The beef crew have come into your town and people keep giving us shit. Join us for some post Vietnam shenanigans when we discuss two films where a veteran comes to town and the locals don't treat them with the warmest welcome. We talk Ruckus from 1980 and First Blood from 1982.Hosts include Jeffery X Martin, Suzanne Cappeletti, Mike Maryman, Dan TCM and Gary Hill.Episode Chapters:00:00:00 - First Blood Movie Quote Intro00:02:47 - Welcome and Host Introductions00:06:51 - Suzanne's Recent Media: Brit Box & Books00:08:41 - Dan's Recent Media: Surat, Tender Mercies00:11:17 - Dan's Recent Media: Run of the Country00:14:34 - Mike's Recent Media: Cornetto Trilogy Revisited00:16:48 - Mike's Recent Media: Ben Hur & Horror00:21:30 - Mike's Recent Media: A Samurai in Time00:24:22 - Gary's Recent Media: Scream 7, Men in Black00:28:54 - Gary's Recent Media: Shelter & Statham00:32:14 - Beefs Introduction00:32:58 - Suzanne's Recent Media: Honey Bunch, Woman Eater00:35:23 - Suzanne's Beef: Public Annoyances00:37:22 - Mike's Beef: Defending Award Shows00:40:48 - Dan's Beef: Theatrical Aspect Ratio Issues00:45:20 - Gary's Beef: Oscars and Hereditary00:48:45 - X's Beef: Academy Voters Not Watching00:51:31 - Ruckus Introduction and Trailer00:54:36 - Suzanne's Ruckus Review00:58:25 - Mike's Ruckus Review01:01:48 - Dan's Ruckus Review01:03:54 - Gary's Ruckus Review01:07:31 - X's Ruckus Childhood Experience01:13:13 - Ruckus Final Thoughts and Analysis01:23:31 - First Blood Trailer and Intro01:26:50 - Dan's First Blood Review01:28:52 - Mike's First Blood Review01:32:13 - Suzanne's First Blood Review01:35:01 - Dan's First Blood Character Analysis01:36:50 - X's First Blood Thematic Analysis01:41:07 - Dan's Expanded First Blood Discussion01:44:14 - First Blood Ending and Legacy01:46:22 - First Blood vs. Rambo Sequels01:50:05 - Stallone's Career Retrospective01:54:02 - First Blood Concluding Thoughts01:58:50 - DJ Golden Brown's Picks02:04:41 - Host Plugs and Farewell ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★