May 2019

DragonHeart (1996)

OMG! It's a movie with Sean Connery, David Thewlis, and DRAGONS? What could be better? I'll tell you what... A movie without Dennis Quaid. ANY movie without Dennis Quaid. Especially a movie without Dennis Quaid sporting a dime-store wig and an accent to match. But here we are. We ... Show More

45m 29s

May 2019

Reign of Fire (2002)

43m 11s

Apr 2019

Army of Darkness (1992)

The Evil Dead trilogy are movies close to our nostalgic hearts. Join us for a discussion of how well the third installment holds up, both to its predecessors, as well as the passage of almost 30 years. Hail to the king, baby.

46m 57s

Apr 2019

Conan the Barbarian (1982) - Super Serious Film Fest

S2F2: Fantasy kicks off with Conan the Barbarian, a film that helped launch the career of one Arnold Schwarzenegger into the stratosphere. And sure, we can quibble with some of the sillier plot points happening in the margins, and some of the casting, and a lot of the hair and ma ... Show More

53m 10s

May 2020

J. J. Abrams

Filmmaker J.J. Abrams feels exceedingly lucky about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. J.J. sits down with Conan to discuss finding the confidence to take the reins on iconic franchises like Star Trek and Star Wars, how to cut together a good trailer, and getting his first gig writing ... Show More

1h 9m

Dec 2021

Quentin Tarantino

Screenwriter and director Quentin Tarantino feels trepidatious about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Quentin sits down with Conan to discuss drawing influences from iconic 1970s television, going deeper into the story of Rick Dalton with the novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hol ... Show More

1h 8m

May 2023

Javier Bardem

Actor Javier Bardem feels scared about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Javier sits down with Conan to talk about reinventing the Bond villain, playing with the threat of violence in No Country For Old Men, learning English from AC/DC, and portraying King Triton in the live action ... Show More

1h 4m

Sep 2023

Conan The Destroyer (1984) Is A TERRIBLE Barbarian Movie

The Salty Nerds watch Conan The Destroyer (1984) and quickly realize why PG rated barbarian movies don't really work all that well. With a jailbait leading lady and a half-nekkid Arnold Schwarzenegger, this is one of the most bizarre Conan movies ever made. What is your Conan ... Show More

55m 45s

Jun 2021

John Krasinski

Actor/director John Krasinski feels effervescent about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. John sits down with Conan to talk about going from an intern at Late Night to a megastar as Jim on The Office, favorite bits out of Boston, and the parallels between his new film A Quiet Place Pa ... Show More

56m 25s

Dec 2021

Will Forte

Actor and writer Will Forte feels honored about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Will sits down with Conan to discuss getting married and becoming a father, overcoming “writer’s brain” during his time on SNL, reviving MacGruber with the new Peacock series, and teaming up with Val Kil ... Show More

59m 36s

Sep 2023

The Great Escape (1963) and Rocky III (1982)

For the latest episode of the Film Stories podcast, a war movie, a boxing movie, and a few problems in the making of both. 1963's The Great Escape was a film that director John Sturges couldn't initially get off the ground, and he needed his success with The Magnificent Seven to ... Show More

56m 11s

Jan 2024

Jordan Peele

Writer and director Jordan Peele feels honored, absolutely honored about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.Jordan sits down with Conan to discuss the movies that terrified him as a kid, the theory behind horror filmmaking, and creating a fake Christmas movie together. Later, Conan and ... Show More

59m 17s

Nov 2023

Cop Land (1997) and Junior (1994)

The impact of Pulp Fiction's success in the mid-1990s meant that ensemble films based on scripts from relatively inexperienced writer/directors were on the radar of Hollywood. Step forward James Mangold's Cop Land, which was a quick beneficiary. After an attempt to get John Travo ... Show More

56m 42s