Stay ConnectedTripp has rejected mainstream comedies for most of his life.
Now, Ross is taking him film by film through the movies he sadly missed (or smartly avoided) until now.
Join us as we look at studio comedies from the late 90s and early 2000s. Week by week, we will tackle one (or two) films as Tripp tries to figure out what made them so funny and Ross explains the context Tripp avoided.
Our exit today has us searching for Love in the Time of Cholera. This week, we are talking about Serendipity, written by Marc Klein and directed by Peter Chelsom.
Along the way, we talk Jeremy Piven, great high-concept romantic comedies, Town & Country, Underworld, Jane Austen adaptation, Shakespeare, Eugene Levy, hot chocolate in New York, and Tripp goes in deep with the Saturn awards.
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Our exit today has us finally being able to turn left! This week, we are talking about Zoolander, written by Drake Sargent, Ben Stiller, and John Hamburg and directed by Ben Stiller. And with a movie with so many cameos, we needed a third head and invited along our buddy Steve Greene!
Along the way, we talk about Jim Carrey in the 90s, fashion, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie's estrangement, the VH1 fashion awards, Danny Boyle, and the shadow of 9/11 on the film industry. Plus Billy Zane, Bowie, tennis, The X-Files, and the ever present Will Ferrell.
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Our exit today has us standing up and shouting! This week, we are talking about Rock Star, written by John Stockwell and directed by Stephen Herek. And we have brought along our own metalhead, Heroine Sentinel vocalist Mik Dempsey to unpack it with us.
Along the way, we of course discuss Boogie Nights, This Is Spinal Tap, and Almost Famous. But we also touch on Timothy Spall and Harry Potter, Jason Flemyng and The Red Violin, Zakk Wylde, Jeff Pilson, Judas Priest, Beth Grant, "Weird" Al, Metallica, David Byrne, Will Ferrell, 80s animation, rock documentaries, and how Mik and Tripp's friendship might be the prototype of this show!
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Our exit today has us trying to stop a movie being made based on our likenesses. This week, we are talking about Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, written and directed by Kevin Smith.Along the way, we again return to the work of Kevin Smith after our Dogma episode and the View Askew-a-verse. But we also discuss Ben Affleck, Chasing Amy, meta-narratives, Hollywood satire, cameos, homophobia, Will Ferrell, Shannon Elizabeth, the episodes that work and those that don't, a lot of blowjob jokes, and how this film reads after three seasons of studio comedies.
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Our exit today has us trying to stop the wedding of the girl we love on yet another road trip. This week, we are talking about Bubble Boy, written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio and directed by Blair Hayes. In addition to young Jake Gyllenhaal, we discuss John Mulaney, Nicole Holofcener, Napoleon Dynamite, Seinfeld, Greek art films, Carrie, Marley Shelton, Stephen Spinella, the Bubble Boy musical, and a weekend full of comedy movies. Plus, we get to plug our appearance on another podcast!
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Our exit today has us realizing we should have bought a squirrel. This week, we are talking about Rat Race, written by Andy Breckman and directed by Jerry Zucker. And at the airport, we picked up our very calm friend, Quizmaster Thomas Todd.
Along the way, we all discuss the various influences on this film, favorite performances, Ross' crush on Amy Smart, how similar Tripp is to the family in this film, inflation, gambling, Robert Benigni, Jeopardy!, weird indies, movies for the whole family, great hot air balloon films, and Tripp says something nice about an Adam Sandler film.
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Our exit today has us throwing a big end of summer bash at our lake house. This week, we are talking about American Pie 2, written by Adam Herz with a story by Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg and directed by J.B. Rogers.
In addition to many comparisons to the original film (also covered on this podcast!), there is talk of How I Met Your Mother, Porky's, Michigan geography, Connecticut movies, Say It Isn't So, unrated DVDs, and Julia Roberts. Plus, Ross misses one of the plot points of the movie and then we spend way too long unpacking the history of the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (justice for Cameron Diaz).
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Our exit today has us discovering our royal roots. This week, we are talking about The Princess Diaries, written by Gina Wendkos and directed by Garry Marshall.
Along the way, we of course talk about the debut performance of Anne Hathaway and a career return to Disney for Julie Andrews. But we also discuss Andrews' contemporaries Angela Lansbury and Audrey Hepburn, animated films turned stage musicals, Mandy Moore, the teen stars of this time period, San Francisco movies, trolley cars, and debate how good a friend Lily actually is!
Plus, Tripp still can't let go of Hector Elizondo's product placement in Runaway Bride!
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As hinted at on last week's WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER episode, Tripp decided to torture poor Ross and Jim with a musical rendition of Roger Ebert's One-Star review of the film.
The views and opinions expressed in this song are those of the late great Roger Ebert and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the podcast or its hosts.
Our exit today has us having nothing to fear because it’s only desire taking us higher and higher. This week, we are talking about Wet Hot American Summer, written by Michael Showalter and David Wain and directed by David Wain. And our conversation includes one of the film's biggest fans, The Director's Club host Jim Laczkowski!
Along the way, we discuss this amazing cast, including Paul Rudd, Janeane Garofalo, Bradley Cooper, and David Hyde Pierce, along with our own summer camp experiences. Plus, Planet of the Apes, sketch comedy, Frasier, The State, movie trivia, Skylab, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Alan Arkin, Roger Ebert's memorable pan of the film, and Ross' shortest plot summary of all time. And Tripp talks about maybe his best and worst moviegoing experiences in the same episode!
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