Ep144 – Something To Talk About
Something To Talk About is the film about Grace, Julia Roberts, who discovers that her husband, Dennis Quaid, is having an affair and that is just the beginning of her life falling apart.
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Ep143 – Do Three Amigos Count as a Plethora?
Three Amigos stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase and is the story of three actors who find work in Mexico only to discover it wasn’t for the job they signed up for. Their friendship is challenged by some real bandits.
Ep142 – Why Did We Watch City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold follows up with Mitch and company one year after their first adventure. They discover a map in Curly’s hat and set out on another adventure to find the buried treasure.
Ep141 – Don’t Be Leaving Las Vegas Without Watching It
Leaving Las Vegas is an Oscar winning film for Nicholas Cage. Starring alongside Elisabeth Shue he portrays Ben Sanderson who lost his career due to his alcoholism. He ventures to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. He meets a prostitute, Sera who falls in love with him and his destructive ways.
Ep140 – Trading Places with A Side of Pork Bellies
Trading Places is a film about two brothers who bet that they can redeem Eddie Murphy’s character, Billy Ray and at the same time ruin Dan Ackroyd’s character, Louis.
Ep139 – The Night Shift Is Where Interesting Things Happen
Night Shift is the first directorial efforts of one Ron Howard. The film came out in 1982 that stars Henry Winkler as a meek morgue employee who is assigned to the night shift and his coworker, Michael Keaton who’s character is shot out of a cannon. He convinces Chuck (Winkler) to run a prostitution ring out of the morgue. This idea comes from the prolific minds of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.
EP138 – Arthur is a Rom-Com?!
Arthur is a film about Arthur Bach, alcoholic billionaire playboy, who must marry a woman he does not love or he will be cut off from his family’s $750 billion fortune. After Arthur becomes infatuated and falls in love with a waitress, he must choose love or money. This 1981 film written and directed by Steve Gordon holds up even today. And with a cast like Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli and John Gielgud, how can you go wrong?
Ep137 – Pretty Woman Rescues You Right Back
Pretty Woman is the film that launched the career of one of the top leading ladies today. Garry Marshall directed Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in this romantic comedy about Edward, a corporate raider, who hires a beautiful prostitute to accompany him to social events. Throughout the week their love grows.
Ep136 – Liftoff! Let’s Take Off With October Sky
The film October Sky which was released in 1999 stars Jake Gyllenhaal who portrays Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father’s wishes. It is based on the true story of Homer Hickam who has written many books on his life. The film was directed by Joe Johnston.
Ep135 – Let’s Watch 9 to 5 Outside of Business Hours
9 to 5 is a film starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton. It is the tale of three oppressed female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot and how they find a way to turn the tables on him. The film is directed by Colin Higgins and is quite interesting to watch today.
