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Just go to theflophouse.simpletics.com for Flop TV season two.This time, it's personal. Hey, everybody.Welcome to an episode of The Flophouse.A Flophouse Mini, that is.
You know, normally on The Flophouse, we watch a bad movie, and then we spend a long time talking about it.On Flophouse Minis, we do other stuff, and we spend not quite as much time doing it.I'll be driving this Flophouse Mini.
My name is Elliot Kalin, and I, of course, as always, joined by my two regular co-hosts,
And Stewie Wellington.And we are rejoined, baby Stewie Wellington from Family Guy.And we are rejoined, of course, by the star of the show, returning champion.
Allie Haglund.Hi, guys.Hey.
Hey, everybody.Wouldn't it be crazy if the family and family guy's last name was Wellington?
It would be crazy.Yeah.Because you also grew up in a house with a talking dog, right?I did.Yeah.And a quagmire.
That's horrible.Guys, no, the only quagmire that Stuart grew up with was our invasion of Afghanistan.Anyway, so. Boom, topical, topical.Satire, satire.You still have a lot of growing left to do.
I don't know if it's topical.It's history related, I guess.Today, we're going to talk about a special subject.
So by the time this episode airs- If this whole thing is about the invasion of Afghanistan, that'd be pretty impressive, right?
The year was 2002.It's not going to be about that at all.It turns into a slate podcast, right? Do we have any more topics about what we could do on this podcast that we're not gonna do?Wow, okay.
Rainbow three.Dad doesn't want to turn the car around, I guess.
You know what?Forget it.This mini is over.Goodbye, everybody.So it's not Halloween season anymore, but you know what it is on the day that this episode is released?
Day of the Dead, it's the second day, I believe, of the Day of the Dead, so we can still talk about dead stuff and spooky things, and especially Hallie's favorite topic, that's right, g-g-g-ghosts.Oh, man.
Hallie, do you wanna take a moment to just tell us about your interest in ghosts?
It's not a minute.You've still got like 60 or 50 seconds.
Just like see them or do you want to interact?I want to see one.I want to interact.
I don't want to, I guess I want to be scared, but in a fun way.I don't want them to bully me or try to kill me.I just want to, you know, glimpse the other side, ask them what it's like, you know?
Would you want to be friends with the ghost or just, it's okay if it's a one-off thing?
One-off, okay.Just a one-night stand with a ghost.
I was like, I got no space in my life for another.
No, I got kids to take care of.I got work to do.I can't be ghosting.
That's a fair point.Now, there's a lot of movies about ghosts and I figure there's four basic types.Name one.Heart and soul. It did it.It did it.Not the one anyone was expecting, but.No.So let's, there's.High spirits.
So there's four basic kinds of ghosts.Ghost. You said that as if you were worried about having to use the bathroom, right?You gotta get it out without losing control of holding it in.So there's four kinds of ghost movies, I figure.
There's scary ghosts, romantic ghosts, kind of platonic friend ghosts, and surprise twist ghosts where you don't realize it's a ghost the whole time.And at first I thought, let's talk about those types of movies.
And then I decided, wait a minute, what if I could gamify this in the way that only the Flophouse could do?Because I started thinking about ghost movies The Flophouse podcast, we've covered a fair number of ghost movies, movies with ghosts in them.
So I wanted to play a little game called dead or not dead, dead or no dead.What's the name of that show?Deal or no deal?
Wait, did you say dead or not dead?
I was trying to say dead or no dead, but I actually said dead or not dead, but it sounded like dead or not dead.Yeah.Sometimes you feel like a nut.Sometimes you're dead.You're allergic to nuts.I'm going to, I'm going to name.
So this is a game we're going to take turns and I'm going to name. Movies we've covered on the Flophouse.And I want you folks to tell me if there is a ghost in that movie or not.And if you get it right, you get a point.
And if you can tell me anything else about that movie, you get a bonus point.Because sometimes we don't always remember these movies.We're going to go back pretty far.So with that, there's a lot of movies to go through.
One might think that Hallie would be at a disadvantage, but I think people don't understand how little I remember of things.Exactly.
Yeah.Hallie is really getting a, a handicap from the fact that you are, your memory is not great.
Yeah.And, uh, for what the first like six years of the podcast, I think I recorded very drunk.
You don't do that anymore though.Back in those days.
Yeah.No, no, no.I'm mainly, yeah, I mainly have Dan blow cocaine up my ass.
I was gonna go the other way, say you're mostly drunk on a small selection of nuts and fruit now.
I can get a longer straw so you can do it for yourself.
I just don't want to blow out my septum, so.You do not want to do that.No, and it hits your bloodstream so fast when Dan's just puffing away down there.Are you not worried about blowing out your rectum? Uh, have you seen my rectum, Elliot?
I have not.That's a good point.
Rectum damn near killed him.
I haven't.Anyway, so this episode is about ghosts, so let's talk about ghost stuff.Um, I'm going to start, okay, I'm going to start with you, Hallie.Can you tell me, in this Flophouse movie, was there a ghost or not a ghost?Dear David.
All right.You got it right.Tell me anything else about that movie.
Uh, I didn't like Kyle, the boyfriend.
