Slow Pitch

We're back baby! It's been a while and we know you've all been missing the show, but we have been a little busy. Slow Pitch HQ moved from Montana to Kansas we've added to the descendants who will reap the whirlwind of an inheritance from us. In other words Sean had a baby. Congrats Sean! Anyway, Sean and Brad review another Out of Bounds movie. This time it's ¡Three Amigos! Instead of going into a long discussion about the importance of the plight of the 19...

IT'S THE FIFTIETH EPISODE!!!!! #50!!!! Sean and Brad celebrate by watching the third "Out of Bounds" title, Some Kind of Wonderful. Brad forgets the title of the movie, they rate John Hughes teen movies, and discuss thee weirdness of Howard the Duck. Oh, and they try to figure out whatthe title means. Play the soundtrack while you're playing our episode. We promise it'll sound better.Next episode: ¡Three Amigos!¡Three Amigos isn't streaming anywhere so check it o...

Once again we do a sports movie podcast about a movie that doesn't reeeaaalllly have any sports in it, and not on purpose. Here's a helpful tip, don't watch Snow Dogs, ever. Sean and Brad talk about Cuba Gooding, Jr being James Coburn's biological son, blue cheese, and why isn't Nana a lead dog. Listen to the podcast. Don't watch the movie.Next episode: Some Kind of Wonderful (It's our 50th episode which also means it's an Out of Bounds episode!Some Kind of Wonde...

In this, the saddest episode ever, Sean and Brad review the 2005 classic, Million Dollar Baby. They discuss all kinds of things that are sad. And then they talk about more sad things. But they finish it off with a laugh because Brad is dumb. Who liked it? Who didn't? Who's got holes in their socks? Next episode: Snow DogsSnow Dogs is streaming on Disney+ but you can also check it out from your local library.Support the Show.Twitter: @slowpitchcastInstagram:...

Rich wha? Richmond! Sean and Brad watch the 2005 classic Coach Carter. They talk about Coach Carter saying inappropriate things to students, how many push-ups they could do in their prime, and the style of basketball uniforms over the years. Hit the books, make the grades, then win some basketball games and save some lives. Next movie: Million Dollar Baby isn't streaming anywhere for free so borrow it from your local library.Support the Show.Twitter: @slowpitchcastInstagram:...

Slap on your singlet and hold on to the turnbuckles because we are going for a wild ride in this episode! Sean and Brad are joined by Keith (last name withheld) and Robbie Forrester! These guys know their wrestling and are hilarious as well. And Robbie was kinda sorta tied to the movie in a kinda sorta way! We talk about so much it's hard to put any of it down. But dookie is a part of the conversation, as well as an awkward hotel room scene, and Zeus's shaving abilitie...

Sean and Brad rack 'em and watch 1961's The Hustler. They get lost in Fast Eddie's eyes, marvel at Minnesota Fats stamina, and reminisce on a billiards game invented by friends in college. Are you a loser? Or are you the best that's ever played? Next episode: No Holds Barred.No Holds Barred is not streaming anywhere. Like not even to rent. So either your local library is going to have it or maybe you'll find it in a bin at Wal-Mart for 3.99. Unless you're Ki...

Sean and Brad watch Against the Ropes so you don't have to. We talk about bad accents, bad photoshop, and the fact that the Pluto app we watched this on made the movie 30 minutes longer because of all the commercials. On too of that the movie was about 30 minutes too long. Oh, and there's a fart scene, which of course we hone in on.Next movie: The HustlerThe Hustler isn't streaming anywhere for free so borrow it from your local library!Support the Show.Twitter: @slowpitchcas...

Sean and Brad review the 1961 classic The Absent-Minded Professor. They talk about what flubber sounds like, what Brad's dunks, when he could dunk, looked like (hint: it looked like a white guy from 1961), and about 25 different parts of the basketball scene. Is this one of the best basketball scenes in cinema? We think it might be.Next episode: Against the RopesAgainst the Ropes is streaming on the Pluto streaming service, but if you don't want to watch 25 ads about Otezla...

It's another doggone podcast! Sean and Brad review the 1998 classic Air Bud: Golden Receiver. They talk about Houston sports legends Warren Moon and Pete Chilcutt, video games from 1995, and why exactly did Josh Framm start playing football? Also, the sad downfall of Nora Dunn. Two very special guest reviewers join the guys for this episode!Next episode: The Absent Minded ProfessorThe Absent Minded Professor is streaming on Disney Plus, or you borrow it from your local...

