Category: Back Seat Producers

Release date – 4/25/1979

United Artists

 

Directed by

• Woody Allen

Produced by

• Charles H. Joffe

Written by

• Woody Allen
• Marshall Brickman

Cast

• Woody Allen – Isaac Davis
• Diane Keaton – Mary Wilkie
• Michael Murphy – Yale Pollack
• Mariel Hemingway – Tracy
• Meryl Streep – Jill Davis

 

• Woody Allen the person vs. Woody Allen the Director/Actor.
• Also, Jerry Seinfeld.
• Jolie’s brief history of Woody Allen, Stand-up Comedian.
• Why not watch Crimes and Misdemeanors instead?
• Wait… Paul?
• Princess Bride reference!
• Movember.
• Somebody’s always making the duckface.
• The proper way to announce an affair in the 70’s.
• Cards Against Humanity. Because Cards Against Humanity.
• Oh, that’s right… there’s a movie to talk about.
• David’s lack of knowledge of New York landmarks.
• The discussion takes a slightly uncomfortable turn.
• Walking Dead.
• Movie talk!  Not Woody Allen, but still.
• Lando’s pimp ship.
• Wang test.

Trivial bits ‘n pieces:

• Woody Allen disliked his work in Manhattan so much that he offered to direct another movie for United Artists if they would permanently shelf Manhattan.  He later said, “At this point in my life, if this is the best I can do, they shouldn’t give me money to make movies.”
• This was also the most commercially successful film of his career.
• This is one of eight cinematic collaborations with Woody Allen and Diane Keaton.
•  This is one of five cinematic collaborations with Woody Allen and Wallace Shawn.

Your Producers for this episode were:

• Tony
• Jolie
• David

This episode was recorded:  11/13/13

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Release date – 10/4/13

Warner Bros. Pictures

 

Directed

• Alfonso Cuaron

Produced

• David Heyman
• Alfonso Cuaron

Written

• Alfonso Cuaron
• Jonas Cuaron

 

Cast

Sandra Bullock

• Dr. Ryan Stone

George Clooney

• Lt. Matt Kowalski

Ed Harris (voice)

• Mission Control

In the meantime, here are some out of context (or are they?) quotes from the episode:

David: “I know when I deprive myself of oxygen, Clooney’s the first place that I go.”

Tony: “Do solar winds whistle through your face?”

Jolie: “I’m a gender betrayer.”

David: “I’m well-versed in crazy… …we’re eskimo brothers.”

• The art of harassment, by David.
• Vin Diesel vs. The Rock.
• Gravity… many thumbs up.
• Mixed reviews of 3D effects.
• Reality spoils everything.
• Damn you, Neil deGrasse Tyson!
• Lung control… Back Seat Producers vs. Sandra Bullock.
• Can you bend in a space suit?
• Lack of oxygen or dream?
• The conversation devolves. Thanks, David.
• The science (maybe) of space death.
• No nipples or bulges.
• The mechanics of space sex.
• Astroglide.

Your Producers for this episode were:

• Tony
• Darrell
• Jolie
• David

This episode was recorded:  10/30/13

 

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Release date – 9/7/2012

Lionsgate

 

Directed

• Pete Travis

Produced

• Alex Garland
• Andrew MacDonald
• Allon Reich

Written

• Alex Garland

Based on Judge Dredd by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra

 

Cast

• Karl Urban – Judge Dredd
• Olivia Thirlby – Judge Cassandra Anderson
• Wood Harris – Kay
• Lena Headey – Ma-Ma

 

• Dresden audio books.
• Harry is a dick.
• If you start as an a-hole and you stay an a-hole and is a-holish in the same ways…
• Bless you, Darrell.
• Again, Darrell.
• Dredd.
• Best interpretation based on the comic books.
• Karl Urban had the frown!
• Great cinematography.
• The life and times of Lena Headey.
• Red eye… Kitt and cylons.
• Some of the action went to ridiculous places.
• A good way to spend a rainy afternoon if you’re looking for an action movie.
• Can someone get Darrell a lozenge?
• The comic book is written in real time.
• This movie felt like a pilot.  A good pilot.
• New comedy TV pilots.
• Man of Steel & Superman.
• Superman’s mullet.
• Cat poop.
• Batman can’t stop thinking about sex.
• There’s very few causes better than boobs.

 

Trivial bits & pieces:

• Some of Ma-Ma’s tattoos are Lena Headey’s actual tattoos, that were expanded by the make-up artists.
• Body count: 102
• The graffiti throughout Peach Trees has names of characters from the Judge Dredd strip, such as Chopper and Kenny Who?

 

Your Producers for this episode were:

• Tony
• Darrell
• David

This episode was recorded:  9/18/13

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