This week the boys take on a BIG, SCARY ROBOT and a BIG, SCARY DICK…Nixon, that is! Brad Bird’s THE IRON GIANT and the political satire DICK were the big openers on August 6th, 1999. Do they warrant GIANT Sheila ratings or will they get shredded like a stack of DNC papers? Find out on Episode 57 of OPENING WEEKEND!
Show Notes
This week the boys take on a BIG, SCARY ROBOT and a BIG, SCARY DICK…Nixon, that is! Brad Bird’s THE IRON GIANT and the political satire DICK were the big openers on August 6th, 1999. Do they warrant GIANT Sheila ratings or will they get shredded like a stack of DNC papers? Find out on Episode 57 of OPENING WEEKEND!
It Came From The Outer Boroughs!!! While Brad Bird was exploring Atomic Age fears and Red Scare paranoia in 1950’s America, Dan, Fred, and Jason were exploring how to eat one’s own testicles with chopsticks in 1999’s Astoria, Queens. (Don’t ask, just listen) Who was the bigger Dick in August ’99: Dan Hedaya as “Tricky Dick Nixon,” keeping Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst waiting for his affection in the Oval Office, or Fred as “Stan The AutoTech Man,” keeping an entire commercial film crew waiting while he played with Austin Pendelton’s blue blankie? (Don’t ask, just LISTEN) While Jason spent the summer of ’99 obsessively re-watching “The Phantom Menace“ in the vain hope that it might NOT suck, he’s now spending the summer of ’21 obsessively listening to the Pierce Brosnan rendition of “S.O.S” with the absolute knowledge that it DOES suck. And wait until you hear about Dan’s fear of fish. Holy MACKEREL, ‘miright? Get ready for a WaterGREAT time with Episode 57 of Opening Weekend!
What is Opening Weekend?
In a world where cinemas have closed their doors (at least for the time being), "Opening Weekend" celebrates one of the many things we’d all love to be doing right now - going to the movies on a Friday night with our friends... Every week, Jason O'Connell, Fred Berman, and Dan Matisa (best friends, professional actors, and self-professed movie geeks) look back at a different opening weekend from the last 40 years, and bask in the warm, nostalgic, popcorn-buttery glow of going to the movies.