It's probably not the movie so much as your opinion.I'll give you, I'll give you a point for that.That's okay.Allie's out to a commanding early lead. Early lead, two to nothing, but Dan, it's your turn.
I'm doing these movies, you'll notice, in reverse chronological order.So, Dan, was there a ghost in Night Swim?
Yes, there was a ghost in Night Swim.
Okay, can you tell me anything else about Night Swim?
It starred Wyatt Russell of the Russell dynasty of actors.
You got that right, third generation Russell.There's a lot of them.Okay, Stuart? Yep.Let's go back, all the way back now to episode 378, Amityville in space.Is there a ghost or not in that movie?
Oh, wow.Uh, I don't, I think they're demons or something.
You're right.They are demons or something.It's super clear, but they're saying that a hellish evil, there are no ghosts.Can you tell me anything else about Amityville in space?
Uh, I remember the sets were really cool and they use like normal computers for their spaceship computers.
I feel like that's kind of half a true thing and half a fake thing because I don't remember the sets being so cool.
Okay.Was it mostly like about a house that was floating through space?Yeah.
Yeah, Amityville in space, Dan, the title says it all.
I know, I just think it's funny that it's just like a house in space.
Yeah.You know what, just to even things up for the first round, Stuart, I'm going to give you a point for the used regular computers, their futuristic space computer.Okay, Hallie, it's back to you.Episode 377, The Gray Man.
Are there ghosts in The Gray Man?
Most of these episodes you did not do.
Okay.It just, okay.I'm glad.
But it shows, it shows how well you've been paying attention to the show in general that you couldn't remember whether you'd done it or not.
You're right.There are no ghosts.Can you tell me something about the gray man?
Very muted color palette.
Damn it, Halle.You're right.I wish you weren't.
OK, Dan, your next episode.You know what?She's right.She's right.She's got it.
This puts me in remind of back in the day when we would be reviewed in the Onion A.V.Club.There was Halle got quoted and her quote was.It was as pink as a pink girl's dress.A dress that is pink.
Halle has a way with describing colors so that you can just see them in your mind, you know?Dan, let's go to episode 358, Grand Isle.Ooh, Grand Isle.Is there a ghost in Grand Isle?
No, I think this is just sort of a noir movie.
You're right.Can you tell me something else about Grand Isle?
Well, in the course of the erotic web of entanglements, the female lead uses her, high heel to take the button off of a man's pants.
You're right.You remembered it.I'm not surprised that that's the part you remember.Yeah.
Yeah.Well, it's not just because of me.That is the most interesting part of that movie.
Yeah, that's true.That's true.Good.But you guys are doing great.Okay.Stewart, episode three 54, the unholy ghost or no ghost.
No ghost.Oh, I'm so sorry, Stuart.Someone is possessed by a ghost in that movie.The ghost of a witch.Uh, so Stuart, do you want to tell me anything else about the unholy to maybe make up a point?
Uh, so there's characters in it that interact with each other.
Okay.Tell me a little bit more.
Does somebody die?You know what?I'll give it to you.
Can I ask you Elliot, is this the one that's based on a tale of two sisters, the Korean film?
Um, no, that, uh, that was a different one, I believe.Yeah. This is the one, or you know what, or maybe it was a little bit.I can't remember if it was or not.And I was just looking this up yesterday.Look it up.You might be right.
Hallie, it's back to you.Now this is episode 353, an episode you were on, The Turning.
Oh, yes, there was a ghost.
You got that right.And give me a fact about that.Something else you remember about that movie?
Didn't it star the girl who was in Halt and Catch Fire?
Yeah, Mackenzie Davis.Mackenzie Davis.Okay.Yep, that's right.It was Mackenzie Davis.That's right.It was an adaptation of The Turn of the Screw.Of course there's a ghost in that.
I think I was thinking of Uninvited, which was another odd movie.Amazing, Dan.
Number 326, Uninvited, is literally the next one for you, Daniel.
Is there a ghost in Uninvited?I think there is a ghost.
Nope.Dan, you were thinking of the movie, The Uninvited.Uninvited is of course about a cat monster that is on a boat.
Yeah, I couldn't remember which one had the article and which one didn't have. an article in it.Do I get to tell you something about that movie?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.Sure, you can tell me something about that movie.
Regale us with tales of uninvited.It has George Kennedy in it.
It does have George Kennedy in it, so you do get a point for that, yes.He ain't wrong.Yeah, yeah, yeah.Not wrong about that.No, it's 100%.If you said George Kennedy wasn't in that movie, you would be a liar, sir.Your pants would burst into flame.
Stuart.I don't want that.100 Pinocchios right here.
You get a Pinocchio, you get a Pinocchio, you get a Pinocchio, if you say George Kennedy wasn't in that movie.
I don't want a Pinocchio, I gotta take care of a kid now?Yeah.
Well, he's not a real boy, you just stuffed him in a closet.He is a real boy!Yeah, you say that shit to him, that's so mean.
You're right.The next time I see him, I won't be, I'll eat my words.
I just got a text from Guillermo del Toro.He said, he's going to beat your ass.
I don't know.Can he do it in that cool house full of horror stuff?Yes.He has a special room for it. As long as he's beating my ass with a maquette from a horror movie, that's what I want.Stuart, it's up to you now.
