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Break A Legacy

Break A Legacy

Written by: Karl & Russ
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Break A Legacy is a podcast devoted to movies and their legacy sequels — movies in the same franchise that are at least 10 years apart. So grab your Balabushka and tighten your red headband, because we promise you fireworks.

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  • 003: First Blood & Rambo: Last Blood

    003: First Blood & Rambo: Last Blood
    Dec 1 2025

    First Blood, Middle Blood, Last Blood....who can keep 'em straight? Karl and Russ give it a shot, as our intrepid explorers tackle the beginning and end of the the Rambo franchise, and try to suss out exactly what is going on with this character that Stallone has played for nearly 40 years. How does he go from a film where he kills nobody, to a film where he murders an entire drug cartel? Maybe it was the cowboy hat.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 002: The Hustler & The Color of Money

    002: The Hustler & The Color of Money
    Dec 1 2025

    In this episode we take a look at the highly lauded 1961 sports drama The Hustler and it's legacy sequel The Color of Money, released 25 years later. Both films garnered Paul Newman a best actor nod for his role of Fast Eddie, but really it's Cruise acting like a samurai while singing Werewolves of London and screaming like a lunatic that will get you pumping your fist. As a bonus, we also now know what a Balabushka is!
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 001: Independence Day & Independence Day: Resurgence

    001: Independence Day & Independence Day: Resurgence
    Dec 1 2025

    For their inaugural episode, Karl and Russ dive into the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day, and it's legacy sequel Independence Day: Resurgence. Released almost exactly 20 years apart, they discuss each film in detail, talk about characters that do and don't reprise their roles, and whether any of this was necessary at all (hint: it probably wasn't).
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    1 hr and 28 mins
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