Episode 24 - To Die For
11/10/20 • 108 min
On this week’s show, we’re looking at the casting of the Nicole Kidman-led dark comedy To Die For! Which rom-com sweetheart passed on Suzanne? Which future Oscar-winner got turned down as Jimmy cause he looked like an all-American baseball player? And is there a bigger flex than playing ‘All by Myself’ at the funeral of the guy you had killed? Also – we’re thrilled to be joined today by John Say of The Love of Cinema podcast!
To Die For stars Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Alison Folland, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Holland Taylor, Maria Tucci, and George Seagal; directed by Gus Van Sant
On this week’s show, we’re looking at the casting of the Nicole Kidman-led dark comedy To Die For! Which rom-com sweetheart passed on Suzanne? Which future Oscar-winner got turned down as Jimmy cause he looked like an all-American baseball player? And is there a bigger flex than playing ‘All by Myself’ at the funeral of the guy you had killed? Also – we’re thrilled to be joined today by John Say of The Love of Cinema podcast!
To Die For stars Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Alison Folland, Dan Hedaya, Wayne Knight, Kurtwood Smith, Holland Taylor, Maria Tucci, and George Seagal; directed by Gus Van Sant
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On this week’s show, we break down who almost starred in the utterly delightful Who Framed Roger Rabbit! Which two Grease actors almost reunited on this film? Whose Judge Doom audition did Zemeckis and Spielberg find TOO scary? And are we the only ones still scarred by that sweet little shoe getting’ the dip? Also – Jeff and Amy Jo try to make sense of a Scarecrow-led UK children’s show and meet Goopy, Goofy’s secret Nazi doppelganger!
Who Framed Roger Rabbit stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Kathleen Turner, Stubby Kaye, and Charles Fleischer as Roger; directed by Robert Zemeckis
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Toy Story stars Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, Don Rickles, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, R. Lee Ermey, and the Queen of Broadway: Laurie Metcalf; directed by John Lasseter
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