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Following

"227: Following w/ Kyle Buchanan" is the 317th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on June 10, 2022.

## Description

“It's not every day that we get to talk about the first film in a legendary career, which is why we brought in Kyle Buchanan (New York Times, Author of Blood Sweat and Chrome) to talk about Christopher Nolan's feature film debut, FOLLOWING.

We discuss Nolan's crescendo into blockbuster madness, which choices in this film are pure Nolan, and compare them to the small scale scope that has been left behind, and compare the large scale directing style to other auteurs such as George Miller.”

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **hiding out on a roof** here in 2022."

## Historical Information

"A young writer living in London follows people in the hope of using their lives in his novels, but the hobby becomes an obsession and he soon finds himself going further than intended."

*Following* premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in April 1998. It made $48K on a $6K budget. It has 81% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 85% from audiences. Roger Ebert did not review the film.

## Trivia and Ephemera

Kyle was in the room during the Will Smith Oscar slap and there is a brief discussion of it around 1:17:25.

## Top 5 Christopher Nolan

 2
 3
 4
 5

## Ratings

**Following**
 **Phil** | -
 **Kyle** | -

## Gallery

Guest Kyle BuchananFollowing w- Kyle Buchanan Preview
## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Following. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 23, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Following. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 23, 2022.
Emmy Potter

**Emmy Potter** is an actor, writer, comedian, and director.

## Biography

"Her writing has appeared on ***Consequence of Sound, Crooked Marquee, Bright Wall/Dark Room, IFC, Culture Sonar*, *Girls On Tops,*** ***The Belladonna Comedy***, and even the marquee of Nitehawk Cinema**.** She is also the author of several plays including *Maneater,* which she produced and directed Off-Off Broadway, and *The Wayward Women*, which was commissioned by the Phoenix Theatre Ensemble.

Emmy served as an adjudicator for the Storytellers Initiative pilot script competition at SeriesFest for four years and spoke on the (S)heroes Women of Action panel at Split Screens Festival in NYC. She is a frequent guest co-host on *Comic News Insider* podcast.

Emmy also produces, hosts, and performs in the monthly show *A Great Week for Women* with her all-female comedy-writing group. She holds a B.M. in Music Theatre from Oklahoma City University and is certified in the Meisner Technique."

## Appearances

### Patreon

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"Friends" Season 5 Finale

"88: "Friends" Season 5 Finale with Tia Napolitano" is the 91st overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999. The episode is hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart and was released on July 31, 2019.

## Description

"So, Podcast Like It's 1999 wasn't 'spose to be this way We did Analyze This, The Matrix, and a Bride who Ran Away!  The movies of 9-9 are great, that's clear But so many other things went down each week and month of that year, so...   We'll do TV, too! Like Friends Season 5 We'll do TV, too! Soon West Wing, Sopranos and more We'll do TV, too! 'Cause we're running out of mooooo... vies..."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 1999, the podcast where we talk about the **television shows** of 1999, **from Central Perk** here in <year>."
Brüno

"10: Bruno w/ Jordan Gustafson & Brooke Solomon" is the 11th episode in the Podcast Like It's 2009 series and the 54th Patreon episode overall. The episode was hosted by Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove and released on June 6, 2022.

## Description

"Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson (Queer Quadrant) come on the patreon to discuss the gayest movie of 2009, Sacha Baron Cohen's blank check Borat followup, BRUNO.

We talk about how this movie was made at the perfect time for maximum impact, how it's less of a movie for the gays as it is for allies, and argue whether this is a comedic masterpiece, or an uncomfortable blip on the map."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 2009, the podcast where we talk about the films of 2009 **from a 100% heterofest** here in 2022, I'm one of your hosts Straight Kenny."

## Historical Information

"Blacklisted after crashing a runway presentation, a flamboyant Austrian fashionista travels to the United States, where he hopes to launch a celebrity interview show. In his quest for superstardom, Brüno (Sacha Baron Cohen) sparks one outrageous situation after another, pushing the boundaries of decorum to the breaking point."

*Brüno* was released on 7/10/2009 in 1st place against *Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs*, *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen*, *Public Enemies*, and The Proposal. It made $138.8M on a $42M budget. It has 67% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 41% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Brüno**
 **Phil** | 70
 **Jordan** | 20/10/-5
 **Brooke** | N/A

## Gallery

Guest Jordan GustafsonGuest Brooke Solomon
## Movies/TV Mentioned

Moulin Rouge, Bring It On, Borat, Station 19, Entourage, Da Ali G Show, Borat 2, Sprockets, The Producers, South Park, Norbit, Natural Born Killers, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, In & Out, Billy On the Street, Brokeback Mountain, Crazy in Alabama, The Circus, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, You Don't Mess With the Zohan, The Pink Panther, Grown Ups 2, Punch Drunk Love, Fire Island, Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd, Talladega Nights, Anchorman, Click

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Brüno. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 23, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Brüno. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 23, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Gay ad lib. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on May 23, 2022.
Buena Vista Social Club

"97: Buena Vista Social Club with Gideon Yago" is the 103rd overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films of 1999, hosted by Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove. The episode was released on October 2, 2019.

