Old Roommates

Holy smoke! Once again, Kurt Russell looks hot in a white tank top. Yes, 1991’s “Backdraft” had
a lot going for it: William Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, Robert DeNiro, Rebecca De Mornay, and
some fabulous fire footage. The Ron Howard blockbuster was an ode to firefighters and
(ultimately) an Oscar nominee. Decades later, do the fires of fandom rage on? Does the cast still
crackle? And, has a fire ever looked anyone in the eyes? The Old Roommates are living in a
powder keg and giving off sparks during this rewatch. Listen to this.
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“Effie, brace yourself.” Audiences prepared for the impact of a hairy man in full grandma drag,
and kept coming back for more. 1993’s “Mrs. Doubtfire” was a big hit with critics and
moviegoers alike, somehow swirling laughs throughout a story of marital separation and child
custody. Decades later, does its heart still feel like it’s in the right place? Would you support a
Robin Williams and Sally Field reconciliation? And, what’s the going rate for an early 90’s
mobile petting zoo? The Old Roommates answer your Want Ad for another episode. Listen to
this.
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Singer. Ceiling dancer. Inappropriate college professor? Lionel Richie broke the music video
mold with “Hello” and “Dancing on the Ceiling” in the mid-1980s. The songs remain classics, but
what about the videos? From pursuing a female student to wearing red to a black & white
party, Richie’s faux pas are on full display. Can his charisma have us see past his stalking of a
vision-impaired woman? Can Rodney Dangerfield’s humor still find a home in a dance number?
And, can the Old Roommates stop laughing at their own jokes long enough to get through this
episode? Listen to this.
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Brian met Drew Barrymore several times...19 years ago. And we’ll get to those dazzling
meetings after the Old Roommates discuss their re-watch of 1998 film, “Ever After”. The
Renaissance-era spin of the classic story enchanted audiences with its pitch perfect storytelling,
its post-feminist take, and a bundle of charming performances. Decades later, can we still
believe in fairy tales? Does Angelica Huston elevate everything she’s in? And is Danielle de
Barbarac a 16th century Bernie Sanders? The Old Roommates search for utopia and the answers
to these questions. Listen to this.
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100% pure adrenaline...or is that testosterone? The 1991 action film was a non-stop thrill ride,
sky dive and foot chase. It also had two hotties: Keanu Reeves and the late-great Patrick
Swayze. Both actors are tip-top shape, from jumping on surfboards and robbing banks, to
jumping out of planes and smooching Lori Petty. But thirty years later, how much is too much?
Is the bromance too bro-ey? And who wrote this “hot shot” dialogue? The Old Roommates
smear on the Sex Wax and revisit all the action? Listen to this.
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Our special Mother’s Day episode! We rewatched that notorious 1981 film with that infamous
performance. In Mommie Dearest, Faye Dunaway plays movie star Joan Crawford with reckless
abandon. The divisive, violent portrayal may have damaged Dunaway’s career, but there’s no
denying its staying power. Now, forty years later, its cult ‘comedy’ classic status firmly in place,
can the film be rewatched as it was intended? Do the scenes of abuse still pack a punch? And,
ummm, why didn’t Christina just listen to her mom once in a while? The Old Roommates strap
themselves into this Hollywood nightmare. Listen to this.
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Robert Downey Jr let loose as a reincarnated lawyer in love with Cybill Shephard in the
charming little film, Chances Are. The 1989 movie tapped into the popular angels and heaven
tropes of the time, but audiences stayed away. Decades later, does the film make us believe in
life after love...and death? Are all movie characters who went to Yale this dumb? And should
you ever hug your mom’s naked lover? The Old Roommates do some moonlighting and chat
about the misunderstood romcom. Listen to this.
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Poetry, football players, and painful memories successfully swirled into the multi-Oscar-
nominated film, The Prince of Tides. Directed by and starring Barbra Streisand as a stylish shrink
with a short fuse, the 1991 film surprised many with its deep, dark take on the best-selling
novel by Pat Conroy. Thirty years later, do we still have PTSD from that home-invasion scene?
Should we be rooting for the central adulterous love birds? And why would Lowenstein marry a
violin-playing vampire? The Old Roommates make an appointment and discuss it all. Listen to
this.
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John Hughes attempted a rebirth of sorts with his 1988 dramedy “She’s Having a Baby,” starring
Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, and Alec Baldwin. Focusing on 20-somethings for the first
time, Hughes’s labor of love struggled to find an audience. Now that we’re older and wiser,
were late-80’s audiences right? Does the movie suffer or benefit from its ‘baby-centric’ title?
And can anything with Bacon ever be that bad? The Old Roommates compare lawnmowers and
take another look. Listen to this.
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Ted Knight is a landlord-cartoonist-dad in Too Close for Comfort. The classic 80’s sitcom had a
revolving door of cast members including Jim J. Bullock, Audrey Meadows and a random niece
named April. Forty years later, were Henry & Muriel Rush too nice for their own good? Is
Monroe as annoying as we remember? And...Cosmic Cow is female? The Old Roommates
rewatch the fun from Rafkin’s closet and sort things out. Listen to this.
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