Shoulders of Giants

#22 Teen Wolf

The pitch: "Come up with a direct sequel to 1985's Teen Wolf starring Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard."

#21 Curb Your Enthusiasm

The pitch: "Come up with a new episode of Larry David's iconic sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Bubble Episode: Same Cast, Different Day

Bubble Pod:  Same Cast, Different Day   

 

This week, we enter a new Bubble and blow things up. 

 

What are the greatest screen duos the world has ever seen?  Who would’ve / should’ve worked together again in other films?! 

 

What great movie ensembles could have re-formed in totally different genres?!! 

 

….Moore as Connery’s Scaramanga! 

….A Star Trek cast in an Agatha Christie!! 

….The Expendables in a Broadway smash!!! 

 

Plus, the heart-warming AND heart-breaking re-teaming of one of the great unsung screen partnerships of all time!!!! 

 

All this and more, on the ultimate What if..? edition of our What if..? podcast! 

 

“Re-Cast, Same Cast, Half-Mast, Podcast!” 

Bubble Episode: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Bubble Episode -  Banter, Blather and Auto-Natter 

 

Welcome to another special, Bubble edition of the pod. Before you listen to this one you may want to check out this really interesting youtube video on the lost scenes of Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEtOEoyqj6k

 

In this mini- episode, take a peak behind the curtain of the pod, where Jimmy and Sheppy totally ignore what they’ve actually come to discuss, and spend a happy ten minutes talking about the classic friendship film, Planes, Trains and Automobiles… as well as another great Thanksgiving flick, Home for the Holidays, out-takes being left in final cuts, and other assorted ramblings. 

We also reference Brett Goldstein's podcast, Films To Be Buried With. If you haven't discovered it yet it's a bit of a treat and you can find details here.

Enjoy!  

#20 Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope)

The pitch: "Come up with a prequel to Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope."

 

www.shoulderspod.com/starwars

 

The original: 

Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope, 1977)

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Directed by: 

George Lucas (THX 1138, American Graffiti)

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Starring: 

Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker 

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What's it about?

A fairy tale, a fantasy, and a sci-fi film about a young farm boy who, when his adoptive family is killed, joins a Wizard-Ronin, Space-Smuggler and a Walking Carpet to deliver a message, save a Princess and fight to help over-throw a fascist regime. 

 

A film that instantly became a phenomenon, spawning sequels, prequels, tie-ins, spin-offs, rip-offs and taught literally hundreds of millions of children that there is wonder in the Universe. 

 

If you grew up in the 80’s, there’s a strong chance this, and its two sequels, are as much a part of your childhood (and dare we say, adulthood) as anything else.

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Not before or since has nostalgia fused with reality, creating a blanket of experiences ranging from your favourite bedspread to eventual world-view.  

 

Easy to dismiss, easier to embrace, Star Wars marked a time and place like nothing else, all from the comfort of your own imagination, and a galaxy, far, far away. 

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“Wonderful girl. Either I’m going to kill her, or I’m beginning to like her.” 

 

“Don’t call me a mindless philosopher, you over-weight glob of grease.” 

 

“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” 

 

“That’s great, kid!  Don’t get cocky.” 

#19 Three Men And A Baby/Little Lady

The pitch: "Come up with a trilogy capper to round Three Men And A Baby and Three Men And A Little Lady."

 

Three Men And A Baby / Little Lady  (1987 / 1990) 

Directed by: Leonard Nimoy (ST 3: The Search for Spock, ST 4: The Voyage Home, The Good Mother)  / 

Emile Ardolino (Dirty Dancing, Sister Act, Chances Are) 

Starring: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Nancy Travis, Sheila Hancock, Fiona Shaw 

Three confirmed bachelors have their worlds turned upside down and inside out when a baby is left on their doorstep. 

…Do they find what it means to be responsible? Sort of. 

…Do they discover there’s more to life than having fun?  In a manner of speaking. 

…Do they become better, richer people?   Not really, to be honest. 

None the less, this is a fun film, with likeable performances from the three leads, light direction from Nimoy, and lots of jokes about how baby poo is smelly. 

A silly but likeable sequel follows our heroes and their now five-year-old ‘daughter’, as they travel to England, insult the locals and one of them finds love. 

…Is the world crying out for a third part?   We’ll get back to you. 

“There's a quarter of a million dollars in heroin in the diaper pail and the new baby wipes are in the hall cabinet.” 

“Jack has a baby?” 

“I realise such a concept tends to negate our belief in a benevolent God, but yes.” 

“I’ll give you a thousand dollars if you do it.” 

#18 Commando

The pitch: "Come up with a prequel tv show to the 1985 Arnie-starring action classic Commando."

 

www.shoulderspod.com/commando

 

The original: Commando (1985)

Directed by: Mark L. Lester (Firestarter, Class of 1999, Pterodactyl) 

​Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vernon Wells, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Alyssa Milano, James Olson, Bill Duke, David Patrick Kelly, Michael Delano, Drew Snyder  

What's it about? When a retired Special Forces colonel has his ten-year-old daughter kidnapped by an angry ex, John Matrix (Schwarzenegger) must go ‘Full Commando’, gun-up, man-up and tear-up the list of those responsible, killing with quips of the very highest order and dispensing violence most bloody. 

What some consider the peak of Arnie’s 80’s Golden Era, Commando has it all. A tight plot, inventive deaths, a witty script and a leading man hitting a stride unparalleled in blockbusting action heroes before or since. 

Fun, fast and frantic, Commando solidified Arnie as more than a novelty, instead a juggernaut of both biceps and bravado. 

He’s been in better films, but perhaps none which take such delight in destruction, or mirth in mayhem. 

“Come on, Bennett, let’s party.” 

Bubble Episode: No Time To Die

Welcome to the third special Bubble edition of our Pod! 

 

No Time to Die discussed 

(aka- No Timer too Dire) 

(No Tie to Diet) 

(No Crime for Pie) 

 

This week on Shoulders of Giants, it’s Bubble Oh Heaven, as we delve deep into the new Bond film No Time to Die. 

 

Less a structured dissection, more a whiny tirade, join our heroes as they have a spoiler-filled ramble about their first thoughts and reactions to 

Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as agent 007.

 

Note- 

The ethos of this pod is always to celebrate film and to never be negative. 

 

But as Professor Dent often put it, “If you give your heart a voice with which to sing, you wont always get a lullaby.” 

And likewise, a quote easily attributed to Oddjob, “Sometimes a vent is as good as a holiday on Octopussy’s island, and a moan as relaxing as an 

afternoon in Scaramanga’s fun house.” 

(But then he would say that, wouldn’t he? Never shuts up, that one.) 

 

#17 Ghost

The pitch: "Come up with a direct sequel to the biggest film of 1990 - supernatural romantic thriller Ghost."

Bubble Episode: Loose Ends

Welcome to the second special Bubble edition of our Pod! 

This week on Shoulders of Giants, join Jimmy and Sheppy as they attempt to tie up a few loose ends by discussing problems left open and unresolved in movies that matter to them...