Episode 36 – Bill and Ted Face the Music
It’s been 29 years since the most excellent duo delivered us a movie. Was it worth the wait, and how does the dearth of new movies recently skew what we think?
We have no guest this episode. Sean, Henno, and Roy discuss (not in order):
- Changing out the medieval babes
- Bill and Ted’s kids (including IMDb setting Roy up for failure by switching the actors’ names – by the way, it’s STILL wrong!)
- Gush for Anthony Carrigan and William Sadler
- Appreciation for keeping most of the cast together
- The not very strong start
- What didn’t feel quite right (watching a Bill and Ted movie)
- How satisfying was the conclusion of the trilogy overall?
Thank you for listening!
Episode 35 – 1941
After the Sugarland Express, Steven Spielberg directed two mega-successes, Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Combined, Jaws and Close Encounters earned almost $750,000,000 at the box office. That is in 1970s money. At this point, Universal, Spielberg’s clout could get anything made. So why not make a comedy? Surely, he can climb the comedy hill as well as suspense and science-fiction.
Fast-forward to the late 1970s. Spielberg decides to direct a comedy about further attacks by the Japanese in World War II. This movie is loaded with talented writers and actors. Robert Zemekis, Robert Stack, Bob Gale, Toshirô Mifune, Christopher Lee, Murray Hamilton, Lorraine Gary, John Belushi, Ned Beatty, John Candy, and much, much, more. Spielberg is the hottest director leading one of the (if not the) finest casts in movie history.
Contrary to popular opinion, this movie did not flop. However, it was only a minor success. We are re-joined by Carmelita (from our Blues Brothers episode) to grade and discuss what some consider a well-made film and one of us graded much lower (and everyone else in-between). Be sure to give our 1941 episode a listen and let us know what you think!
Thank you for listening!
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