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This week, the boys review the second of the Lucas/Spielberg Indiana Jones epics, and dive into the important questions like: Is this movie kinda racist? Is this the second best Indy film? How many hearts were broken in the making of this film? All this and more!
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In this exciting episode of Nerding Out About, the crew gets together with their better halves and explore the world of the Star Wars spin-off, Rogue One. Join Billy, Hutch, Tracy, and Jenn while they tackle the important questions, like: Is Rogue One worth the hype? Do space Bears exist? Is there room for Star Trek and Star Wars spin-offs? All these questions and more for this episode of Nerding Out About!
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This week, the crew digs up an episode recorded millions of years ago, and reviews Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997). Join hosts Hutch and Billy, with special guest Nathan, as they dive into the summer blockbuster that left us all wondering: where's scruffy?
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The Nerding Out About Podcast returns with a review of the much anticipated addition to the Star Wars franchise, The Last Jedi.
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In an all-new episode of The Nerding Out About Podcast, Hutch and Billy dive deep into the 1998 classic film, Pleasantville!
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Contact us on our website, Call in to the show (929) 279-1701 Crew Directed by Francis Lawrence Did a lot of music Videos, including Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga. Did direct Water for Elephants & I Am Legend Directed the Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay. I really wish I gave a shit about those movies. Originally the film was to be directed by Tarsem Singh, who directed The Cell, Mirror Mirror I think the visual style of Tarsem would have worked well in this film, especially from an Indian director. I love the Indian style of colors Cast Keanu Reeves -...
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Before there was a SKYNET, there was a WOPR!
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In this space-tacular episode of the Nerding Out About podcast, the crew reviews the 1996 Alien-Invasion classic, Independence Day! Starring Bill Pullman, Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, this explosive summer blockbuster defines what summer movies should be! Download now on , , or any of your other favorite podcasting channels! Movie Notes: Initial Reaction: A movie that is now 20 years old still holds up like a champ. That blend of practical and CGI effects, like we saw in the first Jurassic Park, still looks great, and the movie manages to still Carry a solid storyline too. ...
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- Brendan Fraser - Rick O’Connell
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- Nearly killed during the hanging scene
- It’s rumored that the role was originally offered to DiCaprio, and he couldn’t take it because he was filming The Beach
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- Supposedly the role was also offered to Sylvester Stallone
- Rachel Weisz - Evelyn Carnahan
- John Hannah - Jonathan Carnahan
- ARnold Vosloo - Imhotep
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- The name Imhotep was after an architect who developed the first pyramids. It means “One who comes in peace”
- Kevin J. O’Connor - Beni Gabor
- Bernard Fox - Captain Winston Havlock
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- This was his last film
- The Crew
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- Written and Directed by Stephen Sommers
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- Directing & Writing credits:
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- Deep Rising, Mummy Returns, Scorpion King, GI Joe: Rise of Cobra
- The day after the film was released, Universal called Sommers and requested a sequel
- Conversation Points:
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- Let’s get down to the important question:
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- Do the visual effects of this movie hold up?
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- The film set aside $20 Million for special effects
- Visual Effects were supervised by John Andrew Berton Jr.
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- Worked on Teminator 2, Star Wars, Death Becomes her, Jurassic Park and Baby’s Day Out
- The Upcoming Reboot
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- Starring Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis
- First film to have a female playing “The Mummy” - Sofia Boutella
- Alex Kurtzman is directing
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- Known for his work on Amazing Spider-Man 2, Star Trek and Transformers
- Will be set in Present day
- Due for release on June 8, 2017
- Movie Factoids:
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- Makeup on Patricia Velasquez, Anck Su Namun, took 14 hours to apply
- INCREDIBLE: It was discovered that one of the cloaks leant to this film by a British costume rental company was made for Alec Guinness in Star Wars
- Clive Barker was originally attached to this project
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- Had a very violent film concept, focusing on the head of an art museum who is a cultist trying to reanimate mummies.
- Imhoteps victims, the dried out dead people, were plastic dummies used in the 1985 sci-fi film Lifeforce. One character even says the Mummy sucks the “lifeforce” out of people.
- This movie was a pain in the ass to make
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- Not only did it only almost kill Fraser, but dehydration, sandstorms, snake, spider and scorpion bites were a common occurance (in the Sahara). The crew also needed kidnapping insurance
- The film was not shot in Egypt at all
- Joe Dante would have cast Daniel Day Lewis as the mummy.