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You guessed it. We are reviewing the 1986 comedy classic Ruthless People, starring Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater and Bill Pullman. Everyone is extorting everyone and The Divine Ms M is at the height of her fame. We also talk about how Bette got her very appropriate nickname.

We review a classic Stephen King movie adaptation of 'The Dead Zone' (1983) starring Christopher Walken, Tom Skerritt and Martin Sheen. We also talk about Stephen King's movies, TV and big screen, which ones worked, which ones ....uh not so much.

As a tribute to the memory of 9-11, we are focusing our podcast on two movies that were released in 2006 World Trade Center, starring Nicholas Cage and United 93 starring no one we know. Both good in their own way, however, United 93 is by far the more superior of the two. We also get into Nicholas Cage going from cold to hot to cold in his career.

Scott and I talk about the 1988 Sherlock Holmes comedy 'Without a Clue'. The movie features a great cast including Oscar winners Michael Caine as Holmes and Ben Kingsley at Watson. The concept is clever and amusing but it falls short of delivery in a few spots. We also talk about the 10 million movie and TV adaptations of the beloved literary character; which ones worked and which ones not so much.

This week we take a special request to review the 1991 hit film 'What About Bob?', a madcap comedy starring Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss and Julie Haggerty, Directed by Frank Oz. This film kind of reminds me of the song 'The Cat Came Back' as it has the same kind of premise. Bob is a walking phobia who experiences extreme separation anxiety when his new therapist goes on vacation. So he follows him and basically endures himself to everyone except his doctor. Hilarity ensues. We also talk about Bill Murray's well-documented antics and how polarizing a figure he can be. We also delve into actors with famously difficult reputations.

We review a movie I have referred to during several podcasts, the 1988 Best Picture nominee The Accidental Tourist starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis. A hidden gem that has mostly been forgotten among mainstream moviegoers, however, still highly revered in diehard movie circles. After the tragic murder of their 12-year-old son, William Hurt is sleepwalking through life, his wife (Kathleen Turner) declares she's suicidal and, for some reason, decides that living with a sleepwalker just isn't fun anymore. Geena Davis is a quirky dog trainer who sort of helps to bring him out of his catatonic state. We also talk about Oscar mistakes. That actually ends up taking most of the podcast because there are so many to cover. Enjoy!