Every Rom Com Jennifer Howell

This week on Every Rom Com, we continue our High School Movies series with a look at the under-seen 1999 gem, “Drive Me Crazy”! We discuss the careers of stars Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier; highlight songs from the movie’s eclectic soundtrack; and open with a discussion of some of our favorite comfort rom coms! Plus, don’t miss our double feature recommendations for your next rom com movie marathon! 
 
0:00-11:02 Introduction; What Are Your Comfort Rom-Coms?
 
11:02-20:58 TRAILER Basic Info; Interesting Facts
https://www.facebook.com/film.utah.gov/posts/drive-me-crazy-was-released-on-this-day-20-years-ago-the-film-starred-melissa-jo/10157366442488070/ 
https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7xvba/twenty-years-later-remembering-the-bratty-punk-of-the-donnas-debut-lp 
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/drive-me-crazy-1999 
https://www.today.com/popculture/melissa-joan-hart-looks-back-making-drive-me-crazy-britney-t143999 
https://www.etonline.com/drive-me-crazy-turns-20-melissa-joan-hart-shares-best-kept-secrets-from-britney-spears-and-more 
More on Time Zone High Books:
https://www.fictiondb.com/series/time-zone-high-todd-strasser~17420.htm 
https://fromprinttoscreen.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/how-i-created-my-perfect-prom-date-versus-drive-me-crazy/ 
Britney Spears Guest Spot On “Sabrina: The Teenage Witch”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U5qZTWNjDY 
 
20:58-25:07 General Opinion
 
25:07-34:40 Cast & Crew In-Depth
More On Melissa Joan Hart:
https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/343798%7C0/Melissa-Joan-Hart/#biography 
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/entertainment/melissa-joan-hart-nashville-school-shooting/index.

Every Rom Com is back with our special bonus show, Now Streaming! It’s been 2 years, so Cybil and Jen have saved up some treasures to recommend, from Oscar nominees like “Past Lives” to the latest Netflix releases like “Players”! Jen will also wax poetic about her affection for the free streaming service, Tubi! Join us now for another set of rom-com and rom-com adjacent recommendations! 
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Every Rom Com is back with episode 69 (dudes!), and nothing could be more fitting than taking a trip back in time to one of the most famous bromances of all with 1989’s “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”! Jen is joined by David Rosen of the Piecing it Together podcast and her most excellent brother and history aficionado, Ishtar Howell, to discuss what’s so great about this movie, and learn some historical and cinematic facts along the way! As always, stay tuned to the very end for some bodacious double feature recommendations for your next movie night! 
 
0:00-11:56 (Re)-Introduction to today’s guests!
 
To find more from David Rosen:
 
Podcasting:
Piecing it Together podcast: https://www.piecingpod.com
Follow on Twitter/X @piecingpod   
https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod 
 
Music: 
https://www.bydavidrosen.com/ 
Follow on Twitter/X @bydavidrosen    
https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com/ 
 
To find more from Ishtar Howell:
 
https://www.youtube.com/@ishtarishaya 
https://www.ascension-meditation.com/
https://www.awakenedlightastrology.com/ 
 
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11:56-24:58 TRAILER, Basic Info, Interesting Facts
 
https://mashable.com/article/bill-ted-excellent-adventure-pitch-ed-solomon 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pFiVLCbo0Q Reeves and Winter interview
https://www.gamesradar.com/bill-and-ted-excellent-adventure-cult-classic/

This week Every Rom Com continues our high school movies series with one of the most popular musicals of all time - “Grease”! We discuss cast members John Travolta and Stockard Channing, talk about our favorite songs and most relatable Pink Ladies, and sift through the feminist and not-so-feminist aspects of this late 70’s film. We’re joined this week by returning guest, Steve from the For me these Films R the Juice movie podcast! 
 
