1991 Movie Rewind

Listen to Episode 39 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - Delicatessen takes place in a rundown apartment building in a post-apocalyptic world where grains have become currency and the meat from the downstairs butcher’s shop is a luxury experience. A new arrival to the complex, Louison (played by Dominique Pinon), throws off the delicate balance of their ecosystem and now the tenants want to put him on the chopping block. Screenplay by Jean-Pierre Jeu

560Listen to Episode 38 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - In Delirious, John Candy plays Jack Gable, the head writer for the soap opera “Beyond Our Dreams.” His days are spent dealing with the drama of the cast and the producers that want to take the show in a different direction. One night, he receives a head injury and wakes up to find that he has been magically transported into the fictional town of the show. Even though he’s now a character, he

Listen to Episode 37 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - In Salmonberries, a librarian in the small Alaskan town of Kotzebue is confronted by a woman, who is also named Kotzebue, demanding help in finding her birth parents. Over time, the two form a relationship and try to work together to get answers to the questions about their past. Screenplay by Percy Adlon; Directed by Percy Adlon, and released in Germany on October 31, 1991. FILM DISCUSSION It

Listen to Episode 36 of the Podcast here while you enjoy the show notes. SUMMARY - In Fried Green Tomatoes, while visiting relatives, Evelyn (played by Kathy Bates) befriends nursing home resident Ninny Threadgoode (played by Jessica Tandy). Ninny tells Evelyn the complicated story surrounding Idgie Threadgoode, her best friend Ruth, and a small town murder in the 1920s. Screenplay by Carol Sobieski and Fannie Flagg, based on the novel by Fannie Flagg; Directed by Jon Avnet,