## Description

"This Week we take a trip to Cuba and back with Gideon Yago (MTV News, HBO’s The Newsroom, Quantico and Narcos) to talk about BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, Wim Wenders' seminal documentary about a legendary group of Cuban Musicians and the seminal self titled album they put out."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It's 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **from a Caribbean communist paradise** here in 2019"

## Historical Information

"This documentary by lauded German filmmaker Wim Wenders follows renowned guitarist Ry Cooder and his son, Joachim, as they travel to Cuba and assemble a group of the country's finest musicians to record an album. Among the artists included in the project are singer Ibrahim Ferrer and pianist Rubén González, who are both interviewed and featured in studio footage. Eventually the ensemble travels to the United States to perform in front of rapt audiences."

*Buena Vista Social Club* was released 6/4/1999 in 32nd place behind Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Notting Hill, Instinct, and The Mummy. It made $23M on an unknown budget. It has 92% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 90% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars.

## Top 5 Music Documentaries

 Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
 It Might Get Loud
 Pearl Jam Twenty
 Jazz

## Ratings

**Buena Vista Social Club**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Gideon** | -

## Movies/TV Mentioned

The Newsroom, MTV News, Some Kind of Monster, Wings of Desire, Intervention, Cops, The Real World, Paris, Texas, The Village, Searching for Sugarman, Truth or Dare, Homecoming, The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time!, Louis Bluie, Shine a Light, Night and Fog, American Movie, Grey Gardens, Brothers' Keeper, Thin Blue Line, Harlan USA, The Fog of War, Mr. Death, The Act of Killing, Mommy Dead & Dearest, Fyre Festival, Roger & Me, Paradise Lost, Making a Murderer, The Jinx, One Day in September, American Pimp, Grass, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Capturing the Friedmans, Stories We Tell, Wild Wild Country, Documentary Now!, Company, Beyond the Mat, My Voyage to Italy, Dial H for Hitchcock, Jim & Andy, Overnight, My Best Fiend, Genghis Blues

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Buena Vista Social Club. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Buena Vista Social Club. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Buena Vista Social Club. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

"45: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo with Michaela Dietz" is the 47th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on October 3, 2018.

## Description

"In this episode, Phil, Kenny and Michaela Dietz (Steven Universe) will boldly attempt to do what no three people have ever done: have a thoughtful and sensitive conversation about Rob Schneider’s Magnum Opus, "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.""

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to *Podcast Like It's 1999*, the podcast where we talk about the movies from 1999 **from our fishtanks** here in 2018."

## Historical Information

"Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider) is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the house of a gigolo and needs quick money to repair it. The only way he can make it is to become a gigolo himself, taking on an unusual mix of female clients. He encounters a couple of problems, though. He falls in love with one of his unusual clients, and a sleazy police officer is hot on his trail."

*Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo* was released on 12/10/1999 in 3rd place against Toy Story 2, The Green Mile, The World is Not Enough, and End of Days. It made $92.9M on a $17M budget. It has 22% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 42% from audiences. Roger Ebert gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars.

## Cast It for 2018

A new segment originating from the recasting in the Arlington Road episode. The group pitches how to recast the movie for today.

Phil: Matthew Rhys, Aziz Ansari, Rob Delaney

Kenny: Jeremy Strong

Michaela: Oscar Isaac, Vince Vaughn

## Trivia and Ephemera

Michaela gifted to Kenny a signed headshot from Rob Schneider. The cost was $60 CAD, so who knows how much in actual money.

## Ratings

**Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Michaela** | 65

## References

1. ↑ Roger Ebert. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on April 26, 2022.
A Serious Man

"A Serious Man with David Sims" is the 33rd episode in the Podcast Like It's 2009 series and the 76th Patreon episode overall. The episode is hosted by Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove and was released on December 5, 2022.

## Description

"This week on the Podcast Like It’s… Patreon, we are talking about A Serious Man with David Sims from Blank Check Podcast!

We rank our favorite Coen Bros films, and discuss how the performances heighten this absurdly bleak comedy."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 2009, the podcast where we talk about the films of 2009 **from inside an ear canal** here in 2022."

## Historical Information

"Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) is a physics professor at a 1960s university, but his life is coming apart at the seams. His wife (Sari Lennick) is leaving him, his jobless brother (Richard Kind) has moved in, and someone is trying to sabotage his chances for tenure. Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis, but whether anyone can help him overcome his many afflictions remains to be seen."

*A Serious Man* was released on 10/2/2009 in limited release against Zombieland, *Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs*, *Toy Story* and *Surrogates*. It made $31.4M on a $7M budget.. It has 89% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 68% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars.