0:00-11:20 Introduction with guest Steve Doyle from For me these Films R the Juice podcast, Differences between high school in the U.S. and UK
To Check Out “For Me These Films R The Juice”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/for-me-these-films-r-the-juice/id1592377993 
Social Media Links:

Twitter @FilmsRtheJuice
Instagram @thesefilmsrthejuice
Facebook page: For me, these Films R the Juice

 
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11:20-20:54 Trailer, Basic Info, Interesting Facts
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/get-schooled-history-where-grease-really-filmed-180969001/ 
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/grease-cast-now-movie-turns-40-1084136/ 
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/grease-movie-musical-john-travolta-olivia-newton-john 
//www.lamag.com/culturefiles/grease-moyfvie-locations-los-angelv4a D/  
Hollywood Musicals, The 101 Greatest Song-And-Dance Movies of All Time by Ken Bloom, 2010 Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc. 
Musicals, The Definitive Illustrated Story, 2015 DK Publishing
Director and Choreographer Commentary o

This week on Every Rom Com we’re exploring the world of gay teen rom coms as we discuss “Alex Strangelove” with Clayton from the Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies podcast. We talk about coming out narratives and coming out in real life; discuss the movie’s hilarious scenes, hot chemistry, and what we thought could have been better; and we get into the careers of up and coming actors Daniel Doheny and Antonio Marziale, and director Craig Johnson (“The Skeleton Twins”, “Wilson”). This episode gets hilarious, heartfelt, and personal -  don’t miss it, or the underrated teen film “Alex Strangelove”!
 
0:00-12:38 Introduction. Introducing Clayton from the Men Who Like Men Who Like Movies podcast!
Guest Bio:
Clayton is a queer podcaster from the Midwest. He loves all types of films, has survived cancer - twice, is 3.5 years sober which is the thing he is the most proud of, and one time met Shania Twain while he was out eating Italian! Now he gets to do what he loves, which is talking about movies with as many people as possible. (And Beauty and the Beast is the best film of all time)
Find Clayton’s Work Here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-who-like-men-who-like-movies/id1641616911 
Follow Clayton Here:
Podcast: 
https://twitter.com/TripleMMMPod 
https://www.instagram.com/triplemmmpod/ 
Personal: https://twitter.com/justhappy2cu 
 
12:39-22:41 TRAILER, Basic Info, Interesting Facts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak48fqNRJWc 
https://moveablefest.com/craig-johnson-alex-strangelove/ 
https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/news/alex-strangelove-10-years-to-make/ 
 
22:41-29:35 General Opinion
 
29:35-39:26 Cast & Crew In-Depth 
More Info On Cast & Crew:
https://filmmakermagazine.com/60950-second-time-director-craig-johnson-and-the-skeleton-twins/#.VILE-NLF-7t 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak48fqNRJWc 

This week Every Rom Com is leaving John Hughes (mostly) behind to enter the world of the Netflix teen rom com, with the popular 2018 streaming hit, “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”! We’ll discuss the film’s Asian-American representation, talk about the trend of YA novel adaptations, explore the fake-dating trope, and rate Peter Kavinsky as a rom com love interest! Cybil and Jen are joined this week by Ryan Pak, from the Soundtrack Your Life podcast! 
 
0:00-11:21 Introducing Ryan Pak from the Soundtrack Your Life podcast! 
GUEST BIO:
Ryan has a degree in Film Studies, and he’s a musician. So, Soundtrack Your Life is the perfect intersection of his two main passions. Plus, he’s an avid music fan—hunting down rare songs from his favorite bands has familiarized him with many obscure soundtracks over the years. It's been so gratifying for him to hear fellow film and music enthusiasts share their stories of why they love soundtracks!
Where To Find Ryan’s Work:
Website: https://www.soundtrackyourlife.net
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soundtrackcast
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/soundtrack_your
 
11:21-20:01 TRAILER, Basic Info, Interesting Facts
https://www.destinationvancouver.com/vancouver/filmed-in-vancouver/suggested-vancouver-itineraries-and-maps/to-all-the-boys-i-loved/ 
https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-lana-condor-diversity-1202908675/ 
http://www.koreatimesus.com/hollywood-come-calling-for-jenny-hans-ya-books/ 
 
20:01-26:35 General Opinion
 
26:35-35:38 Cast & Crew In-Depth
More Info On Jenny Han:
https://www.jennyhan.com/ 
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-07-06/summer-i-turned-pretty-jenny-han-to-all-the-boys-xo-kitty 
http://www.koreatimesus.com/hollywood-come-calling-for-jenny-hans-ya-books/  
More Info On Lana Condor: