Podstruck: A Rom-Com Rewind

CATEGORY: I DO... I THINK

Continuing our collection of wedding rom-coms, Podstruck looks back this week at Four Weddings and a Funeral, the Hugh Grant breakout movie that turned him into a romantic comedy star. Mark Vigeant (Dropout, Edinburgh Fringe Fest) joins Chelsea and Elena to debate whether Andie MacDowell brings the heat or is a beautiful ice sculpture, why Cameron Crowe should envy Mike Newell's vignettes, the warm worlds that Richard Curtis writes even if they also have some sexism, what beer douchebags drink in the U.K., the incredible slate of side characters including Rowan Atkinson, how learning sign language can get you laid, and the most heartbreaking part of a truly sob-worthy funeral. It's a classic that absolutely deserves a rewatch.

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We continue our bucket of wedding rom-coms with the 1999 Gary Marshall flick, Runaway Bride, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere! Can these two recapture the electricity they had in Pretty Woman? We discuss all of this and more as Chelsea and Elena are joined by their husbands, the Jo(h)ns, to discuss this surprisingly divisive movie. But whatever side of history you land on, there's no denying the impressive supporting cast that includes: Hector Elizondo, Laurie Metcalfe, Joan Cusack, Rita Wilson, Christopher Meloni, Donal Logue and more! So join us as Chelsea questions Richard Gere’s status as a leading man, Elena has the revelation that Rita Wilson is still alive, and Chelsea gets worked up over a shoulder bite reference that never pays off. (And a bit of a hot tip, just let this movie wash over you!)

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CATEGORY: I DO... I THINK

This week Podstruck is launching a new collection of wedding rom-coms starting with 27 Dresses! This 2008 romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden asks how a movie about terrible people can be charming and the answer is "Benny And The Jets." We pitch ways that this Aline Brosh McKenna script filled with smart dialogue could have been tightened for clearer plotting and we call out the insane moments like the gentlest car crash on earth and the the confusing racist turn that none of us were looking for. And is $20 a peek a good price for a look at Heigl's heinie? Listen on this long but goofy episode.

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CATEGORY: THOU HADST ME AT GOOD MORROW
It’s the 20 year anniversary of She’s The Man and we inadvertently celebrate it this week, rewatching the Amanda Bynes Channing Tatum romp to cap off our Shakespeare collection. Joining us is a team of hilarious screenwriters: Monica Byrnes and Toria Sheffield. Together, we talk about changes from Twelfth Night to She's The Man, why everyone should watch The Hills, that time Elena hung out with Amanda Bynes and saw a certain pop star, and debate whether Channing Tatum smells like salami. Plus we debate whether Amanda's line deliveries are genius or deranged... or both.
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SUBCATEGORY: THOU HADST ME AT GOOD MORROW

Enjoy a sneak peak of an episode that is exclusively for our Patreon supporters and if you feel inclined support the making of this podcast visit Patreon.com/PodstruckPod and join to listen to the full episode! Chelsea and Elena take their relationship to the next level as they bond over Elena’s favorite movies of all time: Big Business. This 1988 comedy banger stars Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler as twins who are switched at birth, and move over Mandy Moore cause oh baby is a it a comedic ROMP to remember! This movie is a VERY loose interpretation of Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors, and while it may have received terrible grades on the ol' tomatometer do not be fooled, this movie is a GEM! Join us as we talk about the iconic plaza hotel, how we still aren't sure that Kyle MacLachlan isn't in this movie and/or has a secret twin somewhere, how perfect the line "is a frog's ass water tight" is, and why Bette Midler has always been Elena's north star.
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