Camel Clutch Cinema #74: Jingle All the Way

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 Guy and Craig tack the comedy Jingle All the Way. They discuss the odd criminal aspects of the film, the appearance of The Big Show and the odd reviews on Amazon.

They also discuss the 1996 WCW event World War 3 which Bobby Heenan called "the greatest pay-per-view he had ever seen."

Camel Clutch Cinema #73: Tommy Avallone

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Guy and Craig are joined by former guest Tommy Avallone. They discuss the WCW Disney connection, Tommy's upcoming documentary I Am Santa Claus and how it lead to Santa's appearance at this years WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Tommy also runs through his other film projects, detailing the wrestlers who appear in them.

Camel Clutch Cinema #72: Christmas Bounty

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Craig and Guy are at a Taco Bell to mourn the creator of Doritos Locos Tacos, eat free food and discuss The Miz's latest acting role in Christmas Bounty. They also talk about Mick Foley's book 'A Most Mizerable Christmas' and the very weird Michael Strahan from Monday Night Raw.

Camel Clutch Cinema #71: Thanksgiving!

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Guy Hutchinson and Craig Cohen are joined by OTR's Captain Marvelous to talk about some of the "biggest turkeys" in WWE history. Remember when Santa got muscles? Remember Mrs. Cleavages black eye? Remember a CGI half scorpion Dwayne Johnson? Stan Kroenke? It's all in here... even you know who... gobble gobble.

Camel Clutch Cinema #70 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

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Guy Hutchinson and Craig Cohen are joined by OTR's Captain Marvelous and Killenberg to review Kevin Nash's performance in TMNT 2. They also discuss pizza eating techniques, fake Italian accents and favorite Turtles quotes. They also review Wrestlemainia 7 and the Undertaker's Streak.

Camel Clutch Cinema #69 Body Slam

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Craig and Guy head to Taco Bell to discuss the 1980s wrestling film Body Slam. They talk about the cheesy plot, discuss the acting chops of Lou Albano and try and decipher the naming of all the characters. They also discuss Saturday Night's Main Event 11.

Camel Clutch Cinema #68: Rad

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Guy and Craig are joined by filmmaker Jamaal Green to discuss the 1986 film Rad featuring H.B. Haggerty. In addition to the plot of the film they discuss Haggerty's impressive wrestling career, the life and career of Rad's legendary director Hal Needham, Hulk Hogan's aerial (or lack thereof) move set and the incredibly short matches from Wrestlemania II.

They end the discussion with talk of Jamaal's exciting new KickStarter project Chronicles of a Profiler. 

Camel Clutch Cinema #67: Wrestlemaniac

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Just in time for Halloween, Craig and Guy watch and review the 2008 horror film Wrestlemaniac. They also go out for hamburgers.

Camel Clutch Cinema #66: Halloween with OTR

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Guy Hutchinson and Craig Cohen visit the OTR wrestling podcast and impersonate Halloween TV royalty. They also talk about the Halloween franchise and Maven's groomsman gift.

Camel Clutch Cinema #65: Pain & Gain

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Craig and Guy review the 2013 American crime-comedy film Pain & Gain directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie. They discuss his part in the film, Marky Mark's tattoo removal, Miami graffiti, Wrestlemania 29 and Kurt Angle's cameo in the film.

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Camel Clutch Cinema #64: Escape From NY

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Craig and Guy review the John Carpenter film Escape From NY and discuss Ox Baker's performance in the film. They also discover that there are two St. Louis', imagine a Hitchcock presidency, worry about the year 1997 and reminisce about meeting Ernest Borgnine.

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Camel Clutch Cinema #63: Goldust

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Craig Cohen and Guy Hutchinson are joined by Captain Marvelous and Killenberg from the OTR podcast for a discussion of the very cinematic WWE character Goldust. While running through his career in the WWE and WCW the talk turns to Guy's pitch for the greatest medieval movie yet to be made, the most absurd thing Jim Ross ever said while calling a match, defunct wrestling titles and the bizarre move set executed by Thunderbolt Patterson during the worst match of his career.

Show Note: Gene "Hillbilly Cousin Luke" Petit passed away on September 29, 2013. Gene was a guest on Camel Clutch Cinema 42 and a great friend of the show. We will miss him.

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Camel Clutch Cinema #62: John Philapavage

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Guy Hutchinson and Craig Cohen are joined by Barbed Wire City co-director John Philapavage. They debate whether The Wrestler's Randy "The Ram" Robinson would actually sell his ring gear on Ebay, the challenges that independent documentary filmmakers face, and the origin of the terrible smell that lingered at the ECW Arena premiere of Barbed Wire City.

