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Wait: A Steven Spielberg film Dave LIKES?Hell freezes over on Films(trips) as Andrew and Dave look at Steven Spielberg's The Sugarland Express, the 1974 film in which Spielberg made the jump to directing theatrical films after working in television. What does a Spielberg film look like when the idea of a Spielberg film had yet to come into existence? Why did it take so long to talk about Goldie Hawn on this show? And why on Earth do the podcasting dup end up talking about Andrew Lloyd Webber? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: He was a man with a vision. He just lacked resources, a coherent script, talent...All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt. 

Leaving one troubled Paramount Pictures production behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to another troubled Paramount Pictures film in the form of The Two Jakes, the 1990 sequel to the famed neo-noir Chinatown. Is this sixteen years on sequel as bad as its reputation? Just who the hell wanted this film? And why did Nicholson end up directing it, anyway? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Not Starlight; Sugarland!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Long before Daddy Daycare, Meet Dave, and just about one of a million other films Eddie Murphy made after the year 2000, there was one film in his career that was often agreed upon by critics to be his worst: The Golden Child, the 1986 supernatural adventure film (and maybe comedy?) directed by Michael Ritchie! Is it as bad as its reputation, or is it somehow even worse? Why on Earth might the product placement be the highlight of the film? And just how sharp are those suits Charles Dance wears? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Sequel by lawsuit.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Getting the hell out of Gotham City of the future, Andrew and Dave instead make their way to 1993 to take a look at director Wayne Wang's The Joy Luck Club, the adaptation of the 1989 novel of the same name from author Amy Tan. Will the duo have anything of value to say despite clearly not being part of the target audience in any way? Just what band was Amy Tan part of? And when the heck is this film going to get a 4K remaster, anyway? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Look, it isn't the worst film of Eddie Murphy's career, but it is still a BAD film.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Ross May of Reitman for the Job joins Andrew and Dave this episode to take a look at one of the more infamous Batman films out there! That's right, the trio are looking at Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the 2000 DTV spinoff film from the television series Batman Beyond. Just why is this film so infamous? What exactly was censored when it was originally released? And what's with that Christopher Walken impression? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Mothers, daughters, piano, and chess. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Leaving a mediocre-to-bad erotic thriller behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to Compulsion, the 1959 drama inspired by the Leopold and Loeb murder murder case and starring Bradford Dillman, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi, Martin Milner, and Orson Welles! Just how closely does the film stick to the true life events (even when it is changing all the names)? Welles shows up how late in the film? And just how did director Richard Fleischer get from this to making Red Sonja and Conan the Destroyer? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: The most controversial Batman film you've never heard of!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

James once again joins Andrew and Dave to take a look at a film from 1992, when the erotic thriller was at the height of its power. Unfortunately, the film is question is Alan J. Pakula's Consenting Adults, a film which doesn't happen to be one of the better films of the genre. Just how bad is the film? How magnificent is Kevin Kline's moustache? Just how off the mark was Roger Ebert when he called the film a comedy? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: The Leopold and Loeb case in everything but name.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Andrew and Dave return to talk about one of the best darn films of the previous decade that not enough people are talking about: writer-director Rick Famuyiwa's 2015 coming of age crime-comedy Dope, starring Shameik Moore! Just how good is the film? What line of dialogue just about killed Andrew with laughter? And just how much of a break from the rest of the film is one key scene, if at all? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Did someone ask for an erotic thriller starring Kevin Kline? Well, you got it anyway. All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Moving on from THE PREACHER'S WIFE, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to a far more recent romantic film: THE PHOTOGRAPH, writer-director Stella Meghie's 2020 film starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield! Just what do the podcasting duo make of the film? How great is the chemistry between the stars of the film? And just why the heck do the Marvel Netflix shows come up? Tune in and find out!Next episode: You are not ready for just how great the next film is.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Having made it through History of the World- Part I, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to something much more modest in scope: a romantic comedy! Tune in as the podcasting duo discuss the high profile (though forgotten?) 1996 Penny Marshall film The Preacher's Wife, a discussion that addresses film budgets, the charms of Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston's killer singing voice, how to get an otherwise good film off on the wrong note, and a surprising amount of Stephen King references.Next Episode: All I've got is a photograph and I realize your not coming back anymore...All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Having survived Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, Andrew and David decided to they needed something even more epic in scale. And what's bigger than the history of the world?Tune in as the podcasting duo reflect on the career of Mel Brooks, debate the value of Brooks' '90s output, once again have to discuss the most infamous event in the life of Richard Pryor, and welcome back the long overdue Gregory Hines!Next Episode: A supernatural comedy with Denzel Washington. No, we're NOT looking at Heart Condition again.All music by Andrew Kannesgiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

What happens when Ralph Bakshi makes an animated adaptation of one of the most famous fantasy works of all time? Well, two podcast hosts get to discuss it forty-five years later, of course! Tune in as Andrew and Dave discuss the successes and failures of this infamous film while still finding time to talk about Bob Seger and Robocop.Next Episode: Mel Brooks time!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Having survived the apocalypse, Andrew and Dave have decided to pursue a far more meaningful goal: selling coffee in the northern parts of the UK! Okay, maybe they aren't selling coffee in the north, but Mick Travis, the protagonist of director Lindsay Anderson's O Lucky Man!, certainly is. What do the podcasting duo make of Anderson's not-exactly-a-sequel-to-If.... epic comedy? Is this the most likeable Malcolm McDowell has ever been on screen? And just how stellar is Alan Price's score to the film? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Before Jackson, there was... BAKSHI!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt.

Andrew and Dave survived Michael Caine's severed hand, but can they survive the Earth catching fire? Probably not, which is why they are thankful they are watching the apocalypse drama The Day the Earth Caught Fire from 1961 instead of dealing with the real thing. Just how great is this award winning sci-fi drama? Why did Richard Burton hit it big and Edward Judd didn't? This film was made because Val Guest staked his profits from what film now? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: And here I was thinking I'd pick up tips on how to sell coffee.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Despite there being 8 Million Ways to Die, Andrew and Dave return this episode to look at Oliver Stone's 1981 horror film, The Hand! Is the film a forgotten gem in Stone's filmography, or a justifiably overlooked work? Would an adventure comic strip make the kind of money suggested in the film, even in 1981? And just how bad does Andrew's Michael Caine impression get? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Colour tinting and doomsday scenarios.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt. 

Andrew and Dave return to the 1980s to take a look at a lesser known thriller of the era: Hal Ashby's 8 Million Ways to Die, starring Jeff Bridges! What do the duo make of Ashby's final film? Just how troubled was the production history? And just what's the deal with shaved ice? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: It's me, Michael Caine, comic strip artist.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt

Films(trips) kicks off 2023 with episode 223 by looking at a film from 1993! Leaving How Stella Got Her Groove Back behind them, Andrew and Dave turn their attention to the 1993 Oscar nominated film What's Love Got to Do With It?, the adaptation of the Tina Turner autobiography I, Tina. How well does this film, which stars Angela Bassett and Lawrence Fishburne, hold up? Just where do some of the faults of the film lay? Can Andrew and Dave figure out whether Private Dancer was Turner's fifth solo album or not? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: "Just because we don't have a script doesn't mean the film isn't going to work out! Endless interference from producers, now that'll ruin us!"All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt. Thanks to our special guest at the start of the episode!

James Hrivnak once again joins Andrew and Dave to look back over the Films(trips) year that was! Which decades where most heavily covered in 2022? What films do the hosts barely remember? Who will win James' annual trivia challenge? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: Really? We have to talk about Phil Specter again? I know it is only five minutes of the film, but come on!All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt. Happy 2023, everybody!

2022 Ghibli ListIt’s the holidays! Ross and Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast spent the year watchingevery movie from Studio Ghibli! Listen to us talk about all of them, and why directors Miyazakiand Takahata are more problematic than just being the grumpy artists most people view them as.Yes, Ross says “Princess Mononoke” incorrectly several times. Oops. He also says HayaoMiyazaki won the third animated feature film Oscar, when he actually won the second.Say hi on twitter@24panels@rossmaywriterBetter yet, say hi on mastodon@24panels@mastodon.scot@rossmaywriter@mastodon.social Be sure to listen to Reitman for the Job:https://reitmanforthejob.podbean.com/All music by the dearly drawn Andrew Kannegiesser. Edited by Ross May.19:45 Kiki’s Delivery Service26:00 Spirited Away31:30 Castle in the Sky36:00 The Tale of Princess Kaguya41:30 The Wind Rises51:00 The Secret World of Arrietty56:00 Ocean Waves59:30 Grave of the Fireflies1:04:00 My Neighbours the Yamadas1:06:30 Tales from Earthsea1:13:00 From Up On Pop

After a year of looking at a surprisingly grim films in terms of subject matter, Andrew and Dave end the year on a decidedly lighter note by looking at the romantic comedy-drama How Stella Got Her Groove Back, the 1998 film based on the hit novel by Terry McMillian! Just what was the reaction to the film when it was released in theatres originally? What has (and hasn't) aged well with the film? Are Andrew and Dave even qualified to talk about it? Tune in and find out!Next Episode: BONUS TIME!Next Next Episode: STILL BONUS TIME!First Episode of 2023: Rollin' down a river.All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Editing by Dave Babbitt