Episode #303: "The Wonderment of Life" | Awakenings (1990)
Dr. Malcolm Sayer is not what you'd call a people person. Mostly because he's not very good around people. His biggest problem is that he's just been hired to treat patients in a psych ward at a Bronx hospital. He soon makes a connection with his catato...
Dr. Malcolm Sayer is not what you'd call a people person. Mostly because he's not very good around people. His biggest problem is that he's just been hired to treat patients in a psych ward at a Bronx hospital. He soon makes a connection with his catatonic patients and begins to realize that they may be more "awake" than anyone realizes.
Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, John Heard, and Julie Kavner star in Awakenings.
This continues our “Experiments Gone Wrong” month, which includes: Flatliners, Total Recall, Awakenings, and Darkman.
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Episode #392: ”Yeah, you blend” | My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Vinny has driven down with his girlfriend to help defend his cousin who was wrongfully arrested for the murder of a convenience store clerk. If he can con the court long enough, he might just get them acquitted. So what …
Episode #316: "I made my family disappear" | Home Alone (1990)
Kevin just had one of the worst nights of his life as his entire family — and I mean ENTIRE family — ganged up on him and blamed him for pretty much everything. His worst night turns into a kid's …
Episode #274: "Part of Our World" | The Little Mermaid (1989) & Disne…
Join us as we dive into a whole new world... wrong movie... a kingdom under the sea and talk about the history and impact of Disney's The Little Mermaid. We also spend some time talking about what's got us most …
Episode #191: "Good Morning, My Neighbors!" | Coming to America (1988)
Sometimes our podcast gets confused with ones that talk about the 80s TV series "thirtysomething," but see, we've got this little misunderstanding. That's "thirtysomething" and we're "30something." They talk about a TV show... we talk about movies you pr...