Archives for Eric Roberts

Episode 58: The L Word Season 3, Episode 12 & Wrong Number (2002) (/w Brendan Foley)

Episode 58: The L Word Season 3, Episode 12 & Wrong Number (2002) (/w Brendan Foley)

September 21, 2017

On this SURPRISINGLY LATE episode of Eric Roberts is the Man, we welcome writer and podcaster Brendan Foley to JOIN US in celebrating two more Eric Roberts CLASSICS! First we look at a Season 3 episode of THE L WORD with absolutely no context, and you can hear us struggle to understand the seemingly dozens of plotlines and characters, including Pam Grier getting pregnant! APPARENTLY! Also, Eric Roberts is there. Then we look at the 2002 thriller WRONG NUMBER where ER is murdered again and again, RASHOMON-style, and then the whole thing ends in one of the most ridiculous TWISTS
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Episode 57: Sector 4: Extraction (2014) & The Wrong Roommate (2016) (/w Richard Pierce)

Episode 57: Sector 4: Extraction (2014) & The Wrong Roommate (2016) (/w Richard Pierce)

September 6, 2017

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! THIS IS IT! We have the WORLD'S BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT on this episode of Eric Roberts IS the Man, and you better hold onto your socks because it's going to BLOW THEM OFF! Not only that, but we're joined by screenwriter Richard Pierce to discuss the movie HE wrote SECTOR 4: EXTRACTION, starring and directed by the legendary Olivier Gruner!! Not enough for you? YOU DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN. Then Richard chats with us about the David DeCoteau Lifetime network film THE WRONG ROOMMATE, featuring Vivica A. Fox, Dominique Swain and ERIC ROBERTS. IT'S THE BIGGEST ERITFM EPISODE EVER!!!!!
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Episode 56: CSI: Miami Season 3, Episode 23 & After School Special (2017) (/w Mike Delaney)

Episode 56: CSI: Miami Season 3, Episode 23 & After School Special (2017) (/w Mike Delaney)

August 23, 2017

HOLD THE PHONE! It’s ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN! On this overstuffed episode we have returning guest Mike Delaney (from the stupendous SPLATHOUSE podcast) joining us to talk about an episode of CSI: Miami (featuring ER as an axe murderer!) as well as the absolutely terrible “comedy” AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL (with Ron Jeremy and Eric Roberts at least sharing the screen together!). We also talk about marriage, eclipses, seminary school, pornography and, of course, ERIC ROBERTS! LISTEN! As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter, or come chat ER (or anything else) on our Facebook group. Don’t forget
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Episode 55: Hawaii Five-0 Season 5, Episode 10 & Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (2014) (/w Sarah Jane)

Episode 55: Hawaii Five-0 Season 5, Episode 10 & Bigfoot vs. D.B. Cooper (2014) (/w Sarah Jane)

August 8, 2017

It's an IMMENSE NEW EPISODE of Eric Roberts is the Man, packed with news, views, and scantily clad dudes! We start off with some BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS, including the imminent release of ERITFM t-shirts! With a filthy word on the front! Then we talk about an episode of Hawaii Five-0 featuring William Forsythe, a terrible Counting Crows song and ERIC ROBERTS. Then we shift gears to playfully tackle David DeCoteau's masterwork BIGFOOT VS D.B. COOPER featuring (the voice of) Linnea Quigley and (the voice of) Eric Roberts, as well as lots and lots of shirtless guys posing in a mirror. We're joined in all of this by the amazing Sarah Jane from Talk Film Society. LET'S LISTEN!
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Episode 54: Interview with LA CUCARACHA director Jack Perez

Episode 54: Interview with LA CUCARACHA director Jack Perez

July 25, 2017

Oh? What's that? You expected a regular old Eric Roberts is the Man episode? Well, forget THAT! We've got SOME GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE, AMERICA'S DEADLIEST HOME VIDEO, THE BIG EMPTY and LA CUCARACHA director Jack Perez joining us to talk about his life and career, including working on HERCULES and XENA, appearing in Josh Becker's RUNNING TIME, his memories of directing Adam West in 2004's MONSTER ISLAND, and the mechanics of cockroach wrangling. ALSO WE TALK ABOUT ERIC ROBERTS! Does Jack think Eric Roberts is the man? Guess you'll have to listen and see. Why not start now? 
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Episode 53: Chuck S04E05 & The Institute (2017) (/w John Nicholson)

