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The Secret History of Spinal Tap
Deleted Scenes, Tom Petty, Herpes, and worst Opener of all Time
Sep 21
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Paul Scheer
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Redford, Sneakers, and $21 Reshoot
Unspooled celebrates Robert Redford
Sep 17
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Paul Scheer
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Clue (1985): The Cult Classic That Couldn’t Decide Who Did It
How Paramount’s bold gimmicks, scrapped scripts, and Tim Curry’s mania turned Clue into a midnight favorite
Sep 14
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Paul Scheer
14
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40 Years of Detention: The Secrets of The Breakfast Club
From a lost four-hour cut to Rick Moranis’s Russian janitor, here’s everything that didn’t make it into Shermer High.
Sep 7
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Paul Scheer
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August 2025
Read This Post Backwards: Memento at 25
Remember Sammy Jankis
Aug 31
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Paul Scheer
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Fear. Love. Darko.
Time loops, rabbit masks, and the movie that refused to die.
Aug 24
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Paul Scheer
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The Cult of "They Live"
OBEY or DIE! John Carpenter's THEY LIVE
Aug 17
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Paul Scheer
9
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The Summer 2025 The Hits, Misses and Best Popcorn Buckets
Is it the Summer of Pedro or the Summer of the Scarf?
Aug 10
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Paul Scheer
7
The Naked Gun Files
From its Origins, Scripting, Reboots, and the Legend of Leslie's Fart Machine.
Aug 3
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Paul Scheer
11
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July 2025
Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Substack
An In-Depth Look at BORAT, the Mockumentary That Asked Dumb Questions and Got Scary Answers.
Jul 27
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Paul Scheer
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Water World: The Sunken Truth
LOST AT SEA, FOUND IN THE DETAILS
Jul 20
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Paul Scheer
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Superman (1978): The Blueprint for Everything That Followed
A look back at the original cape crusader before the reboot tries to make him relevant again
Jul 13
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Paul Scheer
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