Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust! It's Eric Roberts is the Man #26, where we're joined by director/writer/podcaster Justin Decloux to talk about the early 90s fencing classic BY THE SWORD and the dinosaur-filled schlock fest RAPTOR (from Jim Wynorski!). Featuring: F. Murray Abraham! Frank D'angelo! Corbin Bernsen! A never-ending sex scene! And so.. much.. stock footage. En garde!
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It's Episode 25 of the ALWAYS titillating Eric Roberts is the Man podcast! This time around we have comedian Dave Cave on-hand to help us squeeze out some plus-sized love for the Monique-starring comedy PHAT GIRLZ from 2006. Then we grit our teeth and think of England as we discuss the HORRIFICALLY offensive CHICKS DIG GAY GUYS. Holy HANNAH it's bad! And of course we'll catch you up on the latest Eric Roberts news, including his FIVE FAVORITE FILMS. Check it out.
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It's episode 24 of Eric Roberts is the Man and that means it's STALLONEAPOLOOZA, with two films pairing Sylvester Stallone and the birthday boy himself, Eric Roberts! For such a special occasion, we need a special guest, so we're joined by writer, producer and all around SUPER GUY Stephen Scarlata to help us digest this celebratory feast of Eric Roberts goodies. Do we start with the early 90s erotic action sleaze of THE SPECIALIST, or the all-star action extravaganza THE EXPENDABLES? DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE! Just LISTEN!
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CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? It's episode 23 of Eric Roberts is the Man, and we're joined by writer and raconteur Samantha Lapierre to discuss the SAW-inspired puffy Val Kilmer-starring suspense thriller THE STEAM EXPERIMENT. If you suspect it has a terrible twist ending, you would be right! We follow up with the inspirational soccer classic GOLDEN SHOES, which is UNBELIEVABLY wretched and still oddly fun. All of that, and plenty of ROBERTS REPORT news. Call in sick tomorrow and LISTEN!
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LISTEN UP, BROTHER! It’s WRESTLEMANIA season at ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN, and we’re joined by wrestling expert Matt Hollinger to talk about TWO films where ER pairs with stars from the squared circle. First up finds Eric Roberts re-teaming (briefly) with his EXPENDABLES co-star “Stone Cold” Steve Austin in the 2010 CLIFFHANGER riff HUNT TO KILL. Then there’s THE CONDEMNED II which finds Roberts as the father of WWE superstar Randy Orton in a barely related sequel to the Steve Austin-starring THE CONDEMNED from 2007. Pull out your 24-inch pythons and enjoy! As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN
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It's MARCH MADNESS here at Eric Roberts is the Man, so we're joined by former Cineplex pre-show host and all-around man of mystery Ben Gordon to chat about two more Eric Roberts classics! First up is 1996's sweat-stained HEAVEN'S PRISONERS, which was shelved for two years and shows it. It features nude femme fatale Teri Hatcher, Alec Baldwin tears, shotgun murder and ERIC ROBERTS WITH CORNROWS. We follow up with the unwatchable DARK MOON RISING, which proceeded to sap our enthusiasm, coherence and will to live. I fear we'll never recover! All this and the ROBERTS REPORT so stop what you're doing and LISTEN.
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February is a month of LOVE and what better way to celebrate affairs of the heart than by having acclaimed romance novelist Kristin Ross (aka Evelyn Price) join us to chat about two made-for-Lifetime movies starring Eric Roberts? First up is the ripped-from-the-headlines thriller FATAL DESIRE which has Anne Heche seducing Eric Roberts OVER THE INTERNET and convincing him to murder her husband. It's a timeless love story! Then up is the absolutely INSANE recent Lifetime classic STALKED BY MY DOCTOR which featured ER as a surgeon who becomes uncomfortably obsessed with a teenage patient. IT'S AMAZING. All this and more on ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN!
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On a VERY SPECIAL episode of Eric Roberts is the Man we welcome VERY SPECIAL guest Jon Cross from The After Movie Diner Podcast to talk about two VERY SPECIAL movies. First up is the heartwarming family horse cart racing movie(?!) AMAZING RACER (aka SHANNON’S RAINBOW) which features Darryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Louis Gossett Jr., TOM ATKINS, Steve Guttenberg and ERIC ROBERTS. It’s.. uh.. something else. But that’s not all! We follow that with the inspiring modern classic ASSAULT ON WALL STREET from the gret Uwe Boll, which has Dominic Purcell killing a bunch of Wall Street fat cats because
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GET READY FOR THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE! NO GUTS, NO GLORY on episode 18 of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN as we tear into two carefully chosen Eric Roberts masterpieces. First is the only film featuring Eric and Julia Roberts acting together – as well as Elias Koteas, Michael Madsen and Dennis Hopper’s horrific Irish accent! It’s 1989’s BLOOD RED and it *sucks*! Thankfully, that’s balanced by the glory of Wayne Newton, underground fighting, and a gigantic German man named Brakus! It’s BEST OF THE BEST II, and while it’s missing Eric Roberts’ glorious hair from the first, it adds a
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Consarn it, it’s Eric Roberts is the Man 17 and this dadburn episode features two classic, timeless WESTERNS featuring – you guessed it – ERIC ROBERTS! To avoid being dumfungled, we’re joined by writer and podcaster ROB TRENCH, who delights and entertains us as we look at the made-for-TNT supernatural western PURGATORY – with an all-star cast including SAM SHEPARD, RANDY QUAID, DONNIE “Donnie Don” WAHLBERG and ERIC ROBERTS. If that wasn’t enough star power, we follow it up with 2003’s THE LONG RIDE HOME starring RANDY TRAVIS as a mustachioed outlaw who is being hunted down by ERNEST BORGNINE. Also, ERIC ROBERTS
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