## Top 5 Coens

 **2** | Inside Llewyn Davis
 **3** | The Hudsucker Proxy
 **4** | The Big Lebowski
 **5** | True Grit

## Ratings

**A Serious Man**
 **Phil** | 85
 **David** | 100

## Movies/TV Mentioned

The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Burn After Reading, Raising Arizona, Blood Simple, The Hudsucker Proxy, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, The Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Invention of Lying, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Magnolia, Precious, An Education, Armageddon Time, Bardo, The Fabelmans, Roma, The Big Bang Theory, Mississippi Burning, Up in the Air, The Ides of March, Suburbicon, Midnight Sky, The Tender Bar, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Leatherheads, Good Night and Good Luck, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Arrested Development, Eight Men Out, It's Complicated, Take Shelter, Bright Star, Ponyo, Inglorious Basterds, Avatar, The Hurt Locker, The Artist, The King's Speech, The Social Network, West Side Story (2021), A Star is Born (2018), E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial, Reservoir Dogs, A Matter of Life and Death

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. A Serious Man. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on December 5, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. A Serious Man. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on December 5, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Coens retell Book of Job in a quiet Minneapolis suburb. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on December 5, 2022.
1999 in Review

"1999 in Review" is the 354th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on December 31, 2022.

The episode is the final annual entry in the 52 in Review series for the 1999 series and the final appearance of Kenny as co-host.

## Description

“Today on Podcast Like It's 1999… we are taking a look at 1999 in review!

We take a look back over our 5 year run, the oscar nominees and what we would’ve picked, and hand out some fake awards of our own to celebrate this year in movies.”

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It's 1999 the podcast where we give out fake awards of the movies from 1999, **from here in the Shrine Auditorium**."

## Final 1999 Top 25

2. Being John Malkovich\*
3. Last Night
4. The Matrix
5. American Movie\*
6. Eyes Wide Shut
7. Notting Hill
8. 42 Up\*
9. Election
10. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut\*
11. Run Lola Run
12. The Sixth Sense
13. Beau Travail
14. Any Given Sunday
15. Girl on the Bridge
16. Audition
17. The Talented Mr. Ripley
18. Fight Club
19. The Limey
20. Cruel Intentions
21. Limbo
22. The Insider
23. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
24. Two Hands
25. Office Space
2. The Talented Mr. Ripley
3. Being John Malkovich\*
4. Eyes Wide Shut
5. The Matrix
6. Girl on the Bridge
7. Election
8. Toy Story 2
9. The Virgin Suicides\*
10. Boys Don't Cry\*
11. Notting Hill
12. Bringing Out the Dead
13. Audition
14. The Limey
15. The Insider
16. Three Kings
17. Sleepy Hollow
18. Fight Club
19. The Straight Story
20. Galaxy Quest
21. Titus
22. Last Night
23. The Blair Witch Project
24. Jesus' Son
 Audition, Girl on the Bridge, Office Space, and Any Given Sunday all dropped out of the top 10 from last year
 \* indicates a new entry to the top 10 for this year

## References

1. ↑ Technically not a 1999 film but Phil "didn't give a shit"
Angela's Ashes

"102: Angela's Ashes with Lola Kelly" is the 114th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films of 1999, hosted by Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove. The episode was released on November 6, 2019.

## Description

"Phil and Kenny are joined by actor/writer/producer Lola Kelly to discuss “Oscar Bait: The Movie” to break down the ultimate question: Can a movie, made entirely out of Oscar Bait-y elements - like beloved, Pulitzer prize- winning source material, a cast made up entirely of people with accents and a heavy helping of PPP (Period Poverty Porn) - actually win an Oscar or 12? The answer to this, and many more questions, can be found within this week’s podcast (or on Wikipedia, but still listen to the podcast ‘cause Lola is a killer guest)!"

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It's 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **from a flea-ridden mattress** here in 2019"

## Historical Information

"In 1935 when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for America, the impoverished McCourt family does the reverse. Following the sudden death of her 7-week-old daughter, Angela (Emily Watson) and her unemployable, alcoholic husband, Malachy Sr. (Robert Carlyle), set sail from New York Harbor to Cork with their four children."

*Angela's Ashes* was released 12/25/1999 in 46th place (platformed) behind Any Given Sunday, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Galaxy Quest, and Man on the Moon. It made $13M on a $50M budget. It has 52% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 81% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Angela's Ashes**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Lola** | No recollection

## Movies/TV Mentioned

The Commitments, Bugsy Malone, Mississippi Burning, Evita, The Road, American Pastoral, The Giver, The Goldfinch, Brooklyn Bridge, The Butcher Boy, Girl, Interrupted, Out of Africa, 127 Hours, The Pianist, The Motorcycle Diaries, October Sky, Molly's Game, Portrait of a Woman, Brick Lane, Oscar and Lucinda, Adaptation, Nixon, Malcolm X, Brooklyn, Breaking the Waves, Punch Drunk Love, Gosford Park, No Country for Old Men, The Social Network, The Truman Show, Ladybird, Moonrise Kingdom, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Moneyball, To Kill a Mockingbird, The English Patient, Gone Girl, 8 Mile, Body, War Horse, A Walk on the Moon

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Angela's Ashes. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Angela's Ashes. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Angela's Ashes. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on May 5, 2022.
Bilge Ebiri

**Bilge Ebiri** is an American journalist and filmmaker.

## Biography

Bilge Ebiri is a movie critic at Vulture and former lead critic at *Village Voice*. His reviews have been published in the *New York Times* and *Rolling Stone*, among others.

