John and Sarah are joined by John's childhood pal, Cameron, to discuss 2000's Happy Accidents, starring Vincent D'Onofrio, Marisa Tomei, and Holland Taylor.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208196/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Accidents_(film)

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John, Sarah, and special guest, Pam, discuss what makes a perfect film and share some of their favorites.

Sarah and John are joined by special guest Pam (Sarah's mom!) to discuss one of the biggest box office bombs of all time, 1995's Cutthroat Island, starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, and Frank Langella.

Sources for this episode:

Broeske, Pat. Geena Davis quits ''Mistress of the Seas'.' Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 1993. https://ew.com/article/1993/08/06/geena-davis-quits-mistress-seas/

Jeffreys, Daniel. “The Vanity That Led to a $100m Bonfire | the Independent.” The Independent, 9 Apr. 1996, www.independent.co.uk/news/the-vanity-that-led-to-a-100m-bonfire-1304053.html

Parish, James (2007). Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops. United States: Trade Paper Press. p. 217.

Ritman, Alex. “How “Cutthroat Island” Lost a Fortune Revealed in “Box Office Poison.”” Variety, 30 Oct. 2024, variety.com/2024/film/global/cutthroat-island-lost-fortune-renny-harlin-geena-davis-box-office-poison-book-excerpt-1236193554/

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John and Sarah are joined by John's husband, Jerry, to discuss 1982's Making Love, starring Harry Hamlin, Kate Jackson, and Michael Ontkean.

Sources for this episode:

The Celluloid Closet. Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, Sony Pictures Classics, 15 Feb. 1996.

American Film Institute. “AFI Catalogue of Feature Films - the First 100 Years - 1893-1993 - Making Love (1982).” Afi.com, 2021, catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56843

Wygant, Bobbie. “Harry Hamlin for “Making Love” - 1982 - Bobbie Wygant Archive.” Youtube.com, 1982, youtu.be/V6zahQSekNc?si=SKZgzs6Q0bV2H1DQ

Wygant, Bobbie. “Kate Jackson for "Making Love 1982- Bobbie Wygant Archive.” Youtube.com, 1982, youtu.be/V6zahQSekNc?si=SKZgzs6Q0bV2H1DQ

Bobbie, Wygant. "Arthur Hiller for “Making Love” 1982- Bobbie Wygant Archive." 1982, youtu.be/BJW3a1PGMIU?si=Phx8VXuY9EHi_2FY

Editors. “Harry Hamlin on How His Gay Role in 1982 Still Impacts Audiences despite Being “Sanitized” by the Studio - Queerty.” Queerty, 23 Oct. 2024, www.queerty.com/harry-hamlin-on-how-his-gay-role-in-1982-still-impacts-audiences-despite-being-sanitized-by-the-studio-20241022/

Abramovitch, Seth, and Seth Pope. It Happened in Hollywood - Harry Hamlin: “Clash of the Titans” and “Making Love.” The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2020, open.spotify.com/episode/0jOhR7VUVhlC5iV0HaeZD4?si=zKNDI0ySTyuLzOZbJ_SHyg, disc 13. Podcast.

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John and Sarah are joined by our pal Ali to discuss the apocalyptic rom-com Seek a Friend for the End of the World, starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley.

Sources for this episode:

“Seeking a Cast for the END of the WORLD.” Focusfeatures.com, 2024, www.focusfeatures.com/article/seeking_a_cast_for_the_end_of_the_world. Accessed 27 May 2025.

Lisa Schwarzbaum. “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.” EW.com, 22 June 2012, ew.com/article/2012/06/22/seeking-friend-end-world/

Fine, Marshall. “Interview: Director Lorene Scafaria Is Seeking a Friend.” HuffPost, 21 June 2012, www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-director-lorene_b_1615224

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Sarah takes a field trip to the new Night Owl Video. A self-described, "place for film fanatics, celluloid crackpots, gore hounds, cinephiles, Letterboxd patrons, and everyone in between to gather and worship at the altar of the mighty motion picture."

In the second installment of Childhood Film Showdown (okay, okay, only one of these films was released during our childhoods) John and Sarah welcome John's friend of 20 years, Cameron!

John and Sarah are joined by friend of the pod, Taryn (who you may remember from our phenomenal Swan's Crossing bonus episode) to discuss 1993's Indian Summer, starring Alan Arkin, Bill Paxton, Diane Lane, Elizabeth Perkins, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

Sources for this episode:

Pollak, Kevin . “KPCS: Mike Binder #25.” Youtube, 2013, youtu.be/E_qtDP9pFso?si=rMinz8KyXAtZQcg1. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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Sarah and John are joined today by Host of Enough Wicker, a Golden Girls podcast, and pop culture enthusiast Lauren Kelly to discuss 1997's Mouse Hunt, starring Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, and Christopher Walken.

Sources for this episode:

Wygant, Bobbie. “Mouse Hunt - Nathan Lane.” Bobbie Wygant Archives, 15 Nov. 1997. Multiple parts viewable at: youtu.be/V6zahQSekNc?si=SKZgzs6Q0bV2H1DQ

youtu.be/V6zahQSekNc?si=SKZgzs6Q0bV2H1DQ

youtu.be/JqBAIsODPPo?si=t9_lvZh81iCk_iH4

“Mouse Hunt - Gore Verbinski.” Bobbie Wygant Archives, 15 Nov. 1997, youtu.be/V6zahQSekNc?si=SKZgzs6Q0bV2H1DQ

“Mouse Hunt - Gore Verbinski.” Bobbie Wygant Archives, 15 Nov. 1997, youtu.be/GTQhh4yb520?si=Yha6CkV5SxPI-uKx

The Moviehouse. “The Films of Gore Verbinski Part I: Mouse Hunt (1997).” The Moviehouse, 23 May 2021, www.themoviehouse.net/post/manage-your-blog-from-your-live-site. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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John and Sarah welcome pop culture historian and author of AKA Lucy, Sarah Royal, back to the pod to discuss 1977's Looking for Mr. Goodbar, starring Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, LeVar Burton, William Atherton, and Tom Berenger.

Sources for this episode:

www.nytimes.com/1977/04/17/archives/diane-keaton-from-mr-allen-to-mr-goodbar-diane-keaton-turns.html

web.archive.org/web/20180119235146/www.nysun.com/obituaries/judith-rossner-70-novelist-of-mr-goodbar/18467/

https://lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/2014/07/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977.htmlhttps://popcult.blog/2022/07/11/movie-review-looking-for-mr-goodbar/https://medium.com/you-need-to-see-this/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977-dir-richard-brooks-de30253beed9

https://shawnconnerblog.com/2016/11/looking-back-at-judith-rossners-looking-for-mr-goodbar/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/o3c6pz/looking_for_mr_goodbar_1977_a_movie_even_more/?rdt=64141

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/looking-for-mr-goodbar?variant=42162479595562

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977

https://www.newsweek.com/2015/07/17/you-cant-kill-mr-goodbar-351119.html

https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/looking-for-mr-goodbar/

https://nakedcitystories.com/goodbarmurder.php

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/22/archives/best-seller-list-fiction-general.html

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