Travolting

Jan 28 2025 207 ep. 82 mins 19

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A weekly investigation into the strange filmographies of cinemas most fascinating careers.

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Moscow on the Hudson

Jan 28 2025 64 mins

In the height of the Reagan Era, Robin plays a russian who defects and lives a new life in America. The film is a fascinating introspective look on the immigrant story learning about the wonderful and strange things in this new country with his likewise immigrant friends who guides him on this new journey.

The Survivors

Jan 21 2025 42 mins

Jeff and Stuart barely "survived" watching this movie. Marketed as a two-hander between Robin and Walter Matthau, this movie nails the jokes just as well as the plot: fast and unintelligible.

The World According to Garp

Jan 14 2025 86 mins

Considered to be Robin Williams' first dramatic role, this Forrest Gump-like movie showcases the life of T.S. Garp, a man born out of wed lock with no father figure around being raised by a woman who becomes a feminist icon. With a name like Garp, you would think the movie would allow Robin to be funny... it does not.

Popeye

Jan 07 2025 126 mins

Robin's spiritual first film where he channels his inner cartoon character to portray THE cartoon character. That's right... POPEYE! Robin, Shelley Duvall, and many other characters fully commit to the animated style of this Robert Altman musical.

Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses?

Dec 31 2024 44 mins

Travolting's Season 4 subject, Bobbin for Robin, kicks off with Robin Williams first starring feature role; Pop-- Wait what? You mean to tell me Popeye wasn't Robin's first movie? You mean to tell me Robin Williams was in this low budget comedy sketch movie that was 99% college humor sex jokes called 'Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses'?? Oh... okay...

Nostalgia Queen Era (Recap Episode)

Dec 18 2024 57 mins

The final recap episode for this season of Travolting as the boys round up their experience studying and investigating the career of Winona Ryder. What's Winona's deal? Where is she heading from here? Are we optimistic?Tune in for the full episode where we reveal our Season Four Subject!

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Dec 10 2024 142 mins

Don't say it a third time! Jeff and Stuart finally reach Winona's modern era opus film, a sequel to a 1988 Tim Burton cult classic that includes the return of Keaton, O'Hara, and adding to the gang Jenna Ortega as Lydia Deetz's daughter. While Jeff, Stuart and special guest Trina Mulligan all have different opinions on the success/achievement of Beetlejuice 2, none of them deny the

Haunted Mansion

Dec 03 2024 99 mins

Coming out a year before Beetlejuice 2, Winona is given a single scene cameo in this movie that doesn't seem to be scary enough or funny enough to justify its existence.

Gone in the Night

Nov 26 2024 71 mins

Originally called "The Cow" for... reasons... but this is Winona's first major top billed role in a real movie in over a decade. Jeff and Stuart remark the similarities between this movie and Zach Cregger's "Barbarian" except Gone in the Night takes a few unexpected twists and turns which leave the boys giggling at the sillyness of it all. That all being said, there is a tinge of h

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine

Nov 19 2024 31 mins

Everything is not fine. This is a 50 minute Netflix TV special that was made in the height of Covid-19 and the 2020 election... so we're not okay after watching this.