He had his first feature film, a comedy thriller entitled *New Guy*, released in 2004.
Christian Pierce

**Christian Pierce** is an actor, writer and producer.

## Biography

Christian developed a scripted comedy for Quibi, Junior High, with Jimmy Tatro and Kenny. The series was to be an elevation of Jimmy and Christian's long-running middle school series on YouTube, which originated in 2014 with 6th Grade Sleepovers and since has drawn more than 35 million views.
Discos and Dragons

"Freaks & Geeks: "Discos and Dragons" with Alan Sepinwall" is the 134th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* and the 18th episode of the Freaky Fridays miniseries. The episode covers the episode "Disco and Dragons" from *Freaks & Geeks* and is hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. It was released on January 10, 2020.

## Description

"Alan Sepinwall (Rolling Stone) makes his triumphant return to Freaky Friday to discuss Discos and Dragons, the untimely demise and the long, storied legacy of one of the great series of all-time."
Baby Geniuses

"152: Baby Geniuses w/ Kevin Klein" is the 205th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove. The episode was released on December 30, 2020.

## Description

"We are ending the year on a weird one. Kevin Klein (Stryker and Klein Radio Show) joins us to talk about Baby Geniuses.

Phil, Kenny and Kevin lost their minds talking about this strange CGI experiment of a children's movie, wonder what attracted any of the talented cast (Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd among others) to slum it apart from a presumably large sum of money, and wonder how this launched an unlikely franchise."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It's 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **kneedeep in diaper gravy** here in 2020"

## Historical Information

"The Babyco firm, world leaders in infant care products, has discovered that, prior to the age of two and through `baby talk', infants can communicate in a highly sophisticated manner. The scientists have a lot to deal with when one toddler escapes from the lab to unite the babies from the outside world."

*Baby Geniuses* was released 3/12/1999 in 5th place against Analyze This, The Rage: Carrie 2, Cruel Intentions, and The Corruptor. It made $36.5M on a $12M budget. It has 2% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 24% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Baby Geniuses**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Kevin** | N/A

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Baby Geniuses. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 9, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Baby Geniuses. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 9, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Baby Geniuses. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on May 9, 2022.
Encino Man

**"29: Encino Man with Bart Nickerson & Carrie Gilogly"** is the 385th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's* and the 29th 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 August 18, 2023.

## Description

"This week on Podcast Like It's 1992, we are joined by Bart Nickerson & Carrie Gillogly to discuss Encino Man!

We talk about the film’s different regional titles, how well it captured the early 90s vibe, and we of course gush over Brendan Fraser and Pauly Shore."

## Emily's Intro

"I am your special guest host Emily St. James sitting in for your regular host, my sister who recused herself because her crush on Pauly Shore - while it has diminished - has continued to be throughout the ages ever stronger and still there."

## Historical Information

"California teen Dave Morgan (Sean Astin) is digging a pit for a pool in his backyard when he happens upon a caveman frozen in a block of ice. Aided by his goofy friend Stoney (Pauly Shore), Dave transports their discovery to his garage, where the Neanderthal thaws and is revived. When Dave and Stoney find the living and thoroughly bewildered caveman, they attempt to pass him off as a foreign exchange student named Link (Brendan Fraser), resulting in many misadventures."

*Encino Man* was released 5/22/1992 in 4th place against Lethal Weapon 3, Alien³, Far and Away, and Basic Instinct. It made $40.7M on a $7M budget. It has 14% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 56% from audiences. Ebert did not review the film.

