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GAM Bonus 71: Mac and Me (Patreon)

Published:
2022-06-30 16:09:20
Edited:
2023-12-05 17:54:33
Imported:
2026-06
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This month, Thomas Smith joins us to break down a 90 minute McDonald's ad with an ugly alien in it.

Comments

Matt

“A bad ripoff of ET paid for by Coke and McDonald’s” is almost the most ‘80s thing you could possibly have. All it needed was Dementia Reagan to wander through trying to find a monkey from Planet of the Apes. Also sounds like they should have gotten a crystal ball and predicted the magic Foreigner belt from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Sparrow

That movie was how I learned what a stillbirth is

Sparrow

Dibs on "Turn Left at Your Ennui" for my autobiography title and/or avant-garde rock band name

It's fine. I got the episode anyway.

Ok, this is the movie that broke me. I have been listening through the backlog of GAM, and this is the first one where I thought, "Oh, it can't be THAT bad..." Turns out it can.

Shannon Converse (edited)

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2026-09-08 12:00 I always conflate this one with Batteries Not Included, a film from the same era about cute flying robots befriending the residents of a retirement community. So, Cocoon with a shittier premise and zero Wilford Brimley.
2022-06-30 16:43

My left foot

The only reason that I knew about this movie is Paul Rudd pranking late night shows with it.

General Contact Unit Problem Child

am I crazy for saying this movie wasn't actually that bad as far as disability representation goes, especially for 1988? they got a disabled actor, the kid's disability isn't the focus of the plot and the movie doesn't act like he's broken and needs constant supervision. That's actually pretty good.

Atheist101

Mst3k did this one as well on their second Netflix season if anyone is interested. It's hilarious

Matthew Laird

Completely unresearched opinion about 80's movies: They were moving to LA because it was filmed in LA. They were moving from Chicago because it was filmed in IL. Both was both.

BT

Threw Eli's face on the poster, it was surprisingly easy to find him making a similar face to MAC online... https://imgur.com/a/62M66h6

Kevin C

You guys should really look up the Japanese cut of the climax on youtube,it still includes Eric getting drilled by the cops

Uriah Jackson

One of the writers of this movie also wrote Tammy and the T-Rex (another movie that should be a bonus one day), but also wrote Ice Pirates, a movie that's kind of funny. The other writer wrote When a Stranger Calls.

Victor Field

Tina Caspary (Courtney) played Kelly Bundy in the original pilot for "Married.. With Children". And... ALAN SILVESTRI scored this. And this was AFTER he did "Back To The Future" and "Romancing The Stone"...

Khaaan!!!

Los Angeles has a Department of Water and Power. Like in Tank Girl :P. It sounded like the hosts didn't think that was a real thing?

Unofficial_Opinion

Taking issue with the ceramic mug point. I’m a potter and I drink out of a ceramic mug in the car every morning. :P

crystaloftruth

I don't think I've ever seen my mum driving without a ceramic mug with her :)

Sidewinder

Yes, the reoccurring bit where every time he went on Conan to plug a new movie, he would describe the trailer for the movie he did, and then it would cut to the scene of Mac & Me where the kid in the chair goes off the cliff. Then Paul Rudd would act like they showed the real clip of his movie. If anyone hasn't seen it, highly recommend you look up "Paul Rudd Conan" and enjoy.

Markus D

Hot take? I think this movie is better than E.T. because at least you can watch this to laugh at it while E.T. is like... 20 minutes longer, but feels like it's an hour longer. I don't understand why E.T. was so popular. I remember it scaring me as a kid when they were being quarantined by the government and the rest of the time I just thought it was really boring and the alien looked gross.

Sidewinder

Okay, this was one of the best GAM bonus episodes to date. 😂