Happy 4th of July everyone! It’s a special edition of Movies My Mom Likes - Movies my Dad likes featuring my Dad, Steve. We recorded on Father’s day and talked about the 1975 film “Jaws” directed by Steven Spielberg -we talk about the first time my dad saw the movie as a kid, the Jaws Soundtrack, the adaptation of the book into the movie, how scary it still is, and more!
Madeline and performer/extraordinaire/chanteuse/Foley expert Anijah discuss the 2003 flawless book to move adaptation “Holes”. They discuss the lack of interest in the cover art, the fact that this movie for Madeline is “a Flintstones episode”, the iconic line readings, the song choices, the stunning visuals, and how Rick Fox and Vanessa Williams were the Dax Shepherd and Kristen Bell of their time. There’s talk of magical realism, the legend/moment/icon EARTHA KITT, cute onion salesman Dule Hill, the agony of the love story between Kate and Sam, the importance of character actors, the beautiful resolution of Sachar’s writing, SPLOOSH, Texas weather, the Yelnats family curse, the best Disney movies and much much much more.
Madeline and Jenny explore the Mandy Moore Shane West romantic tragedy , “A Walk to Remember” or as Jenny says “The Original Big Sick”. They discuss sweaters, Southern Accents and Switchfoot as well as what the phrase “lay it on a brother like a PopTart” means. They talk about the evolution of Mandy Moore and the equally groundbreaking evolution of Mandy Moore’s bangs. They also talk about ambitions, yearbook quotes and what similar triangles are. They talk about TicTac’s for an inordinate amount of time as well as the urban legend about the clowns in vans. Finally, they talk about what would be #1 on their bucket lists (Hint Jenny’s involves the stars of Rush Hour) and the fleeting hotness of Shane West. It’s a good ep!
They invite you to take your own walk to remember by listening to the flawless soundtrack on Spotify and while you’re there, subscribe to “Movies Mom Likes”.
This episode is sponsored by Liz Soolkin Productions, Angelfire.com, and the Pret A Manger on 39th and 8th.
