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Christi Dodge and Mike Dodge discuss the 1985 film "A Chorus Line," directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Michael Douglas, Terence Mann, and Audrey Landers. They analyze the film's cinematography, character development, and the use of a silhouetted director to create a mysterious figure. They note the film's realistic style, the use of full…

We are going to be talking about Groundhog Day, but only once I could win mom joke. We watch this on Apple for 399, it is from the year 1993 it is a Harold Ramis directed film. He also did Caddyshack, Stripes, vacation, Ghostbusters, all the good 80s movies. It stars Bill Murray Andy McDowell, Chris Elliott and Stephen toblowski, who played Ned. Ti…

Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:56 - The Pickup Line 9:49 - Acting choices & character development 23:44 - Playboy’s evolution and cultural relevance 29:10 - Head Trauma 29:39- Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 29:56- Driving Review 31:13 - To the Numbers Next week’s film will be Groundhog Day (1993) Subscribe, Rate &…

Enjoy this crossover episode with the hosts of the Dodge Movie Podcast, Mike & Christi Dodge and the hosts of The Long Rewind, Lisa Molinelli & Dustin Morrow chat about BRATS. Andrew McCarthy wanted to further explore the impact of the David Blume article in The New Yorker Magazine in 1985 that labeled a groups of actors as “The Brat Pack”. This is…

Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 4:03 - The Pickup Line 5:33 - Cinematography 7:30 - Themes 12:58 - The expensive costume budget 18:24 - Head Trauma 20:48 - Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 21:11 - Driving Review 22:20 - To the Numbers 24:26 - What are we watching Next Week Next week’s film will be House Bunny (2008) Su…

Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 6:01 - The Pickup Line 10:33 - Broadly drawn comedy 16:47 - Head Trauma 17:21- Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 18:58 - Driving Review 19:25 - To the Numbers Next week’s film will be A Devil Wears Prada (2006) Subscribe, Rate & Share Your Favorite Episodes! Thanks for tuning into today’s…

Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:55 - The Pickup Line 4:32 - Cinematography 11:09 - Tina Fey as Tammy 12:10 - Character Development 17:41 - How people identify themselves 19:19 - Female relationships 22:49 - Upcoming podcast tease 33:03 - Head Trauma 34:00 - Smoochie, Smoochie, Smoochie 34:11 - Driving Review 35:3…

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the story of Joel, portrayed by Jim Carrey, who met Clementine, Kate Winslet. After a whirlwind romance they decide that it is not working out so they approach a doctor who will erase them from their memories. “This film uses elements of psychological drama, surrealism, science fiction and a nonlinear narrat…

Moneyball came out in 2011 and told the real life story of the Oakland Athletics’s general manager, Billy Bean and how through the use of Saber Metrics found more affordable players for a team that didn’t have a lot of resources to afford the more expensive players. Through these techniques the A’s were able to build a competitive team that eventua…

Point Break is a film about an FBI agent that gets undercover to find some bankrollers. This classic action, crime, thriller stars Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze and is the ultimate cool 80’s film. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow this film delivers everything it promises. One of Mike’s favorites. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The …

The Maltese Falcon is a 1941 film that is set in San Francisco. It follows a detective by the name of Sam Spade as he takes on the case involving him with criminals, an attractive liar and their quest for the elusive statuette, the Maltese Falcon. Along the say his partner is murdered adding to the mystery. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduct…

Duck Soup is a Marx brothers film. Groucho stars as Rufus T. Firefly as a dictator of a bankrupt (fabricated) country, Freedonia. The country declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:09 - Pick Up Line 5:20 - What we thought of the film…

Inside Man didn't start out as a Spike Lee film but he did end up directing it. The 2006 bank heist film has a new take when a police detective, played by Denzel Washington and a bank robber, played by Clive Owen work with Jodie Foster’s character as a high-power broker enter into negotiations during the heist with many hostages lives in jeopardy. …

Sound of Music is the classic from 1965 starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. It is the story of a young woman sent from her convent to be a governess in Austria in the 1930s. She is in charge of seven children and one stoic, windowed naval officer. And romance ensues. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 5:10…

Some Like it Hot is the story of two male musicians who witness a mob murder and escape under the guise of being part of an all-female band and hi-jinks ensue. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 5:35 - The Hotel del Coronado 11:17 - The Pickup Line 13:48 - Mike’s thoughts on cinematography 20:10 - Movies with girls po…

Network is the Sidney Lumet film about a television network that exploits the mental breakdown of the news anchor, portrayed by Peter Finch. It is a problematic and highlights some of the disfunction that we see today. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 4:36 - The Pickup Line 13:31 - Comparisons with The Morning Show …

