Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

d. J.J. Abrams

Starring:Daisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacHarrison FordCarrie Fisher

This special Star Wars edition of Total Movie Recall finds Steve feeling the emotional pull of the force as he regresses to his 8-year-old self and Ryan falls in love with young upstart Daisy Ridley as they unpackage their complex relationship with the Star Wars franchise through the lens of The Force Awakens.

Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a rag-tag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.

Things discussed in the show:

Finn, Rey, Poe Dameron, Han Solo, Princess Leia (General Organa)Mark Hamill as Luke SkywalkerAdam Driver as Kylo RenLupita Nyong'o as Maz KanataAndy Serkis as Supreme Leader SnokeDomhnall Gleeson as General HuxAnthony Daniels as C-3POMax von Sydow as Lor San TekkaPeter Mayhew as Chewbacca

Atlanta traffic

Anti-Cheese versions of the prequels

Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Marvel films

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek

The First Order

Lost

Attack the Block

BB-8

Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Akira Kurasawa - The Hidden Fortress

Young Indiana Jones

The Millennium Falcon

Patton Oswalt

Rogue Squadron

Avengers

Casablanca

Saving Private Ryan

The Dirty Dozen

The Battle of Britain

The Big Red One

Darth Vader

Hayden Christenson

Ewoks & Jabba the Hutt

A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi

Boba Fett & Yoda

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Batman (1960s)

Game of Thrones

Heathers and Robot Jox

illiterates - Red Han Solo Cup

Next week: Bram Stoker's Dracula