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Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast

520 – Happy Gilmore 2, Ryan Trahan, Fantastic Four: First Steps (SPOILER Discussion)

Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast

Katey, Matt, Da7e and David

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Tv Reviews

4.6992 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary






This week, being named one of TIME MAGAZINE’S BEST 100 PODCASTS OF ALL TIME has driven everyone into the War Room, from parent’s houses to Canadian hotel rooms. This week, Katey got some of us to watch Happy Gilmore 2 on Netflix. Then, Da7e tries to explain how the TV show he most consistently watched this summer was a YouTube vlog. Finally, the boys dive into Fantastic Four: First Steps so enthusiastically that spoilers happen basically from the beginning. SEE THE MOVIE FIRST (Steps) IF THAT BOTHERS YOU.



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FORMAT



00:00 – Lightning Round: Best Spoof



1:45- Intro – Welcome to Episode 520 of one of the best podcasts of all time!! Review! Email!



10:11- Tidbit – Happy Gilmore 2



26:49 – Mini-Segment – Ryan Trahan’s 50 States Series



36:03 – Segment 3 – Fantastic Four: First Steps (FULL SPOILER DISCUSSION)



54:36 – Outro

Transcript

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0:00.0

Everybody knows describing a joke is funny.

0:04.8

In honor of the naked gun in theaters this weekend, what's your favorite joke from a spoof movie?

0:10.9

I'm Katie Rich, and I know I watched Robinhead Men and Tights so many times,

0:15.0

and I should be able to come up with something better, but my brain is just stuck on where men,

0:19.0

for men and tight tight tights.

0:42.6

They didn't see in a river in that? It feels like they're in a river? That doesn't make sense. Right around the forest looking for fights. There we go. We'll look into it. I'm Matt Patches and I'm going to have to go, you know, airplane is probably the greatest spoofing me of all time, but I'm going to have to pick top secrets underwater bar fight for the best joke in a spoof movie.

0:46.5

It's both hilarious and spectacular on a technical level.

0:47.9

Good spoof filmmaking.

0:54.4

Hey, it's me, David the Seven, and Martin and Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots part two,

0:57.9

riding in a river apocalypse now spoof,

0:58.7

monologuing,

1:01.4

stopping to tell each other they love the other one in Wall Street is my favorite joke in a spoof movie.

1:04.7

And I'm David Ehrlich,

1:06.0

and my go-to answer for this question has got to be

1:09.5

the bribery scene from the original naked gun.

1:13.6

It's because it is a perfect film scene.

1:17.8

It is what all film scenes in all genres should aspire to be.

1:21.5

You can't find here.

1:22.4

This is the war room.

1:23.4

Fine.

1:23.9

I can hear you now, Dimitri.

1:25.6

I can no longer sit back and allow. Clear and plain and coming through fine. Subversion. I'm coming through fine, too, A. And the international conspiracy. Well, then, as you say, we're both coming through fine. The sap and impurify. I agree with you. It's great to be fine. All of our precious bodily fluids. It's a podcast.

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