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Missing Real with Mike D'Arrigo

Great movies take their place in history, but what about all the "turkeys" and disastrous flops littering the vast cinematic cesspool? If you really love movies, then what does it matter if a particular film won eight Oscars or eight Razzies? Sometimes over-the-top hammy acting, laughably choreographed fight sequences and rubber monster FX outdo even the most lavish productions in the Academy Awards echelon. So, whether it's an unsurpassed masterpiece or a piece of something else, every movie I talk about in this podcast is near and dear to my heart. Some you will know well, some you'd be well off never knowing at all, at least until hearing just how enjoyably awful they are, so plug in those earbuds or don your expensive blingy Beats, and let's take a trip to the movies! (Popcorn optional)

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Missing Real with Mike D'Arrigo

Season 12 Episode 2: Streets of Fire

August 19, 2026 • Mike D'Arrigo • Season 12 • Episode 2

0:00 | 29:20

Imagine the hit musical Grease, except that everyone dropped out of Rydell High School and became biker gangs or losers. Now reduce the number of catchy, memorable hit songs for your drunken karaoke fests and set it entirely at night in a crime-infested city with not a trace of Batman. Sounds like a blast, don't it? Well, it's actually a pretty cool film by the director of The Warriors and 48 Hours, featuring some notable cast members like a young Willem Dafoe doing his creepy bad guy thing. The music's not that bad after all, a weird but appealing blend of cheesy 80's rock and doo-wop. Top it all off with a really awesome sledgehammer battle, and we have Streets of Fire! Y'know what? I like this movie a hell of a lot more than Grease! "Tell me more, tell me more", you say? Listen to this episode. It's electrifying!