Show Notes
Scott Waugh, director of the acclaimed new Alan Ritchson/Owen Wilson starrer Runner, sits down with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to break down his favorite scenes from action movies! Sometimes, they are not action scenes at all...
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Runner (2026)
Jack Reacher (2012)
Lethal Weapon (1987) - 43:07
Lethal Weapon II (1989)
Lethal Weapon III (1992)
Lethal Weapon IV (1998)
Act of Valor (2012)
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Need for Speed (2014)
Commando (1985)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Hooper (1978)
The Wrestler (2008)
The Last Movie Star (2018)
Deliverance (1973)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Expend4bles (2023)
Rocky (1976)
Hidden Strike (2023)
Step Into Liquid (2000)
First Blood (1982)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Top Gun (1986)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Against All Odds (1984)
The French Connection (1972)
Point Break (1991)
The Matrix (1999)
Eat My Dust (1976)
Other Notable Items
Our revamped Patreon!
The Hollywood Food Coalition
Alan Ritchson
Owen Wilson
One Shot novel by Lee Child (2005)
Paramount Pictures
Tom Cruise
Reacher TV series (2022- )
Fred Waugh
Joe Pesci
Steven Spielberg
Tobey Maguire
Miles Hubley and Tommy White
Michael Mann
Hal Needham
Burt Reynolds
Our Buddy Joe Hooker podcast episode
Stunts Unlimited
Dick Ziker
Jackie Gleason
TFH Guru Adam Rifkin
Harrison Ford
Sylvester Stallone
John Kerry
Bob Kerrey
Clint Eastwood
Jackie Chan
Bruce Lee
Mel Gibson
Alan Rickman
Rodrigo Santoro
Bruce Willis
John Rambo
Clay Cullen
Peter Cullen
Optimus Prime
Transformers
Tony Scott
Tom Cruise
Keanu Reeves
Patrick Swayze
Glenn Wilder
James Bond
TFH Guru Roger Corman
Quentin Tarantino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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