You Need to Watch...While Drunk

Send us a textJeff asks Sara to watch one of his favorite films of all time -- the weepy, tearjerker Imitation of Life.  Will Sara finally shed a tear?*Spoilers Ahead* Imitation of Life (1959) - IMDb Lana Turner - IMDb Juanita Moore - IMDb Sandra Dee - IMDb Susan Kohner - IMDb Mahalia Jackson - Wikipedia Mahalia Jackson prompts Martin Luther King Jr. to improvise "I Have a Dream" speech | August 28, 1963 | HISTORY  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Send us a textIt's election day in the United States and things are getting real.  So, Sara and Jeff have elected to watch this realistic family drama that has America's sweetheart of the 1970's, Mary Tyler Moore, playing against type.*Spoilers Ahead*  Ordinary People (1980) - IMDb Mary Tyler Moore - IMDb Donald Sutherland - IMDb Timothy Hutton - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the DayBy Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us a textThe lines between fiction and reality get blurred with this movie that only enhances the tales of the supposed feud between its two legendary stars.*Spoilers Ahead*  What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) - IMDb Bette Davis - IMDb Joan Crawford - IMDb Victor Buono - IMDb Feud (TV Series 2017–2024) - IMDb  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Send us a textAs we approach the spooky season, Sara tries to spook Jeff with John Carpenter's horror classic, The Thing.*Spoilers Ahead* The Thing (1982) - IMDb Kurt Russell - IMDb Wilford Brimley - IMDb John Carpenter - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Send us a textThis week, Jeff introduces Sara to a very British, very dark comedy which features Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Alec Guinness, starring in 8 different roles!*Spoilers Ahead*  Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) - IMDb Alec Guinness - IMDb Dennis Price - IMDbTheme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Send us a textThis week we have a fashion emergency!  Sara and Jeff watch the eternal teenager, Molly Ringwald in her third and final John Hughes film of the 80s.*Spoilers Ahead* Pretty in Pink (1986) - IMDb Molly Ringwald - IMDb Jon Cryer - IMDb Andrew McCarthy - IMDb Annie Potts - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us a Text Message.This week Sara and Jeff get swept away by the beauty of a 17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in A Place in the Sun.*Spoilers Ahead* A Place in the Sun (1951) - IMDb Elizabeth Taylor - IMDb Montgomery Clift - IMDb Shelley Winters - IMDb How Elizabeth Taylor saved the life of Montgomery Clift (faroutmagazine.co.uk)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Send us a Text Message.This week, Tara is back to join Sara and Jeff as they go deep with The Fisher King.  This highly emotional film examines how life can change in the blink of an eye.*Spoilers Ahead*  The Fisher King (1991) - IMDb Jeff Bridges - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Robin Williams - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Mercedes Ruehl - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Amanda Plummer - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Michael Jeter in THE FISHER KING (youtube.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Send us a Text Message.This movie, which is over 60 years old, packs quite an emotional punch and is still as relevant today as the day it was released.*Spoilers Ahead*  The Children's Hour (1961) - IMDb Audrey Hepburn - IMDb Shirley MacLaine - IMDb William Wyler - IMDb Lillian Hellman | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright | Britannica The Celluloid Closet (1995) - IMDb  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us a Text Message.Join Sara and Jeff as they laugh inappropriately at certain parts of Dead Calm -- the high-seas thriller that introduced Nicole Kidman to an American audience.*Spoilers Ahead*  Dead Calm (1989) - IMDb Nicole Kidman - IMDb Sam Neill - IMDb Billy Zane - IMDb  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Send us a Text Message.This week we offer you Part 2 of Nive to Five.*Spoilers Ahead*  9 to 5 (1980) - IMDb Jane Fonda - IMDb Lily Tomlin - IMDb Dolly Parton - IMDb Dabney Coleman - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us a Text Message.In honor of Dabney Coleman passing away last month, Sara and Jeff work overtime to bring you Nine to Five...a movie that is so good and so hilarious, they have to give it to you in two parts. *Spoilers Ahead*  9 to 5 (1980) - IMDb Jane Fonda - IMDb Lily Tomlin - IMDb Dolly Parton - IMDb Dabney Coleman - IMDb  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us a Text Message.Jeff and Sara get very nostalgic while discussing the first movie to feature the iconic character of Pee-wee Herman.*Spoilers Ahead* Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) - IMDb Paul Reubens - IMDb Tim Burton - IMDb Jan Hooks - IMDb Phil Hartman - IMDb The Twisty History of Pee-wee Herman—Loner, Rebel, Icon | WIRED Paul 'Pee-Wee' Reubens charged in kid-porn probe (ew.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Send us a Text Message.Sara and Jeff get sucked into the world of Noir films and medieval lore with this classic film that set the stage for most detective stories to come.*Spoilers Ahead*   The Maltese Falcon (1941) - IMDb John Huston - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Humphrey Bogart - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Mary Astor - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Peter Lorre - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) The Mystery of the Maltese Falcon, One of the Most Valuable Movie Prop | Vanity Fair  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

This movie has a little bit of everything:  action, adventure, alligators, comedy, romance, and stones to be romanced.  With the acting trio of Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny De Vito, this movie is a fun ride.*Spoilers Ahead*  Romancing the Stone (1984) - IMDb Michael Douglas - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Kathleen Turner - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Danny Devito - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

This Preston Sturges comedy has received high praise from cinephiles for decades, but Sara was less than impressed with this one.*Spoilers Ahead* The Lady Eve (1941) - IMDb Barbara Stanwyck - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Henry Fonda - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) The difference between beer and ale | BrewDog UK Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

This week Sara and Jeff go back to the dawn of the Space Race with this epic 80's movie.*Spoilers Ahead* The Right Stuff (1983) - IMDb Sam Shepard - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Ed Harris - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Dennis Quaid - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Sara and Jeff foray into the world of Italian neorealism with Bicycle Thieves.  This film is considered a landmark in cinema history.  Will they agree?*Spoilers Ahead* Bicycle Thieves (1948) - IMDb Life and culture in Italy between 1945-1950 - Life in Italy Munch Addict | Exotic International Snacks, Subscription Box & Gifts Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Pirates, crooks, hidden treasure, booby traps, dead bodies --this classic, children's adventure movie has everything you would expect from the 80's.  This week, Sara and Jeff explore it all.*Spoilers Ahead* The Goonies (1985) - IMDb Sean Astin - IMDb Josh Brolin - IMDb Munch Addict | Exotic International Snacks, Subscription Box & Gifts Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff have googly eyes for this film that is nothing short of a masterpiece. How can a movie that sounds ridiculous on the surface (with hot dog fingers, butt plugs and the multiverse), end up being so deeply moving?  Find out in this episode of Everything Everywhere All at Once. *Spoilers Ahead*  Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - IMDb Michelle Yeoh - IMDb Ke Huy Quan - IMDb Jamie Lee Curtis - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff discuss the movie they both thought should have won the Oscar for 2020.  Promising Young Woman is much more than it appears at first.  It's riveting portrayal of the lengths a woman may go to in order to be seen, heard and acknowledged.  *Spoilers Ahead*  Promising Young Woman (2020) - IMDb Emerald Fennell - IMDb Carey Mulligan - IMDb Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff agree that this little movie should be more popular and should have received some Oscar recognition when it was released.*Spoilers Ahead* Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) - IMDb Jeff Bridges - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Cynthia Erivo - IMDb Lewis Pullman - IMDb Dakota Johnson - IMDb Chris Hemsworth - IMDb Jon Hamm - IMDb  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Jeff and Sara discuss the little movie that could...almost win best picture.  Released in 2019 about a aspiring drummer that starts to lose his hearing, and to him, everything that he is and wants.  Starring Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke.  Enjoy!  ***Spoilers Ahead***Sound of Metal (2019) - IMDb Riz Ahmed - Wikipedia Olivia Cooke - Wikipedia NAD - Learning American Sign Language 

For the next several weeks, Sara and Jeff will review some Academy Award nominees and winners of recent years.  They start it off with a charming celebration of movie-making in the silent era, The Artist.*Spoilers Ahead*  The Artist (2011) - IMDb Jean Dujardin - Wikipedia Bérénice Bejo - Wikipedia The Artist (2011) - Suit Comes to Life - Peppy Miller and George Valentin (youtube.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

