1.7: Crashing Into Tokyo Drift

09/01/22 • 60 min

TOKYO DRIFT! JAPAN BEFORE JUVY!
The movie that should have killed the franchise. The Minority-Report -Goo Screenwriters gave themselves a fascinating challenge: Can we make a movie with equally grotesque racial & sexual stereotypes? Spoiler Alert: Racism wins. Is Kid Rock's biggest hit just Doo Wop with Angry Drums & a Meth problem? Sean, our low rent Brian joins the Yakuza before he gets over jet lag. Mike & Brad embrace cancellation as both have a moment of cultural misidentification.
Lesson of the Episode?:"By watching these movies backwards, Brad accidentally watched them in the correct order."

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1.6: The Pre-Crime of Fast & Furious

Fast & Furious. The movie too furious for definite articles!
This film shifted a sputtering series of gearhead movies onto the path to becoming a global phenomenon. The key? Screenplays written by three 14 year old boys in a Minority-Report-style vat of goo. Dom demonstrates Family by treating Letty like a one night stand! A Russian Nesting Funeral! Dom Toretto: Asphalt Psychic! Is the series Butt Infested or Butt infused? And was Eva Braun the Ultimate Ride or Die Bitch?
Lesson of the Episode: "The stupidest way to do something is always the best way to do it."

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1.8: Approaching the Dawn of Time: 2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious but no 2 Live Crew?
A Franchise writ in Etch a Sketch. As we near the end/beginning of this series, we are backing into simpler stories, lower stakes & Old School Hollywood racism. This movie is what happens when Miami Vice & Dukes of Hazzard have a sloppy, racially-charged one night stand. Van Morrison & Umberto Eco swing by the podcast.
This episode's lesson: "Why Jump the Shark when you can Jump the Yacht?"