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Half-Assed Internet Research

Trivia, box office, production facts.

Half-Assed Internet Research has run in 298 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.

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‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’Bill Simmons

Runs through a list of production trivia: Nancy's fictional address (1428 North Genesee Ave, near the hosts' studio), Craven considering a sickle before settling on the glove, the dream-within-a-dream-within-a-dream ending, the 1958 Cadillac Series 62 convertible at the end, the radio DJ saying 'KGKR' as a Krueger acronym, and jokes about pronouncing Heather Langenkamp's and Amanda Wyss's names.

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’Chris Ryan

Notes how many 'suburban' horror movie houses (Elm Street, Halloween, Happy Days) are clustered in the same wealthy West Hollywood area, and discusses the ambiguous/dream ending of the film, including an alternate ending with Freddy driving the car.

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’Van Lathan

Shares personal anecdote about visiting the real Elm Street house in West Hollywood and feeling creeped out, and points out a hidden detail in an establishing shot where a hat/figure makes it look like Freddy is looming in the house.

‘Friday the 13th’Bill Simmons

Corrects that Temptation Island still exists and is airing; jokes he'd love to host one of those dating shows and imagines confronting a couple ('Chris, it seems like you and Phoebe are having some issues')

‘Friday the 13th’Van Lathan

Robbie Morgan, who played Annie at the beginning, is married to Mark L. Walberg (the Temptation Island/Antiques Roadshow host, not Mark Wahlberg) since 1987

‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’Bill Simmons

Shares trivia that Gunnar Hansen regarded Leatherface as having an intellectual disability and portrayed him that way, and that John Larroquette performed the opening narration and was paid in marijuana; also jokes that his 'hottest take' is Leatherface was the victim, just defending his own house.

‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’Chris Ryan

Notes the film had 'dubious funding' and that none of the actors participated in the profits despite the film becoming a hit, comparing it to the brutal, uncompensated working conditions on Obsession's set.

‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’Bill Simmons

Estimates Rambo's body count in this film at around 74, noting the total might be padded by the helicopter grenade launcher kills

‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’Bill Simmons

Says this film (Rambo: First Blood Part II) or Rocky IV represents Stallone's apex mountain in 1985, since he's literally and figuratively on a mountain in both

‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’Bill Simmons

On best Vietnam movie era: says no to late-80s, favors late 70s for quality, but ultimately picks Platoon as apex mountain since it won Best Picture

‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’Kyle Brandt

Questions whether the Krenna/Stallone pantsing and pie-in-face story is true, jokingly nominates it for the 'Steven Seagal shitting on himself' award for most unbelievable onset story

‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’Kyle Brandt

Agrees with Bill that Platoon is apex mountain for Vietnam movies, acknowledging some favor 70s films but siding with Platoon

Episode	Host	Answer
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’	Bill Simmons	Runs through a list of production trivia: Nancy's fictional address (1428 North Genesee Ave, near the hosts' studio), Craven considering a sickle before settling on the glove, the dream-within-a-dream-within-a-dream ending, the 1958 Cadillac Series 62 convertible at the end, the radio DJ saying 'KGKR' as a Krueger acronym, and jokes about pronouncing Heather Langenkamp's and Amanda Wyss's names.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’	Chris Ryan	Notes how many 'suburban' horror movie houses (Elm Street, Halloween, Happy Days) are clustered in the same wealthy West Hollywood area, and discusses the ambiguous/dream ending of the film, including an alternate ending with Freddy driving the car.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’	Van Lathan	Shares personal anecdote about visiting the real Elm Street house in West Hollywood and feeling creeped out, and points out a hidden detail in an establishing shot where a hat/figure makes it look like Freddy is looming in the house.
‘Friday the 13th’	Bill Simmons	Corrects that Temptation Island still exists and is airing; jokes he'd love to host one of those dating shows and imagines confronting a couple ('Chris, it seems like you and Phoebe are having some issues')
‘Friday the 13th’	Van Lathan	Robbie Morgan, who played Annie at the beginning, is married to Mark L. Walberg (the Temptation Island/Antiques Roadshow host, not Mark Wahlberg) since 1987
‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’	Bill Simmons	Shares trivia that Gunnar Hansen regarded Leatherface as having an intellectual disability and portrayed him that way, and that John Larroquette performed the opening narration and was paid in marijuana; also jokes that his 'hottest take' is Leatherface was the victim, just defending his own house.
‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’	Chris Ryan	Notes the film had 'dubious funding' and that none of the actors participated in the profits despite the film becoming a hit, comparing it to the brutal, uncompensated working conditions on Obsession's set.
‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’	Bill Simmons	Estimates Rambo's body count in this film at around 74, noting the total might be padded by the helicopter grenade launcher kills
‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’	Bill Simmons	Says this film (Rambo: First Blood Part II) or Rocky IV represents Stallone's apex mountain in 1985, since he's literally and figuratively on a mountain in both
‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’	Bill Simmons	On best Vietnam movie era: says no to late-80s, favors late 70s for quality, but ultimately picks Platoon as apex mountain since it won Best Picture
‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’	Kyle Brandt	Questions whether the Krenna/Stallone pantsing and pie-in-face story is true, jokingly nominates it for the 'Steven Seagal shitting on himself' award for most unbelievable onset story
‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’	Kyle Brandt	Agrees with Bill that Platoon is apex mountain for Vietnam movies, acknowledging some favor 70s films but siding with Platoon