Summary
Overview
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 hosts introduce My Boyfriend's Back, directed by Bob Balaban (Phoebe's dad from Friends), as their Halloween special. They discuss how the film bombed spectacularly with only $1.4 million on opening weekend despite a $12 million budget and holds a 13% on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite these numbers, all three hosts surprisingly recommend the movie, with Jason comparing it favorably to the previous night's Ghost of Mars screening.
- My Boyfriend's Back cost $12 million but only made $1.4 million opening weekend with a 13% Rotten Tomatoes score
- Bob Balaban, who wrote Gosford Park and played Phoebe's dad on Friends, directed this film
- All three hosts recommend the movie despite its flaws
" I 100% recommend this movie. "
The Year Reveal and Teen Wolf Comparison
The hosts attempt to guess what year the film was made, with Jason guessing 1987 and June guessing 1988 based on Philip Seymour Hoffman's career. They're shocked to learn it's actually from 1993, causing Paul to worry they suffer from 'time blindness.' The discussion pivots to comparing the film to Teen Wolf, with the hosts debating whether this zombie allegory works as well as Teen Wolf's werewolf puberty metaphor.
- The movie was actually made in 1993, not the late 1980s as the hosts guessed
- 1993 was peak 'Zomcom' time with Zombie Bloodbath, Weekend at Bernie's 2, and Return of the Living Dead 3
- The film features early appearances by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Matthew McConaughey, and Renee Zellweger
" This movie seems like it's basically Teen Wolf, but what if instead of the puberty allegory being werewolfism, it is zombieism. "
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