1990s Best Movies

Rapid Fire (1992)

This week, Shat The Movies steps into the crossfire with Rapid Fire, the 1992 action thriller that gave Brandon Lee his best showcase as a leading man. Commissioned by listener Rob H., this early-’90s cult favorite blends Chicago mobsters, Chinese Triads, and some of the most inventive martial arts choreography...

Jerry Maguire (1996)

This week, Shat The Movies dives into Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crowe’s 1996 romantic dramedy that gave us mission statements, sports agents, and more endlessly quoted lines than almost any movie of the decade. Tom Cruise stars as Jerry, a high-powered agent whose sudden moral awakening costs him everything except one...

True Colors (1991)

This week on Shat the Movies, we’re revisiting True Colors (1991), where friendship and ambition collide in a very 90s way. John Cusack and James Spader play college friends whose paths split as one chases power in politics and the other tries to hold onto his ideals. Gene and Big...

Apollo 13 (1995)

This week on Shat the Movies, we’re strapping in for Apollo 13 (1995) where everything goes wrong, and somehow it still becomes one of the greatest space stories ever told. Gene and Big D break down the tension, the teamwork, and Tom Hanks calmly telling NASA, “Houston, we have a...

Men in Black (1997)

This week on Shat the Movies, we’re suiting up for Men in Black (1997), where aliens live among us, the government knows everything, and Will Smith learns the hard way not to touch the red button. Gene and Big D break down the perfect mix of sci-fi, comedy, and ’90s...

Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

This week on Shat the Movies, we’re asking the important question: what if Bigfoot was just… a really hairy houseguest? Harry and the Hendersons (1987) brings us a giant, gentle creature, a suburban family, and way more emotional damage than anyone signed up for. Gene and Big D break down...

Quick Change (1990)

Shat The Movies heads to New York City for Quick Change, the 1990 crime comedy starring Bill Murray as a master planner who pulls off the perfect bank robbery… only to discover escaping Manhattan is the real heist. Directed by Murray and Howard Franklin, the film pairs Murray’s signature dry...

The Hunted (1995)

Shat The Movies unsheathes the katana and heads to modern-day Japan for The Hunted, a mid-’90s action oddity that asks a very important question: What if Christopher Lambert was a reluctant samurai caught in a centuries-old ninja blood feud? Released in 1995 and promptly forgotten, this movie blends corporate intrigue, mystical...