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Special Episode - 1998 Fun Oscars
Description
Consider the following: What if this were a universe where what was fun was good? That’s what we’ll be exploring in this episode. Instead of covering the best picture nominees plus other critically acclaimed films, we’ll be looking at films that are just fun from 1998.
So please, join us, as we enter an alternate reality where fun is good.
Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.
Timestamps are approximate:
8:15 - Armageddon (+ Deep Impact)
18:40 - The Wedding Singer
25:05 - You’ve Got Mail
31:20 - The Parent Trap
37:45 - Mulan
46:35 - Spice World
55:50 - Rushmore
59:10 - Ever After
1:01:25 - Rating the Films
- The Prince of Egypt note: it turns out we were both sort of right about “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” in The Lion King. It is not the Elton John version in the film, but it is also not the characters singing the song. It is Kristle Edwards.
1:17:25 - Our Fun Oscar Nominees
1:21:55 - Daniel Day Lewis Drive
1:25:40 - Next Time
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