Episode 53: Chuck S04E05 & The Institute (2017) (/w John Nicholson)

July 12, 2017

Things are getting NERDY on the latest episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN! We’re joined by very special guest John Nicholson to look at an episode of the geeky cult TV show CHUCK guest-starring Dave Bautista, that guy from Avatar and ERIC ROBERTS. And, hey, do you like James Franco? Well, you get a double dose of FRANCO with 2017’s THE INSTITUTE, which he co-directed and stars in. And it blows! But if you like time period inaccurate pubes, a Keyser Soze hunchback and Eric Roberts getting sliced and diced by a pendulum.. You might dig it! All that
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Episode 52: My Cat From Hell (/w Our Wives)

Episode 52: My Cat From Hell (/w Our Wives)

June 26, 2017

Let’s get FRISKY! It’s another purrrfect episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN featuring a BRAND NEW episode of MY CAT FROM HELL with a starring appearance from ERIC and ELIZA ROBERTS! For such a SPECIAL episode, we needed not one but TWO special guests: OUR WIVES! We start by discussing Jackson Galaxy and his troublesome facial hair with Jill Tilley, and then follow that up with a deep dive on pet psychology from Susan Tindall. All that and the latest Eric Roberts news! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?! As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter,
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Episode 51: La Cucaracha (1998) & No Deposit (2015) (/w Mike White)

Episode 51: La Cucaracha (1998) & No Deposit (2015) (/w Mike White)

June 12, 2017

HALLELUJAH! It's the return of Frank D'Angelo to ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN! This time we're looking at his STAR-STUDDED examination of the American housing crisis NO DEPOSIT, which features Peter Coyote, Michael Madsen, Art Hindle's gut, Robert Loggia, Margot Kidder, FRANK D'ANGELO and ERIC ROBERTS! But before that, we take a look at the shockingly entertaining thriller LA CUCARACHA, which features ERIC ROBERTS eating a COCKROACH! YUM! For this deadly combo we're joined by podcaster extraordinaire MIKE WHITE from THE PROJECTION BOOTH podcast. IT'S NICE TO BE GREAT, BUT IT'S GREAT TO BE NICE! 
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Episode 50: Deadly Sanctuary (2015) & Inherent Vice (2013) (/w Josh Johnson)

Episode 50: Deadly Sanctuary (2015) & Inherent Vice (2013) (/w Josh Johnson)

May 29, 2017

FIFTY EPISODES! They said it couldn't/shouldn't be done, but we've made it FIFTY episodes deep into the life, career and works of actor Eric Roberts, and we're JUST GETTING STARTED. For this VERY SPECIAL episode we've brought REWIND THIS! director Josh Johnson into the fold to discuss two ADAPTATIONS. First up is Sylvia Nobel's young adult mystery DEADLY SANCTUARY, which features Dean Cain, Daniel Baldwin (the best Baldwin, in my estimation) and ERIC ROBERTS. Then comes our main event as we look at Paul Thomas Anderson's wondrous adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's INHERENT VICE. I'M EXCITED, so let's start listen!
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Episode 49: The Hard Truth (1994) & Freefall (1994) (/w Dan Gorman)

Episode 49: The Hard Truth (1994) & Freefall (1994) (/w Dan Gorman)

May 16, 2017

BECAUSE WE'RE FREE! FREE FALLIN' on episode #49 of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN with special guest Dan Gorman (from the SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY podcast!). After a lengthy discussion about squirrel sanctuaries, paying for autographs, and the pop singer Pink we delve into the year 1994 to discuss THE HARD TRUTH (with Michael Rooker and ERIC ROBERTS) and FREEFALL (with Jeff Fahey and ERIC ROBERTS). All this and the latest Eric Roberts news. CALL IN SICK AND LISTEN.
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