---
title: "Episode #297 \u2013 Mortal Engines"
url: "https:\/\/www.flophousepodcast.com\/2019\/11\/episode-297-mortal-engines\/"
date: "2019-11-09T13:00:17+00:00"
episode_number: 297
movie: "Mortal Engines"
guests: "Brendan Hay, Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, Stuart Wellington"
---

# Episode #297 – Mortal Engines

Enough about small failures like Slender Man, let’s talk about massive, hubristic failures like [Mortal Engines](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571234/)! Meanwhile Stuart discourses on other evil Valentines in fiction, Elliott’s got Morgan Spurlock’s reciepts, Dan doesn’t understand how a single goddamn thing in this movie works, and we’re joined by [Brendan Hay](https://twitter.com/B_Hay?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor), executive producer for [Harvey Girls Forever!](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7758552/?ref_=nm_flmg_msc_1)

  
![](https://www.flophousepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Mortal_Engines_teaser_poster.jpg)

Finally the gender-blind “Mort” from “Bazooka Joe” movie we’ve been waiting for! Press the play button above to listen to this episode.

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 [Wikipedia synopsis of Mortal Engines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Engines_(film)#Plot)

 Movies recommended in this episode:

 [Crawl](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8364368/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

 [Bones](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166110/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2)

 [Centipede Horror](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096467/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1)

 [Pieces](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082748/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)

 [Ashes and Embers](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083584/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1)

 [Ready or Not](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7798634/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1)

 [The Nightingale](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4068576/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1)