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Tom Noonan as Francis Dolarhyde in Michael Mann's MANHUNTER (1986)

Tom Noonan as Frankenstein's Monster in Fred Dekker's THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987)

Tom Noonan as The Ripper in John McTiernan's THE LAST ACTION HERO (1993)

Tom Noonan as Joshua Taft in Ellory Elkayem's EIGHT-LEGGED FREAKS (2002)

We've lost some truly great ones this year so far, but this one particularly stings.

RIP to one of the best to ever do it - the great Tom Noonan!

255 - Return to Oz (1985) Podcast Episode · Disenfranchised · 11/20/2025 · 1h 51m

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Theatrical poster for Walt Disney's 1985 RETURN TO OZ

This week, with WICKED: FOR GOOD in theaters, we're watching a movie that changed every Gen X-er/Millennial who saw it at the time for good OR ill! It's 1985's RETURN TO OZ! Listen NOW wherever you get your podcasts!

Teaser poster for 1985's RETURN TO OZ

Before Elphaba & Galinda make their return to the big screen this weekend, we went back with Baby Fairuza Balk to the Gen X/Millennial nightmare of our choosing! Join us TOMORROW as we talk 1985's RETURN TO OZ!

With PREDATOR: BADLANDS in theaters tomorrow, we're talking about Shane Black's flawed-but-still-fun return to the Predator franchise with 2018's THE PREDATOR - available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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The poster for the 2014 remake of THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN

This week, we're wrapping up our 2025 Spooky-thon with the 2014 remake of THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN, joined by the incomparable @brianwaves42.bsky.social! Check it out NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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Poster for PROM NIGHT (2008) Bottom half of a teenage girl's face, mid-sream, while hair & a tiara fall over her face The caption reads: PROM NIGHT - A NIGHT TO DIE FOR

The poster for THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005) The silhouetted back of bearded Ryan Reynolds oddly holding a shotgun that was probably supposed to be an axe at one point stands in the foreground while the famed Amityville House looms ominously over most of the poster with two massive trees flaming it on either side The caption reads: THE AMITYVILLE HORROR - BASED ON THE TRUE STORY

It's another Spooky-thon and we're taking on 2000s-era horror remakes! Last week, 2008's PROM NIGHT! This week, we're joined by our friend Evan Wilson of the Grand Voodoo Band to talk 2005's THE AMITYVILLE HORROR! Get caught up & get scared!

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This week, we wrap up Sketch-tember with a high-speed, high-stakes chase with recurring "Mr. Show" character Ronnie Dobbs as we dig into 2002's RUN RONNIE RUN! available NOW effervescent you get your podcasts!

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Sketch-tember marches on as we're heading back to Canada to talk The Kids in the Hall, Lorne Michaels impressions, and the dangerous side effects of 1996's BRAIN CANDY! Now streaming wherever podcasts are sold!

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This week, Sketch-tember continues and we find out if we're turtley enough for the Turtle Club as we talk sketch legend, star of "SNL" and "The Dana Carvey Show," Dana Carvey's 2002 box office bomb THE MASTER OF DISGUISE - coming this THURSDAY wherever podcasts are sold!

Samuel Dumas, amateur filmmaker and technical director for The Department of Menial Humor

A closeup on the face of Orson Welles in heavy age makeup in a still from the 1934 film THE HEARTS OF AGE

Werner Krauss in character as Dr. Caligari in a publicity still from 1920's THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI. Caligari's look influenced the appearance of Welles's Death character in THE HEARTS OF AGE

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker Luis Buñuel c. 1929, the year his film UN CHIEN ANDALOU was released. UN CHIEN ANDALOU was a heavy influence on THE HEARTS OF AGE

This week, we welcome guest lecturer Samuel Dumas from The Dept. of Menial Humor to discuss Welles's 1934 short film, THE HEARTS OF AGE, its surrealist & expressionist influences, and Stephen's fabled bachelor party! List NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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This week, we're kicking off Season 6 with our Sketch-tember theme month and we're starting in the Great White North with SCTV, Bob & Doug McKenzie, and the weirdest adaptation of Hamlet in 1983's STRANGE BREW - available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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YouTube video by J.P. Leck Circle City Supernatural 2 | Official Trailer

Trailer for the new film by friend of the show @jpleck.bsky.social just dropped... and it features not one... not two... but THREE Disenfranchised hosts! (See if you can spot us all... 👀)

CIRCLE CITY SUPERNATURAL 2 - COMING SOON! #StayTuned #StayScared #CircleCitySupernatural #EndlessElsewhere

It's almost like... we *planned* it this way...

