One Crazy Summer

Episode 135: One Crazy Summer (1986)

Theme: Summer Movies Month
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis wrap up Summer Movies Month with One Crazy Summer — the Savage Steve Holland, pastel-drenched, goofball-80s whirlwind that blends Better Off Dead × Police Academy 4 × Godzilla × Animal House × Revenge of the Nerds, all topped with a rousing game of NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (“HE’S ON FIRE!”). It’s boats, lobsters, Bobcat yelling, animated rhinos, exploding bunnies, and the most 80s cast ever assembled outside an actual 1980s.

The Movie Marriage: Better Off Dead × Police Academy 4 × Godzilla × Animal House × Revenge of the Nerds × NBA Jam

The hosts break down:

• Hoops McCann — aspiring artist, terrible shooter, dedicated friend, and possibly the only teen in cinema to receive a street sweeper as a graduation gift.
• Cassandra — Demi Moore, Fringe Queen, singer, house-saver, and the only person on Nantucket not screaming constantly.
• Egg & Clay Stork — Bobcat at maximum Bobcat, plus a twin brother who… valiantly tries to keep up.
• Teddy Beckersted — wealthy 80s villain, lobster sadist, sweater-over-shoulders enthusiast, and a man who absolutely yells “YOU TOUCHED MY CAR!” for sport.
• The Regatta — sabotage, crossbows, dog cones, Viking helmets, duct-taped engineering, and a boat hiding an entire sports car under its deck.

Final Verdict:

Oz — One Million Dollars
Curtis — 7.5 Podcast Bobcats

Next week: We kick off Man Movies Month — every title must contain the word man (or M-A-N somewhere inside it). First up: I Love You, Man (2009) — slap bass, Rush fandom, awkward bro-dates, fencing in the park, projectile nachos, and the purest bromance of the 2000s.