Tag[]
- "In this episode we discuss a movie about a man who only has a limited number of words to speak—in other words, Elliott's worst nightmare. We talk about A Thousand Words
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
A movie where we're promised Eddie Murphy will die if he uses up his last one thousand words, but then he doesn't die in the movie.
Story[]
Jack McCall is a selfish literary agent whose fast-talking ways allow him to close any deal. His next target is New Age guru Dr. Sinja, but the savvy doctor sees right through Jack. A magical tree appears in Jack's yard, and, according to Dr. Sinja, the tree and Jack are connected; every time Jack says a word, a leaf falls from the tree. When the last leaf drops, Jack will die. With just a thousand leaves left, Jack must learn to curb his speech or he's a goner.
Final Judgments[]
- Bad-Bad Movie (Elliott) @33:35
- Bad-Bad Movie (Stuart) @33:55
- Bad-Bad Movie (Dan) @34:50
Episode Highlights[]
Tangents[]
- Red Shoe Diaries @17:25
Movie Pitches[]
Quotes[]
- “So it's like I Know Who Killed Me, right?”
—Stuart @15:15
Listener Mail[]
Mailbag Song[]
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Letters[]
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
- "Free David Kalan." @40:05
Recommendations[]
- Starship Troopers (1997) by Paul Verhoeven (Dan) @Time
- Hard Target (1993) by John Woo (Stuart) @Time
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012) by Wes Anderson (Elliott) @Time