In this episode, Sara and Jeff explore Charles Laughton's directorial debut, The Night of the Hunter.  It's the story of good vs. evil; love and hate; right hand/left hand.  *Spoilers Ahead* The Night of the Hunter (1955) - IMDb Robert Mitchum - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Shelley Winters - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Lillian Gish - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Love Hate - Do the Right Thing, Night of the Hunter (youtube.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Sara and Jeff both agree that Julie Andrews can do no wrong...so what went wrong with this movie?  Listen to find out.*Spoilers Ahead* S.O.B. (1981) - IMDb Julie Andrews Bared Her Breasts to Change Her 'Sound of Music' Image (doyouremember.com) Julie Andrews - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Sara and Jeff have a lot of fun with this movie, which just happens to be one of the best screwball comedies of the 1930's.*Spoilers Ahead* The Awful Truth (1937) - IMDb Irene Dunne - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Cary Grant - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Irene Dunne steals the scene in The Awful Truth (1937). (youtube.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

This week Sara and Jeff go for a wild ride in Martin  Scorsese's raw and powerful film, Taxi Driver, and they each get something different out of it.*Spoilers Ahead* Taxi Driver (1976) - IMDb Robert De Niro - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Cybill Shepherd - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Jodie Foster - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Why Me? | Esquire | DECEMBER 1982John Hinckley Jr. - Reagan, Assassination & Facts (biography.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

If you watch this war-time romance for nothing else, watch it for the makeout scene on the beach that has been spoofed and copied hundreds of times since then.  *Spoilers Ahead* From Here to Eternity (1953) - IMDb https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-history-of-the-oscar-powerhouse-from-here-to-eternity Bugle calls, part of Army tradition | Article | The United States Army Montgomery Clift - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Frank Sinatra - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Burt Lancaster - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

It the 100th episode so Sara and Jeff decided to go big.  This week they look at one of the biggest and best movies of all time, "The Godfather."   This episode if full of fun facts and behind the scenes information, courtesy the fascinating Paramount+ series, "The Offer."*Spoilers Ahead* The Godfather (1972) - IMDb Al Pacino - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) The Godfather horse head scene - YouTube The Offer (TV Mini Series 2022) - IMDb The Offer | Teaser Trailer | Paramount+ - YouTube Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Our first movie from the 90's will pierce you straight in the heart...if you have one.*Spoilers Ahead*  Edward Scissorhands (1990) - IMDb Tim Burton - Wikipedia Johnny Depp - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Winona Ryder - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the DayBy Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

This week, Jeff chooses and '80's movie that Sara has never seen for her to watch.  In a lifetime of great performances, this is Meryl's performance of a lifetime.   Will Sara finally cry at this one?  *Spoilers Ahead* Sophie's Choice (1982) - IMDb Meryl Streep - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Kevin Kline - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Peter Macnicol - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

Our final "From the Vault" episode is one that we have been too afraid to release for the past two years.  Opinions differ greatly on this movie and things get a little personal.  Jeff fully expects to get some hate emails about this one.  Feel free to write to him at watchwhiledrunk@gmail.com.*Spoilers Ahead*   Little Shop of Horrors (1986) - IMDb Rick Moranis - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Ellen Greene - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sometimes, holidays with your family can be stressful -- but nothing compares to what we see in this week's movie!  Enjoy another "From the Vault" episode that Sara and Jeff disagree about.*Spoilers Ahead* The Lion in Winter (1968) - IMDb The Lion in Winter: An Historical Perspective - HubPages Peter O'Toole - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Katharine Hepburn - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff take a stroll down Memory Lane as they discuss growing up in the 1980's, being left to their own devices, not understanding tech advancements, and fearing the Russians.  The more things change, the more they stay the same!*Spoilers Ahead*  WarGames (1983) - IMDb WarGames (2/11) Movie CLIP - Hacking the School (1983) HD - YouTube Matthew Broderick - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the DayBy Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff reach into the vault and present a previously unreleased episode from the early days of the podcast.  In this episode, they journey through the runaway-princess romantic comedy -- Roman Holiday, with Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in her first starring role.*Spoilers Ahead* The Mouth of Truth---Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn - YouTube Audrey Hepburn - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Gregory Peck - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Mix a dash of 80's cinema nostalgia with a pinch of comedy.  Add cuddly creatures, Christmastime and horror elements.  Stir it all together and you've got the chaotic charm of Gremlins. *Spoilers Ahead* Gremlins (1984) - IMDb Gremlins in the Kitchen - Gremlins (3/6) Movie CLIP (1984) HD - YouTube How Mogwai and Gremlins Work | HowStuffWorks  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

What do cell phones and this 1940's movie about oil tycoons have in common?  Find out this week as Sara and Jeff discuss Boom Town.*Spoilers Ahead*  Boom Town (1940) - IMDb Hedy Lamarr - IMDb Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017) - IMDb Hedy Lamarr's 101st Birthday Google Doodle - YouTube Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

