Bucky’s Basement Podcast
The Basement is a place where 3 friends dive deep into the world of Nicolas Cage on our Casting Cage episodes, where we watch, dissect, and celebrate his legendary performances. Then, get ready for some off-the-cuff creativity on Fast Pitch, where we take random word-generated titles and turn them into original movie ideas on the spot. It’s a mix of movie love, improv, and absurd fun—all from the depths of Bucky’s Basement. Listen now and explore more at buckysbasement.com
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Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Was Nic Cage bitten by a bat/vampire in this flick? Is Nic Cage's over-the-top accent his idea or his character's idea? Did American Psycho's Christian Bale and Adam Sandler's Little Nicky rip-off Nic Cage's performance in this movie? Did Nic Cage really eat a cockroach on-screen (in which absolutely no one asked him to)? Listen in to find out the answers to all these mysteries on this week's Casting Cage.
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
It's time for another episode of Fast Pitch. What title will the guys draw this time and what kind of bizarre movie pitches will they come up with in 15 minutes? Check it out!
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
During this week's episode of Casting Cage, the guys deep dive into the 1989 ('87?) critically acclaimed hit Movie, Moonstruck, starring Cher and Nic Cage. Listen in as they dissect Nic's accent and acting methods, the goods on Olympia Dukakis, and if there was a huge missed opportunity by not making this a werewolf movie. Tim Tim
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
It's time for another episode of the fan favorite "Fast Pitch". How many words will the guys be working with this week? Will Bucky include Sam Elliot and Smoking Ben Affleck in his casting...AGAIN?!? Tune in to find out the answers to these and what that tiny line of lights in the sky is.
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
This week, Oldboy has decided to breakup with the online retail giant Amazon. Listen in as Oldboy points out the evils of the corporation while defending his views against a badgering Bucky. Just in time for the holidays!
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
This week, the guys do something unorthodox with Casting Cage and review a Nic Cage movie that is currently in Theaters: Dream Scenario. Has Cage improved his acting chops in the 36 year gap since Raising Arizona ? Isn't Tim Meadows just the best? Are the talking heads a part of today's zeitgeist or is this part of Nic's schtick? Listen in as our Dream Warriors get the answers
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
It's time for another round of Fast Pitch. This week the guys get a random 3 word title to write their pitches. Who has the best? Will Bucky cast Sam Elliot again?
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
On this episode of My Thumbs Hurt the guys scratch the surface of the smash hit Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac games. Bucky gets into complaining about the size and weight of the Playstation (it's big) then he drops the bomb on us that he didn't even play the game... he put the task on his 13 year old kid.
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Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Fast Food. A multi headed hydra of salt, sugar, and saturated fat. And it's delicious. But there comes a time in life when you know a relationship has ran its course, and breaking up is the only answer. On this week's episode of "Break Up Letters" Juicebox breaks up with Fast Food, much to the disappointment of Bucky.
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
On this weeks episode of Casting Cage we're talking the cult classic "Raising Arizona". Bucky, Juicebox, and Old Boy debate if this is a perfect movie. Then Bucky tries to convince us that this movie is really just about bad parenting. You'll love this podcast, or my name ain't Nathan Arizona!