## Ratings

**Encino Man**
 **Emily** | 43
 **Bart** | 25
 **Carrie** | -

Queerphobia rating: ~~5~~ 4
Emily revised it down a point for trans-masculine icon Brendan Fraser

## Gallery

Guest Bart NickersonGuest Carrie Gillogly
## Movies/TV Mentioned

Yellowjackets, Son in Law, Bio-Dome, In the Army Now, Jury Duty, Pinocchio: A True Story, Bojack Horseman, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Wayne's World, Clueless, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Goonies, School Ties, George of the Jungle, Blast From the Past, The Mummy, Dudley Do-Right, The Whale, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mystery, Alaska, The Miracle on 34th Street, Flubber, Blue Streak, Married with Children, A Goofy Movie, Playboy: The Best of Jenny McCarthy, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, Casper Meets Wendy, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Ernest series, The Matrix, D2: The Mighty Ducks, My Girl 2, The Last Action Hero, Empire Records, The Craft, End of Days, The Mentalist, Prison Break, The Mighty Ducks, Dark Skies, Succession, She's All That, Can't Buy Me Love, Teen Wolf, Josie and the Pussycats, The Glass House, Zoolander, Zoolander 2, Wayne's World 2, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Speed 2, Babe: Pig in the City

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Encino Man. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2023.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Encino Man. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2023.
Dana Schwartz

**Dana Schwartz** is a journalist and author.

## Biography

Dana Schwartz is a writer with bylines for Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Marie Claire, the New Yorker, GQ, and more. She's the creator of the viral Twitter accounts @GuyInYourMFA and @DystopianYA, and the host and creator of the chart-topping history podcast NOBLE BLOOD. Dana lives in Los Angeles with her cat, Beetlejuice.

## Appearances

### Patreon

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Futurama

"215: Futurama w/ Mike Natale" is the 305th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999. The episode covers the television show *Futurama* and is hosted by Phil Iscove. The episode was released on March 18, 2022. There was also an extended discussion of the 2021 Emmy nominations and pandemic era awards shows beginning around 1:33:00.

## Description

"Mike Natale returns to the podcast to talk about the state of adult cartoons in the 90s with FUTURAMA!

We discuss the show as a whole, through the lens of the first two episodes. Mike breaks down why the existentialism of this show makes it work, while also commenting on it's relationship to Matt Groening and other cartoons of the time. Phil is forced to reckon with the subpar pilot that doesn't fall in line with the typical pilot structure."

## Trivia

The episode was recorded in July 2021.

Mike, in an attempt to cover all areas of 1999, got Phil to agree to cover Jimmy Buffett's album *Beach House on the Moon*.

Alternate pitches Mike gave to Phil for this episode included:

* TV Guide
* Saturday morning cartoons
* Godzilla: The Animated Series
* Batman Beyond
* Jackie Chan Adventures
* The Road to the Awards DVD (Oscar shorts)

Finally, Mike suggested *Podcast Like It’s 1899* covering Méliès films.

## Gallery

FuturamaGuest Michael NataleFuturama w- Mike Natale Preview
Life

"47: Life with Chuck Hayward" is the 49th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on October 17, 2018.

## Description

"What is Life? For centuries, the greatest minds in science, philosophy and theology have endeavored to answer that most unanswerable of questions. We’ve grappled with its meaning, questioned its purpose and cursed its inevitable end. While the experience is universal, it’s the ineffable nature of it has baffled us all. A satisfying answer, it seemed, was never to be. But then, in 1999, like a bolt of lightning, an answer came: Life is a prison-set comedy with dramatic overtones starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. Chuck Hayward (Step Sisters, Dear White People) joins Phil and Kenny to discuss this most momentous of discoveries."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to *Podcast Like It's 1999*, the podcast where we talk about the movies from 1999 **way down here in the hole** here in 2018."

## Historical Information

"During Prohibition, loudmouth Harlem grifter Ray (Eddie Murphy) and the no-nonsense Claude (Martin Lawrence) team up on a bootlegging mission to Mississippi that could bring them big bucks. But they run into trouble when a crooked lawman hits them with a phony murder charge. Ray and Claude are given life sentences and shipped off to jail, where they must think of a way to prove their innocence and avoid the brutal guards while battling their biggest enemies -- their opposing personalities."

*Life* was released on 4/16/1999 in 1st place against The Matrix, Never Been Kissed, and Analyze This. It made $73.3M on an $80M budget. It has 50% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 77% from audiences. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

## Top 5 Eddie Murphy Movies

 **2** | The Distinguished Gentleman
 **3** | Trading Places
 **4** | The Nutty Professor
 **5** | Life

## Ratings

**Life**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Chuck** | 75

## References

1. ↑ Roger Ebert. Life. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on April 26, 2022.
Cruel Intentions

"35: Cruel Intentions with Tom Mison" is the 36th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on July 25, 2018.

## Description

"Phil and Kenny are joined by "Sleepy Hollow" star Tom Mison to discuss and dissect "Cruel Intentions."

"Cruel Intentions," if you're not familiar, is your classic story of Boy meets Girl. Girl happens to be his Step-Sister. Boy falls in love. Girl offers a quid-pro-quo. Boy destroys the reputation of Another Girl. In exchange, Boy get to have sex with Girl. During speculative sex, Boy is told he can put it wherever he wants. Girl, may I remind you, his Boy's Step-Sister. Girl kisses Another Other Girl, who's reputation Boy also has to destroy. Boy kinda maybe rapes Another Other Girl. Boy concurrently falls in love with Another Girl, while falling out of love with Girl, who, may I remind you, happens to be Boy's Step-Sister. In the process, Boy turns down the opportunity to put it anywhere in the Girl, who, may I remind you, just so happens to be Boy's Step-Sister. Boy breaks up with Another Girl precisely because he fell in love with her. Boy dies. Girl subsequently is exposed and humiliated by Another Girl, all set to "Bittersweet Symphony."

