Summers Off

We chat about Tom Hank's best movie of all time after Turner and Hootch and Splash, BIG! Discover how the infamous piano scene came about.  We also discuss gender swapping main characters, Oscar noms, the Tom Hanks Acting Method, and Ty educates Rach on the difference between Fantasy and Sci Fi. Listener discretion advised: this coming of age tale where a 30 year old woman falls in love with a small boy hidden in a grown up's body might remind you of Ty and Rachael's relationship.

Everyone loves a Christmas surprise!  Rach and Ty get some time off over Winter Break and start cramming Christmas movies. The duo jumps into the wormhole machine to watch Jingle All the Way, a movie that gives Arnold the opportunity to punch reindeers and poke holes in the ozone layer. Buckle up for a wild ride back to Ty and Rach's childhood filled with Black Friday shopping, haunted Ferbies, and of course plenty of Christmas songs.  It's good to be back.

Sometimes we all feel a little sentimental and need a good open mouth cry. Ty and Rach are closing out Season 1 with the beloved classic, My Girl. In this episode we talk first kisses, teacher crushes, and childhood heroes. Hear a recap of the season and Ty and Rach's final movie rankings. Plus, they give a special send off for those listeners that stuck around to the end. Until next summer...WE LOVE YOU!

As the season winds down, Ty and Rach get nostalgic with Rach's middle school movie of choice, Save the Last Dance. Hear Rach reminisce about dances she made up in her basement while Ty talks Backstreet Boys. Other answered questions include: Why substitute teaching is the worst, Who won Best Kiss in 2001 (spoiler alert - it's this movie), and which tv show gets more ridiculous: Scandal vs. Grey's Anatomy. 

Hasta la vista Arnold! This week's episode covers one of Ty's all time favorite repeats, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. A heart warming tale of a boy, his murderous robot, and psychotic mother. Hear all the scuttle butt about twin magic, what makes those liquid steel sound effects, and who's your daddy (Arnold style).   Will Rach like it better than Terminator 1? Will she admit that Arnold is a good actor? Or will she still insist that Independence Day is still the better film?  Tune in...

This week we dive into a futuristic love story that takes place in the 80's.  Arn's butt makes an appearance, broken wrists and broken ankles are discussed, and why this movie's legacy will last forever.  You will have cool trivia to whip out at parties after listening like how many lines Arnold had in the movie, what fever dreams had to do with its creation, and what Piranha 2: The Spawning is all about.  No mention of Jessica Biel or Jennifer Love Hewitt this week either which is kind of a bummer...

Fool me once shame on you.  Fool me - you can't get fooled again. ~ George Dubya

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Ever wonder what Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and Martha Jefferson talked about in their early 1800's book club meetings?  Me neither, that's a different movie. In First Wive's Club, we talk about the true first women of America: Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, and Bette Middler.  Why does Rach have most of this movie memorized?  Who would Ty rather make out with?  Who does Rach want to play in a musical version?  There's a surprise pop Ivana Trump quiz. Plus, Ty sings...per usual...

FINALLY, Rach takes over and slams Ty with all kinds of movie know-how.  Ty gets sappy and has moist eyes, Rach talks about love from the other side, Gerard's terrible Irish blends perfectly to Ty's semi-terrible Irish, and Rach tells the story of her sisters and her creating a new river outside the movie theatre right after seeing this movie.  Plus, we put to bed the question that has been plaguing scholars since Socrates and Aristotle.  Is Hilary Swank hot?  It's chick flick time at the Hudson househo

Every pubescent boy's favorite movie and poster in their college dormitory comes to life in this episode of Summers Off.  Rach and Ty discuss what exactly Al Pacino snorted up his nose in all those scenes, how they avoided the dreaded X rating, how many F-words there are, and all the quotes that you can imagine.  Plus hear Rach's attempt at some dialect work.  It's not pretty...

This deep dive of the blood splattering, gun smoking cinematic battle between man and other worldly beast will leave you with answers to the questions you never knew you had. Discover just how much influence Arnold had on the film, how he survived the cold Mexican jungle nights, and what Rach thinks happened once the cameras turned off and the lights turned low. Who would Rach rather be caught making out with in her driveway at 4 AM by her grandparents: Arnold, Jesse Ventura, or the Predator? Come find out

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