Sean and Brad review the 1957 classic Fear Strikes Out. They discuss the awkwardness of a 55 year old Karl Malden carrying a 24 year old Anthony Perkins, an skin condition pharmaceutical ad that played over and over while watching the movie, and the various jobs Sean had as a college student. We also applaud the way the movie and the actual, real-life team of the 50's Boston Red Sox handled the subject of mental disorders. And then we lament the next episode...Next episode: ...

Join us as we talk about the excellent 2010 boxing movie The Fighter. We talk about crack, trying to date girls, Robin Williams for some reason, and the best Boston movies. And Brad updates a previous rating. Listen to find out which classic sports movie he dings. YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTAH THAN ME?!?Next episode: Fear Strikes OutFear Strikes Out isn't streaming free anywhere so go borrow it from your local library!Support the Show.Twitter: @slowpitchcastInstagram: @slowpitchpo...

After a 3 month hiatus due to a broken computer, we're back! We can finally release an episode we recorded over Easter. We're glad to have our good friend Stephen Jerkins join us as we review this 1973 Disney classic. We talk about Easter call and responses, tigers dressing as sports fans, and creepy fake fingers. And of course Dorf on Golf. Also Brad sounds like a robot at times due to crappy wifi. So stay to the end to hear some funny outtakes.Next Episod...

Sean and Brad review 2004's Wimbledon. Sean and Brad saw this movie together in the theater, possibly on opening night. Why? Listen to the episode to find out. We also talk the Tennessee Vols March Madness results, which were 6 months ago (we record much earlier than we release, but we're catching up), Jack White experiences, and Caddyshack 2's farting horse again. Because that's more funny than anything in this movie.Next episode: 1973's The World's Greatest Ath...

Our first Elvis movie and we get into what we thought about his nipples right away! We watch Kid Galahad, the remake, and realize right away it's not up to the same caliber than the original, but did we like it better? Maybe... Besides Elvis's nipples, we also talk about Charles Bronson's unexplained limp, the music in the film, and a bevy of strange lines. Let's all go to Cream Valley, NY (gross) and duke it out!Next film: WimbledonWimbledon isn't streamin...

Sean and Brad interrupt the feed to review their second Timeout: Top Gun: Maverick. They talk about The Transformers Movie, The Black Hole, and The Karate Kid? but they also discuss the lack of stars from the first movie and how Tom Cruise is methodically killing everyone off so he can be the last man standing. The also discuss Tom Cruise's body parts. It gets weird. Just listen. The next movie is still Elvis's Kid Galahad. It's still not streaming an...

Sean and Brad don't know anything about hockey. They know nothing. Icing. What is it? They try to discuss a movie about hockey without talking about hockey at all. But at least Seann William Scott is charming and funny. But do us a favor and don't watch this movie with your parents or small children. But the movie has its moments. Blades of Steel. And wayne Gretzky. And Gordie Howe. That's all they know. Also, don't get c...

Sean and Brad review one of the best and well-known sports movies ever. Martin Scorcese, Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci team up to make Raging Bull, a movie about Jake LaMotta, a boxer who made it all the way to the top just to lose it all just as quickly. If you think this movie, which is really heavy, didn't talk about He-Man's lesser known ally Ram-Man, or character actor Wallace Shawn's haircut, you haven't been listening. Bring me my steak!Next movie: GoonGoon is available...

The 1970s were a heck of a time. We go from North Dallas Forty and Nick Nolte to The Longest Yard and Burt Reynolds. We ask if Paul "Wrecking" Crewe" is a sympathetic character after the cringey first scene. We also discuss Teen Wolf's dad's hair, Bernadette Peters as "Miss Toot" and we're slightly confused about a new review a fan has given us. Speaking of, if you haven't rated and reviewed us yet, please do. It really helps.Next movie: Raging BullRaging Bull ca...

In celebration of the release of Top Gun: Maverick, Sean and Brad record the first Timeout episode. This is a movie that isn't specifically a sports movie but has a sports scene in it. And what better movie to start with than Top Gun. The volleyball scene in this movie is consistently ranked at the top of non-sports movie sports scenes. The guys talk about how Anthony Edwards makes sure he is fully clothed next to ?val Kilmer and Tom Cruise shirtless, rippling, s...

