Your hosts Dan and Vicky take you on a hot date through movie history. They'll choose a random month, day and year and pick a favorite movie released on or near that date. It could be a love fest, it could get heated or it could turn into a threesome! Take a wild and funny ride in Dan and Vicky's movie time machine. You're invited on their Hot Date!
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is a collaboration by David Wain and Ken Marino, the comedy duo responsible for The State and Wet Hot American Summer. In the ribald comedy, Zoey Deutch plays Gail Daughtry, a wronged woman on a journey through Hollywood with the mission to have sex with Mad Men star Jon Hamm! Along with Hamm, the cast includes Marino himself, Jo LoTruglio, John Slattery,…
Merle Oberon, star of 1938's The Divorce of Lady X, had been involved in a car accident before shooting that left her face scarred. The comedy with co-star Laurence Olivier was partially filmed in color to cover up and mask the recent plastic surgery she'd undergone. The film was also a bit of a departure for Oberon who was known mostly for dramatic roles (The Dark Angel, The Private Life of Henry…
1992's Universal Soldier marked the first collaboration between stars Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. The action titans play Vietnam soldiers resurrected 20 years after the war as bio-engineered killing machines with very different agendas. It was also the first big Hollywood movie helmed but Roland Emmerich, who, based on the commercial success of this film would go on to make some the…
2006's Crank was the directorial debut of co-directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Tayloer and their approach was incredibly hands on. One of the first film to shoot completely on digital cameras, the directors themselves manned the cameras and achieved the film's frenetic style by shooting on roller blades. Star Jason Statham got into the spirit as well by doing all his own stunts. Dan and Vicky…
1962's State Fair marked the third screen adapatation of the novel by Phil Stong. As in 1945, this one was a musical but a big, colorful, expansive musical that Hollywood was so good at in the 1960's. Starring heartthrobs Pat Boone, Bobby Darin and Ann-Margret, it's the story of the Frake family and their ambitions to win big at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote new…
Irish film director Damian McCarthy had only made two features before 2026's Hokum but has already proven to have a distinctive style and tone. McCarthy also wrote the screenplay which tells the story of an American writer (Adam Scott) visiting an isolated Irish Inn with a spooky past. Shot on location in County Cork, Ireland, the film's supporting mostly Irish cast includes Peter Coonan, David…
1980's In God We Trust was the second film of a three film agreement between actor/director Marty Feldman and Universal Pictures. Following the success of Feldman's The Last Remake of Beau Geste, In God We Trust was his attempt to call out the excesses and hypocrisy of commercialized religion. But the film didn't connect with audiences and Universal cancelled Feldman's deal. His co-stars in the…
1945's The Wicked Lady directed by Leslie Arliss was an enormous hit for Gainsborough Studios and is still considered one of the most popular and successful British films of all time. The story of an unrepentant social climber, played by Margaret Lockwood, who turns to a life of crime pushed the boundaries or propriety with plentiful veiled references to sex and enough heaving bosoms to make…
Dan and Vicky head back to the movies! This time it's the recent hit sci-fi comedy drama Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and based on the book by Andy Weir. Lord and Miller insisted that the special effects be all created practically - the most impressive of which is the character of Rocky. The rock creature was puppeted by James…
Dan and Vicky are back with a Top Ten episode! This time your Hot Daters discuss their favorite films made for under a million dollars that went on to make a killing at the box office. Horror, drama, and romance all get the low budget treatment and in many cases change the landscape of film. Dan and Vicky also discuss some recently seen including the films Scream 7 and Stop Motion and lots of TV…