You know, that old chestnut. "

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to *Podcast Like It's 1999*, the podcast where we look back at the movies from 1999 **from our dimly lit indoor pools** here in 2018."

## Historical Information

"Annette (Reese Witherspoon) unwittingly becomes a pawn in Sebastian's (Ryan Phillippe) and Kathryn's (Sarah Michelle Gellar) deliciously diabolical wager of sexual conquest when she writes an article in Seventeen Magazine about how she intends to stay pure until she marries her boyfriend. However, Sebastian gets more than he bargained for as he attempts to woo Annette into his bed."

*Cruel Intentions* was released on 3/5/1999 in 2nd place against Analyze This, 8mm, The Other Sister, and Payback. It made $76M on a $10.5M budget. It has 54% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 81% from audiences. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Cruel Intentions**
 **Phil** | 75
 **Tom** | 45

## References

1. ↑ https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cruel-intentions-1999
Anna and the King

"24: Anna and the King with Jessica Ellis" is the 24th episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on May 9, 2018.

## Description

"Did you know the beloved Rogers and Hammerstein musical “The King and I” was based on a true story? And that in 1999 they made a live action, epic historical drama about said true story? And that the movie based on the true story starred Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat? And that this obvious Oscar play based on a true story was only nominated for two minor Oscars? And that the true story had no songs and a ritual beheading? And that the Thai government banned the filming of the true story movie in Thailand because it probably wasn’t true?!

Join Phil, Kenny and filmmaker and twitter superstar Jessica Ellis as they spend half the episode discussing the probably-not-true story of Anna and the King of Siam and the other half on, for some reason, Star Wars!"

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to *Podcast Like It's 1999*, the podcast where we look back at the movies from 1999 **from our kingdom** here in 2018."

## Historical Information

"Anna (Jodie Foster) has been employed to educate the king's (Chow Yun-Fat) 58 children. She knows very little of King Mongkut, apart from the fact that his people revere him as a god. She brings with her an East vs. West prejudice against the king, considering him to be uncivilized. She soon realizes that her views are more than matched by the rulers own preconceptions about the West and particularly this impertinent English woman."

*Anna and the King* was released on 12/17/1999 in 6th place against Stuart Little, The Green Mile, Toy Story 2, and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. It made $114M on a $92M budget. It has 51% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 64% from audiences. Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars.

## Trivia

There was an extended discussion of JJ Abrams, Star Wars, and Star Trek in the last 30 minutes.

## Ratings

**Anna and the King**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Jessica** | 60

## References

1. ↑ https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/anna-and-the-king-1999
Playing By Heart

"187: Playing By Heart w/ Erin La Rosa" is the 270th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on September 3, 2021.

## Description

“Making her first appearance in two years, Erin La Rosa returns to the podcast to discuss the original ensemble romance, PLAYING BY HEART.

We break down why movies of this ilk never seem to work, and why this one stands out as one of the stinkiest, the standout performance from Angelina Jolie, and how projects like this even get produced in the first place. We also dive down a rabbit hole of MMA culture, Q-Anon conspiracists, and Y2K doomsday preppers (Really, anything to avoid talking about this milktoast film), and for the second week in a row, rip apart Crazy Stupid Love!

Find Erin at: erinlarosacreative.com"

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **falling off a bookshelf** here in 2021."

## Historical Information

"In this tale of how love binds 11 random people from Los Angeles, a married couple (Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands) prepare to renew vows; a widowed mother (Ellen Burstyn) cares for a dying son (Jay Mohr) ; a couple (Madeleine Stowe, Anthony Edwards) have an affair; a theater director (Gillian Anderson) strikes up a relationship with a stranger (Jon Stewart) ; an aspiring actress (Angelina Jolie) pursues a shy young man and a lone man (Dennis Quaid) talks of heartbreak to strangers."

*Playing By Heart* was released wide on 1/22/1999, it was released in 2 theaters in New York and Los Angeles on 12/25/1998. It made $3.9M on a $18M budget. It has 60% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 79% from audiences. Roger Ebert gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars.

## Trivia

Kenny revealed he is reading a romance novel titled 'Bearista' for the *Too Stupid to Live* podcast with Becky Feldman.

Kenny introduced a new segment ‘Let’s Write a Movie Every Episode’ and pitched a serial killer/PGA golfer movie titled *Killer Golf*.

