Tag[]
- "In this episode we discuss the dance film Step Up 2: The Streets."
Official Show Notes[]
- "After a holiday break, we ease into 2009 with the dance film Step Up 2: The Streets, about a girl who's a maniac, maniac on the floor. Will she dance like she's never danced before? Almost certainly. Meanwhile, Stuart explains the role of texting in film titles nowadays, Elliott runs the gamut of comedy sound effects, and Dan issues a challenge to America's tweens."
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
Romantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.
Story[]
When rebellious street dancer Andie enrolls at the prestigious Maryland School of the Arts, she finds it difficult to adapt. Joining forces with Chase, the hottest dancer at the school, she finds a way to merge her old life and the new by forming a team of misfit classmates and training with them to compete in an underground dance contest known as The Streets.
- “I know what you're thinking at home, too. You're like: 'A dance with trampolines? That sounds awesome!'”
—Dan @13:55
Worse Than[]
Final Judgments[]
- Bad-Bad Movie (Stuart) @34:20
- Bad-Bad Movie (Dan) @34:30
- Bad-Bad Movie (Elliott) @35:35
Episode Highlights[]
Tangents[]
- Flatliners @11:10
- The Wire @13:30, 18:30
- Hannah Montana @16:55
- “Last time I checked: vampires–it was better when they had sex with people.”
—Elliott @17:15 - Double Impact @27:30
- Tango & Cash @28:00
- Bratz @28:20
Movie Pitches[]
Quotes[]
Listener Mail[]
Mailbag Song[]
- @Time
Letters[]
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
- "Mail Title" from Listener Lastnamewithheld @Time
Mentioned In[]
Top Five Films of 2008[]
Stuart[]
- @44:20
- Pineapple Express (2008) by David Gordon Green
- The Dark Knight (2008) by Christopher Nolan
- Funny Games (2008) by Michael Haneke
- Let the Right One In (2008) by Tomas Alfredson
- Wall-E (2008) by Andrew Stanton
Dan[]
- @47:30
- Burn After Reading (2008) by The Coen Brothers
- The Dark Knight (2008) by Christopher Nolan
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) by Judd Apatow
- Rachel Getting Married (2008) by Jonathan Demme
- Wall-E (2008) by Andrew Stanton
Dan's Honorable Mentions[]
- The Bank Job (2008) by Roger Donaldson
- Be Kind, Rewind (2008) by Michel Gondry
- Doomsday (2008) by Neil Marshall
- In Bruges (2008) by Martin McDonagh
- Iron Man (2008) by Jon Favreau
- Milk (2008) by Gus Van Sant
- Pineapple Express (2008) by David Gordon Green
- Quantum of Solace (2008) by Marc Forster
- Redbelt (2008) by David Mamet
- The Signal (2007) by David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008) by Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
- Teeth (2007) by Mitchell Lichtenstein
- Tropic Thunder (2008) by Ben Stiller
Elliott[]
- @49:50
- The Dark Knight (2008) by Christopher Nolan
- The Fall (2008) by Tarsem Singh
- Milk (2008) by Gus Van Sant
- My Winnipeg (2008) by Guy Madden
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) by Charlie Kaufman
- Wall-E (2008) by Andrew Stanton