Episode 81: There’s a Lake in the Way

0081 MinnesotaDear listeners, with Windy moving to Texas and all, we’re getting our pre-nostalgia on with an episode all about Minnesota movies! That’s right… we spend about half the time telling stories, and the other half talking about the likes of Prince, Diablo Cody, and the Coen brothers.

If you would like to drink along, we found a lot of joy in the bottom of a bottle of Cantele Primitivo. Perhaps you will, too!

Show notes behind the cut!

Movies mentioned:
Fargo
A Serious Man
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpier Old Men
Juno
Jennifer’s Body
Young Adult
Purple Rain
Airport
Drop Dead Gorgeous
The Good Son
Ice Castles
The Mighty Ducks
Jingle All the Way
Mallrats
Dogma
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (and also the TV show)
Prairie Home Companion
Untamed Heart
Feeling Minnesota
Catch Me if You Can
Focus

People mentioned:
Joel and Ethan Coen
Peter Stormare
Ari Hoptman
Burgess Meredith
Diablo Cody
Prince
Crist Ballas
Elijah Wood
Lynn Holly Johnson
Robby Benson
Kevin Smith
Jason Mewes
Joel Hodgson
Garrison Keillor
Stephen Sommers
Al Franken

Links:

Devil’s Kettle
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/stories/the-mystery-of-devils-kettle-falls

A short film about Crist Ballas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXqdIl9p7Xk

Warner Archives releases six Golden Harvest films in HD:
http://www.filmsmash.com/news/warner-archive-instant-and-the-golden-harvest-library/

1 comment

  1. Ah, the Grump* Old Men movies, part of that run of enforced comedy viewing back when I was married. They’re not terrible, and occasionally they’re quite funny, but I couldn’t name a specific bit from either one of them after all these years.

    Jingle All The Way: Don’t do it. Just, no. It’s about as formulaic a “holiday” “comedy” as you could ever “hope” to “get to” see.

    Gamera is really neat! Gamera’s made of turtle meat! We all love you, Gameraaaa!

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