## Ratings

Playing By Heart
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Erin** | N/A

## Gallery

Guest Erin La RosaPlay By Heart w- Erin La Rosa Preview
## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Playing By Heart. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Playing By Heart. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Playing By Heart. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on May 11, 2022.
Patrick Cotnoir

**Patrick Cotnoir** is a producer and talent coordinator.

## Biography

Patrick is a producer and talent booker for the long running UCB improv show *ASSSSCAT 3000 / RAAAATSCRAPS* and is a co-host of *The George Lucas Talk Show*. He is currently a guest booker for the Exactly Right Media podcast network after previously working as a producer for Marvel Entertainment and *The Chris Gethard Show*.

## Appearances

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Detroit Rock City

"57: Detroit Rock City" is the 60th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on December 26, 2018.

## Description

"Are you ready to ROCK?! Oh, no, you’re not? Then, well, are you ready to ROLL?! Not that either? Hmm... are you ready to PAINT YOUR FACE LIKE A DEMON AND STICK YOUR TONGUE OUT?! Oh, not your bag either, huh? Okay, then... ARE YOU READY TO LISTEN TO A PODCAST ABOUT A THINLY-VEILED INFOMERCIAL DISGUISED AS A PROBLEMATIC ROAD MOVIE?! You are?! Then, my good man, do we have the podcast for you."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to *Podcast Like It's 1999*, the podcast where we talk about the movies of 1999 **from an all-male strip club named "It's Raining Men"** here in 2018."

## Historical Information

"Rock-loving teens and aspiring musicians Hawk (Edward Furlong), Lex (Giuseppe Andrews), Trip (James DeBello) and Jam (Sam Huntington) can't wait to see their favorite band, KISS, perform at an upcoming concert. However, when Jam's pious mother (Lin Shaye) finds the tickets to the event, she incinerates them, leaving the boys desperate for a way to see the show. In their attempts to see KISS, the lads endure misunderstandings, humiliation and violence, all just to see their beloved idols."

*Detroit Rock City* was released on 8/13/1999 in 13th place against The Sixth Sense, Bowfinger, The Blair Witch Project, and Runaway Bride. It made $5.8M on a $17M budget. It has 49% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 82% from audiences. Roger Ebert did not review the film.

## Ratings

**Detroit Rock City**
 **Phil** | N/A
Erin La Rosa

**Erin La Rosa** is an author, former Netflix social media coordinator, and Brendan Fraser stan.

## Biography

"Erin La Rosa has written many highly engaging… tweets, as a social media manager. But on her way to writing romance, she’s also published two humorous non-fiction books, *Womanskills* and *The Big Redhead Book*. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three daughters (one human, two feline)."
200 Cigarettes (Bonus)

"110: 200 Cigarettes with Betsy Beers & Guillermo Díaz" is the 130th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on January 1, 2020.

## Description

“We start to year off right with an incredibly special episode as we take a look back at one of the films we’ve already covered, 200 CIGARETTES, and we talk to some of the people involved in making. First of we have Betsy Beers, a producer on the film and a variety of hit television programs such as Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. And we also have actor Guillermo Diaz (Scandal) to y’all about the non speaking part he has in this film and his career. If any podcast was ever gonna get deep into the making of a 1999 Ben Affleck, Courtney Love, Kate Hudson vehicle you’re know it would be this one!”

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It's 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **from a disco cab** here in <robot voice>2020</robot voice>."
All About My Mother

"52: All About My Mother with Hailey Wierengo" is the 54th overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on November 21, 2018.

## Description

"It’s been a full year here at Podcast Like It’s 1999 and Phil and Kenny are celebrating in style as they are joined by producer Hailey Wierengo to discuss Pedro Almodóvar’s Oscar-winning film “All About My Mother!”

I just write the synopses, so I don’t know what this movie is about, but Moms are great, so I’m sure it’s a sweet tale about fun moms! Mwah!"

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to *Podcast Like It's 1999*, the podcast where we talk about the movies from 1999 **from a uterus** here in 2018."

Alternate: from our seats at an opening night showing of *Un tranvía llamado Deseo*

## Historical Information

"A Greek saying states that only women who have washed their eyes with tears can see clearly. This saying does not hold true for Manuela. The night a car ran over her son Esteban, Manuela cried until her eyes ran completely dry. Far from seeing clearly, the present and the future become mixed up in darkness. She begins looking for his father who has become a transvestite."

*All About My Mother* received a limited release in the US on 11/5/1999 after showing at the Cannes and New York film festivals. Worldwide it made $67.8M on a $4.9M budget. It has 98% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 93% from audiences. Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**All About My Mother**
 **Phil** | 80
 **Hailey** | 90

## References

1. ↑ Roger Ebert. All About My Mother. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on April 28, 2022.
E.R.

Disambiguation page for E.R.The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
E.R. could refer to:

* ER: "The Storm"
* ER: "Great Expectations"
Griffin Newman

**Griffin Claude Beresford Dauphin Newman** (on Twitter as @GriffLightning) (born February 19, 1989) is an American actor and comedian.

