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Aug. 5, 2024

I.Q.

Meg Ryan as Einstein's (fictional) niece, Tim Robbins as her mechanic-turned-fake-physicist suitor, and Walter Matthau as Einstein in this '94 RomCom. Some memorable quotes, excellent performances, and Matthau-as-Einstein.......

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July 22, 2024

City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold

The sequel to our very first podcast episode (og City Slickers, from 1991) is finally here! The gang is back, but with Jon Lovitz. Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, with a script from Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel. Does it hold u...

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July 8, 2024

The Lion King

Here we go! Biggest movie of the year and biggest animated film of all time (at the time of release)! It's bambi with lions crossed with Hamlet. Y'all know the drill. We sing, we dance, after all, this is France. Support the ...

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June 24, 2024

Quiz Show

Pop quiz, hotshot -- what was the Oscar-nominated movie about quiz shows starring Ralph Fiennes and directed by Robert Redford? Shoutout also to our man John Turturro, who is always great! Support the show

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June 10, 2024

Timecop

How have we only done one Jean Claude Van Damme movie in 4 seasons?! Also, can he still do the splits? This and more on this episode.... Support the show

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May 27, 2024

Speed

Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and Dennis Hopper coming at you in 1994's classic action movie about a bus that have to drive a certain speed or else...you know the joke. Also Alan Ruck, Jeff Daniels, and Joe Morgan! Is it the ...

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May 13, 2024

Clerks

The inaugural Kevin Smith movie, the darling of Sundance, the indie film sensation, is finally upon us! Clerks. And yes, your kids shouldn't listen to this episode. Support the show

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April 29, 2024

Dumb and Dumber

The final episode of Jim Carrey month is here, and it's our favorite movie of the 3 he released in 1994 -- Dumb and Dumber! Jeff Daniels, Lauren, Holly, the Farrelly brothers, and also the John Hughes connection we never knew...

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April 15, 2024

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (also OJ died?!)

Alllllllrighty then, it's movie 2 in Jim Carrey Month: Ace Ventura. He's a pet detective. Hired to rescue the missing dolphin mascot of the Miami Dolphins. And Dan Marino is there. Support the show

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April 1, 2024

The Mask

We begin Jim Carrey Month here at Movielife Crisis with the surprise hit, The Mask. Other than wild FX and the first appearance on screen from Cameron Diaz, is there anything noteworthy about it? Well, yeah! Richard Jeni! Sup...

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March 18, 2024

Blue Chips

Shaq! Penny Hardaway! Nick Nolte! Or is it Gary Busey? We can never 100% tell. From writer Ron Shelton (White Men Can't Jump and Bull Durham), we've got the classic college basketball recruiting movie. Does it still matter? ...

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March 4, 2024

Philadelphia

Tom Hanks in the performance that won him his first Best Actor Oscar, and the only movie in existence starring both Hanks and Denzel Washington. Directed by Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs), and also featuring Antonio Ba...

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Feb. 19, 2024

Major League 2

Welcome back to Major League baseball (kinda)! In the words of Bob Uecker movielifecrisis is best and so are baseball movies that may or may not be good still. Spoiler alert: it is still good. Charlie Sheen's sleek, 90s apart...

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Feb. 5, 2024

Maverick

The film remake of the late 50s TV show (starring James Garner), Maverick is the comedy western tale of rakish gambler (Mel Gibson) and the cast of weirdos (Alfred Molina, Jodie Foster, James Garner) all racing towards a half...

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Jan. 22, 2024

Pulp Fiction

Quentin Tarantino's magnum opus, Samuel L. Jackson's and Ving Rhames and Uma Thurman's launching point, John Travolta and Bruce Willis' comeback movie: Pulp Fiction. Yes, it's as good as you remember. Support the show

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Jan. 8, 2024

PCU (1994 is upon us!)

Jeremy Piven, David Spade, Jon Favreau, and more in this now-impossible-to-find classic that was everywhere back in the day; PCU. And if you can manage to find it kicking around the internet and/or the $5.50 bin, it is a deli...

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Jan. 1, 2024

1993 Nathans Awards (Year in Review)

What were our best performances of the year? Favorite quotes? Biggest ratings disagreement? Biggest mistakes we made? What are we really excited for in the 1994 season starting next week? That and more is here for your holida...

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Dec. 25, 2023

Grumpy Old Men (final movie of '93!)

Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon, back at it again but for the first time on our podcast. There's something wonderful about the crotchety, cantankerous old coots slinging really dated insults at each other. Also Kevin Pollak, D...

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Dec. 18, 2023

Wayne's World 2

Wayne and Garth in their first movie since the last movie. Get ready to cross all your Ts and dot all your....lower case Js. Support the show

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Dec. 4, 2023

Mrs. Doubtfire

Hello! DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY! Yes, it's the 2nd biggest movie of 1993, Robin Williams cross-dresses to take care of his own kids after being divorced by Sally Fields (based on a true story [🧢]). Support the show

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Nov. 20, 2023

Rudy

The timeless underdog story of Rudy Ruettiger, and the 90 minute infomercial for Notre Dame, is finally upon. But seriously, the movie and the score are fantastic, and with 25 years of Catholic school between Jeff and JT we g...

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Nov. 6, 2023

Dave

Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver star in this Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) comedy, which despite not being anywhere streaming was a big hit in 1993. Kevin Kline is a presidential impersonator who's pressed into service as the ...

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Oct. 23, 2023

Demolition Man

Be well, John Spartan! Info assimilated, now have a joy joy day. This absolute smash action flick is one of our all-time favorites. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, and in her first leading role: Sandra Bullock! Also Denis ...

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Oct. 9, 2023

Cool Runnings

Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's bobsled time! Indeed it is, here for the 30th anniversary of Cool Runnings, the "based on a true story" account of the jamaican bobsled team. John Candy, Leon, with director Jo...

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