The Thanksgiving holiday is always filled with drama - especially for Hannah and Her Sisters.*Spoilers Ahead* Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) - IMDb Woody Allen - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff discuss Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront"...or is it "The Birds"? *Spoilers Ahead*   On the Waterfront (1954) - IMDb Marlon Brando - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Eva Marie Saint - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Just in time for Halloween, Sara and Jeff discuss the classic horror film, The Shining. *Spoilers Ahead*  The Shining (1980) - IMDb Historic Stanley Estes Park Hotel (stanleyhotel.com) How The Shining Changed Shelley Duvall Forever (slashfilm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

Nine rooms.  Seven murders.  Six weapons.  Eight suspects.  One movie.  Three different endings.  Sara and Jeff investigate it all this week in Clue from 1985.   *Spoilers Ahead* Clue (1985) - IMDb Tim Curry - Wikipedia Madeline Kahn - Wikipedia “Flames on the side of my face.” The Best of Madeline Kahn in "Clue: The Movie" - YouTube  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Only one word can describe the movie The Innocents - and that word is Creepy!*Spoilers Ahead* The Innocents (1961) - IMDb The Horror of The Innocents, and the Forgotten Career of Director Jack Clayton (vulture.com) The Innocents: Angels and demons | The Innocents | The Guardian Deborah Kerr - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff are gearing up for Halloween, so they get in the mood by watching the star- studded cast of The Witches of Eastwick.  Most people think of pumpkins during this time of year, but this movie will have you thinking of nothing but cherries!*Spoilers Ahead* The Witches of Eastwick (1987) - IMDb Jack Nicholson & Cher - The Witches Of Eastwick 1987 HD - YouTube Cher - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Susan Sarandon - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Michelle Pfeiffer - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Jack Nicholson - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com)  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff discuss Joanne Woodward's stellar performance as a woman with multiple personalities - now referred to as dissociative identity disorder.  *Spoilers Ahead* The Three Faces of Eve (1957) - IMDb The three faces of Eve - brot - YouTube Joanne Woodward - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Chris Sizemore, whose many personalities were the real ‘Three Faces of Eve,' dies at 89 - The Washington Post  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle   

This week, two old friends discuss this charming movie about two old friends.  Buckle up for Driving Miss Daisy.*Spoilers Ahead* Driving Miss Daisy (1989) - IMDb Jessica Tandy - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Morgan Freeman - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Driving Miss Daisy (5/9) Movie CLIP - Learning to Read (1989) HD - YouTube  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

This week we travel back nearly 100 years and marvel at what Buster Keaton was able to accomplish in the early days of cinema.  You need to watch these movies.  You will not be disappointed whether you are drunk or sober!*Spoilers Ahead*  Sherlock Jr. (1924) - IMDb The General (1926) - IMDb Some of Buster Keaton's most amazing stunts - YouTube Buster Keaton - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Clyde Bruckman - Wikipedia Andrews Raiders | National Medal of Honor Heritage Center (mohhc.org) Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

This week, Sara offers a little movie that is reminiscent of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but with a more comedic plot.  Protocol stars the ever-effervescent Goldie Hawn!*Spoilers Ahead*  Protocol (1984) - IMDb Goldie Hawn - Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) Protocol: "Like a Hawk" - YouTube Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

As Sara and Jeff discuss this Jimmy Stewart classic, it becomes a civics/history lesson as well as a movie review.*Spoilers Ahead* Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - IMDb The U.S. Senate Has Been Using the Same Ivory Gavels for Over 200 Years - Atlas Obscura The Filibuster Explained | Brennan Center for Justice Walter Cronkite on MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON - YouTube Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle 

This week, Sara and Jeff are off to boot camp and beyond in this Stanley Kubrick war drama.*Spoilers Ahead* Full Metal Jacket (1987) - IMDb R. Lee Ermey - IMDb How R. Lee Ermey created his memorable Full Metal Jacket role (smh.com.au) Full Metal Jacket - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman - YouTube  Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle  

Sara and Jeff both agree that this week's movie is The Bomb!*Spoilers Ahead* Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - IMDb Dr. Strangelove: Phone Call - YouTube Peter Sellers - Wikipedia Atomic bomb | History, Properties, Proliferation, & Facts | BritannicaAlmost Everything in “Dr. Strangelove” Was True | The New Yorker Theme Music:  Happy Way to Start the Day By Pressmaster – license purchased on AudioJungle