Magnolia

"258: Magnolia" is the 352nd 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 23, 2022.

## Description

"Today marks the final movie episode of our five year run on Podcast Like It's 1999, the long awaited Magnolia!

Joined by some amazing special guests, we talk about why this film enamors us so, and why we saved Magnolia for last."

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to the final episode, the final film of 1999: Magnolia, with my guest, Phil Iscove. Phil, I really pulled one over on you this time, there are no guests, it's just you and me buddy."

## Historical Information

"On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story."

*Magnolia* was released on 12/17/1999 in limited release against Stuart Little, The Green Mile, Toy Story 2, and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. It made $48.5M on a $37M budget.. It has 83% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 89% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars.

## Trivia and Ephemera

* One of the few times when producer Ernie is heard on mic. Previously he was also heard on the Man on the Moon episode.
* The five remaining guests at the end of the episode were Jordan G, Norm, Jeff, Tom and Mike, they were the only ones to provide a rating.
* Will be the first episode to have it's full video posted for all to access.

## Ratings

**Magnolia**
 **Mike** | 89/90/91

## Gallery

Recording the episode258- MagnoliaFull YouTube video
## Movies/TV Mentioned

Eyes Wide Shut, Boogie Nights, Hard Eight, American Beauty, Being John Malkovich, The Sixth Sense, The Matrix, Sleepy Hollow, Graham Norton, Glee, Community, 10 Things I Hate About You, Collateral, There will Be Blood, Topsy-Turvy, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Drive Me Crazy, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Audition, End of Days, Galaxy Quest, The Mummy, Bicentennial Man, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bowfinger, Dick, Jerry Maguire, Glass Onion, Chill Factor, The Omega Code, The Story of Us, Body Shots, The War Zone, The End of the Affair, Anywhere But Here, The Boondock Saints, Year One, Jeanne Dielman, Dogma, 200 Cigarettes Y2K, 42 Up, But I'm a Cheerleader, The Blair Witch Project, Weekend at Bernie's II, Punch Drunk Love, 3 Women, Nathan for You, Rosetta, The Fabelmans, Inherent Vice, The Master, Phantom Thread, The Departed, Silence, The Last Temptation of Christ, Licorice Pizza, The Cider House Rules, The General's Daughter, Lost, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Transformers, Bumblebee, Mother!, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Stories We Tell, Citizen Kane, Boys Don't Cry, Ravenous, The Quiet, House of Wax, Top Gun: Maverick, Rock of Ages, Tropic Thunder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vanilla Sky, Edge of Tomorrow, American Made, The Mummy (2017), A View to a Kill, Pinocchio, All the Right Moves, Interview with a Vampire, Mission: Impossible series, Fast & Furious series, American Psycho, A Few Good Men, Presumed Innocent, The Color of Money, Reds, Bulworth, Rules Don't Apply, Bardo, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Jaws, Babylon, La La Land, Diane, The Goonies, The Red Violin, She Said, Bones and All, Bullet Train, White Noise, The Gray Man, The Ranch, Fuller House, The Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Do the Right Thing, All That Jazz, Who Framed Roger Rabbit

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Magnolia. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on December 9, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Magnolia. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on December 9, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Magnolia. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on December 9, 2022.
4. ↑ 4:02:20