Only on Movie Wars can we go from discussing pimps and franchised anarchy one week and then Rom-Coms the next week. When you watch a good Rom-Com, you can taste it. The taste of Fall or Christmas against the backdrop of a romanticized New York, Chicago, or Seattle. Grab a latte, take a stroll with your soulmate, and laugh along with the Movie Wars crew as we Love and War.

Film Summary

Sleepless In Seattle 

After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

•  
• Genre:
• Romance
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Nora Ephron
• Producer:
• Gary Foster
• Writer:
• Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Jun 25, 1993  Wide
• Runtime:
• 1h 44m
• Distributor:
• Columbia Tristar
• Production Co:
• TriStar Pictures

(Info courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sleepless_in_seattle) 

When Harry Met Sally 

In 1977, college graduates Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) and Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) share a contentious car ride from Chicago to New York, during which they argue about whether men and women can ever truly be strictly platonic friends. Ten years later, Harry and Sally meet again at a bookstore, and in the company of their respective best friends, Jess (Bruno Kirby) and Marie (Carrie Fisher), attempt to stay friends without sex becoming an issue between them.

•  
• Genre:
• Romance
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Rob Reiner
• Producer:
• Rob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman
• Writer:
• Nora Ephron
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $90.4M
• Runtime:
• 1h 35m
• Production Co:
• Castle Rock Entertainment

(info provided by Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/when_harry_met_sally) 

Kyle, Drew, and Phil tackle two giants of cinema in episode 0014. Taxi Driver and Fight Club explore the depths of the mind and its impact on society as a whole. Both films show their respective directors and actors growing into their craft. Hail a cab with the Movie Wars crew as we dissect the layers of morality in Taxi Driver and Fight Club.

Film Summaries: 

Taxi Driver

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city. When Travis meets pretty campaign worker Betsy (Cybill Shepherd), he becomes obsessed with the idea of saving the world, first plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate, then directing his attentions toward rescuing 12-year-old prostitute Iris (Jodie Foster).

•  
• Genre:
• Drama
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Martin Scorsese
• Producer:
• Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
• Writer:
• Paul Schrader
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Feb 8, 1976  Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Aug 14, 2007
• Runtime:
• 1h 53m
• Distributor:
• Columbia Pictures

(Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/taxi_driver)

Fight Club 

A depressed man (Edward Norton) suffering from insomnia meets a strange soap salesman named Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and soon finds himself living in his squalid house after his perfect apartment is destroyed. The two bored men form an underground club with strict rules and fight other men who are fed up with their mundane lives. Their perfect partnership frays when Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), a fellow support group crasher, attracts Tyler's attention.

• Genre:
• Mystery & Thriller, Drama
• Director:
• David Fincher
• Producer:
• Ross Grayson Bell, Ceán Chaffin, Art Linson
• Writer:
• Chuck Palahniuk, Jim Uhls
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Oct 15, 1999  Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Oct 14, 2003
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $37.0M
• Runtime:
• 2h 19m
• Distributor:
• 20th Century Fox
• Production Co:
• Art Linson Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures, Taurus Film, New Regency Pictures
• (Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fight_club) 

The Movie Wars crew has sports on the brain as the NFL, college football, and baseball are in full bloom. Sports films are the perfect vehicle for tackling heavy subject matter. It only felt right to tackle two juggernauts of the sports films sub-genre: Field Of Dreams and The Natural.

Field Of Dreams

When Iowa farmer Ray (Kevin Costner) hears a mysterious voice one night in his cornfield saying "If you build it, he will come," he feels the need to act. Despite taunts of lunacy, Ray builds a baseball diamond on his land, supported by his wife, Annie (Amy Madigan). Afterward, the ghosts of great players start emerging from the crops to play ball, led by "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. But, as Ray learns, this field of dreams is about much more than bringing former baseball greats out to play.

• Rating:
• PG
• Genre:
• Fantasy
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Phil Alden Robinson
• Producer:
• Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon
• Writer:
• Phil Alden Robinson
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Dec 16, 2003
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $61.8M
• Runtime:
• 1h 46m
• Production Co:
• Gordon Company

The Natural

On the way to a tryout with the Chicago Cubs, young baseball phenom Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) is shot by the unstable Harriet Bird (Barbara Hershey). After 16 years, Hobbs returns to pro baseball as a rookie for the last-place New York Knights. Despite early arguments with his manager, Pop Fisher (Wilford Brimley), Hobbs becomes one of the best players in the league, and the Knights start winning. But this upsets the Judge (Robert Prosky), their owner, who wants Hobbs to lose games, not win.

