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In a VERY VERY special episode, Al & Val are joined once again by prolific DCOM writer and all-around amazing person, Stu Krieger! We learned about what Stu is doing in retirement and chat about the writing process and how the modern industry does or doesn't affect his advice to aspiring screenwriters.
Stu's DCOMs:
Zenon (1999)
Smart House (1999)
Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)
Rip Girls (2000 - Uncredited)
Zenon: The Zequel (2001)
The Poof Point (2001)
Tru Confessions (2002)
Gotta Kick it Up (2002)
Going to the Mat (2004)
Zenon Z3 (2004)
Now You See It… (2005 - Uncredited)
Cow Belles (2006)
Stu's Novels
- That One Cigarette
- RAFT (catch the upcoming audiobook on Audible December 1!)
Al & Val attend Sage Academy and even their best friendship can't save them from the hijinx that ensue!
Upside Down Magic (July 31, 2020)
Directed by Joe Nussbaum (Sleepover, Sydney White, Just Add Magic, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables)
Written by Nick Pustay (Ramona & Beezus - this was his last writing credit), Josh A. Cagan (The Duff, Kim Possible movie, Spin, Under Wraps 2, Zombies 4), Sarah Mlynowski (wrote the novel)
Starring:
Izabela Rose as Elinor "Nory" Boxwood-Horace (Secrets of Sulfur Springs, The Curious Case of Dolphin Bay)
Siena Agudong as Reina Carvajal (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Star Falls, No Good Nick, Resident Evil)
Kyle Howard as Budd Skriff (Love Boat: The Next Wave, Grosse Point, Orange County, Run of the House, The Drew Carey Show, My Boys, Royal Pains, Me)
Elie Samouhi as Elliot Cohen (Bizardvark, Team Kaylie)
Alison Fernandez as Pepper Paloma (Law & Order SVU, Orange is the New Black, Once Upon a Time, Team Kaylie)
Max Torina as Andres Padillo (Raven’s Home)
Vicki Lewis as Linda Knightslinger (character & voice actor - Den Brother, NewsRadio, Three Sisters, Finding Nemo & Finding Dory, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures)
Yasmeen Fletcher as Chandra (Ms. Marvel)
Callum Seagram Airlie as Phillip (When Calls the Heart)
Cynthia Kaye McWilliams as Professor Argon (character - The Lake House, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Prince of Peoria, Bosch, What If…?)
Synopsis: Nory, who can transform into unusual hybrid animals, is placed in the Upside-Down Magic program as she is a prime target for an evil force called the Shadow Magic.
Fun Facts:
Based on a novel of the same name
Next Movie: Spin
Creators & Guests
- Allie Ring - Host
- Val Agnew - Host
Al & Val are back in Seabrook, but now there are WEREWOLVES!
Zombies 2 (February 14, 2020)
Directed by Paul Hoen (Luck of the Irish, Tru Confessions, You Wish!, Eddie’s Million Dollar Cookoff, Read it and Weep, Jump In!, CGOW, Dadnapped, Camp Rock 2, Let it Shine, How to Build a Better Boy, Cloud 9, Invisible Sister, ZOMBIES 1-4)
Written by David Light & Joseph Raso (Zombies 1-4, Sneakerella)
Starring:
Milo Manheim as Zed (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact, School Spirits)
Meg Donnelly as Addison (Zombies franchise, Team Toon, American Housewife, The Winchesters, HSMTMTS, music videos)
Trevor Tordjman as Bucky (Zombies franchise, Lost & Found Music Studios, The Next Step, Bunk’d)
Kylee Russell as Eliza (Zombies franchise)
Carla Jeffery as Bree (Zombies franchise)
Kingston Foster as Zoey (Zombies franchise, Prom Pact)
James Godfrey as Bonzo (The Swap, Zombies franchise)
Chandler Kinney as Willa (Zombies franchise, Lethal Weapon, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin)
Pearce Joza as Wyatt (Zombies franchise, Mech-X4)
Ariel Martin as Wynter (Zombies franchise)
Naomi Snieckus as Ms. Lee (Wingin’ It, The Casting Room, Playdate, The Swap, Firecracker Department, Mr. D, Ollie’s Pack, Zombies 1-3)
Jonathan Langdon as Coach (Zombies franchise, Run the Burbs)
Paul Hopkins as Dale (Vampire High, Zombies 1-3)
Marie Ward as Missy (Zombies 1-3, Murdoch Mysteries)
Tony Nappo as Zevon (Fugget About It, Zombies 1-3, Strays, Murdoch Mysteries, Ginny & Georgia)
Emilia McCarthy as Lacey (Zapped, Max & Shred, Zombies franchise, SkyMed)
Jasmine Renee Thomas as Stacey (Zombies franchise)
Noah Zulfikar as Jacey (Zombies 2 & 3, The Next Step)
Synopsis: Chronicling the continuing adventures of Seabrook High students Addison and Zed, whose budding romance is threatened by the arrival of werewolves.
Fun Facts:
This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be Filmed in Panavision (anamorphic), in the wide 2.39:1 aspect ratio. All previous DCOMs were either filmed in 1.33:1 (4:3) or 1.78:1 (16:9) aspect ratios.
