Passion Fish

**"11: Passion Fish with Joe Reid"** is the 366th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's* and the 11th episode of *Podcast Like It's 1992* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1992, hosted by Phil Iscove and Emily St. James. The episode was released on April 14, 2023.

## Description

"Today on Podcast Like It's 1992…

Joe Reid from the This Had Oscar Buzz Podcast joins us to talk about Passion Fish!

We talk about why this was Joe’s first pick from the 92 roster, the film’s reception and impact, and what we think is the ideal trucker hat look."

## Emily's Intro

"I am your special guest host Emily St. James, I'm sorry I wasn't here last week because I was marrying cajun David Strathairn."

## Historical Information

"After soap opera actress May-Alice Culhane (Mary McDonnell) has a car accident, she is paralyzed and forced into a wheelchair. She retreats to her family's vacant home in Louisiana and indulges in alcohol and self-pity. When nursing aides come to help, May-Alice unleashes her anger, prompting each to quit. Chantelle (Alfre Woodard), a nurse who desperately needs the job, arrives determined to change May-Alice's outlook. As the two women become friends, they help each other cope with challenges."

*Passion Fish* was released on 12/11/1992 in 15th place against A Few Good Men, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, The Bodyguard, and Aladdin. It made $4.8M on a $5M budget. It has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 82% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Passion Fish**
 **Emily** | N/A
 **Joe** | 80

Emily gave it a 1 for her Queerphobia rating.

## Movies/TV Mentioned

Limbo, Lone Star, Return of the Secaucus 7, The Brother from Another Planet, Eight Men Out, The Secret of Roan Inish, Song of the Sea, Sling Blade, Jurassic Park 4 (unproduced), The Abyss, Dances With Wolves, Battlestar Galactica, Grand Canyon, Sneakers, Avatar, Kramer vs. Kramer, Marriage Story, Blue Chips, Independence Day, Major Crimes, ER, E/R, Boyz n the Hood, Past Lives, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Home for the Holidays, Alphas, The Expanse, Good Night and Good Luck, Nomadland, Capote, Syriana, Hustle & Flow, Dolores Claiborne, A League of Their Own, The Firm, The River Wild, A Little Prayer, Junebug, Living, Nightmare Alley, Carnivale, Babylon, Driving Miss Daisy, Cross Creek, Howard's End, Enchanted April, My Cousin Vinny, Scrooged, Heart & Souls, Crooklyn, Clemency, To Leslie, Parasite, 12 Years a Slave, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Miss Evers' Boys, The Practice, Desperate Housewives, Beethoven, Singles, What's Love Got to Do With It, Malcolm X, The Piano, The Remains of the Day, Shadowlands, Six Degrees of Separation, Chaplin, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Sunshine State, Casa de los Babys, The Sopranos, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Crying Game, Romeo + Juliet, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, The Godfather Part III, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Alienist, Alligator, The Howling, Piranha, RRR, Elizabethtown, Where the Wild Things Are, Moby Dick

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Passion Fish. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2023.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Passion Fish. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2023.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Passion Fish. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2023.