Addiction
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets w/ Jessica St. Clair & Doug Benson (HDTGM Matinee)
Nov 25, 2025Doug Benson (Doug Loves Movies) joins Paul, Jason and guest co-host Jessica St. Clair to discuss the 2017 sci-fi flick Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. LIVE from the Theatre at Ace Hotel f...
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In this live episode from the Ace Hotel Theater in Los Angeles, the How Did This Get Made crew tackles Luc Besson's visually stunning but narratively incoherent sci-fi epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Despite a $210 million budget and groundbreaking special effects, the film fails to connect on character, plot, and pacing levels. The hosts dissect the complete lack of chemistry between leads Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, the meandering plot structure, and the film's inability to justify its own existence despite having interesting sci-fi concepts.
- Opening and Initial Reactions
- The Chemistry Problem and Dane DeHaan's Performance
Last Looks: My Boyfriend's Back
Nov 21, 2025Emergency Geek Sqwad episode! That's right, Jason & Paul welcome our Gen-Z intern Quinn to tackle the Geek Sqwad representation on the cover of Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue. But first, Paul answers a...
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Paul Scheer hosts this Last Looks episode for 'My Boyfriend's Back,' diving into corrections, omissions, and listener feedback. The episode takes an unexpected turn when Jason Mantzoukas joins for an emergency discussion about Vanity Fair's 'Boys of Hollywood' covers and how they compare to their own Geek Squad concept. The hosts debate which actors belong in the next generation of leading men, with help from their 21-year-old intern Quinn.
- Opening and Episode Introduction
- Corrections and Omissions for My Boyfriend's Back
Diana: The Musical LIVE! (HDTGM Matinee)
Nov 18, 2025Imagine a very creative sixth grader decided to do a musical book report on Princess Diana and you get the 2021 film, Diana: The Musical. LIVE from Largo in Los Angeles, Paul declares his love of the ...
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Paul, June, and Jason dissect Diana: The Musical on Netflix, a filmed Broadway production that attempts to chronicle Princess Diana's life through song. The hosts struggle with the show's Wikipedia-like approach to storytelling, questionable creative choices, and its inability to decide whether the royal family are villains or sympathetic characters. Despite acknowledging the performers' commitment, they find the musical to be dramatically flat, tonally confused, and ultimately a disservice to Diana's story.
- Opening Impressions and the Theatrical Crime
- June's Double Viewing and the Sauna Bed Experience
My Boyfriend's Back LIVE!
Nov 14, 2025Brace yourselves, 'cause Paul, June, and Jason are covering the "choice" 1993 teen horror rom-com My Boyfriend's Back starring Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, and Matthew Fox. LIVE from Largo in L.A. they ...
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A live Halloween special episode recorded at Largo in Los Angeles where Paul, Jason, and June discuss the 1993 zombie rom-com 'My Boyfriend's Back.' The hosts debate whether the film's earnest, Teen Wolf-like premise about a stalker who dies and comes back as a zombie to win his dream girl holds up, while also diving into surprising personal revelations and a shocking connection to Princess Diana.
- Introduction and Film Overview
- The Year Reveal and Teen Wolf Comparison
Actor Chris Geere (You're The Worst) joins Paul, June, and Jason to discuss the 1987 martial arts film Miami Connection. LIVE from Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles, they talk about the music band o...
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A live episode celebrating Miami Connection (1987), a rediscovered cult film about a taekwondo rock band battling ninja motorcycle gangs in Orlando. The hosts and guest Chris Geere enthusiastically dissect this bizarre masterpiece featuring incredible music, baffling fight scenes, and the emotional journey of orphaned band members.
- Introduction and Initial Reactions
- The Miami Connection Mystery and Orlando Setting
Legendary graphic novel writer and TV showrunner Ed Brubaker joins Paul & Jason to continue breaking down Ghosts of Mars, share his experience adapting Criminal into a new Amazon TV series, discuss wr...
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Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas discuss John Carpenter's Ghost of Mars with comic book legend Ed Brubaker, who defends the maligned sci-fi action film as one of Carpenter's most rewatchable later works. They dive into corrections about the film's breather technology, debate whether the ghosts are literal or infections, and explore Ed's experience adapting his Criminal comic series for Amazon, including the challenges of being a showrunner and the collaborative nature of television writing.
- Opening and Corrections on Ghost of Mars
- Ed Brubaker Defends Ghost of Mars