Too Old or Pure Gold Movie Podcast

TOPG Ep 124: The Full Monty (1997) – Still Worth Taking It All Off For?

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we’re taking it all off with The Full Monty (1997). Robert Carlyle leads a group of unemployed Sheffield steelworkers who decide the ob

TOPG Ep 123: The Dead Zone (1983) – Would You Change the Future If You Could?

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we see the future with The Dead Zone (1983). Christopher Walken wakes from a five-year coma with the ability to see what’s coming and q

TOPG Ep 122: On Golden Pond (1981) – Timeless Classic or Just a Little Crabby?

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we slow things down and spend the summer with On Golden Pond (1981). Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn bring us aging, family tensions,

TOPG Ep 121: Vision Quest (1985) w/ Vinnie Tortorich

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we’re joined by Vinnie Tortorich to hit the mat with Vision Quest (1985). Matthew Modine plays a high-school wrestler who decides to dr

TOPG Ep 120: Highlander (1986) w/ Mark Wolters

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, there can be only one! We’re joined once again by special guest Mark Wolters to revisit Highlander (1986), the movie that gave us immor

TOPG Ep 119: The Toy

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we revisit The Toy (1982), the Richard Pryor comedy that asks one of the strangest questions in movie history: what if a billionaire bo

The Substitute (1996) – The Most Overqualified Substitute Teacher Ever?

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we head back to school with The Substitute (1996), where Tom Berenger proves that the best way to deal with a difficult classroom is ap

TOPG Ep 117: 9½ Weeks

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we turn down the lights and revisit 9½ Weeks (1986). Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger star in the erotic drama that became a pop-culture

TOPG Ep 116: Being John Malcovich

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we crawl through a tiny office door and straight into John Malkovich’s head with Being John Malkovich (1999). Charlie Kaufman and Spike

TOPG Ep 115: Scanners

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we plug into David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981), the sci-fi horror classic that gave us one of the most unforgettable scenes in movie h

TOPG Ep 114: The Dark Crystal w/ Brad Elliott

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we journey to the mystical world of The Dark Crystal (1982) with special guest Brad Elliott. Jim Henson and Frank Oz created one of the

TOPG Ep 113: Phantasm

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we crack open one of horror’s strangest cult classics: Phantasm (1979). With the mysterious Tall Man, deadly silver spheres, killer dwa

TOPG Ep 112: The Abyss (1989) w/ Kirk Krack

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we dive into James Cameron’s underwater sci-fi epic The Abyss (1989) with special guest Kirk Krack, one of the world's leading freedivi

TOPG Ep 111: Jason and the Argonaughts

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we set sail with Jason and the Argonauts (1963), the mythological adventure that inspired generations of filmmakers. From clashing skel

TOPG Ep 110: Princess Bride

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we revisit The Princess Bride (1987), the fairy tale that somehow has everything: sword fights, true love, revenge, pirates, giants, ro

TOPG Ep 109: Magnolia

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we dive into Paul Thomas Anderson’s sprawling epic Magnolia (1999). With an all-star cast including Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip

TOPG Ep 108: Straight Talk

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we revisit Straight Talk (1992), the comedy where Dolly Parton accidentally becomes a radio advice host despite having absolutely no qu

TOPG Ep 107: Three Men and a Baby

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we revisit Three Men and a Baby (1987),where three bachelors and one unexpected baby attempt to be comedy gold. Starring Tom Selleck, S

TOPG Ep 106: Gymkata

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we tackle Gymkata (1985), the movie that asked a question nobody else dared: what if gymnastics was the ultimate martial art? Olympic g

TOPG Ep 105: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

This week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we call in sick and spend the day with Ferris Bueller. John Hughes' 1986 classic follows the world's most confident teenager as he skip