Mazes and Monsters

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4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

That Thing You Pardieu

College kid Tom Hanks plays RPG Mazes And Monsters and quickly descends into madness and murder in this notorious 1982 TV movie. Did Maze Controller Chris Makepeace (Meatballs) make the fantasy too real by swapping out dice bags and painted figurines for a live-action campaign inside a dangerous cave? Or did the future Oscar winner simply get too wrapped up in a delusional Method Acting quest to become his holy man character, forsaking his studies and sex with girlfriend Wendy Crewson (The Santa Clause)? Join us in the Great Hall to find out!

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0:00.0	The Empire of Izmir has long been a divided land.
0:10.0	Ruled by the mages, an elite group of magic users.
0:15.0	The lowly commoners, those without magic, are little more than slaves.
0:27.2	Izmir's young Empress, Savina, wishes equality and prosperity for all.
0:32.7	But the evil mage, Profion, has other intentions. Welcome to now playing podcast
0:41.6	Dungeons and Dragons movie retrospective series
0:45.5	Adventure, battle, glory beyond your wildest imagination.
0:51.5	Part of our board game movie retrospective series.
0:55.0	You want to play, do you?
0:57.5	Yeah, let's play.
1:01.7	All they need a team.
1:03.2	Team, who's going to help us up?
1:05.9	Hosted by Arnie.
1:07.3	The fact that you see good in me makes me believe that there might just be some in there.
1:12.2	Justin.
1:12.8	See that there?
1:13.7	I knew that boy had talent.
1:15.8	And Stuart.
1:17.4	You use magic.
1:19.8	We are part of it.
1:22.3	But be warned, this episode will contain detailed plot spoilers and strong language.
1:27.4	There might be a loss of distinction between reality and politics. This episode will contain detailed plot spoilers and strong language.
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