Mad Max: Fury Road made 30+ years after Thunderdome
George Miller directed Mad Max: Fury Road approximately 30 years after Beyond Thunderdome (1985), making it at age 70.
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Obsession, ICEE, & Amber Alerts
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Returning from the sponsor break, Bobby shows off his new Tom Ford prescription glasses and considers LASIK before dismissing it. The conversation pivots to the night before, when Bobby and his girlfriend saw the indie horror film Obsession at the North Hollywood Regal in a 4DX screening — made for under $1 million, now grossing an estimated $75–80 million worldwide via Blumhouse. Andrew immediately notes the dangerous inspirational effect this will have on every aspiring filmmaker who thinks they can do the same. Bobby counters with the George Miller model: 30-plus years of meditating on a vision before executing Mad Max: Fury Road at age 70. Andrew argues Bobby's been doing the same thing with Comics Unleashed. The segment also includes a vivid setpiece: a large man in the theater slurping a double-flavor ICEE loudly enough to drown out the 4DX vibrating seats, and Bobby unable to read on-screen text without his new glasses.
Blumhouse's Low-Budget Formula: Obsession vs. Get Out
The indie horror Obsession earned an estimated $75–80 million worldwide on a budget under $1 million, distributed by Blumhouse. Get Out followed the same model: roughly $1 million budget, career-launching returns. Bobby and Andrew marvel at the formula while acknowledging these outliers will give aspiring filmmakers false hope.
Obsession: under $1M budget, ~$75–80M gross
The indie horror film Obsession had a budget under $1 million and grossed an estimated $75–80 million worldwide, distributed by Blumhouse.
Blumhouse Get Out budget: $1M
Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino noted that Jordan Peele's Get Out was made for only about $1 million by Blumhouse Productions, launching Jordan Peele's film career.
Ferrari's First Electric Car Divides the Room
Ferrari released its first all-electric car, the Ferrari Luce, priced at $640,000 with a $7,000/month lease. Bobby loves it. Andrew, a self-described Ferrari diehard, calls it one of the most atrocious designs they've ever released and is genuinely sad.
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