North Dallas Forty is considered a sports movie classic. If you can tell us what it's about, please reach out to us on Twitter at @slowpitchcast. It's confusing, raunchy, and full of male buns. We watched it so you don't have to. Also, Mac Davis wears some weird clothes, including a pair of Jockeys, and one scene without a pair of Jockeys. If this is an accurate account of professional football in the 70s, count us out.Next episode: The original version of The Lo...

Is National Velvet the best sports movie you've never heard of? Do yourself a favor and seek it out. Brad and Sean did. And Brad decided to record this episode with a tin can and a string. If you can get past the terrible audio from Brad, you can hear them talk about the strange character names in this movie, people's weird love of horses, and how many jockeys and horses possibly died during the climatic race scene. Would you ride the Pie? Next movie: 1979s...

Brad and Sean take a trip to the suburbs where Tom Hanks and company are causing trouble for their new neighbors. It's another Out of Bounds episode and Sean and Brad talk about how many amazing movies came out in 1989, how their dads were instrumental in them appreciating this movie, and laugh too hard at the Sports Movie Wheel of Death's pick for their next movie to watch.Next episode: National VelvetNational Velvet is streaming on HBO MAX if you have it, otherwise borrow it from your...

Sean and Brad venture off the field for their first review of a non-sports move, 1986's classic Big Trouble In Little China. Sean's inherent knowledge of this movie is on full display as he provides context to Brad's top five favorite Jack Burton quotes. Other topics discussed: Jack Burton's wardrobe, why a 2000 year old Chinese man in named David, and more Jack Burton quotes!Next episode is Brad's pick for the Out of Bounds series, 1989's The "Burbs.The 'Burbs isn't streaming any...

Sean and Brad revisit their adolescence and rewatch Kathy Ireland in Necessary Roughness. Oh and a bunch of other people too. They visit topics such as Martin Gramatica being the second best looking college place kicker, Scott Bakula as a heart throb(?), Sinbad killing at a show at Harding University, and they decide which female of the cast of Family Ties was the cutest. Brad has an interesting take on this subject.Our next movie is going to be the first in a series we call...

Sean and Brad watch the 2016 bio-pic (or is it bi-opic?) of Jesse Owens, Race. It's got Jason Sudeikis, William Hurt, and Jeremy Irons, who makes everything he says sounds classy. Topics of conversation include the movie coyly explaining the origin of Adidas, the lack of top hats in present day, and William F. Buckley vs. Gore Vidal. And Sean makes several jokes about German Olympian Lutz Long.Join us next episode for 1991's Necessary Roughness.The Pawn Stars episode titled Necess...

Sean and Brad review 1992's Ladybugs. Did you watch Ladybugs as a kid? Did you love it as a kid? Have you seen it recently? Did you still love it? Are you a horrible person if you do? Yes. Yes you are. The cringes are too many to list but Sean and Brad discuss them all. This movie is horrible, but Jackée is in it and she's hilarious.Next movie: RaceRace isn't streaming anywhere for free so borrow it from your local library.Support th...

Sean and Brad watch the 1996 classic no one saw. Because it was terrible. They talk about bad layups, 1990s rappers, inappropriate teacher/student relationships, and how to pronounce Rhea Perlman's first name. (Hint- It might rhyme with a potty word) Oh, and "Sit on a Twizzler! " (That might be the first t-shirt). Next episode: LadybugsLadybugs can be streamed on something called Hoopla (?) Go borrow it from your local library.Support the Show.Twitter: @slo...

Sean and Brad review the skating classic Lords of Dogtown. The boys recount one of their more ridiculous shenanigans resulting in one of them walking through a local Walgreens shirtless. They also discuss different skating tricks and one of the most confusing and gross kissy time scenes ever. Are you a skater boi or a "see ya layer boi?" In the end, they're really looking forward to the next movie.Next Movie: Sunset ParkSunset Park isn't streaming anywhere and it proba...

It's been one year of Slow Pitch and Sean and Brad take the powder, see, and keep it on the level as they watch the oldest film in the list so far. Kid Galahad is a classic if only because it's so old. But it also features three of the finest actors ever and none of them are the title character. Do Sean and Brad take the fall or are they swell? Thanks for making Slow Pitch number one on the charts and in your hearts.Please rate and review if you haven't already!Next film: Th...

