What would the disaster movie be without the contributions of German director Roland Emmerich? For over 25 years, Emmerich has made a name for himself destroying cities worldwide, most famously in 1996's "Independence Day". Today on the podcast, we're looking back on Emmerich's magnum opuses: the global warming thriller "The Day After Tomorrow" and the disaster movie to end all disaster movies, "2012". Cinematographer Jake Ures joins us to discuss the effortless charm of John Cusack, Jake Gyllenhaal's early years as an up and coming leading man, the underrated character actor Glenn Plummer, Emmerich's unabashed love for 50 Cent, and America's least valuable leading man, Dennis Quaid.