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Do you love fan theories? We do. We love them so much that we called up the creators of your favorite movies to get the inside-story, and confirm or deny the greatest fan theories out there! Our guests include legendary writers and directors like Jack Epps Jr (TOP GUN, TURNER AND HOOCH), Mark Pellington (THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, ARLINGTON ROAD), Joseph Kosinski (TOP GUN: MAVERICK, OBLIVION, TRON: LEGACY), Michael Miner (ROBOCOP), Adam Green (HATCHET, FROZEN), Hans Bauer (ANACONDA, TITAN A.E.), Jim Fall (THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE) and more. We take deep-dive looks at these films, examine fan theories, explore alternate readings, collect facts and trivia, interview the writers and directors, and finally we present our podcast to you! So have a listen and find out once and for all what the movies you love were really about! Join Hollywood writer Leif Eric and cybersecurity professional Torvald, as we present the most spectacular fan-theories Hollywood has to offer. TV, films, video games, even conspiracy theories! We'll take the stories you think you know, and turn them on their heads! Visit us at www.ThePopcornIsntReal.com New episodes releasing every other Thursday.

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JEREMIAH JOHNSON: Was he killing crows to eat their livers?

2026/01/22

We're discussing the all-time classic American mountainman film, Jeremiah Johnson starring the great Robert Redford! Or was his name actually Liver-Eatin Johnson? Was Jeremiah's vengeance enacted on the Crow tribe actually all a ploy just to get more livers to eat? We find out once and for all today! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS: Rumi was working for the demons all along

2025/11/24

Did Rumi secretly fall under Gwi-Ma's power and permanently corrupt the honmoon? Was Jinu controlling all the other Saja boys like puppets? And did Netflix totally underestimate how massive this series would become? Tune in as we break down the twists, the lore, and the fantheories around the smash hit K-Pop Demon Hunters! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA: The hidden torment of Mavis Dracula-Loughran

2025/10/31

Listen to the tragic tale of abuse in the Hotel Transylvania series. Was poor Mavis really being controlled, confined and gaslighted by her racist father Dracula for 100 years, finally escape her imprisonment through marriage with a human, only to continue to be abused by her husband Jonathan? Get ready for our edgiest theory yet. Previously banned from release, we re-recorded our most infamous episode just in time for Halloween! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

THE LAST JEDI: The parking ticket that killed Luke Skywalker

2025/06/25

Did Luke Skywalker really die because of the world's most avoidable parking ticket? Was Anakin the good guy all along? Was Poe Dameron really a traitor? And what was the true greatest romance in the Star Wars sequel trilogy? Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE part 2: Sloppy Popcorn at Truffoni's

2025/05/07

You can't change the podcast just because you don't like how we're doing it. Can we or can we not talk about I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson? Today we cover a whole bunch of mini theories around the insane sketches in the incomprehensible TV show! Enjoy part two of our breakdown of I Think You Should Leave. Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE: Popcorn Dubbed Over

2025/03/27

You can't change the podcast just because you don't like how we're doing it. Can we or can we not talk about I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson? Today we cover a whole bunch of mini theories around the insane sketches in the incomprehensible TV show! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

STAR WARS SKELETON CREW: Just a rip off of Treasure Island

2025/02/28

Today we're talking about the amazing new Star Wars show, Skeleton Crew! But did you know it's just a rip off of the most classic adventure ever written, Treasure Island? So engage your hyperdrive circuits, because we're going with cabin boy Wim Hawkins and Captain Long Jod Silvo on a trip together to a little planet called At Attin, otherwise known as Treasure Planet! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

THE SHINING: Dissecting every theory from Room 237

2025/01/22

For the new year we tackle the mother of all fan theory films, The Shining. Join us as we take on all the strange interpretations that have popped up around this film, including the theories offered in the documentary Room 237. We talk about The Shining being an allegory for the eradication of Native Americans, the idea that it's actually about sex demons, the quirks of director Stanley Kubrick and we even discuss whether or not he helped fake the moon landing. We also prove once and for all that it's not just Danny who shines, his entire family does! And make sure to stick around to the end to hear our brand new theme song. Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: It's a wonderful scam

