Archives for Eric Roberts

Episode 14: Law & Order: SVU (Season 2, Episode 13) & Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Season 7, Episode 13) (/w Brandon Bird)

November 23, 2015

In the Eric Roberts podcast world, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: Our hosts, who have made a blood oath to carefully examine and discuss the works of actor Eric Roberts; and our guest, on this episode illustrator & cartoonist Brandon Bird, who has devoted his life to the study of the Law & Order franchise. These are their stories. LISTEN and discover Brandon Bird's favorite Law & Order DA! Todd's favorite Street Fighter character! And the story of how an Eric Roberts lunchbox ended up in the MAN's hands! LOCK YOURSELF AWAY AND EXPERIENCE Eric Roberts is the Man Episode 14.
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Episode 13: King of the Gypsies (1978) & Less Than Perfect S01E01 (Pilot) (/w Will Harris)

November 9, 2015

CALL IN SICK and SEND THE KIDS TO THE SITTERS, it's time for episode 13 of Eric Roberts is the Man - the #1 ranked Eric Roberts-related podcast IN THE WORLD. This time we've been coerced into watching Eric Robert's starmaking performance in 1978's KING OF THE GYPSIES, as well as the pilot for the sitcom LESS THAN PERFECT, and to help with this mammoth task we're joined by pop-culture writer, interviewer and KING OF RANDOM ROLES Will Harris, who has conversed with ER on multiple occasions. IT'S TRUE! It's a revelatory episode, and it's time to listen.. right.. NOW.
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Episode 12: Celebrity Ghost Stories S01E06 & Celebrity Ghost Hunt S01E01 (/w Izzy Lee & Liam O’Donnell)

October 26, 2015

It was on a night JUST LIKE TONIGHT when Eric Roberts decided to hurl himself headlong into MULTIPLE spooky reality TV show projects! That’s right! It’s our HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR where special guest(s) filmmaker Izzy Lee and CINEPUNX podcast host Liam O’Donnell join us to talk about CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES and CELEBRITY GHOST HUNT! We discuss ghosts, spooks, apparations, psychics and all things supernatural, while investigating OTHER celebs like Carnie Wilson, C. Thomas Howell and Christopher Atkins! THE CALLS ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE and Eric Roberts is the Man is coming at you.. right… NOW. As always, check out ERIC
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Episode 10: Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (2004) & Wrong Cops (2013) (/w Michael Sullivan)

September 28, 2015

It's the episode THE MAN didn't want you to hear! Actually, Episode 10 of ERITFM is coming to you late because of technical difficulties (aka I screwed up the recording) but the wait is, uh, WORTH IT. This episode has it all: a #SPEEDBALL update, music from Dick Maloney, MICHAEL JACKSON, and, of course, Joe Millionaire. We're joined by Shock Cinema's Michael Sullivan, who brings his trademark wit - and awesome voice - to our discussion of the painful spoof MISS CASTAWAY AND THE ISLAND GIRLS and the extremely odd "comedy" WRONG COPS. Praise be to Eric Roberts, it's time to listent! As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter, or come chat ER (or anything else) on our Facebook group.
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Episode 9: A Halloween Puppy (2012) & A Talking Cat!?! (2013) (/w Peter Kuplowsky)

September 7, 2015

We get plenty of requests here at the ERITFM ranch, but no film gets suggested to us more often than David DeCoteau’s talking animal masterpiece A TALKING CAT!?! But did you know that before A TALKING CAT!?! Eric Roberts also voiced a talking.. dog!?! Its the battle of the David DeCoteau-directed, Kristine DeBell-starring, Eric Roberts-voiced animals with A HALLOWEEN PUPPY facing off against A TALKING CAT!?! We needed to knock this one out of the park, so we recruited producer, film festival programmer and all-around movie guy Peter Kuplowsky to lend his voice – and expertise – to this deep
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Episode 7: Rude Awakening (1989) & Doctor Who (1996)

August 10, 2015

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)

July 27, 2015

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

July 13, 2015

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)

June 29, 2015

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)

June 14, 2015

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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Eric Roberts is the Fucking Man

The woefully misguided podcast examining the life, career, and works of actor Eric Roberts.