• Rating:
• PG
• Genre:
• Drama
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Barry Levinson
• Producer:
• Mark Johnson
• Writer:
• Bernard Malamud, Phil Dusenberry
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Apr 3, 2007
• Runtime:
• 2h 14m
• Production Co:
• TriStar Pictures

Info courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/natural

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/field_of_dreams

Great films are often the result of an evolution in narratives and storytelling. Die Hard and Speed were refreshing representations of a new wave in action films. Containerized environments, lovable and relatable action stars, and touches of comedy. Kyle, Drew, and Phil didn’t let this podcast go below 50 MPH.

SPEED

FIlm Summary: Los Angeles police officer Jack (Keanu Reeves) angers retired bomb squad member Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) by foiling his attempt at taking hostages. In revenge, Payne arms a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of spunky passenger Annie (Sandra Bullock), Jack and his partner Harry (Jeff Daniels) try to save the people on the bus before the bomb goes off, while also trying to figure out how Payne is monitoring them.

• Rating:
• R (Violence|Language)
• Genre:
• Mystery & Thriller, Action
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Jan de Bont
• Producer:
• Mark Gordon
• Writer:
• Graham Yost
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Jun 10, 1994  Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Nov 25, 2015
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $121.2M

Info courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/speed_1994)

DIE HARD

FIlm Summary: New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there's no one to save the hostages -- but him.

• Rating:
• R
• Genre:
• Mystery & Thriller, Action
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• John McTiernan
• Producer:
• Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver
• Writer:
• Roderick Thorp, Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Jul 15, 1988  Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Nov 25, 2015
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $81.0M

Info Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die_hard)

Episode Summary:  One could argue that films like Gladiator and Braveheart are basic examples of why movies exist. To transport the audience to a different time and place. These two films do that in a huge way. Gladiator and Braveheart are larger-than-life epics that set new standards for scale and grandiosity in a movie. Join the guys as they break down these two historical epics. 

Film Summaries

Gladiator: Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) takes power and strips rank from Maximus (Russell Crowe), one of the favored generals of his predecessor and father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the great stoical philosopher. Maximus is then relegated to fighting to the death in the gladiator arenas.

• Rating:
• R (Intense Graphic Combat)
• Genre:
• Action, Drama, History, Adventure
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Ridley Scott
• Producer:
• David Franzoni, Branko Lustig, Douglas Wick
• Writer:
• John Logan, David Franzoni, David Franzoni, William Nicholson
• Release Date (Theaters):
• May 5, 2000  Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Aug 1, 2013
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $187.7M
• Runtime:
• 2h 34m

-Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gladiator_

Braveheart: Tells the story of the legendary thirteenth-century Scottish hero named William Wallace (Mel Gibson). Wallace rallies the Scottish against the English monarch and Edward I (Peter Hanly) after he suffers a personal tragedy by English soldiers. Wallace gathers a group of amateur warriors that is stronger than any English army.

• Rating:
• R (Brutal Medieval Warfare)
• Genre:
• War, Drama, Biography, History
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Mel Gibson
• Producer:
• Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson, Alan Ladd Jr.
• Writer:
• Randall Wallace
• Release Date (Theaters):
• May 24, 1995  Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Aug 1, 2013
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $75.5M
• Runtime:
• 2h 57m

-Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1065684-braveheart)

Episode Summary:  You cannot assess the history of cinema without assessing the history of mob films. Filmmakers discovering that crime offered a new narrative form changed the direction of movies to come. Today, the guys discuss two of the most celebrated mob movies in history. The Godfather is in the constant rotation of films that are considered “Best Of All Time”. Goodfellas builds on the modern formula that The Godfather builds by giving the “Behind The Music” of running an organized crime organization. Also, these films don’t lack star power. When we analyze the cast of each film, it reads like the yet-to-be-realized youth of The Godfather versus the tenured De Niro/Pesci cast that Scorsese had perfected chemistry with. Buckle up for our most detailed Movie Wars to date. And remember, "never rat on your friends and keep your mouth shut” as Jimmy Conway put it.  

