The Rom Com Rewrite

Lisa Findley & Charles Adrian
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Lisa and Charles Adrian LOVE rom coms but they have some suggestions. In each episode they choose a film, take it lovingly apart and put it back together better. Warning: This podcast is all spoilers all the time!

  1. ١٢ يونيو

    Sex and the Single Girl & Down With Love

    Two films about books about female empowerment. One of these films is more empowering than the other.   Sex & The Single Girl Year: 1964 Screenplay by: Joseph Heller and David R. Schwartz Story by: Joseph Hoffman Based on the book by: Helen Gurley Brown Uncredited writer: Leslie H. Martinson Directed by: Richard Quine Stars: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall   Down With Love Year: 2003 Written by: Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake Directed by: Peyton Reed Stars: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Sarah Paulson, David Hyde Pierce   Show notes: This month compare and despair returns to the Rom Com Rewrite! The plot summaries for these films take up a good portion of the beginning of this episode. If you would like to skip them you can spool forward a little over 23 minutes into the episode.   In this episode we mention the films: The Pink Panther (1963) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057413/) What's Up Doc (1972) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069495/) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251127/) Bridget Jones's Diary* (2001) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/) Chicago (2002) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299658/) Moulin Rouge (2001) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009/)   And the TV series: The Judy Garland Show (1963-1964) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056767/)   And also the book Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia (1990) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Personae).   *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast.   If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.   Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.   Thank you for listening!

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  2. ٨ مايو

    The Big Sick

    What does love need?   The Big Sick Year: 2017 Written by: Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani Directed by: Michael Showalter Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan   Show notes: This film falls into the very interesting category of films that a) we are not sure are rom coms and b) we love. As it happens, another of Michael Showalter's films (The Idea of You, which is discussed in episode 43 of this podcast) also falls into this category. If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward around 12 minutes into the episode.   In this episode we mention the films: When Harry Met Sally* (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/) The Idea of You* (2024) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9466114/) Sleepless in Seattle* (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/) You Got Mail* (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/) Your Place or Mine* (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12823454/) Going The Distance* (2010) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1322312/) And the podcast: This American Life (1995 - ) (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/) *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast.   Next month we are going to be talking about You, Me & Tuscany (2026) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36352591/)   If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.   Thank you for listening!

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  3. ١٠ أبريل

    I Could Never Be Your Woman

    Welcome to the Saoirse Ronan appreciation society.   I Could Never Be Your Woman Year: 2007 Written by: Amy Heckerling Directed by: Amy Heckerling Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Saoirse Ronan   Show notes: There is some good stuff in this film and some bad stuff and it is not Amy Heckerling's best work but it is definitely worth a watch. If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward almost 9 minutes into the episode. Correction: The film Charles Adrian remembered as Coming Home is in fact called Home Again.   In this episode we mention the films: Home Again (2017) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5719700/) Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083929/) Clueless (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/) Vamps (2012) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1545106/) Girls Trip (2017) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3564472/)   And the TV series: Dawson's Creek (1998-2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118300/) Bridgerton (2020- ) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740790/)   Next month we are going to be talking about You, Me & Tuscany (2026) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36352591/)   If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!

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  4. ١٣ مارس

    Year of the Comet

    Moustachioed multimillionaire adventurer scientist meets flame-haired kick-ass wine babe in this adventure rom com from 1992.   Year of the Comet Year: 1992 Written by: William Goldman Directed by: Peter Yates Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly     Show notes:   Like loving parents on the touch line at their child's hockey match, we really get into this film. It is already so charming and has so much good stuff in. We just want it to be better!   If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward a little over 4 and a half minutes into the episode.   In this episode we mention the films: The Princess Bride (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/) All The President's Men (1976) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/) Heat (1986) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093164/) Pink Panther (1963) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057413/) The Love Bug (1968) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064603/) Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400497/) Death Becomes Her (1992) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104070/) Romancing the Stone* (1984) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088011/) Con Air (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118880/)   *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast.     If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.   Thank you for listening!

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  5. ١٣ فبراير

    Leap Year

    A film that begins with a meet-cringe and ends with mis-apportioned blame.   Leap Year Year: 2010 Written by: Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont Directed by: Anand Tucker Stars: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode   Show notes:   Happy 5th anniversary to us!!! In this year that is not a leap year please allow us to propose a film about proposals that also did not come out in a leap year.   If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward about 13 minutes into the episode.   In this episode we mention the films: Saving Face* (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384504/) Holidate* (2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9866072/) Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/) Overboard (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093693/) Plus One* (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7645122/)   *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast.   According to the article about it on Wikipedia, the leap year proposal tradition referenced in this film "is an Irish tradition by which women are allowed to propose to men on Leap Day, 29 February, based on a legend of Saint Bridget and Saint Patrick. It once had legal basis in Scotland and England." The Wikipedia article (accessed February 2026) is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor%27s_Day_(tradition)    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.   We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.   Thank you for listening!

