230 Gidget (1959)

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07/27/21 • 77 min

If Beach Party started an entire genre of teen film in 1963, it has one film to thank! 1959's Gidget was not only super influential in the history of high school movies but according to many experts; it's the single biggest reason for the popularity surge of surf culture around the world. Starring Sandra Dee, James Darren and Cliff Robertson; Gidget is the tale of a teenager's discovery and initiation into the surf society. Kyle Reinfried joins Brian from their house on San Emilio Island, USA to break down everything that makes Gidget so formative.

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229 Beach Party (1963)

Live from their summer beach bungalow on San Emilio Island, USA the Food Films Man Kyle Reinfried and Brian talk about one of the most important movies in the teen film genre; Beach Party! Join Kyle and Brian as they chat Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Vincent Price and the film that started a teen beach sub-genre sensation.

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231 American Pie (1999) Commentary and Rewatch

Cousin Pumkin gets his reward as we're watching American Pie together! After receiving his slumberer approved tattoo, Cousin Pumkin's one request was to talk American Pie on the podcast. Since we already covered the #iconic teen sex comedy of the late 90's earlier in our run, we're doing a commentary and rewatch so queue up the movie, fill your plastic cup with beer and rewatch the movie as Pumkin and Brian talk Jim (Jason Biggs), Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy), Stiffler (Sean William Scott), Oz, Finch, Brian's favorite character Jessica (Natasha Lyonne), Nadia and everything else that makes American Pie a classic in the genre.