Episode 325, the film was Fantasy Island.Is there a ghost or no ghost in Fantasy Island?
God damn it.Ah, fuck.Yes, I think there's a ghost.I think there's a ghost.
I'm so sorry, Stuart, there are no ghosts in Fantasy Island, but can you tell me anything else about the movie?Michael Peña's in it. You got it.That is 100% Michael Pena's, 0% ghosts in Fantasy Island.Yeah.God damn it.Hey, Hallie, now it's up to you.
How come they're all in the 300s?
Oh, just because I have, no, they won't be.I'm just, I just, I have a lot of movies on here.
Episode three, some of it is random sampling.Some of it is just because we haven't gone through all the way, but.Okay.Episode 323.Okay.Deadly lessons.Ghosts or no ghosts?
You got it right, no ghosts.Tell me something about deadly lessons.
I actually don't think there's a knife in it.I think there's just guns.Could you guys remember if there are any knives in that one?
Wait, is that the one that we- Is that with Jon Voight?That we just watched?
It is with Jon Voight.No, this is an older one with Jon Voight.
Oh, okay.Wait, what? It's not that one.No, it's not.
No.The one year that we just watched was the legacy murder.This is a dangerous game.Yeah.This is the Simon conjurer one.Exactly.Yeah.
Dangerous game and deadly lessons mixed up in my mind.
John Boyd only makes certain types of movies these days.By these days, I mean the past 20 years.
The movie is.The game we've been doing.
Thank God.It's not up to you to accomplish something or save somebody or anything like that.Don't worry.
No, no.I am unequipped for that.
Dan, it's up to you to defeat Trump in November.Oh, God.
Dan, it's up to you to make a phone call with your phone and talk to a person.
I do think that Kamala Harris sent me an email to that effect, but I didn't open it.
You didn't open it, Dan.Oh, man.So when our democracy dies because you didn't open that email.Okay, Dan, this is episode 316.We're almost done with 300s.Between worlds, ghost or no ghost?
Well, I watched this one, didn't I?I think I did watch this one.
Yeah, I think that there is a ghost in Between Worlds.
You're right, Dan, there is a ghost in Between Worlds.It's another ghost possession movie.Can you tell me anything else about Between Worlds?
Is this, I believe Nicolas Cage has, the character that Nicolas Cage is playing has sex while reading poetry by Nicolas Cage.Is that true?Yes.That happened in that?
Yes.It's also the one where Nicolas Cage, he's like dancing while a hose is being sprayed at him.Yeah.Oh.This sounds way better than the movie I was thinking.I don't think you saw.So this was Nicolas Cage and Franco Potente, right?
Were the stars of this one?
I was thinking of that one with Kirsten Dunst, that's something about towers.
That was, uh... Wait, no, that's what I just said.
Yeah, that's the one you... Upside down.
Upside down, yeah, yeah.I hated that movie.Dan's like, no, no, that wasn't Between Worlds, that was Between Worlds.And finally, for the 300s, this is our last one.This is Stuart.It's your turn, because Dan, you just went, right?
The movie's called Stuart? Oh my God, there's a ghost.Stuart Little, is there a ghost in Stuart Little?
Dan, you were the one who just said Between Worlds, right?
So Stuart, episode 301, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker.Is there a ghost or is there not a ghost?I feel like, yeah. You're right, there is, there's a force ghost in there.Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.His name is Lucas Skywalker.Ooh.
Strat, can you tell me something about the Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars Rise of Skywalker, for an extra point?
They kill like a whole lot of stormtroopers.They do, I mean, that's just a Star Wars thing, which- And Palpatine's back for some reason.Yeah, for some, somehow.
Somehow Palpatine's back.
And like, we think Chewie's dead for a little bit.For like half a scene.Yeah.Oh, and Babu Frick.Babu Frick's in there.
And I like the sweetheart.Babu Frick.You remember a surprising amount of Star Wars.I thought I was going to trip someone up with that.They would say, Star Wars movies, there's no ghosts in there.There are ghosts in Star Wars movies.And they glow.
I'm going to do another round and then we're going to just have our sponsor break.This is going to be a quick episode because you guys are really blazing through this.You're doing great.Hallie, episode 288, The Haunting of Sharon Tate.
Ghost or no ghost?She's thinking about it.
I'm going to say No Ghost.
Oh, you didn't fall for the trap.You're right.There's no ghost in that one.
It's the movie that implies that if Sharon Tate had just tried a little harder, she would not have been killed by the Manson family, who would have been able to turn the tables.Can you tell us anything else about this movie?
That's true.That's a historic fact.Yeah.
What's the titular haunting?I forget this movie.
The haunting is just that I think she's haunted by her fate.
Yeah, but there's no actual ghost.
But Dan, tell me- Oh, right, because she keeps thinking there's ghosts, but it's not.She's seeing visions of the future.That's right.Yes, yes, yeah.
So, Dan, speaking of whether there are ghosts or not, do you remember in episode 269, Friend Request, is there a ghost?
Sorry, what quest?Friend Request.Friend Request?I heard Friendle Quest.Yeah, Friendle Quest.Like, it sounds like something we watched. I believe there is a ghost in that one.