Movie Wars Scorecard 

Best Top Bill Cast

Best Supporting Cast

Best dressed

Best ending

Which gang do you want to be in?

Music

Highest employer rating

Scorsese Vs Coppola 

Best mob portrayal 

Horsehead in the bed or leave a dead man in a meat freezer truck?

Worst beating? Henry Hill or Sonny

Best Italian cooking

Film Summaries

Goodfellas: A young man grows up in the mob and works very hard to advance himself through the ranks. He enjoys his life of money and luxury, but is oblivious to the horror that he causes. A drug addiction and a few mistakes ultimately unravel his climb to the top. Based on the book "Wiseguy" by Nicholas Pileggi.

• Rating:
• R
• Genre:
• Drama, Crime
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Martin Scorsese
• Producer:
• Irwin Winkler
• Writer:
• Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Sep 19, 1990  Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Aug 15, 2008
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $42.6M

-Info courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes, (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1032176-goodfellas)

The Godfather: Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). When the don's youngest son, Michael (Al Pacino), reluctantly joins the Mafia, he becomes involved in the inevitable cycle of violence and betrayal. Although Michael tries to maintain a normal relationship with his wife, Kay (Diane Keaton), he is drawn deeper into the family business.

• Rating:
• R
• Genre:
• Drama, Crime
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Francis Ford Coppola
• Producer:
• Albert S. Ruddy
• Writer:
• Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, Mario Puzo
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Mar 15, 1972  Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Aug 1, 2013
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $134.8M
• Runtime:
• 2h 57m
• -Summary courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godfather)

Episode Summary:  Cops and robbers are a sacrament of film. Once crime was introduced to cinema, filmmakers and writers uncovered its narrative power. Like any popular subject matter, it tends to get bland as films present watered-down versions and half-assed attempts at telling a compelling crime story. Fast forward to 1995’s Heat. Heat is art meets action in the form of cops and robbers. Instead of your standard crime drama, Michael Mann serves up a delicious character study that focuses on the subtle variance in moral fibers that put good and bad on opposite sides. The movie breaks wide open when you realize that Vincent and McCauley are the same people. They just happen to fall on different sides of the law. The Departed seems like a Scorsese rerun on the outside. However, it doesn’t take long to see that it’s not his age-old formula of “3 hours of zooming in on the thing that makes a character unbearable.” Instead, he puts together a giant cast and shows his ability to tell a story across multiple points of view. In this episode, the guys discuss how simply having a giant, star-laden cast doesn’t guarantee a good film. It takes a director and a vision. These two films are the ultimate example of how to balance star power and story. As for randos, the guys discuss the preparation that actors went through, Michael Mann’s attention to character detail, and the artistic design of these powerhouse films. 

Movie Wars Scorecard 

Best Top Bill Cast

Best Supporting Cast

Least Bloated cast(best utilization of gigantic cast)

Music

Neil McCauley Vs. Frank Costello

Gun Fight

The award for best police work

Best Criminal Enterprise

Worse with relationships (all the men of both movies)

Psycho Henchmen Wanegrow Vs. Mr. French

Which gang do you want to join?

Martin Scorsese vs. Michael Mann 

Film Summaries

Heat: Master criminal Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is trying to control the rogue actions of one of his men, while also planning one last big heist before retiring. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Hanna (Al Pacino) attempts to track down McCauley as he deals with the chaos in his own life, including the infidelity of his wife (Diane Venora) and the mental health of his stepdaughter (Natalie Portman). McCauley and Hanna discover a mutual respect, even as they try to thwart each other's plans.

• Director:
• Michael Mann
• Producer:
• Art Linson, Michael Mann
• Writer:
• Michael Mann
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Dec 15, 1995 Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Nov 19, 2015
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $66.2M
• Runtime:
• 2h 50m
• -Summary courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/heat_1995)

The Departed

South Boston cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes under cover to infiltrate the organization of gangland chief Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). As Billy gains the mobster's trust, a career criminal named Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) infiltrates the police department and reports on its activities to his syndicate bosses. When both organizations learn they have a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin must figure out each other's identities to save their own lives.

