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BC March Madness - Day 27
🕑 Added 2025-03-27 18:00:13 +0000 UTCThose Muppets, man. They just dropped a house on the Wicked Witch with yesterday's commanding performance! They'll face Philip K. Dick in the Final Four.
Up today: two series that each would include a Vince Vaughn movie nobody likes.
It's Elmore Leonard Adaptations vs. Psycho.
With Elmore Leonard, we'd cover a curated selection of four films:
Get Shorty
Jackie Brown
Out of Sight
Be Cool
With Psycho, we'd cover five films:
PSYCHO (1960)
PSYCHO II (1983)
PSYCHO III (1986)
PSYCHO IV (1990) ** by popular demand
PSYCHO (1998) - the Gus Van Sant remake
Are we keeping it cool with Chili Palmer? Or checking into the Bates Motel?
Comments
Jack o Diamonds
Can’t wait to hear Dennis farina say “fuck you fuckball” for the millionth time.
Good
Finally some action 😂
Josh Harvey
Pyschooooooh noooooooo
Christopher Teuma
Mother?
Ruairi Carroll
No interest in Psycho
Matt Kendrick
Psycho is so weird and fun, come on!!!!
Josh Burcham
Majorly bummed to see all the horror franchises get boxed out. It's gonna be Muppets and I'll be happy but I won't sleep right till I hear the boys riff on some freaky shit
D
Add Schraders weird indie Touch to the Elmore Leonard list?
Njord
And that’s not even including the westerns
Njord
There are zero uninteresting options here.
Eric McKay
I think Andre 3000 and Cedric the Entertainer are both legitimately great as well. The rest is…well…
Danielle
That’s just too much Trump supporter Vince Vaughn for me.
KevynOnVideo
Ack! I feel as though my heart’s being stabbed TWICE today!
Wyatt Gray
Let's get crazy, let's get Psycho.
Garrett Swaney
The people want Elmore!
Christopher Teuma
We could've had Psycho v Muppets. Now we'll never know.
Ginger’s Boyfriend Matt
Certainly a little of the motivation behind my vote. It feels like they’re gonna put off a Tarantino series for as long as absolutely possible
Mickey Pearson
If we aren’t getting Soderbergh on main, let’s get Out of Sight on Patreon!
Chris Radicone
Voted for the underdog here
Kane Lynch
The Psycho sequels are just such perfect commentary material...
Ian
I'm so torn... I wonder how much of elmore winning is just so we'll get some QT talk on the pod
Erik Wacker
Come on, don’t tell me we browbeat the gang into including Psycho IV just to immediately lose! Psycho series is so interesting! There are two great movies! One is among the best and most influential horror films of all time. We have maybe the first legasequel ever and it whips ass! An incredible sleazy slasher film directed by the series star! An interesting and entertaining TV movie with a terrific cast directed by a horror stalwart! And the most bizarre failed blank check remake of all time! It’s a perfect series for the pod.
Ben Walkup
I can't believe Rocky lost just for it's opponent to be taken out by the least interesting thing on the bracket
Rad Rodge
This is some intense imagery, not to point out the obvious about imagery containing Vince Vaughn
Misadventureland
I think y’all are not anticipating how angry you are going to get when they are talking about Alto Knights during some big scene in Jackie Brown. Have to vote for the series the accommodates the inevitable chaos of these commentaries.
Abe Something
Not this crowd. They like the muppets too much.
Darby Dixon III
But those melons, tho
Danny
Here’s the Psycho pitch: Psycho: A classic! Psycho 2: One of the saddest horror movies ever made! Psycho 3: Perkins directing! He goes off the chain! Psycho IV: Henry Thomas as young Norman Bates! Psycho: Gus Van Sant! Steven Soderbergh made his own cut combining the remake and the original!
Jaffer Batica
Elmore Leonard had way more adaptations - what about adding some more films from the 70s and 80s?
Benjamin Russell
Oh, looks like I don't need to actually snag 52 PICK-UP or MR MAJESKYK in the current Kino sale.
Nick Benson
I think psycho would be more fascinating just because of Anthony Perkins... but not mad about Leonard winning
Dr Worm
Psycho is genuinely a bonkers fest and you guys are going to feel sad if it loses
Brett Tucker
Couple of hey makers in this matchup, would be pretty happy with either
Patrick McEvoy
The Rock gave a wonderful comedic performance in that film. It’s too bad he decided shortly thereafter that he would only take roles that he believed made him look cool and awesome.
Jesse Isaak
Do you guys hate horror 😭
Del Lorenson
Symptoms include- Chilly outside. Chili inside. It's a regular fuckin' chili-fest. Prescription -Hey, waiter, give Mr. Chili Pepper a big fuckin' bowl of chili!
Harding Royster
Ok but after he passed we have no way of making any more of the vaccine
Del Lorenson
Farina Fever, catch it!
youngthugisthegreatestlivingrapper
Psycho is sooo much more interesting than Leonard :(
SpaceCoyote
Just throw in Big Trouble, it’s basically an Elmore Leonard rip off. Nobody is going to notice.
Alex Firer
Three huge directors are in this category, but it’s fine because I think The Mask is taking the bracket.
justn
FIRST!
Mark
I was a bit torn cuz I assume they’re gonna cover Tarantino and soderbergh at some point. So I think it’s gotta be Psycho!
CT13
Very lame
Eric McKay
I’m rooting for Elmore Leonard because I believe there are performances in Be Cool that are worth admiring.
Cain Rodriguez
we need to go psycho mode
Patrick
Voted for Psycho, feel like most of those Leonard adaptations will be handled in the main feed eventually.
Ryan Ambrose
You know, in a situation like this, there’s a high potentiality for the common motherfucker to bitch out. Vote Elmore.
Christopher Weithers
Based on Directors, I would think that at least half of the Elmore Leonard series could be main feed. I don’t think that might be true for Psycho.
Josh Burcham
I'm BEGGING for psycho! Vote for Bates!
Evan
I'd rather a mix bag of movies then the same type for weeks on end
sheabobay
id like to see either TRY and beat my 90s scumbums!!!
niiku
I know there's a lot of Elmore Leonard adaptations, but could Life of Crime really not fit in? It is technically a prequel to Jackie Brown.
Rory Dunn
Psycho is just too weird to deny
colony of birchmen
It's chilly outside and it's Chili inside. It's a regular fucking chili-fest.
Jake Nolan
Yeaaaah neither of these are winning the whole thing I’m sorry
Miles Lemaire
Psychos unite!
Michael Breen
If Elmore Leonard wins, which I hope is the case, can you see if Chris Ryan is available for one of the episodes?
