100 Things we learned from film

100 Things we learned from film
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100 Things we learned from film

Two friends take a light hearted deep dive in to film in an attempt to learn 100 things from a different movie each week. Expect trivia to impress your friends and nonsense from the start.

  1. DEC 8

    Episode 162 - Lethal Weapon

    This week we're starting our mini Christmas season with the absolutely, categorically a Christmas film, Lethal Weapon. We learns abut what happens when you don't wear a bike helmet, talk US Suicide rates, The Queen of Christmas Darlene Love and how we should have all seen the signs that Mel Gibson was a bad un even in 1987. --- Follow us on our socials at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan. In Lethal Weapon, a pair of mismatched LAPD detectives—Martin Riggs (Gibson), a former Green Beret who has become suicidal following the death of his wife, and veteran officer and family man Roger Murtaugh (Glover)—work together as partners. The film was released on March 6, 1987. Upon its release, Lethal Weapon grossed over $120 million (against a production budget of $15 million) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound. It spawned a franchise that includes three sequels and a television series, with a fourth sequel in development.

    1h 7m

  2. DEC 2

    Episode 161 - The Lost Boys

    This week we're back with another Patron's choice. This time Mrs Planty and she's picked Teenage Vampire Flick The Lost Boys. Join us as we talk the REAL Murder capital of the world, the top five illegal jobs, Nanuk of the North and DC Comic books. --- Want to pick an episode of your own? Give us a quid and not only will we shout you out but you can go on the wheel of names to pick a subject film. https://www.patreon.com/c/100thingsfilm --- Get us on our socials at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Harvey Bernhard with a screenplay written by Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer and James Jeremias, from a story by Fischer and Jeremias. The film's ensemble cast includes Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Corey Haim, Edward Herrmann, Barnard Hughes, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Jamison Newlander and Dianne Wiest. The film follows two teenage brothers who move with their divorced mother to the fictional town of Santa Carla, California, only to discover that the town is a haven for vampires. The title is a reference to the Lost Boys in J. M. Barrie's stories about Peter Pan and Neverland, who, like vampires, never grow up. Most of the film was shot in Santa Cruz, California.

    1h 16m

  3. NOV 18

    Episode 160 - Step Brothers

    This week we're talking Peter Pan Syndrome, Hulk Hands, John C Reilly Muppets, Sleepwalking, boats and Hoes --- This week's subject film has been picked by long time supporter Gavin Magill. If you want the chance to pick an episode give us a quid a month and we'll shout you out too! www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm --- Back our friend Stig as he raises money for Pancreatic Cancer UK https://www.justgiving.com/page/stuartbaker-pcuk-fundraising --- Step Brothers is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Jimmy Miller and Judd Apatow, and written by Will Ferrell and McKay from a story by Ferrell, McKay, and John C. Reilly. It follows Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly), two grown men who are forced to live together as brothers after their single parents, with whom they still live, marry each other. Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott, and Kathryn Hahn also star. Ferrell notably sings "Por Ti Volaré" during the film's climatic scene while Reilly plays drums. [2] The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on July 25, 2008, two years after Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Both films feature the same main actors, as well as the same producing and writing team. It grossed $128.1 million and received mixed reviews. Plot 39-year-old Brennan Huff and 40-year-old Dale Doback are immature adults still living at home. Brennan lives with his divorced mother, Nancy, and Dale lives with his widowed father, Robert. Robert and Nancy meet, fall in love, and marry, forcing Brennan and Dale to live together as step brothers. Brennan and Dale initially despise each other, and after Brennan defies Dale's order not to touch his drum set, a fight erupts between them. They are grounded with no television for a week and are ordered to find jobs within a month or be evicted. When Brennan's arrogant classist younger brother Derek, a successful helicopter leasing agent, visits with his family, he openly ridicules Dale and Brennan, and Dale punches him in the face. Brennan is awed that Dale stood up to Derek, while Derek's discontented wife Alice finds Dale's courage attractive, and begins a sexual affair with him, unbeknownst to Derek. Brennan and Dale bond over their shared tastes and interests, particularly music. Brennan had given up singing after Derek and his friends jeered his performance in a school musical. Robert, meanwhile, schedules several job interviews for them, but they perform poorly and then are attacked on their way home by school children. Robert and Nancy reveal that with Derek's help they plan to sell the house, retire and travel the world on Robert's sailboat. They also sign Brennan and Dale up for therapy and set up bank accounts for them to live off of until they find work. Brennan falls in love at first sight with his therapist, Denise, but the attraction is not mutual. At Derek's birthday party, Dale and Brennan present a pitch video for their entertainment company, "Prestige Worldwide", that includes a music video, "Boats 'N Hoes", which they filmed on Robert's boat without his knowledge. The presentation backfires when the video shows the boat crashing, shattering Robert and Nancy's sailing dreams and straining their marriage. On Christmas, Robert and Nancy announce they are getting divorced, upsetting Brennan and Dale, who blame each other. Brennan and Dale go their separate ways, live independently and gradually become functioning adults. Brennan gets a job at Derek's helicopter leasing firm and volunteers to oversee a prestigious event, the Catalina Wine Mixer. He hires the catering company that employs Dale and invites Robert and Nancy to...

