Sweet and Lowdown

"78: Sweet and Lowdown with Whitney Friedlander" is the 81st episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films of 1999, hosted by Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove. The episode was released on May 22, 2019.

## Description

"PHILLIP ISCOVE (co-host, “Podcast Like it’s 1999): It was really just supposed to be another episode, not unlike the 75 or so we had previously done.  KENNY NEIBART (co-host, “Podcast Like it’s 1999”): But something was different that day. Something in the air.  ERNIE HURTADO (producer, “Podcast Like It’s 1999”): That was the just the airplanes.  NEIBART: Aside from the airplanes. Something else. A certain je ne se quois.  WHITNEY FRIEDLANDER (entertainment journalist, guest “Podcast Like it’s 1999”): I think what Kenny is referring to is squeezing a non-problematic podcast from this very problematic movie. ISCOVE: Yes! We somehow avoided being problematic while talking about Woody Allen.  NEIBART: I don’t know if I’d say we were completely without controversy. What about the part where you defended Woody’s behavior? ISCOVE: I never defended Woody’s behavior!  FRIEDLANDER: I don’t think any of us defended him.  NEIBART (smirking): Phil did.  ISCOVE (steam rising): I did no such thing!  NEIBART: Ernie? HURTADO: I don’t know. He may have when one of those 15 planes flew over.  NEIBART: Yup.  ISCOVE: I never defended him! Stop putting that out there!  NEIBART: I guess our listeners will have to listen to the entire episode to find out. FRIEDLANDER: This got real weird, real fast. (Pause) ISCOVE: I didn’t defend him."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It's 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **shootin' rats in a dump** here in 2019"

## Historical Information

"Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) isn't an easy guy to be around -- among other things, he's inconsiderate and egomaniacal. He also happens to be a jazz guitarist with undeniable talent, and despite his many faults, he ends up winning the heart of Hattie (Samantha Morton), a kind young mute woman. Hattie's seemingly endless patience with Emmet is tested, however, with his incessant irresponsibility and infidelity, leading their relationship to the breaking point."

*Sweet and Lowdown* was released 12/3/1999 in 40th place against Toy Story 2, The World is Not Enough, End of Days, and Sleepy Hollow. It made $4.1M on an unknown budget. It has 77% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 82% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars.

## Top 5 Woody Allen

 **2** | Annie Hall
 **3** | Hannah and Her Sisters
 **4** | Crimes and Misdemeanors
 **5** |  | Match Point

Phil didn't choose a 5th as he said it was a bit of a shitshow after his top 4 but he did list *Vicky Cristina Barcelona*, *Purple Rose of Cairo*, *Broadway Danny Rose*, *Midnight in Paris*, *Everyone Says I Love You*, and *Mighty Aphrodite*.

## Ratings

**Sweet and Lowdown**
 **Phil** | 88
 **Whitney** | 70

Kenny watched this recently and would have it given it a 30 after his first watch.

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Sweet and Lowdown. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Sweet and Lowdown. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Sweet and Lowdown. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.