Drew watches George Lucas's LOTR fan fic. Val Kilmer is imprisoned for personality-based reasons, and later, is in drag. Featuring one of the best screen babies of all time.
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Captain EO
Taffy Brodesser-Akner profiles Val Kilmer
The Willow video game (NES, DOS, arcade)
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34:30
4 - Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Sara discovers a second acceptable Stanley Kubrick film.
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Shelley Duvall NY Times profile
Tim Robinson/George C Scott
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35:07
3 - Risky Business (1983)
Sara finds her Fall/Winter 2024 look. Drew loves Tangerine Dream. Tom Cruise, it turns out, has aged.
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Dave Kehr on Risky Business for Criterion
Harry Dean Stanton/Rebecca De Mornay/Tom Cruise
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25:11
2 - The Abyss (1989)
Fire on a submarine? No thank you. Every second of this movie is Sara's nightmare.
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Director's cut tidal wave scene
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James Cameron comments on Titanic submersible
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1 - Steel Magnolias (1989)
Drew guesses that Steel Magnolias is a “light-hearted rom com.” Julia Roberts has one of the worst Southern accents committed to film. Dolly Parton is a national treasure.
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Tom Skerritt has the drip
Lifetime: Steel Magnolias (2012) trailer
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