{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"526 - VAL-halla: Top Secret! \/ Real Genius (feat. Eric Sipple)","description":"We lost one of our legendary screen stars earlier this year, so now we\u2019re passing through the gates of VAL-halla to celebrate some of his most notable films. That\u2019s right, this is the first in an occasional series of double features focused on the work of none other than the elusive, enigmatic Val Kilmer. To kick things off, Paul, Arlo, and Eric are going back to the very beginning. Kilmer got his big screen start in a Zucker-Abraham-Zucker laff riot, 1984\u2019s Top Secret!; with the benefit of hindsight, it\u2019s clear that Val wasn\u2019t a good fit for the ZAZ machine, and the gang tells us why. Faring much better is Martha Coolidge\u2019s 1985 cult college classic Real Genius, which avoids the pitfalls of the era\u2019s other slobs v. snobs comedies with real heart and\u2013of course\u2013a terrific lead performance from Kilmer. Where are he (and we) going next? Stay tuned! Plus, Eric sings the praises of synthpop artist Lights\u2019 new album A6.   NEXT: Four-Color Flashback gets mice-eval on your heinie with David Petersen\u2019s rodent epic Mouse Guard.     BREAKDOWN 00:00:27  -  Intro \/ Banter 00:21:06  -  Top Secret! 00:55:36  -  Real Genius 01:55:42  -  Outro \/ Next   LINKS Eric\u2019s review of A6 by Lights Top Secret!\u2019s ridiculous bookstore scene backwards AND forwards The Behind-the-Scenes Story of Real Genius by Ashley Burns and Chloe Schildhause, Uproxx The Real Real Genius by Phyllis Rostykus, Slate Astrophysicist Michael Siegel discusses The Real Genius of Real Genius   MUSIC \u201cVal Kilmer\u201d by Bowling For Soup, The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006) \u201cEverybody Wants to Rule the World\u201d by Tears for Fears, Songs from the Big Chair (1984)   ","author_name":"Gobbledygeek","author_url":"https:\/\/gobbledygeekpodcast.com\/","html":"