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PASSENGER 57 with Ronald Young Jr.!
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Length:
84 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
It’s Die Hard on a plane (and a carnival)!
Take your seats and buckle up as this week Phil and Liam are tackling PASSENGER 57 (1992) with the help of special guest Ronald Young, Jr, a regular contributor to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour and the host of his own movie podcast Leaving The Theater, as well as the forthcoming Weight For It.
Wesley Snipes stars as John Cutter, a former Secret Service agent turned security specialist caught up in the ruthless hijacking of a passenger plane perpetrated by Charles Rane (Bruce Payne). The guys discuss the cultural significance of this popular movie, a box office hit that effectively launched Snipes as a bona fide action star in the 1990s. It was the first of many “DIE HARD on a plane” style films, although it also made an unscheduled stopover in a product-placement littered Louisiana carnival, where Cutter encounters “on the ground racism” (to quote Ronald) courtesy of the local police, led by (Blake’s father) Ernie Lively as the decidedly Dwayne T.Robinson-esque Chief Biggs.
The boys break down the character of John Cutter - a haunted hero with a particular set of skills – as they track the continuing evolution of the action hero archetype, and discuss how Bruce Payne’s RADA-training and stage background meant that he had a lot in common with DIE HARD’s Alan Rickman. The film also features a stellar supporting cast of rising stars, including Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Hurley and Tom Sizemore (RIP), one of Phil’s favorite actors of the era, who receives a touching tribute in light of his recent passing.
This week’s edition of ‘Who’s Your Favorite Terrorist’ requires some pretty esoteric wrestling knowledge, the ‘Die Hard Oscars’ remain as controversial as ever, and the ‘Double Jeopardy’ trivia quiz takes on added spice due to Ronald’s wish to compete for glory with Liam! Fasten your seatbelts!
PASSENGER 57 TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqftFJdAvtQ
At the time of release, PASSENGER 57 is streaming on Fubo and is available to rent or buy through Amazon Prime Video, Apple/iTunes, YouTube, RedBox, Vudu, DirectTV and all the usual platforms.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Take your seats and buckle up as this week Phil and Liam are tackling PASSENGER 57 (1992) with the help of special guest Ronald Young, Jr, a regular contributor to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour and the host of his own movie podcast Leaving The Theater, as well as the forthcoming Weight For It.
Wesley Snipes stars as John Cutter, a former Secret Service agent turned security specialist caught up in the ruthless hijacking of a passenger plane perpetrated by Charles Rane (Bruce Payne). The guys discuss the cultural significance of this popular movie, a box office hit that effectively launched Snipes as a bona fide action star in the 1990s. It was the first of many “DIE HARD on a plane” style films, although it also made an unscheduled stopover in a product-placement littered Louisiana carnival, where Cutter encounters “on the ground racism” (to quote Ronald) courtesy of the local police, led by (Blake’s father) Ernie Lively as the decidedly Dwayne T.Robinson-esque Chief Biggs.
The boys break down the character of John Cutter - a haunted hero with a particular set of skills – as they track the continuing evolution of the action hero archetype, and discuss how Bruce Payne’s RADA-training and stage background meant that he had a lot in common with DIE HARD’s Alan Rickman. The film also features a stellar supporting cast of rising stars, including Bruce Greenwood, Elizabeth Hurley and Tom Sizemore (RIP), one of Phil’s favorite actors of the era, who receives a touching tribute in light of his recent passing.
This week’s edition of ‘Who’s Your Favorite Terrorist’ requires some pretty esoteric wrestling knowledge, the ‘Die Hard Oscars’ remain as controversial as ever, and the ‘Double Jeopardy’ trivia quiz takes on added spice due to Ronald’s wish to compete for glory with Liam! Fasten your seatbelts!
PASSENGER 57 TRAILER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqftFJdAvtQ
At the time of release, PASSENGER 57 is streaming on Fubo and is available to rent or buy through Amazon Prime Video, Apple/iTunes, YouTube, RedBox, Vudu, DirectTV and all the usual platforms.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jun 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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