We’re ruining American Beauty the only way we know how—by indicting it. With guest Corey Chichizola, we unpack Ricky’s illegal filming (privacy/wiretapping), whether adultery still matters in no-fault divorce, how domestic violence can affect support, and why the final minutes don’t mean what you think. Then we play detective: who actually faces charges after Lester’s death, and what evidence holds up? Along the way we talk rose petals, the infamous “plastic bag” moment, and the messy reality of suburban criminal liability—minus the movie’s convenient metaphors. Content note: sexual misconduct, homophobia, domestic violence, murder.

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What happens when a miracle anti-aging potion meets actual law? In Death Becomes Her, we pull apart the crimes and liabilities under the glam: murder vs. conspiracy, “legal death” vs. medical death, malpractice exposure, and whether a secret youth serum would be treated like a consumer product with warnings. We also dig into why the movie’s camp and body horror still land, and how its over-the-top scenarios make perfect law-school hypotheticals.

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A small-town pageant with sabotage, bribery, and a swan float that literally explodes, “Drop Dead Gorgeous” has everything a lawyer hates and a comedian loves. Journalist Corey Chichizola joins us to dissect the film’s pitch-black mockumentary style and the surprisingly rich pile of legal issues hiding under all that Aquanet.

We break down how a rigged contest actually works, why “everyone got food poisoning” is not a fair tiebreaker, and what kinds of claims (negligence, fraud, breach) might stick in the real world. Along the way, we celebrate the movie’s quotable menace, its cult-classic staying power, and the scenes we can’t stop re-watching.
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This week, the Let’s Ruin It crew takes on the 1990 film Ghost — romance, fraud, hauntings, and pottery wheels included.

Special guest Dina with the Pink Hair, a psychic medium, joins us to talk spirits, the truth about hauntings, and how Hollywood gets it wrong. We also dig into the legal issues in the movie — fraud, embezzlement, murder, and more.

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Put the bunny back in the box — or don’t. The Let’s Ruin It crew is hopping on a government prison plane to tear into Con Air (1997), a movie that’s somehow equal parts war crime, love story, and action fever dream.

Diana, Jenny, and Liz go full legal mode on:

• whether Poe should’ve even gone to jail in the first place

• why the parole board would never work that fast

• and the actual federal crime of putting Steve Buscemi next to a child.

Also: why does everyone on this plane have a nickname and a bag of grenades?

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Adam Sandler really wanted a kid. Too bad everything he does is legally unhinged.

In this episode of Let’s Ruin It, the lawyers break down 1999’s Big Daddy and find a custody case full of fake names, court orders, stalking, fraud, and deeply questionable food bribery.

We cover:

• Illegal adoption tactics

• Identity fraud & lying to social services

• Whether McDonald's breakfast is a human right

• The legality of letting a child pee on a building

• Child endangerment through street hockey and Hooters

• And why Jon Stewart’s character should’ve gone to jail, too

🎙️ It’s a lesson in what not to do if you find a random kid on your doorstep.

Is Wedding Crashers still funny—or is it just felony after felony?

For the 20th anniversary of this 2000s classic, the Let’s Ruin It attorneys dig into the legal and moral chaos behind the laughs. From fake military valor and emotional manipulation to sexual assault, trespassing, and actual poisoning—turns out, crashing a wedding is a criminal buffet.

Topics include:

• Hostile work environments

• Mediation malpractice

• Stolen Valor Act violations

• Emotional distress lawsuits

• Eyedrop poisoning: Assault or attempted murder?

• And yes… the most uncomfortable dinner scene ever

It’s hilarious until you look at it through a legal lens—and then it’s horrifying.

On the 40th anniversary of The Goonies, your favorite attorney-hosts revisit this Gen X classic—and tear it apart with love and legal scrutiny. From zoning board corruption and sketchy foreclosure tactics to Corey Feldman’s fake Spanish translation and a real pirate ship, we explore the good, the bad, and the problematic.

Why do some people adore this movie while others just… can’t? And was any of this remotely legal?

🎬 Plus: cast updates (hello Jeff Cohen, Esq.), latchkey kid chaos, and the case for why this 80s gem might be more stressful than you remember.

Listener request by Nancy — thank you!

We’re diving headfirst into the ethical (and slightly legal) mess that is You've Got Mail. Join attorneys Liz, Diana, and Jenny as they explore whether Joe Fox was actually catfishing Kathleen, if there's a legal case to be made for emotional manipulation, and how romantic comedies like this one shaped a generation of lowered expectations.

This episode includes:

📩 AOL chat nostalgia

📚 Indie bookstores vs corporate giants

🧠 Business deception vs romantic intention

🫠 Is Meg Ryan’s character too passive?

💔 Can emotional betrayal be a legal issue?

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Happy 4th of July! 🎆 On this episode of Let’s Ruin It, Diana, Liz, and Jenny take on the ultimate Independence Day movie — Independence Day — and legally ruin it from every angle. Forget patriotism and heroism... let’s talk alien detainment, stolen fighter jets, nuclear protocol, and whether the Geneva Conventions apply to ETs.

This episode dives into:

• Can the President personally pilot a fighter jet?

• Is Area 51 even constitutional?

• Should aliens be read their rights?

• What’s the legality of hacking an intergalactic mothership?

• Could Will Smith be court-martialed?

• Is the White House grossly under-secured?

From government secrets to planetary destruction and a total lack of due process, we tear apart this 90s classic with humor, sharp legal insight, and a healthy dose of eye-rolling.

🛸 Let’s Ruin It — where your favorite movies go to get cross-examined.