Forgotten Film Club

By Forgotten Film Club

Join hosts Sarah and John as they re-imagine forgotten movies of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s for a modern audience. In each episode, Sarah tells the story of a film lost to time (or VHS). Then Sarah, John... more

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The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.

Forgotten Film Club episodes:

December 04, 2023 Mini Episode: Setting as Character
We're talking about some not-so-forgotten films where the setting is integral to the plot! Join us as we discuss, My Best Friend's Wedding (Chicago), Valley Girl (L.A.), and Lost in Translation (Tokyo). Please ⁠⁠visit our website⁠⁠ to download a transcript of this episode.
Sources for this episode:
My Best Friend's Wedding Movie Locations | Movie-Locations.com
A Chef Who's Driven to Be No. 1 (Just Ask Those He Drives) | The New York Times
Valley Girl Filming Locations | Fast-Rewind
Your Guide to The Drive from Suzi's House Party to The Central (West Hills to Sunset Blvd without taking the most efficient route possible).
Storied Hollywood Boulevard building sold | LA Times
River Phoenix's Death: The Details Behind His Tragic Passing 30 Years Ago | People
Nicolas Cage’s Entire Career Is Guided by This Decades-Old Direction | Indie Wire
‘Lost in Translation’: Sofia Coppola on the Movie’s 20th Anniversary ⁠| Rolling Stone
⁠Sofia Coppola Reveals Whether 'Lost in Translation' Character Is Based on Cameron Diaz: 'It Wasn't a Diss'⁠ | People
15 Found Facts About Lost in Translation | Mental Floss
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November 21, 2023 Home for the Holidays (1995)
Hallie, Sarah, and John discuss Jodie Foster's Thanksgiving comedy drama, "Home for the Holidays," starring Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Robert Downey, Jr., Claire Danes, and the one, the only, STEVE GUTTENBERG! The script is uneven and no one gets to eat even a bite of turkey, but Dylan McDermott has perfect hair, so we still had fun. Please ⁠⁠visit our website⁠⁠ to download a transcript of this episode.

Sources for this episode:
Jacobs, Matthew. “Jodie Foster on the Joys of ‘home for the Holidays’ 25 Years Later.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 3 Nov. 2020, www.huffpost.com/entry/jodie-foster-home-for-the-holidays_n_5f9c786fc5b60eefc85286b6
Radant. Home for the Holidays. 2009.
Hunter, Stephen (November 19, 1995). "Foster Feels at Home Adding Fun, Meaning to Holidays Clan". Baltimore Sun
Kirkland, Bruce (November 6, 1995). "Downey to Earth". Toronto Sun
Portman, Jamie (October 31, 1995). "Home for the Holidays No Ordinary Family Film". Montreal Gazette.
Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions.
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October 26, 2023 Lady in White (1988)
Hallie, Sarah, and John discuss the charming and horrific, Lady in White. A sweet little movie with perhaps the darkest backstory ever? Content warning: child murder, child sexual abuse. Please ⁠⁠visit our website⁠⁠ to download a transcript of this episode.
Sources for this Episode:
“‘Lady in White’ behind the Scenes.” YouTube. Accessed 29 Sept. 2023.
“AFI|Catalog.” Catalog.afi.com.
“Lady-Killer: Exploring Coming-of-Age through Horror in ‘Lady in White’, PopMatters.” PopMatters, 28 Feb. 2017.
The Lady in White of Durand Eastman Park - Home in the Finger Lakes. 26 Oct. 2021.
Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions.
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1h
September 19, 2023 Only You (1994)
Hallie, John, and Sarah discuss 1994's "Only You," starring Marissa Tomei Robert Downey, Jr., and Bonnie Hunt. Also, check out our new TikTok @forgotten.film.cl
Please ⁠⁠visit our website⁠⁠ to download a transcript of this episode.
Sources for this episode
Marisa Tomei "Only You" 1994. Bobbie Wygant Archive. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2023.
Norman Jewison "Only You" 1994. Bobbie Wygant Archive. (n.d.) Retrieved September 10, 2023.
Robert Downey Jr. "Only You" 1994. Bobbie Wygant Archive (n.d.) Retrieved September 10, 2023.
Frook, C.E.E., Eller, C., & Frook, J.E. (1992, December 11). Tristar ponies up $1 mil for "Him." Variety.
McCarthy, T. (1994, September 19). Only You. Variety.
Ebert, Roger (October 7, 1994). "Only You." Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007.
Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions.

