The Flop House

We close out Max Fun Drive 2026 with some true pain. Stuart's proclaimed "least favorite movie," 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS, a supposed "sexy romcom" that's actually a melange of unfunny shenanigans, poisonous attitudes, nothing that resembles actual human behavior, and (trigger warning) some unacknowledged sexual assault. It's... a lot. But at least it led to a funny episode -- like a flower, blooming from a pile of shit.

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Wikipedia page for 40 Days and 40 Nights

Recommended in this episode:

Dan: Strange Brew (1983)

Stu: Primate (2025)

Elliott: Losing Ground (1982)

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We're in the swing of Max Fun Drive 2026, and for "Dan's pick" of our 3 special MFD episodes, he's taking us back to 2002 when the internet felt new and we were all logging on to FEARDOTCOM, or -- more accurately -- feardotcom.com (just listen to the episode). Join us as we surf the fear-web!

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Stay updated on all things Flop House, plus a little extra, with our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!

Wikipedia page for Feardotcom

Recommended in this episode:

Dan: Gumby: the Movie (1995)

Stu: Mother Mary (2026)

Elliott: The Ghost Goes West (1935)

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Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop

It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters.

Stuart Wellington and Dan McCoy are joined by their pals Jesse Thorn and John Hodgman of the Judge John Hodgman show, for a very fun, and funny, conversation about podcasting. In this very important podcasting event, ALL the tricks of the trade will be revealed. Plus, can podcasting make you...a better person? Yes. Yes it can. How? Listen to find out!

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Edited by Marissa Flaxbart and Produced by Jennifer Marmor for Maximum Fun.

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For Max Fun Drive 2026 (starting this Monday 4/20)the Peaches issued a fiendish challenge to one another -- we each get ONE pick to bedevil the others with, and Stuart starts us off with a doozy: 1994's EXIT TO EDEN. It started out as an erotic BDSM novel by Anne Rice, so clearly the best person to bring the heat was Garry Marshall, known for such previous Flop House faves as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. So climb on board the sex boat and take a ride with us to sex island as we dissect this wild misfire.

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Stay updated on all things Flop House, plus a little extra, with our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!

Wikipedia page for Exit to Eden

Recommended in this episode:

Dan: Pajama Party (1964)

Stu: Swordfish (2001)

Elliott: Naked Gun (2025)

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