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Episode 7: Rude Awakening (1989) & Doctor Who (1996)

Everybody must get stoned! On Episode 7 of ERITFM we are joined by Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's Jason Whyte to chat about two MORE illustrious Eric Roberts performances. First we discuss the late 80s hippy-dippy comedy RUDE AWAKENING which involves huge, ridiculous beards, talking fish and a CRAZY ending that almost redeems the whole big barrel of nonsense. Then we TIME HOP back to 1996 and the ill-fated DOCTOR WHO TV MOVIE which was meant to launch a new era for The Doc, but instead it went over like a wet balloon. Or a broken TARDIS. Or something. It DOES feature Eric Roberts hamming it up as THE MASTER, though, so YAY!
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Episode 6: The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) & The Cable Guy (1996)

The summer wind's been blowin' in and they TOOK MY THUMB! On Episode 6 of ERITFM we are joined by the stupendous Leslie Moore to talk about one of the goofiest - and very best - Eric Roberts performances in 1984's THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, as well as his blink-and-you'll-miss-it part in 1996's dark comedy THE CABLE GUY. Sacred cows are slaughtered left and right, and we pitch the idea of a great Eric Roberts-themed prank show. DON'T MISS OUT!
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Episode 5: The Coca-Cola Kid (1985) & Celebrity Wife Swap S03E03

Nothing’s gonna stop us now! That’s right, despite famine, pestilence, and a broken laptop, Episode 5 arrives ON TIME. This go around Todd and Doug are joined by the wonderful Christine Makepeace to chat about the extremely unusual 1985 romantic(?) comedy(?) THE COCA-COLA KID directed by Dusan Makavejev – who also brought us SWEET MOVIE and W.R. MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM – as well as Season 3, Episode 3 of the reality show WIFE SWAP where Eric and Eliza Roberts swapped wives (and lives) with LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS host Robin Leach and his wife Joan Severance. There
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Episode 4: The Ambulance (1990) & The Dark Knight (2008)

Welcome to Episode 4 of Eric Roberts is the Man! This time we’re up to our necks in COMICS as we look at Larry Cohen’s 1990 thriller THE AMBULANCE – featuring Eric Roberts as a Marvel artist – and 2008’s THE DARK KNIGHT – which is about a guy who dresses like a BAT! I KNOW! If you’re wondering if there are filthy Stan Lee impressions here’s a spoiler: YES! THERE ARE! Listen, love, and tell your friends. But don’t tell Eric Roberts. That would be awkward. This episode’s special guest is the INDESTRUCTIBLE Rockie Juarez, who writes for Isle of Cinema,
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Episode 3: Best of the Best (1989) & Revelation Road: The Beginning of the End (2013)

Welcome to Episode 3 of Eric Roberts is the Man! This time around we’re taking a look at the taekwondo action classic BEST OF THE BEST starring James Earl Jones’ voice, the late (pudgy) Chris Penn, Sally Kirkland for some reason and Eric Roberts’ hair. Lots of people get kicked while great/terrible synthy rock music plays. It’s hard to beat. We follow that up with Christ-tastic faith film REVELATION ROAD: THE BEGINNING OF THE END which is sort of THE BOURNE IDENTITY meets A THIEF IN THE NIGHT except not nearly as interesting as that would imply. Our man ER
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Episode 2: Runaway Train (1985) & DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

It’s Episode 2 of the #1 ranked Eric Roberts-based podcast on iTunes! This time around we’re graced with our VERY FIRST GUEST – friend of the show and ERITFM theme song composer Lucas “Roo” Raymond! And Roo’s in luck, since Doug and Todd are chatting about two stone-cold ER classics: the 1985 train-on-the-loose action film RUNAWAY TRAIN and the 2006 cheesecake martial arts video-game adaptation DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE! But that’s not all! Get a straight-shot of Eric Roberts news right into your brain-stem, including this new series of commercials from Kerastase featuring Roberts as a hair-obsessed therapist! Nothing weird about that!
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Episode 1: Star 80 (1983) and First Dog (2010)

It’s EPISODE 1 of the ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN podcast! On this episode our hosts Doug Tilley and Todd Rigney meet for the first time and soon begin to understand the immensity of their task. Everything Eric Roberts must be watched: interviews, reality show appearances, soap operas, and – of course – MOVIES. Forgive the haphazardness of things, as they are still finding their feet. By Episode 2 they’ll be off to the races. On this episode they discuss 1983’s STAR 80 featuring Eric Roberts as the unbelievably sleazy Paul Snider, as well as 2009’s FIRST DOG featuring Eric Roberts as the (less
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