Oh, you guys are too good.There is a ghost in it.Can you tell me anything else about friend request?
Yeah, fucking draw.Is this the one where a girl poops her pants in it?No.And they make fun of it?Or is that unfriended?That's unfriended.Oh, man.
Why does she poop her pants?
She drank too much and pooped her pants.
Yeah, there was a girl who did that in college.It wasn't me!
Yeah, there was a Stewart that did that in college.
And Stewart, for the end of this round, to go to, and then we'll go to the sponsor break, Truth or Dare.Is there a ghost in the movie Truth or Dare?Truth. No, there is no ghost in Truth or Dare.I'm sorry, Stuart.
But can you tell me anything else about Truth or Dare?
Is that the one where if you play Truth or Dare wrong, you die?
Not exactly, but kind of.Did I trick a game master?I mean, I'll kind of, I'll give you a point on that.It's the one where there's a demon's tongue in a pot and it gets broken open.And when they play truth or dare, the demon comes after them.
Yeah.Oh, okay.Yeah.It's kind of like a ring, it follows situation, but with truth or dare.
But does it have a, does it have a thing?Is that the one where it's like, if it's coming after you, it like, it's like Final Destination's you to death?
Yeah, a little bit.I think your face goes all, like, smile, kind of, a little bit.What?
What if It Follows was just about a fart and then walked away?
I think that's the subjects of the movie.That's the metaphor they're offering.I remember that issue of Marvel Comics.What if, of the series What If?What if It Follows was about a fart? Okay, guys, let's take a quick break from the game.
That's more of a what the type.Yeah, that's true.That's a good point.Let's take a quick break from the game just to remind our viewers that this episode is sponsored by Flop TV.
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Yeah, it cost us a lot of money.
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Okay, and we're back to this episode of— How are we doing, by the way?What are the— Where are the scores?Oh, let's take a look— Well, I'm just gonna— Thank you.I'm gonna get— Let me interrupt you.
We're back— We're back to this episode of Dead or No Dead, the show that tells you whether Flophouse episodes had ghosts in them.
Looking at the scores, Hallie is running away with the game with nine points, and Dan and Stuart are tied for second place with seven points each.So,
Wow, and I'm not even a host of this show.
It's true.Seems strange.It does seem strange.Well, maybe things will change and not be so strange in round two.
Can I ask a question?Just before we do?
Okay, the Flop TV stuff that you guys do, is it just like this?I mean, it's like this?
No.What do you mean, like a mini or?
Like, no, I mean like this is what they see.
Yes, yes, they see it on Zoom.Yeah, they see it.Well, there's more.We have animated intros and outros.We have some video stuff we've been doing.We do presentations where we share the screen with grass.So there's actually more and more as we go on.
My Zoom setup is lit properly.Yeah, it looks nicer.But also with each season, we become a little more professional.We do a little bit more production.
We're kind of recreating television in the comfort of our own homes.Somebody should.
Eventually, we'll have commercials.It'll be great.
So, getting back to this show, though, which is called Dead or No Dead, it's back to Hallie.Hallie.
Can you tell me, in episode 248, the movie is Bright.Ghost or no ghost in that movie?
Bright.Ghost. I'm sorry, Halle, I don't think there's a ghost in that one.Do you guys remember there being a ghost in it?Because I didn't, but I suddenly got hit with a sort of dubious feeling about myself.
I mean, there's like a slim possibility, because it is all about mythical creatures, but they're more like fantasy creatures.
It was supposed to be his Star Wars, guys.It was supposed to be his Star Wars.So Halle, what can you tell me about Bright?
It was supposed to be his Star Wars.
I'll give you a point for that.You told me something about Bright.Oh no.Yeah, I messed up.Okay.Now the next one is for Dan.This is episode number 247.I wonder if Wallace Shawn wrote this movie because it's called Inconceivable.
Oh shit.Okay.Is this about someone?I do remember this one.There's no ghosts in this.
You're right, there is no ghost in Inconceivable.What can you tell me about the movie though?
This is about, it's like a thriller. There's problems with conception, which is why it's called Inconceivable.
Sure, I'll give you that.
Can you name any of the stars of Inconceivable?Is Gina Gershon in that?
I believe she is.And I believe one, Nicolas Cage, if I'm remembering correctly, is also in that movie.
This game is kind of melting my brain, guys.Really?I just can't remember anything.
Well, maybe you'll remember this one.It's making me scared.
I mean, we've done so many of these.
They're only gonna get less so because the titles start to get a little generic as we get earlier into the series.Stuart, but this one I'm sure you'll remember.Episode 239, Ghost in the Shell.Is there a ghost in this movie?
I don't think so.I would say no.A very loose interpretation.
Yes, and can you tell me anything else about Ghost in the Shell, the movie we did?
Uh, let's see.Well, a, uh, let's see.It's got Scarlett Johansson.Yeah.There you go.Okay.That's something about it.Some other folks.Uh, she plays in Android, uh, major Kusanagi. Sure.And she blasts some guys.
I mean, I feel like you're pulling from your general Ghost in the Shell knowledge at that point.
