Musical: The Movie: The Podcast

We at M:TM:TP know you have your choice of what movie to watch this Halloween about wicker and sexuality, and we thank you for choosing 1973's "The Wicker Man"! Steph dubs this movie "Midsommar: The Musical"! Would it shock you to learn Andy has done a lot of research into Britt Ekland's nude scene? We talk about Christopher Lee's Fu Manchu, and how it led this movie to be made! Would this movie work if everyone kept their clothes on? Why is Bluto here? What IS the fine line between a Christopher Lee impression and a Patrick Stewart impression? Only one way to find out!

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Oh, happy day! Comedy person Sean Smith ("You Don't Look Funny") joins Andy & Steph to talk about Whoopi Goldberg's generation-defining sequel, "Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit"! Steph talks about this movie giving her the platonic ideal of choir performance! Andy talks about wearing this cassette tape out on his Walkman, but is somehow surprised to learn it's a Black cinema classic! Sean tells us why "I'm 'bout it" was his "Mary Had a Little Lamb"! We learn that the director of this movie and Peter Dinklage have played the same Marvel character! This movie is based on a real person?? We explore the crushing emotional effect of Ryan Toby's Mariah Carey note! Oh, and don't worry-- we unpack the blatant sexual chemistry between Maggie Smith and the old priest.

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No more of those lover's lament pods-- we want something happy, something peppy, something up-tempo! Steph and Andy talk Tom Hanks's 1996 directorial debut, "That Thing You Do!" We talk about the dawn of Zahn, the darin' of Theron, and Ethan Embry's very complicated story about a duck. Andy explains why Jonathan Schaech is his Brett Favre. Steph talks about what part of this movie reminds her of the Winklevoss twins! Andy reminisces about DIVX! The gang wonders if there are bad guys in this movie, and tackles one of the most difficult "is this a musical?" questionings we've ever had!

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Oooh-WEE! We're headed to Texas, and it ain't for a chainsaw massacre! Steph and Andy take a visit to the prettiest little whorehouse you ever saw, as they watch the 1982 Dolly Parton- and Burt Reynolds-led sex worker musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"! We talk about Jim Nabors was so popular that they had to make a second Jim Nabors! We marvel at Burt & Dolly's chemistry and talk about their friction on the set! We're talking Charles Durning on the podcast for the third time-- is this his best?? We talk about Dom Deluise's childhood kitchen! And you KNOW we're talkin' boobs. Y'all come now, ya hear?

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Comedy and music people Stephen Kline & Michael Kline (Happen!) join Andy & Steph to talk about Robert Altman's 1980 comic strip musical, "Popeye"! Andy talks about how this movie felt like a fever dream as a child! Steph wonders who that guy who keeps eating the hamburgers is? Stephen and Michael talk about how this movie influenced their love of Harry Nilsson and the music they make to this day! We discuss how Little Orphan Annie and Henry Kissinger helped get this movie made! You KNOW we talk about "The Courtship of Eddie's Father"! This is a really fun one, so grab some carricks and rink the film!

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Grab your cowboy hat and get the bachelorette party together-- we're goin' to Nashville!! (the TV show, not the movie.) Andy & Steph watch the first three episodes of Callie Khouri's country music soap opera-- one for the first time, one revisiting! Andy talks about his perception of the city of Nashville as someone who grew up in Memphis! Steph talks about finally watching this show after living with some of the songs for seven years! We talk about how you just always believe Hayden Panettiere. We wonder if this is the peak of Connie Britton's powers? We talk about Australia's perceived obsession with the American South! And of course, Emperor Palpatine stops by.

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Don't call it a memorial episode! Andy and Steph take a look back at the Irish two-hander that charmed them in the aughts, "Once." Steph talks about her ancestral call the 5/4 beat! Andy has a hot take about "Falling Slowly"! The gang tries to figure out if Markéta Irglová's character in this movie is a manic pixie dream girl! The gang tries to figure out if Markéta Irglová is DOING a character in this movie! We get dicey about what happened between the two leads before, during, and after production-- but mostly it's about song structure or whatever.

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Grab an Orange Whip and get me my Cheez-Whiz-- the Blues Brothers have come to M:TM:TP! Steph and Andy get the band back together with Joliet's own Stephanie Weber ("Directora") to talk tip to tail about John Landis's 1980 film "The Blues Brothers." Andy talks about his Blues Brothers-themed English project gone wrong! Steph sees this movie for the first time! Stephanie discusses the challenges of talking movies with younger friends! The gang discusses important questions like: is Dan Aykroyd hot? How much cocaine was on this set? How long HAS Pier One imports been around? Was Carrie Fisher the J.Lo of her time?

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ODYSSEY-MANIA comes to M:TM:TP as we discuss its 2000 Coen Brothers adaptation, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" with theater person Leanne Dinverno (The Coil Project). We unpack all the important questions like, is this really an adaptation of "The Odyssey"? Is this even a musical?? Andy talks about seeing this soundtrack... live in concert?? Steph details which artist from this soundtrack she started a lifelong love affair with. Leanne shares her favorite "Odyssey" meme! Listen to this when you're in a tight spot!

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