In the second installment of Childhood Film Showdown (okay, okay, only one of these films was released during our childhoods) John and Sarah welcome John's friend of 20 years, Cameron!

John and Sarah are joined by friend of the pod, Taryn (who you may remember from our phenomenal Swan's Crossing bonus episode) to discuss 1993's Indian Summer, starring Alan Arkin, Bill Paxton, Diane Lane, Elizabeth Perkins, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

Sources for this episode:

Pollak, Kevin . “KPCS: Mike Binder #25.” Youtube, 2013, youtu.be/E_qtDP9pFso?si=rMinz8KyXAtZQcg1. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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Sarah and John are joined today by Host of Enough Wicker, a Golden Girls podcast, and pop culture enthusiast Lauren Kelly to discuss 1997's Mouse Hunt, starring Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, and Christopher Walken.

Sources for this episode:

Wygant, Bobbie. “Mouse Hunt - Nathan Lane.” Bobbie Wygant Archives, 15 Nov. 1997. Multiple parts viewable at: youtu.be/V6zahQSekNc?si=SKZgzs6Q0bV2H1DQ

youtu.be/V6zahQSekNc?si=SKZgzs6Q0bV2H1DQ

youtu.be/JqBAIsODPPo?si=t9_lvZh81iCk_iH4

“Mouse Hunt - Gore Verbinski.” Bobbie Wygant Archives, 15 Nov. 1997, youtu.be/V6zahQSekNc?si=SKZgzs6Q0bV2H1DQ

“Mouse Hunt - Gore Verbinski.” Bobbie Wygant Archives, 15 Nov. 1997, youtu.be/GTQhh4yb520?si=Yha6CkV5SxPI-uKx

The Moviehouse. “The Films of Gore Verbinski Part I: Mouse Hunt (1997).” The Moviehouse, 23 May 2021, www.themoviehouse.net/post/manage-your-blog-from-your-live-site. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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John and Sarah welcome pop culture historian and author of AKA Lucy, Sarah Royal, back to the pod to discuss 1977's Looking for Mr. Goodbar, starring Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, LeVar Burton, William Atherton, and Tom Berenger.

Sources for this episode:

www.nytimes.com/1977/04/17/archives/diane-keaton-from-mr-allen-to-mr-goodbar-diane-keaton-turns.html

web.archive.org/web/20180119235146/www.nysun.com/obituaries/judith-rossner-70-novelist-of-mr-goodbar/18467/

https://lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/2014/07/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977.htmlhttps://popcult.blog/2022/07/11/movie-review-looking-for-mr-goodbar/https://medium.com/you-need-to-see-this/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977-dir-richard-brooks-de30253beed9

https://shawnconnerblog.com/2016/11/looking-back-at-judith-rossners-looking-for-mr-goodbar/

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/o3c6pz/looking_for_mr_goodbar_1977_a_movie_even_more/?rdt=64141

https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/looking-for-mr-goodbar?variant=42162479595562

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/looking-for-mr-goodbar-1977

https://www.newsweek.com/2015/07/17/you-cant-kill-mr-goodbar-351119.html

https://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/looking-for-mr-goodbar/

https://nakedcitystories.com/goodbarmurder.php

https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/22/archives/best-seller-list-fiction-general.html

Mr. Goodbar/LeVar Burton song lyrics by Sarah, music by Suno.

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Feeling stressed today? Visualize yourself in a 1990s Blockbuster store and de-stress with us!

Sarah and John are joined by special guest, John's husband Jerry! They discuss the 1996 superhero movie, The Phantom, starring Billy Zane, Treat Williams, James Remar, Kristy Swanson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the first installment of a franchise (that got cancelled because no one went to see this movie).

Sources for this episode

Brew, Simon. “The Den of Geek Interview: Joe Dante.” Den of Geek, 21 Feb. 2008, www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-den-of-geek-interview-joe-dante/

“THE PHANTOM.” Archive.org, 2019, web.archive.org/web/20110713122157/jpdefillippo.com/demos/phantom/zane.htm. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

“THE PHANTOM.” Web.archive.org, 13 July 2011, web.archive.org/web/20110713122131/jpdefillippo.com/demos/phantom/prodnote.htm

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John, Sarah, and Hallie discuss their favorite films from the podcast in 2024 and a few films released in 2024 that they think will become forgotten films of the future!