Hallie, let's... Yeah, it's a little different than the animated one.Yeah, it's live action for one thing.Yeah.Hallie, it's your turn.Can you tell me, the movie Home Sweet Hell, does it have a ghost in it?Home Sweet Hell.
I'm so sorry, it does not have a ghost in it.Could you tell me anything about the movie, Home Sweet Hell?
I thought if I said it with a lot of confidence, it would make it true.
It's like karaoke that way.
Yeah.Home Sweet Hell?Yeah.Well, it stars Reese Witherspoon.
You are so close in a way.Yeah, that's actually pretty surprising.
So Hallie, you get no points for that one.Dan, tell Hallie who stars in Home Sweet Hell.
Katherine Heigl is in Home Sweet Hell.
I don't know.Is that the one where she catches her husband cheating and she kills?Yeah, is Patrick Wilson in it too?
I think so.Sounds like it.The poster has her holding a knife, but she's kind of a smirk and Patrick Wilson's standing behind her.
And she's pretty good in it, if I remember.
Yeah.She's pretty good in it.It's possible.
I mean, she was great in my father, the hero.
So Dan, now it's back to you.Episode 216, the gallows.Is there a ghost in the gallows?
I believe there is a ghost in the gallows.
I'm gonna give it to you.There is a ghost, but it's messy.It's messy, the explanation of it.But tell me something else about the gallows.
Uh, I think that this is a found footage movie, um, and it involves high school theatrics.
Right.You got it.I don't, I think it is.I can't remember if it is fully found footage or not, but it does involve high school theatrics.Yeah, I think it maybe it is.I think you're right.
I'm kind of impressed that Dan has such a good memory.He seems to be actually remembering this.
He's got a great memory for the least useful thing.
No, this is what I was about to say.I feel shame about it because in my day-to-day life, Audrey is often frustrated by useful stuff that I cannot remember, and yet I have all of this in my head.
That's how I know you.That's the Dan I know.
The amount of people I know who are like, Dan doesn't remember my name after meeting me many times.I'm like, I'm sorry. But he can tell you all about- Yeah, be a bad movie.That's just a power move, folks.You were the gallows.
He remembers your name.I learned late in life that I have neurodivergence.Does that help?Does that do anything for anyone?Yeah, sure.
I mean- It's fine.It's fine.No, that's the usual reaction people give.
I mean, what's it supposed to do for me?Like, turn me on?Does it? I'm sorry to say no, Dan.Now it's Stuart's turn.Stuart.Uh-oh.Episode 215.The Lazarus Effect.The Lazarus Effect.Is there a ghost in this movie?I don't think so.You're right, Stuart.
There are no ghosts in The Lazarus Effect.What can you tell me about that movie?It's about bringing somebody back to life who died.
Olivia Wilde's in it.Olivia Wilde's in it.
I mean, you're right, it is about bringing someone back.Is Olivia Wilde in it?I can't remember.
Okay.Is this like Flatliners?That's what it is.It is pretty much like Flatliners.
But yeah, I think Olivia Wilde's in it.She's on the poster.
Yeah.I mean, if she's on the poster, it's a pretty good bet that she at least appears in the movie.
I think maybe one of the Duplass's in it.You got a Duplass in it.
Just one, though, so it's a plus.
I don't remember, probably.Probably not his brother.Allie, you're the game master here.You don't have any of this information.
No, I don't have a full dossier on every movie right at my fingertips.Allie, it's up to you next.Okay, the movie is called Pay the Ghost.Is there a ghost in it?
You got that right.There's a ghost.Tell me something else about Pay the Ghost.
It's all about the vegetables.
This ghost is making money moves.
Nope.Not at all.So that's a missed point opportunity there.
But Hallie, it was Mark Duplass.
So that's a pretty good guess.There you go.
Can I have a point for Mark Duplass?
Nope.Not till we get to round three, which we're almost at.Okay.So, Dan, you're next.
The movie is The Choice.Is there a ghost in The Choice?
Oh boy, here's the limits of it.
This is episode 206, The Choice.
Wait, yes, I think there is a ghost in this.
I'm so sorry, Dan, there are no ghosts in The Choice.Can you tell me something else about the movie, though?
Maybe it's not the one I thought it was.Someone makes a choice in this film.
Is this the Nicholas Sparks one?Is this the one with the guy from Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter?
I believe it is.Yes, I think this is the Nicholas Sparks Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter one.But that doesn't help Dan at all. Too late now.
See, I got confused with another Nicholas Sparks one that might come up later.So I won't say anything.
Don't say anything about it.Perhaps it's on the list.Uh, so that's now Stuart, it's your turn.The movie is episode 190 Ouija.Is there a ghost in Ouija?There's gotta be a ghost in Ouija, right?There is a ghost in Ouija.
Can you tell me anything about that movie?
Uh, Ouija, it's about a photographer, right?You're thinking of the public eye.Man of culture over here.Just pointing that out.Uh, yeah, I think, um, some kids play a Ouija board to disastrous consequences.
I don't know if I really, I'll give you that one, but I feel like it doesn't, I feel like you don't deserve it. Okay, guys, this might be where Dan starts to dominate.I think I'm gonna introduce a rule change for what's now round three.Oh, no.
