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For the first month of 1992, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
Wannabe DJ Quincy Powell, "Q" (Omar Epps) and his three friends face every day trials and tribulations growing up in Harlem. When options become bleak for their future, best friend Bishop (Tupac Shakur) decides to take matters into his own hands, to disastrous consequences. Can Q overcome this set back, or will he discover that he has what it takes to get the.......Juice!
In the season finale, our quartet of hosts sits down in person to review the past year and think about how far they've come. Together they've assembled a top five consisting of some of the best films they covered during the past few months. This is the best of 1991!
From the twelfth month of 1991, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
James Kirk, former captain of the starship Enterprise, is brought in to escort a Klingon leader to a galactic conference that will decide the end of the ongoing wars between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Along for the ride are old shipmates Leonard McCoy and Spock, who hope to move past the tragedies their ship has faced. Will this conclude their mission - to explore strange new worlds, seeking out new life and new civilizations? Come along with us, as we boldly go where no man has gone before....to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country!
From the eleventh month of 1991, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman) is at the end of his rope, perhaps literally! With a trial looming that may put him behind bars, Schultz will have to utilize his final Hail Mary: an overeager money runner (Loren Dean) who idolizes the mafia life. The young man will join Schultz and a suicidal ingenue (Nicole Kidman) in order to fake being a family. It's time to meet….Billy Bathgate!
From the tenth month of 1991, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
In what is essentially Vanilla Ice's Purple Rain, the luminary rapper stars as freewheeling drifter Johnny Van Owen. When he arrives in a small town, Johnny is embroiled in suspense when his romantic interest's father is haunted by corrupt cops from his past. Will Johnny be able to help stop them before it’s too late? He’ll have to stay cool….Cool as Ice!
Plus, there might just be a surprise buried within the heart of this episode, like the delicious center of a creme candy!
From the ninth month of 1991, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
On his way out to Vietnam to investigate the issues in the region, PFC Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) finds himself in San Francisco with one last night of freedom. His Marine buddies form a 'dogfight' where each has to find the ugliest girl and bring her to a party, where the winner takes home a bunch of money. Little does Birdlace realize, but he'll have the night of his life with pure wannabe folk singer Rose (Lili Taylor). Don't think twice, it's alright...to listen to us talk Dogfight!
From the eighth month of 1991, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
In a semi-dystopian future Burbank (1996, though) two men contemplate their place in life as they reunite to save their mentor and adoptive father's night club from the bank. Harley Davidson (Mickey Rourke) is a no-nonsense drifter, while the Marlboro Man (Don Johnson) is a man about town. Will they succeed in wresting control away from the evil bank executive (Tom Sizemore), or will they simply have to seek revenge when things go wrong? Ride alongside...Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man!
From the seventh month of 1991, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
In South Central Los Angeles, four young boys grapple with the reality of their situation - growing up in constant fear of gang violence, expecting to wind up perpetuating the endless cycle of hopelessness. Trey (Cuba Gooding Jr) plans to break the trend and escape to college, while his best friend Ricky (Morris Chestnut) can ride his way to an impressive football scholarship. Ricky's brother Doughboy (Ice Cube) seems destined to remain in their dangerous situation., where they would always be...Boyz n the Hood!
From the sixth month of 1991, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
In 1938, Cliff Secord (Billy Campbell) is a stunt pilot longing to race through the skies in the best planes he can get his hands on - with the help of his trusty mechanic Peavy (Alan Arkin), he might just manage it some day. When tragic interference with some gangsters grounds Cliff before he gets a chance to fly in the big race, the pair discover a secret test rocket. Thinking it will turn their fortunes, Cliff straps the prototype to his back and dons a helmet, becoming an unlikely hero in the process. Fighting off Nazis, gangsters - and Hollywood lotharios attempting to woo his girl Jenny (Jennifer Connelly) - Cliff Secord will become....The Rocketeer!
From the fifth month of 1991, we attempted once more to track down yet another hidden gem:
What would you do if all you wanted was some peace and quiet on your summer vacation down at the lake house....but your newest patient is the most ruthless hypochondriac this side of the Mississippi? In the case of Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss), he must find new and innovative ways to combat (or cure) his latest reclamation project (Bill Murray). Will he succeed in ridding himself of a terrible nuisance or only exacerbate the nightmare? That's the question you'll find yourself asking with What About Bob?
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A podcast that looks back on the films of the 1990s, an "undiscovered decade" for the four co-hosts - Tristan More, Cory Taylor, James Milliron and Jeff Seesselberg. As they dive into a specific…