Star Wars is the classic tale of a young knight trying to prove himself. Along with a princess, a Wookie and two droids trying to save the galaxy from the Empire’s world destroying battle station. It is the film that launched George Lucas into our lives. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 4:13 - The Pickup Line 8:25 -…

The Sixth Sense is the directorial success of M. Night Shyamalan that launched him into our living rooms. It stars Bruce Willis, Toni Collette and Haley Joel Osment. It is about a child psychologist portrayed by Willis who is treating a boy named Cole (Osment) who is plagued by the voices of deceased people. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduc…

Walk the Line is a film directed by James Mangold based on Johnny Cash’s book of the same name. The film follows Johnny’s life from his early days on a Arkansas cotton farm to his rise of fame at Sun Records. It also showcases the love story between Johnny and June Carter. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 7:52 - The…

All About Eve stars Bette Davis as Margo who is an aging actress and suffers from the new ingenue in the form of Eve portrayed by Anne Baxter. Eve works her way into the lives of a small circle of theater performers and crew. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:05 - Gender rolls & actor treatment 12:26 - Women behind…

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a classic 80’s film starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine. The two play con men try to deal with their rivalry with a bet on which one of them can trick a young contest winner out of her recent $50 thousand dollar prize money first. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 2:09 - The Pickup Line…

When Harry Met Sally asks the question can men and women be friends without the relationship being effected by sex. In this 1989 classic film Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal play friends that have a chance meeting and then continue to run into one another. Their relationship goes from acquaintances, to friends to lovers and how all of those relationship…

Clueless stars Alicia Silverstone and tells the story of Cher who is shallow, rich and socially successful at Beverly Hills High School. She sets out to make herself responsible to improve the social lives of others. The tag line for the film is Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Whatever. This was Amy Heckerling’s directorial debut. It also stars Brittany …

Princess Bride is the story of a grandfather who reads his ailing grandson the story of a farm boy who becomes a pirate in search of his true love Princess Buttercup facing multiple obstacles along the way. The film is another from Rob Reiner and has a huge cast of stars. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 5:16 - Film…

Forrest Gump is the story of an Alabama man with a simple view of the world. Forrest navigates life while intersecting some of America’s major moments from the 50s to the 70s, all while trying to re-unite with his childhood sweetheart, Jenny. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 3:54 - Dealing with a low IQ character 6:…

Suddenly, Last Summer was Elizabeth Taylor’s first film with Columbia Pictures after her contract with MGM ended. Elizabeth plays Cathy, a young woman whose aunt wants to have her lobotomized in an effort to hide a family secret. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 4:09 - Tennessee Williams 10:21 - The Pickup Line 10:2…

Rocky is Sylvester Stallone’s first writing and starring role. He portrays a struggling boxer from Philadelphia who gets a chance to fight a world heavyweight champion. While struggling to be a champion boxer he is pursuing his love for the corner pet shop girl, Adrienne. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 6:01 - Film…

E.T. is the story of Elliot who discovers an alien sleeping in his backyard shed and decides to help the extra terrestrial call home to be able to return to his home planet. Following the success of Jaws, and Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET is from Steven Spielberg. The film won four Oscars and many other wins and nominations. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad…

Spinal Tap is the first spoof on the rockumentary following one of England’s loudest bands. Director Rob Reiner plays Marty De Bergi who chronicles the bands fateful tour. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film Facts 1:10 - Improvisation and cultural reference 6:53 - The Pickup Line 12:19 - Mike actually went to a Spinal Tap co…

The Rose stars Bette Midler and portrays the tumultuous life of a self-destructive rock star who is ready for a break and dealing with all of the pressures of her rock star life and career. She clashes with her business manager who wants her two fulfill her contract and keep working. Timecodes: :00 - Introduction :17 - Announcement of Last Year’s C…

The Sessions is a film about a lovely man who is living dependent on an iron lung due to his polio. He wants to experience sex before he dies and asks a priest permission and a therapist to help him achieve this. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction :17 - The Film stats 6:20 - The Pickup Line 12:33 Film themes & characters 15:53 - Actor techniques 21:24…

Carol is a well nominated film staring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara about a young woman who develops an intimate relationship with another woman in the 1950s in Philadelphia. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction :17 - The Film stats 5:36 - The Pickup Line 13:53 - Film Analysis 19:36 - Historical Relevance 22:02 - Head Trauma 22:36 - Smoochie, Smoochie…

Friends with Benefits stars Justin Timberlake & Mila Kunis as a couple who attempt to use their relationship as an experiment to see if they can just have sex and not a romantic relationship but that only leads to complications. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film stats 7:02 - Ironically talking about Natalie Portman when sh…

