Damn Good Movie Memories

Episode 432 - Phffft (1954)

The only movie title ever named after a sound! (I think?) A romantic comedy about a recently divorced couple (Jack Lemmon & Judy Holliday) who quickly discover that being single doesn't always lead to a happier life.  Co-starring Jack Carson and Kim Novak.

Episode 431 - An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

A Navy Aviation Officer Candidate with a bad attitude (Richard Gere) must learn to be a team player or risk his chance to make a better life for himself.  Co-starring Debra Winger, Louis Gossett Jr., David Keith, Robert Loggia, Lisa Eilbacher, Harold Sylvester and David Caruso.  Directed by Taylor Hackford and features the hit song "Up Where We Belong" performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes.

Episode 430 - Rio Bravo (1959)

A small-town sheriff (John Wayne) tries to keep a convict imprisoned for the U.S. Marshals before the convict's brother and his gang attempt a jailbreak.  Co-starring Dean Martin, Walter Brennan, Angie Dickinson and Ricky Nelson.  Directed by Howard Hawks.

Episode 429 - Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

A ragtag group of real estate salesmen are tasked with selling a new land development or they will be fired by the end of the week.  Always remember: Coffee is for closers!!  Starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin.

Episode 428 - Two-Minute Warning (1976)

A gunman is on the loose at a championship football game and targeting as many spectators as possible.  Starring Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Jack Klugman, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges, David Janssen, Gena Rowlands and Walter Pidgeon.

Episode 427 - Fever Pitch (2005)

A lifelong Boston Red Sox fan (Jimmy Fallon) needs to choose between the team he loves and his new girlfriend (Drew Barrymore).  Directed by the Farrelly Brothers.

Episode 426 - Mildred Pierce (1945)

Joan Crawford won her only Academy Award for her performance in this classic film noir about a single mother who starts her own business after her husband leaves her, which brings her financial success but further complications to her personal life.  Co-starring Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden and Ann Blyth.  Directed by Michael Curtiz.

Episode 425 - The Evil That Men Do (1984)

Charles Bronson stars as a mercenary hired to eliminate a sadistic British doctor residing in South America as a torturer of political adversaries.  Co-starring Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher and José Ferrer.  Directed by J. Lee Thompson.

Episode 424 - Horse Feathers (1932)

The fourth film starring the Marx Brothers, best known for one of their most famous bits playing in a college football game.

Episode 423 - Last Action Hero (1993)

A young fan of action films is given a magic ticket to be literally inside the latest film starring his favorite action star (Arnold Schwarzenegger).  Co-starring Austin O'Brien, Charles Dance, Bridgette Wilson, Frank McRae, Anthony Quinn and F. Murray Abraham.

This is a cross-over episode with our friends from the Growin' Up Rock Podcast!  Check out their upcoming episode (Sunday, Nov. 3) where we discuss the Last Action Hero soundtrack track-by-track!