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Join the gang as they discuss the 2013 film Pit Stop.

• Directed by Yen Tan
• Written by David Lowery, Yen Tan
• Starring Bill Heck, Bailey Bass, Marcus DeAnda, Yesenia Garcia

A long-time listener suggested the BSP crew take a gander at this small, gay romance movie. It’s short and was described as belonging on the Lifetime network. It’s a short, small feature where nobody dies of AIDS (refreshing), and tells the story of Gabe and Ernesto, two men in a gay romance in a small Texas town.

Worth noting:

• Archon was nice and debaucherous, just the way we like it.
• Room parties at Archon this year were out of control. Still, we raised upwards of $1500 for breast cancer.
• There’s still time to donate to Sausagefest. Lots of lovely gifts available.
• Also, come out to Sasuagefest next year. We had people travel in from as far away as Seattle (hey, that’s me! –writer) and Tampa. It’s guaranteed to be a good time.
• Vampire’s Codex RPG

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Darrell

Our lil Stingray… Awww

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Join the gang as they discuss the 1974 film The Longest Yard.

• Directed by Robert Aldrich
• Written by Keenan Wynn (screenplay) and Albert S. Ruddy (story)
• Starring Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Bernadette Peters

Let’s start this summary out with a warning. Do not, under any circumstances, confuse this film with the 2005 film of the same name starring Adam Sandler. The Sandler version stars Nelly and is miserably awful. Then again, The Burt Reynolds version ain’t exactly Citizen Kane but still has the effervescent charm and bushy moustache of Burt Reynolds. The Longest Yard tells the story of Paul “Wrecking” Crewe, an NFL player convicted of drinking and driving who begins a football team behind bars at the behest of the evil and football-obsessed warden. Hilarity ensues.

Worth noting:

• Sausagefest is still coming. Don’t forget to donate. Ask Siri for a reminder if you’re into that sort of thing.
• Part of the Recently Dead Guy series because of the recent death of Richard Kiel.
• Why are football players given a pass? This movie has modern parallels.
• You need an appropriate amount of gut hang over your pants. Listen to learn more.
• Let’s talk about how much the NFL sucks.
• The Longest Yard doesn’t hold up well and really shows its age.
• The possible Green Acres update in Seattle and possible jealousy over Seattle being the most awesome place ever.
• An alternate explanation for Lord of the Rings. Minds blown.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Darrell
• David

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Join the gang as they discuss the 1997 film Boogie Nights.

• Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
• Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
• Starring Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Heather Graham, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, William H. Macy, Luis Guzmán

Boogie Nights is the 1997 breakout success from Paul Thomas Anderson, famous for his long, dramatic movies about the human condition (Magnolia, The Master, and There Will Be Blood followed Boogie Nights in fulfilling PTA’s dream of bleak and strange worlds in a 2+ hour running time). Considered maybe one of PTA’s best movies, Boogie Nights tells the story of Dirk Diggler, based loosely on the real-life story of John Holmes, a busboy in L.A. who turns into a porn star in the ’70s, ends up with a drug habit, and turns to crime on some poor advice from “friends” who are energetic and sniffle a lot.

Worth noting:

• Sausagefest is still coming. Don’t forget to donate. Because bewbs.
• Starting off with football talk because it’s the most wonderful time of the year.
• The consensus is that the movie is well acted, technically brilliant, and receives bonus points for having Luis Guzmán.
• The upsides of global warming and global destruction!
• Neil Degrasse Tyson has a soothing mustache.

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Darrell
• David

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Join the gang as they discuss the 1990 film Awakenings.

• Directed by Penny Marshall
• Written by Steven Zaillian
• Starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner

Awakenings is the tearjerking offering from Penny Marshall all about what it means to get your life back and then lose it again, plenty of sad stuff especially now that Robin Williams is gone. Awakenings tells the story of a doctor who uses a drug on catatonic patients to make them mobile again, only to find that the drug has a limited window of time to work and thus all the patients eventually go back to their previous state. Based on Oliver Sacks’s book of the same name, Awakenings was nominated for three Academy Awards and garnernered high praise among critics. Also tissues. Mountains and mountains of tissues. Because tears. Tears, I say!

Worth noting:

• Sausagefest is still coming. Don’t forget to donate. Because bewbs.
• Sadly, this is a Recently Dead Guy podcast with the tragic passing of Robin Williams.
• This one is a weepy movie. Brace yourself.
• Spielberg was at one time attached to this movie and the movie retains that feeling.
• Robin Williams and Robert De Niro are great actors. We’re just going to keep restating the obvious because it’s true.
• Do the ice ball challenge for a good cause!

Featured in this episode:

• Tony
• Darrell

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