He co-starred as Arthur in the Amazon Studios remake of "The Tick" TV series. He is the co-host of the podcast Blank Check (with Griffin and David) in which he and movie critic David Sims over-analyze filmographies of directors that have massive success early on and are given a "blank check" by the Hollywood studios to make their passion projects.

## Biography

Griffin is known to be fond of Pixar movies and animated movies in general, demonstrated in his enthusiasm for movies like *Toy Story 2*, *The Lego Batman Movie* or *Hotel Transylvania*. He is also a big fan of the Fast & Furious movie franchise, and in the past has mounted semi-serious social media campaigns to appear in at least one Fast & Furious movie. He loves the character Watto in the Star Wars: The Phantom Menace trilogy, going so far as to cosplay him on stage in live shows - and his fondness for Watto was even the genesis of the Blank Check podcast, in a way.

## Trivia

Phil and Kenny often reference Blank Check and cite it as the primary inspiration for starting Podcast Like It's 1999.
Eyes Wide Shut

"1: Eyes Wide Shut" is the 1st episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on November 30, 2017.

## Description

"Phil and Kenny dive into the deep end to discuss and dissect Stanley Kubrick's *"Eyes Wide Shut."* Is this film a masterpiece or merely an excuse for a 20 minute masked orgy? Was the 400 day continuous shoot the reason Tom and Nicole's marriage ended, or was it the deeply troubling depiction of a marriage in crisis? And how just much psychological abuse is permissible? Are the rules different when it comes from a master? Phil and Kenny break it all down on Episode 1 of "Podcast Like It's 1999."

## Kenny's Intro

"Welcome to the first episode of Podcast Like It's 1999, where we look back at the movies of 1999 from our perches here in 2017."

## Historical Information

"After Dr. Bill Hartford's (Tom Cruise) wife, Alice (Nicole Kidman), admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head."

*Eyes Wide Shut* was released on 7/16/1999 in 1st place against American Pie and Lake Placid. It made $162M on a $65M budget. It has 76% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 74% from audiences. Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars.

## Trivia

In 1999 Phil was in his first year of film school. Kenny saw this film on his day off as a camp counselor. The other movies he saw as a counselor were American Pie and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.

The episode was recorded the day Twitter expanded to 280 characters.

## Ratings

**Eyes Wide Shut**
 **Phil** | 95

Ratings were not actually given during the episode.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eyes-wide-shut-1999
2. ↑ https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/07/twitter-officially-expands-its-character-count-to-280-starting-today/
Fantasia 2000 and Julien Donkey-Boy

"77: Fantasia 2000 and Julien-Donkey Boy" is the 80th overall 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 15, 2019 and covers two films: *Fantasia 2000* and *Julien Donkey-Boy.* The episode was recorded in New York at the Audioboom studios. Ben Hosley was 2 hours late to the recording and so it ended up as a double episode with the Julien Donkey-Boy discussion beginning around 1:35:00.

## Description

"Special Double Episode! Fantasia 2000 with Karen Han and Julien Donkey-Boy with Ben Hosley.

Podcast like it’s 1999 is proud to bring to you a double bill that goes together like yogurt and sand.  First, Karen Han (Polygon) joins the guys for a deep dive into 1999s second most experimental film, Disney’s Fantasia 2000.  And then Karen stays on as Ben “Monster Man” Hosley (Blank Check) chimes in to talk a little Harmony Korine and the first most experimental film of 1999, Julien Donkey-Boy"

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It's 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **from our gorgeously rendered, animated dreamscape** here in 2019 but also here in New York City."

## Historical information

"`Fantasia/2000' continues and builds upon Walt Disney's original idea with the creation of a new musical program interpreted by a group of distinguished Disney artists and storytellers. Adding to the fun and entertainment, celebrity hosts from the various arts appear on screen to introduce each of the segments. Included in that prestigious group are Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Bette Midler, Quincy Jones, James Earl Jones, Penn & Teller and Angela Lansbury."

*Fantasia 2000* was released 12/17/1999 at Carnegie Hall in a concert tour. It had a general release on 6/16/2000. It made $90M on an $85M budget. It has 81% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 75% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

"Harmony Korine's experimental drama about a disturbed young man and his nightmarish family life."

*Julien Donkey-Boy* was released 10/8/1999 in 1 theater in Los Angeles. It made $85K on a $1M budget. It has 30% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 71% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Fantasia 2000**
 **Phil** | 60
 **Karen** | -

**Julien Donkey-Boy**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Ben** | N/A
 **Karen** | -

\*Ben's 50 actually represented his rating prior to viewing, i.e. what he expected it to be before viewing

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Fantasia 2000. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Fantasia 2000. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Fantasia 2000. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
4. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Julien Donkey-Boy. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
5. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Julien Donkey-Boy. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.
6. ↑ Roger Ebert. Julien Donkey-Boy. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on May 4, 2022.