2024/12/22

As Jimmy Stewart learned, it certainly is a wonderful life! Or is it actually a wonderful con? Did the richest man in town create an intricate farce to trick the poor, downtrodden George Bailey and steal all the townspeople's money? Listen and find out in this merry Christmas episode! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

EVITA: Che Guevara the time travelling maniac

2024/11/28

Don't cry for us, our dear listeners. Because we're covering one of the greatest musicals of all time, Evita! What does the revolutionary Che Guevara have to do with the Argentinian First Lady Eva Peron? And did he own a time-traveling motorcycle? Find out the answers to all of this and more as we reveal the secret timeline-hopping life of Che Guevara and all of his exploits with Argentinian dictator Evita Peron! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE: How Beetlejuice got his head unshrunk

2024/10/31

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! And nothing says Halloween more than BEETLEJUICE and the sequel BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE. Oh no! Did we just say it three times? Today we're going to answer the question on everyone's mind, how did Beetlejuice's head get unshrunk after the first movie? And was his ex-wife Delores in the original as well?? Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

ALIEN: The Cat Did It

2024/09/05

Who really killed the crew of the Nostromo? Spoiler alert: The Cat did it. Jonesy the cat secretly worked together with the Xenomorphs to arrange the deaths of the entire crew of the Nostromo, and then jetted back home to Earth with Ripley none the wiser! How and why did he do it? Have a listen and find out! This week, our co-host Torvald had the opportunity to be invited on the Microsoft Security Insights podcast and demonstrate his bleeding-edge AI security techniques with Copilot! Be sure to check it out https://www.youtube.com/live/1MpKdp7R12s?feature=shared Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

ORPHAN BLACK, GINGER SNAPS and ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY: With directors John Fawcett and Damon Santostefano

2024/07/31

We're joined by two legendary filmmakers, JOHN FAWCETT creator of ORPHAN BLACK and GINGER SNAPS, and DAMON SANTOSTEFANO director of ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY! Today we're going to prove for once and for all that these films are in a shared universe, and that through a web of intrigue and espionage, 'Cinderella' clones are being deployed with a special mission to infiltrate and control the elite class of the world! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT: How Dave Filoni Ruined a Legend

2024/05/04

Have you heard the story of a fallen Star Wars villain who died in the films, but returned from the dead in a TV series to become a crime-lord, taking down the syndicates in his way to rise from the ashes? You may have guessed, this is of course the story of none other than Darth Maul. Wait, you thought I was talking about Boba Fett? Well in that case, listen and learn how Dave Filoni may have ripped off Darth Maul's story from The Clone Wars to phone in a sloppy and baffling season of The Book of Boba Fett! So sit back, have a happy Star Wars day, and May the Fourth be with you! Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

THE MANDALORIAN: Disney Recycled a cancelled Boba Fett movie

2024/04/18

Did you know that Disney greenlit, began production on, and then suddenly scrapped a feature-length Boba Fett film? And directly after that, they started work on a new TV show about a very familiar-looking armor-clad bounty hunter making his way in a galaxy far far away, they called it The Mandalorian. Or... was it The Bobalorian? Today we embark on an epic quest to figure out what Disney has done to Boba Fett and why they have done it. And along the way we'll learn about everyone's favorite silent background-characters, Dengar Roth and Rothgar Deng! Or are they in fact one and the same?? Do you like what we do? You can support us at Patreon and get access to exclusive behind the scenes outtakes: https://www.patreon.com/thepopcornisntreal

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★★★★★

Dereleaked88 2021/07/16

Take the Popcorn

The Popcorn Isn’t Real has all the basics down for a solid film podcast: passion for movies, entertaining conversation, insightfulness, etc. However, ...

★★★★★

BrittyMJohnny 2021/07/05

Impress your movie buff friends

Love this podcast for giving me a peek into so many movies I had heard about but didn't really know well. I feel like I at least have a little backgro...

★★★★★

smccarty84 2021/03/09

So good!

Just found this podcast! So glad I did! If you like films and fan theories this podcast for you! Check it out!

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