Flower stars Zoey Deutch who portrays a sexually active teenager who creates an unusual relationship with her stepbrother who has just been released from rehab. The film is directed by Max Winkler who was also one of the writers. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film stats 1:58 - The Pickup Line 7:01 - Film making techniques 1…

Buck is a documentary about Buck Brannaman who is an acclaimed ‘horse whisperer’ who suffered from many years of child abuse and has become a very well-known expert on the relationship between horses and their owners. It was directed by first time filmmaker, Cindy Meehl. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :30 - Introduction :46 - The Film stats 4:08 - Trust…

Something To Talk About is the film about Grace, Julia Roberts, who discovers that her husband, Dennis Quaid, is having an affair and that is just the beginning of her life falling apart. Timecodes: 00:00 - DMP Ad :29 - Introduction :45 - The Film stats 2:42 - Romantic comedy set in the south 3:24 - The Pickup Line 11:25 - Film’s themes, character …

Three Amigos stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase and is the story of three actors who find work in Mexico only to discover it wasn’t for the job they signed up for. Their friendship is challenged by some real bandits. Timecodes: 00:00 - Dodge Media Productions Ad 0:30 - Introduction :046 - Film stats & Trivia 8:20 - The Pickup Line 15:…

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold follows up with Mitch and company one year after their first adventure. They discover a map in Curly’s hat and set out on another adventure to find the buried treasure. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction :17 - The Film stats 4:59 - The Payoff 8:42 - The Pickup Line 10:29 - Overdone gags? 16:36 - Cinematogra…

Leaving Las Vegas is an Oscar winning film for Nicholas Cage. Starring alongside Elisabeth Shue he portrays Ben Sanderson who lost his career due to his alcoholism. He ventures to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. He meets a prostitute, Sera who falls in love with him and his destructive ways. Timecodes: 00:00 - Xpose Hope ad 0:29 - Introduction…

Trading Places is a film about two brothers who bet that they can redeem Eddie Murphy’s character, Billy Ray and at the same time ruin Dan Ackroyd’s character, Louis. Timecodes: 00:00 - Xpose Hope Ad :29 - Introduction :46 - The Film stats 8:10 - John Landis launched Jamie Lee Curtis’ career 9:26 - The Pickup Line 13: 24 - Film Analysis 29:42 - Soc…

Night Shift is the first directorial efforts of one Ron Howard. The film came out in 1982 that stars Henry Winkler as a meek morgue employee who is assigned to the night shift and his coworker, Michael Keaton who’s character is shot out of a cannon. He convinces Chuck (Winkler) to run a prostitution ring out of the morgue. This idea comes from the …

Arthur is a film about Arthur Bach, alcoholic billionaire playboy, who must marry a woman he does not love or he will be cut off from his family’s $750 billion fortune. After Arthur becomes infatuated and falls in love with a waitress, he must choose love or money. This 1981 film written and directed by Steve Gordon holds up even today. And with a …

Pretty Woman is the film that launched the career of one of the top leading ladies today. Garry Marshall directed Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in this romantic comedy about Edward, a corporate raider, who hires a beautiful prostitute to accompany him to social events. Throughout the week their love grows. Timecodes: 00:00 - Xpose Hope Ad :29 - Po…

The film October Sky which was released in 1999 stars Jake Gyllenhaal who portrays Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father’s wishes. It is based on the true story of Homer Hickam who has written many books on his life. The film was directed by Joe Johnston Timecodes: 00:00…

9 to 5 is a film starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton. It is the tale of three oppressed female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot and how they find a way to turn the tables on him. The film is directed by Colin Higgins and is quite interesting to watch today. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction :18 - The Film st…

Men at Work is the work of Emilio Estevez from 1990. He and his brother as brother portray two garbage men that accidentally uncover a conspiracy involving bad politics and illegal toxic waste dumping. Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction :18 - The Film stats 3:03 - The Pickup Line 9:06 - Ah, remember Jolt Cola 14:20 - A broadly drawn comedy 19:33 - Wou…

Office Space comes from the mind of Mike Judge and takes the audience through the painful grind of cubicle and service work. The main character, Peter who struggles with his bosses nagging him for the TPS Report drive him to do something pretty rash. Listen in while we talk about the filmmaking aspects of Office Space Timecodes: 00:00 - August Winn…

Tombstone was the Disney film that almost didn’t get made in 1993. Kevin Jarre wrote the film and directed it for the first four weeks. He was fired and George P. Cosmatos stepped in to complete the film with Kurt Russell’s help. Russell portrays Wyatt Earp along side Sam Elliot and Bill Paxton who portray the rest of the Earp family. Timecodes: 00…