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Camel Clutch Cinema # 61: John Sullivan/Recoil

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Guy and Craig have a spoiler filled Recoil discussion with the film's screenwriter John Sullivan. They cover the development of the film, the "supernatural" version that almost was, the differences between the script and the final film and the odd Google searches you'll find on a screenwriter's computer.

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Camel Clutch Cinema #60: Be Cool - part 2

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Craig & Guy finish their discussion of the 2005 film Be Cool featuring The Rock. They also confuse Robert Pastorelli for Vincent Pastore,  confuse one Tweeter Center for another and confuse Steven Tyler with a lady.

Camel Clutch Cinema #59: Be Cool - part 1

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Camel Clutch Cinema #59: Be Cool - part 1

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Guy Hutchinson & Craig Cohen discuss the 2005 film Be Cool featuring a stand out performance from The Rock. Along the way they pay tribute to the late Elmore Leonard, compare and contrast the book and movie and try to stop eating Delroy Lindo's sesame cake.

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Camel Clutch Cinema #58: Jeanne Basone

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Guy Hutchinson & Craig Cohen talk to actress, stuntwoman and pro wrestler Jeanne Basone. Jeanne tells tales of working as 'Hollywood' on G.L.O.W. Jeanne also tells tales of working on the films Sister Act, Basic Instinct and the video game 'Plumbers Don't Wear Ties."

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Camel Clutch Cinema #57: Four Lousy Cameos

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Craig Cohen and Guy Hutchinson chat about a quadrilogy of films that feature really lousy cameos by professional wrestlers.They tackle Ludvig Borga's performance in Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Christian's appearance in Shoot Em Up, Kerry Von Erich's turn in Problem Child and Stacy Keibler's acting in Pecker.
Then they discuss Craig meeting Malcolm McDowell, Guy's trip to Roddy McDowall's bathroom, grandma shopping sprees and really bad bootleg videos.

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Camel Clutch Cinema #56: End Game

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Guy and Craig review the Kurt Angle film End Game. They also take a look at the wrestling career of Jenna Morasca, talk about squeaky floors, admire Kurt's TNA Bound For Glory IV t-shirt, think about the Eurocontinental Championship and listen to a priest say dolls over and over.

Camel Clutch Cinema #55: Nacho Libre

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Craig Cohen and Guy Hutchinson are back for Nacho Libre! They discuss the Spanish language in jokes within the film, discuss Fray Tormenta and ponder ECW's  Macho Libre. Then they put their Skittles together and tag team in the ring!

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Camel Clutch Cinema #54: The Wrestler

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This week Guy & Craig check out the 2008 film The Wrestler! They reminisce about indy wrestling shows of the past, discuss the legal limits of strip clubs in NJ, call Bruce Springsteen a one trick pony and party like firemen.

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Camel Clutch Cinema 53: Looking back and forward...

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As Craig and Guy start off a second year of wrestling & movie reviews by chatting about all the movies they have reviewed in the past and all of the movies they plan on reviewing over the future. Plus they tell some behind the scenes stories and tell you how you can make your own podcast.

Camel Clutch Cinema #52: Anniversary Show

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To celebrate one year of  episodes "Vince McMahon" hosts Camel Clutch Cinema retrospective. We hear stories of Pat Patterson's Big Cabbage Balls, Bam Bam Bigelow battling Doinks, WWF video games and Bond villains. Plus highlights from interviews with The Blue Meanie & Caryn Mower as well as the makers of Barb Wire City, 12 Rounds and I Am Santa Claus.

Camel Clutch Cinema #51 Batman Films Part 2

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Craig and Guy return to the Bat Cave where they are joined by Captain Marvelous and Killenberg of the Off The Ropes Podcast to giggle at the concepts of Bat Credit Cards, Bat Skates and Poison Ivy's Eyebrows. They then debate baby names, talk about Fred Flintstoning a dinosaur and Taco Bell's film presence.

Camel Clutch Cinema #50 Batman Films Part 1

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Guy Hutchinson and Craig Cohen head off to a restaurant to eat nachos and debate the wrestling merits of The Dark Knight and Batman & Robin. They discuss the apex of Zeus' acting career, spin yarns about meeting George Clooney, discuss Batman's dating life and confuse Heath Ledger with Heath Slater.