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Dan: On this episode we discuss The Greatest Showman. Elliott: His name? Dan McCoy, Mr. Excitement!
Official Show Notes[]
- "Because Huge Ackman so desperately wanted to do a big, original musical, we found ourselves watching The Greatest Showman. And it sure is…showy. Meanwhile, Elliott names off cold-based DC villains, Stuart has feelings on the name Phineas, and Dan apparently goes into a brief memory coma."
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Story[]
Growing up in the early 1800s, P.T. Barnum displays a natural talent for publicity and promotion, selling lottery tickets by age 12. After trying his hands at various jobs, P.T. turns to show business to indulge his limitless imagination, rising from nothing to create the Barnum & Bailey circus. Featuring catchy musical numbers, exotic performers and daring acrobatic feats, Barnum's mesmerizing spectacle soon takes the world by storm to become the greatest show on Earth.
Final Judgments[]
- Bad-bad movie (Stuart) @1:05:42
- Bad-bad movie (Dan) @1:06:11
- Bad-bad movie (Elliott) @1:06:32
Episode Highlights[]
Tangents[]
Movie Pitches[]
- The Ebert Boys @03:25
- Film critic Roger Ebert, his brother Robert, and their robot all have to lose their virginity in Tijuana during spring break.
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Sponsors[]
Listener Mail[]
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Letters[]
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Recommendations[]
- The Endless (2017) by Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead (Dan) @Time
- Ingrid Goes West (2017) by Matt Spicer (Stuart) @Time
- The Little Hours (2017) by Jeff Baena (Elliott) @Time