Now, should we do it where you guys can steal points by saying things you remember about different movies?I'm gonna say this is unfair to Hallie.
That's not true, I got Mark Duplass.
Okay, that's true.Okay, so we'll do it.So now, if someone cannot think of something about their movie, one of the other players can jump in and steal, okay?
Okay.And we start with Hallie.
Deliver us from evil, episode 189.Is there a ghost in it?
You're right, there is no ghost.What can you tell us about it?
I actually don't think there's a church in it.
This one's got Eric Bana and it's based on like a true story about a police detective who dealt with a lot of that.
You're right.It's a true story of a police detective dealing with the devil.
I don't think there's a church in it.
Oh, he doesn't even know.I remember there being a zoo in it.
I remember there being an apartment in it.Okay.Oh, listeners right in.Is there a church in it?Right in.I'll put an asterisk next to the score in the score books for this one.
We'll send Hallie a quarter.Dan, Dan.
Maybe you remember this one.Unfriended.Is there a ghost in Unfriended?
Yes, there is a ghost in Unfriended.There is a ghost in Unfriended.
What else can you tell me about Unfriended?
This is the poop pants movie.
This is the one where the girl pooped her pants and was so ashamed that she took her own life and is now a ghost attacking her friends.Yes.Yeah.So that's the famous poop pants ghost movie. Stuart, the next one's for you.Episode 187, Fateful Findings.
Is there a ghost in Fateful Findings?
There probably is, right?Wait, let me work through this.
No? I'm so sorry, Stuart.
It's not related to the plot.It just kind of appears every now and then, but there is a ghost that just kind of whooshes across the screen.Stuart, can you tell me anything else about Fateful Findings?This man has so many laptops, Elliot.
He can't get enough of them.That's true.He has three laptops, never turned on, and he just sweeps them off his table at a moment's notice.What a movie.What a piece of work.
Have you seen Twisted Pairs?
No, I still haven't seen Twisted Pairs yet.
Elliot, it's crazy.I know, I gotta see it.Elliot, you'll love it.
I think that's his most recent one.This is his most recent one, Cade the Tortured Crossing.
Oh, my mistake.Cade the Tortured Crossing.
It's fateful findings.You were saying faithful findings, but it's... The findings are fateful.
I think I'm just not speaking clearly.
Elliot, next time you do a family movie night, just fire up Cade the Tortured Crossing.
That's what I'll show them.Get it off the red box.When the kids demand to see Pee Wee's Big Adventure again, I'll say, no, no, I've got a different man boy that we're gonna see the adventures of.Okay, Stuart, great work on that one.Thank you.
Now, episode 162.Hallie, this is for you.Yes.The Quiet Ones.Is there a ghost in The Quiet Ones?Yes.I'm so sorry, there are no ghosts in The Quiet Ones.Can you tell me anything about it though? There's an old lady.
I'm so sorry, I don't believe there's an old lady either.It's about, I think, a professor and a group of college students, right?
Does this one have Jared Harris in it?
You got it, Dan.Flophouse fave, Jared Harris appears in it. Uh, okay, Dan, it's up to you.Episode 145, RIPD.Are there any ghosts in RIPD?
I think there's a shit ton of ghosts in RIPD.
There are a shit ton of ghosts.You're right.
He's getting all the easy ones.
Dan, Dan has, you know, he's already best at this game and he gets the easy one.
I know.I'm sorry.I'll try to, I'll try to change the random distribution next time.
Dan, what else can you tell us?
What's a fun fact about RIPD?
It's got Jeff Bridges, and I think Ryan Reynolds, and they're sort of like Men in Black for ghosts, basically.
You got that right.They're Men in Black for ghosts instead of the MIB.It's the RIPD.Stuart, it's up to you.Episode 127, Safe Haven.Is there a ghost or no ghost in Safe Haven?
What was the number of the episode?
That'll crack it wide open.Safe haven, eh?Safe haven.Safe haven.
I'd have to say, uh, there is a ghost.You're right.There is a ghost.What else can you tell me about the movie?There are actors.Mhm. It has a runtime.
These aren't really fun facts.Color, black and white.It's a color film.It's a talkie.English language.Yeah.It's English language.Yeah.I'm going to steal.Somebody can steal it.
There's a pregnant woman.Is there a pregnant woman in it?
I can't remember it.Is this the... I don't think it is.Is this the one with Kobe Smulders in it?
Stewart, I'm gonna give you a point for that.It is the other Nicholas Sparks movie.That's right.This is the one Dan was thinking of earlier, where it turns out she was a ghost, right?
Is she pregnant? Helping her husband find a new love.Find new love, yes.
From beyond the grave.To get her pregnant.Look it up, Hallie.If there's a pregnant woman in it, then I will take away Stewart's- What's it called?Safe haven.And then I've got another movie for you after that, Hallie.
Okay. Oh, this is going to take a lot of work.
Does Safe Haven have a pregnant woman in it?Google.
Why don't you answer episode 107.
With the help of Alex and his children, someone had to have been pregnant.
Someone was pregnant at some point in the backstory.So Hallie, what about episode 107, Ghost Rider, Spirit of Vengeance?Is there a ghost or no ghost?
