In an ode to Bill Pullman’s unforgettable declaration in Spaceballs, the Munsons find themselves surrounded by assholes as we welcome back Dan Craig for his 9th guest Munson appearance.
We marvel at Pullman’s remarkably clean personal life and his successful marriage to Tamara Hurwitz since 1987—a genuine movie star who somehow managed to maintain a semi-normal life in Montana. We trace his path from relative unknown to leading man after Mel Brooks took a chance on him in Spaceballs, then dive into a filmography filled with surprises. We review what is apparently the only movie Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton made together, while James and Kyle enthusiastically spoil the absolutely bonkers ending of Malice. We also marvel at Pullman’s astonishing roster of wives and girlfriends throughout 1990s cinema and hear Kyle’s ill-fated attempt to track down Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine.
Of course, no Pullman conversation is complete without Independence Day, and we gush over his iconic presidential speech that rallies the entire world—and was reportedly so good that it inspired a change to the movie’s title. We’re also genuinely stunned to discover there are six Lake Placid movies, before asking the uncomfortable question of what happened to Pullman’s filmography after 1998. Did Hollywood simply throw too many roles his way, or did he stop being quite as selective about what he took?
Perhaps most exciting of all, Pullman gives us something we haven’t had in a while: a filmography packed with movies we’ve somehow never covered across 140 previous episodes. There’s a lot of new territory to explore, plenty of surprises along the way, and more Bill Pullman than we probably knew we needed.
How does he rank on the Munson Meter? Listen to find out.
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