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Through the darkness of future's past,
The magician longs to see.
One chants out between two worlds:
FIRE WALK WITH ME

⛰️🏔🔥🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

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French poster for the 4K restoration of TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME

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This week, that gum we like is coming back in style! We're talking tonal whiplash, the sincerity of the late, great David Lynch, and the tragedies of a little town in Washington state as we discuss 1992's TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME! Join us this Thursday! Our log does not judge!

Our longest episode yet! Buckle up! This episode is a lot of fun! #OrsonWelles @wellesupod.bsky.social

With a TOXIC AVENGER remake on the horizon, this week we're taking a look at another Troma hero... albeit one who *didn't* spawn his own franchise! We're talking the late-'80s Asian boom, Troma trauma, and SO MUCH MORE this Thursday when we talk 1990's SGT. KABUKIMAN N.Y.P.D! Join us, won't you??

One of the first celebs I served at a bar in LA was Vince Vaughn. He came in by himself to watch football (Bears fan), a massive man. He went around to various groups of people buying them drinks, talkin shit, and taking pictures. He hung out for like 4 hours, tipped me $150. Super sweet & cool guy!

Terence Stamp, c. 2013

Terence Stamp as General Zod in SUPERMAN II (1980)

Terence Stamp as Ramsley in THE HAUNTED MANSION (2003)

Terence Stamp as Stick in ELEKTRA (2005)

R.I.P. to the great Terence Stamp, mainstay of failed franchise starters of a certain era and star of actually great films like SUPERMAN II and THE LIMEY! We've recorded a couple episodes in which he's been featured (and we'll cover a few more), but he'll always be Zod to us!

With #FreakierFriday in theaters, the boys dig into the pandemic-era body swap slasher! Join us as we discuss Christopher Landon's incredibly fun FREAKY (2020)!

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With #FantasticFourFirstSteps dropping next week, we're talking about a classic bootleg staple that is... low-key charming? We're talking the Roger Corman-produced 1994 THE FANTASTIC FOUR! Listen NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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(And before you ask, yes, the episode is longer than the movie itself... 🫣)

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a new episode of Disenfranchised on Zack Snyder's 2013 MAN OF STEEL, in honor of the new #Superman film opening this week! Available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

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With James Gunn's #Superman hitting theaters this week, we're talking 2013's MAN OF STEEL in what might be one of our longest, most focused episodes in a while! Does it actually fit our format?? Listen TOMORROW wherever you get your podcasts and find out!

This week, with a new #JurassicWorld movie in theaters, we're taking a look at another dino-centric big screen effort: 2009's LAND OF THE LOST! Look for it in your podfeeds this THURSDAY!

This week, with M3GAN 2.0 hitting box offices, we're looking at another recent Blumhouse killer AI movie - 2024's AFR(AI)D! Available NOW wherever podcasts are sold!

(Chris Weitz, come on the podcast!)

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Stephen's out moonlighting again! Check out this great conversation on David Lynch's 1980 film, THE ELEPHANT MAN with past & future guest Nichole Goble @bodiesofhorror.bsky.social - available NOW wherever you get your podcasts!

This week, with M3GAN 2.0 hitting theaters, we're taking a look at another recent evil AI horror flick from Blumhouse... albeit one that, by the director's own admission, doesn't exist! That's right: it's 2024's AFR(AI)D! Watch for it this THURSDAY wherever podcasts are sold!

Friend of the pod @highimhope.bsky.social embarks on a new podcast endeavor with The Lanes Between, a Radio Fan Fic podcast! Check it out TODAY wherever you get your podcasts!

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