The Thing - 1982

Send us Fan MailTo commemorate it's 50th Anniversary, we dive into Spielberg’s Jaws.  In this episode from 2023, we break down the shark (which kept breaking down), the suspense, the legacy, and why it still makes you afraid to go in the water.*Spoilers Ahead*  Jaws (1975) - IMDb The Making Of Jaws - The Inside Story - Retro N8 - YouTube Shark Attack Statistics - Frequency & Fatality Worldwide (worldanimalfoundation.org) Summer movies: Biggest blockbuster each year since 1975 (usatoday.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us Fan MailJeff asks Sara to watch one of his favorite films of all time -- the weepy, tearjerker Imitation of Life.  Will Sara finally shed a tear?*Spoilers Ahead* Imitation of Life (1959) - IMDb Lana Turner - IMDb Juanita Moore - IMDb Sandra Dee - IMDb Susan Kohner - IMDb Mahalia Jackson - Wikipedia Mahalia Jackson prompts Martin Luther King Jr. to improvise "I Have a Dream" speech | August 28, 1963 | HISTORY  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Send us Fan MailIt's election day in the United States and things are getting real.  So, Sara and Jeff have elected to watch this realistic family drama that has America's sweetheart of the 1970's, Mary Tyler Moore, playing against type.*Spoilers Ahead*  Ordinary People (1980) - IMDb Mary Tyler Moore - IMDb Donald Sutherland - IMDb Timothy Hutton - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the DayBy Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us Fan MailThe lines between fiction and reality get blurred with this movie that only enhances the tales of the supposed feud between its two legendary stars.*Spoilers Ahead*  What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - IMDb Bette Davis - IMDb Joan Crawford - IMDb Victor Buono - IMDb Feud (TV Series 2017–2024) - IMDb  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Send us Fan MailAs we approach the spooky season, Sara tries to spook Jeff with John Carpenter's horror classic, The Thing.*Spoilers Ahead* The Thing (1982) - IMDb Kurt Russell - IMDb Wilford Brimley - IMDb John Carpenter - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Send us Fan MailThis week, Jeff introduces Sara to a very British, very dark comedy which features Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Alec Guinness, starring in 8 different roles!*Spoilers Ahead*  Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) - IMDb Alec Guinness - IMDb Dennis Price - IMDbTheme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Send us Fan MailThis week we have a fashion emergency!  Sara and Jeff watch the eternal teenager, Molly Ringwald in her third and final John Hughes film of the 80s.*Spoilers Ahead* Pretty in Pink (1986) - IMDb Molly Ringwald - IMDb Jon Cryer - IMDb Andrew McCarthy - IMDb Annie Potts - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us Fan MailThis week Sara and Jeff get swept away by the beauty of a 17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in A Place in the Sun.*Spoilers Ahead* A Place in the Sun (1951) - IMDb Elizabeth Taylor - IMDb Montgomery Clift - IMDb Shelley Winters - IMDb How Elizabeth Taylor saved the life of Montgomery Clift (faroutmagazine.co.uk)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Send us Fan MailThis week, Tara is back to join Sara and Jeff as they go deep with The Fisher King.  This highly emotional film examines how life can change in the blink of an eye.*Spoilers Ahead*  The Fisher King (1991) - IMDb Jeff Bridges - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Robin Williams - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Mercedes Ruehl - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Amanda Plummer - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Michael Jeter in THE FISHER KING (youtube.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Send us Fan MailThis movie, which is over 60 years old, packs quite an emotional punch and is still as relevant today as the day it was released.*Spoilers Ahead*  The Children's Hour (1961) - IMDb Audrey Hepburn - IMDb Shirley MacLaine - IMDb William Wyler - IMDb Lillian Hellman | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright | Britannica The Celluloid Closet (1995) - IMDb  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle