Throwback Theater

The romantic ups and downs of accountant Mollie Jensen (Kirstie Alley) are viewed cynically by a most unusual bystander -- her talking newborn, Mikey (Bruce Willis). She becomes pregnant through an affair with a married man, Albert (George Segal), and then counts on the friendship of taxi driver James (John Travolta) once she discovers Albert is a lying cad. Although Mikey likes James, and James cares for both the baby and Mollie, she isn't sure she can settle down with a blue-collar boyfriend.

Pokemon Poster Giveaway! Tell us which movies you'd like us to review for your chance to win! The story is about a boy who receives a cupboard as a gift on his ninth birthday. He later discovers that putting toy figures in the cupboard, after locking and unlocking it, brings the toys to life. The film starred Hal Scardino as Omri, Litefoot as Little Bear, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Jenkins, Rishi Bhat as Omri's friend Patrick, Steve Coogan as Tommy Atkins, and David Keith as Boone the Cowboy. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

A self-absorbed 13-year-old (Erik von Detten) must relive the holiday, day after day, until he appreciates its meaning. Pokemon Poster Giveaway! Write to us at Facebook, Twitter, or our gmail and let us know which movies you'd like us to review to enter in a drawing for a Pokemon travel poster. Images of the poster are available on our Facebook page. Winners announced 1/23/17. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com twitter: @throwbacktheat

A girl (Drew Barrymore) awakes in a magic world and joins a toy-master (Pat Morita) and storybook figures against an evildoer (Richard Mulligan). throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

This is the story of a boy and a whale and the love they share for each other. This is Free Willy.

Stanley Stupid (Tom Arnold) lives up to his name: He thinks the post office is sending him mail from a villain named "Sender" and is convinced his trash is stolen every night. He decides to pose as a tree to find out what's happening to his garbage and ends up at a meeting of global arms smugglers. Joan (Jessica Lundy), Stanley's wife, and their children, Buster (Bug Hall) and Petunia (Alex McKenna), go off in search of Stanley, who continually outwits a trained assassin. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com facebook.com/throwbacktheaterpodcast

Legendary American folk heroes come to life as young Daniel Hackett (Nick Stahl) embarks on a quest to save his father's farm from a greedy land baron (Scott Glenn). As Daniel struggles to help his dad (Stephen Lang), he encounters storybook characters such as the tornado-roping Pecos Bill (Patrick Swayze) and hammer-wielding John Henry (Roger Aaron Brown), as well as gun-toting Calamity Jane (Catherine O'Hara) and ax-hauling Paul Bunyan (Oliver Platt) with his loyal blue ox, Babe. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale (Tom Arnold) spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream, and swimsuit calendars. He's brought out of retirement when his old nemesis, the second best terrorist in the world, Major Vladikov (Tim Curry), takes over the island of San Moreno and starts building a nuclear launch silo on it. With help from his old crew and hindrances from Captain Wallace B. Binghampton (Dean Stockwell), who sank a cruise liner a while back, McHale tries to put Vladikov out of business. Featuring appearances by Debra Messing, Bruce Campbell, David Allen Grier, and French Stewart. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

Until now, Zak Gibbs' (Jesse Bradford) greatest challenge has been to find a way to buy a car. But when he discovers an odd wristwatch amidst his father's various inventions and slips it on -- something very strange happens. The world around him seems to come to a stop, everything and everybody frozen in time. Zak quickly learns how to manipulate the device and he and his quick-witted and beautiful new friend, Francesca, start to have some real fun. Nick nick nick na-nick nick nick. Nickelodeon! throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

It's the second week of November in the year 2016. The election is almost upon us, the results of which will launch our country into, perhaps, polar opposite paths. And, just as the nation could not be any more divided, the fellas here are equally as split on their thoughts on 1996's "First Kid," starring Sinbad. Does it hold up? Find out on this week's episode. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

Happy Halloween from Throwback Theater! In this extra spooky episode, we review the Disney classic, "Hocus Pocus." We introduce new segments and interact with guests watching our livestream! Please excuse our technical difficulties, starting at around 18 minutes, and again at the very end of the episode. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com!

What do Liam Neeson, Owen Wilson, Catherine Zeta Jones, and that other actress... Whatsherface, all have in common? They all scared the shit out of Eric when he was just a boy. And, they all annoyed the shit out of him as an adult. This movie will haunt you and you'll regret ever having to sit down to watch it. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

So, the Labyrinth is a piece of cake, is it? Well, let's see how you deal with this little slice... throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

The guys tackle The NeverEnding Story get over it. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

Ferngully - is it as terrifying as Chris remembers it being? Find out on this week's episode. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

Preston Waters is your typical 12 year old boy with one desire - sweet stacks of fat cash. When a convicted bank robber breaks out of prison and accidentally runs over Preston's bike, Preston finally gets what he's been asking for - a blank check. Using his savvy computer skills, Preston creates a check for one million dollars, and due to being mistaken for Tone Loc (a simple mistake to make, really) is able to cash the check. Now all of Preston's dreams start to come true as he blows through the bank robber's money as quickly as possible, while the robber and his goons struggle to get their money back. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

If your friend was being held against their will be an evil capitalist, you'd do anything to save them, right? What if your friend was a gorilla capable of communicating via sign language? Watch as a rebellious teen busts out his best friend and hits the road to freedom in a tribute close to our hearts, "Born to be Wild." throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

After losing her mother, an adolescent girl moves around the world to live with her estranged, free spirited, father. After struggling to connect the two must come together in order to preserve a flock of baby geese from being destroyed. After they learn to fly of course... throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

The story of a stock broker named Tim Allen who learns he has a son living with a tribe in the jungle. So, he takes his son from one jungle to another... New York City, baby. Kids will be kids though, and antics ensue. I think Tim Allen even does his now famous grunt. This movie was huge at the time, but does it hold up? Find out on this week's episode of Throwback Theater. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com

This week the Dads watched Digimon. They were not happy about it. throwbacktheaterpodcast@gmail.com