There's a ghost. There's not.Okay, I'll give it to you.
There's no ghost in it.A ghost rider.I'll give it to you that not is an effective way to make a statement.
Well, wait, hold on.Like, what do we, like, what do we call Johnny Blaze?Is he like a revenant?
Johnny, he's a, yeah, he's like, I would call him more of a, more of like the living dead than like a ghost.Cause he's got a physical body, right?
Is he a spirit of vengeance?
Yeah. Well, and of course, the spirit of vengeance is, of course, the demon Xerathos, which inhabits the body and turns him into it.But yeah, I would say no ghosts.What else can you tell me about Ghost Rider's spirit of vengeance, Sally?
Sorry, I'm scanning through all the pictures of Safe Haven on IMDb to see if there's one where I'm like, is that a baby bump?Is he touching her tummy in a weird way?
Dan Stewart, you want to steal this, take a point?Something about Ghost Rider, Spirit of Vengeance, you can tell me?
I believe this was directed by the people behind Crank, Neville Eden Taylor.Is this true?
Look it up, I don't know.
But while he's looking it up, Stewart, this is your chance to steal from Dan Steele.
Man, I don't remember this one.Is Idris Elba in it?I don't remember.
Yes, it is by the directors of Crank.Was I right too?
I don't think Idris Elba was in it.
Okay.Don't know who that is.So Dan, you're next.
You're not going to give Stuart a point for the Idris Elba?
Well, Dan had already got, all right, I'll give him one.You're hurting yourself here, Halle.
I know, but I just want to take care.
You're just such a friend.You like it to be fair, I'm into it.
Yeah, I believe in justice.
Dan, this one's for you.Episode 96, Dream House, ghost or no ghost?
I think that there are ghosts in Dreamhouse.
You're right, there's ghosts.What else can you tell me about Dreamhouse?
I believe this is a film where Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz fell in love.
You're right, it is.That's the only thing I can remember about it.Yeah, because they're so fucking hot.Yeah.Yeah.
They're both so hot.They're both hot.Oh, yeah.Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, come on.I know.Do I have to choose?
Well, I didn't, I was asking which one Stuart was saying.I think they both are.Yeah, okay.
They're both hot.Okay then, sure.Okay, God, back off, okay?
One ticket for queer, please.Now it's up to you, Stuart.Episode 67.Yes, yes.The Uninvited.Not Uninvited, a movie we talked about earlier, but The Uninvited.Definitely a ghost. I'm so sorry to tell you this, Stuart.
I don't think there's a ghost in that movie.Is there, Dan?Remind me.Well, isn't it a ghost story?It's those creepy sisters, right?But is one of them a ghost?I can't remember.
I think there is a ghost in that.
Why didn't you look this stuff up if you designed this game?I did look it up, but to be honest, I didn't remember everything.It was very late last night that I was doing it.
There are ghosts in The Uninvited.
There's also a 40s movie called The Uninvited, which is about a ghost, which is unrelated.
Uh, no, it got me.Okay.Uh, we find out that, uh, well, wait a minute.Alex is not a real person, but a manifestation of Anna's disturbed mind.Essentially making her a ghost. No, I don't think so.
In the sense that she is a figment of Anna's imagination.And I'm like, oh, that's not a ghost.That's not what a ghost is.
So Stuart, but Stuart, you just showed me your- Do you think the Ghostbusters would show up and like suck up Paul Bettany in a beautiful mind?I don't think so.
Like the Ghostbusters, like we've got a drop dead Fred situation.I don't think so.So Stuart, no point for that, but I am going to give you a point for your fast research skills of looking up the plot so quickly.Yes, yes.Now it's up to you, Hallie.
Okay.Episode 47. The Unborn.Ghost or no ghost in The Unborn.Not a movie about abortion.Don't get sidetracked.
Oh, that's what I was thinking.
Yes.You got it.There was a ghost in that one.Can you tell me anything else about The Unborn?
Yeah, technically true.I guess I'll give you that.That's a fun fact.
I believe that this is the rare film that is about a dybbuk.Is that correct?
It is about a dybbuk.This is the movie that was where the poster is entirely around a woman's butt too.Remember she's looking in the mirror.Underpants.And in underpants.
She's looking in the mirror, but most of the poster is about the fact that she's not wearing outer pants, but underpants, but it is about a dybbuk.That's true.
A dybbuk is a Jewish ghost, basically.
You know.Uh, Dan, it's up to you.Yeah.Your turn.Episode 36, The Spirit.Oh God.Is there a ghost or no ghost in The Spirit?
Uh, well, okay.So the character, The Spirit, Didn't he die?But I don't think he's technically a ghost, so I'm gonna say no.
You're right, there's no ghost.He did die and was brought back by chemicals.He is not really a ghost, although maybe it's ambiguous sometimes, who knows?Did you say chemicals?Yeah, chemicals.Can you tell me anything else about the spirit?
Well, this was a Frank Miller made movie, so there are a bunch of swastikas around for no reason.
You got that right.That's very true.Stuart.Okay.Here's a movie that you're kind of associated with.Episode 34, Mirrors.Ghost or no ghost?Ghosts.I'm so sorry.There are no ghosts in Mirrors.They're fucking demons.
