SIDE HUSTLE: EMILIO ESTEVEZ: MAN AT WORK

SIDE HUSTLE V: Charlie's Brother,  Martin's Sane Son - REPO MAN and MEN AT WORK

Nepo-babies are not new! Tell your crazy uncle, who thinks they are ruining Hollywood, that they have been around since he wore crop-tops and had a mullet.

And so we put the spotlight on 1980s Short King, Emilio Estevez. First we talk about one of the all time great cult films of the 1980s, 1984's nearly indescribable (but we try) masterpiece, Repo Man. Estevez breaks out big as Otto Maddox in this surreal, anarchic satire that might stand the test of time? Does it hold up? We'll let you know. The behind-the-scenes of this are worthy of the film itself. A year later Estevez would find massive mainstream fame in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire (directed by podcast favorite Joel Schumacher), furthering his early image as a brooding young loner with the heart of a damaged poet.
 
His second film as director, Men at Work (1990), was made a scant few years later but it already feels like Estevez has gone through multiple iterations, ups and downs, both professional and personal as actor and star (maybe it was the cocaine). He writes, directs, and acts here alongside his brother (Charlie Sheen, known winner) in a decidedly 80's comedy that maybe came out a few years too late. Garbage men, mistaken identities, toxic waste, farcical nonsense and one shockingly brilliant turn by Keith David. Overall a fascinating mixed bag.

Ken and Thomas bitterly failed to secure a guest for this episode and are left to sift through the peculiar career of Estevez on their own. 

THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I.

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