We're talking about some not-so-forgotten films where the setting is integral to the plot! Join us as we discuss, My Best Friend's Wedding (Chicago), Valley Girl (L.A.), and Lost in Translation (Tokyo). Sources for this episode: My Best Friend's Wedding Movie Locations | Movie-Locations.com A Chef Who's Driven to Be No. 1 (Just Ask Those He Drives) | The New York Times Valley Girl Filming Locations | Fast-Rewind Your Guide to The Drive from Suzi's House Party to The Central (West Hills...

Hallie, Sarah, and John discuss Jodie Foster's Thanksgiving comedy drama, "Home for the Holidays," starring Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Dylan McDermott, Robert Downey, Jr., Claire Danes, and the one, the only, STEVE GUTTENBERG! The script is uneven and no one gets to eat even a bite of turkey, but Dylan McDermott has perfect hair, so we still had fun. Sources for this episode: Jacobs, Matthew. “Jodie Foster on the Joys of ‘home for the Holidays’ 25 Years Later.”...

Hallie, Sarah, and John discuss the charming and horrific, Lady in White. A sweet little movie with perhaps the darkest backstory ever? Content warning: child murder, child sexual abuse. Sources for this Episode: “‘Lady in White’ behind the Scenes.” YouTube. Accessed 29 Sept. 2023. “AFI|Catalog.” Catalog.afi.com. “Lady-Killer: Exploring Coming-of-Age through Horror in ‘Lady in White’, PopMatters.” PopMatters, 28 Feb. 2017. The Lady in White of Durand Eastman Park - Home in the Finger...

Hallie, John, and Sarah discuss 1994's "Only You," starring Marissa Tomei Robert Downey, Jr., and Bonnie Hunt. Also, check out our new TikTok @forgotten.film.cl Please ⁠⁠visit our website⁠⁠ to download a transcript of this episode. Sources for this episode Marisa Tomei "Only You" 1994. Bobbie Wygant Archive. (n.d.). Retrieved September 10, 2023. Norman Jewison "Only You" 1994. Bobbie Wygant Archive. (n.d.) Retrieved September 10, 2023. Robert Downey Jr. "Only You" 1994. Bobbie Wygant...

Hallie, Sarah, and John discuss this spooky, sexy thriller from Robert Zemeckis, starring THE Harrison Ford and the incomparable Michelle Pfeiffer -- who is absolutely electric in this extended homage to Hitchcock. There are some ghostly plot holes that we would fix in a 2023 remake -- but mostly, why is this film forgotten?? It shouldn't be! Please ⁠visit our website⁠ to download a transcript of this episode. Sources for this episode: What Lies Beneath: Production Notes AFI|Catalog What...

Sarah attended the first screening of the Ghostbusters preview cut since it was shown to test audiences in 1984! Screened at Alamo Drafthouse's Ivan Reitman Theater, the film was introduced by Ivan's son Jason, director of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In this mini episode, Sarah shares some of the key moments in the preview cut that you wouldn't have seen in the final version of the film. For a transcript of this episode, visit our website. Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot...

Sarah, Hallie, and John are joined by Sarah and Lauren from Enough Wicker! Betty White and Ed Asner star -- okay, okay -- Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, and Randy Quaid star in this disaster heist action movie that's oddly similar to Titanic. Tune in to hear Sarah Royal's dramatic reading of the script directions for a movie that many would describe as, "not as good as Twister." Please ⁠visit our website⁠ to download a transcript of this episode. Sources for this episode: Hard Rain...

Sarah, Hallie, and John discuss this little gem from 1990. A slapstick murder mystery starring Elaine May, Marlo Thomas, Jeannie Berlin, and Peter Falk with cameo appearances by Melanie Griffith and Olympia Dukakis. Please ⁠visit our website⁠ to download a transcript of this episode. Sources for this episode: May, Elaine. "FILM: She's a Beginner, but WHAT Connections." The New York Times (April 1, 1990), p. 15, p. 24. Maslin, Janet. "Review/Film: A New-Age Comedy, Crystals And All." The...

Sarah decides to try writing a movie summary using ChatGPT, but it got everything so wrong that she spent 20 minutes teaching it about Elaine May's character from In the Spirit (1990). Here's a bonus episode of that conversation, featuring Hallie as ChatGPT. Theme music: "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions.

In this bonus episode, Sarah shares her experience seeing Jumpin' Jack Flash in a movie as it was meant to be seen -- in a theater on 35 mm film! Sources for this episode: Jumpin' Jack Flash, "B-Sides," Nitehawk Cinema Our theme music is "Rue Severine" by Blue Dot Sessions

The first movie that none of us liked! Don't worry, we still had fun talking about this Billy Bob Thornton penned, Cate Blanchett vehicle from 2000. How did this supernatural suspense movie with a cast including Keanu Reeves, Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, Giovanni Ribisi, and JK Simmons turn out to be so boring? Sources for this episode: ⁠Billy Bob Thornton Talks ‘Fargo’ Psycho’s Coen DNA, Angelina Jolie, ‘Bad Santa’ Sequel (Exclusive Video) – The Hollywood Reporter⁠ ⁠INTERVIEW: Sam Raimi...

On today's pod, John, Hallie, and Sarah discover that you can make it pretty far on the road with four people and $476 as long as you happen to be in a Shonda Rhimes movie. But more importantly, Britney Spears is a really good actress! Don't @ us unless you agree. And if you agree then, yes, tweet us @veryspecialblog. Sources for this episode: Open Your Heart to These 20 Secrets About Britney Spears' Crossroads by Tierney Bricker for E! News Not a Hit, Not Yet a Cult Classic: Shonda...

John, Hallie, and Sarah discuss 1986’s Jumpin' Jack Flash, starring Whoopi Goldberg and everyone you loved from SNL in the 80s. Is it a spy thriller? Is it a workplace comedy? Will you fall in love with a computer chat screen? There's one thing we're sure of--it's a gas, gas, gas. Sources for this episode: AFI|Catalog - Jumpin' Jack Flash The Devil and Sam Kinison by David Handelman for Rolling Stone, February 23, 1989. Behind The Scenes of Jumpin' Jack Flash Movie (1986), Fast-Rewind. Penny...

John, Hallie, and Sarah discuss 1994’s Trading Mom, also known asThe Mommy Market, starring Sissy Spacek and Anna Chlumsky. They reimagine the movie for a 2023 audience and try to solve the mystery of a (now impossible to find) rap version of Hickory Dickory Dock, featured in the film.  Sources for this episode: Devoted Daughter Keeps Vow With ‘Trading Mom’ by JUDY BRENNAN for Los Angeles Times, published MAY 7, 1994. Brelis, N. (1966). The Mummy Market. Harper and Row Publishers. At the...

John, Hallie, and Sarah discuss 1991's Career Opportunities, starring Frank Whaley and Jennifer Connelly. They reimagine the movie for a 2023 audience, but they would never change the film's Target store setting. And the soundtrack slaps, so they probably wouldn't change that either. Sarah was going to make a Spotify playlist, but someone named millifoo already did. (Thanks, millifoo.) You can listen to the soundtrack playlist here.  Sources for this episode: AFI|Catalog - Career...

Join hosts Hallie, Sarah, and John as they re-imagine forgotten movies of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s for a modern audience. In each episode, Sarah tells the story of a film lost to time (or VHS). Then Hallie, Sarah, and John chat about what the film would look like if it was remade in 2023--the cast, the soundtrack, the character that would have the biggest TikTok following...but actually they're just guessing on that last one because they're old enough to remember Myspace. Click here to view...