    1h 8m

  4. NOV 11

    Episode 159 - The Damned United

    This week Planty is in his Element as both Derby County and Leeds get beat and Michael Sheen does a really good Brian Clough in The Damned United. John is less impressed. Join us as we visit Saltergate, Elland Road, Old Wembley and The Baseball Ground. We find out what happened to Derby Baseball Club, Batman Vs Don Revie and why films lie to us about cars and songs. --- Join us on our socials at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- Back our friend Stig as he raises money for Pancreatic Cancer UK https://www.justgiving.com/page/stuartbaker-pcuk-fundraising --- The Damned United is a 2009 sports drama film directed by Tom Hooper and adapted by Peter Morgan from David Peace's bestselling 2006 novel The Damned Utd – a largely fictional book based on the author's interpretation of Brian Clough's ill-fated tenure as football manager of Leeds United in 1974. Originally proposed by Stephen Frears, he pulled out of the project in November 2007, and Hooper took over. Filming took place from May to July 2008. Marking the fifth collaboration between screenwriter Peter Morgan and actor Michael Sheen, who plays Clough, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2009 and in North America on 25 September. Despite controversy due to the film's numerous historical inaccuracies and its poor performance at the box office, The Damned United received critical acclaim upon release, with particular praise given for Sheen's performance. It received numerous award nominations including the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, the ALFS Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year, the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama and Best Actor in a Supporting Role and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Feature Film Screenplay. Don Revie, the highly successful manager of Leeds United, is appointed manager of a

    1h 16m

  5. OCT 28

    Episode 158 - The Addams Family (1991)

    This week we're Kooky and Spooky with what is possibly the best of the Boomer TV to film remakes of the 1990's. Join us as we talk cancelled Hollywood producers, Orion's money worries and some of the finest casting of 1991. --- Join us on our socials at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- The Addams Family is a 1991 American supernatural black comedy film based on the characters from the cartoon created by cartoonist Charles Addams and the 1964 television series produced by David Levy.[4] Directed by former cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld in his feature directorial debut, the film stars Anjelica Huston, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance as Morticia Addams, Raul Julia as Gomez Addams, and Christopher Lloyd as Fester Addams. The film focuses on a bizarre, macabre, aristocratic family who reconnect with someone whom they believe to be a long-lost relative, Gomez's brother Fester Addams. The film was noted for its turbulent production. Originally developed at Orion, the film went $5 million over budget due to constant rewrites throughout shooting; health problems of people involved in the filming; and an overall stressful filming for Sonnenfeld himself, which caused multiple delays. The rise in production costs from the film's $25 million budget to $30 million led Orion, financially struggling and fearful of another big-budget flop, to sell the film to Paramount, who completed the film and handled the film's domestic distribution. Orion distributed the film internationally through Columbia Pictures. The film was commercially successful, making back almost seven times its production costs, and was followed by a sequel, Addams Family Values.

