Podcast Tag: Bonus Episode

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  Trick ‘r Treat (2007 Halloween Bonus)

  In the first of two special Halloween episodes, we’re looking back to 2007, the year we covered in our second season, to talk about cult classic Trick ’r Treat. Written and directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Dylan Baker, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, Britt McKillip and Quinn Lord, Trick ’r Treat was sent straight to video in place of its planned theatrical release, but has since become a Halloween staple.

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  Do The Right Thing (1989 Bonus Episode)

  In this special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1989, we’re talking about one of the year’s most acclaimed and influential movies, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. Written and directed by Spike Lee and starring Lee, Danny Aiello, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Bill Nunn and Rosie Perez, Do the Right Thing premiered at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for two Oscars.

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  National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989 Holiday Bonus)

  In the second of two special holiday episodes, we’re looking ahead to 1989, the year we’re covering in our next season, to talk about Christmas classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik from a screenplay by John Hughes and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid, Johnny Galecki and Juliette Lewis, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation was the third movie in the popular Vacation series.

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  The Ref (1994 Holiday Bonus)

  In the first of two special holiday episodes, we’re looking back to 1994, the year we covered in our debut season, to talk about Christmas cult classic The Ref. Directed by Ted Demme from a screenplay by Richard LaGravenese and Marie Weiss and starring Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis and Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., The Ref was a box-office failure but has since become a holiday favorite.