Yes.And what can you tell me about the movie Mirrors other than that they're demons?
So, At the end, someone's looking at a mirror and Kiefer Sutherland's looking at himself in a mirror or something.Yeah.
Yeah.He's in the mirror world.That's why he's in the mirror.But wait, he's a, come on.
So it's in there, but really?Yeah. Wait, he's in the meat.
I feel like I'm high.This is crazy.This was a Fluff House callback lesson.You're welcome.Okay, it's the last round, guys.We're gonna go one more across everybody.The scores have really changed in this one.Hallie had an early lead.
Her lead is not quite as commanding in the fact that she's no longer in the lead anymore, but we'll see what happens.Hallie, episode 19, the movie is called Premonition.Ghost or no ghost?
You're right, there's no ghost in Premonition.What can you tell me about it?Anything?Bruce Willis.Loved it.Just that he enjoyed the movie.I mean, there's no way of knowing for sure, so I'll give you a point for that, I guess.
That's a Sandy Bullock movie, right?
That is a Sandy Bullock movie, yeah.She's foreseeing her husband's death, and at the end she just kind of has to let it happen.Dan, episode 12. awake, ghost or no ghost?
Oh God.Um, I, no, no ghost.
You're right.No ghost.What else can you tell me about it?
Uh, this is a guy, this is about a guy who, um, they think he's dead, but he's just sort of like, he's got some sort of medical condition that's paralyzing him.
Yep.You got it.And who's that guy?Do you remember?
Uh, was that, um, what's his face?Uh, it was Skywalker.
It was, what's his face?Anakin Skywalker.
Yeah.I forget his name.Hayden Christians.Yeah.
And so Stuart, finally, the last one is for you.This is the alt for, this is for the end of the game.Episode eight.I know who killed me ghost or no ghost. No ghost.You're right.No ghost.What can you tell me about episode eight?
This is a movie we covered over 15 years ago.
The killer uses blue glass knives.
That's true.An incredibly fragile way to kill somebody.
There's a robot hand.It is kind of like a giallo and uh, it played way better on the big screen than on the small screen.Yeah. Well, uh, at one point I think the movie opens with Lindsay Lohan doing a strip tease to a Melvin song.That's all.
I mean, you've given me, you've given me so many, you've given me so many facts.I can only give you one point, but you did it.You really, you really figured out that movie.So we're looking at the final scores for the game and here's what we have.
Okay, well I'll just do a little music while Elliot does that.
Okay.That's all the music I needed.Wait, do a little bit more. I'm a bitch, I'm a lover I'm a ghost, I'm a lover but a ghost I'm your mother Here are the final scores.That was, what a game.
You guys really remembered more about these movies than I thought you were going to.I always thought there was gonna be a lot more, uh, what, huh, what is that?But everyone did really well.Hallie, you unfortunately came in third with 17 points.
Very respectable showing.
I mean, that's amazing considering you were not here for many of those movies.
One of those points was, I gave you a point for saying that Bruce Willis liked the movie Premonition, but setting that aside, 17 points, that's great. Dan, you have 22 points and Stuart, you are tied with Dan with 22 points.
Dan and Stuart tied, equal movie knowledge, equal hosts.Perfect.Perfect.Perfect.So you are both tied for second place.I would of course been in first place had I been playing, but since I wasn't, we'll just assume I got like 45 points.Yeah.
He is like a sports fan in Philadelphia.Look out, Audrey.He is on the warpath today.
I am so, look, the only thing that would have made me happier with this outcome is if Halle somehow sped ahead and won the whole game.But it makes me so happy that Dan Stewart tied because it's like a balance has been restored to the universe.
Neither one of them can say they are better or worse at remembering these movies.They are both mediocre.
Yeah, evil and good are in balance once again.
Yeah, it's a real yin-yang situation.Well, I hope that you, the listener, have enjoyed this trip through Flophouse episodes past.
I hope you find that inner balance as well between your inner Stuart and your inner Dan, because each of us has two bears in us.One is named Dan and one is named Stuart.
I, of course, have been your host for this episode, Elliot Kalin, but if you enjoyed this, Why not listen to other Flawless Episodes?In fact, why not go to MaximumFun.org and look up some other Maximum Fun shows and then listen to those too.
I bet you'll like them.Stuff some fun stuff in your ears.That's what I say.That's my family motto.Stuff your fun stuff, some fun stuff in your ears.I want to thank Kara.I want to thank Kara.Well, maybe, you know what, forget it.Maybe I was wrong.
Firecrackers, that's not a good thing to put in your ears. but they are fun.I'm going to thank our producer editor, Alex Smith.He goes under the name HowlDotty when he performs music online.
I'm gonna say if you liked this episode, you should listen to another episode because the other episodes have a lot more going on in them.
This one was just kind of silly, but if you did like it, why not recommend the show to somebody or put a positive review on whatever podcast listening to app you go to.
Until then, next week, I'll say join us once a month at Flop TV and join us every week At the Flophouse, we'll be back with another new full episode for you next week, but until then, I remain Elliot Kalin with my co-hosts.
Dan McCoy.Stuart Wellington.
And the star of the show, Allie Haglund.
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