That One Scene From... The Karate Kid

<p>This week we dive into the weird and sad scene from Billy Bob Thorton's Sling Blade from 1996. In this scene Doyle and his friends become too drunk and harass Linda, Frank and Vaughn to a breaking point. Quite an interesting scene to examine. Enjoy the conversation!</p> <p>Mak ... Show More

This week we begin our Chamber Piece Festival, starting with the Rob Reiner classic horror film, Misery from the twisted mind of Stephen King. Paul and Annie are waiting for you to watch. Amazing movie, great conversation! Happy Halloween! 

This week we dive into the absolutely brutal and unique fight scene we've ever seen with Kim Jee-woon's 2010's South Korean revenge chase, I Saw The Devil with Min-sik Choi. Truly never seen anything like this scene. Great conversation. Enjoy! Make sure to play along with each fe ... Show More

The TMI gang pay tribute to one of Heigl’s favorite movies as the Cher-led romantic black comedy turns 35! You’ll learn about the rough-and-tumble Bronx playwright who penned the script, the genesis of the infamous “Snap out of it!” line, the fistfight that nearly broke out as th ... Show More

Live from the set of his film PLAYING WITH FIRE - Todd Garner tells the 14 year story of how the movie got made. From the creation and countless revisions of the script - to the politics surrounding family comedies - getting JOHN CENA on board - and how the film is marketed - To ... Show More

Amy & Paul high-kick into John G. Avildsen’s 1984 martial-arts megahit The Karate Kid! They learn about the movie’s semi-autobiographical origins, discuss the post-Karate careers of stars Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, and ask whether this is even better than Avildsen’s older, mor ... Show More

It’s an unprecedented, first of its kind, two-part viewing party event with Kevin Smith and SModcast! Join Chris and Kevin here on TIJ for the first half of the 1976 classic (and one of Chris’ favorite movies), “Bad News Bears,” and then head to SModcast right after to finish out ... Show More

Heeeyyy Arnold fans! You've waited almost 20 years for The Jungle Movie and it's almost here! This week on the podcast, Hector shares the mic with Hey Arnold mastermind Craig Bartlett, voice stars, and the team's creative visionaries to discuss the legacy and highly-anticipated m ... Show More

Topics covered include: hot mics, shooting in airports pre-9/11, "movie star grapes," Josh seeing Sandler in Punch Drunk Love at age 18, writing a script that feels like there is no script at all, His Royal Highness Darius Khondji, the firecracker scene in Boogie Nights, the feel ... Show More

<p>On this week's episode, the gang is chatting about the wild karate-driven sequel, <em>The Karate Kid Part II! </em>How horrendously embarrassed must Miyagi be dealing with this kid at the airport? What's with Sato's escort service? And how many times did Miyagi "fix that refri ... Show More

<p> It&#39;s that time again for JUNE CLAUDE VAN DAMME! The show where the Salty Nerds celebrate all things Jean-Claude Van Damme related, and this time we have a classic for you all! At sometime, somewhere, someone thought it would be a good idea to put basketball bad-boy Denni ... Show More

<p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/89428/THEM.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="250" />Jim dedicates this episode to the memory of his parents, Jim & Phyllis, who would have celebrated their 70th Weddi ... Show More

Episode 10 - ANIMATION PART 2 - YONG DUK JHUN & ANDY HARKNESS. Team Deakins is joined by two acclaimed filmmakers, Yong Duk Jhun and Andy Harkness. Masters of their craft, they serve as head of Layout and Head of Lighting respectively. They have worked on such films as Kung Fu Pa ... Show More