    1h 13m

  6. OCT 14

    Episode 157 - High Spirits

    This week we're off to Ireland's Premier Theme Park where we learn about Banshees, Pan-Am and the demise of The Big Bopper. --- Join us on our socials at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- High Spirits is a 1988 fantasy comedy film written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Steve Guttenberg, Daryl Hannah, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson and Peter O'Toole. It is an Irish, British and American co-production. Set in a remote Irish castle called Dromore Castle, County Limerick, High Spirits is a topsy-turvy comedy with thematic leanings towards Ireland's rich folklore regarding ghosts and spirits, where the castle starts to come to life with the help of such denizens.

    1h 13m

  7. OCT 7

    Episode 156 - Young Frankenstein

    Note: Looks like the Gramlins got in the podcast Machine and ruined the last ten mins (I mean of this podcast, that can't be hard!) but this is a reuploaded and fixed version for you all. Sorry about that, we've sent John out back to murder Gizmo. --- This week we welcome Aaron from the Zed1 Podcast ( @zed1podcast ) As a Patron he has the opportunity to pick a film for his episode and boy did he pick a belter in Young Frankenstein. Join us as we talk The Black Forest, Frau Blucher *neigh*, Ovaltine and The Village People. Zed1 Podcast is The UK's premier Audio Drama about a couple stuck in the Zombie apocalypse. Think Shaun of The Dead meets The Archers. https://zed1podcast.weebly.com/ --- Follow us on our socials at 100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Peter Boyle portrayed the monster.[4] The film co-stars Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, and Gene Hackman. The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus produced by Universal Pictures in the 1930s.[5] Much of the lab equipment used as props was created by Kenneth Strickfaden for the 1931 film Frankenstein.[6] To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black and white, a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s-style opening credits and scene transitions such as iris outs, wipes, and fades to black. The film also features a period score by Brooks' longtime composer John Morris. A critical and commercial success, Young Frankenstein ranks No. 28 on Total Film magazine's readers' "List of the 50 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time",[7] No. 56 on Bravo's list of the "100 Funniest Movies",[8] and No. 13 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 funniest American movies.[9] In 2003, it was deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the United States National Film Preservation Board, and selected for preservation in the Library of Congress National Film Registry.[10][11] It was later adapted by Brooks and Thomas Meehan as a stage musical. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay (for Wilder and Brooks) and Best Sound. In 2014, the year of its 40th anniversary, Brooks considered it by far his finest (although not his funniest) film as a writer-director.[12]

    1h 19m

  8. SEP 23

    Episode 155 - The Howling

    This week we're doing Werewolves, Cujos, Gremlins and Avengers as we talk about 1981's The Howling. --- follow us on our socials all links at: www.100thingswelearnedfromfilm.co.uk --- The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed and edited by Joe Dante. Written by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless, based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, the film follows a news anchor who, following a traumatic encounter with a serial killer, visits a resort secretly inhabited by werewolves. The cast includes Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone, Belinda Balaski, Kevin McCarthy, John Carradine, Slim Pickens, and Elisabeth Brooks. The Howling was released in the United States on March 13, 1981, and became a moderate success, grossing $17.9 million at the box office. It received generally positive reviews, with praise for the makeup special effects by Rob Bottin. The film won the 1980 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film and was one of the three high-profile werewolf-themed horror films released in 1981, alongside An American Werewolf in London and Wolfen. Its financial success aided Dante's career, and prompted Warner Bros. to hire Dante and Michael Finnell as director and producer, respectively, for Gremlins (1984). A series consisting of seven sequels arose from the film's success.

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Two friends take a light hearted deep dive in to film in an attempt to learn 100 things from a different movie each week. Expect trivia to impress your friends and nonsense from the start.

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