Sean and Brad are joined by a true Southern Gentleman (that might be his wrestling name), their good friend Keith Dismuke. Keith was technically our first guest considering this was recorded almost a year ago. Keith is also ridiculous, but in a hilarious way. We talk about the Montreal screw-job, poop trucks, and, par for the course, farting nuns. This is not the classiest of films. Brad is wearing a fanny pack, Sean is wearing Goldberg-esque briefs, and Keith is...

Join us as we cuddle up with Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon to watch Fever Pitch. Brad realizes he's not too far off from Fallon's super fan status and Sean concocts a crazy way for two nobodies to legally celebrate with the SAWX on the field after they win their first title in 150 years. Also, Sean realizes he would pick his marriage over the Vols if he was pressed to. Our next episode is Ready to Rumble and will feature our good friend, Keith Dismuke. Ready to Rumble...

Sean and Brad take a breather from sports movies and tackle a marathon of a documentary. Over Thanksgiving, they watched every minute of Peter Jackson's new movie about the legendary Let It Be sessions called Get Back. Cigarettes, toast, tea, and surprisingly, Ringo's air biscuits are covered. It's a bonus mini episode! At least Sean and Brad are more pleasant to listen to than Yoko's screeching. Seriously, can she not just sing actual words into a mic?You too ca...

While we here at Slow Pitch purport to be a Sports Movie Podcast, some movies may not be sports movies, even if they do show a football on the cover. Hey, at least it has a football in the movie. And a strangely placed tennis ball. But we still have fun trying to figure this fever dream of an episode out. If you can help us with it, reach out to us on one of our many social media platforms! Yay social media! also Brad says, "In Living Color" but it sounds l...

The Cutting Edge is not our favorite movie, and it will either be our least listened to episode or a bunch of Generation X females are going to find it and make it our most listened to episode. Sean especially seems to have a particular distaste for it. Join us as we discuss the Pamchenko ad nauseum. That's it. The Pamchenko over and over again. We know you girls want us to talk about "Toe Pick" but we barely even touch it. Take that, girls. Oh, and Sean distills...

Hoop Dreams is an amazing documentary, the only one on our list. Its very nature lends itself to be less jokey and a little more serious. Don't worry, there are still some laughs. But this movie still speaks to us today as much or more than it did when it came out in 1994. Has society changed much in 26 years? Is youth sports any better for the kids? Also, we talk about an Angry Ebert, parents wearing underwear, and if Coach Ping knew he was being filmed. J...

We welcome our good friend Russ Turman back to talk all things Space Jam 2. Or Space Jam: A New Legacy. Whatever. We talk about how gross the name Wet Fire is for Klay Thompson. We break down the entire list of audience members, and there were a lot. And we question everything about this film's plot. Basically because it's trash. But hey kids will love it and 25 years from now it'll be a classic! We return to our normally scheduled...schedule ne...

Join us as we interrupt the Sports Movie Wheel of Death and insert a couple of movies. To celebrate (?) the release of Space Jam : A New Legacy, we bring on our good friend Russ Turman, one of the biggest Jordan fans we know. We tackle the original Space Jam first and discuss whether or not Mike gets new North Carolina shorts every so often or not, How Looney Tunes should be spelled on the jerseys (it's Toons), and ifJordan would have scored the first bucket against the Mon-Stars....

This is our biggest episode yet! We review a true classic in 1976's Rocky. We talk about how old Paulie is, if Rocky is slow, and if Adrain is actually Edith Bunker. And Brad makes Sean mad. We're getting strong now as we're flying high now. We can't wait for Rocky III and Rocky IV.Rocky is streaming on HBO Max if you're lucky enough to have that and the family who was letting you use their account didn't cancel their subscription. Or borrow it from your lo...

In 1992, the anticipation of seeing a biopic based on the life of Babe Ruth was an exciting time. Then the movie came out and we were left with The Babe. We talk about the many inaccuracies of this movie including, an entire stadium throwing lemons at Babe Ruth, a pop fly that landed on the infield after Babe Ruth rounded third base, resulting in a home run, and the King Kong/Chris Farley-esque rampage into the stands. That and eating steaks and of course, farts. ...

Join us as we review the 1984 classic (FOR REAL!), The Karate Kid. We discuss Elizabeth Shue's sun squint, how many of Brad's relationships have ended because of video games, and Sean delivers A+ imitations for the second episode in a row. Oh, and all the karate grunts you can handle. Stick around to the end to hear a sure-fire 1985 hit if Sean had released in in 1985...at the age of 9...The Karate Kid isn't streaming anywhere free so support your local library and borrow it...

