drop dead gorgeous

in the 90s you could always count on a dark comedy. It's the best decade for these out of control stories with the most offensive humor. While society has changed light years it seems in about 20 years, there are still these 'time capsule' films that are so wild you can't even believe they were made. I questioned this very point when I watched Drop Dead Gorgeous about the literal explosive dark world of a local beauty pageant in Minnesota.

This was my first time watching and Charles hit this one again right on the head. I loved it. We talked about the stellar stacked cast,  how we love a mockumentary format, and basically worship at the altar of Kirsten Dunst. 

off-topic rants include: Charles' wild boarding school weekends, a wildlife minute, The Simpsons, and Shazam 

E! News article mentioned: https://www.eonline.com/news/1058654/on-set-feuds-offended-audiences-and-a-box-office-disaster-20-secrets-you-might-not-know-about-drop-dead-gorgeous

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We’ve had our eye on this one from its premiere at Sundance (!). Now, Adamma Ebo’s mockumentary, starring Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall, has hit theaters and Peacock, with a period in its title and a lot more than pearl Prada on its mind.

Later, we’ll nominate mockumentaries to the Hall of Excellence.

What’s Good
Alonso - Gratitude for the people in his life that let him rest and recuperate 
Drea - Justice for Selena Gomez’s deadpan on OMITB
Angelique - Fall Festival Season
Ify - A/C science

ITIDIC

1. That Famous Nicole Kidman AMC Ad is Getting a Sequel
2. Last Saturday was “National Cinema Day” in the US
3. Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Lil Rel Howery Are Making a Christmas Movie for Disney+

Hall of Excellence Nominees - Vote on Facebook
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018, technically)

Staff Picks
Support the Girls (2018)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
The Best Man (1999)
The House (2022)

Other Honk for Jesus links
Ebo’s short film version
Angelique’s interview with the cast

EveryPlate

Get your first box for just $1.49 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code maxfilm149. 

With:

Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Angelique Jackson

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart

Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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With
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

"I can sum up our entire philosophy with this glass. I can look at it and say it's half-full, which in the beauty pageant biz means "where the hell's my waiter?"

Tom and Mikey are joined by Rebecca Whittle, a former pageant competitor and fierce lover of Michael Patrick Jann's Drop Dead Gorgeous. We talk about the film's cult status, its connection to the real world of beauty pageants, and advice for those entering the industry.

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Tim and Jay talk about their wives' movie picks, Lutherans in Minnesota, and Roman Catholic singing nuns. Then they preview part two of Movies for Wives, with peak Meg Ryan.

This episode is "good" enough to earn outtakes. Listen all the way past the closing music, or just skip to that point. We would.

Opening music: "Let's Start at the Beginning," Lee Rosevere
Closing music: "Découvre moi," Marc Senet & Simon Grivot

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Opening music: "Let's Start at the Beginning," Lee Rosevere
Closing music: "Découvre moi," Marc Senet & Simon Grivot

A movie about a girl trying to win a beauty pageant without getting killed. Kyle has no special talent. Dave loves to wear a sash. The Machine is on the killer's side.

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Watch the trailer for Drop Dead Gorgeous here: https://youtu.be/w4Bwzm9T-ZU

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Welcome to the first of our Lost Episodes! These are episodes we recorded months before we started publishing while we were figuring out our equipment and format. We watched some good movies while recording these so we figured we would break them out occasionally. Case in point, in this episode we watch "Drop Dead Gorgeous"! Get into the Sarah Rose Cosmetics Mount Rose American Teen Princess Pageant. We pair it with a bottle of 2017 Pinot Gris by J Vineyards & Winery. Movie Sync Notes: We start the movie 9:24 into the pod and push play on part two at 1:26:46.