• Rating:
• R (Pervasive Language|Drug Material|Some Strong Sexual Content|Strong Brutal Violence)
• Genre:
• Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
• Original Language:
• English
• Director:
• Martin Scorsese
• Producer:
• Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Graham King
• Writer:
• William Monahan
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Oct 6, 2006 Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Oct 24, 2008
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $132.4M
• Runtime:
• 2h 32m
• -Summary courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/departed)

Episode Summary: On episode 0008 of the Movie Wars Podcast, Kyle, Drew, and Phil dissect two modern masterpieces. These films duked it out for best film (No Country edged TWBB out) in 2008. Both qualify as American classics of masterful storytelling. These movies were even filmed in the same place. One of Kyle’s Rando’s covers how one film’s pyrotechnics halted the production of another. Kyle’s Randos cover original casting, pre-production mishaps with one of the film’s stars, notes from the books, and many more items. The story-hook focuses on how films were exploring dark and nihilistic themes comfortably after the tragic events of 911. Artists in all mediums weren’t shying away from dark themes. This created the opening for these two films. Not to mention that these two films were released the same year that Breaking Bad began its unprecedented run as, according to several, the best show ever made. Walter White took the concept of the antihero to new heights as do No Country For Old Men And There Will Be Blood. Anton Chigurh and Daniel Plainview are two of the darkest, complex, and interesting antiheroes to ever hit the big screen. The guys finish it out with their epic scorecard and personal picks to conclude the show.

Movie Wars Score Card Categories for Episode 0008

1. Best Top Bill Cast
2. Best Supporting Cast
3. Best pretentious long title
4. Best Music
5. Best Dessert/Setting
6. Bowling Pin Vs. Silenced Shotgun
7. Sending your kid off to deaf school without telling him or flipping a coin that decides if you kill someone
8. The Real "Best Picture"
9. Best Mustache (Brolin Vs. DDL)
10. Best Dark Comedy
11. Best resourcefulness
12. Best Time Transport

Plot Summaries:

No Country For Old Men:

While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the hunted when a merciless killer named Chigurh (Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. Also looking for Moss is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), an aging lawman who reflects on a changing world and a dark secret of his own, as he tries to find and protect Moss. -Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/no_country_for_old_men)

• Director:
• Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
• Producer:
• Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin
• Writer:
• Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Nov 21, 2007 Wide
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $74.3M
• Runtime:
• 2h 2m

Courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/no_country_for_old_men)

There Will Be Blood:

Silver miner Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) leads a hardscrabble life with his son, H.W. (Dillon Freasier). When he hears about oil oozing from the ground near the Western town of Little Boston, Daniel takes his son on a mission to find their fortune. Daniel makes his lucky strike and becomes a self-made tycoon but, as his fortune grows, he deviates into moral bankruptcy.

• Director:
• Paul Thomas Anderson
• Producer:
• Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar
• Writer:
• Paul Thomas Anderson
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Jan 25, 2008 Wide
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $40.2M
• Runtime:
• 2h 38m

-Information, courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/there_will_be_blood)

Episode Summary: Rocky and Raging Bull are two of the greatest boxing films of all time. Although seen as two drastically different films, they make a great pairing for episode 0007 of the Movie Wars Podcast. Kyle, Drew, and Phil discuss the themes that tie these two films together. Although Rocky and Jake LaMotta are very different, Kyle surmises that they make up two sides of one coin. One is a naive optimist while the other is a gifted but insanely troubled person. This paradox is what makes sports films great. The sport itself is often just the proving ground that acts as a metaphor that plays out the complexities of the characters themselves. Boxing itself is arguably the most superior sport to tell those stories. 

Randos cover the underdog elements of Sylvester Stallone's rise to fame through a film he wrote but no one wanted him to act in. Other randos cover other casting considerations, little budgets with big results, Martin Scorsese’s artistic approach to making a sports film, and actor dedication to learning how to fight convincingly. 

Movie Wars Scorecard:

Best Top Bill Cast

Best Supporting Cast 

Who would you rather get punched by? 

Adrian Vs Vickey in a fight 

Music 

Best fighting depiction

Bloody Bruised Face: Who Wore It Best? 