Sean and Brad suffer through Caddyshack 2 for the second times in their lives so you don't have to. Unless you watch before you listen. That's on you. They discuss everything. Because it's all bad. The gopher. Jackie Mason's unintelligible non-sense. The insufferable Dan Aykroyd and Randy Quaid performances. Jack Fresh. And of course, the only redeeming quality, the horse farts. We can't wait for Caddyshack.You can watch this on the ...

It's a Fast Break on Slow Pitch! Sean and Brad marvel at the shorts in this movie, both in the length, or lack thereof, and the material, specifically denim. They gush over former UT Vols player-turned actor Bernard King. Is Gabe Kaplan, aka Mr. Kotter, better at playing basketball than Kevin Bacon? And they try to parse out the final game of the movie and all of its moving parts, which includes gunmen, sleeper holds, the police, and no sports bras. Join us as we...

For reviewing a movie about Jamaican bobsledders, we spend too much time talking about Karl Malone's thighs. We also discuss if John Candy is funny in this movie, why two of the main stars are named after a decaf coffee and a Hollywood movie star, and what is the deal with the lucky egg? And Brad wants to watch Who's Harry Crumb right now. Who's down?Join us as we review the 1993 classic, Cool Runnings. Watch it on Disney Plus or, even better, borrow it from your local library.Nex...

Join us as we watch the 1994 classic, The Air Up There. George Clooney and Anna Kendrick are awesome. Kevin Bacon is not. At least not in this movie. Actually Clooney and Kendrick might have made better bball players than Bacon. There's primal African screams, chickens on busses, a plethora of Reebok Pumps, and the warthog. Moo Sister!Watch this movie by renting it from your preferred streaming service or borrow it from your local library.Next episode: Cool...

Join us as we watch the 2006 classic, Glory Road. Except it's not a classic. The real game is a classic. But this is not. In this episode we discuss just how important this game was to the basketball world. But we also talk about what dunking in 1966 looked like, 1980 NBA Old-Timers games, 80s Madonna vs. 80s Cyndi Lauper (It's Cyndi Lauper), and of course Jon Voight's ridiculous nose and ear lobes. They might be the real villain of the movie. Which makes J...

Peak Robin Williams and Peak Kurt Russell together at last, Brad starts off by suggesting that Kurt Russell is a national treasure. You see too much of Robin Williams's robins in a confusing underwear scene. Throw in some great training montages and a strange high school reunion dance. The colonel, a random mascot, and the Order of the Caribou. We definitely second the second motion of the first motion, or whatever...Join us as we watch the 1986 classic, The Best...

Join us as we review the 1997 classic, Air Bud. We talk about how misleading the poster is, the mid-50s Knicks, and our general confusion after watching this film. Oh, and of course the other Mr. Noodle, may he rest in peace.Next episode: The Best of TimesSupport the Show.Twitter: @slowpitchcastInstagram: @slowpitchpodcastEmail: slowpitchthepodcast@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/slowpitchpodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/slowpitch

Moneyball is a great sports movie that is more math than sports. But it's more sports than The Last Boy Scout (we'll get to that later). Sean wonders about the color of 1980s cleats and Brad says the word "adult" weird. And poor Bob Horner gets bullied for the second episode in a row. And he wasn't even in Moneyball! Plus discussions about Jonah Hill's neckties and Chief Wahoo. Join us as we review the 2011 classic, Moneyball. Next episode: Air ...

Brad likens himself to one of cinema's worst serial killers and Sean recounts a heart-warming story of visiting Yankee Stadium. Sheryl Crow gets a mention. Oh, and the movie is about Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris trying to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record in 1961. So why is Lyle Lovett there? We don't know either.Support the Show.Twitter: @slowpitchcastInstagram: @slowpitchpodcastEmail: slowpitchthepodcast@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/slow...

Is Darth Vader film's most evil villain? Maybe it's Gmork from the Neverending Story. We posit on the inaugural episode of Slow Pitch that it is Jon Voight as Coach Kilmer in Varsity Blues. Plus a pig instead of a dog, a high school senior head coach, and those accents. Oh, those accents...You can watch Varsity Blues on your 1999 DVD. It's not streaming anywhere for free. Or support your local library and check it out there.Support the Show.Twitter: @slowpitchcas...