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August 17, 2023 What Lies Beneath (2000)
Hallie, Sarah, and John discuss this spooky, sexy thriller from Robert Zemeckis, starring THE Harrison Ford and the incomparable Michelle Pfeiffer -- who is absolutely electric in this extended homage to Hitchcock. There are some ghostly plot holes that we would fix in a 2023 remake -- but mostly, why is this film forgotten?? It shouldn't be! Please ⁠visit our website⁠ to download a transcript of this episode.
Sources for this episode:
What Lies Beneath: Production Notes
AFI|Catalog What Lies Beneath
Pairing for Zemeckis by Chris Petrikin for Variety.
Sloane, Judy. "Starburst magazine issue 268, What Lies Beneath director interview."
Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions.
Visit our website to view upcoming episodes: https://www.forgottenfilmclub.com/
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1h
August 01, 2023 Ghostbusters Preview Cut (1984)
Sarah attended the first screening of the Ghostbusters preview cut since it was shown to test audiences in 1984! Screened at Alamo Drafthouse's Ivan Reitman Theater, the film was introduced by Ivan's son Jason, director of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In this mini episode, Sarah shares some of the key moments in the preview cut that you wouldn't have seen in the final version of the film.
For a transcript of this episode, visit our website.
Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions.
Movies & TV Shows featured in the Alamo Drafthouse pre-show:
Goosebuster (1991), Dir. Tony Y. Reyes (Philippines)
Ghostbusters Return (Short 2010), Dir. Ben Weinstein (United States)
The Ghost Snatchers (1986), Dir. Ngai Choi Lam (Hong Kong)
Casper (1995), Dan Aykroyd Cameo.
The Smurfs, "Smurfing For Ghosts"
Alvin and the Chipmunks, "Who Ghost There?"
Saturday Night Live, "The Ghostbuster Show"
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling, "Ghost Wrestlers"
Diff'rent Strokes, "A Haunting We Will Go"
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6min
July 17, 2023 Hard Rain (1998) ft. Enough Wicker
Sarah, Hallie, and John are joined by Sarah and Lauren from Enough Wicker! Betty White and Ed Asner star -- okay, okay -- Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, and Randy Quaid star in this disaster heist action movie that's oddly similar to Titanic. Tune in to hear Sarah Royal's dramatic reading of the script directions for a movie that many would describe as, "not as good as Twister." Please ⁠visit our website⁠ to download a transcript of this episode.
Sources for this episode:
Hard Rain (1998) Shooting ScriptReview: Hard Rain by Roger Ebert.
FILM REVIEW; Outlook: Stormy (It's Raining, Too) by Lawrence van Gelder for The New York Times.
Morgan Freeman interview with Richard Jobson for The Guardian.
Exclusive Interview: Graham Yost on ‘Justified’ Season 5 by Fred Topel.
VFX HQ: Hard RainThe Making of Hard Rain
Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions.
Special thanks to Lauren Kelly and Sarah Royal from Enough Wicker!
Enough Wicker: Intellectualizing The Golden Girls, wherever you get your podcasts / @enoughwicker on Instagram / ⁠enoughwicker.com⁠

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1h 12min
June 28, 2023 In the Spirit (1990)
Sarah, Hallie, and John discuss this little gem from 1990. A slapstick murder mystery starring Elaine May, Marlo Thomas, Jeannie Berlin, and Peter Falk with cameo appearances by Melanie Griffith and Olympia Dukakis. Please ⁠visit our website⁠ to download a transcript of this episode.
Sources for this episode:
May, Elaine. "FILM: She's a Beginner, but WHAT Connections." The New York Times (April 1, 1990), p. 15, p. 24.
Maslin, Janet. "Review/Film: A New-Age Comedy, Crystals And All." The New York Times (April 6, 1990).
Film Reviews - "In The Spirit." Variety. (April 4, 1990).
Bartholomew, David. Buying & Booking Guide - "In the Spirit." The Film Journal. April-May 1990.
Do yourself a favor and watch the full movie here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtmK7udXHgs⁠
Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions
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53min
June 07, 2023 A Very Special Episode featuring ChatGPT
Sarah decides to try writing a movie summary using ChatGPT, but it got everything so wrong that she spent 20 minutes teaching it about Elaine May's character from In the Spirit (1990). Here's a bonus episode of that conversation, featuring Hallie as ChatGPT. Please ⁠visit our website⁠ to download a transcript of this episode.
Theme music: "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions.

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29min
May 26, 2023 A Quiet Cult Classic
In this bonus episode, Sarah shares her experience seeing Jumpin' Jack Flash in a movie as it was meant to be seen -- in a theater on 35 mm film! For a transcript of this episode, visit our ⁠website⁠.

Sources for this episode:
Jumpin' Jack Flash, "B-Sides," Nitehawk Cinema
Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions
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6min

FAQs about Forgotten Film Club:

How many episodes does Forgotten Film Club have?

The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.