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Between the one-two punch of "Predator" and "Die Hard" and going to federal prison for illegal wiretapping, vulgar auteurist John McTiernan satirized the genre he helped redefine with Hollywood's biggest star and screenwriter. The result? According to McTiernan, himself: “Last Action Hero was the worst time I’ve ever had in this business.”

Actor Chad Alligood joins us on the podcast again to unbox the 90s satire, "Last Action Hero" while waxing nostalgic about his birthday party seeing Joe Dante's takedown of American imperialism, "Small Soldiers."

Why did "Last Action Hero" fail to connect with critics and audiences? Why did the studio insist on releasing the film in the wake of "Jurassic Park" even though they knew the film needed more work? Is Arnold Schwarzenegger capable of satirizing his own image? Does the main teen actor belong in the Rotten vault of Cummy Actors™? How did critics like Roger Ebert fail to understand the targets of Joe Dante's satire in "Small Soldiers?" Will anyone ever play a better shithead neighbor than Phil Hartman did in the 90s? Find out right here on the hottest podcast on the planet.