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  6. ١٦ يناير

    Bridget Jones's Diary

    Not so much a rewrite as an appreciation of this 25-year-old classic in general and of Daniel Cleaver as played by Hugh Grant in particular. Bridget Jones's Diary Year: 2001 Screenplay by: Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis Based on the novel by: Helen Fielding Directed by: Sharon Maguire Stars: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant Show notes: CN: discussion of fatphobia and diet culture; derogatory language   If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward about 12 and a half  minutes into the episode.   In this episode we mention the films: Notting Hill* (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/) Paddington 2 (2017) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4468740/) Love Actually (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/)   And the TV series: Pride and Prejudice (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/)   And the books: Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (1996) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jones%27s_Diary_(novel)) Sex & The City by Candace Bushnell (1996) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_the_City_(newspaper_column)) Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin (1978) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_City_(novel)) The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend (1982) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Diary_of_Adrian_Mole,_Aged_13%C2%BE) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice) Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_Jones:_The_Edge_of_Reason_(novel)) Persuasion by Jane Austen (1817) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_(novel))   *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast.   You can watch the shower sketch from Eddie Izzard's Glorious tour (1997) here: https://youtu.be/0Zfsn82MF3E?si=uhKVM3t9YtR8PKSQ   NB: In this episode, we refer to events from both the first and the second books in the Bridget Jones canon - Bridget Jones's Diary (1996) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (1999)   The passage from the (first) book that Charles Adrian was trying to find is right at the beginning - Sunday 1 January: "It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting 'Cathy' and banging your head against a tree."    Comic Relief, mentioned in passing at the beginning of this episode, is a British charity co-founded in 1986 by Richard Curtis and Sir Lenny Henry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Relief).    If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway.   We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.    Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.   Thank you for listening!

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  7. ١٢‏/١٢‏/٢٠٢٥

    Love Hard

    Why isn't this film called Love Sleeping? Or Love You Were Sleeping? Or Actually, Love, Were You Sleeping? Or Do You Actually Love Sleeping? Or some other combination of the films Love Actually and WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING!? Love Hard Year: 2021 Written by: Daniel Mackey and Rebecca Ewing Directed by: Hernán Jiménez Stars: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet Show notes: This film wants to exist at the place where Love Actually meets Die Hard but the story of a woman who falls for a guy she knows nothing about beyond how he looks makes us think of a different film entirely. There is some good stuff here, some less good stuff and one or two elephants in the room - the biggest and noisiest elephant being: why does this film reference While You Were Sleeping so much and NEVER ONCE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT??? If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward about eleven minutes into the episode. In this episode we mention the films: To All The Boys I've Loved Before* (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3846674/)  Always Be My Maybe* (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7374948/) Love Actually (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/) Die Hard (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/) While You Were Sleeping* (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/) Home Alone (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099785/) Single All The Way* (2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14315756/) And the TV series: Catfish: The TV Show (2012- ) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2498968/) *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast. Next month we are going to be talking about Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/).  If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.  Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!

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    Runaway Bride

    This one is worth returning to - it might be better than you remember! Runaway Bride Year: 1999 Written by: Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott Directed by: Garry Marshall Stars: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo, Rita Wilson, Paul Dooley, Christopher Meloni, Laurie Metcalf (uncredited) Show notes: Always the bride-to-be! This month we conclude our all-too-brief Julia Roberts mini-season with this gorgeous small-town battle of the sexes. If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward about 11 minutes into the episode. In this episode we mention the films: Notting Hill* (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/) Erin Brokovich (2000) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/)  Pretty Woman (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100405/) Oceans Twelve (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349903/) While You Were Sleeping* (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/) Let It Snow (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1950235/) *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast. Addendum: it turns out that Laura Solon, who wrote the film Let It Snow, also co-wrote (with Daisy Haggard) the brilliant and funny TV series Back To Life (2019-2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8594510) Next month we are going to be talking about Love Hard (2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10752004/).  If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.  Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!

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Lisa and Charles Adrian LOVE rom coms but they have some suggestions. In each episode they choose a film, take it lovingly apart and put it back together better. Warning: This podcast is all spoilers all the time!

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  • صناع العمل
    Lisa Findley & Charles Adrian
  • سنوات النشاط
    ٢٠٢١ - ٢٠٢٦
  • الحلقات
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  • التقييم
    فاضح
  • حقوق النشر
    © Lisa Findley and Charles Adrian Gillott
  • موقع البرنامج على الويب
    The Rom Com Rewrite