This is the first DCOM to not premiere on Disney Channel outside North America but much rather debut on Disney+, due to the closure of Disney Channel International in 2020.
Next Movie: Upside-Down Magic
Creators & Guests
- Allie Ring - Host
- Val Agnew - Host
Al and Val return to Auradon for the close of the OG VK trilogy. What a bittersweet journey!
Descendants 3 (August 2, 2019)
Directed by Kenny Ortega (started as a music video director, Newsies, Hocus Pocus, Cheetah Girls 2, HSM 2&3, Descendants 1-3)
Written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott (Runaway Bride, Descendents 1-5)
Starring:
Dove Cameron as Mal (Cloud 9, Descendants 1-3, Liv & Maddie, Dumplin, Schmigadoon, Big Nate, music videos)
Cameron Boyce as Carlos (Grown Ups, Jessie, Gamer’s Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants 1-3, Mrs. Fletcher, Paradise City)
Booboo Stewart as Jay (Twilight, Descendants 1-3, Good Trouble)
Sofia Carson as Evie (Descendants 1-3, Adventures in Babysitting, Pretty Little Liars: Perfectionists)
Mitchell Hope as Ben (Descendants 1-3)
Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother (Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, Saving Mr. Banks, Descendants 1-5)
Brenna D'Amico as Jane (Descendants 1-3)
Zachary Gibson as Doug (Zapped, Descendants 1-3)
Sarah Jeffery as Audrey (Descendants 1-3, Wayward Pines, Rogue, Shades of Blue, Charmed, LEGO Dreamzzzz)
Jedidiah Goodacre as Chad Charming (Zapped, Descendants 1-4, The Originals, The Order, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Marry F*ck Kill, F*ck Marry Kill)
Bobby Moynihan as the Voice of Dude (SNL, The Awesomes, Sisters, We Bare Bears, Duck Tales, Mr. Mayor, Nature Cat, Pubstruction)
China Anne McClain as Uma (A.N.T. Farm, How to Build a Better Boy, Descendants-verse, Black Lightening, House of Payne)
Thomas Doherty as Harry Hook (Descendents 2&3, The Lodge, Gossip Girls)
Dylan Playfair as Gil (Some Assembly Required, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Letterkenny)
Anna Cathcart as Dizzy Tremaine (Descendents 2&3, Odd Squad, Mistletoe Murders, XO Kitty)
Dan Payne as King Beast (character actor - Stargate SG-1, R.L. Stine’s Haunting Hour, Descendants 1-3, Good Witch, Crank Yankers, Hallmark Christmas Movies)
Keegan Connor Tracy as Queen Belle (character actor - Final Destination 2, 40 Days & 40 Nights, Once Upon a Time, Descendants 1-3, The Magicians)
Jadah Marie as Celia (Mann and Wife, Julie and the Phantoms
Cheyenne Jackson as Hades (United 93, 30 Rock, American Horror Story, Call Me Kat)
Synopsis: Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos, the children of notorious supervillains, must return order in Auradon after Audrey, who is jealous of Mal, steals Maleficent's sceptre and terrorises the locals.
Next Movie: Zombies 2
Creators & Guests
- Allie Ring - Host
- Val Agnew - Host
No not that one! ...Not that on either! The one that came out in 2018 and is based on the stage musical which is based on the one with Jodie Foster!
Freaky Friday (August 10, 2018)
Directed by Steve Carr (Daddy Day Care, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, rap videos)
Written by Bridget Carpenter (Dead Like Me, Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, 11.22.63), Brian Yorkey (13 Reasons Why), Tom Kitt (composer - Pitch Perfect, Rise, Spongebob the Musical, Up Here)
Starring:
Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Ellie Blake (Dolphin Tale, Mighty Med, Hopefuls, HSMTMTS, Going Home)
Heidi Blickenstaff as Katherine Blake (Word World - FF was her final screen credit, stage actor - The Full Monty, The Little Mermaid, The Addams Family, Elf, Something Rotten, Freaky Friday, Jagged Little Pill)
Jason Maybaum as Fletcher Blake (Raven’s Home)
Alex Désert as Mike Harper (character & voice actor - Let it Shine, Invisible Sister, Boy Meets World, Becker, The LeBrons, A League of Their Own, The Simpsons)
Ricky He as Adam (Hallmark Christmas movies, From)
Kahyun Kim as Torrey Min (Zombies: The Re-Animated Series, St. Denis Medical)
Dara Renee as Savannah (HSMTMTS, Descendants: Rise of Red)
Isaiah Lehtinen as Karl Carlson (character actor)
June Laporte as Monica Yang (iZombie, When Calls the Heart, The Last of Us)
Synopsis: 16-year-old Ellie and her mother Katherine wish each other would change their ways. But, when they magically swap bodies, they must find a way to switch back.
Fun Facts:
This is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to be based on a Disney Theatrical Productions musical.
Heidi Blickenstaff played the role on stage first
Next Movie: Descendants 3
Creators & Guests
- Allie Ring - Host
- Val Agnew - Host