Ruined Childhoods

Hold onto your gis because we're in North Carolina talking about the 2006 cult classic, The Foot Fist Way! This film stars Danny McBride, Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Mary Jane Bostic and showed the world the yin to The Karate Kid's yang. Also, Dan and Jon consider new ways to bring back the movie's characters and extend its legacy.

Next episode: Leprechaun (1993) • North Dakota

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Dan and Jon have the TIME OF THEIR LIVES talking about the 1987 independent classic, Dirty Dancing. Dan and Jon share information about the film's production, the happy accidents that made the movie work, and their own personal experiences vacationing in the Catskills.

Next episode: The Foot Fist Way (2006) • North Carolina

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Dan and Jon are exploring New Mexico cinema (set, not shot) with the Gary Cooper western classic, High Noon. This Hollywood blacklisting allegory also showcases the talents of Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, and Lloyd Bridges all in strong supporting roles. Dan and Jon talk a bit about the film's legacy and imagine how it could be brought back today.

Also, High Noon was JUST RELEASED on 4k Ultra HD Blu-Ray by Kino Lorber, featuring a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative and new audio commentaries from Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode & Film Historian/Writer Julie Kirgo.

Next episode: Dirty Dancing (1987) • New York

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Dan and Jon are back in their home state (spiritually, not physically) to talk about all of the things that make New Jersey, well, New Jersey. One of these things is the main setting of Kevin Smith's 2nd feature film, Mallrats.

Next episode: High Noon (1952) • New Mexico

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The Ruined Childhoods podcast is up in New Hampshire to discuss the Nicole Kidman/Joaquin Phoenix/Matt Dillon dark comedy classic, To Die For - the 5th feature by director Gus Van Sant. This film, set in the Granite State, has recently entered the Criterion Collection, and rightfully so.

Next episode: Mallrats (1995) • New Jersey

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Take away the story behind the 1961 Marilyn Monroe/Clark Gable/Montgomery Clift classic and what do you have? Dan and Jon dissect The Misfits and try to find news ways to improve upon the final films of two Hollywood icons.

Next episode: To Die For (1995) • New Hampshire

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Dan and Jon are trekking from Montana to Nebraska with the Grant family to see if Woody actually won a million bucks.

Next episode: The Misfits (1961) • Nevada

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Dan and Jon couldn't decide on one early-to-mid-90s Columbla/TriStar emotionally withholding father 1920s-era Brad Pitt Montana movie, so they picked BOTH!

Next episode: Nebraska (2013) • Nebraska

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This week, Dan and Jon are in the backwoods of Missouri as Jennifer Lawrence tries to find her bail-jumping meth-cooking father. They also give their quick thoughts on the upcoming Academy Awards.

Next episode: A River Runs Through It (1992) & Legends of the Fall (1994) • Montana

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Dan and Jon are in 1960s Mississippi to take a close look at the Norman Jewison Oscar winner, In the Heat of the Night starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. This film should be required cinema in understanding racial relations in civil rights era rural south, and Dan and Jon have some ideas on how to keep it fresh in the modern era.

Next episode: Winter's Bone (2010) • Missouri

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