Best Nickname 

Worst with women

Worst jokes

Best Italian 

Plot Summaries:

Rocky: Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a small-time boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), when the undefeated fighter's scheduled opponent is injured. While training with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith), Rocky tentatively begins a relationship with Adrian (Talia Shire), the wallflower sister of his meat-packer pal Paulie (Burt Young).

Director:

John G. Avildsen

• Producer:
• Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
• Writer:
• Sylvester Stallone
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Dec 1, 1976 Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Oct 31, 2015
• Runtime:
• 1h 59m
• Production Co:
• United Artists

-Summary and info courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1017776-rocky)

Raging Bull: The story of a middleweight boxer as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love with a gorgeous girl from the Bronx. The inability to express his feelings enters into the ring and eventually takes over his life. He eventually is sent into a downward spiral that costs him everything.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

• Producer:
• Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
• Writer:
• Jake LaMotta, Joseph Carter, Peter Savage, Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin
• Release Date (Theaters):
• Jan 1, 1980 Wide
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Nov 25, 2016
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $87.3K
• Runtime:
• 2h 8m
• Production Co:
• United Artists, Chartoff-Winkler Productions
• -Plot summary and information courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raging_bull)

Episode Summary: After the brain-searing, philosophically exhausting episode 0005(The Matrix Vs. Inception), the guys needed a week or two to catch their breath. For a change of pace, they give comedy a whirl. What better than quite possibly the best two buddy comedies of all time? Buddy comedy is its own subgenre of comedy. It appears throughout comedy in every decade. Dumb And Dumber and Tommy Boy are side-splitting films that take the audience on road trips through less than ideal situations. One of the major themes of episode 0006 is the idea that comedy in and of itself should be judged similarly to dramatic films(Jeff Daniels even said so). This rests in the fact that so many comedic actors can do drama but the reverse isn’t nearly as prevalent. Jim Carrey is an incredible example of this range. Knowing this is true, you can’t help but think about what several of entertainment’s biggest hitters had to say about the late and great Chris Farley. The common sentiment is that we hadn’t even seen the tip of the iceberg of his talent. Like many great comics, his potential to do drama was not only high, but expected. Kyle speaks to failure as a stand-up comedian to provide insights into the emotional layers of comedy. During randos, the guys discuss how Dumb And Dumber was a film that was more than likely never going to be made, how Jeff Daniels ended up playing opposite of Jim Carrey, and the original casting choices that would blow your mind. 

Movie Wars Score Card

Best Top Bill Cast 

Best Supporting Cast 

Best buddy duo to go on a trip with? 

Who would you rather be, the bird or the deer? 

Best thwarting the police technique?

Best Soundtrack? 

Who would win a duo Cage Match? 

Whats nobler? Delivering the suitcase to the woman or saving the father’s company?  

Best use of condiments 

Best 90’s Soundtrack 

Most quotable 

Film Summaries

Tommy Boy: After his beloved father (Brian Dennehy) dies, dimwitted Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley) inherits a near-bankrupt automobile parts factory in Sandusky, Ohio. His brand new stepmother, Beverly (Bo Derek), wants to cash out and close, but Tommy's sentimental attachment to his father's employees spurs him to make one last-ditch effort to find someone who will buy their products. With his father's tightly wound assistant, Richard (David Spade), in tow, Tommy hits the road to scare up some new clients.

• Director:
• Peter Segal
• Writer:
• Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Aug 1, 2013
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $30.7M
• Runtime:
• 1h 38m
• Production Co:
• Paramount Pictures
• -Summary and information courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes(https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tommy_boy)

Dumb And Dumber:

Imbecilic best friends Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) stumble across a suitcase full of money left behind in Harry's car by Mary Swanson (Lauren Holly), who was on her way to the airport. The pair decide to go to Aspen, Colo., to return the money, unaware that it is connected to a kidnapping. As Harry and Lloyd -- who has fallen in love with Mary -- are pursued across the country by hired killers and police, they find both their friendship and their brains tested.

• Director:
• Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly
• Producer:
• Brad Krevoy, Steven Stabler
• Writer:
• Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly, Bennett Yellin
• Release Date (Streaming):
• Nov 7, 2008
• Box Office (Gross USA):
• $127.2M
• Runtime:
• 1h 46m
• Production Co:
• New Line Cinema, Motion Picture Corporation of America
• Summary and information courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dumb_and_dumber)